Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

The imperial envoy has arrived!

Zhou Zheng, Zhenbei Hou and others gathered at the General's Mansion!

Everyone knelt down, but Zhou Zheng still stood there with his hands behind his hands, showing no sign of kneeling down.

Everyone was not surprised by this.

After all, Zhou Zheng could not even kneel before the Holy One, let alone an imperial edict.

"Follow the sky, the emperor's edict said!"

"A great victory in the northern territory, the crown prince Zhou Zheng, the marquis of the north, Xiao Mu, return to the capital to receive the reward!"

The official who announced the decree was the minister of the Ministry of Rites of the dynasty.

However, there was no arrogance on the face of the Minister of Rites at this time. After announcing the decree, he quickly took the initiative to help Zhenbei Hou up.

As for Zhou Zheng not kneeling, he pretended not to notice.

After all, this is the land of the north, and everything is in the hands of Zhenbei Hou. He doesn't dare to offend, let alone neglect.

Moreover, the Minister of Rites could clearly remember that two years ago, Zhou Zheng angrily killed the eunuch who announced the decree with a sword.

He didn't want to lose his life over something like this.

Although the Marquis of Zhenbei was in a high and powerful position, he did not dare to trust the imperial minister of rites.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, the others reluctantly stood up.

"Congratulations to the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Zhenbei, they have made great contributions to the court this time!"

"When you return to Beijing in triumph, you will definitely be loved and admired by the people. Countless courtiers will be extremely ashamed of themselves."

Seeing that there was not much emotion on Zhou Zheng's face, the Minister of Rites was slightly startled, but he still smiled and spoke.

"I don't know, when does Your Majesty want us to go back!?"

Just when the Marquis of Zhenbei was about to secretly ask Zhou Zheng to receive the order, Zhou Zheng took the lead and asked.

"Leaving today."

"His Majesty is discussing with the ministers the merits of the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Zhenbei."

Seeing that Zhou Zheng didn't pay any attention to what he said, the Minister of Rites was also a little embarrassed.

However, he forced a smile and winked at Zhenbei Hou: "I heard that your Majesty has the idea of ​​​​making the Zhenbei Hou a king this time."

The voice of the Minister of Rites was very low, but Zhenbei Hou, Xiao Guan and others could hear it clearly.

For a moment, they also froze in place, a little at a loss.

Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, it has been a common rule that people with different surnames should not be crowned kings.

No matter how great his achievements are, he can only be granted the title of marquis at most.

This is why the Marquis of Zhenbei has guarded the northern border for more than 20 years, dedicated himself to it, and has countless military exploits, and he is still just a Marquis.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Tianjing actually had plans to become a king this time!

If this is true, it will be a great honor to the Xiao family!

No one doubts the news from the Minister of Rites. After all, if this kind of thing is not stable, how can the Minister of Rites dare to say it easily.

"What is the court's plan for the northern border?!"

Zhou Zheng didn't care about Emperor Tianjing's reward. He put his hands in his pockets and continued to speak in a nonchalant manner.

And these words made everyone who was still in shock come back to their senses and stabilize their minds.

At present, Zhou Zheng and Zhenbei Hou are the absolute backbone of the Northern Territory, and it is normal for them to return to the capital to receive titles and rewards, but at this time, it seems a little inappropriate.

"Prince, don't worry, the imperial court will send a large army to guard the northern border and the safety of Yangning City."

"After the crown prince and the Marquis of Zhenbei are awarded the title, they can naturally come back."

Rolling his eyes, the Minister of Rites responded softly.

snort!

However, Zhou Zheng was obviously quite dissatisfied with this answer, even a little angry.

"The imperial court has troops available to send at this time!?"

"When the northern territory was in danger and was about to be conquered by Great Xia, why didn't the imperial court send troops!?"

Zhou Zheng's face was gloomy, and he questioned loudly in public without caring about the face of the Minister of Rites!

The series of questions made the Minister of Rites a little confused.

At the moment, I can only bow my head and remain silent.

After all, he couldn't answer these questions, and it wasn't something he could answer.

"Now I have a great victory in the northern territory and have recovered Yangning City!"

"Didn't the imperial court take advantage of the opportunity to send troops to expand the victory?"

"Instead, let me and the Marquis of Zhenbei return to Beijing to receive rewards?!"

"Why, all the civil servants and generals raised by the imperial court are shit eaters? Don't you know the current situation?"

Zhou Zheng disdained the disputes in the court and did not care about the disputes in the court.

But now this victory is at a time when the morale of the Zhou soldiers is at its peak, so why not take advantage of the victory and pursue it?

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity wasted like this! ?

"Zheng'er..."

Seeing Zhou Zheng's attitude, Zhenbei Hou frowned slightly and could only remind him softly.

He naturally knew that what Zhou Zheng said was true, but such an attitude towards the Minister of Rites was a bit inappropriate.

"Grandpa, if the country of Great Zhou is governed by these guys, the country will not be a country!"

Zhou Zheng shook his head.

He had long been unhappy with the boastful ministers in the court.

Li forms gangs on weekdays and only has his own interests in mind. Where are the common people? ! Where is the world?

But now, in this situation, they are still thinking about partisanship.

For your own interests, regardless of the interests of the country!

Tolerable or unbearable!

"If labor and management were the emperor, I would be the first to kill you!"

Zhou Zheng could tell at a glance that this so-called reward was just because the court was worried that he and the Marquis of Zhenbei would grow stronger and rise again with the help of this great victory!

On the surface it was a reward, but in reality it was an attempt to weaken their rights.

Playing such tricks with him, Zhou Zheng, would be more than enough for all the old guys in the court together!

"Your Majesty, my subordinates are just here to announce the decree."

After being scolded by Zhou Zheng, the Minister of Rites felt like a ghost in his heart.

But thinking about Zhou Zheng's methods and thinking that this was the northern border, he could only suppress the anger in his heart.

He looked at Zhou Zheng with an apologetic smile.

No wonder no minister in the DPRK is willing to take on this errand. It's really difficult.

He has nothing else to ask for now, he only hopes that Zhou Zheng can accept the imperial edict, and he doesn't care about anything else.

"Too."

"Then your mission is completed and you can leave."

Zhou Zheng nodded.

Hearing this, the Minister of Rites let out a long sigh of relief, and then wiped away the cold sweat that had broken out from unknown time.

You know, the Minister of Rites was mentally prepared to resist Zhou Zheng's decree.

He was still thinking about how to persuade Zhou Zheng to take over the imperial edict.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zheng was so cooperative this time and directly said that he could go back after completing his mission.

Could it be that you have changed your gender?

"Thank you, Prince."

"I wonder when the prince will leave to return to Beijing?"

Rubbing his hands together, the Minister of Etiquette looked expectant.

"Back to Beijing?"

"Why do I want to return to Beijing?"

However, Zhou Zheng's answer caught the Minister of Rites off guard and he did not even react for a while.

"Prince, didn't you say that the official's mission has been completed?"

"Yup!"

"Didn't you come here just to announce the decree? Didn't you just finish announcing the decree? You can leave at any time."

Zhou Zheng continued indifferently.

"What do you mean, the prince, not to go back?"

"correct."

"Why?!"

This will directly destroy the Minister of Rites.

Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here to engage in another act of rebellion and disrespect? ?

"Why!?"

"The general will be outside, and the king's life will not be tolerated!"

"understand?!"