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

Chapter 530

The coldness and chill coming from the neck made the Minister of Rites turn ashen.

He was trembling all over, looking at Zhou Zheng who didn't seem to be faking, and felt extremely panicked.

Not only the Minister of Rites, but also the Marquis of Zhenbei and Zhou Ping did not expect that Zhou Zheng would dare to do such a bold act at this time.

You should know that being the Minister of Rites is different from other official positions.

He is one of the six officials of the imperial court, and his status in the court is second only to the prime minister and others.

He is a true second-grade official, with a high position of authority!

"I don't have that much patience."

Zhou Zheng didn't pay any attention to the deathly look on the face of the Minister of Rites and the fear in his eyes, but spoke calmly.

However, as he spoke, Zhou Zheng exerted a slight force on his palm, and the cold long knife seemed to be directly pierced through the throat of the Minister of Rites in the next second.

"Prince Prince!"

"The imperial court has stationed 300,000 troops, and the troops are stationed a hundred miles south of the northern border."

"The purpose is to protect the safety of the southern land after the northern land is breached."

Finally, the Minister of Rites was afraid and told the court's plan in one breath.

How could he care so much at this time?

Zhou Zheng never behaves according to common sense when doing things. If an impulse really kills him, he will have no place to cry.

Although he had heard this before, when he heard these words, Zhenbei Hou's heart suddenly sank.

Then on the gloomy face, there was a hint of disappointment, even despair!

He couldn't understand why the imperial court didn't support the northern border when it clearly had troops.

He couldn't understand why the imperial court would rather give up the northern territory than take a gamble.

He couldn't understand why the Zhenbei Army, which had always been loyal to the imperial court, ended up in such a miserable state! ?

At this moment, Zhenbei Hou looked as if he had aged ten years.

As for Xiao Bao, Xiao Bao and other Zhenbei Army generals, they were even more angry when they heard this.

Their palms were clenched into fists, their knuckles creaked, and their nails dug deeply into their fleshy palms!

The court, this is intentional!

Deliberately let them jump into the fire!

Deliberately letting the Zhenbei Army be destroyed in the north!

If Zhou Zheng hadn't arrived in time, and if Zhou Zheng hadn't developed black gunpowder, there might not have been a single soldier alive in the northern land this time.

They are warriors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they can sacrifice their lives and even everything for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

but!

No one can accept this way of death!

"Father!"

At this moment, Zhenbei Hou staggered, and his vision went dark. His tall body actually felt like he was about to fall down at this moment.

Seeing this, Xiao Hu and Xiao Bao quickly supported him.

The other generals who followed Zhenbei Hou through life and death did not care about their anger and quickly gathered around Zhenbei Hou.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Zheng gritted his teeth.

But he didn't take action. Instead, he took a deep breath and made himself look as calm as possible.

Zhou Zheng knew that this news must be told to Xiao Mu.

Moreover, this is the only way to tell him!

Only in this way can the Marquis of Zhenbei truly know the court's thoughts and plans!

"Prince, Lord Marquis..."

"None of this has anything to do with the official."

"The lower official is only responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette and knows nothing else..."

Realizing that everyone wanted to eat him alive, the Minister of Rites sweated profusely, fearing that he would be killed on the spot by these angry Zhenbei Army generals.

snort!

Seeing that the Minister of Rites was still shirking responsibility, Zhou Zheng also looked disdainful.

"Who is in charge of these three lines of defense?"

Zhou Zheng took a deep breath and continued to ask.

"The first line of defense is the second prince Zhou Ting, who leads an army of 150,000 people."

"The second line of defense and the third line of defense are defended by the eldest prince and King Runan respectively."

At this time, the Minister of Rites did not dare to hide it at all.

"If this time, I and the Marquis of Zhenbei return to Beijing with you, will they be able to successfully pass through these three lines of defense?"

Suddenly, Zhou Zheng asked a shocking question.

This question made Zhenbeihou and others all turn their attention to the Minister of Rites.

At present, there is a great victory in the northern border, and the Great Xia Kingdom is defeated and retreats.

If the imperial court had no intention of sending more troops to increase the fruits of victory, why did it still allow these 300,000 troops to stay here?

What is their purpose! ?

If the Marquis of Zhenbei initially agreed to return to the court with the Minister of Rites and the others, would these three lines of defense allow them to pass easily?

Or should I say, there is a huge conspiracy here! ?

"I don't know, my subordinate."

At this moment, the Minister of Rites became completely frightened and nervous.

Being able to become a minister and occupy a second-rank official position, how could he not guess what everyone was thinking.

How could he not know that these 300,000 troops had not evacuated, perhaps because the imperial court had a back-up plan? !

But, he didn’t dare to think or say it!

He looked trembling, his back already wet with cold sweat.

"Is it because you don't know? Or you don't want to say it?"

"Then, it doesn't matter if I speak for you!"

The depths of Zhou Zheng's pupils kept flashing. He looked up at the crowd, looked around, and finally met the eyes of Zhenbei Hou. However, he still felt cruel and spoke loudly!

"The imperial court wants to completely dismantle Zhenbei Hou's power in the Xiao family!"

"As long as I and the Marquis of Zhenbei leave the Northern Territory, these 300,000 troops will completely take over the Northern Territory!"

"As for Zhenbei Hou's old troops, the only thing is that those who are useful will be transferred, those who are useless will be fired, and those who are disobedient will be killed!"

Zhou Zheng's voice was not loud, but every word was like a force of tens of millions of kilograms, hitting everyone's hearts hard.

Since ancient times, the birds have been hidden, and the rabbits have died and the dogs have been cooked!

This move was clearly played by the imperial court.

It seems like a great victory in the northern territory, and it seems that he wants to make the Zhenbei Marquis king, but in reality, he wants to use this opportunity to completely disintegrate the Zhenbei Marquis' power.

The imperial court wants to truly control the entire northern land!

Hearing this, the Minister of Rites' heart beat violently.

The eyes he looked at Zhou Zheng were full of disbelief, even shock!

This is the top secret of the imperial court.

It was a sound strategy that was discussed privately by several princes, the prime minister, and the six ministries.

But I never expected that Zhou Zheng would see through everything at once when I thought everything was meticulous.

Is this what the prince is capable of! ?

Buzz! ! !

Zhenbei Hou felt his head buzzing.

He turned to look at the Minister of Rites in disbelief, only to see the Minister of Rites lowering his head in shame.

At this moment, Zhenbeihou finally understood!

Zhou Zheng's words are by no means speculations, nor are they groundless rumors. I'm afraid the imperial court really planned this.