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

Zhou Zheng's bloodbath in Kyoto lasted for three full days, and more than hundreds of people died!

No one knows where the list in Zhou Zheng's hand came from, but among the people who died, there were court officials, local gentry, and some aristocratic families. It can be said that the scope of involvement was extremely wide.

However, this time, the people did not panic, and their emotions seemed to have found an outlet.

Every time Zhou Zheng killed a person or destroyed a clan, the people all applauded and cheered.

Some people praise the Holy One for his righteousness in killing relatives and serving the people wholeheartedly.

Some people praised Zhou Zheng for his iron-blooded skills and fearlessness.

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The palace, the court!

At this time, Emperor Tianjing was sitting upright above, with hundreds of civil and military officials on both sides.

"Your Majesty, the prince has made great contributions in the battle in the north, and he should be rewarded!"

"Go deep into the Great Xia Kingdom and promote our country's prestige. You should be rewarded!"

"Capture the third prince alive and establish the authority of the law. You should be rewarded!"

"Kill the young people and make the people's hearts gravitate towards the imperial court. You should be rewarded!"

What was different from the past was that all the officials, led by Liu Fu, knelt in front of Emperor Tianjing and asked for rewards for Zhou Zheng.

There is no longer the tit-for-tat confrontation, nor the previous life-and-death struggle.

It can be said that the court hall is peaceful and harmonious.

If Zhou Zheng had not seen through the faces of these people before, he would probably think that all the officials began to respect him as the prince, and all the officials began to please him as the prince.

"I would like to see what tricks you can come up with."

Zhou Zheng stood there and remained calm.

Let the officials continue to kneel down to ask for rewards for themselves, and let these officials sing praises to themselves.

After all, Zhou Zheng would not believe it no matter what.

"My dear friends, how do you think the prince should be rewarded!?"

Emperor Tianjing looked down below calmly. His expression did not change much, but the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"Your Majesty, the merits of the crown prince, gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings are no longer enough."

"My suggestion is to make him a king!"

Liu Fu came out with a sincere look on his face.

Seal the king!

As soon as these two words came out, Zhou Zheng's pupils shrank instantly.

What a prime minister! His calculations were so loud that you could hear them clearly through your clothes.

"My lord, second the motion!"

"Minister, also second!"

"My lord, second the motion!"

Without any hesitation, the ministers came forward one after another to second the proposal.

Even Zhou Fan and Zhou Ting, who had always been at odds with Zhou Zheng, rolled their eyes and knelt down in front of Emperor Tianjing sincerely, suggesting that Zhou Zheng be crowned king.

You know, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, how difficult was it to be crowned king? !

People with different surnames cannot be crowned kings. All kings can only be relatives of the royal family, and they are also direct blood relatives!

A prince's power and influence are by no means comparable to that of ordinary court officials.

The title of king is usually a reward given by the emperor to those brothers who have a good relationship or have made great contributions.

It is only closed once every few decades.

During Emperor Tianjing's reign, he could only be crowned a king.

In addition to King Zhou Yong and King Runan, there are also King Muyang and King Chenghong!

However, King Chenghong passed away five years ago.

Today, there are only three princes left in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Among them, King Runan was the most favored and held military power.

King Muyang dominated one side and held a high position of power.

Although King Zhou Yong ignored government affairs, he was still famous.

Now, if Zhou Zheng is granted the title of king, it will simply create a new precedent in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After all, it has never happened in ancient times for an emperor to confer a title on a prince.

From this we can see how great Zhou Zheng’s contribution was this time!

"Zheng'er, what do you think?"

Emperor Tianjing above turned his eyes, his face was full of warmth, and he looked at Zhou Zheng with a smile and asked.

Zheng'er! ?

Upon hearing these two words, Zhou Zheng was slightly startled, and then the fists in his cuffs tightened again.

Since Xiao Qing's death, Emperor Tianjing never called Zhou Zheng Zheng'er again.

Ever since Zhou Zheng was determined to be stupid, Emperor Tianjing never smiled at Zhou Zheng again.

But at this time!

Emperor Tianjing seemed to have forgotten his previous attitude towards Zhou Zheng, and seemed to have forgotten the relationship between him and Zhou Zheng. His appearance was rather like a loving father.

Looking at this unfamiliar expression, Zhou Zheng's heart felt cold again.

He is no longer the fool he was before, nor is he a prince who can fool just two people.

Become a king? !

To put it nicely, it is a huge reward and reward, but to put it bluntly, it is simply a trap!

A trap set by the officials and Emperor Tianjing.

Since ancient times, princes have never come to Beijing without an imperial edict.

This is equivalent to losing the power of the court and being far away from the center of power.

the most important!

Once Zhou Zheng is crowned king, it means that he will completely lose his position as crown prince!

Lost the possibility of being crowned, lost the possibility of becoming emperor in the future.

After all, how could the clan allow the prince to become emperor? !

Once such a precedent is set, how chaotic will the Zhou Dynasty be in the future? !

and so!

How could this be a reward? This was clearly the imperial court's move against Zhou Zheng.

"Royal brother, what are you still standing there for?!"

"Father, is he asking you a question in person?!"

"This has never happened before for a prince to be crowned king. What a supreme reward this is!"

Seeing that Zhou Zheng didn't speak for a long time, Zhou Ting finally couldn't wait any longer.

Although the other officials did not speak, their eyes fell on Zhou Zheng.

Today, everyone put aside their grudges and asked for rewards specifically for Zhou Zheng. It can be said that they gave Zhou Zheng enough face.

All officials in the court, including civil and military officials, were all polite to Zhou Zheng.

It can be said that Zhou Zheng today has received the greatest respect from the court!

However, Zhou Zheng remained unmoved.

After a long time, Zhou Zheng stepped forward, raised his head, and there was a trace of fluctuation in his eyes.

When he met Emperor Tianjing's eyes, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "May I ask, Your Majesty, do you really want to give me the title of king?!"

Ok? !

No one thought that Zhou Zheng would ask such questions at this time.

Everyone was surprised, and then all their eyes fell on Emperor Tianjing.

Obviously, not only Zhou Zheng but also the officials wanted to know what Emperor Tianjing was thinking in his heart.

"Your merits are enough to make you king."

The deepest part of Emperor Tianjing's pupils shrank suddenly, but he still nodded.

After receiving the personal promise from Emperor Tianjing, if it had been anyone else, I would have been extremely excited by now.

But Zhou Zheng looked desperate!

Is that really the case? !

"Royal brother, His Majesty's preference for you has been seen by everyone in the civil and military dynasties."

"Why don't you quickly thank the Lord for His kindness?!"

Zhou Fan frowned and spoke to Zhou Zheng with a hint of dissatisfaction and scolding!

But when the words fell on Zhou Zheng's ears, they were so harsh.

preference? !

How could this be partiality? This was clearly aimed at him deliberately, and it was clearly persecution of Zhou Zheng!

"What if I say no?!"

Gritting his teeth, Zhou Zheng raised his head again and said word by word!

"What if I refuse?!"

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