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

"His Majesty's decree is to send the prince to Lujiang County to study!"

The news spread to every corner of Kyoto like spreading wings.

One stone stirred up thousands of waves. While everyone was shocked, their eyes were full of doubts.

This time Zhou Zheng returned to Beijing from the northern border with countless achievements, but the final reward was to study in Lujiang County? !

Moreover, the court did not seem to even mention the so-called coronation.

For a time, countless doubts filled the hearts of people.

"Confused!"

"You are confused!"

In the courtyard, Zhenbei Hou sighed and shook his head.

He didn't understand why Zhou Zheng, who had always been smart, was unwilling to bow his head in court!

"Do you really think the position of prince is that simple!?"

"The execution of the third prince means that it is impossible for you to complete the coronation, and your chance to become the heir apparent is also far away."

"In that case, wouldn't it be great to be crowned king!?"

“At least I’ll have enough food and clothing for the rest of my life!”

"Even, the green hills are left without having to worry about having no firewood!"

Zhenbeihou hated that iron could not become steel.

He already knew what happened in the court, but he was unable to change the situation, which made Zhenbei Hou quite helpless.

Seeing such a huge reaction from Marquis Zhenbei, Zhou Zheng was still a little confused in his eyes.

"Being crowned is what I deserve."

"Whether it's the imperial court, the clan's mansion or the Holy Emperor, it's their business to use this as an excuse not to crown me."

"But it's impossible for him to bow to them, it's absolutely impossible!"

Zhou Zheng shook his head. In the past two years, he had experienced countless life and death catastrophes and encountered countless life and death crises, but he never bowed his head.

Even if there are millions of troops standing in front of him, even if there is a spear and a sharp blade across his neck, Zhou Zheng will never bow his head.

"So what if I'm not crowned!?"

"I am still the crown prince!"

"As long as I am the prince for one day, my identity will not change!"

"No one else can covet something they shouldn't."

With a sneer, since those guys in the court care about these so-called rules, Zhou Zheng just let them shoot himself in the foot!

Once he is the prince, other princes will have no more opportunities!

He wanted to see who would suffer more when the time came.

Seeing Zhou Zheng's proud look, Zhenbei Hou shook his head and waved his hands.

"Grandpa, aren't you just going to Lujiang County?!"

"What are you panicking about?"

Zhou Zheng really couldn't figure it out. It was just a Lujiang County. As for Zhenbei Hou's expression, his expression changed drastically, and even his original calmness and calmness turned into anxiety and panic.

You know, Zhenbeihou has hundreds of thousands of troops in the northern land, and has seen countless people living and dying.

He fought countless bloody battles and was never truly afraid.

A mere Lujiang County scared the Marquis of Zhenbei! ?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

"You boy!"

“I really don’t know how high the sky is and how high it is!”

Zhou Zheng still looked indifferent and was pacing back and forth.

"You should know His Majesty's temperament."

"You should understand that holy power cannot be offended and imperial edicts cannot be resisted!"

Finally, Zhenbei Hou sat down feebly, but the light in his eyes dimmed a lot.

"so what?!"

"What he cares most about is face, and what he cares about most is not wanting the world to call him a tyrant."

"He wants to be a perfect old man, wants to be famous, wants to be famous throughout the ages, and wants to shine in the annals of history!"

"So, he won't kill me!"

"At least, you can't kill me for granted!"

Zhou Zheng spread his hands, looking indifferent.

When he does things, he knows the importance of advancement and retreat. As long as he doesn't give Emperor Tianjing a reasonable chance, Emperor Tianjing will not take action against him easily.

Therefore, even if Emperor Tianjing wanted to kill Zhou Qiao with a thousand knives, it would still take two years to decide.

Then he was executed in front of the world with dignity and justice!

If he would be executed just for disobeying some wishes of Emperor Tianjing in the court, then how could Emperor Tianjing have the title of Mingjun for a lifetime! ?

Thinking of this, Zhou Zheng felt disdainful.

People who cherish their reputation and feathers are destined to have a miserable life.

Because they live cautiously and never know what freedom and ease are.

"You are right, but you are only half right!"

"Of course Emperor Tianjing cares about his reputation, but his methods are far more ruthless than you think, and his temper is more sinister than you imagine."

When Marquis Zhenbei mentioned Emperor Tianjing, a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

He went into battle to kill the enemy and faced thousands of enemy troops without any fear.

But when he faced Emperor Tianjing, he still trembled involuntarily.

"Do you know why Emperor Tianjing asked you to go to Lujiang County?!"

When Lujiang County was mentioned, Zhenbei Hou's dry palms began to tremble unconsciously.

"Because, this place will most likely bury you completely..."

This is what Zhenbei Hou is most worried about.

"Grandpa, what does this mean?!"

At this time, Zhou Zheng finally felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Because, when he retreated from the court, he clearly saw a hint of cunning in the eyes of Zhou Fan and Zhou Ting, and also read a hint of schadenfreude in the corner of Liu Fu's mouth!

I thought this was a coincidence, but what Zhenbei Hou said now made Zhou Zheng feel numb in his back!

"The land of our great Zhou Dynasty is vast. In order to facilitate management, the world is divided into thirty-five counties and more than a thousand counties."

"Among the thirty-five counties, there was no Lujiang County. It was not until the new emperor ascended the throne twenty years ago that Lujiang County was added. From then on, there are a total of thirty-six counties in the world."

The Marquis of Zhenbei spoke slowly, and Zhou Zheng nodded silently.

As a prince, he naturally knows this.

"The world only thinks that the new emperor ascends the throne and the world is new, so Lujiang County is specially established."

"But in fact, it's not like that."

Marquis Zhenbei raised his eyebrows, and his memory slowly returned to twenty years ago.

At that time, Emperor Tianjing had not yet ascended the throne, and at that time the prince's succession was at a fever pitch.

Emperor Tianjing's hands were already stained with blood for the throne.

"The previous emperor had thirteen sons, but the one who was truly talented and capable was not Emperor Tianjing, but the original fourth prince, Zhou Fen!"

"He has won the hearts of the people, even the late emperor, and has won the support of many princes and ministers in the court!"

"So, he was the biggest opponent of Emperor Tianjing when he ascended the throne."

As Zhenbei Hou continued to recall, a past event that had been hidden for twenty years gradually emerged in front of Zhou Zheng.

The more he heard about it, the more Zhou Zheng's expression changed!

"If your mother and concubine hadn't been desperate to let the Xiao family fully support Emperor Tianjing, I'm afraid that Emperor Tianjing might not have come to the end in that battle..."

"After he ascended the throne, he naturally began to clean up and eradicate dissidents..."

"Among them, Zhou Fen is included."

"And Lujiang County is Zhou Fen's base camp..."