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

Tianfeng City looks calm, but in fact it is turbulent.

An action called "Purge" is spreading rapidly in Tianfeng City.

No one knows what the core content of this so-called purge operation is, but local aristocratic families are constantly having their homes confiscated and exiled.

When some dissatisfied people tried to resist, they were killed on the spot by the elites brought by Zhou Ping!

Faced with such a strong action, the aristocratic family complained, but in the end they still did not dare to say anything.

For a time, people in Tianfeng City were panicked.

People in Lujiang County are also uneasy.

And all this is because of the current prince, Zhou Zheng.

No one knows the purpose behind Zhou Zheng's almost crazy and arrogant behavior, and no one knows how long such actions will last.

But everyone understands one truth, that is, never provoke the prince, let alone anger the prince!

Otherwise, he might be the next one to be cleaned up.

If Zhou Zheng only came with a few followers, everyone would not be so passive.

However, Zhou Zheng came with thousands of Xiang County elites who had returned from the northern border.

This is a force that is enough to shock everyone.

Unless King Runan takes action himself, who in the entire Lujiang County can stop Zhou Zheng?

However, what everyone didn't expect was that Prince Runan's mansion was eerily quiet!

It seemed that they did not know about this so-called purge movement at all, and it seemed that King Runan deliberately avoided seeing it!

......

The palace of Prince Runan, the inner court hall!

At this time, Zhou Dao's expression was extremely gloomy, his fists were clenched, and cold light shot out from his body.

"Father, Zhou Zheng is too arrogant!"

"If this continues, our influence and reputation in Tianfeng City and Lujiang County will be greatly affected!"

Gritting his teeth, Zhou Dao looked unwilling.

During this period, Zhou Zheng actually stirred up the entire Tianfeng City by himself, which they never expected.

King Runan also had dark eyes, and Zhou Zheng's methods were obviously more violent than he imagined.

"Dao'er, you are a little more impulsive this time."

Sighing lightly, if he followed King Runan's previous plan, he would just leave Zhou Zheng in the mansion and ignore him.

Over time, he will naturally understand.

It happened that Zhou Dao organized a so-called gathering of young talents, and allowed Zhou Zheng to seize the handle of the disciples of the aristocratic families, and used this as an opportunity to stir up the storm in Tianfeng City.

King Runan's original perfect plan was directly defeated by him.

"But he dares to kill people before he enters our Tianfeng City. He is so arrogant and arrogant. How can we let him go?"

Zhou Dao was still aggrieved.

But when he said this, Zhou Dao lowered his head involuntarily.

He once thought he was domineering and could control everything, but Zhou Zheng's appearance almost shattered his former pride.

Even, deep in Zhou Dao's heart, a hint of fear quietly arose.

Fear of Zhou Zheng!

"Dao'er, do you know why your father named you Tao?"

Seeing Zhou Dao, who had always been calm, his mood fluctuated greatly after his private contact with Zhou Zheng, King Runan also sighed softly.

"Please give me some advice, Father."

Zhou Dao was stunned. He didn't know why King Runan asked such a question.

But he had never really thought about this issue.

"What is Tao!?"

"There is the way of heaven above, there is the way of earth below, and there is the way of humanity in the middle."

"What is humanity?!"

"Only the way of the emperor can be called the way of humanity!"

Taking a deep breath, King Runan looked serious and muttered in a low voice.

And these silent words instantly made Zhou Dao freeze on the spot, his eyes straightened and his pupils dilated.

The way of an emperor? !

It was just four words, but how could he not understand the weight of it? !

This is simply perverse, and it is simply a crime that will implicate the nine clans!

However, it came from his most trusted and respected father!

"In this world, only when you get to that point can you be considered at the top. Otherwise, you will only be manipulated by others for the rest of your life."

King Runan was not surprised by the look of astonishment on Zhou Dao's face.

In these years, he never said this to Zhou Dao.

It's not that I'm unwilling, but that I'm actually immature.

Zhou Dao's talent and ability, let alone ordinary people, are absolutely outstanding even if they are placed in the royal family.

Among the princes, who can compare to him for his hereditary title? !

Among the princes, the eldest prince seems to be in control of the court, but in fact he is not very scheming and does not know how to hide his power and bide his time.

The second prince seemed to be running an army, but in fact his foundation was unstable and he failed to cultivate die-hard loyalists.

The third prince had no hope of seizing the legitimate heir because of his relationship with Concubine Shu.

The other princes are still young and fledgling, so there is no basis for them.

If it weren't for Zhou Zheng's sudden rise and his absolutely tough methods to suppress everything, King Runan would not have thought that there was anyone who could rival Zhou Dao.

However, Zhou Zheng is no longer stupid!

However, Zhou Zheng also came to Tianfeng City!

However, Zhou Zheng and Zhou Dao even met, and they even crushed Zhou Dao as soon as they came!

This is what King Runan is really worried about.

"Those people outside will die as long as they die, and they will not shake the foundation of my palace."

"But if your Taoist heart collapses, if your once world-beating Taoist heart becomes unstable, if your self-confidence collapses, then that will have the greatest impact on my palace."

"So, Dao'er!"

"You must always remember that as long as you are alive, nothing else matters."

King Runan stepped forward, his eyes full of hope.

"But?!"

Zhou Dao's voice was trembling.

He had always thought that King Runan settled in Lujiang County just to become the most powerful minister.

But now it seems that it was never the case!

"Nothing but!"

"Haven't you heard that the emperor takes turns, come to my house today?"

Raising his head, King Runan looked solemn.

The biggest regret of his life is to succumb to being a prince!

The world only knows that he is one person below ten thousand people, but they do not know that under one person they are all ants!

Only by reaching that point can we break away from the shackles of fate.

He has no chance in this life!

However, Zhou Dao can!

Whether it's image and temperament, talent, means, or bloodline, Zhou Dao has a chance!

"Father, I have already arranged everything for you!"

"As long as you remain steadfast, the world will be yours sooner or later!"

Taking a deep breath, King Runan seemed to have no involvement in government affairs these years, but in fact he had been running everything secretly.

"Father, I know it will take some time for you to digest."

"However, as a father, I hope you can meet the prince head-on."

"It doesn't matter what the result is!"

"The important thing is to strengthen your Taoist heart and maintain the arrogance and fearlessness you once had."

King Runan looked serious as he patted Zhou Dao's shoulder gently with his palm.

If he is even afraid of Zhou Zheng now, how can he face the dangers in the future? !

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Dao looked extremely complicated.

He opened his mouth, but in the end he held it back.

"Father, Your Majesty treats us well..."

Zhou Dao began to learn benevolence, justice, loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and trustworthiness from birth, so Zhou Dao did not dare to think about such things.

"Do you really think His Majesty would be like this?!"

With a cold smile, King Runan shook his head.

"That's it!"

"There are some things that you will naturally know when the time comes."

"Now, go and invite the prince to come to the palace."

With a slight sigh, King Runan slowly spoke.

what? !

Hearing this, Zhou Dao was slightly startled...