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

Da Zhou, north!

At this time, the situation was tense and there was a sense of solemnity in the air.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that within a month, the decisive battle with the imperial court will begin."

King Zhenbei looked solemn, and there was a hint of seriousness in his voice.

Over the years, he has fought countless battles, both big and small, and has long become indifferent to life and death.

He was once powerful and wieldy, he once killed generals and enemies, he once was not afraid of life and death. It can be said that the King of Zhenbei spent his entire life in battle.

He was not afraid of fighting and even hoped that his life could end on the battlefield.

However, this time, King Zhenbei's mood changed, or to be more precise, it was an unprecedented change.

He thought of countless possibilities and how powerful the enemy was, but he never imagined that one day he would lead the Zhenbei Army in a head-on battle with the Great Zhou court.

You know, the former King of Zhenbei risked his life for the court!

But at this moment, the situation reversed and the circumstances changed drastically, which made King Zhenbei feel deeply moved for a moment.

Zhou Zheng stood up slowly, put his hands behind his back, and looked far away in the direction of Kyoto with deep eyes.

"This stop is inevitable."

After a long time, Zhou Zheng finally let out a breath of foul air.

His voice didn't have much emotional fluctuation, but it had a hint of hoarseness and complex emotions.

Right now, the Great Zhou is in ruins and can no longer afford any more wars.

But even so, Zhou Zheng knew that he had no choice.

If this battle is not fought, the entire Great Zhou will truly fall into dire straits.

If he loses this battle, the new country that he has spent his entire life trying to build will become history.

If this battle cannot be won completely, the people of the Great Zhou will never be able to stand up and will truly become slaves!

Thinking of this, Zhou Zheng couldn't help but clench his fists!

"Some things have to be done by someone..."

Zhou Zheng took a deep breath, then looked determined.

Once these words were spoken, they undoubtedly represented Zhou Zheng's determination and attitude.

Since ancient times, one must first stabilize the country before fighting against foreign enemies.

In the present Great Zhou, the Great Xia Kingdom is eyeing it covetously in the north, and the land in the far west is even more powerful enough to make people feel daunted.

If we don't integrate the power of the entire Great Zhou as soon as possible, how can we fight against the Far West? !

"Send the order!"

Turning around, Zhou Zheng looked at King Zhenbei, Zhou Ping, Gan Mo and others behind him, with a faint fluctuation flashing in his eyes.

"His Majesty!"

Everyone stood up and bowed deeply to Zhou Zheng.

They didn’t know what Zhou Zheng was going to do next, nor did they know what decision Zhou Zheng was going to make, but none of that mattered.

Because there is only one thing they care about, and that is that they will follow Zhou Zheng closely regardless of life or death.

"I!"

"I need to issue a confession of guilt!"

Buzz! ! !

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and looked incredulous.

King Zhenbei raised his head suddenly, his eyes turned, and his whole body trembled slightly.

You know, the emperor's edict of repentance is not just a simple self-blame.

This is a warning to the world that I am incompetent!

This is to apologize to the world.

As the Son of Heaven, once he issues an edict of repentance, he will inevitably leave a bad reputation in history.

Because this means that the emperor was wrong, and very wrong!

After all, in this world, there is only one voice, and that is the voice of the Emperor.

If the emperor spoke wrongly, it could only mean that he was not fit to be the emperor, or that he should not have sat on the throne.

Therefore, throughout the dynasties, unless the country was destroyed and the family was ruined, unless the court was about to be wiped out, no emperor would issue a self-criticism edict unless it was absolutely necessary!

But, at this very moment, Zhou Zheng proposed to issue a self-criticism edict! ?

For a moment, everyone felt incredible.

"Your Majesty, you must not!"

"Now, the old and new emperors are as hostile as fire and water."

"If Your Majesty issues an edict of guilt at this time, it will undoubtedly give Emperor Tianjing an opportunity, as well as the civil and military officials of the court an opportunity."

"At that time, they will certainly use this as an excuse to announce to the world that they are the orthodox ones."

Gritting his teeth, King Zhenbei still expressed his concerns.

Naturally, these words made the others nod slightly.

They are never wrong!

Why did Zhou Zheng issue a self-criticism edict?

What they are doing is beneficial to the future of Da Zhou and to the world!

They have a clear conscience!

"I am indeed guilty."

"My crime is that I allowed thousands of innocent people in the Great Zhou to be dragged into this dispute."

"This is just a fight between me and the emperor, the people are innocent."

“But in the end, it was these civilians who suffered the most.”

Zhou Zheng smiled bitterly, then slowly shook his head.

His words left everyone speechless for a moment.

Because what Zhou Zheng said was quite explicit, but extremely true.

Since ancient times, the so-called power struggle has been nothing more than a war between a very small number of vested interests.

But it was the innocent people who paid a heavy price.

They had no choice, they were like ants, becoming victims of the struggle for power.

The moment the imperial edict was issued, Zhou Zheng knew that the court did not consider the lives of these people at all.

They even wanted to use this decisive battle to completely massacre all the people who fully supported them.

What kind of crazy idea and action is this?!

I thought the imperial court would not be so cruel, but Zhou Zheng still underestimated it.

"Try to use this opportunity to kill all the people who support me..."

"For the sake of his own throne, he can even gamble the future of the entire Great Zhou and the lives of countless people. It's really shameless!"

Zhou Zheng was very angry, but this anger also came with a feeling of powerlessness.

"But this risk should not be borne by the people."

Zhou Zheng's lips trembled slightly, but the determination in his heart did not change at all.

He doesn't care about eternal fame.

He just wants the people to live well.

The life-and-death battle between the new and old emperors will, no matter what, involve too many people in this chaos.

Therefore, Zhou Zheng had to issue a self-criticism edict.

He wanted to let the world know that this was a war between him and Emperor Tianjing.

Let the world not be impulsive, and let those who support you not put themselves in danger.

Because Zhou Zheng’s own life or death is not important.

What is important is his philosophy, his ideas, and what he once pursued.

As long as those who firmly believe in Zhou Zheng can survive, then Zhou Zheng's ideals and ambitions will burn in the hearts of countless people in the Great Zhou like a spark that starts a prairie fire.

At that time, what would it matter if I died? !

There are thousands and thousands of people behind us who will continue this great cause.

But if all the people who followed Zhou Zheng died, what would it matter if Zhou Zheng won? !

"No matter what the boss does, I will follow him to the death and never waver!"

Zhou Ping's eyes were a little bloodshot.

He couldn't understand the twists and turns.

But these are not important to Zhou Ping.

He just needs to know one thing.

That is to stand firmly on Zhou Zheng's side!

"Boss, let me grind the ink for you!"

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