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

Snapped!

The sound of cups being smashed was endless, mixed with a little anger and roaring.

The people outside the house trembled when they heard such a movement and did not dare to come any closer!

"You really underestimated this prince!"

"Such arrogance is rare even on New Year's Day!"

Dong Yun looked fierce and clenched his fists. He never expected that Zhou Zheng's continuous actions would disrupt almost all their plans!

"I have said long ago that those so-called officials are nothing but losers and cannot be relied upon."

Cai Hong opened his eyes faintly, with a slight cold light flickering.

In the past few days, almost all officials in the eighteen counties and twenty-seven cities have begun desperately looking for local gentry and landlords, and some have even approached the five major families.

Obviously, facing Zhou Zheng, they were really scared.

The military order has been signed. If it is not completed, not only will they lose their hats, but they may even lose their wealth and life!

Therefore, these officials can no longer sit still.

"That Ding Jiang is also an idiot. He just did the dirty things and actually wrote them down."

"A worthy death."

Wu Cheng frowned, not only did he not feel any regret for Ding Jiang, but there was also disdain on his face.

After all, if Ding Jiang hadn't been caught, even if Zhou Zheng had the courage, he wouldn't have dared to use such means to scare the officials.

"No matter what, the situation is really troublesome now."

"Xiang County officials cannot withstand Zhou Zheng's pressure, and we may be a lot more passive in the future."

Cai Hong looked depressed, thinking that Zhou Zheng was just enjoying his success and would give up if he was frustrated.

Who knew that Zhou Zheng was so difficult to deal with and even started to take the initiative.

"What are you panicking about?!"

"So what if these officials can't stand the pressure?"

"As long as we don't move and let them do whatever they want, that's fine."

Dong Yun stretched his arms and took his time.

The collection of autumn taxes usually starts from ordinary people's homes. Those honest people with no background naturally dare not disobey.

But the landowners are different. They have fertile land, and once they pay taxes, the amount is astronomical.

As long as everyone refuses to pay, what can the court do?

"Aren't you worried about Zhou Zheng using force?!"

Cai Hong shook his head. Now he doesn't think Zhou Zheng is a harmless young man. In his opinion, Zhou Zheng is definitely a ruthless character.

Being able to use this method on officials, God knows why he completed the so-called autumn tax collection and whether he would use all possible means.

"He's just an unpopular prince. Does he have military power?"

"If we are pushed to any extent, we will do the opposite."

Chai Ning, who had been silent all this time, had a glimmer of light in his cloudy eyes.

Inverted? !

As soon as these two words came out, the other people fell silent instantly.

Present were the heads of the five major families in Xiang County. They were big shots who could make Xiang County tremble with just a stamp of their feet.

But when I heard these two words, I was still a little panicked.

Xiang County is different from other counties in the Zhou Dynasty, and the court's control over it is much weaker.

In addition, several major families in Xiang County had jointly caused the court to suffer a lot of losses, so the reputation of the court in Xiang County was naturally much weaker.

But even so, no one dares to really say the word "rebellion"!

The current Great Zhou Dynasty is no longer the Great Zhou Dynasty a hundred years ago.

The foreign aggression of the Great Xia Kingdom disappeared, and the Yuan Dynasty was temporarily unable to pose a threat to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In addition, the imperial court has accumulated a lot of strength over the years, and its strength is even greater than it used to be.

If they really rebel, Xiangjun will definitely not be the opponent of the imperial court.

Of course, the most important thing is, which of the five major families has the courage to take such a huge risk and bet on the family's century-old heritage?

"Everyone, do you really think that the imperial court will go to war for this prince?"

Seeing the looks of the other four major families, a hint of contempt quietly appeared on Chai Ning's face.

After a hundred years of stable life, the four major families have lost their former determination.

If you don't even have the heart to resist, how can you ensure the longevity of your family?

"What suggestions does Chief Chai have?"

The four of them looked at Chai Ning, obviously wanting to know what the Chai family planned on this matter.

"It's very simple, just stand still and wait!"

“If we don’t pay taxes, do those officials really dare to fight to the death?”

"As for whether they can keep their black gauze hats, it's not our problem."

"Of course, our five major families are kind and loyal. If they really lose their hat, we can protect their prosperity for the rest of their lives."

"But if these officials are ignorant, don't blame us for being ruthless."

Chai Ning's method is simple, even a little crude.

That's throwing the conundrum to officials.

Over the years, officials of all sizes in Xiang County have benefited from the five major families. Now is the time for them to make some contributions to the five major families.

Life and death are determined by destiny, and how far they can go depends on their fate!

As long as they don't target the landlords and gentry, the five major families don't care about anything else.

"What if those officials are serious?"

Cai Hong was still a little worried.

"Really?"

"They are afraid of Zhou Zheng, aren't they afraid of us?"

"Zhou Zheng has the means to scare them, are our methods weaker than Zhou Zheng's?"

With a cold smile, the five major families have become too close to these officials in the past hundred years, and they even take a fancy to these officials!

This makes many officials forget the methods of the five major families!

"That's right, in Xiang County, our five major families still dominate the world!"

The other few people felt a little hot in their hearts and then responded.

"I am issuing an order to all the landowners and squires. Anyone who dares to pay taxes will be at odds with my five major families!"

"I would like to see how much more abilities and methods Zhou Zheng has!"

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imperial capital.

The mansion of the three princes.

"Your Highness, the situation in Xiang County is more serious than imagined."

"Zhou Zheng's iron-blooded tactics directly suppressed the local officials."

"Although countless impeachment memorials appear in the court, officials at the same time dare not disobey Zhou Zheng!"

The old man standing behind Zhou Qiao had a gloomy look on his face.

The changes in the situation in Xiang County are somewhat beyond their control.

In any case, Zhou Zheng has now integrated the officialdom of Xiang County.

If he succeeds in establishing his authority throughout Xiang County, Zhou Qiao's influence will inevitably be greatly weakened in the future.

The most important thing is that Zhou Zheng's reputation will rise and reach a new height.

and is definitely not what they want to see.

"Everyone inside and outside the court is waiting to see Zhou Zheng's joke, but who would have thought that Zhou Zheng would actually start to take control of Xiang County."

"In the end, they are the real clowns."

Zhou Qiao gently plucked the strings with a casual expression.

"Your Highness, aren't you worried?"

The old man couldn't understand why Zhou Qiao hated Zhou Zheng the most, so why was he so calm now? !

Is there even a glimmer of hope that Zhou Zheng will reverse course? !

"Worry, why should I worry?!"

"It's too late for me to thank the prince."

Zhou Qiao grinned, and a hint of sinisterness flashed past.

Because everything is currently developing in the direction he hopes!

The only thing he has to do is to wait and keep waiting!