Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Facing Song Youji's questioning, Song Qi's face showed a hint of caution.

How could he not feel it?

Song Youji is now like a powder keg. If anything he says is not satisfactory to others, the other party will probably explode immediately.

When the anger reaches me, I will inevitably be punished as well!

With a bit of panic, Song Qi hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I have never been involved in military affairs. I think it would be better to ask the generals about this matter!"

"Well, now that all the generals are in the hall, you can ask them in front of me and see if they have any solution!"

Song Youji did not explode. Instead, he sat back in his original position with a serious look on his face and waved at Song Qi.

There was a hint of indifference in the tone of his voice!

Song Qi noticed this strange thing and his expression suddenly changed. Without saying a word, he hurriedly looked at someone from the Ministry of War.

"General Qian, you have the most experience in the Ministry of War and have fought countless battles, both large and small. Based on your experience, how many men would it take to successfully capture Zhenbei Pass?"

"Prince, Your Majesty, please don't ask me this question!" General Qian, who was named by Song Qi, immediately showed a bit of bitterness on his face.

"If I tell the truth, I'm afraid it will incur the wrath of His Majesty. Rather than being blamed by His Majesty, it's better not to tell!"

"Just say what you're told to say. What's the point of being so coy?"

Song Youji sensed some hidden meaning in General Qian's words, and his face darkened. "At worst, I'll make it clear in advance that no matter what you said is offensive, I won't blame you!"

"With so many witnesses, are you still afraid that I will cheat?"

"Well, then I'll just say what I want to say!"

With Song Youji's assurance, General Qian straightened up immediately and spoke in a more straightforward tone.

"Let's not talk about how many people are needed to capture Zhenbei Pass, let's just talk about who to send. Whoever is willing to go can go. Anyway, let me put this on the table first: I will definitely not go!"

"In my eyes, whether it's those people in Zhenbei Pass or those sent by His Majesty, they are all good men of my Great Qin!"

"I'm old, and my heart is soft. I can't stand the internal fighting among my own people, even though others can accept it!"

"And to be frank, I don't want to lead anyone to their deaths. There are so many young men in the army. Wouldn't that be a waste of their time?"

As soon as General Qian said this, everyone understood.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone could sense what he meant!

Attacking Zhenbei Pass by force is clearly seeking death.

This is not something that can be accomplished by sending a certain number of troops, but it cannot be done at all!

Amidst the dazed gazes of the crowd, General Qian felt only a hint of regret in his heart. He only hated himself for not taking sick leave and returning home like General Zhao did.

At this moment, General Zhao was sitting upright in the hall, covering his mouth repeatedly, as if he only had half his life left.

Who would ask him in this state?

Instead, it saves me a lot of trouble!

As General Qian sighed, he did not notice that Song Qi, who had asked a question earlier, had a cold look in his eyes!

With a bit of resentment, he glanced at General Qian, and a feeling of resentment arose in his heart.

You old thing, you say such harsh words, it’s obvious that you don’t want to cooperate with the method I mentioned before!

I see that you clearly want Big Brother to stay firmly in the frontier. By then, even I won't be able to do anything to him. That will be what you want, right?

As for Song Youji, he lowered his head and fell into silence.

Song Youji, who had been to the frontier before, naturally agreed with General Qian's statement!

When he led the army to fight in person, he had witnessed the magnificence of Zhenbei Pass with his own eyes.

How can it be clearly described with just four words: easy to defend and difficult to attack?

Moreover, he still didn't know how many defenders there were at Zhenbei Pass.

With that mighty city as a support, even if there are only 20,000 or 30,000 people in the city, I am afraid that even if I send out an army of 200,000, I may not be able to capture it in a short time!

Even if they can successfully break through in the end, I'm afraid those people will suffer heavy casualties.

But if we don’t do this, what should we do if the boss really intends to rebel?

He occupies Zhenbei Pass and can send troops to fight at any time. He can do whatever he wants inside the pass. He only needs to retreat back to Zhenbei Pass, and even I can't do anything about it!

This bastard, if he does this, the entire Qin Dynasty will be in chaos!

I clearly felt sorry for him a few days ago, so why did this guy give me such a big surprise now?

"I'm tired, I'm leaving!"

"General Zhao, are you still strong and healthy? If you're free, could you please accompany me for a walk in the back garden?"

With a tired look on his face, Song Youji suddenly waved his hand and spoke immediately to General Zhao, who looked sick.

Faced with such an invitation, General Zhao felt a little embarrassed.

The biggest reason why he didn't show up before was because of his troublesome grandson!

With Song Yuan's rebellion, his grandson is now also on the border. Did this guy also follow Song Yuan to participate in this operation?

General Zhao felt uneasy just thinking about it. He wanted to refuse, but he was afraid that His Majesty would punish him for this matter!

Finally, he gritted his teeth, stood up with the help of others, and followed Song Youji all the way to the Imperial Garden.

"Bring me the wine!"

The two of them had just sat down when Song Youji suddenly waved his hand with a melancholy look on his face.

Eunuch Deng, who was standing by, immediately asked, "Your Majesty, what kind of wine will you bring this time?"

Ever since General Zhao returned last time and brought back Zhao Gongzui as a gift to Song Youji, these past few days, Song Youji has been drinking nothing but Zhao Gongzui, and all other wines taste bland!

But now, Eunuch Deng really didn't dare to take out the wine!

I was afraid of getting into trouble and offending His Majesty's dignity.

"What other wine can I get? Bring me Zhao Gongzui! I'll drink everything that bastard sends me as if it were his blood!"

Song Youji glared at Eunuch Deng unhappily and spoke through gritted teeth.

Eunuch Deng then hurriedly ordered the eunuch to bring Zhao Gongzui over.

For a moment, only Song Youji and General Zhao were left in the pavilion.

Facing this confidant in front of him, Song Youji suddenly took a deep breath, a look of confusion appeared on his face, and he asked.

"General Zhao, you understand me best on weekdays. This time, why don't you tell me what we should do now?"

"Your Majesty, I still say the same thing. No matter what others say, I still believe that we must never attack the Crown Prince!"

General Zhao stubbornly advised, "Don't forget, whether it's the Zhenbei Army on the border or the troops you sent out, they are all men of the Great Qin!"

"Otherwise, why would Duke Wei use his own life as a guarantee?"

"So I also think that we might as well wait a little longer. Moreover, based on my previous interactions with the Crown Prince, I feel that he might not..."