Mother, I have returned to the throne.

At General Zhao’s residence.

Two hours later, after bidding farewell to His Majesty, General Zhao finally returned.

He was carried in a sedan chair, and the breeze made his face pale.

In the eyes of others, he is like an old man who is about to die.

But just as he stepped over the threshold, his body shook, and with the swing of his arms, he suddenly broke free from the support of the two people beside him.

His face suddenly turned rosy and he looked full of energy.

The previous disguise was naturally for outsiders to see. Now that I am back home, of course I have to be more casual!

"Call the boss to me!"

After regaining his energy, General Zhao waved to the others without saying a word, then walked like a dragon or a tiger to the courtyard where he was.

A moment later, General Zhao came hurriedly, but just as he stepped over the threshold, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Father, you're right. I didn't expect that the eldest prince would really take action against Zhenbei Pass just as you expected!"

In the hall, General Zhao was also one of the civil and military officials, but compared to his father's importance, he naturally had no qualifications to speak in such an occasion.

but.

Thinking of the old man's preparations for a rainy day and the father and son getting together, General Zhao naturally couldn't help but admire him.

While speaking, I felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, my father reminded me early, otherwise, I would probably still be in Zhenbei Guanzhong now!

In this case, if the eldest prince takes action, I might be the one to be captured alive!

If I really fall into the hands of the prince, how should I deal with it?

I'm afraid that they are just like the father and son of the Xu family. Not only are they in prison, but in the eyes of His Majesty, they have committed a heinous crime.

Even if you manage to survive in the end, you may not have a good ending.

"I spent so much time talking to you back then, and you were still hesitant. Now you believe what I say, right?"

General Zhao looked at his son with a smile, and felt a little relieved in his heart.

Fortunately, I was careful at the time. Fortunately, I was concerned about the war at the time. Although I was fighting under the pretext of transporting supplies, I did not return immediately.

Is this the legendary good things happening to good people?

"I believe it, I believe it. From now on, I promise not to say a word about what my father says!"

General Zhao nodded repeatedly, like a chick eating rice, and there was a bit more admiration in his eyes when he looked at his father.

A few days ago, when the news of Song Yuan's death came, there was a panic in the court.

At that time, only General Zhao secretly advised his son not to panic and not to try to change the situation.

The eldest prince may not be really dead!

As the incident happened, General Zhao's previous statement was undoubtedly proven.

Even the fact that the eldest prince was not dead was guessed correctly by General Zhao!

"By the way, father, how do you think this matter should be handled?" After closing the door, General Zhao became much bolder and directly asked his father for a solution.

As soon as these words were spoken, General Zhao's expression suddenly became much more serious. After a long silence, he spoke in a firm tone.

"According to the current situation, all the initiative lies in the hands of a certain prince. Even if we really want to do something, what can we do?"

"If you ask me, the only way now is to remain constant in the face of ever-changing circumstances. Let's first see what the final situation is like on the border. At least the Duke of Wei is still there. This old man will definitely not let the Crown Prince do whatever he wants!"

"If Duke Wei returns safely, everything will be easy to discuss."

"What if Duke Wei can't come back?"

"It shouldn't be!" General Zhao shook his head and denied his son's statement.

"I've been on the frontier for so long, and one thing I'm most certain of is that no matter where His Highness is, he always maintains a bottom line. In his eyes, the lives of those soldiers still hold some weight!"

"I once witnessed with my own eyes that the Crown Prince secretly blamed himself for the small number of casualties. This behavior, and the emotions he expressed at the time, could definitely not be faked!"

"So, it really was that Wei who was secretly collaborating with the enemy?" General Zhao nodded and began to speculate.

This time, General Zhao no longer concealed the truth like he did when facing Song Youji, but nodded in confirmation.

"At least in my opinion, this rumor should be true. After all, when I was at the border, the relationship between the two was already irreconcilable!"

"The prince has gradually gained more and more military support by relying on his true abilities. The status of the Wei family has been gradually eroded by Song Yuan. Even I, in such a situation, may not be willing to accept it!"

"But with Wei's ability, it's simply a pipe dream for him to want to fight back against the prince. He sees no hope at all. Perhaps that's why he resorted to such a risky move!"

"That Wei guy might have considered that as long as all the people in the three border towns of the capital died on the other side of the Peacock River, no one would know about his conspiracy!"

"But he still underestimated the prince, Xiao Qiao, the man who could work miracles!"

With the incident of retaking the three border cities, the original conflict between the two escalated.

As the leader of the whole thing, if Song Yuan can accomplish such a feat, his prestige in the Zhenbei Army will definitely surpass that of General Wei!

General Wei will definitely not suffer a setback in vain, and will definitely try every means to fight back!

That's why we have to strike first and use the help of the barbarians, hoping to kill everyone around the three-border city!

This plan is too crazy, but if a person completely loses his mind due to madness, it may not be impossible to carry it out!

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became more profound as General Zhao spoke.

"Then my father thought..."

General Zhao continued to speak, wanting to ask about the next move, but this time before he could finish a complete sentence, there was a sudden hurried knock on the door.

"Old General, something bad has happened. Prime Minister Lin Fu is waiting outside the door for an audience!"

"The old lady asked me to hurry up and remind you. Also, have the young master come in person to receive you!"

"This old fellow must have come to me to test His Majesty's attitude!"

Upon hearing this, General Zhao's face suddenly changed, and he looked a little panicked.

The fact that you are pretending to be sick must not be known to outsiders!

He just waved at General Zhao, and then without saying a word, he quickly took off his heavy clothes.

After doing everything, he pulled up the quilt and lay in bed.

I wrapped myself tightly, but suddenly noticed something unusual.

"Shoes, put the shoes on the floor in order!"

Upon hearing this, the housekeeper hurried forward and placed the shoes side by side as General Zhao had instructed.

Seeing that everything was ready, General Zhao slowly closed his eyes, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep in an instant.