Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 345

General Wei felt humiliated after being rejected by Song Yuan, and naturally did not have the nerve to continue the fight.

After being severely scolded by General Zhao, he hurriedly left with his men.

Like a stray dog, he fled in panic.

This time, General Wei's loss was not just face. Before, the nearly 10,000 people he sent to guard the Peacock River were now secretly transferred by General Zhao to Song Yuan's command!

After Song Yuan was promoted, he was qualified to manage so many soldiers.

In addition to this great victory, even though General Wei was unwilling to accept it, he had to swallow his anger in the end.

After all, General Zhao had sufficient reasons.

Since you, General Wei, are not capable, why don’t you give the opportunity to someone more capable?

Mo Hai's troops were originally small, but even so, Song Yuan was still able to lead these people to win by defeating the enemy with fewer troops, causing the barbarians to suffer huge losses.

In this way, if Song Yuan could be given more support, perhaps this prince could create another miracle!

Since he is capable, we should naturally support him!

And after this interaction, the barbarians will definitely hate Song Yuan to the core.

Even if it's just for revenge, he will definitely come to you later.

After all, because of Song Yuan, the barbarians have suffered huge losses, and the other party must be eager to cut Song Yuan into pieces!

In addition, Song Yuan is of noble status and is of royal blood. Even if it is just to protect the prince, there is nothing wrong in sending more people!

If it were before, it might be understandable for General Wei to refuse.

However, as the barbarians landed on the beach, all kinds of rumors spread.

In the army, many people already suspected that General Wei would take this opportunity to eliminate Song Yuan. If he came forward to refuse at this juncture, it would only make the topic more intense!

It arouses suspicion for no reason!

In the end, out of a total of tens of thousands of troops, General Wei only led away one person.

All the defense lines of the Peacock River were also handed over to Song Yuan.

As General Wei and his men left, General Zhao did not stay long either, and immediately said goodbye to Song Yuan.

After all, it was reasonable that General Zhao only came to deliver the emperor's decree and only temporarily took on the role of commander-in-chief because of the border crisis.

Now that the crisis has been resolved, General Zhao naturally has no reason to stay and must go back immediately to report to His Majesty.

In order to say farewell, Song Yuan specially gave a generous gift.

Hundreds of jars of wine were prepared for General Zhao to take back.

Among them, one hundred jars belong to His Majesty. According to Song Yuan, this is a filial tribute from a son to his father!

However, General Zhao and others were not left out either. Each of them received ten jars of Zhao Gongzui!

Just in case, Song Yuan even prepared a portion for the third prince!

When he heard the name of Zhao Gongzui, General Zhao burst into tears.

Thinking of his grandson, a look of relief appeared on his face for a moment.

"My grandson following you is the best choice in his life. I hope Your Highness will take good care of him in the future and try your best to leave a descendant for my Zhao family!"

General Zhao patted Song Yuan's shoulder solemnly. This was equivalent to handing Fatty Zhao over to Song Yuan!

"General Zhao, don't worry. We are as close as brothers. As long as I am still breathing, I will never let him be in any danger!"

Song Yuan patted his chest and promised, feeling a little regretful.

Originally, he sent someone to send a message to Fatty Zhao, asking this guy to come and see his grandfather.

But I don’t know whether Fatty Zhao was angry or had some resentment in his heart. He didn’t show up for several days.

"By the way, General Zhao, I've also selected a dozen of the best war horses from the barbarians. Please bring them to my father and tell him that this is part of my return to him!"

Song Yuan had borrowed a thousand war horses before. If he returned them all at once, it would be equivalent to asking for half of Song Yuan's life.

However, in order to express his attitude, Song Yuan still took out more than a dozen war horses, just to take this opportunity to show off.

Seeing how thoughtful Song Yuan was, General Zhao nodded with a touch of relief.

"Alright, alright. When His Majesty knows about this after we return, he will surely be overjoyed. So, Prince and Princess, please take care of yourselves. I will be leaving first!"

As he spoke, General Zhao had already led everyone to the foot of the city wall. As he finished speaking, he jumped on his horse, waved his whip, and led everyone behind him away in a leisurely manner.

Before leaving, General Zhao turned back and said to Song Yuan, "Your Highness, I will be waiting for you in the Imperial City, waiting for you to return with success one day!"

"Also, I hope to hear more news about your victory. I believe that as long as your Highness is here, we will be able to win victory after victory and completely repel the barbarians!"

"Don't worry, General Zhao!"

Song Yuan nodded with a serious look, and saw that General Zhao quickly caught up with the team in front and was getting farther and farther away.

For a moment, I couldn't help but shake my head and sigh.

Song Yuan had a pretty good impression of General Zhao.

Back then in the hall, when he was framed by the barbarians, General Zhao was the only one among all the civil and military officials who was willing to speak up for Song Yuan!

Not only that, General Zhao even asked his son to teach Song Yuan a lot of military tactics.

Coupled with the relationship between himself and Fatty Zhao, Song Yuan truly regarded General Zhao as an elder in his heart!

At this moment, looking at the other person's receding back, Song Yuan suddenly bent slightly and saluted General Zhao.

According to Song Yuan's plan, he was about to seize power, and this scene was absolutely intolerable to his father!

If the two sides meet again, they will probably just fight with swords!

Even if Song Yuan didn't want to, His Majesty probably wouldn't let him off easily!

"Is there really no room for maneuver?" Situ Jing, who was beside Song Yuan, asked the first time the two stood up.

Faced with such a topic, Song Yuan shook his head with a bit of disappointment: "Probably no more!"

According to Song Yuan's plan, the entire Zhenbei Army must be controlled, and for the entire Zhenbei Army, the two most important places are.

One of them became Zhenbei City, and the other was Zhenbei Pass!

For such a huge empire, neither of these two places can be lost!

The moment Song Yuan took action, it was doomed that the two sides would immediately become enemies!

Wanting a peaceful ending is simply wishful thinking!

It won’t be long before the thing Song Yuan least wants to happen will happen!

As if sensing the dejection on Song Yuan's face, Situ Jing shook her head and sighed, then hurried out to comfort him.

"Okay, forget it. It's getting late, and we should go back. As the commander-in-chief, you still have a lot to do. Before, we gathered a lot of people from Cao's camp, and we still have to reorganize them. It's very troublesome!"

As Cao Ying is a relative of General Wei, the personal soldiers under his command are probably also loyal to General Wei.

Although they have now surrendered to Song Yuan, it is extremely difficult to get them to truly pledge allegiance to him!

The best way is to break up the previous organization and mix them into various military camps in turn.

As a result, the ratio of personnel is reduced.

It can also prevent mutiny!

When Song Yuan heard this, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. Without saying a word, he nodded, jumped on his horse, and followed Situ Jing away.

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After leaving Mohai City, General Zhao sped up all the way.

Because of the barbarians, everyone had already wasted a lot of time.

Now I must hurry back to report, so that His Majesty won't wait too anxiously.

Fortunately, everyone didn't carry much supplies.

Apart from the fine wine given by Song Yuan, there were only some dry food that everyone needed along the way. Compared to that, everyone's speed was much faster.

The journey that originally took three days was now completed in just two days, and everyone had successfully arrived at Zhenbei Pass.

As the sky was getting dark, General Zhao decided to stay at Zhenbei Pass for a while tonight and set off early tomorrow morning.

Anyway, after passing Zhenbei Pass, the snow on the ground will be cleared a lot, and the speed will be faster afterwards, so there is no need to worry too much!

However, apart from public affairs, General Zhao actually has his own thoughts.

After all, the one guarding Zhenbei Pass is his own son. Now that he is here, he must meet his son no matter what!

At nightfall, General Zhao called his son into the room.

After talking about family matters, General Zhao's expression suddenly became much more serious.

"Listen to me! You must remember what I'm going to say next. Tomorrow, when we return, as soon as we reach the Imperial City, I will immediately apply for sick leave and take up the position of Minister of War!"

"When you receive the news, you can use this as an excuse to immediately resign from His Majesty and return to the Imperial City as soon as possible to take care of me at home until my death!"

Hearing what General Zhao said, his face suddenly darkened, and there was a hint of confusion in his pupils.

"Dad, you're already drunk after just two drinks."

The father and son were originally at the peak of their careers in the court. With this opportunity, they might be able to be promoted three levels.

But now he is quitting at such a high point, which doesn't sound like a suitable choice.

But General Zhao glared at his son fiercely and said, "Just do whatever I tell you to do. I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. Are you still asking me?"

"In short, we must not be greedy this time. It won't be long before the situation in this borderland changes. My Zhao family has worked so hard to get to where we are today. No matter what, we cannot get involved in this mess!"

As soon as these words were spoken, General Zhao's expression suddenly changed, and there was a hint of disbelief in his pupils.

He never had any doubts about his father's judgment.

However, this choice is somewhat difficult for General Zhao to accept.

Even if the situation on the border changes, what can we do?

We have won several battles in a row recently. Could it be that the barbarians can turn defeat into victory?

Besides, even if the barbarians are powerful, it is still a good opportunity for me to make achievements!

"There are some things you don't understand. His Highness..." Seeing his son's confused look, General Zhao shook his head and sighed.

He suddenly stopped talking halfway through.

Fortunately, General Zhao understood everything after hearing this!

"Father, what do you mean..."

Seeing that General Zhao realized the seriousness of the matter, General Zhao lowered his voice and analyzed the situation on the border to the other party.

Now, the relationship between Song Yuan and General Wei has become irreconcilable.

The two are like tigers, facing each other across the mountain, and one of them will definitely be hurt!

Moreover, according to General Zhao's speculation, General Wei may have already defected to the prince. He can see this, and Song Yuan must be able to see it too.

Therefore, when there is already a conflict between the two parties, once the conflict breaks out, Song Yuan will definitely not show any tolerance!

Thanks to this war, Song Yuan's prestige in the army has been rising. In the end, Song Yuan was assisted by Mr. Zuo.

Even if General Wei played all his cards, he probably wouldn't be a match for Song Yuan!

Once it comes to this point, Song Yuan will not be able to turn back. At that time, he will definitely do his utmost to completely control the entire border.

For Song Yuan, Zhenbei Pass is definitely an important part of the plan.

If General Zhao continues to stay here, he will inevitably become Song Yuan's enemy.

General Zhao has lived for most of his life and has long since let go of everything. Naturally, he doesn't want to see his loved ones die!

"But father, the eldest prince used to be kind-hearted, how could he do such a thing!" After hearing the last sentence, General Zhao's face was a little confused.

General Zhao shouted, "You look at the problem too simply!"

"You have to know that even a rabbit will bite when it's angry. If someone holds a knife to your neck, how can you just accept your fate?"

"Anyway, just listen to my instructions and do this matter as I say. Besides, I'm afraid you're the only one who thinks that the Great Prince of Wei is kind-hearted. He's not as simple as you think!"