During this time, he not only calmed down the chaos in Northern Qi, but also severely suppressed the Jiuli tribe.

If the Empress realized the reunification of the two countries for a hundred years in the dream of the Great Zhou Kingdom, then His Highness the King of Qin is a powerful guarantee for the peace and stability of the Great Zhou and Northern Qi.

He deserves the personal welcome of the emperor and his ministers.

Seeing him riding a horse, Zhao Yuanjing immediately got off the carriage, greeted him, and smiled and said, "Welcome to the little emperor to triumph."

Zhao Shu immediately knelt on one knee and gave the national salute.

"My minister Zhao Shu, I have met the emperor."

"Uncle Xiao, get up quickly. Where can we get so many empty gifts?" Zhao Yuanjing hurriedly supported him and said with a smile, "Uncle Xiao, worked hard all the way, and the palace specially arranged a palace banquet for you. Half a month ago, the emperor's grandmother was talking every day, looking forward to you in a desperate situation."

Zhao Shu said: "I will go back to the mansion to take a shower and change my clothes first, and then go to the palace to see the Empress Dowager."

"Your mansion is cold and cold. When you go back now, I don't know if there is any firewood to burn hot water. Come to the palace with me, I have already arranged it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Shu followed the emperor into the palace.

Sure enough, he had arranged a special palace maid in the hot spring pond to serve him to take a shower and change his clothes.

Zhao Yuanjing said that he worked hard and asked him to soak in a bath to get rid of the fatigue along the way.

Zhao Shu naturally couldn't have so many people waiting for him. He finished his bath quickly, changed into his vermilion prince's dress, and appeared in full dress.

There were only the emperor and a few close royal relatives and ministers at the banquet.

The Empress Dowager is here too.

When she saw her youngest son, she couldn't help but shed a few tears. "Looking at it, she's getting darker and lost weight. She must have suffered a lot. Alas."

Seeing that she had grown a little older and had more gray hair, Zhao Shu couldn't help but feel a little disgusted with her disgust that she always forced herself to get married.

"Is the Empress Dowager good?" he asked.

"The Ai family stayed in the harem, eating and sleeping all day long, so what would be wrong?" The Empress Dowager looked at her youngest son and asked, "Are you injured this time?"

Zhao Shu smiled and said, "It's just a little injury, it's already healed. Mother doesn't have to worry."

"Where did you hurt?"

"It's already done." Zhao Shu refused to show it to her.

He has led troops abroad to fight for many years. He has suffered countless injuries of all sizes, some of which are no longer visible, and some have scars.

He didn't care about it, nor did he think there was anything to see.

As a military general, even if he dies on the battlefield, he will die as much as possible.

From the first day he entered the military camp, he had this awareness.

The banquet begins, eat and drink.

After the excitement of seeing his son at first, the Empress Dowager began to talk about choosing a concubine for him.

"The young emperor is just back, so don't chase after me and ask about this." Zhao Yuanjing hurriedly cut him off, not wanting to let the young emperor be disappointed.

With the character of the young emperor, if you are unhappy and leave directly, it is possible.

The Empress Dowager also knew her younger son's unruly nature, so she would not mention it.

After the banquet, Zhao Yuanjing kept the little emperor's uncle to speak in the imperial study.

Although there have been letter exchanges during this period, many things are still not as clear as those in person.

Zhao Shu told the emperor in detail about the Northern Qi and Jiuli, including Jiuli's multiple sneak attacks, and after the last sneak attack, Ji Wenyuan disappeared.

Zhao Yuanjing was also surprised to hear that Zhuang Yunshu was dead.
Chapter completed!