Chapter 1762 Return to Beijing

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

If the Empress has realized the unification of the two countries that the Great Zhou Kingdom has dreamed of for hundreds of years, then His Highness the King of Qin is a strong guarantee for the peace and stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty.

He deserves to be welcomed personally by the emperor and his ministers.

Seeing him coming on horseback, Zhao Yuanjing immediately got off the carriage, stepped forward to greet him, and said with a smile: "Welcome the little emperor's uncle to make his triumphant return."

Zhao Shu immediately knelt down on one knee and performed the national ceremony.

"My minister, Zhao Shu, has met the emperor."

"Little Emperor Uncle, please get up quickly. How can there be so many false gifts between us." Zhao Yuanjing hurriedly supported him and said with a smile, "Little Emperor Uncle, you have worked hard all the way, and the palace specially arranged a palace banquet for you. Half a month ago , the imperial grandmother talks about it every day, and is eagerly looking forward to you."

Zhao Shu said: "I will go back to the house to bathe and change clothes first, and then go to the palace to see the Empress Dowager."

"There is a cold pot and a cold stove in your house. If you go back now, I don't know if you have firewood to heat hot water. Come into the palace with me, I have already made arrangements."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Shu followed the emperor into the palace.

Sure enough, a dedicated maid has been arranged in the hot spring pool to help him bathe and change clothes.

Zhao Yuanjing said that he had worked hard and asked him to take a dip in the hot spring to get rid of the fatigue from the journey.

Of course, Zhao Shu couldn't let so many people wait for him. He quickly finished taking a bath, put on his own vermillion prince dress, and appeared dressed up.

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

The Queen Mother also came.

When she saw her youngest son, she couldn't help but shed a few tears. "He looks darker and thinner. He must have suffered a lot. Sigh."

Zhao Shu saw that she looked older and had more gray hair, so he couldn't help but feel a little less disgusted with her for always forcing him to get married.

"How has the Queen Mother always been in good health?" he asked.

"The Ai family will stay in the harem, eating and sleeping all day long. What's wrong with that?" The Empress Dowager looked at her youngest son and asked, "Are you injured this time?"

Zhao Shu smiled and said, "It's just a small injury. It has already healed. Mother, don't worry."

"Where's the injury?"

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

Leading soldiers in battles all year round, he had suffered countless injuries, big and small, some of which were invisible, and some of which left scars.

He didn't take it seriously and didn't think it was worth seeing.

As a military commander, even if he dies on the battlefield, he deserves to die.

He had this awareness from the first day he entered the military camp.

The banquet begins with eating and drinking.

After the initial excitement of seeing her son, the Queen Mother began to talk about choosing a concubine for him.

"The little emperor's uncle has just come back. Grandma Huang, please don't ask about this." Zhao Yuanjing hurriedly intercepted him, not wanting to disappoint the little emperor's uncle.

With the little emperor's uncle's temperament, if he was unhappy, he could just walk away.

The Empress Dowager also knew her youngest son's unruly temperament, so she didn't mention it.

After the banquet, Zhao Yuanjing asked the young uncle to go to the imperial study room to talk.

Although there have been letters exchanged during this period, many things are still not as clear as talking in person.

Zhao Shu detailed the situation of Northern Qi and Jiuli to the emperor, including the fact that Jiuli had made multiple sneak attacks and that Ji Wenyuan disappeared after the last sneak attack.

Zhao Yuanjing was also surprised when he heard that Zhuang Yunshu was dead.

"You were fine, why did you die?"