Zhao Yan hurried to Tokyo City. When he passed the Academy of Gewu and Military Academy outside the city, he did not stop at all and went straight to the city to the palace. However, when he saw Zhao Xu on the hospital bed in the Chuigong Hall, he looked sad. He saw that Zhao Xu on the hospital bed did not look like he was as vibrant as before. Instead, his face turned yellow and gray, his body was very thin, his cheeks were deeply sunk, and his spirit was also very poor. However, when he saw Zhao Yan coming in, a trace of light flashed in his god-won's eyes.

"Third brother! You... you are finally here!" Zhao Xu said excitedly at this time, and two unfacial flushings surged on his yellow face. However, after saying the brief words above, Zhao Xu coughed violently, and even couldn't breathe, and his body suddenly arched, looking extremely painful.

"Brother!" Zhao Yan hurriedly took a few steps when he saw this, stepped forward to support Zhao Xu and let him lie down. He was also very sad. Although he had known that Zhao Xu's condition was very serious before, now seeing Zhao Xu with his own eyes still made Zhao Yan feel a little unacceptable. After all, Zhao Xu is only in his thirties this year, and when he is young and strong, who would have thought that he would become like this?

Zhao Xu felt warm when he saw Zhao Yan's sad look. During the time when he was sick, Zhao Yan helped him solve the situation in Yanyun's Sixteen Prefectures, and also asked the other party to compensate him a large amount of money. What's even more rare is that the Liao Kingdom in turn paid the annual monies to the Song Dynasty. When he heard this news, he was happy to laugh a few times. If it weren't for his physical condition, he would have to get drunk.

"Third brother, it's good that you can come back. During this period, I was seriously ill and could no longer deal with the government. But I was worried about handing over the government to those of Lu Huiqing and Sima Guang. It would be great that you could come back now!" Zhao Xu held Zhao Yan's hand with both hands and said with excitement on his face. He could not handle the government during this period. Although he had a son, the oldest was only five years old and it was impossible for him to rule. Therefore, Zhao Yan was the best candidate.

"Brother, don't say anything. Now you just need to rest assured to recuperate. I have other things to do!" Zhao Yan did not refuse. Although he didn't like things in the court, Zhao Xu was now sick. Moreover, there was no one in the Song Dynasty who could carry this burden for Zhao Xu except him.

Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Zhao Xu finally showed a peaceful smile on his face. During the period when he was sick, there was also constant turmoil in the Song Dynasty, which was what he was most worried about. Now that Zhao Yan is in charge, he can finally feel at ease.

Next, Zhao Yan talked with Zhao Xu for a long time, and the two brothers mainly talked about their life in recent years. Zhao Yan also took this opportunity to tell Zhao Xu about his expansion overseas, as well as the foreseeable future prospects and interests. As Luzon and Champa were occupied by the Song Dynasty, the overseas trade of the Song Dynasty became better and better. The total trade volume had doubled compared with previous years, and the tax paid increased exponentially. However, a considerable part of it was expropriated by Zhao Yan, so the tax paid to the court every year did not increase much. Therefore, Zhao Xu did not care about this, and he did not know until now that overseas trade actually brought such great benefits to the Song Dynasty.

After talking about overseas affairs, Zhao Yan reported to Zhao Xu in detail about the war in the Liao Kingdom and the agreement he finally reached with Yelu Jun. Although Zhao Xu had already learned about these things through the war report, he was still not as clear as Zhao Yan's personal experience of these events. Especially when Zhao Xu heard that Yelu Jun was forced to agree to pay annual tribute to the Song Dynasty, he laughed happily, but then there was a series of violent coughs, almost breathing.

Zhao Yan entered the palace at noon and chatted with Zhao Xu until the afternoon. However, because Zhao Xu was in a bad spirit, he could no longer hold on until the end of the conversation. Zhao Yan was worried that he would disturb him to rest, so he asked Zhao Xu to rest with peace of mind. He said goodbye first and returned home, and came to visit him when he had time tomorrow.

After leaving the palace, Zhao Yan did not ride a horse anymore because Lao Fu, who was staying in the capital, personally drove a carriage outside the palace gate to wait. When Zhao Yan left the capital, it was really inconvenient to travel for a long distance because Lao Fu was old. In addition, the houses and industries in the capital also needed to be taken care of by someone, so Lao Fu was kept by Zhao Yan. This time, Zhao Yan came back and immediately sent someone to notify him. However, he didn't expect that Lao Fu actually came here in person. After not seeing him for a few years, Lao Fu's hair and beard were all white, but his body and spirit were very good. When he saw Zhao Yan, he kept reporting to him about the situation of the industries in the capital in the past few years.

While talking to Lao Fu, Zhao Yan ordered him to drive the carriage to Tokyo Street. After a few years, the streets of Tokyo are still very lively, with traffic flowing in the crowd. Zhao Yan's carriage was walking on the crowded streets. Looking at the familiar and somewhat strange scenes in front of him, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a little moved.

"Your Highness, our canning workshop is ahead, which has expanded a lot to the canning workshop in the New Year. Do you want to go and have a look?" At this time, Lao Fu, who was driving the carriage himself, suddenly spoke. Since he saw Zhao Yan, the smile on Lao Fu's face has never stopped and his interest is very high. He has been introducing the changes in Tokyo City in recent years to Zhao Yan.

Hearing Lao Fu's suggestion, Zhao Yan thought for a moment but shook his head and said, "Don't worry about family matters. I can trust Lao Fu. In addition, I just came back and don't want to pay attention to these chores for the time being. Just take me around Tokyo City for a casual walk!"

When Lao Fu heard this, he felt a little too anxious. He stopped talking about family affairs and started to take Zhao Yan around the city, mainly to some places with great changes, and some very lively places. Finally, Lao Fu drove his carriage to the vicinity of Daxiangguo Temple, which is the most lively place in the entire Tokyo City.

Zhao Yan did not get off the carriage, but sat in front of the carriage window and looked out. Compared to a few years ago, there seemed to be no big change in front of the gate of Daxiangguo Temple. It was still so lively. There were many people juggling and pedestrians froze, showing the prosperity of the capital of a country.

"Huh?" At this moment, Zhao Yan suddenly saw two acquaintances coming out of the Daxiangguo Temple, which made him feel happy and hurriedly ordered the guards around him to invite the two of them over.

Zhang Zai and Shen Kuo smiled and chatted while walking. Today is the tenth day. The military academy and the Academy of Gynecology were both resting. They usually had a lot of talk, and they were friends of Yuanchan, the host of Daxiangguo Temple. So today they came to visit each other. The three of them chatted for a long time, and then they bothered with a vegetarian meal at Yuanchan, and then said goodbye and left.

However, as soon as Zhang Zai and Shen Kuo left the gate of Daxiangguo Temple, they didn't expect that someone would come forward to stop them and said that someone wanted to invite them over. This made both of them stunned. They followed the other's hand and looked at the carriage not far away. They couldn't figure out who invited them over?

Although he was confused, Zhang Zai and Shen Kuo still invited their guards to the carriage. The carriage door was opened. Zhao Yan, who had not seen him for several years, actually sat in the carriage and smiled at them. This surprised and delighted both of them. Almost at the same time, he shouted: "Your Highness, when did you come back?"

"Haha, I just came back today. I just went to the palace to meet the emperor's brother. I wanted to take a walk around the city, but I didn't expect that I happened to meet you coming out of Xiangguo Temple." Zhao Yan said with a smile. He was very anxious to come back. Except for a few very close people, the others had no time to inform him, so Zhang Zai and Shen Kuo didn't know about his return.

When he heard that Zhao Yan had already entered the palace to meet Zhao Xu, Zhang Zai and Shen Kuo both had their eyes lit up, and then entered the carriage at Zhao Yan's invitation. At this time, Shen Kuo immediately spoke: "Your Highness, Your Majesty is in a bad state during this period. There are already many rumors in the court, and some people even proposed to become the crown prince, which made people panic. But now that Your Highness is back, most of them must be at ease."

There was something in Shen Kuo's words, especially when it came to the establishment of the crown prince, which made people doubt his intentions, which also made Zhang Zai next to him look at him meaningfully. Although the relationship between the two was good, there were some differences in some matters, so he said at this time: "The court is in danger. Your Highness will definitely help His Majesty overcome the difficulties when he comes back this time!"

When he heard Zhang Zai's words, Shen Kuo looked at him with a meaning, but he didn't say anything. Zhao Yan was also very clear about the meaning of Zhang Zai and Shen Kuo. Shen Kuo was testing his attitude with words. If Zhao Xu had anything unexpected, then Zhao Yan had a great hope of inheriting the throne. He expressed his support for Zhao Yan's fight for the throne, but Zhang Zai always supported orthodox. Although his personal relationship with Zhao Yan was good, he still supported Zhao Xu to make his son the crown prince in the matter of the throne.

"Haha, I had just signed a treaty with Yelu Jun and got some money from him. I was about to use this money to rebuild the Great Wall defense line to guard against the revenge of the Liao Kingdom in the future, but I didn't expect that I would receive the emperor's oral order to rush to the capital. In addition, I didn't expect that the emperor's illness was so serious, but the emperor's illness required me to take care of myself, so I might take over the government during this period. When the emperor's illness is cured, I can continue to drink and fish and become the leisurely prince in the past." Zhao Yan replied with a smile.
Chapter completed!