His thoughts scattered like leaves blown by the wind, drifting between the past and the future, difficult to settle.
The words of Ping Chuan echoed repeatedly in his mind, like an invisible thread pulling him towards a predetermined fate.
"What the Prince did was for the people of Canzhou, for the future of Da Jing."
This sentence was like a key, unlocking the doubts and unease buried deep in his heart.
He recalled the years since Emperor Jing ascended the throne, the tumultuous changes in the court, with officials across the land being replaced like flowing water. Former esteemed ministers and generals had become victims of power struggles one by one.
Especially Zhao Zun, the former Marshal of Beiguan with outstanding military achievements, who ultimately ended up humiliated and trampled upon.
Two generations of Zhao Zun's family guarded the frontiers for the Da Jing Dynasty, loyal and devoted, but what did father and son receive in return?
