C881 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada and the Oriole
In the spring of the fourth year, the two countries at the border conspired again to provoke war, and the emperor ordered Zhao Sheng to return to the palace to lead troops. Zhao Sheng refused, saying that he was no longer Battle King.
The emperor already had a grudge against Zhao Sheng and Shu Xiang, but because the empress dowager was still alive, he didn't dare to do anything