Fortunately, he had always sent people to speak in person and had never left behind any letters or evidence. Therefore, Zhao Yuan believed that even to protect himself—no, to put it more accurately, for the sake of the Emperor's own reputation—in the current situation, the Emperor certainly would not do anything to him.
From his own perspective, the fact that he dared to stay behind meant he could not possibly be a traitor.
Otherwise, he would have long since fled with his family to the Ning Dynasty.
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