At this moment, Emperor Wei was like a candle in the wind. When he was young, his body was too exhausted, and he suffered many assassinations, duels, etc., and he encountered countless enemies in his life. It is not easy to survive until now.

Moreover, I heard that my eldest son, who I had always felt guilty about, had an accident, which caused me to be so sad that the injuries that had been suppressed in my body erupted like a volcano.

All kinds of injuries suffered in his youth have accumulated to such an extent that the situation at this moment is difficult to cure, and it makes people unable to recover.

He knew that he might not die soon, so he made arrangements for his funeral in advance. However, when he thought that his eldest son had passed away before him, he was heartbroken and miserable.

He is an emperor, a father, and a human being.

He was not as ruthless as those emperors recorded in history books. It was his own son who died, and he was very painful.

Chen Qingzhi asked a deputy general to lead the army north to Qingzhou, while he led the 7,000 cavalrymen who had been carefully trained by him to rush to Qingzhou first, wanting to find out the current situation in Qingzhou.

These seven thousand cavalrymen were called the White Robes by him.

Seven thousand cavalrymen with white horses, white armor, and white robes, wearing mourning cloths on their heads, marched out of the city in a mighty manner.

Outside the city, Li Ziyuan waited for a long time.

He only told Chen Qingzhi, "No matter whether we win or lose this battle, it is best for the general never to return to the capital."

Although Chen Qingzhi guessed something, he didn't dare to think about it in detail. After bidding farewell to Li Ziyuan, he hurried forward.

In a restaurant.

This is the largest and tallest restaurant in Beijing.

A group of scholars who are famous throughout the Wei Kingdom are gathering here at this moment.

They sat together on the highest floor and saw through the window that after Chen Qingzhi led his troops out of the capital, they all stood up, poured a glass of wine on the ground, and shouted in unison: "Here's to General Chen for victory!"

Then everyone poured another glass of wine and said, "His Royal Highness, King Qi, will fight to the death! There are few outstanding men in recent times, but the most evergreen ones are the best!"

After saying this, he took out a piece of white cloth from his arms and tied it on his forehead.

After a while, the fourth prince came.

Everyone bowed, and then someone said to him: "The scholars among the scholars, together with all my friends, have sent letters to inform them of the situation in the capital. In about two days, they will set off from all counties across the country and rush to the capital.

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They are all good at reading and are backed by aristocratic families, so they should be able to help His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."

The fourth prince looked at him, then at everyone, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No more arguing."

Some people heard the sound and were puzzled and asked: "Why is this?"

The fourth prince drank a glass of wine and said, "Father won't let me."

I can't fight... I can't fight.

Let's first let the second and third oldest fight to the death.

Two days later.

The border of Chu State.

Cao Yingzhong of Wei State.

When the third prince, King Qin, learned that his father was seriously ill, he was extremely anxious. He secretly notified the founding fathers, martial arts families, etc. scattered across the country. Even if the whole country mobilized troops in Qingzhou, they could still raise an army of 100,000.

This 100,000-strong army, disguised as ordinary people, secretly hid war horses, crossbows, weapons, armor, siege equipment, etc. inside and outside the capital.

It was impossible not to leak the news, but at such a critical moment, Zhao Changxuan no longer cared about anything.

At least everything was in place when the news leaked.

In Cao's camp, he still has 30,000 Qingqi followers, and he plans to march into Chang'an tomorrow on the pretext of aiding Qingzhou.

After Cao Shen learned the news that King Qi had died in battle, he felt very sad. After learning from the pain, he pointed the source of all conflicts at the Jin army.

At this moment, he just wanted to end the battle in Chu State as soon as possible, and then go to Qingzhou to see what happened.

King Qi...how could he die in battle like this!

Qingzhou border.

What is Zhao Changqing doing at this moment?

Sleeping.

Since it is said to the outside world that he has died, then he might as well do something like a dead man. They can do whatever they like and toss as much as they want. He is already tired anyway.

Zhao Changqing is surrounded by the Jiange brothers for protection, so there is no need to worry about his safety. With him as the center, there is not a single soldier within a few hundred meters, and his body cannot be disturbed from the rest of the world.

He has thought a lot in the past two days, which led to today's situation. He doesn't blame himself for thinking out loud, nor does he blame himself for being reckless, nor does he blame himself for giving blind orders.

Anyway, he felt that this was not a loss. After the wave of battles in the past few days, although he was trapped here, he would definitely gain some stupidity points.

Of course, this is not important. What is important is that he realized what caused his current passivity. Isn't it because he is just a prince and not an emperor?

If you are the emperor, why do you need to be so forward-thinking? On the one hand, you want to be mediocre, and on the other hand, you want to keep Qingzhou, otherwise you are afraid that the emperor will blame you.

If the Wei Kingdom belongs to you and you are the emperor, do you still need to be so cautious in doing things? Wouldn’t the value of mediocrity be readily available?

This made Zhao Changqing even more eager to get the throne. Only after becoming the emperor could he act and do things freely and follow his own heart.

But how can one ascend to the throne in such a short time?

This is a question worth thinking about.

Although Zhao Changqing has been trapped for four days now and is about to run out of ammunition and food, Zhuge Liang does not show any signs of anxiety.

He was strategizing in the border town, waiting for an opportunity.

Until a scout came to report, "Inform the military advisor that the scouts in front have received the latest news. The enemy commander Ge Hong is personally leading an army of 200,000 people and is preparing to go to the barren mountains!"

Zhuge Liang laughed loudly and said, "Call the sword hero and the generals."

After a while, the generals from the border town of Qingzhou gathered together. Seeing the smile on the military advisor's face, they were puzzled. You need to know that His Highness, King Qi, still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead!

The generals only heard him say: "Everyone, the time has come to defeat the enemy. The barren mountain where the prince is trapped will be Ge Hong's grave!"

The generals looked at each other, even more puzzled. Jianyi asked directly: "Commander, please don't show off. We have been very anxious these days because we are worried about the safety of the prince!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "There is a real reason for not sending troops to rescue the prince in the past few days. First, without time to ponder, the enemy commander Ge Hong would never believe that the prince has died. However, in the past few days, whether at home or abroad, Wei has

Whether it was a mere trafficker or a prominent member of the family, everyone knew the news of the prince's death. In this case, it was up to the enemy to believe it or not.

Secondly, after Ge Hong believed that, he would personally send an army over to determine whether the prince was alive or dead or to obtain his body, which would be the key to the battle in Qingzhou. Once he arrived, he would set up camp on the spot. Near the barren mountains, there was only dry firewood.

If you need to use some fire tactics, you will have to wait for him to disappear into ashes.

At that time, under the fierce fire, we only need to send out a single elite soldier to defeat the enemy once and for all. This is what Liang has pondered over these days. I have been wondering why the prince had to escape there and go up the mountain.

Besieged by enemies.

It wasn't until yesterday that I learned about the terrain near the barren mountain and suddenly realized that the prince had prepared it as a cemetery for the Jin army early in the morning. This is why the prince was so proficient in using troops to fight, and he actually managed to sneak into the enemy's obvious trap.

All this has been planned by the prince a long time ago. Ever since the prince sent out troops, it is estimated that everything will be within his expectations."

When the generals heard Zhuge Liang's words, they were all a little confused. Someone said: "Is it true that the prince has arranged all this in advance? Isn't this amazing? Moreover, once a fire is set, the prince is also in the barren mountain area, so it will definitely be inevitable.
Chapter completed!