Chu Hong did not die. The person who died in the capital that day was not him, but someone else.

After he captured the border of Wei State's Qingzhou, he left 10,000 troops at the border to block Bai Qi's army, and the rest were used to capture various parts of Qingzhou.

He wanted to unite with the Chu army that was facing Zhao Yun, and then invade Wei and fight all the way to Chang'an.

The death of Cao Shen made the Wei army, which had won a great victory, immerse themselves in mourning.

Everyone in Bai Qi's army is humble.

He didn't have time to rush to the border to help. Hearing the bad news, he felt very sad.

He gave an order to poison all the 160,000 captured Chu troops that night and then killed them all.

He had no other choice. The 160,000 people left behind were really consuming too much food and grass every day, which made the Wei army somewhat unable to make ends meet. Moreover, he also wanted to capture the border pass and rescue the people in a very short time.

The remains of Duke Cao Guo.

So in a hurry, he had no choice but to kill all the Chu soldiers, so that he could send troops to attack the Qingzhou border.

The 10,000 people left by Chu Hong at the Qingzhou border of Wei State did not resist Bai Qi's army for long, and were reoccupied by the Wei army.

Originally, a general wanted to lead an army alone to avenge Cao Guogong, but Bai Qi refused.

No big deal is as important as Wei's interests.

If we divide our troops to pursue Chu Hong at this time, we will definitely be blocked in the middle. What if our army cannot win the first time due to some enemy's tricks? What if the Chu army adds more troops to the Changliu Mountains?

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Bai Qi knew very well what Wei needed most at this moment.

He could not let Cao Guogong die in vain.

The body of Cao Guogong was placed in a mansion in the pass by the Chu army. In this regard, Chu Hong had some humanity. The coffin he chose for Cao Guogong was a golden nanmu coffin, which was the best in the pass.

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All the generals from Bai Qi, wearing white scarves on their heads, knelt in front of Cao Guogong's coffin, all of them bursting into tears.

All the soldiers in the army also knelt down in response.

Looking back on the life of Cao Guogong, it is actually a life that many men dream of. It is enough to guide the country and be loyal to the country.

Bai Qi picked up a bowl of wine and sprinkled it in front of Cao Guogong's coffin. Then he asked someone to pour him a bowl of wine and said loudly: "Send it to Marshal Cao!"

All the generals and soldiers in the army shouted in unison at this moment, "Send Marshal Cao off!"

Immediately afterwards, Bai Qi sent a general and led 20,000 people as the vanguard. If he encountered the Chu army along the way, he should break through the obstacles and open a road to Chang'an.

I sent five thousand men and horses, all wearing sackcloth and mourning, to carry the coffin of Lord Cao Guo back to the capital unharmed.

This is the only thing Bai Qi can do for Cao Shen at the moment. No matter how he says it, he must let Duke Cao return to his roots and not just bury him hastily outside the Great Wall.

In fact, Cao Shen was already lucky compared to most soldiers. For them, they had to be buried wherever they died.

But Cao Shen can still return to its roots after falling leaves, which is already a kind of happiness.

However, Cao Shen also deserves such an honor.

Five days later.

Chang'an Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhao Changqing was discussing political affairs with Zhuge Liang.

Suddenly I heard an urgent report that Duke Cao Guo was back.

When Zhao Changqing first heard this, he was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Where is Mr. Cao Guo now?"

The man who came to report was hesitant and did not dare to finish his sentence. In the end, he managed to hold back a few words and said that Duke Cao Guo had arrived outside the city gate.

Zhao Changqing laughed loudly when he heard the sound and said: "What a great Duke Cao. He is really capable of everything, whether as a general or as a prime minister. Facing an enemy army twice as big as his own, he actually managed to return triumphantly in such a short time. Please notify me immediately."

The concubines of the harem and all the civil and military officials went with me to greet Cao Shen."

Zhuge was thoughtful and didn't say anything.

As Zhao Changqing walked out of the Xuanzheng Hall, he laughed and murmured: "This Cao Shen didn't even know to tell me when he returned home in triumph, and I didn't even have the time to prepare in advance."

According to etiquette, the emperor could not appear until all civil and military officials gathered outside the city.

After all the officials had gone, Zhao Changqing left the imperial city.

He was sitting on the dragon chariot. In the dragon chariot were the queen and others.

He saw many people kneeling on the ground crying in the streets of Chang'an City. Some were confused and blurted out: "What's going on with them? Shouldn't we be happy that we won the battle?"

He Ning didn't know the specific situation yet, so he smiled and said: "Maybe he was crying with joy? Duke Cao Guo has returned in triumph. These people should all feel that the war is over, so they are happy for this, right?"

Zhao Changqing smiled and said: "Yes, Cao Shen has solved the war outside the border, then our country Wei will no longer have any pressure on the war between Jin and Chu, and the war will be over soon."

Everyone arrived outside the city and got off the dragon chariot.

Zhao Changqing was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.

All the soldiers were wearing sackcloth and mourning, and they all knelt on the ground.

Even some civil and military officials looked bitter, and some even started sobbing.

what happened?

Who died?

Suddenly, Zhao Changqing saw Cao Shen's family members kneeling in front of a coffin and sobbing. At this moment, he seemed to understand something.

His figure gradually became a little dazed, and he almost stumbled to the ground. Fortunately, He Ning's quick eyesight and quick hands helped Zhao Changqing, and said softly to him: "Your Majesty..."

At this moment, even stupid people know what happened.

General Wei, who was responsible for transporting the coffin back to Beijing, knelt down to Zhao Changqing and said, "Your Majesty, General Hao Datong has escorted Marshal Cao home!"

At this moment, Zhao Changqing's eyes became dull and his face turned pale. He stared at the general who was kneeling in front of him and did not dare to raise his head, and asked in a questioning tone: "Who is in the coffin?"

Hao Datong was distraught and choked with sobs: "Go back to your majesty, the person in the coffin is Cao Shen, the great general of the Wei Kingdom, the prince of the dynasty, and the protector of the country!"

After Zhao Changqing heard the sound, he unconsciously took two steps back. Suddenly, at this moment, he felt an earth-shaking feeling in his chest and abdomen, making him dizzy.

Seeing that the emperor looked wrong, He Ning hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Zhao Changqing waved his hand, indicating that he would not let her help him.

He Ning had no choice but to give up.

Then, the emperor seemed to be drunk, with a pale face, staggering to Cao Shen's coffin, stroking the black coffin, suddenly heartbroken, and exclaimed in pain: "How is this possible?! How is this possible!

Duke Cao Guo was a general and prime minister, and he was the number one person in the Wei Dynasty. How could he die? Who did it? Who did it?!"

When Hao Datong heard His Majesty's question, he quickly ran to His Majesty's side and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Cao Guogong made a plan before his death to enable General Bai Qi to defeat the Chu army, but the old man died at the border, killing Cao Guo.

The marshal is Chu Hong, the general of Chu State!"

At this moment, Zhao Changqing's eyes were bloodshot, and he said with bared teeth and cracked eyes: "Who? Chu Hong?!"

He glanced at Mi Yue who was standing among the concubines in the harem.

At this moment, her complexion also turned pale in an instant.

Zhao Changqing walked towards her step by step and asked: "Why is he not dead?"

Mi Yue didn't know how to answer, so she simply knelt on the ground, unable to kneel for a long time.

Zhao Changqing said angrily: "You just kneel here! It's best not to get up for the rest of your life!"

He came to the coffin of Cao Guogong again and murmured: "Return to me, Lord Protector! Return to me, Lord Protector!"

The tragic voice made everyone tremble with fear.

At this moment, they could all feel that there was already a monstrous anger in His Majesty's body that was about to burst out.

'puff!'

But before this anger could burst out, Zhao Changqing vomited blood and almost became unstable.

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Liang quickly stepped forward to comfort him and said, "Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body!"

He Ning quickly supported him with quick eyesight and hands.

She felt sorry for him and his body.

At the same time, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground, begging Your Majesty to take care of the dragon's body.

But at this moment, Zhao Changqing only had the word revenge in his heart.

With a strong effort, he pulled out his arm from He Ning's support and asked Hao Datong, "Where is Chu Hong now?"

Hao Datong: "The general was notified that Chu Hong led his troops to attack Marshal Zhao."

Zhao Changqing nodded vigorously, looked at Zhuge Liang, and said word by word: "Assemble all the troops in the capital, I will personally lead the expedition, so that Chu Hong will die without a burial place!"
Chapter completed!