After asking Han'er to take Chen Yu back to the palace for treatment of his injuries, Cao Hua hurried to the yamen.

All officials of all sizes were alarmed, and the yamen lobby was quarreling, arguing about how the Shuimen would collapse. In the end, King Kang spoke, first sent someone to repair the city wall, clear the Shuimen river to fill the city wall, and send heavy troops to prevent the rebels from entering the city while taking advantage of the chaos.

The sudden collapse of the city wall may be related to the heavy rain that lasted for many days. It is not harmful to ordinary people, but now Fang La's army is coming immediately, the impact of the impact is different.

The rich squire who lived and worked in the city saw this scene, in case they were asked to board the ship and leave Hangzhou City one after another, once someone left, it would affect more people. That night the dock was crowded, and the carriages and ships were endless, rushing to board the ship and move. The more the government blocked people, the more they wanted to run away. They could only make up for the gap to stabilize people's hearts.

Cao Hua took Li Bairen to maintain order near the Shuimen to rescue the wounded. He waited for two days and one night. It was only after confirming that the gap was filled with sandbags of bricks and stones and supported them with giant trees that Cao Hua was able to return to the royal palace.

Cao Hua was not worried about the officials in Hangzhou, so he found King Kang again and asked his father-in-law to take the princess and the princess to leave Hangzhou first. But King Kang still said the same thing: "I have abandoned the city and left, so who else dares to defend in Hangzhou?" If King Kang didn't leave, Cao Hua naturally could not abandon it. He could only write to the emperor again to explain the current situation and could not leave Jiangnan for the time being.

Since the emperor summoned him back to Beijing again, the hidden Li Shishi was meaningless. After sending Jiangning's Black Feather Guards to return, Cao Hua came to the river beside the city again.

The heavy rain was a little lighter, and Xie Yijun also heard the news and stood on the deck waiting for him to come.

Cao Hua turned over and got off the horse, and he didn't have time to get married, so he jumped on the deck and spoke:

"Fang La called, it would be unsafe near Hangzhou. You can take Miss Shishi first and arrive at a stable place, find a boat to let her return to the capital."

Xie Yijun frowned slightly: "Fang Qifo is not an ordinary person. Since you dare to forcibly march in floods, you must be sure to capture Hangzhou. You don't have much effect in staying in the city, so why don't you leave together?"

Cao Hua shook his head: "King Kang refused to leave, I have to send King Kang and his family to leave depending on the situation."

Xie Yijun naturally didn't say much about this. After thinking about it, she turned around and started to clean up and prepare to set off.

Concubine Zhu Qu poked out her upper body in the cabin and waved her hand: "I won't go to Western Shu, so don't worry about you, wait for you to accompany you to the capital." As she said, taking advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, she said with a smile: "Do you want the 'last time'?"

Cao Hua walked up to him, pinched Zhu Qufei's mature cheek, and shook her head: "The city wall collapsed and a group of refugees ran in, and there were many rebels in it. I had to go back to the city immediately, so it was too late."

Zhu Qufei had curved eyebrows and deliberately made a seductive look: "A thing about half a cup of tea will not waste time."

Cao Hua's face turned slightly cold, and he raised his hand and pinched her buttocks: "Don't make trouble."

Zhu Qufei chuckled, nodded, and thought for a while:

"Be careful in everything, my husband."

"Madam, take care of her all the way."

A voice of "Madam", actually made Zhu Qufei, who had always been a man of a caring man, stunned for a moment. Her face turned slightly red, Rourou bowed her blessed and turned back to the cabin.

When Li Shishi heard that he was about to leave, he didn't have many expressions and just nodded slightly at the window:

"Mr. Cao, see you again in the capital."

“See you goodbye.”

Cao Hua pulled out the anchor from under the huge rock, watched Xie Yijun push the pleasure boat away from the river bank, and waved his hand.

When Xie Yijun left, she didn't know when she would meet again. She was a little reluctant to let her go. She stood at the bow of the boat for a long time and was reluctant to go back. Her eyes were full of emotions, but she didn't know what to say.

Cao Hua endured it for a long time, but still couldn't hold it in, and shouted, "Yijun, I didn't touch you that night." He showed a sunny smile.

The wind and rain are too strong, and the pleasure boat is gradually moving away.

Xie Yijun wore a red dress and flew in the wind. She stood there for a long time, speaking in a daze:

"What did you say?"

"You are still a young girl, a yellow girl."

“….”

The tenderness and reluctance on Xie Yijun's face slowly melted away, and her beautiful eyes revealed their original sharpness and heroic spirit.

suddenly.

A bamboo pole broke through the air and pierced the rain curtain until Cao Hua's chest, with a terrifying power.

"Scammer, go to death!!"

"Ha ha..."

Cao Hua caught the bamboo pole and threw it back. After thinking about it, he said again:

"I regret it."

"... deserve it... no chance......Beasts are worse than beasts..."

The intermittent sound dissipated and the wind and rain, the boat went downstream and turned into a black dot.

Cao Hua stood with his waist on his back for a long time, until the pleasure boat disappeared from his sight, he regained his cold face, raised his hand to say goodbye, turned over and galloped towards Hangzhou City...

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The heavy rain that lasted for many days was a little lighter, and the city like a scroll at the foot of Baima Mountain was no longer as beautiful as the misty rain in the past.

The cracks on the city wall, the refugees looking for their place to stay, and the chaos caused by influx of refugees, appeared on the city like twisted scars.

King Kang remained asleep all night and stood on the terrace of the buildings in the middle of the mountain, looking at the city that had been watching for a lifetime. During the rest of his life, he could not see the flaws hidden under the city. It was not until the public grievances accumulated over the decades were revealed one by one. King Kang discovered that the Song Dynasty had reached this point.

The war disaster has not yet arrived, but a heavy rain caused the city wall to collapse, which caused a chain reaction. The officials shirked responsibility for each other, and the soldiers did not dare to approach the city wall of the Water Gate. The first reaction of the gentry was to leave Hangzhou, and refugees flocked in to sneak and cheat. Everything was because they had long lost trust in the court.

Officials only think about the official uniforms on their bodies, soldiers only think about the heads on their necks, squire only think about the money in their pockets, and the people only care whether they can survive today. As for the country of the Song Dynasty, it has nothing to do with them.

The reason for this situation is that Hua Shigang, who had exploited the people of Jiangnan for nearly 20 years. With the acquiesce of the emperor, officials plundered the people's wealth and ointment, resulting in the trend of corruption and bribery. Officials no longer think about governing public grievances, but how can they make more money in their jurisdiction? Why can such an official government make the people think about "loyalty to the emperor and serve the country"?

There were no knowledgeable people in the Song Dynasty? There were no loyal and fierce people?

The Censor Li Gang, the Censor Chen Qingqiu, etc., are all ministers who dare to risk their lives to advise and point out the problem. The results they get are either exile or demoted, or even die silently in a certain corner.

Because the emperor on the dragon throne doesn't want to listen, what the emperor likes to hear is the expansion of territory and the coming of all nations to court, rather than the complaints of officials. Over time, the emperor was left with only ministers who could speak these nice words, and fewer and fewer people dared to speak.

The most intuitive example is Cao Hua. Cao Hua used to be with Cai Jing, Wang Xiang and others, and killed the adopted son of the Taiwei in the streets of the capital, which was only a three-cup drink.

But after he succeeded Diankuis, he just rehabilitated the Su family and fought with Taishi Cai, which triggered a series of subsequent events.

If you break the rules and do not follow the path of these emperors favored ministers, you will become an outsider.

Like Li Gang and others, such people will be suppressed, excluded, and slandered by various excuses until they stay away from the emperor and restore the original order.

It was not that the people of the Song Dynasty were rotten, but that the few people at the top of the court were rotten, leading everyone below to the wrong way.

King Kang pondered for a long time, returned to the desk and lit the candle.

When he picked up the brush, King Kang was a little hesitant. He would definitely not be taken seriously when he wrote it to the emperor's brother. He was clear about the nature of the emperor on the dragon throne and might also be suspicious of him.

But if some things are not saved, the Song Dynasty will be completely ruined.

King Kang thought for a long time before he put his pen on rice paper and wrote the words he had been thinking about for a long time over the years.

There are disadvantages of using culture to build military affairs, there are objections to the division of military command into three parts, and there are hidden dangers laid by Huashigang and Xicheng.

Regarding the decision to join the Jin Dynasty to attack Liao, King Kang thought for a long time and wrote, "Liao is a brotherly country, and can maintain it to the border, and Jin is a tiger and wolf country, and cannot be exchanged. In the eyes of his ministers, he should join the Liao Dynasty to fight against the Jin Dynasty, and should not act as a deception...'.
Chapter completed!