In early spring of February, the fine spring rain scattered on the streets and alleys of Bianjing. A huge city with a population of millions seems to be lost in this season when everything is revived. Even the rain curtain appears a little dim. The literati sat speechlessly in the teahouse. The brothels were closed because of the emperor's death. Everyone looked at the palace city in the distance in a daze.

Two hundred years after the founding of the Song Dynasty, Bianjing, as the capital, may have fallen into this silent atmosphere for the first time.

The emperor was assassinated, and more than a dozen princes died suddenly at the same time. The one who inherited the throne was King Kang of Jiangnan. There was no post station to pass on the horse, and such a big thing could not be relayed halfway. The news could only be sent slowly by boat. When King Kang's support arrived in the capital, it would probably be almost April.

In order to prevent other princes from usurping the throne and dividing the Song Dynasty into seven or eight pieces, the Zhao clan and the old empress dowager crowned King Kang Zhao Zhe as emperor in advance, and were regent from the oldest and happened to be in the capital. In other words, King Kang had not yet learned the news, and he was already the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Although there was a new emperor in the Song Dynasty, it was impossible to change the fact that there was no emperor in Bianjing. On the streets, you can often see officials' frames and sedan chairs running by, heading to the residences of various officials, and the ministers who retired and retired were also invited back. Grandmaster Cai, Wang Xiang, and Tong Guan were all dead, and the court officials had no leader. Someone had to take charge of the overall situation and make a decision, otherwise the court would be paralyzed.

While the court officials re-divided the faction and teams and reshuffled the city atmosphere in Bianjing was also strange.

The power of Tai Sui in Kyoto has shocked Bianjing for so many years, and countless literati and small officials have been hoping that Cao Tai Sui will get out of the capital as soon as possible.

But Cao Hua really got out at this time, but many literati had no intention of beating drums and drums.

The words in the Golden Palace were naturally passed through the mouths of civil and military officials, and were naturally passed into the mouths of the scholar class, and could not be concealed at all.

Most of the people know what powerful ministers there are in the court, but they just dare not say.

The nickname of "Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty" was called out by students from the Imperial College.

Cai Jing was in chaos in the front, Liang Shicheng conspired to the back, Li Yan made enemies in the northwest, Zhu Xie made enemies in the southeast, Wang Fu and Tong Guan made enemies in the Liao and Jin dynasties, creating border quarrels. It is advisable to kill the six thieves and spread them to all directions to thank the world.

In this world, obviously no student can say this again, because Cao Hua, the leader of the eunuch party, led six traitors to die together.

After a court meeting, many students from the Imperial College discovered that all the traitors who had cursed every day were gone, and the court was as clear as water, and there was no target.

Cao Hua cried every word in the Golden Palace that day. Many scholars recalled what he said, but they could not find any faults because Cao Hua did do these things, and the court officials' reaction was indeed as Cao Hua said, just to fight for power and profit, and they did not care about the lives and deaths of the people.

But Cao Hua is a loyal minister?

Since ancient times, loyal and martyrs have advised the monarch on the right path to fight against traitors, and have given up their lives to the death.

Cao Hua felt that the emperor and court officials were not good enough, so he drew his sword and killed him directly, so he could only be called a treacherous hero.

But Cao Hua's power is obviously not worthy of the word "treacherous hero". After all, those treacherous heroes are fine if they change to the emperor, and Cao Hua is doomed.

In short, Cao Hua was disliked by the treacherous ministers and foolish kings, and fought to the death and the eternal infamy to clean up the court. What should this behavior be called? Looking at the general history, there is no similar example.

Although the literati in Bianjing did not dare to discuss this issue publicly, they thought about it countless times in their hearts, wanting to make a conclusion about Cao Hua's behavior.

However, judging from the current situation, there are still variables if Cao Hua doesn't die. This conclusion will definitely not be possible before Cao Hua dies...

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The unparalleled Yanglou Street has been depressed a lot due to the closure of brothels.

The two-story building opposite the Pipa round stands alone on the street, with large and somewhat inconsistent signs still hanging at the door of the shop, blocking half of the window on the second floor.

This is where Cao Huameng began.

The drizzle made the small shop look a little dim, and there were seals on the door, and the same was true for several other shops.

Dongdong--

The sound of slapping on the wooden door of the shop kept ringing.

The petite figure was wearing a goose yellow skirt, carrying a small umbrella, and was afraid of hitting the gate of Wanbao Tower with his hands.

It was just like the rainy day in February of last year, knocking on the door of the Douhua Shop that would never open again.

"Open the door! Wow--Open the door..."

The sad cry resounded under the shop, and the fists were hit red and kept falling on the shop door panel.

Her petite cheeks were covered with tears, her little mouth was sagging, and her crying was heartbreaking.

An old acquaintance from several shops around came out and took a look. He wanted to say a few words, but when he thought of something, he retreated back with great slightest conscience.

In the drizzle, there was only a little girl like a girl smashing into the wooden door and crying:

"Open the door—do business—wow—open the door—"

The door may never open again, everyone knows it, but the girl is still knocking hard.

The sound of speeding wheels sounded, and the carriage with the wooden sign with the word "Shen" stopped.

Mr. Shen got off the carriage with his robe and ran to the front in fear and fearlessness:

"Yu'er! You're crazy! Go back quickly..."

"Open the door--you open the door--"

Shen Yu was crying heartbrokenly. She was pulled by Mr. Shen and sat on the rainy street. The oil-paper umbrella fell on the ground and cried loudly at the confined wooden door in front of her:

"Woo--Miss Xiao Su doesn't want me anymore...Sister Fei'er doesn't want me anymore...The person surnamed Cao doesn't want me anymore..."

Mr. Shen was so scared that he was both heartbroken that he hurriedly covered his daughter's mouth:

"Damn girl, do you want to kill my father? Cao...that person can't say..."

"They all left...I don't want me anymore...Woo--"

The crying sounds shrill.

Shen Yu sat on the ground, patted his father's arm, and cried loudly at the shop's sign: "Open the door! - No conscience, open the door - Woo--"

Mr. Shen's face turned pale with anger. He raised his hand, but he couldn't bear to beat him.

Cao Hua assassinated the emperor and the prince, and fled with Jiaxiao and the shop's mate. The jade suppliers and craftsmen who worked with him were all frightened, not to mention the Shen family, which had been working with Wanbaolou for many years. If it weren't for the fact that there was no business partner in the seat, the Shen family would have had some relationship with the court, and they would have been affected.

Seeing his always clever daughter suddenly going crazy, Mr. Shen felt both distressed and frightened, so he could only pick up his daughter with both hands and walk through the rain before entering the carriage, asking the servants to leave the crowded place as soon as possible.

"Wuwu--they don't care about me anymore... He promised me, I will marry whoever I want...Wuwu... liar..."

Chen Yu was soaked all over, leaning against the carriage, still crying.

Seeing the Shibaotang with seals on the opposite side of the street, the crying became even more sad:

"I helped Sister Xiao Su open a shop, I invested money, the shop that the three of us opened...Woooo... Both of them ran away...and ran away without telling me...He still owes me money...He is a liar..."

Chen Yuanwai was anxiously stopped in the carriage. When he heard his daughter's crying, he felt his heart bent together. He patted his knees and comforted him:

"Yu'er, stop crying, dad is still here. Cao... Before that man returned to Beijing, he asked the mansion to return the money, which is a lot of money..."

"Wow--"

Hearing this, Chen Yu cried even louder, and sobbed, almost unable to breathe: "He doesn't want me anymore... Everyone took him away, even Li Shishi... Why don't you take me away... Why should I take Miss Su away... I redeemed Miss Su..."

Yuanwai Chen was angry and distressed: "If you take you away, hundreds of people in the Shen family will not die. Is your father's life a life?"

"I don't care... I can clearly say it in advance... Woooo... Say it in advance..."

"you--"

Chen Yuanwai also sat in the carriage, looked around and whispered:

"What's the use of yelling? Just go to them secretly, they're not dead after they run away."

"Woooo...right."

Chen Yu's crying expression froze, she sat up, touched her chin, thought for a while, and then leaned against the carriage and started crying:

"I don't even know where they go, how to find it... Woo woo..."

Chen Man Wai quickly waved his hand and signaled Chen Yu to whisper softly, then got closer and carefully analyzed:

"Cao Taisui fled with thousands of Black Feather Guards. It is impossible for him to have nowhere to go in the future. He either takes over the mountain as king or surrenders to that force.

With Cao Taisui's ability, he will be a real dragon everywhere he goes, and he can't suppress it and will sooner or later become famous.

Furthermore, Cao Taisui is the son-in-law, who saved King Kang's life a few days ago. King Kang is now the emperor of our Song Dynasty and the father-in-law of Cao Taisui. I can't tell what will happen in the future."

Chen Yu sat up, thought for a while, and shook his head again:

"The person surnamed Cao killed the emperor, and he was a very unforgivable crime. The new emperor succeeded to the throne. In order to avoid suspicion, even his own son would have to chase him to the end, let alone his son-in-law... At most, he turned a blind eye, and he would never come back..."

"That's all."

Yuanwai Shen looked outside the carriage and confirmed that there were no outsiders before whispering:

"You don't know what Cao Taisui is capable of? If you can't come back, you will still be prosperous outside. We businessmen cannot put eggs in a basket. No matter how Cao Taisui is, like Fang La and Song Jiang are powerful. If you go out to rebel, I can do a ride-sharing job in the Shen family. This opportunity depends on you who can't catch it."

Chen Yu pouted: "He doesn't want me, and he doesn't like me at all. How can I catch me?"

Chen Yuanwai looked very angry: "They are obviously afraid of implicating the Shen family and breaking up with us. If they really don't take you seriously, how could they have closed the shop before rebelling?"

Chen Yu pursed her lips and patted her on her calves: "I just don't want me. I'm so kind to him and Sister Su, so dangerous in Muzhou. I borrowed 100,000 taels of silver without frowning..."

"What's the point of saying this?"

Chen Yuanwai waved his hand and leaned closer and whispered: "In a few days, you and your second brother will leave the capital with half of your property and mature workers. First ask where Cao Taisui will develop. You can follow us. With your skills and your brother, it will be easy to gain a foothold. Then..."

Chen Yu listened for a while and said with a bitter face: "What's the use of us in jewelry business? We can't dress up when we fight... men bring flower hairpins to kill the enemy, and they can't make people laugh to death..."

Chen Yuanwai touched his chin and smiled: "How come you girl, why are you so stupid? The jeweler does fine work. He has been dealing with gold, silver, copper and jade for many years. He can't make iron tools even if he can't make iron? It's just a mold change method. A mature worker takes apprentices and is always faster than looking for blacksmiths around to explore slowly. Cao Taisui also took away the skilled worker of the shop.

Besides, the money burned in war is like silver. How can I pay military salaries without a few chaebols? Fang La and Song Jiang were looking for help from aristocratic families everywhere. I don’t believe that Cao Taisui could dig silver mines by himself. If you bring a ship of silver over there, I don’t believe that he won’t give you a concubine..."

Chen Yu frowned and pursed his lips reluctantly: "Then...will that be the one I bought? He doesn't really like me, so why should I put it up..."

Chen Yuanwai sighed: "Friendship is friendship, business is business, my Shen family secretly pressed him on treasure, which is also many ways. As for you, Cao Taisui is not a ruthless person. If you can achieve the best, you can achieve it. If you can't achieve it, you should continue to cooperate."

Chen Yu thought about it and murmured in a low voice: "I really went, but I will never see my father and mother again. Moreover, my second brother and I went there. If the court discovered it, you..."

"We businessmen are just doing this. If you don't believe it, ask Wang Rui and Li Ya. If you have the opportunity to secretly take over Cao Taisui, you can see if he can place a bet, it's just a difference of how many times he can make. If you have the opportunity to not catch it..."
Chapter completed!