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Chapter 66 Chasing the murderer

Zhao Ji was not satisfied with the overhaul of civil engineering. When he heard that the scenery in Jiangnan was good, an idea flashed through him, and he destroyed many luxurious buildings in the imperial garden. He recruited countless craftsmen from the south, and asked them to imitate the white thatched huts in Jiangnan and Liangzhe, build straw sheds in the imperial garden, and build some villages and wild shops, allowing eunuchs, concubines, ministers, and ministers to be peasant women, waiters, proprietors, actors, vendors, and guests.

It doesn't matter, he brought in cranes, pheasants, wolves, foxes, and many rare birds and beasts, each of which can be placed in hundreds and thousands of them together in the garden. When the autumn wind is quiet at night, the wild birds are chirping, the wolf is howling, and the crows are crying. If they are really in the wild, it would be fine.

However, in order to show that the Song Dynasty's palace was located in the middle of Tokyo, with residents around it.

Zhao Ji liked it very much and had a little wild interest. But the people outside the Imperial Garden made these beasts cry so loud that they couldn't even sleep. There were even some beasts like tigers locked inside, so they were afraid that they would escape from the palace and hurt them.

Actually, it doesn't matter.

The system of the Song Dynasty was very strange. Even if Zhao Ji ignored the government, the state machine would still operate.

For example, Zhang Shuye took care of Haizhou very well.

But you are the emperor, you have to be the same.

Zhao Ji was fine, but he couldn't make enough trouble in the palace, so he even ran outside to make trouble.

There are many beautiful prostitutes outside, including Li Shishi, Zhang Shishi, and Wang Shishi. Sometimes they come back and sometimes they don’t come back all night. But when they meet a court meeting, the eunuch cannot say that the emperor goes out of the palace to visit a prostitute and stays at the prostitute. According to Zhao Ji’s meaning, the emperor has suffered a wound and is inconvenient to go out to court. Let’s leave the meeting.

The truth of this incident is gradually revealed.

Cao Fu finally couldn't stand it.

Although he had not made any suggestions for half a year, because he had caused some people to be unhappy, his salary was not cut off, and all kinds of benefits were deducted. The salary of officials in the Song Dynasty was part of the salary and the welfare was part of the money, and the family still occupied the big head. This was also the reason why Xu Xian saw that the faces of his family were full of frivolous people.

But he is a pure streamer and can't help but ask Zhao Ji, "If you continue like this, will you be worthy of your ancestors?"

Zhao Ji was furious and sent Wang Fu and Yu Shen to interrogate Cao Fu. Yu Shen asked, "How dare you, a small official, discuss national affairs?"

Cao Fudao, you high-ranking officials dare not say it, only we small officials say it. People like you are not worthy of being prime ministers at all, and the country will die sooner or later.

Wang Fu and Yu Shen were furious and arrested Cao Fu and imprisoned him in Dali Temple. Cao Fu had long expected that he would let his son take his wife and daughter back to his hometown Fujian. Before Cao Shen left, Cao Fu was controlled by Chenzhou.

When Cao Shen spoke of his anger, his eyes were bloodshot.

Xu Xian smiled, but Cao Shen couldn't accept it, but Xu Xian expected it.

He comforted him: "Mr. Cao, Lord Cao did his best and did his best to his ministers, but some things could not be done by doing their best, such as playing the piano against a cow, and trying to let the cow learn to play the piano. Do you think it is possible? However, the family law of the ancestors did not punish the literati and the officials. Lord Cao was loyal and brave, and was put into prison, and was controlled by Chenzhou. For the literati, it was reached the limit. In this way, your father and your family would be peaceful. Otherwise, the consequences would be worse. Your father is from Fujian again, Chenzhou is close to Wuling, and the weather is humid and hot, but it does not hinder your father. This is a blessing, not a disaster. Therefore, your father calmly arranged the family affairs and gave advice and waited for punishment."

"Do you just let the treacherous ministers take charge?"

"Not only are there treacherous ministers, but also..." Xu Xian wanted to talk about the Jin people, but Liaodong was a bit far away for the Song Dynasty. I'm afraid Cao Fu didn't know much about it here.

Suddenly I thought of something.

This world has many differences from the world ahead of him, but there are many similarities.

Many people in their previous lives lamented the demise of the Song Dynasty.

The reason is very simple. The Song Dynasty was open to politics. Although its martial arts were insufficient, it attached importance to internal governance and people's customs. For example, when sailing and merchants immigrating, Tang Ming banned the sea and prohibited the people from going abroad. However, in the Song Dynasty, the people were encouraged to go abroad and encouraged the people to go abroad. Many people moved to the islands of the South China Sea due to the increase in population. If there were no Jin people invading the south, the population would increase faster, and more people would move to the islands of the South China Sea. In just one or two hundred years, the Chinese people in the South China Sea would become the mainstream. If this change occurs, it would have a drastic impact on the entire China.

If the Jin people had not risen, the Song Dynasty would not dare to attack the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, and could only concentrate on dealing with Xixia, and might concentrate on revenge for Liu Fa. Although Xixia had Cha Ge, it was actually in danger. As long as the Song Dynasty had another twenty years, the possibility of Xixia destroying the country was more than 90%. If Xixia got Xixia, it would get a large number of cavalry, and then all forces would focus on the north. When the Jurchens rose again, they might not be able to successfully move south. In that case, twenty years, world history would change...

Some people feel sorry.

However, have you ever thought about one thing: Zhao Ji and his son are not things. On the contrary, although Zhao Gou is not a thing, he also attaches importance to internal governance. If there was no crisis of the Jin people's invasion of the south, would the Song Dynasty collapse from the inside?

"Brother Xian, what else?"

"Miss Cao, there are many other things, with a large population, a small land, and serious annexation. The country has been in peace for a long time, and the literature and martial arts play. Temples are everywhere, and millions of monks and Taoists do not farm or weave. Don't say that your father is just a secretary, but he is a wise minister. There are many problems in the Song Dynasty. Besides, now, you should go back to Fujian with peace of mind."

Fujian is good. The Jin people invaded the south, and it was not safe to stay in the south of the Yangtze River. The Jin people repeatedly drove their troops across the river. As for the densely populated two Huai Rivers, they turned into idle fields (the border areas of the two belligerent countries were not inhabited due to war factors and their land was deserted, so they were called idle fields). However, Fujian was not violated.

After talking for a while, they went back to their rooms to rest.

The four members of the Cao family were tired, anxious and bitter, and were frightened all the way and slept early. Xu Xian continued to sit cross-legged on the bed, breathing and practicing.

Just as Xu Xian was about to rest, he suddenly heard Cao Shen shouting angrily outside the rooms: "Let me go down."

Xu Xian hurriedly put on his socks and shoes and walked out.

Some others came out, Cao Shen was wearing his underwear and standing in the cold wind, shaking. He probably didn't know it was cold, so he looked up at the roof.

"Mr. Cao, what's going on?"

"I just fell asleep and heard a sound in the little girl's house next door. I got up and saw two black shadows sticking my sister and going up the roof."

"Don't be anxious," Xu Xian said, climbing up a tree and using the big tree to go up the roof. At this time, more guests were alarmed. Xu Xian did not look at them, but looked into the distance. Fortunately, although it was cold tonight, the weather was very good. The moon was white and the wind was clear. In the half-long bright moon that was about to set, you could see a very far place.

There are rows of houses in the distance, which is also the result of the popularity of people.

Lingbi is only a county town, but because it is close to the Bian River, the population is increasing rapidly, and many people cannot live in the city, so they spread out of the city like the capital. The city walls gradually lose their function and are in the inner hinterland. So the government simply did not build the city walls, and many city walls collapsed, which provided conditions for the criminals to commit crimes.

Xu Xian was still searching very carefully. At the third update, the walls were not the capital, and there were few pedestrians on the street. Either some boats were moored on the pier, and some passengers came ashore to eat some wine to warm their bodies. So he was shocked by the shock of several domestic dogs barking.

After watching for a while, I finally saw two figures flashing out of an alley in the distance, one of them carrying a person on his shoulder.

But this figure carried Cao Ying, but he was like a flying step. I thought he was good at it.

Xu Xian said: "Mr. Cao, don't worry, I'll see them."

As he said that, he jumped over the roof and chased them.

Qin Su'er said that we would be entangled for generations, and Xu Xian just smiled. Beautiful girls can appreciate them, but as a wife, Xu Xian would be discouraged.

At that time, he also thought about what kind of wife he was looking for, and Cao Ying looked like she was. She was not very beautiful, but she was also pretty. At least she would not disgust herself, and she had no charm. She also had good tutors and was elegant and well-behaved.

It’s not that he likes Cao Ying, but he probably set a standard for himself. He can’t like Cao Ying, he is too young.

However, this also proves his favorable impression of Cao Ying, and Cao Ying's remarks to the immortal brother also made Xu Xian happy.

There are too many unstable factors behind Xu Xian, so his attitude towards life is nothing to do with one's own affairs and he is stubborn. However, for this little girl, Xu Xian finally made an exception tonight.

The sound of the inn gradually faded away.

Xu Xian followed the two figures and chased them westwards, and the houses gradually became fewer and reached the suburbs.

I saw two figures carrying a woman on her back, meeting at a wild hill, muttering a few words, and fleeing westward.

When the four of them saw Xu Xian, they did not dare to stop. They were too close to the county town. They were afraid that someone would catch up with them, so they took turns carrying the two girls on their backs and continued to run westward.

Xu Xian was not in a hurry and hung up behind him.

This will be beneficial to him. No matter how good the four people are, Cao Ying is not heavy, but she has no burden on her far away! Over time, the physical strength of the four people will be severely consumed, and the longer they run, the more beneficial it is to him.

Each of them had their own thoughts, one in front of them, one behind them, and there was a small river in front of them. It was more than ten miles away from Lingbi City. There was a stone bridge on the river. When it arrived here, the population was even more sparse. There were croplands, but there were more wastelands.

Xu Xian suddenly thought of what happened last spring, and before that...

Afraid of an accident, I finally made great strides and rushed to catch up.

The four figures gathered together, as if they were discussing. First, they crossed the stone bridge. The two continued to flee west with two girls on their backs, and the two stayed.

The moon gradually sets towards the horizon, and the light becomes dim in an instant.

Xu Xian crossed the stone bridge panting, and the two of them opposite him were not good either. He stood there and was gasping heavily.

Seeing Xu Xian coming, one of them shouted, "Boy, you are so bold, you dare to take care of our Holy Sect's affairs!"

It’s the Demon Sect again, and the one Xu Xian doesn’t want to touch the most is them.

If it weren't for Cao Ying, he might have withdrawn. As for the knight, go to hell.

He said, "You let go of the two women, I will take them back, and each will not negotiate."

The two looked up to Xu Xian and looked. The terrain on both sides of the river was flat and you could see far away. There was no one else. At the same time, they burst into laughter and said, "Boy, who are you? You speak very much."

Xu Xian walked closer and bowed, "Two heroes, the boy is helpless. One of the little ladies is my cousin. I hope the two heroes will spare me. The boy is willing to redeem her with money."

"How much money do you have?" said a man with a smile.

"Boy has this," Xu Xian pretended to take it out from his arms, and took out a ingot of gold, which was about a dozen taels.

This thing is worth a lot of money, and the two of them emitted a greedy light at the same time.

Xu Xian held the gold and handed it to them. Just as one of them was about to reach out to take it, Xu Xian drew his sword with his other hand, tying the sword, and the river went eastward. The sword light was cold, like a river coming out of the canyon, rushing towards the tall and thin man with a mighty momentum.
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