In early spring of February, the streets and alleys inside and outside Hangzhou were dyed with tender green.

In the magistrate's yamen, Xu Daoping lay on the table before he woke up, the oil lamp had burned out, and there was still a map of Hangzhou on the desk, and all kinds of defensive places were marked clearly.

Hearing that Cao Hua was going downstream, he drove straight into Qiantang River without stopping along the way. Xu Daoping thought it was not good and rushed to the surrounding Xiuzhou, Muzhou and other places for help, blocking the city gates and waiting for battle. He didn't dare to close his eyes at night, and sat in the yamen waiting for news all night until he couldn't hold on to sleep on the table.

"Sir! Sir! Run, Cao Taisui is entering the city!"

The noisy noise came, and Xu Daoping suddenly woke up, sorted out his official hat a little, and was about to ask who was making a big fuss outside, but after reacting, his face turned pale again:

"What?!!!"

The master rolled and crawled open the door, ran into the room, and shivered in front of the desk:

"Cao Taisui brought his troops into the city. The defense envoy Liu was arrested. The defenders did not dare to act rashly..."

Xu Daoping almost slipped under the table, stood up tremblingly, and said angrily:

"There is no sound at all, how can I enter the city?"

The teacher was also inexplicably stomped his feet and was anxious:

"The traitors came out of the army. They tampered with food from the Hekou Guard last night and all fell down. The city gate was also opened from inside. Cao Taisui entered the city before he was discovered..."

Xu Daoping was shocked. He thought that Cao Hua would be in full swing in a fierce bloody battle. He was ready to sacrifice his life for the Song Dynasty in person, but he never thought that Cao Hua had entered the city.

"Send troops to fight quickly! More than 20,000 defenders are stationed in the city. How can he let his soldiers come in without bloodshed..."

"Sir! I've come in, and the Shu army is just staying at the East City Gate. The defenders dare not take action..."

"Will you give Hangzhou to Cao Hua if you don't do it, you..."

Xu Daoping's head was buzzing, and he found an official knife in the government office in a panic, and then took the No. 100 yamen runners out of the yamen.

In the early morning, there were few people on the street, and only a few military officers ran towards the East City with small troops, all of whom were pale and anxious.

Xu Daoping carried a knife and rode a horse to the vicinity of Dongcheng. The scene he saw made him angry.

On the streets inside the East City Gate, the dense wings were tense and slowly retreated. At the city gate, a large group of Shu troops rushed in, pushing more than a dozen cannons, facing the dense defenders in front.

The entire Dongcheng was silent, and the military officer stood on the street sweating profusely. No one dared to order. The atmosphere was a bit weird.

Behind the cannon, Cao Hua, dressed in white, carried a scoundrel, and there was a middle-aged man in official robe next to him. He was the newly promoted defensive envoy in Hangzhou, and was yelling with a pale face:

"Don't do it, don't do it. Hundreds of thousands of people in the city will be completely killed!"

The Xiang army in Hangzhou had no intention of fighting at all. Fang La could escape before he came, let alone Cao Hua had entered the city now. Since the chief officer did not allow him to take action, they naturally retreated honestly.

Xu Daoping rode a horse to the east gate full of weapons. He was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, raised his sword and cursed:

"What are you doing in a stand-in?! The enemy has entered the city, standing here waiting to die?"

"Mr. Xu!"

Cao Hua shouted at the distance, rode his horse, and walked directly through the crowd of troops and came to Xu Daoping.

The soldiers and horses of the court all gave up their way with caution and gave up their magistrates.

Xu Daoping's face changed slightly, he twitched his teeth and raised his neck, and said loudly:

"I, Xu Daoping, received national favors since childhood and was born in the Song Dynasty..."

"I am also from the Song Dynasty, don't be so excited."

Cao Hua drove his horse to the front, his face calm, and looked at the two armies that drew their swords and barbarians:

"Mr. Xu, there are 30,000 Shu troops outside the city, and more than 20,000 wing troops inside the city. The city gate has been opened. What will happen if you really fight? You know better than me. It's early, and most of the people are not awake. When you open the door and see this scene, you will inevitably cause riots. I don't know how many people will die. As a parent in Hangzhou, you are rare to have no mercy?"

Xu Daoping looked furious and held a knife and said coldly: "Do you still expect me to abandon the city and surrender directly?"

"right."

Cao Hua nodded and smiled, looking at the many soldiers in Hangzhou:

"You should all know me. Last year in Yangshan, I carried the current emperor out of the mountain and ran back to Hangzhou with your arrows. Even if you don't know me, you should have heard of it.

I, Cao Hua, don’t want to harm the soldiers of the Song Dynasty and the people of Hangzhou, but I’m going to settle for Hangzhou. You can’t even stop me, let alone the more than 300 cannons behind it.”

Many fang soldiers had seen Cao Hua's skills outside Yangshan last year, and they were swallowing at this time.

Cao Hua blinked his eyes to Xu Daoping: "We are old friends, and we know that Lord Xu is loyal. If you don't want to surrender, just take off your official hat and find a place to cool down. If you insist on chasing the soldiers in Hangzhou to do useless achievements, I'm afraid even the soldiers will not agree."

Xu Daoping's face turned pale and wanted to speak, but a group of officials came over behind him, most of whom had been secretly bought by Wan Qin. At this time, he spoke sincerely about the safety of the people and the situation was hopeless.

Xu Daoping looked at the Shu army that was pouring in from outside the city gate. He knew that the big traitor came out of the city and had no hope of beating Cao Hua out. In the end, he pulled off his official hat and wiped his neck with his knife.

Cao Hua raised his hand and took the knife off, turned his head and said, "Send Lord Xu to rest."

"promise!"

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On the dock of Qiantang River, more than 300 ships were parked densely on the river surface. A large group of infantrymen came down from the ship and pushed artillery to Hangzhou City not far away.

Most of the people on the handsome ship left, and a few soldiers sat next to the cannons in the cabin and waited quietly, saying some gossip.

He rushed to the outside of Hangzhou City overnight. The outposts along the way had been cleaned up long ago. The city gates were opened. Since the troops entered Hangzhou and occupied the east gate, they could not fight.

The spring breeze gradually rose, and several black feather guards patrolled the deck, and some soldiers wiped the deck of the coached ship.

Luzhu walked in front with a small skirt, and Yutang ran around the empty deck, met many Black Feather Guards, and even greeted them one by one.

Hu Sanniang climbed out of the stairs of the cabin for the first time, stood on the edge of the deck and looked at the vast Qiantang River. She looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, and picked up a roll of ropes hanging on the edge of the boat and hid it in her sleeve.

"Sanniang, hurry up!"

Lu Zhu trotted up the stairs of the boat building, and walked around several times, all the way to the top floor of the boat. On the balcony on the front of the cabin, there were seats and a telescope, which were very beautifully made.

Luzhu ran to the front, held the long telescope, aimed at the Hangzhou city wall in the distance, leaned forward and glanced at it, and said with a smile:

"Sanniang, this is the clairvoyance of the young master, it's so magical."

Hu Sanniang often saw soldiers on the boat looking around with a trumpet cylinder, but she didn't understand its function. At this time, she walked up to her, leaned over and looked at the telescope.

The various colors of Hangzhou City in the distance came into view, such as pavilions, pagodas, palaces, etc. The city with a painting was almost in front of me, and the panicked faces of the soldiers on the city wall were revealed.

She instinctively raised her hand and touched her, but it turned out to be empty.

Luzhu covered her mouth and chuckled: "Isn't it amazing? Young Master is so smart. There are still many strange things, but I didn't bring them with me."

Hu Sanniang said "yes", glanced carefully for a long time before she got up and followed Luzhu into the cabin.

On the top floor is Cao Hua’s residence. Lu Zhu walked into the aisle and raised her hand and pointed at him seriously:

"That is the young master's study room. In the big house, if the master is not there, you cannot enter the study room casually. Although the young master has never said it, you must remember the rules... This is Sister Han'er's room, so you must not enter. If you are found, you will definitely be beaten by a hand..."

Hu Sanniang followed him and nodded seriously, just like a little maid who had just entered a wealthy mansion, with doors and windows closed, and she could not see the scene inside.

The top floor is not too big. Luzhu pushed open the bedroom door and the gorgeous bedroom appeared in front of him. The bed, carved soft couch, tea table, screen, table and chairs are all available. There are two vertical cabinets next to it, and there are some wooden boxes displayed next to it, with some items in silk serving rice.

"Young master is not very particular and is easy to serve. He doesn't drink alcohol and loves to drink tea. The tea is Longtuan Shengxue on Fujian Road. It is different from other teas. The taste of the first time I brew it is too strong and I can't drink it..."

Hu Sanniang followed the introduction of Yutang and walked around the bedroom. She came to a large pile of wooden boxes. There were a few hairpins, jade pendants, poetry collections, etc., which were all beautifully made, and there were words engraved on it, such as "Riding alone to hang his head to break the enemy's gallbladder".

Luzhu saw her gaze and laughed:

"These are all given by the young master's favorite. The young master is reluctant to wear them. He will check them every day, but don't touch them. The young master's eyes are so powerful. Last time Yu Tang picked up the hairpin given by Sister Xie, and he almost broke it and was beaten by the young master..."

Walking around the room, Luzhu came to the side of the cabinet. After opening it, the clothes were neatly placed in the tray inside:

"This silver one is an official uniform. I usually wear this one, and the purple one is a marquis uniform. I wear it when attending celebrations on a festival, but the young master has never worn it. The red one is an official uniform, which is the robe worn by eunuchs. I only wear it when I enter the palace, and the black one is a black feather guard uniform... The function of the robe must be clearly remembered. If you take it wrong, Sister Han'er will deduct monthly money..."

Hu Sanniang really didn't know this. She looked at it carefully for a few seconds and felt that there were four floors of partitions in the cabinet, so it was unlikely that she would lie in it.

Luzhu was very attentive in the house and then introduced it to the maid's room on the side. Although Cao Hua had no requirements, these things had already become rules in the official family. It was a bit cumbersome to start from scratch.

After walking around, half an hour passed, and finally arrived at the terrace behind. The view was wide and there were no objects.

Luzhu said with dry mouth and ran into the house and poured a glass of water.
Chapter completed!