The　Emperor　replied；　〃I　cannot　bear　to　abandon　my　officers。〃

They　wept　and　struggled　on　as　best　they　could。　The　White　Wave　leader　Hu　Cai　was　killed　in　one　attack。

The　enemy　came　very　near；　and　the　Emperor　left　his　carriage　and　went　on　foot。　Yang　Feng　and　Dong　Cheng　escorted　him　to　the　bank　of　the　Yellow　River。　Li　Yue　sought　a　boat　to　ferry　him　to　the　other　side。　The　weather　was　very　cold　and　the　Emperor　and　Empress　cuddled　up　close　to　each　other　shivering。　They　reached　the　river　but　the　banks　were　too　high；　and　they　could　not　get　down　into　the　boat。　So　Yang　Feng　proposed　to　fasten　together　the　horses'　bridles　and　lower　down　the　Emperor　slung　by　the　waist。　However；　the　Empress'　brother；　Fu　De；　found　some　rolls　of　white　silk　from　dead　soldiers；　and　they　rolled　up　the　two　imperial　personages　in　the　silk；　and　thus　they　lowered　them　down　near　the　boat。　Then　Li　Yue　took　up　h