Fan Xiong grinned, from Hou Xuanyan's surprised expression, he knew that Hou Xuanyan, who was sheltering from the rain in the ancient temple, had not changed. is still the Hou Xuanyan who sacrificed his life to go to righteousness and resisted the pursuing soldiers for them.

Hou Xuanyan rode to his side, punched him in the shoulder, and then scolded with a smile: "You rough man, your body is like a fucking stone." ”

Fan Xiong's expression was straight, and he hugged his fists and said: "I finally have the opportunity to meet again, and our brothers will never forget the kindness on the Qiantang River." ”

Hou Xuanyan squinted at him, and said disdainfully: "Chatter, you have kindness in your heart, not in your mouth." Another day, you can go to the soup for me for a while, than a thousand thanks here. ”

Fan Xiong lowered his head and smiled, and said, "Lord Xiaohou, the lord of my family learned that the lord had come to Fuzhou, and specially sent me and others to greet him. ”

Hou Xuanyan's face froze, and he said: "This is not good, it is late at night, not the time to meet guests, I am afraid that it will not be good for the reputation of the county lord if it is spread out." Well, tomorrow morning, I'll go and visit the county lord. ”

Fan Xiong's eyes showed a hint of approval, as a personal soldier of the Duke of Yasukuni, he naturally didn't want the county lord to spread any rumors. But Huang Ying'er insisted on asking him to come, and he didn't dare to disobey his orders, who knew that the emperor left Hou Xuanyan for dinner, and it was already late at night when he came out.

The moon was rising, the streets of Fuzhou were empty, and when the officials who had been inspecting in the past saw Hou Xuanyan's personal guards, they knew that they were high-ranking officials and nobles, and they did not dare to come forward to investigate.

Hou Xuanyan looked up at the moonlight and said, "It's not too early, let's see you tomorrow, I'll take the brothers to Gong Zifang's village to rest for one night." ”

After Fan Xiong said goodbye, he turned around and returned to the county lord's mansion, where the main hall was lit with candles. Two little maids who looked exactly the same, one left and one right, chatted with her.

Huang Ying'er looked absent-minded, and was looked at by the two of them, and her eyes rolled and quipped: "It's not strange that you say it's strange, this autumn breeze is cool, how do I feel the same as the spring season." Isn't it in our house, someone has a spring heart? ”

The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, Shuang'er wanted to tease Huang Ying'er a few words, but who knew that the other two people actually blushed together.

Shuang'er clapped his hands and exclaimed: "It's amazing, it's amazing, this is a magpie hitting a house sparrow, it's a coincidence?" ”

Miao'er said "oops" and said, "Miss, look at this shameless little hoof, make fun of us." ”。 After saying that, she fought with her shamefully, and Huang Ying'er looked at her suspiciously, with an unkind gaze.

Shuang'er giggled when she was scratched, and the tears of laughter came out, and she said on the side: "It's over, it's over, the vinegar jar is overturned, hehe." ”

Fan Xiong returned to the house, and as soon as he arrived at the door of the main hall, he heard the laughter of eating inside. He didn't dare to raise his head, lowered his head and said, "County Lord, Your Majesty left Lord Xiaohou for dinner, but no one received it." ”

The laughter stopped abruptly, Huang Ying'er slender waist, walked out and pinched her waist and asked angrily, "Why didn't you receive it?" ”

Fan Xiong lowered his head even more, hid his smile, and said: "Lord Xiaohou saw that the night was dark, for fear that someone in the market would chew the root of his tongue, and he had already gone to Gong Zifang's old mansion. ”

Huang Ying'er's angry cheeks puffed slightly, pouted and said: "People who are so bold, why are you so timid this time, Shuang'er Miao'er, go back to sleep, take the dishes on the table and feed the dogs." ”

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In Zheng Zhilong's house, the three brothers of the Zheng family sat around a round table, and a little eunuch knelt on the ground.

Take a closer look, the little eunuch is the little father-in-law who serves the emperor in front of the palace, and he is telling the meeting and conversation between Hou Xuanyan and the emperor in a vivid voice.

Zheng Zhilong pondered for a moment after listening to this, and asked, "They didn't mention our brother?" ”

The little chamberlain rolled his eyes and said, "No, Later, Your Majesty split our waiting, and I don't know what I had a secret conversation with Lord Hou." ”

Zheng Zhilong's face changed, and he asked, "Have you heard anything?" ”

The little eunuch bit his lip, raised his head and said, "The little one vaguely heard Lord Hou mention a Lord He Tengjiao several times, and his tone was not good. ”

Zheng Hongkui didn't care, and said with a smile: "Big brother, I don't think this kid has the courage to tease our brother, but wants to turn over He Tengjiao's plate." The two of them helped us defend the Qing soldiers well, so that we could have a good time here. If the two of them fought, wouldn't it be cheaper for the tartars? ”

Zheng Zhilong's calloused fingers tapped on the table, and said to the little eunuch: "Go back, go to the account room to find the housekeeper and take a thousand taels of silver." ”

The little eunuch was overjoyed, kowtowed three times, and withdrew happily.

Zheng Hongkui saw that the little eunuch had gone out, so he leaned over and asked, "Big brother, Hou Xuanyan is our biggest financier, we built a shipbuilding workshop in Nan'an Shijing, and most of it was bought by him." There are also artillery, guns, and ammunition, which make money by buying and selling foreign goods. He didn't manage his own territory well, what did he do to provoke He Tengjiao? ”

Zheng Zhilong's face is dark, and he doesn't look like a powerful minister who controls the government, but like a Nanyang.

He pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Since seven years ago, the Japanese kingdom has closed off the country and cut off its power on the sea. This entire sea area has become our territory. I heard that Hou Xuanyan was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, encouraging those wealthy businessmen to enter the sea, and he also fell in love with this piece of fat. Fortunately, this kid knows the times, and I like him. His subordinate Gong Laosan, if he earns one hundred taels, he will honor us seventy taels, the sea is so big, if our family occupies it for a long time, it will definitely arouse public anger. Hou Xuanyan This kid is a particular person, and I am ready to share his share. ”

Zheng Hongkui frowned and said, "Big brother, we finally drove everyone away, why should we let him get involved in the sea area that we have worked so hard to fight?" ”

Zheng Zhilong said with a smile: "You don't know how much profit there is at sea, just rely on the manpower of our Zheng family, and it is wasted." And it also costs a lot of money to raise soldiers and horses to suppress those wealthy merchants who have no chance to go to sea. That's why we have the advantage, and I still give Dongfan Island to Hongmaofan. If a snake swallows an elephant, it will kill itself. Hou Xuan plays this kid, I have been observing him for a long time, and he doesn't dare to be our enemy at all. Every time I buy arms, I deliberately delay, and this kid is not obediently paying. And what he gave was higher than the market price, and he knew that my surname was Zheng on the sea and was the emperor. Let such a person enter the game, make money for us, we eat meat, why not share a little soup with him. ”

Zheng Hongkui's eyes lit up and said: "Big brother Gao Ming, this is to let him work for us, we are the owner, and he is the shopkeeper." No matter how he does it on the ground, when he gets to the sea, it's like a chicken encountering an eagle compared to us, haha. ”

Zheng Zhilong smiled smugly, patted the table and said, "After tomorrow morning, invite him to come to our house and try his quality." ”