In Dingyan County, the courtyard of the Huang family is not inferior to the palace, there are nine courtyards in and nine out, slaves are like clouds, and there are groups of beautiful maids.

The huge wealth is hidden in the people, such a handwriting, it is difficult to imagine that it is owned by a small county tyrant.

Huang Jianling sat in the study, with an angry face, and scolded: "Bastard, that little salt patrol officer, you sent someone to beat him?" A beautiful maidservant, after pouring tea for him, lowered her head and retreated, and it could be seen that the gentry of this small county had very big rules, and ordinary people did not dare to approach this study.

Huang Siqiong, the third son of the Huang family, who was kneeling in the hall, stiffened his neck and said with an unconvinced expression: "Daddy, that little official is extremely arrogant, and he is shameless to the extreme. He didn't miss anything for him, not only accepted our family's 10,000 taels of silver, but also slept with four Yangzhou thin horses raised by his son since he was a child. Who knows that after this guy eats and wipes it clean, he will not let go, and he will have to take back our salt. Take back the salt to lead the small, ours"

"Shut up!" Huang Jianling was furious, and scolded with hatred: "Then if you kill him, you can smooth out this matter?" I have already inquired clearly, this fat man is extraordinary, he is the confidant of the Duke of Yue, Xuanyan. When he was in Jiading, he was one of the two people who often accompanied Hou Xuanyan. You let him escape this time, once you discover the secret of our family, our Huang family will be removed from now on. ”

Huang Siqiong straightened her chest and was about to argue, when she suddenly cursed like a deflated ball: "It's all that Li Shutai, who looks like a fierce general, who knows that he is so unbeaten." I thought he could drive the Ming army back to Jiangnan. ”

Li Shutai swept Yangzhou at the beginning, and broke through the seven counties of Sanzhou in three days, and everyone thought that he could kill the Northern Expeditionary Army back to Jiangnan, and even Jiangnan was frightened by his murderous name.

Later, Xiaotongshan was defeated, and his head was cut off and spread all over the south of the Yangtze River, which stabilized people's hearts.

Huang Jianling's anger has not subsided, but he also knows that the matter has come to this point, and there is no room for recovery. To be honest, he also hated Xu Yuanbao slowly, and he had never seen such a treacherous and shameless petty official. Ordinary officials, when they came to Dingyan, were all stunned by the Huang family's sugar-coated shells.

Xu Yuanbao was obviously not as high-spirited as he was on the boat with Hou Xuanyan, and when he first arrived in Dingyan, he was also fascinated by the luxury of the Huang family. The Huang family looked at him and smiled when they even ate and took it, thinking that it was just another dog bought by the Huang family. Who knew that this kid was full of food and drink, and when he put on his pants, he didn't recognize people, and his face changed faster than a dog, and he arrogantly demanded to hand over the salt lead. The salt seller is an important disguise for the Huang family, and with this disguise, they can secretly make a profitable deal.

If you lose the salt lead, there will be a lot of inconvenience, and when Huang Jianling was about to think of other ways, his third son was impulsive and wanted to kill the killer.

Xu Yuanbao has been dealing with profiteers for so many years, and he is extremely alert. He could see at a glance that the attitude of the Huang family's subordinates was wrong, and that kind of dangerous look was as if he was looked at by Ye Fangli's people in Kunshan back then. Xu Yuanbao immediately made a decision and fled to the river with his subordinates, and sure enough, the people of the Huang family immediately chased him out.

Wishing Bao fought and fled, grabbed a small boat, and fled along the Yunyan River to the river, just when he was knocked over by Hou Xuanyan's iron warship.

Huang Jianling sighed and said: "Li led Tai bravely and without a plan, the lone army went deep and did not take the Northern Expeditionary Army in his eyes, he will die if he does not die." Right now, our Huang family is about to face a catastrophe, if you can't survive it, you will make our whole family miserable. ”

Huang Siqiong disagreed, and said: "Daddy, don't panic, the Ming Dynasty has long been struggling, and the world will be Qing sooner or later." If it's a big deal, we will go to sea and flee north, and with our family background, we can't make a comeback anywhere. ”

With a bang, Huang Jianling slapped his palm on the table and scolded: "What is a mouse's eye, we are in Dingyan, which is an important flag for the Qing Dynasty, once we go to the territory of the Qing Dynasty, we are useless, and there are fat sheep with huge wealth." Are you really full of people who are saints with good intentions? Ten days of massacre in Yangzhou, only a few days have passed? Have you forgotten what blood tastes like? ”

Huang Siqiong, who has always been full of confidence, finally showed a trace of trepidation and said, "Daddy, then what should we do?" ”

"A strong man breaks his wrist! Hand over all the salt farms, and I will take you with you to bear the guilt and cut off all ties with Huai'an. Send someone to inform Wakda, the king of Doroqian in Huai'an, and tell us the truth. ”

Huang Siqiong's face turned miserable and said, "Why is it here! ”

"Why? Son, let me tell you the truth, and if necessary, be prepared to die for your family. ”

Huang Siqiong heard her father's cold words, and collapsed to the ground in fright, he understood his father and never alarmist.

Huang Jianling looked at his son, the reluctance and love in his eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "Hou Xuanyan is not a good person!" We can only hope that he didn't take it to heart and didn't think about it too much. ”

Hou Xuanyan, who is not a good person, is running towards Li Haoxian's camp at the moment, followed by thousands of guards. Zhang Mingzhen has been transferred back to Wusong River by him, and the sailors have been mobilized to block Yangzhou Port. Hou Xuanyan, who has always been cunning, is naturally sensitive to the aura of conspiracy, and it is pure wishful thinking to expect him to turn a blind eye.

The soldiers of the Huozi Battalion, everyone knows Hou Xuanyan's face, and when he arrives on the ground in Taizhou, Li Haoxian already knows.

"The Governor has come to Taizhou? Why didn't you say it in advance? Li Haoxian said happily: "No matter, follow me on the horse and go to meet you." ”

With the support of his eldest brother, Xu Yuanbao, although he still has a blue nose and swollen face, he is full of energy, and he is not embarrassed to flee in the wilderness. Hou Xuanyan listened to his words and was keenly aware that there must be something strange in it. A merchant gentry, no matter what, would not dare to blatantly kill the officials of the imperial court. Unless they already have enough confidence, or if there is something they dare not see people, it is more serious than being retaliated against by the government.

Hou Xuanyan, who was riding on a horse, was absent-minded, Yangzhou was the front line of the confrontation between the enemy and us, and once the war started, this was the first battlefield for handover. Whether it is himself or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they will not give up the important town of Jiangbei, and there will be a bloody battle here. If there is any hidden danger at that time, it will kill people.

"Dingyan Huang family, what are you covering?"

The yellow sand raised by the horse's hooves in the distance was towards Hou Xuanyan, Hu Bawan stood up on the horse, kicked the stirrup and was already half a position higher than ordinary people, raised his hand to shade the sun, and shouted loudly: "Dashuai, in front of you is the handsome banner of the Huozi Battalion, General Li has arrived." ”

Hou Xuanyan pinched the horse's belly, whipped the horse's buttocks, retreated his distracting thoughts, and said with a smile: "Yuanbao, watch the eldest brother avenge you." ”