Hou Xuanyan cried and made trouble, and finally got the generosity of this group of gentry.

This group of people is different from the civil officials of the court, their ancestors have been rich for several generations, so they will not be blinded by gold and silver. At the beginning, Chongzhen had no money to pay the salary, and wanted the officials to donate a little, and those officials who opened their mouths and closed their mouths for the country and the people were more slamming the door one by one. In the end, Li Zicheng broke the city of Beijing, and his general Liu Zongmin looted them all, and many people were abused to death.

Although Hou Xuanyan is full of crooked reasoning and has no right deeds, one thing is right, Suzhou City is broken, and everything they have is a dream bubble. The gentry in Suzhou naturally understood this truth, so they finally chose to pay.

Gu Youde really couldn't listen to his nonsense, they rebelled and did a big thing. It's just that his grandson-in-law, who looks like a ruffian who hangs his son, how can he rest assured that he will guard Suzhou. He slapped the table and decided to settle the shot.

"Xuan's speech also makes sense, so let's do it, the old man should set an example. Xuan Yan You disaster relief training, the money and food consumed, no matter how much, we take care of one-third of the family. How about you share the rest? ”

Hou Xuanyan skillfully concealed the shock in his eyes, and then he was impressed by the daughter-in-law he picked up. Not everyone has this kind of courage to write blank checks, which requires strong self-confidence, to put it bluntly, you can make it, and I can pay any amount of money.

Since Gu Youde's statement was made, the other families were not good at what they were saying, whether they were willing or unwilling, they all pinched their noses and agreed.

Just when everyone gathered at the yamen and chirped to settle accounts, two people from the sea sneaked along the way and finally entered Suzhou City.

Although Suzhou was surrounded by enemies on all sides, it did not close the city, but generously opened the city to accept the people.

Hou Xuanyan was not very afraid, the soldiers and horses in his hands rushed out to the Northern Expedition to restore the country, it was a fool's dream. But it is more than enough to hold a Suzhou city. After all, those who could fight were either recruited back to Beijing by Dolgon to escape the summer, or dragged by Yan Yingyuan in Jiangyin. The others are all small fish and shrimp, and they don't have the guts to hit Suzhou.

Hou Xuanyan roughly calculated that there was still a month before Hong Chengchou arrived in Jiangnan. During this month, there is no need to scare yourself.

After entering Suzhou, the two went straight to the Yamen, but when they arrived at the door, they were stopped by the guards.

"Who?"

"We're from Fuzhou, please go in and report it."

Fuzhou is now the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the soldiers guarding the door did not dare to slack off, so they calmed down and said, "Then you can come in with me." ”

Xiaobing entered the middle of a pair of local tyrants, found Hou Xuanyan, and whispered in his ear.

"Hurry up, please." Hou Xuanyan stood up, tidied up his clothes, and looked happy.

Although they occupy the yamen of other people's Suzhou Mansion and exercise the rights of the city lord, they are not rightly named.

Now the official identity is finally here, much faster than Hou Xuanyan estimated.

This is mainly due to the fact that the sea of the Ming Dynasty is now the world of Zheng Zhilong, so they can arrive in Suzhou so quickly.

When the two of them entered the yamen, they were obviously stunned when they saw so many people.

One of them asked, "Which one is Hou Xuanyan of Jiading, Hou Gongzi?" ”

Hou Xuanyan pretended not to know, put his hands behind his back, tilted his head and said, "I am Hou Xuanyan, what is the matter with you?" ”

The two looked at him with a smile and then began to undress...

was caught off guard this time, and even Hou Xuanyan almost had a misunderstanding.

When they removed the coarse cloth clothes on the outside and revealed the palace clothes inside, Hou Xuanyan realized that these two were little eunuchs.

One of the little fathers-in-law said with a smile: "Hou Gongzi, we are from Fuzhou, and we have come to deliver the decree at the behest of His Majesty." ”

After speaking, his face changed abruptly, from a little eunuch who smiled and feasted to a little eunuch who was extremely cold. This is a must-have skill for eunuchs to deliver edicts, because when delivering edicts, they must be solemn and solemn, and they must not be hippie and smiling. Therefore, to spread the word, change your face first.

"Hou Xuanyan took the order."

The local tyrants in the house knelt on the ground with Hou Xuanyan, receiving the holy decree was like seeing the emperor, although they were rich, this kind of thing was still unprecedented.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and he says: ..."

As soon as this sentence came out, the kneeling people couldn't help but exclaim. It turns out that the emperor passed the decree, and this first sentence is very particular. Only when high-ranking officials are rewarded will they use "诰曰". The general one is the edict, and of course there are all kinds of different meanings.

The little eunuch coughed lightly and motioned for everyone to calm down.

"Recently, the Qing Jiangnan has been forced, and people have no fixed will. The thieves have the idea of bending their knees, and the whole country is ashamed of being masked. Thinking about the difficulty of starting a business, one foot back is a loss of one foot; For ZTE's recovery plan, it is easy to do it sooner. ...”

Hou Xuanyan listened to the tirade, scolded in his heart, hurry up and say what official he will give Lao Tzu.

After some empty words that urged people to pee, the point finally came, and the little eunuch shook his head and aggravated his tone: "Today, there is Jiading Hou Xuanyan, loyal to the country, full of loyalty." The expulsion of the Qing soldiers and the revival of the state are of great merit. Hou Xuanyan was specially appointed as the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he took over the military and political power of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and was specially allowed to act cheaply. ”

This is actually a very unkind reward, although the official position is big, but it has no effect. Because Jiangsu and Zhejiang, except for Suzhou, are either in the hands of King Lu or in the hands of the Qing court.

Fortunately, what Hou Xuanyan asked for was just a name. With this name, everything is justified.

As for the territory and forces, those can be grabbed slowly. At least now, under the banner of "the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang", it is legal to grab it.

Gu Youde looked meaningfully at Hou Xuanyan's kneeling back, and a trace of smugness flashed in his eyes. His investment once again proves the old guy's vision and courage.

After the little eunuch read out the holy decree, he returned to his normal expression and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Master Inspector, Congratulations to Master Governor, the Holy Lord is full of praise when he mentions you, saying that you are Yue Fei Yue Wumu of our Ming Dynasty." ”

Hou Xuan said in his heart, this metaphor is not very good, one died tragically in the Storm Pavilion, the other is partial to Jiangnan, Lao Tzu wants to be Xu Da who beat the Yuan Dynasty to cry his father and call his mother, and he should not be Yue Fei. After all, there are enough tragic heroes in Huaxia, and I don't have to make up the numbers.

Although I thought this in my heart, I didn't express it on my face at all. He smiled and said, "The two little fathers-in-law have worked hard all the way, let's go to the backyard to rest." Come on, take the two of you to the backyard for dinner and rest. ”

As soon as the two little eunuchs left, the atmosphere in the room was very different from that in the morning.

Hou Xuanyan in front of him is no longer the city lord of Suzhou supported by them, but has become a feudal official of the Eight Classics.