Wang Fuzhi and Huang Zongxi have been friends for many years, and when they heard that their old friend would be sentenced to death, they hurriedly pleaded: "Lord Xiaohou, although Huang Zongxi is at fault, the crime is not like this." Please also remember that he is bent on saving the country and is an anti-Qing righteous man, spare him this time. ”

Hou Xuanyan pressed him on the chair and said with a smile: "Lao Wang, you listen to me explain to you, and then say whether he is guilty or not." ”

He walked into the hall, and the generals put away their weapons and returned to their seats. These people don't care what kind of Shilin leader you are, a literary giant. In their eyes, Hou Xuanyan is the commander who led them to successive battles and victories, and he is the backbone of the whole army.

Hou Xuanyan coughed lightly, looked at the anxious expressions of some people in the hall, and secretly said that this Huang Zongxi's reputation is not small. His cautious personality finally had an effect, and he consulted Emperor Longwu in advance, and he was much more hardened when he spoke. Even if the sky falls, there is an emperor on top, Emperor Longwu has no real power, but he is a recognized emperor in the sea, and this signboard is very good.

"Qian Qianyi, Zhao Zhilong, and Wang Duo sacrificed the city to the enemy and gave Nanjing City away. It can be said that it is this group of second-class thieves who have buried half of the country. Since then, no one has resisted in Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Wuxi, Suzhou, and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. The higher the prestige of these people before they surrendered to the enemy, the greater the counterproductive and the greater the sin of sin.

The Governor killed these ministers, who had played the Son of Heaven, just to warn the world and stop the trend of falling when they were full. This matter is both legal and reasonable. This corrupt Confucian was a traitor in the downtown area, and he came to the palace to insult the minister of state. not only deceived the monarch and ignored His Majesty's will, but also sabotaged the anti-Qing Dynasty and obstructed the Northern Expedition. Such a man should have been killed as an example, but Ben Governor was merciful, and remembered that he still had a trace of integrity, and spared his dog's life. I only hope that he can repent, don't be obsessed with unrepentance, and send this head today, if there is a single word to disturb our army and people, he will not be spared. ”

The soldiers applauded, and Wang Fuzhi sighed, sat on the chair, and was silent.

Qian Qianyi, Wang Duo and others have deep roots in Jinling, and there are many old ones at today's banquet. Although they were afraid of Hou Xuanyan's power and did not dare to scold like Huang Zongxi, they were also dissatisfied in their hearts.

Qu Jingyuan, who was sitting at the end of the seat, was close friends with Wang Duo, and after listening to Hou Xuanyan's words, he snorted coldly.

Originally, the military general was still applauding, but he snorted coldly, no one should have noticed, who knew that it was unfortunate that everyone was quiet. This cold snort is particularly eye-catching.

Hou Xuanyan looked at it, this person had an angry face, his seat was almost in the corner of the door, and no one paid attention to it. Now that everyone is looking at him, Qu Jingyuan's somewhat fat white face is red.

Hou Xuanyan smiled: "Does this adult have any objections? ”

Qu Jingyuan's personality has always been rigid and conservative, and he is not smiling at home and with his family. If the wife and concubine have a little playful and playful performance, they will be reprimanded by him. If he was allowed to take the initiative to stand up and loudly refute Hou Xuanyan, he would not have the guts. But Hou Xuanyan, who was naturalized, took the initiative to ask him, he had a good reputation in his life, and Qu Jingyuan, who thought he was a righteous gentleman, would never admit it and laugh. In his body, he didn't recognize this gene.

Qu Jingyuan snorted again with great backbone and asked, "The adults have already asked Your Majesty to speak, but what proof is there?" ”

Hou Xuanyan asked with a smile, "Who is this?" ”

Wu Jikun, a professional narrator, immediately stood up, for fear that others would rob him of his job, and said: "My lord, this is Qu Jingyuan of Yingtianfu, and his family's ancestral fields are all over Yingtian. ”

Hou Xuanyan slapped the table, suddenly turned his face, and said angrily: "Lao Tzu is a feudal official, and the correspondence with His Majesty is a state secret. Do you want to report to you, a landlord? ”

Qu Jingyuan's face couldn't hold back, red and purple, and the stubborn temperament he had cultivated all the time made him ignore it, and his voice was tense to a sharp one: "I'm afraid that you haven't proved it, and you have created a holy will here, Your Majesty is so holy, how can you allow you to kill innocents indiscriminately." ”

Hou Xuanyan laughed angrily, there are so many people who are not afraid of death, he just wanted to give an order, but a personal soldier came without passing it on, and arched his hand and said: "Commander, a little father-in-law has come to Fuzhou, and he wants the commander to go out to receive orders." ”

Everyone looked at Hou Xuanyan's eyes, and suddenly became a little more envious, he took back Jinling, and now His Majesty does not spare his high-ranking officials at all in order to encircle the generals who hold real power. Ding Kuichu and Chen Bangfu of Liangguang pacified the king of Jingjiang and became self-reliant, and they were both named earls.

Hou Xuanyan suppressed the anger in his heart, came to the outside of the hall, and led the crowd to kneel on the ground to accept the order.

The will was concise and to the point, first lavishly commending Hou Xuanyan's merits, and then crowning him as Wu Yuebo.

After the little eunuch read out the holy decree, he smiled and said: "Congratulations to the uncle, congratulations to the uncle, long live the lord personally asked the villain to bring a message to the uncle, and hope that Uncle Wu Yue will go to Fuzhou so that he can meet His Majesty." ”

After listening to the holy decree, Hou Xuanyan was very dissatisfied in his heart, although his title was high, he did not see the promotion of his official position. You must know that his previous official position was the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and now his territory has reached Yingtiannan Zhili, which has long exceeded the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If he is in Jinling as the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he will be a little lacking in confidence.

Eighty percent of this is Zheng Zhilong's old Wang Ba who is playing ghosts, Hou Xuanyan hates it in his heart, but he can't see it on his face at all. He smiled and said: "The little father-in-law took me to reply to Your Majesty, and said that Weichen had settled the defense of Jinling, and he would leave for Fuzhou to meet His Majesty in the near future." First, to talk about the feelings of the monarch and ministers, and second, to discuss the Northern Expedition with His Majesty. ”

The little eunuch smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in addition to the holy decree, there is also an edict, saying: Hou Qing is fighting abroad, there is no need to ask me for instructions on everything, and the Hou Qing family is allowed to act cheaply, and the officials of the defense area can be appointed and dismissed, and the second minister and thief can be killed." ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall exclaimed, and Qu Jingyuan's face trembled like earth, and he sat down on the ground. Others were full of light, staring at Hou Xuanyan, hoping to get a good official position.

Hou Xuanyan looked at Qu Jingyuan, sneered, and said, "Now you are credible?" ”、

Qu Jingyuan didn't dare to reply, and he didn't want to admit it, but he looked embarrassed and afraid, and a clear-eyed person knew that he was scared at a glance. Listening to the whispers around him, Qu Jingyuan knew that the reputation he had accumulated for half his life was completely collapsed today.

Hou Xuanyan did not intend to continue to embarrass him, a gentry with a large field in his hands, when he implemented "one grain payment" in the future, he would have time to fight with him.

His mind is still on the holy decree, since Fuzhou does not promote himself, then Lao Tzu will promote himself himself.

Hou Xuanyan made up his mind, returned to his seat, and said: "Thirteen dog traitors were exterminated by the three clans, and they were "punished for traitors". You have come all the way with me, with outstanding merits, and tomorrow hundreds of civil and military officials will gather in the old palace, and we will "reward meritorious service". ”

The officials, especially those from Suzhou and Changzhou, were all excited.

Hou Xuanyan secretly said in his heart, if you don't promote me to an official, I will promote my subordinates. The tide rises, are you still afraid that you will stand up for Lao Tzu?