Chapter 382: One Step Further
After coming out of the palace, Hou Xuanyan invited Li Haoxian and Xia Wanchun, who had returned to Jinling, to come to the mansion as guests.
Under the green grape trellises in the courtyard of the Hou Mansion, a simple small stone table with a few delicate side dishes and three wine glasses on it. After the three of them sat down, the Qingluan sent by Li Haoxian poured wine behind Hou Xuanyan, and Hou Xuanyan said softly: "You stand down, we brothers haven't gathered together for a long time, and we don't need to be served." β
Qingluan retreated, Xia Wanchun picked up the wine pot and poured it for the two of them, the best bamboo leaf green wine, full of aroma.
Hou Xuanyan said with a smile: "When there was an incident in Suzhou, we were alone and poor, and after several lives and deaths, we finally have today, come, have a drink." β
Li Haoxian and Xia Wanchun picked up their wine glasses and drank them all, and they were also a little happy between their eyebrows.
"What do you think we're going to do in the future?"
Li Haoxian's face was flushed, and he stopped talking, Xia Wanchun blurted out: "I think the big things in the future are the first thing to conquer Liao." β
Hou Xuanyan stretched out his hand and ripped off the chicken leg from the plate, and said: "The conquest of Liao is not a trivial matter, but the most important thing for me to say is not the conquest of Liao, but the fight for the sea." What do you think Zheng Zhilong can do? Relying on Fujian Province alone, the entire Northern Expeditionary Army did not dare to take a step north. If it weren't for the fact that Laochao Fuzhou was taken by us, after he was locked in the sea, we might not have been able to defeat the alliance between the Zheng family and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. If a pirate is like this, how powerful is a sailor with the backing of a great power? β
When Li Haoxian entered Shandong, he was forced by Zheng Zhilong to retreat to Huai'an, which has a deep memory. After listening to Hou Xuanyan's words, he patted his legs and said: "Wow, Zheng Zhilong's food, weapons, and gunpowder are endless, I don't know where to get it, Wakda, which had their help in the Huai'an War, the artillery bombarded day and night, and even the Shuizi battalion, which was used to hitting people with cannons, was pressed down." β
Hou Xuanyan took a sip of wine, swallowed the flesh on his cheeks, and said, "Where did it come from?" Of course, from the vast sea, in addition to our Ming Dynasty, there are many strong ships and cannons in the west of Fanbang, and they can already come to our shores by boat to make waves. But our sailors haven't even been to Japan yet. β
"I'm going to go to Songjiang Mansion, the Songjiang Sailor is the strongest sailor in our hands, no matter how hard the war has been over the years, I haven't forgotten to allocate money to them, raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, the sailor has been raised for so long, it's time to see if I can take it out to fight."
Xia Wanchun said: "When will the commander leave, I am about to go back to Suzhou, what does it mean to be alone, just stop by with the commander." β
Hou Xuanyan pinched the wine jug, paused and said: "Before leaving, I have one more thing, Ma Shiying asked his daughter to tell me a letter and want to ask me to be promoted to the king of Yue, what do you think." β
Li Haoxian slapped the table and said, "This matter is justified, who dares to oppose it?" β
Xia Wanchun also nodded, and said convincingly: "The commander drove out the Tartars, and his merits are brilliant, and it is a matter of course to be crowned king." β
Hou Xuanyan glanced at the expressions of the two people, one of whom was once in charge of the Agni Battalion, and the other held the Hunan Barracks and the Fengzi Battalion all the year round, both of which were the most powerful armies. The army is all their cronies, and the prestige is unrivaled, since both of them support it, it should not be difficult to become a king.
After fighting for so long, he is still the title of Duke of Yueguo, but the people under him are in a hurry. After all, Hou Xuanyan is a national prince, how can the people below be promoted? Is it on an equal footing with him? So in the palace, the elixir said about King Fengyue, and Hou Xuanyan nodded and agreed.
The Daming clan used to be a burden to the tail of the empire, out of a Li Zicheng killed half of it, Zhang Xianzhong and the Manchu Qing Dynasty combined to kill half of it, and now I want to find a clan is the same as the giant panda in later generations, very precious. The only few remaining, such as King Gui and King Lu, were imprisoned after being defeated and captured because of their own usurpation.
There are not many people who are looking for the world to be called kings, and if Hou Xuanyan is promoted to the king of Yue at this time, he will be a little sensitive. But the rules can never restrain the strong people who make the rules, and Hou Xuanyan must find a way back for himself and his subordinates.
Hou Xuanyan, who knew what to expect, sent the two away and strolled to the inner courtyard.
Two plump maids, one holding a white cat in their hands, were chatting. Two pairs of jade hands gently stroked the cat, looking at the familiar technique, and the comfortable appearance of the two stupid cats, you know that these are two senior cat lovers.
Hearing the footsteps, Xiaoxiao and Ji'er looked up, and after seeing Hou Xuanyan, they threw the cat over together.
The two cats looked at each other and shook their fur majestically, glanced at the three two-legged beasts in front of them with disdain, and walked away with a step that the six relatives did not recognize.
Hou Xuanyan hugged left and right, and laughed: "The two lumps of meat on your chest have risen again, are you tired of walking?" The two of them laughed angrily.
These two are typical big-chested and brainless, and they accompanied Gu Ling'er to marry into the Hou family in their teenage years, and there were four of them in the whole house, and none of them had a master to press these two to grow arbitrarily, not only did their bodies become more and more plump, but their personalities also deviated. To sum it up, just a few words, lazy, greedy, greedy, greedy for pleasure.
Pushing the door to the room, Gu Ling'er was lying on the ground in a strange posture, and when she saw Hou Xuanyan's face soaring, she got up, and called out with a red face: "Husband." β
Gu Ling'er wore a close-fitting forging on her upper body, revealing her petite and delicate body and watery jade back curve, and her two slender and slender thighs were spread out and stuck to the blanket.
Hou Xuanyan recognized at a glance that this was not a one-word horse, and asked, "Which play are you playing?" β
Ji'er covered her mouth and smiled: "Miss, she saw Mrs. Saisai dancing, and she should follow along." β
Hou Xuanyan sat down on the chair, took Gu Ling'er in his arms, and said, "Learn what to do, Saisai didn't learn to sing and dance to make a living at that time." This thing is very simple, I don't know how much hardship it takes to learn, it is better to learn martial arts with your sister Sakura if you have kung fu, and you can also get a good body. β
Gu Ling'er pursed her mouth and said in a sullen voice: "She didn't teach me, Sister Ying'er is very bad, and she has to play tricks on people at every turn." β
"Nonsense, what a gentle person your sister Ying'er is, I really hurt you in vain."
Xiaoxiao poured a cup of tea, brought it to her and said with a smile: "Madame Sesai said that our young lady is a dancing genius." When I was learning swordsmanship with my wife, my wife said that she pointed at her and said with a smile, 'stupid', so I refused to go. β
Hou Xuanyan smiled dumbly, you are a wife, she is a concubine, and she doesn't please you? This little guy is also a donkey, learning martial arts is not to be beaten and scolded, anyway, there is nothing missing, learn to dance, and you can unlock some postures when you grow up in the future.
"Ling'er, how long has it been since you returned to your parents' house?"
Gu Ling'er snapped her fingers, calculated, and then said: "It's been two years and three months, and Daddy came here once a few days ago, and he also brought the third uncle and brother." β
"You pack up, I'll take you to Suzhou."
Gu Ling'er jumped up and clapped her hands, and took the two maids to pack up her things.
Hou Xuanyan took a sip of tea, and the soft color in his eyes slowly turned to a fierce color, but there is still a little military doctor in Suzhou who almost drowned and has not avenged it.
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