At the foot of Xiaobie Mountain, the Han River meanders through, and Hou Xuanyan and his soldiers are bathing in the river. Washed from head to toe, although the river water is cold, Hou Xuanyan's body and bones have gradually become stronger after these days of exercise.

After washing it, I walked naked to the river, picked up my clothes, put them under my nose and smelled them, and almost fainted. Looking down at his fair body, he was about to put it in these dirty clothes, and Hou Xuanyan suddenly felt a little aggrieved.

The smell of blood and sweat, combined with the smell of mud after a rainy day, is simply wonderful. Seven days had passed since the battle outside Hanyang that day, and he hadn't had a good night's sleep.

At this time, two small soldiers on the shore ran over, shouting as they ran: "Commander, Commander!" ”

Hou Xuanyan got dressed, tied it with a jade belt, and asked, "I'm here, what's going on?" "These days, the Qing soldiers in Hanyang Province have been increasing, and although they do not attack them directly, they are very fond of following them. Hou Xuanyan already knew that the lords of the city would be Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, so he thought highly of the combat power of these Qing soldiers. Since they don't come to beat themselves, Hou Xuanyan is so happy, but it's not a good feeling for others to do the tail after all, so Hou Xuanyan has been very aggrieved recently.

The two slanted shoulder soldiers, supporting each other, came over panting while trotting and said: "Commander, there is news from Jiangxi, Huang Zongzhou led his troops to Jiangxi, and was defeated by Jin Shenghuan, the puppet governor of Jiangxi in the Qing Dynasty, and fled to Chenzhou with the remnants. Rescued. ”

The soldier next to him slapped him on the head and scolded, "I was captured by General Zhang." ”

Hou Xuanyan covered his stomach and laughed, and said: "It's difficult for him, he can lead troops across Ganzhou and flee all the way to Huguang." Smiling and smiling, Hou Xuanyan's face suddenly froze, and he said in a deep voice: "How did Zhang Huangyan deal with it?" ”

Xiao Bing thought back for a moment and replied: "Commander, General Zhang left Huang Dao Zhou Fengruo as a guest in Chenzhou, and painstakingly explained your intention to kill He Tengjiao. It's a pity that Huang Ge is stubborn and can't understand the loyalty of the commander. ”

Hou Xuanyan sneered and said: "Lao Tzu acts above board, and he has a world of courage and loyalty, so why do you need to explain it to a corrupt Confucian." Send someone to quickly send an order to cut off the head of the old thief of the zodiac Zhou, and send him back to Fuzhou. At the same time, in my name, it spread all over Fuzhou, and I said that whoever dares to control the government again, bewitch and bewitch His Majesty, and use swords and soldiers in vain without respecting the holy will, and 300,000 soldiers of the Northern Expedition, why not go south to the side of the Qing monarch. ”

"Zodiac Zhou has a straw bag, what about his lieutenant Shi Lang?"

Xiao Bing said with a smile: "Back to the commander, Shi Lang kept offering suggestions along the way, and Huang Daozhou didn't listen to a word." Shi Lang expected him to be defeated, and was unwilling to accompany him to his life, so he abandoned him in advance and fled back to Fujian. ”

There was a cheerful laugh by the river, and sometimes people who were extremely stupid could steal a high position.

Chenzhou Mansion, in Guiyang City, Zhang Huangyan spoke bitterly in front of the hall. Sitting upright in the hall is the first auxiliary scholar of the Longwu Dynasty, Huang Daozhou.

"Elder Ge, listen to me, without Hou Xuanyan, the 300,000 troops of the Northern Expedition will be like a plate of scattered sand, fighting separately. When the time comes, who will stop the tartars? ”

Huang Daozhou slanted his face, blew his beard and glared, and said sharply: "Hou Xuanyan is good at killing ministers, wolf ambitions, more need to be guarded against than Zhi Jiannu!" Besides, a yellow-haired boy killed the so-called 300,000 Northern Expeditionary Army, and it was all the power of the imperial court. Speaking of this, he stood up, walked up to Zhang Huangyan, took his hand and said: "Xuanzhu, I know that you have always been a loyal and prudent minister, but you can't follow Hou Xuanyan and go on the slope." He uses you so much, if you want to kill him, he will definitely not take precautions, and the fate of Daming is in your hands! ”

Zhang Huangyan was silent, the old man in front of him was simply a person who could not be convinced. The truth he believed, even if Confucius was resurrected, told him in front of his eyes that this was not the original intention of my saint. He will also insist on his opinion and refute a few words. ”

Huang Daozhou still didn't give up, and still chattered in the hall, instigating Zhang Huangyan to kill Hou Xuanyan. Zhang Huangyan sighed, interrupted him and said, "Elder Huang Ge, I will send someone tomorrow to send you back to Fuzhou." ”

A sneer sounded outside the door, and Liu Ting quietly appeared in front of the hall with dozens of soldiers. Zhang Huangyan was in a cold sweat, these people acted like ghosts, and his own soldiers were unconscious. Liu Tingnai is Hong Yixun's right-hand man, and he is the second leader of that mysterious army.

"When the surnamed Huang returns to Fuzhou, he won't bother Lord Zhang, and our brother has been ordered by the commander to send him on the road."

Huang Daozhou put his hands behind his back and said proudly: "You don't need that traitor to pretend to be a good person, Huang has legs and feet, and he can go back." ”

Liu Ting smiled kindly and said: "Lord Huang misunderstood, what our commander means is to send your head back, as for your legs and feet, just stay in Chenzhou to feed the dogs." ”

Zhang Huangyan reprimanded: "Liu Ting, don't be rude, this is the head of the court, even if the commander is here, he must bow and see him." ”

Liu Ting said predictably: "General Zhang, if I remember correctly, Elder Huang Ge has come to exterminate us. ”

Zhang Huangyan's face was embarrassed, and he said: "There is a big misunderstanding in this, I will explain it clearly to the elder of the pavilion." ”

When Huang Daozhou heard that they were really going to kill him, he no longer had the arrogance he had at the beginning, and hid behind Zhang Huangyan, holding on to his breath and refusing to beg for mercy.

Liu Ting said coldly: "We have been ordered by the commander, and we can't take the head of this surnamed Huang today, and we are all willing to die to repay the commander." Please also ask General Zhang not to obstruct him. surnamed Huang, you are dead, the Jade Emperor can't protect you today, Governor Hou said. ”

The pro-soldiers brought by Huang Daozhou, as well as those who were not dead, rushed out of the inner room, led by a sharp knife and said angrily: "Who dares to touch a single hair of the old Huang Pavilion? ”

Whoosh, a few cold arrows came from nowhere, and these pro-soldiers turned into hedgehogs one by one.

Zhang Huangyan said angrily: "Liu Ting! ”

Liu Ting ignored him and ordered: "Cut off his head and set off for Fuzhou tonight." ”

The death of his own soldiers has scared Huang Daozhou to the point that he does not want to die here. Huang Daozhou pulled Zhang Huangyan's sleeve, secretly strained, and asked him for help. At this time, he was still desperate to save face, and he was secretive and refused to ask for help.

Zhang Huangyan was helpless for a while, what is the use of asking for help at this time, if he protects him, maybe two officials will die today. Zhang Huangyan is not stupid, he can clearly feel that the Hunan army he recruited and trained is surnamed Hou and not Zhang.

Liu Ting personally stepped forward, stepped on the corpse of his own soldier, and came to Huang Daozhou. Grabbing him by the hair, he pulled a sharp blade from his waist. Huang Dao Zhou just wanted to wail, a cold light flashed, and his throat had been cut.