Chen Zilong came to the Hou Mansion in a hurry, these days he has been too addicted to officials, and he will be respected by a county.

As soon as he entered Hou Xuanyan's study, Chen Zilong felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and the excitement when he came slowly dissipated.

In his opinion, what he did was a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, but he did not take into account Hou Xuanyan's feelings.

Hou Xuanyan didn't know anything about the officials he appointed, but that wasn't the reason he was angry.

Even if Chen Zilong appoints all of them are capable officials and rare talents, he will not be happy.

The appointment and dismissal of officials is the trump card in Hou Xuanyan's hands, and it is the greatest power that Emperor Longwu has won for him, and with this power, he can establish his prestige in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If everyone is like Chen Zilong, taking advantage of his illness to become popular, then what else can he, the governor, use to serve the people. Over time, everyone will treat him as a puppet.

When people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team.

In the spacious study, Yan Yingyuan's face sank like water, and he didn't say a word. Gu Yanwu looked forward to it left and right, absent-minded.

"Mr. Chen, it is said that you appointed the county order of Wujiang County?" Hou Xuanyan broke the silence and said in an unkind tone.

Chen Zilong is the most sensitive to his title, in the past, Hou Xuanyan always called him Lord Chen, but now it has been changed to Mr. Chen.

"At that time, the commander was extremely tired and in poor health, so in order not to disturb the commander, the subordinate had to go beyond his bounds to replace him..."

Hou Xuanyan waved his hand, interrupted him, and said: "Wujiang County is the gateway to Suzhou, how can you ignore it, I think it's good, Lord Chen has great talent, enough to take on this responsibility, so go to Wujiang County to be a county magistrate." ”

Chen Zilong's pupils dilated in vain, now that the national disaster is at hand, he boasts that he has the talent to support the society, so he naturally refuses to be a county magistrate. Suzhou is the front line of the country's anti-Qing resistance, and what can be done without this stage.

Chen Zilong stood up angrily, wanting to turn on the invincible mouth cannon mode, but unfortunately he was facing Hou Xuanyan and didn't give him this opportunity at all.

Hou Xuanyan slapped his palms gently, and the two burly men in the clothes entered the study, took Chen Zilong's arms, and walked out.

Chen Zilong's literati temperament was exposed at this time, he was extremely arrogant, and scolded: "Hou Xuanyan, you support the army and are self-respecting, greedy for power and position, you bring disaster to the country and the people..."

Gu Yanwu was worried, sighed and said, "Commander, Lord Chen, he..."

"Chen Zilong has some talent, but being a Wujiang county magistrate is exactly where he can show it. I'm not going to throw him away for a few quarrels. As for the Wujiang County Order he arranged, he stayed there to make him a county magistrate. "People like Chen Zilong often think very highly of themselves and throw him to Wujiang, not only will he not pick on him, but he will also try to make a name for himself. When the time comes, he will write a few poems proudly, brag about it, and sneer at the visionless Hou Xuanyan by the way. It's a pity that he met Hou Xuanyan, who doesn't care about these at all.

When Lao Tzu stood on the top of the mountain, no matter how hard he tried to scream at the foot of the mountain, he couldn't hear it. Even if you hear it, what can you do, you are not obediently laying stones for me at the foot of the mountain now.

Gu Yanwu knew his temperament, and what he decided, no matter what he said, it would be irreparable. And what Chen Zilong did was really not like that, he couldn't bear it if he was a feudal official.

"In the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there is such a thing of overstepping authority, it is like complicity and rebellion, and it is not to mention killing!"

Hou Xuanyan's words were in the bookish study, and it also made the people present feel the chill of the blade, Gu Yanwu and Yan Yingyuan both knew that Lord Xiao Hou had moved seriously.

Outside Suzhou, Xia Yunyi reluctantly sent off his old friend, and in the dripping rain, Chen Zilong took an old servant and went to Wujiang County alone.

His back is lonely, and the dark clouds and green mountains in the distance are contrasting.

"And the knife rang in the box last night, and Yan Zhao was the most uneven. Easy water is gurgling clouds and grass green, poor nowhere to send Jing Qing! Xia Yunyi said loudly, Chen Zilong listened from a distance, and his footsteps paused, but he didn't look back after all, and continued to walk towards Wujiang County.

Xia Wanchun held an umbrella on top of his father's head, while he stood in the rain.

"Daddy, why don't you intercede with Lord Xiaohou?"

Xia Yunyi sighed, looked at his beloved son lovingly, and said: "Because, there can be no Chen Zilong in the world, but there can be no Hou Xuanyan." ”

Xia Wanchun's eyes were ethereal, looking straight ahead, as if he had an understanding.

"Let's go, it's raining these days, and the people who fled into Suzhou have long been miserable. Lord Xiaohou is right, there are not a few prefectures, counties and villages in the area of Hangzhou and Suzhou that have been slaughtered by the Qing soldiers, so these refugees can be filled in and resume production. Otherwise, relying only on Suzhou's help, even if it is a grain mountain, there will be a day when it will be empty. ”

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The day after receiving Hou Xuan's performance, Emperor Longwu sent a military department to Liu Zhongzao as an envoy to Shaoxing to issue an edict.

The edict declared that the two families were inseparable, and that the courtiers appointed by the Lu Jianguo could serve in the same official positions in the Longwu court.

Emperor Longwu was also willing to make King Lu the emperor's nephew as the legitimate heir to the throne. This time it was like a big stone, thrown into the pot of the Lu Jianguo regime, causing an uproar among the ministers.

Those who are in favor and those who are against are divided in half, and the two sides are arguing happily. King Lu and a group of short-sighted villains, who are in love with horses, are unwilling to give up the so-called throne after all.

Liu Zhongzao looked at this farce, sneered in his heart, and secretly touched the second edict hidden in his sleeve.

This is awarded to Hou Xuan in Suzhou, and the content in it is very different from this, but there is no royal uncle and nephew's vein warmth.

Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, finally made a decision, refused to meet the edict, and drove Liu Zhongzao out of Shaoxing.

Liu Zhongzao didn't stop, detoured to Fuyang and went straight to Hangzhou, and at night, he appeared in the yamen of Hangzhou City.