When the news of He Tengjiao's killing spread all over Huguang, the people in Yuezhou City woke up like a dream. Gu Yanwu and Yuan Jixian were relatively speechless, only a sigh.

Hou Xuanyan's attack this time was like a thunderbolt, which seemed to be a temporary intention and a reckless act. In fact, as early as when he was in Changzhou, he began to plan. Later, he entered Fuzhou and faced the saint, also for this moment. People like He Tengjiao and Shi Kefa must die, otherwise if this kind of person is allowed to steal a high position, then Shenzhou will be Yangzhou everywhere. Incompetence is not a capital crime, but at the juncture of the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species, stealing from a high position and being so incompetent is a capital crime that should be broken and ashes scattered.

Following behind Hou Xuanyan, Xia Wanchun looked at Hou Xuanyan's eyes, a little weird. Only he clearly remembered that when he was in Changzhou to write to the imperial court, Hou Xuan's speech asked He Tengjiao to greet the holy driver, with a strange smile.

Hou Xuanyan was a little hairy by him, and asked dissatisfiedly: "I see that you are not giving up, what are you thinking?" ”

Xia Wanchun laughed and covered up: "Let's kill He Tengjiao and Zhang Kuang, but there are so many counties in Huguang, and the money, grain, soldiers and horses are originally in the hands of He Tengjiao, and I am thinking about how to take over." ”

Hou Xuanyan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he became interested, and hurriedly asked, "Do you have any ideas in mind?" ”

Xia Wanchun's face turned red, shook his head, and then lowered his head, and said in his belly: You are so treacherous, I'm afraid you have already thought about it.

Hou Xuanyan smiled and said, "I have planned for this matter for a long time. ”

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Huguangxing Province has 16 prefectures, of which six prefectures, including Wuchang Mansion and Xiangyang Prefecture, have fallen into the hands of the Tartars. There are also Jingzhou Mansion, which is a battlefield between the two sides, and battles are being staged all the time.

In the southern state capital, as well as the subordinate counties, there are constantly fine horsemen trodden. The chief officers of each county were escorted by the army to Changsha.

Seven days later, it was already the golden autumn season, and among the golden chrysanthemums under Yuelu Mountain, Hou Xuanyan met with these magistrates.

On the small tables, there are simply a few dishes and a pot of wine. Those who came were all prefects of various prefectures, and there were also prefects of some large counties. They also all knew that He Tengjiao was killed, and this incident should have set off a huge wave in Huguang, who knew that the thunder was heavy and the rain was small. Everything was going according to plan, as if Huguang had never had a governor named He Tengjiao.

In order to raise food and wages for his 30,000 overseers, He Tengjiao can be said to have made the people of Hunan angry. The nearby counties were deeply affected, and when they heard that He Tengjiao was killed, more people were secretly happy in their hearts.

Hou Xuanyan raised his glass and said: "Those who came today are all parents and officials. As an official, he should benefit one party, but he hated He Tengjiao for his tyrannical expropriation and made the people's livelihood miserable. Fortunately, He Tengjiao has been ambushed, and all kinds of measures he has set to harm the people must be stopped immediately. ”

Hou Xuanyan, who thought that there would be a burst of cheers in the crowd, looked at the quiet crowd, and he could feel their despair from a long distance.

Hou Xuanyan picked a prefect who wanted to speak and stopped, and said: "I see you looking around and eager to try, but what do you have to say to this governor?" ”

This person happened to be Zheng Hanqing, the prefect of Hengzhou, he paused, made up his mind, and said angrily: "Back to the commander, although He Tengjiao is dead, but his minions Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi and others have learned from each other, and even intensified. These people relied on the soldiers in their hands to ravage the place and poison the village. Our Hengzhou was persecuted by Huang Chaoxuan's soldiers day and night, and the people had already fled in all directions, and even those who stayed were forced to be cornered by them, and there were no less than hundreds of people who committed suicide every day. It is said that the Hubei Tatars kill people like hemp, but they don't know that the soldiers in Hunan are more terrible than the Tartars. ”

When Zheng Hanqing talked about emotion, he was full of tears, and the officials of other counties and counties around him felt the same way and secretly wiped away their tears.

Hou Xuanyan's face was pale, he thought he had mastered these places, but he didn't expect that there would be such a group of scum.

These people are typical examples of the courage to abuse the people and be cowardly in foreign wars, and most of those who have surrendered since the Tatars entered the customs are such people.

Hou Xuanyan said angrily: "These scum disregard military discipline, as a parent official, don't you dare to take care of it?" ”

Zheng Hanqing replied: "These people rely on the support of He Tengjiao, plus they have soldiers and horses in their hands, how can we help them?" The Yamen's quick arrest and government service are no match for these soldiers. ”

"It's rotten to the bone! What kind of world is this, these dog thieves are really more hateful than Tartars! Hou Xuanyan scolded a few words, turned around and asked: "My order is very clear, the civil and military officials of all provinces must come here to gather." Are any of these people coming? ”

Qin He shook his head and said, "Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi, and Cao Zhijian didn't come. ”

Hou Xuanyan raised his voice and said: "You go back to your respective counties, and in three days, I will lead the army to go, you must cooperate with me to kill these bastards." ”

There were those in the crowd who were deeply affected, their faces were happy, and there were also a few people who did not look good. They are in the same stream as Huang Chaoxuan and others, and they don't know how much silver they are greedy for. These people were afraid that Hou Xuanyan would wipe them out, so they were ready to disperse and hurry up to report the news.

After everyone dispersed, Xia Wanchun asked, "Commander, why do you have to wait for three days?" There are wars in Jingzhou and Wuchang, and we need to fight quickly. ”

Hou Xuanyan said hatefully: "The lake is ripe, the world is full, even children know this ballad." Such fertile soil for grain production can be starved all over the wilderness by them, and if you don't kill them, you don't need Tartars to attack, and you will be finished.

I said three days to confuse them, and there are many people at the table today, and there will definitely be rumors. As soon as I say this, they will let their guard down in the next three days, and our chances will be greater. Our Fengzi battalion marches like the wind, this time with a blitzkrieg, set off tonight, take the blood of this group of beasts, and warn other soldiers. We are on the front line to resist the Tartars, and whoever dares to hide behind and abuse the people, I will let him die an ugly death. ”

Xia Wanchun gave up his hand, and Hou Xuanyan asked, "Do you know where these people are stationed?" ”

Xia Wanchun patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Governor Marshal, in the past few days in the government office, I have long remembered the garrison map in my heart, and there is no mistake." ”

"Good! Go back and sharpen your knives and kill the dog tonight! ”