Not long after the war, the streets of Suzhou gradually became lively.

Many of the shops have already opened, after all, it is the regime of the Han people, and these merchants are also a little relieved.

Although Hou Xuanyan is unknown, his father Hou Dong was in the Jiangnan area and was very prestigious.

Looking at the bustling streets through the curtain of the carriage, Hou Xuanyan was in a good mood. Above his head, there was a small head lying on his stomach, with a pair of big black eyes, looking curiously at everything outside the curtain.

In order to ease the relationship between himself and the Gu family, and make up for the rift caused by the events of that night. Hou Xuanyan took his little daughter-in-law, prepared a generous gift, and was about to go to Gu's house.

Gu Ling'er was born in a wealthy family, she has never been to the streets, and she is full of curiosity about everything she sees.

Her body is petite, she doesn't feel heavy at all when she lies on her body, and there is a faint fragrance. Hou Xuanyan dotingly hugged her down and held her in his arms, held her chin in her arms like a pillow, and looked out together.

Gu Ling'er twisted, it was not a level of strength at all, so she had to give up. The milk snorted milkily in protest. Soon her eyes were drawn to all sorts of gadgets on the street.

When passing by a stall, Gu Ling'er couldn't help it anymore, her eyes sparkled, and her little hand stretched out the curtain and pointed at a sugar man.

"Brother Hou, I want this."

"Okay, Little Bajie." Hou Xuanyan smiled, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and said, "Uncle Yang, stop." ”

Yang Shu skillfully stopped the carriage, Hou Xuanyan got out of the car with Gu Ling'er in his arms, and the guards opened the way to the stall.

The stall owners were not surprised to see that they were escorted, and now Suzhou is like a safe haven, and many nobles who do not want to shave their hair have crowded into Suzhou to seek refuge.

Gu Ling'er stretched out her hand and pulled out one, looked at the others, and reluctantly inserted it back. After much deliberation, I chose the first one. Hou Xuanyan smiled dumbly, pulled one out of his hand, and stuffed it into her hand.

"What kind of family do you have, don't you count them? Choosing a sugar man also buckles the cord, not domineering at all. ”

Gu Ling'er gave him a rare smile, her jet-black eyelashes fluttering, and she was extremely attractive.

The stall owner joked: "This son, Ling Qianjin is really likable." ”

Hou Xuanyan was noncommittal, and did not open his mouth to explain.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the distance, and an aunt who was shopping for vegetables, speaking with a Wu Nong accent, howled.

"Kill, kill!"

The guards guarded Hou Xuanyan in the middle, and Yang Shu also jumped out of the carriage and watched vigilantly.

Hou Xuanyan pushed aside the guards and said, "It's not coming at us, let's go, go over and have a look." ”

The guards escorted Hou Xuanyan and dispersed the crowd, only to see the two groups fighting in the street. The side with a large number of people had about seven or eight burly men, who had the upper hand, and their moves were deadly and vicious. Another group of three young men in Tsing Yi protected a young man dressed as a scholar, and kept hiding and covering up. A companion in Tsing Yi on the ground, with several deep knife marks on his body, looked like he couldn't survive.

Hou Xuanyan was furious, this is really when Suzhou is a borderless land, Lang Lang Qiankun will kill people on the street.

"Take it for me!"

The guards rushed up, and with Yang Shu being such a forceful person, the eight murderers were quickly overwhelmed. Hou Xuanyan stretched out his hand to cover Gu Ling'er's eyes, such a brawl scene was bloody and cruel and not suitable for her to see.

The man at the head looked vicious, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and said in a deep voice: "Where is your friend, I advise you to be nosy." ”

The guards only listened to Hou Xuan's performance, and without the slightest pause, they continued to force them to the corner of the street.

The people at the gate of the yamen in the distance finally arrived, and Yang Qingshan, the head catcher, saw Hou Xuanyan at a glance.

His heart tightened, thinking that the commander had been assassinated, his face suddenly turned blood-red, and he screamed: "Brothers, give it to me." ”

If Hou Xuanyan was assassinated, and he, the head catcher, happened to be present, then it would be difficult to escape the blame.

After the Hunters joined the battle, the villains were no longer able to resist, leaving a few of their companions to flee over the wall.

Yang Qingshan didn't care about others, and protected Hou Xuanyan to the death.

Hou Xuanyan saw the thief flee and walked to the rescued young man, his face was pale and he had just recovered. A few small guys were also loyal and brave, although the force was not worth it and his body was scarred, but they still protected him in the middle.

Walked to the side of the little guy on the ground, stretched out his hand and sniffed, shook his head and sighed with a painful face.

Then he stood up, went to Hou Xuanyan's side, bent down and said, "Thank you for saving your life." ”

Before Hou Xuanyan could speak, Yang Qingshan had already walked over and said, "Commander, it's too late for your humble position, and you deserve death." ”

When the young scholar heard his name, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Hou Xuanyan carefully. I have long heard that Suzhou was captured by Hou Xuanyan in Jiading, but I didn't expect that the young man in front of me was Hou Xuanyan. Since ancient times, heroes have been teenagers, looking at his appearance, that is, in his early twenties, the scholar nodded secretly.

Hou Xuanyan pointed to the arrested accomplice and said: "Give me a good interrogation, and you must find out, who is so bold and reckless to treat us in Suzhou as his backyard?" ”

Yang Qingshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the Governor did not hold him accountable, and only wanted to severely punish the murderer.

After Hou Xuanyan finished speaking, he turned to the scholar and asked, "This victim, please also go to the yamen to cooperate." ”

The scholar nodded and said, "To tell you the truth, these people are my old servants' subordinates, who chased me all the way from Kunshan to here. ”

Hou Xuanyan nodded and said, "Oh? Kunshan belongs to Suzhou Prefecture and is under the control of the official, although it is in the hands of Qing Gou at this time, but this account must also be recorded. Why should your old servants kill you? Tell me more about it. ”

Before the scholar could speak, his little servant said hatefully: "My young master has not returned for a long time, and the family is handed over to Lu En to take care of, who knows that this traitor not only does not know about Entu, but also has a different heart and colludes with Ye Fangheng, a tyrant in Kunshan." The two of them acted in an embarrassed manner, went to the Manchurian Yamen, and sued our young master for "going to the sea", robbing the Gu family's property, and harming my life. ”

After Hou Xuanyan listened to it, he secretly said that this is a Lu Junyi, but it is a pity that this scholar does not have the force value of Hebei Jade Qilin. Tonghai is related to the Southern Ming court, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty formulated such a crime to persecute the Ming people who cherish their homeland. It seems that this scholar is also an anti-Qing righteous man. When Hou Xuanyan thought of this, his eyes softened, and those who dared to oppose the Qing Dynasty at this time were worthy of respect.

Ji'er and Xiaoxiao saw that something had happened, worried about Gu Ling'er, so they hurriedly got out of the carriage and just came over. Hou Xuanyan handed over the snack goods that were licking the candy man in his arms and were not scared at all, into Ji'er's arms.

"Since you have the so-called "Tonghai" move, it seems that you are your own person, what is your name? ”

"In Xia Kunshan, Gu Jiang."

Before Hou Xuanyan could speak, Yang Qingshan beside him screamed strangely and said, "You are Gu Jiang, Mr. Gu?" ”

Hou Xuanyan glanced at him, and said in his heart, I have never heard of this name, is it necessary to be so excited?

Yang Qingshan continued: "I heard that the southern capital fell, and because of his admiration for Wen Tianxiang's student, Wang Yanwu's personality, Mr. has now changed his name to Gu Yanwu?" ”

Gu Jiang smiled and nodded, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

Hou Xuanyan's eyes widened and he looked at him again. Gu Yanwu? "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband", shouting slogans every day, it was he who said it, and he saw it alive this time.

"It turned out to be Brother Gu, haha, come on, come on, I'm about to be a guest at the Gu family, Suzhou Gu family is your own family, you might as well go together."

Gu Yanwu was not polite, he was determined to resist the Qing Dynasty, and actively contacted all the anti-Qing forces in Jiangnan, wanting to make a difference.

Although Hou Xuanyan in Suzhou has a shallow foundation, it occupies the big city of Suzhou and has unlimited potential. And just sent to the Manchu Qing since entering the customs, the first fiasco, breaking the myth of the invincibility of the Qing soldiers. Bolo, who was killed this time, was also the most honorable Baylor who died in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

"Speaking of which, the Gu family in Suzhou does have some relatives, so I went to visit."

Hou Xuanyan was in a good mood, and when he went out today, he met a Gu Yanwu, who could only be used under his hands, and he must be kept by his side this time.

Although he was lucky to defeat Bo Luo and Liu Liangzuo, because of too few troops, the results were robbed by Wu Yi and others in Taihu. The small counties around Suzhou Mansion were all captured by Wu Yi, and there was still only one Suzhou himself.

Because in the carriage before, there was his own daughter, and it was not far from the Gu family at this time. Hou Xuanyan and Gu Yanwu walked all the way, talking as they went. Only then did I understand that Gu Yanwu and Gu Youde were really related, and when it came to his cheap father-in-law, Gu Shouye, he was Gu Yanwu's uncle in terms of seniority.

Although the Gu family in Suzhou is rich, the Gu family in Kunshan is the Jiangdong wang family and the home of the eunuchs. The status between each other, on the contrary, Gu Yanwu's vein is a little higher.

Gu Yanwu was killed by his own servants, not to mention that his house in Kunshan was occupied, and the grass house where he lived temporarily was also burned down by Ye Shuheng. Moreover, his clan uncle and others also colluded with outsiders to kill him and seek the Gu family's property.

Hou Xuanyan comforted: "Brother Gu, don't worry, the Ye family in Kunshan oppresses the righteous people so much, and they are in collusion with Qinggou, I will clean them up sooner or later." ”

Gu Yanwu didn't care much about this, but when he heard this, he paused and asked, "Does the Governor intend to attack?" ”

"I think about it day and night, but it's just to recover my homeland, but it's a pity that I don't have any soldiers in my hands."

Gu Yanwu raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice: "There are millions of people in Suzhou Mansion, the city is high and the pond is deep, the grain and grass are sufficient, and there is no shortage of weapon making workshops, how can there be no soldiers?" ”

This person doesn't care about his family's personal enmity, and although he almost died, he still cares about family and country affairs.

In Gu Yanwu's heart, the country was destroyed, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, which was a deep hatred. He pinned his hope of revenge on the small court of Hongguang, and with great enthusiasm, he wrote at home the "Theory of Military System", "Theory of the Situation", "Theory of Tian Gong", and "Theory of Money Law", that is, the famous "Four Treatises on the West of Yi", to give advice to Emperor Hongguang, and put forward a series of suggestions in terms of military strategy, troop sources, and financial rectification in view of the abolition of the military and political slackening of the Nanjing regime and various shortcomings in the late Ming Dynasty.

Unlike his famous Huang Zongxi, this is a real talent.