That night, the city was brightly lit, and Hou Xuanyan held a banquet in the house to entertain the civil and military officials of Yuezhou Prefecture.

Yuan Jixian, the prefect of Yuezhou, Gu Yanwu, Zheng Zunqian, Xia Wanchun, who led the troops from eastern Zhejiang, and Qin He, the commander of his own soldiers, and of course, Hong Yixun, these are Hou Xuanyan's henchmen in Huguang.

For several months, they lived and died together, and finally won the Battle of Jingxiang. The bloody wind on the Jingzhou front, the Jedi counterattack under Changsha City, everyone fought side by side, lived and died together, and after a general battle, no one surrendered to sacrifice the city and betrayed their comrades. Hou Xuanyan is very satisfied with them, in this era, sometimes the requirements are so low. Since the Jiashen National Disaster, I don't know how many heroes have died in the hands of villains who bent their knees and treasoned against the country.

In the brazier in the lobby, the indoor warm current of charcoal burning is continuous, and everyone in the hall drinks tea and talks, laughs and feasts, and greets each other.

After everyone sat down, Hou Xuanyan stood up and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, since the governor came to Huguang, I am fortunate to have your great help, and the soldiers have worked hard, and after hundreds of battles of all sizes, they finally drove the Qing soldiers out of Huguang. Now only the city of Xiangyang is surrounded by the governors, and the restoration of the entire territory of Huguang is in sight. Taking advantage of the twilight of the year, I invited the big guys, one is to celebrate the New Year, and the other is to thank you for your help, and I hope we will make persistent efforts to make an early Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. ”

Yuan Jixian was comfortable, and the battle of Jingxiang swept away the haze of repeated defeats in the late Ming Dynasty, and he laughed and said: "The commander spoke too politely, who didn't know that the commander didn't know that the commander had the greatest credit in the first battle, and he braved the wind and snow to top the front line, risked arrows and stones, and even accidentally hit an arrow, which shows the courage of the commander; Changsha destroyed the city gate and fell to the suspension bridge, and the cauldron was sunk and the boat was fought against the water, which shows the wisdom of the commander. It is a great blessing for us to be able to fight with the commander. ”

There was continuous laughter in the hall, Zheng Zunqian nodded, touched his beard and said: "This is a good point, when the governor took Shaoxing and rescued Brother Qian Sule, I knew that the commander was brave and strategic, and he was a person who did great things." ”

Hou Xuan smiled self-consciously and said: "Brother Zheng took the family to protect the courtyard, he dared to kill people and rob prisons in the city, and when he opened the city gate, he was also a bloody man." ”

Hong Yixun, who has always been silent on this occasion, was full of admiration in his eyes, and said: "I'm afraid you don't know yet, the eldest brother is a person who has been enlightened by the Eastern Prince, and he is born with profound blessings. ”

Everyone didn't know why, and they asked, Hong Yixun announced a trumpet, and he remembered Hou Xuanyan's words in Jiading from the beginning.

Hou Xuanyan was secretly embarrassed, looked at everyone's eyes, and actually believed it, and was even more ashamed. He slapped his palms, and the soldiers began to serve the food. Plates of dishes and wine were served, and although they were not very exquisite, they were very rich.

Jing Xiang played beautifully, everyone in the hall was happy, even Gu Yanwu, who had never drunk much, drank with rosy cheeks. Hou Xuanyan said emotionally: "Everyone listen to me, looking at the big and small wars since Hongguang, I, Hou Xuanyan, am not blowing the atmosphere, I have won several big victories, this is right?" ”

Yuan Jixian nodded and said, "That's right, the commander is really the pillar of the country. ”

Hou Xuanyan sighed and said, "It's not that I have any great talent, it's just that I have some less constraints." From He Tengjiao to Zodiac Zhou, the front line is fighting, they are stirring up wind and rain in the rear, how can this battle be fought? The more Hou Xuanyan spoke, the more angry he became, he smashed his chopsticks and scolded: "How many heroes have there been since the Ming Dynasty, who has not failed in the hands of these villains who have not achieved enough things and more than enough to lose, so that the great rivers and mountains have fallen under the iron horses of foreign races." ”

Speaking of this, Hou Xuanyan stood up and said: "The great cause of clearing the Qing Dynasty, there is still a long way to go, and in the future, please be sure to protect me from being framed by villains." I, Hou Xuanyan, also want to contribute to the Han family, and I don't want to die in the Storm Pavilion. ”

Gu Yanwu's face sank, and he said angrily: "The surname Yi has been changed, and it is said that the country has died." Benevolence and righteousness are full, and alien races lead beasts to eat people, enslaving the Central Plains, and it is said that the world is dead. If you are going to die today, you must protect the world, no matter how noble or low, you have a responsibility! The commander is concerned with the rise and fall of the world, and we are bound to protect each other with death. ”

Yuan Jixian drank a little more, and when he heard this, he was a little panicked at first. Then he secretly lowered his head, as if he had realized.

Everyone else is Hou Xuanyan's hardcore henchmen, and they have all expressed their loyalty.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Hou Xuanyan remembered that at the end of the year, everyone also had their own entertainment, so he sent everyone away one by one.

Huguang is a strategically important place, commonly known as Huguang is familiar with the world, not only the geographical location is important, but also the area with the highest grain yield, if you want to go on the Northern Expedition, you must master Huguang. These people invited to the banquet tonight are basically the cornerstone of their own in Huguang, and with them, they will develop their subordinates separately to ensure that this place is firmly in their hands.

Hou Xuanyan drank an average amount of alcohol, and he has been very worried recently, so he drank a few more glasses. When I returned to the inner courtyard, I was already walking a little shaky.

Although there are only three of their masters and servants in the courtyard, the two little girls have been decorated with joy, with couplets, blessing characters, and New Year's pictures pasted everywhere, and a string of firecrackers is hung under the pomegranate tree next to the wall.

Hou Xuanyan chuckled, pushed open the door and went in, only to see Shuang'er and Miao'er washing the radish. Seeing him coming, he hurriedly greeted him and took off the big coat on his body.

Shuang'er frowned and said, "The amount of wine is very poor, why do you drink all the wine again, and your body is not good yet, and Ming'er is going to have a headache again." ”

Miao'er saw that there was some snow foam on him, so she twisted her waist and bent her arms diligently, and went out to wear clothes outside. While busy working, he said: "At the end of the year, it is inevitable that you will have to socialize, you should go and make a bowl of tea, it is better than chewing your tongue here." Shuang'er stuck out her tongue and turned to make tea.

Hou Xuanyan saw that she was wearing a shirt with narrow sleeves, and her crimson Yanju pants were wrapped around her full moon-shaped buttocks, outlining attractive curves. Busy with himself, he took it in his arms and said, "It's still Miao'er, you know my heart, what are you doing washing radishes here?" ”

Miao'er lay lazily in his arms, like a well-fed kitten, with willow eyebrows and almond eyes, peach cheeks and diamond lips, charming as a flower.

"Don't you even know this, of course it's a spring bite."