Hong Antong looked at the road on the ground, frowned and said: "Master, the villain just doesn't understand, how this kind of road is built, let's go all the way, all the way is this kind of hard and smooth road, it is not like a stone or a dirt road, and it is expensive at a glance, and I don't know where the Zhongyong Marquis got so much silver?" ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head with a smile: "Antong, don't you know that this loyal and brave marquis is a rich and rival figure, let's put it this way, the tax silver and grain that people hand over to the court every year account for 20% of the Ming Dynasty's taxes, do you say he has any silver?" ”

"Hiss......" Hong Antong gasped, twenty percent of a country's taxes, for a martial artist like him who can only fight and kill, twenty percent of the tax is simply an astronomical amount. Without thinking, he blurted out: "Then isn't this loyal and brave marquis in Shanxi covering the sky with one hand!" ”

"Do you cover the sky with one hand?" Hong Chengchou's smile seemed to be fixed on his face, and he sighed in a low voice after a long time: "Maybe you are right, even if you don't cover the sky with one hand, but it's not far from this." ”

Looking at the hazy city wall of Hunyuan Prefecture in the distance, Hong Chengchou suddenly felt a little heavy, but he was not very human, so he quickly hid this feeling in his heart, and turned his head to Hong'an Channel: "Antong, pass the order, Hunyuan Prefecture is about to arrive, hurry up and put the official's guard of honor out!" ”

"The villain obeys!" Hong Antong cheered up and turned his head to the cavalry next to him and shouted: "Brothers, if you hear the words of the adults, cheer me up, the honor guard is put out, the gongs and drums are beaten, don't let the colleagues in Hunyuan Prefecture look down on it!" ”

Half an hour later, Hong Chengchou and his entourage, who were facing each other, came to the vicinity of Hunyuan Prefecture. As soon as they came to a mile away from the city of Hunyuanzhou, they heard a thunderous sound of horses' hooves coming from the official road, although the sound of horses' hooves was dense, but it did not appear chaotic at all, and the horseshoe beating on the cement-paved official road was particularly crisp.

After hearing the dense sound of horses' hooves, Hong Antong's face changed slightly, and he immediately shouted loudly: "Be on guard ahead, protect your lord!" ”

"No need to make such a fuss. This must be the soldiers and horses sent by the Marquis of Zhongyong to meet us! "Hong Chengchou stopped the reckless actions of his own general, this is already the center of Yueyang's rule, there will not be any blind horse bandits and thieves to make trouble here, besides, now in the north of the mountain road you just want to find the thieves is not so easy, as early as two years ago the thieves who were originally all over the place have been extinct, and now they are either honest mining in the mine or their heads have been hung on the city wall.

The sound of hurried horses' hooves made Hong Chengchou's team a little nervous, and many of the family members held weapons in their hands and looked nervously ahead.

After a while, a group of black-pressed cavalry appeared in the midst of everyone's business.

"Are these people the personal soldiers of the Marquis of Zhongyong?" Hong Antong looked at this sudden cavalry. My heart beat violently.

What Hong Antong was worried about did not come true, and the oncoming cavalry team slowly slowed down, and soon came to the front of them. At this time, Hong Antong saw their appearance clearly, these cavalrymen were all wearing a strange black and gray armor, with a red cloak on their backs, spears in their saddles, sabers hanging from their waists, and masks covering their faces. White mist emerged from their mouths and noses, and only a pair of eyes were exposed on their bodies, coupled with the tall war horses under their crotches, which gave people a great shock in their hearts.

When these people stopped. Not only Hong Antong, but even the pro-soldiers next to him also gasped, as Hong Chengchou's pro-soldiers, the armor they were wearing was all of fine quality. But if you look at others and compare yourself, the difference will come out immediately. Although it can't be said to be the difference between cloud and mud, it is at least a step or two worse than the other party.

"Hmph. These guys might just be on the face of some. Hong Antong, who had some pantothenic acid in his heart, could only comfort himself like this.

"Appeal ......"

With a move of the knight's handle, all the cavalry stopped. The knight stopped his horse and lifted the mask from his face, revealing a young face full of determination.

I saw the knight ask loudly: "Dare to ask the front, but the new governor of Xuanda, Lord Hong Chengchou and his party?" ”

Hong Antong hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "We are waiting for exactly, who are you waiting?" ”

The knight immediately dismounted, strode to Hong Antong and his party, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "On the northwest road of the last general's mountain, the guerrilla general Wu Chengfeng came to greet Lord Hong Chengchou and his party in the name of the loyal and brave marquis, please forgive the last general's belated sin!" ”

The person who came was Wu Chengfeng, the new guerrilla general under the command of Yue Yang, this time Yueyang became a loyal and brave marquis, and the first thing to do after having the right to open the government was to promote a group of officers, including Wu Chengfeng, Shunbao and Hu Laosan.

Hong Chengchou slowly rode out of the team, he slowly looked at Wu Chengfeng and his party, and said after a long time: "General Wu, please get up, since you are ordered by the loyal and brave marquis to come to meet this official, then lead the way, and this official will follow!" ”

"Yes, the last general obeys!"

Wu Chengfeng stood up, jumped on the horse and waved his hand, and the team behind him immediately changed from the rear team to the front team, galloping towards the way he came.

Seeing that the other party was opening the way in front, Hong Chengchou stayed in place and muttered for a while, not knowing what he was thinking, and only after a while did he say to Hong An: "Keep up with them!" After speaking, Hong Chengchou dismounted, walked to the side of the carriage behind him, opened the door and got in! Soon the team walked along the official road in the direction of Hunyuan Prefecture.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the heavy snow pounces on the official road with a thick layer, so that both the war horse and the carriage are very careful, for fear that the war horse under the crotch will be in trouble if they miss their hooves.

Because of the special slowdown, it was not until half an hour later that everyone arrived at the city gate, and this matter saw a big Yuezi flag hanging in front of the city gate, and the group stood quietly in front of the city gate to watch the team that came over, and Hong Antong also quickly opened the curtain and informed Hong Chengchou.

"Marquis Zhongyong has greeted your lord at the gate of the city!"

Hong Chengchou got out of the carriage after hearing this, and slowly stepped forward, and a young man wearing a vermilion python robe also came in front of him, he stepped forward with a smile and said to Hong Chengchou: "This is Lord Hong Chengchou, Benhou has been waiting for a long time!" ”

Seeing the dress and tone of the person who came, Hong Chengchou naturally knew that the other party was Zhongyong Hou Yueyang, and he arched his hand to Yueyang: "Xiaguan Xuanda Governor Hong Chengchou has seen Zhongyong Hou, and I wish the Hou Ye Fu Tai and good health!" ”

Let's talk about it. The two looked at each other and laughed, it seemed to be extremely harmonious, but I don't know if it was an illusion, Hong Antong always felt that a strange look flashed in the eyes of the two at the same time.

Yue Yang glanced at the soldiers and horses behind Hong Chengchou and said with a smile: "Lord Hong has come from afar to work hard, Ben Hou specially prepared thin wine in the Hou Mansion to wash the dust for the adults, I hope the adults will not shirk." ”

Hong Chengchou also smiled: "Hou Ye is serious, it's rare to have the opportunity to disturb Hou Ye, Xia Guan can't wait." ”

"Hahaha......"

The two laughed at the same time, looking extremely harmonious.

That same evening. Yue Yang hosted a banquet in the Hou Mansion to entertain Hong Chengchou and his party, and all the officials above the fifth grade in Hunyuan City came to accompany him, but Hong Chengchou was also taken aback after entering the Hou Mansion.

What surprised Hong Chengchou was not that this Hou Mansion was magnificent, but that the scale of Yueyang's Hou Mansion was too incommensurate with his identity. This Hou Mansion covers an area of less than forty acres, and it is reasonable to say that it is just a businessman's mansion, but now Yueyang has become a Hou Ye, but looking at the scale and decoration of the mansion, it is just ordinary, which is too inconsistent with Yueyang's name and identity.

The banquet soon began, and Yue Yang also introduced these officials to Hong Chengchou one by one. Jiang Xin, the original prefect of Hunyuan Prefecture, knew that he had offended Yue Yang, and he couldn't get along here, and he was also transferred to find a relationship a few days ago, and for Yue Yang, other positions can not be disputed. But the position of the new prefect must be obtained, and after some activities, Yue Yang pushed Hailou to the position of the prefect, so far Hunyuan Prefecture is completely under the control of Yue Yang.

Hong Chengchou is also worthy of being a famous minister in the late Ming Dynasty. Not only knows the soldiers, but also has a lot of communication skills, facing Yue Yang, who has the home advantage. He did not show weakness at all, but talked and laughed with Yue Yang and others, showing the demeanor of a famous minister.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Hong Chengchou said to Yue Yang, half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Marquis Yue, the emperor instructed the lower officials before leaving Beijing, and after arriving in Shanxi, he has to be closer to the Hou Ye, if there are any difficulties, you can find the Hou Ye, but the lower officials keep in mind the emperor's instructions, and in the future, if the lower officials have difficulties and ask the Hou Ye, the Hou Ye can not shirk it!" ”

As soon as Hong Chengchou said this, Yue Yang immediately smiled and said: "Lord Hong is polite, you are now the parent official of the generation of the chief Xuanda defense line, and the tens of thousands of soldiers of Xuanda are all obeying your orders, what else can't you do?" ”

Hong Chengchou didn't know whether he was drunk or intentional, and said with a big tongue: "If there is really something that can't be done, the lower officials don't know if the tens of thousands of subordinate officers under the command of Hou Ye will be able to mobilize if the war is about to start." ”

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes looked at Hong Chengchou and Yue Yang, and the eyes of many generals suddenly showed displeasure. Hong Antong, who was sitting at the table next to him, also sighed in his heart, and secretly said bitterly in his heart: "My lord, don't look at what kind of place this is, this is the Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong, you say this, but you have offended the Marquis of Zhongyong, if the Marquis of Zhongyong is angry, we will not be able to eat and go around." ”

But Hong Antong was wrong, Yue Yang didn't show any annoyance, but laughed: "Lord Hong, are you in the army of Benhou?" Although there are tens of thousands of troops under the command of Ben Hou, but they are recruited to defend the country, and they are also the army of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Good!" Hong Chengchou gave a thumbs up and laughed: "Xiaguan has long known that Hou Ye is a loyal and patriotic person, and he will not live up to the emperor's love, Xiaguan respects you!" ”

"Come on...... Dry! ”

"Dry ......"

Seeing the two of them toasting, several generals under Hong Chengchou and the officials under Yue Yang's command also showed smiles on their faces again, and the entire hall became harmonious again.

Tonight, although it was cold and windy outside the hall, but the hall was warm as spring, and the wine was drunk until the willow tops on the moon, and everyone dispersed, and Hong Chengchou and his party were also arranged by Yue Yang to rest in the Hou Mansion.

Hong Antong and Hong Chengchou's concubine Yingniang helped Hong Chengchou, who was a little drunk, back to the room, Yingniang quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to Hong Chengchou, Hong Chengchou took the teacup and drank the tea, sat on the chair and closed his eyes for a while, then opened his eyes and waved his hand to Yingniang, Yingniang quickly walked out.

Only then did Hong Chengchou say to Hong Antong: "Antong, what do you think of Zhongyong Hou today?" ”

Hong Antong thought for a while and scratched his head and said, "Master Qiyu, the villain doesn't understand this Marquis Yue. It's just that the villain can see that the soldiers and horses under the command of Marquis Yue are all elite soldiers, if the master can control this army and horses in his hands, then everything is not to be feared! ”

"Hahaha......" Hong Chengchou laughed and pointed to the Hong'an channel: "You, you, you dare to think about it." This army was trained by Yue Yang, and you can also see from today's situation that there is only one person they are loyal to, and that is Yue Yang, how can the old man be able to command? ”

Speaking of which. The smile on Hong Chengchou's face faded, revealing a hint of gloom. He shook his head with a wry smile: "Alas...... The official was originally thinking about how to take back the three guards of Xuanfu, but after entering the city today, he saw the army under Yue Yang, but the official gave up this idea. ”

Speaking of this, Hong Chengchou's mind came to mind the army he saw when he entered the city today, although the sky was blowing cold wind and heavy snow, this army wearing black helmets and black armor stood quietly on both sides of the city wall, all the soldiers looked like sculptures, and no one moved. When Hong Chengchou saw this, he knew that his wish to get back the Xuanfu Sanwei had failed.

As the governor of Xuanda, Hong Chengchou naturally has a lot of things to think about, and the priority is how to grasp the army of Xuanda in his own hands. In this regard, his predecessor Lu Xiangsheng did a good job. In the less than three years that Lu Xiangsheng has been in office, the generals of the entire Xuanda have been happy and convinced of him, and even the current marquis is also respectful to Lu Xiangsheng. Hong Chengchou is a proud person, and he does not think that he is inferior to Lu Xiangsheng. What Lu Xiangsheng can do, he can also do it, because he kept testing Yue Yang intentionally or unintentionally at the banquet just now, but it's a pity. This Marquis Yue doesn't seem to buy much of his account, which is what makes him feel distressed.

Seeing Hong Chengchou lying on the chair and closing his eyes to recuperate, Hong Antong didn't dare to disturb his master's rest, so he retreated lightly and closed the door.

Just when Hong Chengchou was worried, Yue Yang also returned to the room and prepared to rest after washing, and it was Hai Lanzhu who accompanied him tonight.

Seeing Yue Yang come back, Hai Lanzhu, who was reading a book, immediately greeted him, thoughtfully took off Yue Yang's coat, and handed over hot tea.

Yue Yang took a sip of hot tea, sat on the cushioned chair and let out a long sigh of relief, and then said: "Eh, this Hong Chengchou is worthy of being an old fox, and you have to worry about having a meal with him, it's really boring!" ”

Hai Lanzhu comforted, "Xianggong, what are you afraid of, although he is the governor of Xuanda, but with your current status and power, you don't have to be afraid of him at all." ”

Yue Yang shook his head: "That's what I said, but he is always the governor of Xuanda, although I am the Hou Ye on the surface, the soldiers and horses on the north road still have to listen to him." At the banquet just now, he kept tempting me, both openly and secretly, and made me annoyed to death. ”

As soon as he heard this, Hai Lanzhu immediately smiled, "That Hong Chengchou is the governor of Xuanda, although you are the marquis, you are also the chief soldier of the North Road, it stands to reason that the soldiers and horses under your command are also under his control, and he is so careful to deal with you with the dignity of the governor, are you still not satisfied?" ”

"Well, that's true." Yue Yang also smiled, now he is not what he used to be, if it was two years ago, let alone the governor of Xuanda, even if a general soldier came, he would have to be careful, which is like now, now he is a noble who has the same fortune with the country, belongs to the nobles, and Hong Chengchou, who is the first product of the dynasty, has to see him first.

However, he was only happy for a while, his brows furrowed again, and he turned to Hai Lanzhu and said: "Daughter-in-law, the matter of migrating displaced people to the three guards of Xuanfu these days has to be stepped up, you will sue Sù Jianghe tomorrow, let him discharge more manpower to the three guards of Xuanfu, and arrange it openly and secretly, if anyone dares to do something to us, then be polite, and give me a hard fight!" As you know, Hong Chengchou is here, and there won't be much time left for us, if we can't do our best to settle these displaced people, I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future! ”

"Got it!" Hai Lanzhu stretched out her voice and glanced at her husband coquettishly, "I know that you are concerned about this matter, I have already ordered it." ”

Today's Hai Lanzhu has two intelligence systems in his hands, there are mountain divisions and youchuan divisions, and the intelligence system has always been a gold-swallowing beast, and Yueyang has invested no less than 300,000 taels of silver in this area every year over the years, after continuous throwing money, today's Youchuan Division and Youshan Division have become more than 3,000 intelligence officers, and the intelligence network covers most of the Ming Dynasty and Shengjing. Although it may not be as rich as Jinyiwei or Dongchang, the current Ming Dynasty and Manchu Qing Dynasty can't hide anything from them.

The husband and wife gossiped for a while, and Yue Yang put on a pig brother and said to Hai Lanzhu with a smile: "Daughter-in-law, should we consider adding another younger brother and sister to our family's Xiao Yueyao?" ”

Hai Lanzhu snorted and laughed, and the green jade finger nodded on Yue Yang's head and scolded with a smile: "Death is ......."

Soon, the room was dark, and soon there was a crying moan...... (To be continued!)

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