During the Spring Festival, the people in Fuzhou City hid at home and did not dare to go out.

Rumors about Zhejiang soldiers cannibalizing people are flying everywhere, and Hou Xuanyan's hand tearing the magistrate of Pucheng County was even more vivid. The rumors are true and false, half true and half false. Someone saw the two personal soldiers beside Hou Xuanyan, one with his own eyes, a terrifying scar on his face, which was like a rebirth of evil ghosts; the other with his back and bear's waist, and the iron tower is as strong as the evil of ancient times. The people saw it from afar, and the terrible rumors he heard, they were already scared and dared to look at them secretly through the cracks and windows of the door.

There are still many relatives of the Zheng family in Fuzhou City, and several concubines of Zheng Zhilong were also trembling in his villa. Among them, they did not include Zheng Sen's mother, Tian Chuan, who was in Anping City at this moment, and escaped this disaster. Hou Xuanyan ordered the relatives of the Zheng family to be banned, and provide simple food every day, and not be allowed to kill under his subordinates.

Hou Xuan's soldiers first surrounded several other courtyards of Zheng Zhilong, and then began to incorporate docks, firearms factories, and the execution of the Zheng family's hard-core confidants.

Qianxiang Camp finally surfaced at this moment. Zhao Yuanhua, who had been operating in Fuzhou for so long, suddenly appeared. Hou Xuanyan demoted him on an excuse in Yangzhou last time, but in fact he secretly sent him to Fuzhou. After all, everything here was built by him at Huang Ying'er's mansion.

With the information from Qianxiang Camp, the naturalization of Fuzhou has become simple. They know clearly who can win over and who is Zheng Zhilong’s confidant.

In a high-rise building in Fuzhou, the room is as warm as spring. The elegant wooden house is made of glass as a screen. The bathroom is in the screen. At this moment, the hot air is lingering, making the glass mist covered. An oval cypress bathtub is located in the middle. Hou Xuanyan covered the warm veil on his forehead, put his arms on the edge of the bathtub, relaxing his whole body, and the hot water soaked his chest, and the fatigue of a month was wiped out.

Outside the screen was a thin spy with a smart face, bent down and clasped his fists, talking about the movements in Fuzhou City. His voice was extremely inconsistent with his figure, and his mouth was actually a feminine and sharp voice: "Duke, Zheng Zhilong was chasing him on the way to withdraw his troops, and now the troops in Ganzhou have also been dispatched. Some of the chieftains who were thrown at the junction of Guangdong and Guangxi have lost their territory and chose to follow him to Fujian. The others, led by Peng Chaozhu, continued to resist stubbornly. General Xia Wanchun wrote a letter saying that the pacification of the southwest is just around the corner."

Hou Xuanyan took off the veil on his face and smiled and said, "Brother Duan is too confident. The southwest is a thousand-year-old stubborn disease, so it can be solved so quickly. Treating a serious illness requires medicine, and suppressing the southwest cannot rely entirely on force. It requires slow maintenance to be foolproof and avoid being hit by it."

The spy was very informed and thought that the Duke of Yue would adopt a policy of gentleness. Who knew that he would hear Hou Xuan's speech: "It's a pity that we are now in peace with the south of the Yangtze River. We should take the northern expedition first. Slowly recuperating is a perfect strategy, but it is not applicable to the present. In the southwest, we will come out to cause trouble in the national crisis, and we will be honest for three days as soon as we are suppressed. If they come out to make trouble again during the Northern Expedition, even if there is no threat, they will feel upset. Why not take this opportunity to pacify this place so that I can rest assured."

"What does the Duke mean?"

Hou Xuanyan said that the chronic disease needed to be recuperated, and then said that he didn't want to slowly attack him, which made the spy dizzy.

"I am serious and don't care about the minor issues. If my arm is poisoned, the hero will cut off his arm. I will send someone to tell Xia Wanchun that he will help Peng Zhuze to depose the chieftains in the southwest in one fell swoop. I will change the territory and return the rebels and resettle the rebels in the entire southwest. This process will definitely not be harmonious. Everyone will sit together and discuss the solution. Those who refuse to surrender and submit to the court will kill them. If one does not surrender, they will kill one. If one does not surrender, they will destroy one."

The spy then understood what Hou Xuanyan meant and turned around and left...

Hou Xuanyan stood up with a loud bang, wiped the water stains on his body, and sighed: "I was so happy that I was biting spring at this time last year. The battle between Jingxiang and the national fortunes turned over. Before I knew it, another year passed..."

Over the past year, his body has become stronger and stronger. Now Hou Xuanyan is walking on the street in plain clothes, probably like a military man who is better than a scholar.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside. Listening to the creaking sound of the wooden boards, Hou Xuanyan knew that it must be Hu Bawan. Only he could step on the solid wooden house to achieve this effect.

"Master, Shi Lang is asking for a meeting outside."

Hou Xuanyan said oh, then fell into thinking. Shi Lang was not a good person in his impression. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, in order to avenge his whole family, he finally defeated Taiwan and destroyed the Zheng family's rule in Taiwan.

However, at this time, Hou Xuanyan had long dared to rely on the history of later generations to look at people. What he valued more was Shi Lang's ability to defeat the arrogant Zheng family with the Fujian Navy from scratch.

Shi Lang downstairs was even more nervous. You should know that the person upstairs was Hou Xuanyan, and killing and surrendering fraud was common. He really didn't know if he could escape this disaster. Standing in the living room downstairs, Shi Lang paced back and forth, looking at the guard with a knife on the small building three steps, constantly gathering his palms.

Hou Xuanyan thought about it carefully. At least until now, Shi Lang has not done anything to surrender to the enemy. Zheng Zhilong has not been completely pacified, and most parts of Fujian are still in the hands of Zheng. What's more terrible is that the people of Fujian are not on their own. In their opinion, Zheng Zhilong is his own person. Now the problem has turned around. Although Hou Xuanyan is not from Fujian, Shi Lang is a native of Yakou, Longhu Town, Jinjiang, Fujian. Using him to pacify Fujian and compete with Zheng should reduce the resistance.

"Let him come up." Hou Xuanyan put on his clothes and said loudly.

After a while, a sound of slow footsteps came, and it was heard that the person who was going upstairs was very nervous at the moment.

The cold face of the impression did not appear, and the knife hidden in the smile did not appear. Hou Xuanyan received him relaxedly.

"General Shi, please sit down." Hou Xuanyan pointed to the chair below, and Shi Lang clasped his fists and said, "Just keep your feet."

Hou Xuanyan smiled: "General Shi is very wise and has made great contributions to opening Fuzhou. I have already asked the court to ask for your contributions."

Shi Lang was flattered. Hou Xuanyan's attitude made him feel calm. He talked freely like facing his old generals, without any behavior. It was obvious that Hou Xuanyan, Duke of Yue, had no intention of killing. After he put his heart in his stomach, Shi Lang began to think that with the Duke's request for merit, the court would not agree. It seems that this time, he could ask for an official position.

The biggest weakness of Zheng Zhilong and Hou Xuanyan's comparison is that Hou Xuanyan snatched the orthodox Emperor of the Ming Dynasty from him. From that day on, the two people's game was not on the same level. With Zheng Zhilong, even if it was a great contribution, he could only award rewards in a province in Fujian, and his official position would soon come to an end. However, Hou Xuanyan had the entire court in his hands, and he could even decide who would enter the cabinet with one word. Moreover, half of the country was his territory, so the official he had won became both famous and realistic.

Hou Xuanyan sat cross-legged and held his knees, raised his teacup and said, "General Shi, although we have taken Fuzhou, there are still six palaces in Fujian in the hands of Zheng Zhilong and his son, and many ports are still unwilling to surrender. In your opinion, what can we do to quickly pacify Fujian?"

When Shi Lang heard this, he wanted to compare himself with his test and answered well enough. He felt a little nervous in his heart, and his palms were sweating. He pondered for a moment and said, "What kind of kindness do Zheng's father and son have to do with the people of Fujian? It's just the most thorough way to open the sea. If the court wants to win the hearts of the people of Fujian, it's nothing more than to open the sea. As long as the court can do what Zheng Zhilong did in Fuzhou, his advantage will be gone. This move can not only defeat Zheng Zhilong, but also make a lot of profits at sea, and the endless foreign rice and rice. It can not only provide enough food, but also fill the national treasury and increase commercial taxes."

Shi Lang said this because he was selfish and wanted to benefit his fellow villagers. He was afraid that Hou Xuanyan would seal the sea and ban it in order to deal with Zheng Zhilong, which would be equivalent to killing the people of Fujian. No one wanted to survive by eating sweet potatoes. Fujian's land was barren. If the sea was forbidden, he could only survive by growing sweet potatoes. Even if Hou Xuanyan sent people to try to grow and promote sweet potatoes to save the famine in Sichuan, he was not very concerned, because this thing could only satisfy hunger and save lives.

If most people in a province fall to rely on this to survive, their physical fitness will decline significantly.

Shi Lang was influenced by his family tradition and had a strong sense of justice. Historical records show that his grandfather "Yuxi Gong is simple and kind and generous. During the rebellion of the Ming Dynasty, there were often floating corpses wandering on the beach. Whenever he saw him, he would donate money and recruit people to lead his children to bury him... His mother's wife, Xu, was especially fond of giving relief to the poor." His father Daxuan was "defeating his ambitions and having no humble spirit" and "he respected righteousness and righteousness, be kind and generous, and praised his hometown." It was only later that the whole family was killed by Zheng Chenggong and had no way to go, so he chose to surrender to the Qing Dynasty to take revenge. After all, in the hearts of the Han people, the hatred of killing his father was irreconcilable.

When Hou Xuanyan heard this, he patted his thigh and said, "Well, you are indeed a knowledgeable person, and you coincide with me."

According to Hou Xuanyan, Shi Lang's words were one of the few people who could see this problem clearly and clearly. It is obvious that Shi Lang is indeed very talented in this era without the perspective of God.

Shi Lang also acted like a man, bent down and said, "It is because he has been in Fujian for a long time that he has made such a judgment. The Duke of the State has lived in the temple for a long time and can still see the clues. He is truly worthy of being a Duke of the State."

"Hahaha, what you said makes sense, but it's not easy for you to be the same as I thought. What do you think Zheng Zhilong will do next? Do he dare to come to Fuzhou?"

Shi Lang said in a voice: "Zheng Zhilong is so harsh and weak inside. He is determined to see money and is confused when encountering problems. He may not have the courage to come to the scene. He is not sure if he can defend the other six states in Fujian. I think this villain will probably run away."

"Escape?" Hou Xuanyan did not expect this possibility and said in confusion: "The world is so great, where can he escape? Should he give up his family business, escape from the sea to the north, and defect to the Qing Dynasty?"

Shi Lang shook his head and said, "Zheng Zhilong started his business by relying on the sea. He would definitely not abandon his old capital. It is absolutely impossible for him to abandon the sea. However, Zheng Zhilong operated Dongfan Island in his early years and had a deep foundation on the island. Later, he joined the court to abandon it. In the first year of Chongzhen, southern Fujian suffered a severe drought and many hungry people. Zheng Zhilong recruited Zhangzhou and Quanzhou disaster victims, and gave three taels of silver, three taels of cows, and used sea boats to transport refugees to Dongfan Island to settle down. It can be said that the Han people on the island regarded him as their rebirth parents. Hongmao Fan now occupied Dongfan Island. These people were defeated under Zheng Zhilong. In the seventh year of the Tianqi period, Zheng Zhilong once beat Hongmao Fan to throw away his armor. Now he has been operating in Fujian for so many years, and his strength has increased greatly. Hongmao Fan is not his opponent. Duke, we must be wary of this person's end of his journey and escape to Dongfan Island and continue to cause disaster to the southeast coast."

Dongfan Island is Taiwan Island, which is still in the hands of the Dutch at this time, but Shi Lang's tone is sure that as long as Zheng Zhilong wants, the Dutch cannot stop him. Hou Xuanyan couldn't help but fall into deep thought. If this happens, Zheng Zhilong will disgust him for a while. However, it is also beneficial. If he escapes to Taiwan Island, it is equivalent to withdrawing from the stage of the competition in China. If this big thorn is solved, there is really no one who dares to be honest south of the Yangtze River. At that time, there will be no worries about launching a northern expedition.

Lao Tzu said, "Misfortune is where good fortune depends, and good fortune is where bad fortune lies." It makes sense. Hou Xuanyan thought about it over and over again and sighed and said, "My navy was sealed by him in Wusong River. I can't do anything to him. If this guy really wants to retreat to the East World, we can only take it slowly."

The Songjiang Navy, which Hou Xuanyan was not weak, but Hou Xuanyan always regarded them too precious. If there was a slight loss, he would be extremely nervous to avoid the navy. This kind of Chinese-style protection made the Songjiang Navy very frustrated from top to bottom, and also created the illusion that the Songjiang Navy was very weak. In fact, Hou Xuanyan was concerned and confused. How could the navy, which had been made for two years, be vulnerable? When he occupied Jiangsu and Zhejiang just now, Hou Xuanyan tightened his belt and saved money. The white money was continuously transported to Songjiang Prefecture from the official road of Suzhou. Zhang Mingzhen and Yao Yiyao were both heroes at the moment, one trained troops and the other farmed, complementing each other. There was also Gong Zifang, the God of Wealth, who continuously provided funds that were not paid. The navy was actually full of talents, and there was no problem from hardware to software.

Shi Lang has a different perspective from Hou Xuanyan. He led his troops to Songjiang when he was blocked by the Songjiang Navy in Wusong, and it was difficult to move forward. He frowned and said, "Duke, the Songjiang Navy has a very strong combat power. Why has it been guarding the Wusong River and refused to come out to meet the enemy? The officials had fought with them. With their combat power, even if they could not compete with Zheng Zhilong at sea, they were only slightly inferior. As long as they drove out to sea, Zheng Zhilong might not dare to act rashly."

Hou Xuan was stunned for a moment, like a parent who thought his child was stupid but was praised by others. He felt both uneasy and disbelief, as well as a hint of expectation and secret joy in his heart.
Chapter completed!