After leaving the palace, Hou Xuanyan invited Li Haoxian, who had returned to Jinling, and Xia Wanchun came to the mansion to be a guest. Hou's mansion is located in Changganli, Jinling. The whole house does not look very big, and today it is a private banquet, so it is not particularly formal.

Under the green grape trellis in the courtyard of Hou Mansion, a simple small stone table was placed with several exquisite side dishes and three wine glasses. After the three of them sat down, the Qingluan sent by Li Haoxian poured wine behind Hou Xuanyan. Hou Xuanyan said softly: "Get back, we brothers have not been together for a long time and we don't need anyone to serve us."

Qingluan held her skirt and retreated. Xia Wanchun picked up the wine pot and poured it on the two of them. The best bamboo leaf green wine was filled with fragrance.

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "When the Suzhou uprising was in trouble, we were lonely and poor. After several life and death, we finally got to know today. Come and have a drink."

Lee Haoxian and Xia Wanchun picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one go, and there was a happier look between their eyebrows.

"What do you think will be our major event in the future?"

Li Haoxian's face was flushed and he wanted to speak but stopped. Xia Wanchun blurted out: "I think the major events in the future are the first thing to do to conquer Liao."

Hou Xuanyan reached out and pulled the chicken leg off the plate and said, "The conquest of Liao is not a trivial matter, but the most important thing is not the conquest of Liao, but the conquest of the sea. What can Zheng Zhilong do? Just rely on Fujian Province to drag the entire Northern Expedition Army to take a step north. If it weren't for the fact that Fuzhou was taken away by us and he was asked to lock the sea, we might not be able to defeat the alliance between the Zheng family and the Qing Dynasty. If a pirate is like this, what power would it be if the navy backed by a great power?"

Li Haoxian entered Shandong and was forced to retreat to Huai'an by Zheng Zhilong. He remembered it deeply. After listening to Hou Xuanyan's words, he clapped his legs and said, "Wow, Zheng Zhilong's food, weapons, and gunpowder were endless. I don't know where to change it. Wakda, who had their help in the Battle of Huai'an, had the cannons bombarded day and night, and even the Shuizi Camp, which was used to using cannons to hit people, was suppressed."

Hou Xuanyan took a sip of wine, swallowed the flesh covered with cheeks, and said, "Where did it come from? Of course, it was from the vast sea. Now, except for our Ming Dynasty, the barbarians in the western countries have strong ships and cannons, and they can already take a boat to our coast to make waves. But our navy has not even been to Japan."

"I'm going to visit Songjiang Prefecture. The Songjiang Navy is the strongest navy in our hands. No matter how hard the war has been in the past few years, I have never forgotten to give them money. I have been raising troops for a thousand days. The navy has been raising so long. It's time to see if it can be taken out for war."

Xia Wanchun said: "When will the Supervisor leave? I am preparing to go back to Suzhou. What's the point of being alone? I just happened to go with the Supervisor."

Hou Xuanyan pinched the wine pot and paused and said, "Before leaving, I have one more thing. Ma Shiying asked his daughter to tell me about it and wanted to ask me to be promoted to King of Yue. What do you think?"

Lee Haoxian slapped the table and said, "This matter is natural, who dares to object?"

Xia Wanchun also nodded and said with conscientiousness: "The general commander has won the achievements of the Tartars, and it is natural to be named the king."

Hou Xuanyan glanced at the two people's expressions, which were not fake. One of them was in charge of the Fire Camp, and the other had always held the Hunan Barracks and Feng Battalions, and they were both the most powerful troops. The army was their confidants and had a high prestige. Since both of them supported it, it should not be difficult to be named a king.

After fighting for so long, he was still the title of Duke of Yue, but the people under him were anxious. After all, Hou Xuanyan was a Duke, so how could the people under him be promoted? Is it on an equal footing with him? So when Lingyao talked about the King of Yue in the palace, Hou Xuanyan nodded and agreed.

The Ming Dynasty royal family was once a burden that could not be lost in the end of the empire. A Li Zicheng killed half of it, Zhang Xianzhong and the Qing Dynasty killed half of it. Now they want to find a royal family, just like the giant pandas in later generations, which is very precious. The only remaining ones are King Gui and King Lu. They were also detained after being defeated and captured because of their own usurpation of the throne.

Not many people are looking for the world to be called kings. If Hou Xuanyan is the King of Yue at this time, he will be a little sensitive. However, rules never restrict the strong people who create rules. Hou Xuanyan must find a way out for himself and his subordinates.

Hou Xuanyan, who knew what he knew, saw the two of them away and walked to the inner courtyard.

Two plump and Run maids, one of whom was holding a white cat in his hand, was chatting about leisure. Two pairs of jade hands gently stroked the cat. Looking at the familiar techniques and the comfortable appearance of the two stupid cats, you know that these are two senior cat lovers.

Hearing the footsteps, Xiaoxiao and Ji'er looked up and saw Hou Xuanyan, they threw the cat over together.

The two cats looked at each other with majestic trembling hair, looked at the three two-legged beasts in front of them with disdain, and walked away with unrecognizable relatives.

Hou Xuanyan hugged and teased, "These two pieces of meat on your chest have increased again. Are you tired when walking?" The two people laughed angrily.

These two are typical big-breasted and brainless. In their teenage years, they accompanied Gu Ling'er to marry the Hou family. At that time, there were only four masters and servants in the whole mansion. None of them was suppressing these two people to grow up freely. Not only did they become more and more plump in their figure, but their personality also went off the line. To sum up, they were just a few words: lazy, greedy, greedy, and greedy.

When he pushed the door open and came to the room, Gu Ling'er was lying on the ground in a strange position. When she saw Hou Xuanyan's face, she got up and blushed and shouted: "Husband."

Gu Ling'er wore a close-fitting forging body on her upper body, revealing her petite and delicate body and the curve of her water-like jade back. Her two slender thighs were spread out and attached to the blanket.

Hou Xuanyan recognized this at a glance, and asked, "Which is this playing?"

Ji'er covered her mouth and smiled, "Miss. She also wants to learn from her wife Saisai."

Hou Xuanyan sat on the chair, held Gu Ling'er in his arms, and said, "What are you learning that? Why didn't Saisai learn to make a living by singing and dancing without silence? This thing is simple, but I don't know how much hardship you have to learn to learn. It's better to learn martial arts with your sister Ying'er than to learn martial arts."

Gu Ling'er pouted and said in a muffled voice: "She won't teach me. Sister Ying'er is very bad and she always tries to tease people."

"Nonsense, your sister Ying'er is such a gentle person. It's so in vain to love you."

Xiaoxiao poured a cup of tea, brought it to her and said with a smile, "Madame Sesse said that our lady is a dancing genius. When she was learning swordsmanship from her, she was pointed at her and said, "Idiot" and said, "Ignorance". Then she refused to go."

Hou Xuanyan laughed silently, "You are a wife, she is a concubine, and you don't like you?" This little guy is also a donkey. He doesn't want to be beaten or scolded when he learns martial arts. He doesn't have anything to lack anyway. Just learn dance. If you raise it in the future, you can unlock some postures.

"Ling'er, how long has it been since I returned to my parents' home?"

Gu Ling'er calculated with her fingers, then said, "It's been two years and three months. My father came once a few days ago and brought my third uncle and brother."

"You guys clean up and I'll take you to Suzhou."

Gu Ling'er jumped up and applauded, and took the two maids to pack up her things.
Chapter completed!