In July of Suzhou City, the sun had just risen for a while and it had already emitted an unbearable high temperature. Xu Yuanbao walked around in the yamen, and his head was covered in sweat and beads fell like beans. Hou Xuanyan sat upright on the chair, his chest slightly opened, and he was shaking a bone fan. He looked at Xu Yuanbao walking around and burst out laughing.

"Brother, you are still laughing. Those old people are clearly going to sell us to Qing soldiers, why did you let them all go?"

Hou Xuanyan gathered the fan, pointed at him with the handle of the fan, and said in a narrow voice: "I only realized today, what are the ants on the hot pan? Then what should we do if you say you won't let them go?"

Xu Yuanbao was inspired, took three steps at once, walked to Hou Xuanyan, raised his palm and cut it into a knife: "That's all, of course, it's a knife, and then raid their home."

When he arrived in front of him, Hou Xuanyan felt that this little fat man was simply a moving heat source.

After pressing the fan on Xu Yuanbao's head and pushing him out for a distance, Hou Xuanyan asked back: "Yuanbao, think about it, if someone killed Mr. Wu's family in Jiading and forced his money, can this person still gain a foothold in Jiading?"

Thinking of the stubborn old man who drowned when he dived and drowned, Xu Yuanbao lowered his head sadly and said, "That's definitely not possible. Whoever dares to touch Mr. Wu in Jiading, we will all fight against him."

"We are in Suzhou and offended several families. We will follow Jiading to deal with Mr. Wu. Do you understand? These people are local snakes in Suzhou. Their relatives and relatives control the industries of Suzhou. After all, this is their home court, and we cannot overestimate the main players."

Xu Yuanbao was still dissatisfied and said with his neck in his arms, "Then let them go? They were discussing to surrender and offer us to the Qing soldiers."

"If you want to achieve great things, you must tell others with practical actions that you have a future and hope for following you. If you hope to press others' necks and make everyone surrender to you, that is the way to die. Cao Cao, do you know? When Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shao, half of his subordinates secretly wrote a surrender letter, but later they were burned by Cao Cao."

Suzhou Prefecture is where Hou Xuanyan wants to build his own foundation, and these gentry are the cornerstones. If he attacks them rashly, it is equivalent to destroying the cornerstones. Hou Xuanyan took them to watch the fireworks all night, so that these people know that he can not only defend Suzhou, but also defeat the Qing soldiers. Then, he sent people to send them back to their respective homes.

At that time, Gu Youde, with the help of his eldest son, smiled and said to him: "Xuanyan, if you have time, take Ling'er and come back to her parents' home for tea. I have some things to tell you about this old bone."

Hou Xuanyan's mouth curled up, and he felt mostly calm. He bent down at the father and son and said, "Young son-in-law dared not obey his orders."

"Why did you withdraw your troops? Why did you withdraw your troops? Where is the commander in charge? I want to see the commander in charge."

Xia Yunyi's iconic voice suddenly sounded. A voice with extremely penetrating power kept coming in from the door. Hou Xuanyan slapped his forehead and took a breath, how could he forget this person?

He pulled Xu Yuanbao's sleeve and said without looking back: "Go away quickly, he was caught." Xu Yuanbao agreed, nodded, broke away from Hou Xuanyan and ran away without a trace.

"Mom, fat man, you are the most unfaithful person." Hou Xuanyan cursed and ran away, not daring to stay for a moment.

The big victory last night made Xia Yunyi very excited. He wanted to take advantage of the victory to fight all the way to Liaodong. However, Hou Xuanyan quickly retracted the troops and allowed the Qing soldiers to flee north. He took his son Xia Wanchun and hundreds of people recruited from their hometown with them. He chased after halfway through the victory and lost friendly troops and was beaten back by the Qing soldiers.

As soon as he came back, he didn't have time to take off his armor, so he rushed straight to Hou Xuanyan.

Hou Xuanyan had his own plans. During the late Ming Dynasty, the situation was mixed, especially in Jiangnan. These people had their own ulterior motives. If they pursued them rashly, they would easily be beaten by counterattacks. As long as there was a person with enough prestige and stood up to collect the remaining soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, even the remaining soldiers would be too many than Suzhou. They could easily turn defeat into victory and even recapture Suzhou.

The reason is this, but Hou Xuanyan didn't want to argue with Xia Yunyi at all. He was the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so there was no need to explain his intentions to his subordinates. Besides, he didn't want to be attacked by Xia Yunyi's saliva and face washing technique. Although he didn't lose blood, it was disgusting enough.

A horse rode from the backyard, took the guards' entourage, and went straight to his mansion through the back door.

After the war started, he had not returned to this peaceful nest for a few days. He had basically never closed his eyes in the past few days. Just thinking of the soft and large Huanghuali wooden bed at home, Hou Xuanyan felt sleepy.

As soon as he entered the yard, a familiar figure rushed over and knelt at Hou Xuanyan's feet and cried loudly.

"Uncle Yang! Why are you here?"

The middle-aged man kneeling on the ground, with his strong face and slightly black. His thick and strong forearms were wrapped around Hou Xuanyan's legs. No matter how hard Hou Xuanyan tried, he could not pull it out.

Yang Shu stood up and looked at Hou Xuanyan. A high-spirited man's face was covered with tears. The eldest young master had lost weight, and the originally white scholar was also shining with bronze. Yang Shu rubbed his tears, but he could not stop the light, full of pride and comfort.

"If you know about the master, you will definitely be proud of the eldest master."

Hou Xuanyan was also very happy. He was short of a housekeeper around him, otherwise the Hou family would be all from the Gu family, and it would be terrible to think about it. Especially when he knew that Gu Youde had thought of betraying himself, he felt even more like a thorn in his throat.

"Uncle Yang, who did you come with?"

Yang Shu turned around and pointed to the outer courtyard and said, "There are thirty-six young people, Fan Xian and others, who are all from our Jiading. We came from the sea and carefully came to Suzhou all the way through Songjiang Mansion. Who knew that there were no officers and soldiers in Songjiang Mansion now. When we arrived in Suzhou, we happened to catch up with the eldest master to win the battle, so we entered the city. As soon as we inquired, the eldest master settled down here and rushed over."

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "They were all transferred to Suzhou, you have caught up with a good time. Now they are probably withdrawn. Li Chengdong, a dog thief, and Taicang's Qingdog, should be among them." In the Jiading Massacre, Li Chengdong was the main culprit, and Taicang's Qingbing was his thug. These two people are the irreconcilable enemies of the entire Jiading.

When he heard Hou Xuanyan talk about Li Chengdong, Yang Shu gritted his teeth and showed a ferocious face. Hou Xuanyan asked about them again, and learned that after they arrived in Fuzhou, they had already stuck their feet under the leadership of Gong Laosan.

Gong Laosan was born in a scholarly family, but he was an alternative in the family. The rest of the clan were all materials for studying and were very talented in the local area. Only Gong Laosan made him study like chewing wax. In addition to studying, Gong Laosan was proficient in everything, so he could not do anything. Especially in business, he learned without a teacher and didn’t know how much money he earned for his family. At that time, many of the money that Jia Dean master paid was paid by the Gong family, and Gong Laosan made an indelible contribution.

Under his leadership, with Emperor Longwu's care and the care of the Xinfeng Princess, the remnants of Jiading gradually gained their own power in Fuzhou. These people had special identities and did not dare to take the blame for the world and could not get along with a group of loyal and fierce men. Moreover, they had few people and were not afraid to threaten the ruling factions, so they were so happy that they turned a blind eye.

After hearing this, Hou Xuanyan was delighted and finally had good news.

Yang Shu is the old housekeeper of Hou Mansion and the person Hou Xuanyan trusts the most. He stuffed the whip into Yang Shu's hands and directly ordered: "Uncle Yang, it's good that you come, and I dare to sleep well. In this way, you go to Xu Yuanbao, get some money and recruit a few servants. Then buy some expensive gifts, and you will use them later. I haven't had a rest these days, so I'll go to bed first, and then talk about other things when I wake up."

When I arrived at the inner courtyard, I stepped into the bedroom I was thinking about. There was a big bucket inside, with water, air, cyanide and cyanide on the water, and a pedal next to it, and there were clothes hangers and stools on the side. There were bath beans, soap beans, almond powder, peach blossom mud and other bathing items on the chute. They were all women's toiletries. It seemed that some of the female family members at home were about to take a bath.

Hou Xuanyan took the opportunity to unbutton his clothes, took them naked, and followed the pedal and entered the bathtub.

"Huh...comfortable."

The water temperature was just right, and Hou Xuanyan soaked in the water, slightly drowsy and relaxed all over his body. The fatigue accumulated over the past few days surged together, and his eyelids felt like they were filled with golden soup, which was hard to open.

After a rustling footsteps, Ji'er hummed a little tune and walked in wearing a thin shirt. At first glance, she saw the strong chest in the bathtub, and her mouth suddenly opened into an O-shaped shape, and she was about to scream. After seeing clearly that it was her son-in-law, the little girl's pretty face immediately turned into a big red cloth. She stood quietly at the door for a while, then gritted her teeth, tiptoed to the edge of the bathtub, took off the towel from the rack, bit her thin lips and rubbed her body.

Hou Xuanyan's eyes were hard to open anymore, so he took a towel and covered his forehead with water, covering his eyes.

Ji'er's shame was slightly reduced, and a hint of anger surged into her heart again. She straightened her tall breasts and cursed: "A fool who doesn't know anything and has no eyesight!"

Hou Xuanyan felt a soft and soft feeling in his head. He stretched out his hand and pinched it, and heard a mosquito chant in his ear. He hangs with two maids all day long, and hugging is common. Although the sword has not reached the footsteps, he has long known how much advantage he has taken. He has pinched his hand and judged it from the feeling of the hand.

Ji'er's body became soft and almost collapsed on the ground. She wanted to reach out and slap Lushan's claws, but she didn't dare to do it.

"Ji'er, go and clean up Ling'er later. When I woke up, I took her back to my parents' home. I met my father-in-law and smiled and wiped out my grudges."

Just as Ji'er was about to answer, he heard Hou Xuanyan in the bathtub snoring slightly.
Chapter completed!