The craters on the west city tower in Suzhou are one after another, and from a distance they look like the surface of the moon.

Looking down from the city tower, countless surging heads were carrying the soil bricks and stones to the city tower step by step. Xia Yunyi gave enough conditions for these people to work hard. As long as they completed the task for a day, the food they distributed was enough to support the family. Some people who came alone could even save some food.

These people grew stronger and were mostly refugees who fled from the north. Dorgon played a siege in the north and occupied the land of the Han people, which was already in a rebellion. These beasts who had lost their skins killed people at will and raped people at will. Many brides were dragged down by them in the sedan chair and insulted them. Among them, there were many wives and daughters of senior Han officials who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. A few years later, the great traitor in the late Ming Dynasty, Jiang Yan, the general of Datong, was raped by Ajige, and then he angrily rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty.

Most of the Han people who fled to Suzhou stopped their pace. It was not that they did not want to continue to go south. It was just that the rebels, Qing soldiers, and King Lu fought in various places.

Governor Tu Guobao of Jiangning, Wu Shengzhao of Wusong was driven out of Suzhou by Hou Xuanyan and fled to Hangzhou and could not hide. They were isolated from the Qing masters by Hou Xuanyan, and immediately lost their arrogant arrogance. These Han soldiers who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty have shown their power in China over the years, which makes people look at them. But don’t forget that just a few years ago, they were beaten to the mud legs led by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and ran away everywhere.

Although evil dogs are fierce, they are just dogs relying on their power...

"Brother, why do so many people come to the city every day?" Hong Yizhuo's Taoist robe was still worn on his body, and he only put on armor when fighting. He grew up in the Taoist temple and learned the internal skills of breathing and breathing. After working on the city for so long, he was still at ease.

Hou Xuanyan sighed and said, "The beasts in the north now rule people. How can they not escape?"

Xu Yuanbao was so tired that he sat in the shade, like his big yellow dog, sticking out his tongue and gasping. After hearing this, he grinned and said, "Brother, we have more people than Li Chengdong now. When will we fight back to Jiading? I have an older sister who is married in Taicang. My brother-in-law is a weak scholar, so I will definitely not escape." He was scary when he waited for Xuan Yan's speech, and he couldn't help but worry about his gentle sister and brother-in-law who was powerless.

Hou Xuanyan looked into the distance with a shovel, silent. It was necessary to fight back to Jiading, but Li Chengdong was different from Tu Guobao. Although his official position was small, his elite soldiers could indeed fight.

Before this traitor surrendered, he was a rare general in the Southern Ming Dynasty who made military achievements. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he also won consecutive victories, and his opponents were also elites from the Southern Ming Dynasty. In history, Emperor Longwu and Emperor Shaowu both died at the hands of Li Chengdong.

But not long after, Li Chengdong rebeled against the Qing Dynasty and regained the Ming Dynasty because he was dissatisfied with the treatment of the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, Li Chengdong, who returned to the Ming Dynasty, defeated the Qing soldiers repeatedly in Jiangnan. This thief had repeated rebellions throughout his life, but he did have few defeats.

Among the people scattered towards Suzhou in the distance, a burst of dust suddenly rose up and several knights rode their horses.

The defenders on the city tower immediately stopped their work, touched the weapons under their feet, and watched.

Hou Xuanyan looked carefully and said, "It's okay, there are only seven or eight people, you can keep doing it."

The seven officers were wearing raccoon sleeves, boots under their feet, long swords on their waists, gold-shaped waist cards, and short-brimmed felt hats decorated with red tassels. They were majestic, just in line with the decorations of the two official horses.

After all, Hou Xuanyan was a scholar and knew a little about the service of the Ming Dynasty. He knew that this kind of deliberate and exaggerated gorgeous dress would not have too high military rank. Usually, he was a general of the postman, and was responsible for bringing verbal messages and orders for his master.

The defenders received the order from Hou Xuanyan and put the seven people into the city. They did not dare to be arrogant and dismounted and asked, "Do you dare to say hello to Lord Xuanyan, please be here?"

Hou Xuanyan was building a wall on the city tower, half open his chest, revealing his increasingly strong chest muscles, rolling up his sleeves and saying, "I am the one."

The officer in charge took a look. The man who looked so young last year but was dressed as an old farmer was actually famous all over the world, killing Nurhaci's grandson and regaining Suzhou.

Although they were surprised, they did not lose their etiquette and bent down and said, "Mr. Hou, we will come to promulgate the decree to the Lord."

Hou Xuanyan looked around, his smile gradually became stronger and he asked, "Dare you ask which emperor is it?"

"Mr. Hou was joking, of course he was the Superintendent."

In this way, Hou Xuanyan was sure that this group of people was from King Lu. Because King Tang had ascended the throne, King Lu just claimed to be the governor of the country and did not dare to brazenly proclaim himself emperor.

Hou Xuanyan's face changed and he said in a deep voice: "Fart! There is no day, and there is no two kings in the country. When Zi's reign is Longwu, he has been here in Fuzhou for a long time. Where did the governor come from?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards beside him drew their swords and were about to step forward and chop people down just by saying a command.

The seven officers in the brocaded clothes were so scared that they were no one looked at each other. The leader stood up and said, "We are all lower-rank soldiers, but we know that we are obedient to the commanders, so how dare we interfere with the major affairs of the country. This time, we were just ordered to pass on the message, just like a carrier pigeon. I hope that the Lord will remember that we are both Ming army, so don't make things difficult for us."

Hou Xuanyan waved his hand, and the guards inserted their swords into the sheath, neatly and uniformly.

"Forget it, you are right. This is wrong. The fact that King Lu, the vassal state, has ulterior motives. Fang Guoan, Wang Zhiren, does not know the current affairs and divides the power of the Ming Dynasty. What's wrong with you when you come to Suzhou this time?"

The officer in Jinyi took out an "edict" from his sleeve and said, "Fengjian... We are hereby orders from above to inform the Lord that General Fang Guoan has traveled across the Qiantang River, recovered Fuyang, and Yu Qian. He also invited the Lord to send troops to encircle Hangzhou together."

Xu Yuanbao reached out to grab the so-called imperial edict, and after it was unfolded, he said, "Brother, they want to confer you the Duke of Wu."

"Haha, our King of Lu is generous. It's a pity that his territory is not as good as the king of Wu. Why do you use me to be the Duke of Wu?" The soldiers behind him burst into laughter, and the seven officers in the brocade clothes were embarrassed and embarrassed.

"Go back and tell Fang Guoan that I have killed Boluo. The surname of this bastard is Aisin Gioro. Qingdog will be angry and will go straight to Suzhou like a mad dog. I will block these mad dogs for him and let him not let me down. Take Hangzhou as soon as possible. As long as he makes such a contribution, I am willing to report to Your Majesty and forgive the crime of supporting King Lu of Shaoxing."

The seven men turned over and headed straight out of the city without looking back.
Chapter completed!