There are too many things to deal with in Yangzhou City.

This place already belongs to Jiangbei. If the Yangtze River is lost, it will face the main force of the Manchu Banners from the Jifu area.

Almost all the inlaid white flags were broken in the south of the Yangtze River, and the banner owner Duoduo was cast into a bronze statue. The Tartars of the Zhengbai Banner had been holding back their energy to avenge them. Yangzhou's defense and defense matters were more difficult than capturing Yangzhou.

Hou Xuanyan took Zhu Dadian to run back and forth in the three prefectures and seven counties of Yangzhou, guarding and setting up guards in danger.

As soon as the two of them came back from Qingshuitan, they saw their subordinate Qin He look hurried and whispered: "General, Your Majesty sends someone to come secretly."

Hou Xuanyan's expression tightened and said, "Is Your Majesty safe?"

"Your Majesty was almost angry to death by Su Guansheng. Fortunately, he was treated in time and came alive."

Hou Xuanyan did not dare to neglect and said, "Take him here to see me."

In the yamen, Hou Xuanyan brought all the civil and military officials in Yangzhou to meet the young eunuchs. People's words were awesome. He Tengjiao's last incident reminded him that he could not only have a tacit understanding with the emperor, and those civil servants didn't care about the emperor at all. The young eunuch sent by Wang Xiangnian was tearful. When he saw Hou Xuanyan, he bowed and sobbed, "Boy Wu Yue, save Grandpa Long Live."

Hou Xuanyan quickly stepped forward, helped him up, and said in a deep voice: "What's going on, let's talk about it slowly."

While wiping tears, the little eunuch wiped his tears and told Prince Zhuang Jing to die prematurely in a few months. How did the court officials despise the sage and how Zheng Zhilong deceived the emperor and Wang Shang all said it all.

Most of the civil and military officials in Yangzhou were from the Shui camp. These people have a common characteristic. More than half of them were from the King of Lu. At that time, King Lu was played by Hou Xuan in Shaoxing and brought all his subordinates under his command. After hearing that Emperor Longwu was so miserable, most of them were silent and no one stood up indignation. Among these people, Zhang Mingzhen and Zhu Dadian had higher positions in the small regime of King of Lu, but Zhang Mingzhen did not have these views.

When Zhang Mingzhen heard that the Emperor of Ming was so miserable, he was furious. He said sternly: "The commander, the master will die in humiliation. Your Majesty will suffer in Fuzhou. We must not stand by and watch."

Hou Xuanyan stood up and began to weigh in his mind. It was not impossible to go to Fuzhou, but this time was different from the last time. Going alone was equivalent to dying. However, there were no soldiers and horses under his command. Yangzhou was determined to be counterattacked at the beginning. It was not enough for 100,000 people from the Shuizi Camp to stay in Yangzhou. Huozi Camp was the main force in the Jingxiang Camp, and it was not possible to draw. Besides, far water could not relieve near thirst; Jumu Camp and Sanshun King had been fighting in Dabie Mountains for several days, and they were killed in the dark and dark place.

In this way, we can only let Fengziying detour from Huguang and go to Fuzhou to wait for him. The distance between the two sides is similar, and Fengziying marching is fast, so we may arrive a long time in advance.

Thinking of this, Hou Xuanyan looked up and said, "Your Majesty ordered me to enter the court and support the temple by the Qing dynasty. This is a great trust. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how could Hou Xuanyan refuse?" Speaking of this, he walked down, held Zhu Dadian's hand, and said, "Yangzhou is handed over to you. Everyone in the world is watching our Northern Expedition Army, don't let the country down."

Zhu Dadian smiled, with no fear on his face, and patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, our soldiers are strong and food, and the rear is stable. What's the difficulty of defending Yangzhou? If the commander asked me to go north to seize the Shenjing, I would still frown and guard Yangzhou. The commander can rest assured."

Hou Xuanyan ignored Lao Zhu's self-proclaimed behavior and was confident in him. He continued: "Send Kuaima to Huguang, transfer Xia Wanchun and Hong Yizhuo's troops to meet me bypassing Jiangxi and Zhejiang."

Zhu Dadian looked staggering, walked closer and whispered: "Mr. Commander, are there fewer troops? Fuzhou is not a peaceful place. There are two troops they sent to fight against the commander."

Hou Xuanyan's face was gloomy and said, "We are fighting everywhere, and we should not give up any position for internal struggle. Otherwise, what are the differences between us and those short-sighted He Tengjiao? Although there are many ghosts and monsters in Fuzhou, in my opinion, they are just a group of clowns jumping. I have the Fengying Xia Wanchun, where can't the world go?"

After all, Zhu Dadian was a mature and steadfast man. He shook his head and said, "Although the commander-in-chief is a hero, you must be careful of villains. Fuzhou cannot be left with the Fengying camp alone. Fuzhou is close to the Minjiang River, and Zheng Zhilong's 100,000 naval troops can reach Fuzhou in an instant. There is a real dragon pond and tiger den. The commander-in-chief wants to break through, unless the fourth battalion of the Northern Expedition Army arrives together and leads his troops to the south."

After Zhang Mingzhen calmed down, he thought about the current trend of the world. Once Hou Xuan performed, it was unimaginable. From Jingxiang to Yingtian, the entire Yangtze River front was maintained by him alone.

Zhang Mingzhen sighed and said, "General, you have to make a long-term plan for this matter."

Hou Xuanyan's mind was chaotic. He came from later generations and did not have much deeper thoughts on loyalty to the emperor. But Emperor Longwu was undoubtedly a person who should not die. Hou Xuanyan still clearly remembered that a small good news from the country was enough to make the emperor smile.

Listening to the eunuch's narration, if he didn't care and kept him in Fuzhou, Emperor Longwu would not have survived this year. And the most important point is that if Emperor Longwu died, short-sighted ministers with ulterior motives in various places would inevitably support a group of local vassal kings and states. At that time, only half of the southern Ming Dynasty would fall into endless civil wars and internal struggles. All his forces were on the front line of the anti-Qing Dynasty. If the rear was in chaos, even if he had great skills, he would be unable to block the offensive in the north.

This time, I went to Fuzhou for Emperor Longwu, but in fact, it was for the great cause of the entire anti-Qing. Now I still need such an emperor to stabilize half of the country.

After several thoughts, Hou Xuanyan walked to the center of the lobby and sang in front of all the civil and military officials in Yangzhou, saying: "You treat me with a national warrior. How can I be afraid of life and death and be afraid of going forward? Fujian is a corner in the southeast, with a remote location, so how can the king settle down? I went to Fuzhou and welcomed Your Majesty to Jinling. In this way, the people in the world will help us to fight the Central Plains in the north, and we will be unstoppable!"

Everyone in the hall looked at Hou Xuanyan and his eyes changed. No one questioned this young official, the supervisor of the military and political affairs. He was loyal and could see the sun and the moon, and sacrificed his life for his family, country and country.

A few days later, the frame of Hou Xuan's car arrived at Chuzhou Prefecture in eastern Zhejiang. Xia Wanchun and Hong Yizhuo had been waiting here. Xia Wanchun bent down at Mashan with a look of respect: "The Supervisor is so brave. We will swear to protect the Supervisor Zhou Quan even if we die." Hong Yizhuo rode a horse close up and whispered: "Brother, are you too hard this time?"

Hou Xuanyan chuckled, his eyes gathered slightly, and his lips curled up and said, "Some things must be done by someone. As long as there is a slight chance, the surviving Han people will gather and increase the winning rate for the Northern Expedition. We must do it no matter how dangerous it is." A slightly desolate tone, he said decisive words, revealing a firm meaning.
Chapter completed!