In Suzhou City, a guard of honor is magnificent, from the Gu Mansion in the center of the city to the villa of the former Gu family and the Duke of Yue. Three days later it will be the wedding day. According to the custom of marriage, the bride's family must first send makeup gifts to her husband's house.

Duke Jingguo died on the battlefield, and Huang Ying'er was killed by the rebels' encirclement and suppression, so naturally he had no financial resources to buy a dowry. All her expenses, even the money she had to raise Duke Jingguo's original personal soldiers, were given by Hou Xuanyan. Duke Jingguo was betrayed by a traitor and was shot through his throat by his own people in front of the formation. In fact, his subordinates still had many loyal military men. These people naturally refused to follow the rebel general to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and fled one after another. Now they heard that Huang Ying'er's whereabouts were coming to surrender.

These people are only good at fighting and not having sex. If Hou Xuan hadn't been rich, he would have been unable to afford it.

The dowries that were endless on the street were arranged by Gu Youde himself, and the Gu family paid for it. Others gave dowry, they chose some lucky people with parents, husbands and children to accompany the ceremonial guards, but Huang Ying'er didn't know anyone. His makeup delivery team was dozens of burly men as strong as iron towers.

Fan Xiong, the leader, looked happy, with a big red silk hanging on his chest, a man's outer hat, and a long red robe with black edges. These fighters are used to wearing armor and are now dressed up in a gentle manner, looking very funny. Children on the streets of Suzhou all pointed and smiled around them, covering their mouths and smirked.

Fan Xiong didn't care, and felt good about himself, leading dozens of brothers to the market, holding a big pocket in his hand, throwing some red dates, pine nuts, and candy to both sides. The greedy child rushed up and grabbed the slimming, rubbed the mud on his collar and stuffed it into his mouth.

The dress in the Hou Mansion was also very festive, and everyone was wearing red ribbons. Hou Qi once personally organized it to welcome and send it to him like a big butler. The real big butler, Yang Shu, was holding a pot of old wine in the corner of the courtyard, watching all this with tears and smiles.

The Hou Mansion is in the evening. The sister Hou Xuanyan recognized had just married a few days ago, and Hou Xuanyan was about to get married. She originally planned to hold it with Xu Yuanbao, but the kid could no longer wait, so he had to hurry up and take the bride to his sister and brother-in-law.

The wedding groom Hou Xuanyan suddenly became the most leisurely person in the mansion, hiding in the mansion all day long to plan the defense of Yangzhou. Now it seems that Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi, the Three Feudatories had no intention of going south at all. The Qing Dynasty also confirmed Dorgon's famous saying: If you get an inch, you will be an inch; if you get a foot, you will be a foot. Although the stalemate is now, only the Qing soldiers from all over the country are Oboi and Zhang Xianzhong fighting lively in Hanzhong.

Chen Mingyu from Jinling wrote to him worriedly, saying that the Chinese civil and military officials and generals in the court were all interested in peace with the south of the Yangtze River. Especially the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Ding Kuichu, who resisted several times to send troops north, and the emperor had no choice but to deal with him. Zheng Zhilong from Fujian was neither obeyed nor listened to the emperor, and regarded Fujian as his own little kingdom, free and easy. The Fujian generals and the people of Fujian also agreed that the Zheng family was better than the court. Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan, only recognized Zhang Xianzhong as their biggest enemy, and often thought about sneak attacking Chengdu.

Hou Xuanyan knew it well, even more than Chen Mingyu. According to the Qianxiang Camp, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Ding Kuichu, not only refused to send troops north, but even managed his retreat in Cenxi. He appointed his father-in-law Zhong Mingyuan as the magistrate of Cenxi County, and brought the plundered gold, silver and treasures there day and night. What's even more ridiculous is that in order to encourage the coolies to work, he actually sent seventeen maids to enjoy.

Hou Xuanyan put away the letter, looked at the sand table in the study, and inexplicably wanted to laugh. From south to north, there was no decent opponent and teammate. No wonder some people said that the late Ming Dynasty was an era of bad luck. The Qing Dynasty did not seem to be very powerful, but the southeast, southwest and southwest were hidden dangers. If the Northern Expedition was a fist, these people were like legs. If they could not get rid of these rotten flesh, no matter how strong the upper body was, they would not be able to stand firm.

There were a lot of talents in the late Ming Dynasty, and now there are seven or eight dead, and there are only a group of smelly fish and shrimps left. If you want to deal with them, you really have no way to start. You are located in the heart of the south of the Yangtze River. There are Qing soldiers in the north and warlords behind you. If you attack the north first, you will be afraid of a fire behind you. If you fight against foreign countries, you will be afraid of the Qing Dynasty taking the opportunity to go south.

Just when Hou Xuanyan was struggling, the study room remembered a knock on the door and did not give him a name. Hou Xuanyan knew that this was the arrival of Qianxiang Camp. The Qianxiang Camp usually had a fixed time to convey information, and it must be very important to come at this time.

Hou Xuanyan shouted, "Come in." A thin boy entered the room, closed the door, and bowed and said, "The news came from Jinling that His Majesty was seriously ill and bedridden. The imperial physician Li Yongyi frequently contacted the housekeeper in Chen Zilong's mansion. Commander Zhao thought this was strange and specially sent me to inform the commander."

Hou Xuanyan frowned and asked, "Why is Your Majesty seriously ill? The official who sent the order in the previous episode told me that Your Majesty is in good health."

"Chen Zilong recommended Qian Qianyi to the court as an official, so he would not refuse his Majesty harshly. Chen Zilong argued with His Majesty in front of the palace, and his Majesty was so angry that His Majesty was bedridden."

Hou Xuanyan looked disbelief and said, "Qian Qianyi, a traitor, will not punish him if he does not punish him and treason for treason, and he will become an official in the court? Chen Zilong looks quite a normal person. When did he go crazy?"

After the soldier passed the message, he turned around and left. Hou Xuanyan was left to meditate. There were only two possible opportunities for these people to contact the imperial doctor. One was that he was afraid that His Majesty would be seriously ill and they could not escape the blame, so he asked the imperial doctor; otherwise...

Hou Xuanyan slapped the table and said in a lost voice: "Not good!"

The personal soldiers outside the door heard the shouts and pushed the door in and said, "Supervisor, what's the matter?"

"Be prepared, I'm going to Jinling!"

Hu Bawan responded and was about to go to the stable to lead the horses. Hou Xuanyan suddenly shouted: "Slow up." Hu Bawan stood there in a daze and asked: "Supervisor?"

"Where is the navy stopping? Let them land in Suzhou."

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In Jinling City, Chen Zilong, Qian Qianyi, Jin Shenghuan, and Huang Zongxi gathered together in a room.

Chen Zilong took out the edict from Hou Xuanyan's office, which was a copy he copied from the cabinet.

It clearly states that Emperor Longwu first took the troops in Jiangxi, and then killed Jin Shenghuan to avenge the soldiers and people in Ganzhou.

Qian Qianyi smiled and said, "What, if we hadn't advised Your Majesty, the general would have suffered a great disaster at this time."

Qian Qianyi, a criminal minister, had any chance to persuade the emperor? At this time, he spoke nonsense and said with confidence. Huang Zongxi added fuel to the fire, saying that the emperor was moved, and he had arranged for the man to kill Jin Shenghuan.

Jin Shenghuan was originally a thief and was not very familiar with the system of the court. He looked back at the military advisor standing behind him. This military advisor turned out to be just a down-and-out literati, but he recognized several seals and nodded.

Jin Shenghuan was furious and slapped the table, angrily saying, "I have no grudges and Hou Xuanyan. He dared to harm me and not kill his whole family. This matter is not over."
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