Early the next morning, Chen Xi came out of the tent, Ma Jiu smiled and greeted him, followed by Liu Ya... At this time, Liu Ya's little face was flushed, and she looked at Chen Xi with a hint of shyness.

Chen Xi was a little surprised and couldn't help looking at Ma Jiu and Liu Ya with suspicious eyes. Could it be that Liu Ya was so cold that she couldn't stand it last night, so she ran to Ma Jiu's tent, and the two became dewy couples?

Good, you Ma Jiu, you are newlywed. Sister Xiaoyu is obedient to you. You actually attacked a little girl? Liu Ya is only twelve years old, you are a fucking old cow chewing on tender grass!

Ma Jiu walked timidly in front of Chenxi and gave a deep gift: "Sir."

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded calmly and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Ma Jiu's face turned red, and Qiqi Ai Ai said, "Little Man...Little Man and the sixth brothers fell into old age. She was very kind to save the villain. The villain planned to accept her as a righteous person... I want to ask the adults to be a witness."

Brother Yi!?

Not a couple?

Chen Xi thought about it for a moment, what kind of righteous brothers are clearly righteous brothers and sisters, which is called Yijie Jinlan. Chen Xi glanced at Liu Ya and asked, "Where are you?"

Liu Ya hid directly behind Ma Jiu, stretched out half of her head, and whispered: "Okay."

The answer was straightforward, Chen Xi nodded: "It's good that both of them are willing... Lao Jiu, you should treat others kindly in the future, don't accept your brother, and you won't care about it in the end."

Ma Jiu said seriously: "What the adults say is that both villains and lowly people have no relatives, so they must treat her as their own family!"

Ma Jiu and Xiaoyu were lonely and formed a relationship with Shen and Lu families, and under the protection of the carriages and horses, they both cherished it very much. The same poor Liu Ya became Ma Jiu and Xiaoyu's family, which was indeed a good thing for Liu Ya.

Chen Xi smiled slightly: "That official will testify for you."

Liu Ya and Ma Jiu knelt down and kowtowed to Chen Xi. Zhu Hong, Jing Yue and others beside him shouted loudly. After the ceremony was completed, Jing Yue leaned into Chen Xi's ear and asked, "Sir, brothers Jiu really think that Liu Zi is a boy, right?"

Apart from Chen Xi and Ma Jiu, Jing Yue only knew that Liu Ya was a daughter. After all, he sent Liu Ya to Chen Xi's boat.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "I have told him the truth. Don't think about it. Lao Jiu and my sister Yu'er will be good to Liuzi."

"That's good, that's good."

Jing Yue was a little disappointed. Obviously he had ideas about Liu Ya, but Jing Yue could almost be a father to Liu Ya at his age. Chen Xi would not let Liu Ya commit herself to him, but he could do so with more brothers.

With a life experience like Liu Ya, even if you have parents and brothers and sisters, you can't feel the warmth of home. Although these veterans are sloppy, they are famous for their loyalty. It is a good thing that Liu Ya has more brothers to take care of.

Ma Jiu had a younger sister and was very happy. He smiled and thanked the brothers and soldiers of the chariots and horse soldiers who said congratulations to him. Finally, he came to Chenxi.

Chen Xi looked at Ma Jiu and Liu Ya again and asked in a low voice: "If you like Liu Ya, why do you want to be brother and sister? Do you want to get along more with your siblings, and discuss with Sister Yu'er in the future before taking Liu Ya into the door?"

"ah!?"

When Ma Jiuyi heard this, he widened his eyes and quickly explained: "Sir, don't get me wrong. The villain just wants to repay the life-saving grace of the six brothers..."

Chen Xi looked at Ma Jiu's expression, which didn't seem to be a fake. At this time, he remembered that when Liu Ya came out of his tent that day, he happened to be caught by Ma Jiu. Ma Jiu wouldn't think that something happened to him and Liu Ya, so he repeatedly stated that he had no "unreasonable thoughts"?

Seeing Ma Jiu's anxious look as if he was eager to defend himself, Chen Xi smiled and said, "Since he has taken Liu Ya as his sister, you should worry more about her marriage in the future."

"Ah? This..."

Ma Jiu was extremely embarrassed and nodded at the end, "The villain will."

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On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Chenxi, who had been on the expedition for more than a month, returned to Guangzhou Port with his fleet, officers and soldiers, as well as a ship of prisoners and spoils.

On this day, Guangzhou Port was crowded with people and people flocked to welcome the triumphant army.

Guangdong Province Cheng announced that the Political Envoy Department, the Censorate Department, the Guangzhou Prefectural Office, Panyu County and Nanhai County Magistrate Office all came out to greet them.

Even if the right governor Zhang Yuanying and the censor Lin Tingxuan had many prejudices against Chen Xi, they could not deny the outstanding achievements of Chen Xi's expedition this time.

More than a dozen bandits were successively wiped out, as many as 2,000 bandits were killed and captured, and a large number of prisoners and spoils were seized. The results of Chenxi's bandit suppression over the past month are comparable to the total of the bandit suppression in the previous five years of the local garrisons in Guangzhou.

Although the government officials and officials had questioned the results reported before, because from all aspects of information, there were no such many bandits (mainly a major mistake in the situation on the island of Juzhou), they could not believe it later when they saw that there were seven or eight hundred people alone, so they could not believe it.

What is particularly surprising is that Chen Xi took down the soldiers of Shangchuan Island, which were occupied by the Folang Jimen, without any blood, and seized a large amount of wealth, which made all the coastal areas of Guangdong Province return to the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.

When Chen Xi got off the boat, officials came over to salute Chen Xi. Zhang Yuanying and Lin Tingxuan met with Chen Xi only politely, and then they left the port area by taking a sedan chair.

Chen Xi continued to deal with prefectures and county officials and gentry celebrities, waiting for the officers and soldiers on the ship to escort the prisoners, transport seized supplies and disembark the ship, and cheers from the onlookers became increasingly louder.

Then came the grand ceremony of entering the city.

Chen Xi rode on a horse and led 600 personal soldiers into the city from Guidemen. There were almost all grand scenes of cheering and cheering along the way. Many people followed Chen Xi all the way to admire Chen Xi's heroic posture.

When Chen Xi arrived outside the governor's office temporarily set up in Guangzhou Official Post, there were gongs and drums, firecrackers, and lion dances and dragon dances, which were extremely lively.

Until Chenxi entered the gate, the people outside the gate were still reluctant to leave. The lion and dragon dance performance lasted for more than an hour before it ended, and then the crowd slowly dispersed.

Chen Xi brought back to Guangzhou City with his six hundred personal soldiers, while the rest remained in the port area outside the city. On the one hand, they guarded the prisoners and seized money and goods, and on the other hand, they waited for the merits to ask for rewards.

After these are done, they will disband and return to their respective defense centers to prepare for the New Year. They will have to wait until the spring of the next year before they will follow the northern expedition of Chenxi.

As soon as Chen Xi returned to the governor's yamen, Guangdong commander Li Che came in from the back door of the official post and asked Chen Xi to see Chen Xi. He brought news to Chen Xi that to determine military merits, not only did Chen Xi and Li Che need to negotiate, but the two eunuchs stationed in Guangdong Province in the court would also come forward. This kind of thing must be decided by the eunuchs.

During the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, the Silijian set up three eunuchs in the Guangdong-Guangzhou area, including one guarding the central government of Liangguang, one guarding the central government of Guangdong Province and one guarding the central government of Guizhou Province. Among them, the governing the central government of Guangdong-Guangzhou and the central government of Guangdong Province were permanently stationed in Guangzhou.

According to Li Che's wishes, it is best to send some gifts to the two eunuchs. In this way, you only need to hand in a list of meritorious deeds. The two eunuchs will follow the flow and will not make things difficult for them.

Li Che said: "Mr. Shen, you are personally leading the troops to fight as a governor this time. There is no military supervisor in the army. The two eunuchs in the garrison have complained a lot!"

Chen Xi was very upset when he heard this!

I led the emperor to go to war, and it was a civil servant who led the army. The emperor did not appoint me the eunuchs, so I don’t need you to supervise the army. Why? When I arrived in Guangzhou before, you ignored me and didn’t even say hello. Now I’m asking for rewards for my merits, but I jumped out and shouted?

By the way, I led my troops to suppress the bandits. I am not sure how much credit the soldiers have. Do you know better than me?

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ps: The second update is delivered!
Chapter completed!