It can be said that it was precisely because of Mao Wenlong's restraint that Yuan Chenghuan's Guan Ningjin defense line was so stable at that time, and it was precisely because of Mao Wenlong that the Ming Dynasty continued.

As for Yuan Chonghuan's killing of Mao Wenlong, we can only say that "if you want to impose a crime, there is no excuse." The only reliable evidence is that Yuan Chenghuan obtained a letter of surrender from Mao Wenlong to Huang Taiji, which contained the content "I will take Shanhaiguan, and I will take Shandong."

.But those were written when Mao Wenlong tempted Huang Taiji to continue sending people to "negotiate peace", and it was Huang Taiji's manipulation that allowed Yuan Chenghuan to obtain these letters.

Therefore, Volume 90 of "Guo Que" records: "It is very taboo to build captives to strangle their backs. Yin Tong paid Chong Huan to kill Wen Long, but Chong Huan fell into his trap without realizing it."

Then why was he eager to execute Mao Wenlong? Looking through the information, we can find a conversation between Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong. That was Yuan Chonghuan reprimanding Mao Wenlong for "taking credit and taking pay." As a result, Mao Wenlong refuted. Mao Wenlong said: "Your Ningyuan victory is known as the annihilation of the enemy."

There are only 269 heads among 7,000 people. I killed 371 heads in one Niumaozhai battle. Who is taking the credit?"

Maybe this is Yuan Chonghuan's pain point. Another name for "taking credit" is "deceiving the emperor". How could Yuan Chonghuan let such a thing spread? This strengthened his determination to get rid of Mao Wenlong.

Another piece of evidence is the "History of the Ming Dynasty"! Everyone knows that the "History of the Ming Dynasty" was written by a group of boneless scholars gathered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Basically, it can be viewed the other way around. In the book, there is not much recorded about Mao Wenlong's death, but about the death of Mao Wenlong.

Praise for Yuan Chonghuan abounds.

The reason is probably because the "History of the Ming Dynasty" was compiled by the Manchus, and Qianlong would not include Mao Wenlong, who the late emperor could not defeat. Many other history books are based on the "History of the Ming Dynasty", so Yuan Chonghuan became a hero, and Mao Wenlong

Became unknown.

However, this is not all the case. The official history of the early Manchu Qing Dynasty, "Manwen Laodang", has a relatively detailed record of Mao Wenlong, and Yuan Chonghuan's name only appears 12 times in total, and 6 times it appears because of memorials. From this

It’s evident!

At this time, Mao Wenlong had just opened up Dongjiang Town, and it was his most difficult time. It can be said that except for the population, Mao Wenlong now lacked everything. Especially food!

At that time, after Mao Wenlong opened up Dongjiang Town, he was warmly welcomed by the Liao people. Therefore, many Liao people who did not want to be slaves fled to Dongjiang Town in an endless stream. At its peak, hundreds of thousands of people crowded into the area controlled by Mao Wenlong.

people.

Can you imagine what it would be like to have hundreds of thousands of people crowded into a small area without enough food? It can be said that people were dying every day at that time, basically starving to death. And in the Ming Dynasty,

The imperial court also made efforts to support Mao Wenlong. However, due to various reasons, the results were not great.

It even forced Mao Wenlong to resort to deception and abduction.

In order to fight and relieve the people under his command, Mao Wenlong once promised to buy grain and other supplies from merchants in Shandong and Tianjin. However, he did not have enough ability to pay. After accepting the grain and supplies, he called many merchants.

It was Bai Tiao. This led to the bankruptcy of many small businessmen. Some businessmen even went to the Yamen in Dengzhou to sue Mao Wenlong!

But in any case, judging from the situation at the time, Mao Wenlong saved the lives of a large number of Liao people. Many Liao people were transported to the inland areas of Shandong. However, because the local government was unable to restrain the local powerful people, it was also unable to provide relief to these victims.

, leading to fierce conflicts between the local people in Shandong and the Liao people.

Therefore, Liu Pei's delivery of food at this time can be said to be a timely help. Liu Pei's idea is very simple, which is to exchange food for population. This is a win-win situation for him and Mao Wenlong.

However, Wu Yizhou was particularly worried after learning about Liu Pei's plan. Because he also knew how much Liu Pei's family was. After all, Liu Pei didn't have much food in his hands now. However, Liu Pei patted his chest with confidence and said that he

Overseas relatives growing food on the island have achieved bumper harvests. In fact, Liu Pei is already preparing to purchase food from now on.

Liu Pei's two ships anchored in Dengzhou, hired a guide, and set off straight for Phi Island. However, when the guide saw the food in the cabin, he solemnly warned Liu Pei that going to Phi Island was not a good idea.

There was no business because they had no money to pay for anything they bought.

On a sunny afternoon, the two boats finally approached Phi Island. Looking towards the small pier, it seemed that no one was on duty at the pier, but there were many people on the beach looking for food in the biting sea breeze.

Someone nearby noticed the arrival of the sailboat, and the crowd began to commotion. Finally, several officers and soldiers came from a distance and stood on the trestle to wave to the fleet.

Liu Pei looked through the binoculars and found that several soldiers were really miserable. Not only were they dressed in shabby clothes, but they were also sallow and thin. It seemed that they were really having a hard time.

When the two ships swayed onto the pier, the soldiers jumped on board eagerly and asked eagerly: "What did you bring?"

Liu Pei took a step forward and said: "The two ships are full of grain."

Several soldiers immediately cheered! But the soldier leading the team realized something was wrong and said, "Aren't you people sent by the imperial court? Are you businessmen?"

Liu Pei said: "That's right. Brother, please go and inform General Mao and tell him that a Shandong businessman is coming and has big business to discuss with him."

The soldier sniffed greedily, sniffed the aroma of wheat in the cabin, turned around, jumped ashore and ran away. They were far away, but they were looking for something on the beach.

People looking for food gathered around. Each of them was wearing single clothes and looked too thin. They gathered at the end of the trestle, desperately begging Liu Pei and the others to take them away. "Master, take me away, I

Can work!"

"Master, give me something to stutter! I haven't eaten for several days!"

"Master, help me, take the child away! I can sign a death contract!"

"..."

Liu Pei didn't dare to agree to anything at this time, or even answer. He also didn't dare to let anyone get on the boat, because once one person got on the boat, everyone behind him would rush to the boat, and things would develop into

I don't know what it looks like.

So Liu Bei had to harden his heart and let his servants set up spears to threaten these people and prevent them from approaching the ship. But these people still did not want to leave and waved to Liu Pei from a distance, calling them.

The two sides were in a stalemate for half a meal, when a group of Ming soldiers on horseback came over surrounded by a man. Liu Pei estimated that this man must be Mao Wenlong. After all, Dongjiang Town had just been opened not long ago, and he was the one who had to do everything.

when.

The soldiers of the Ming army approached the pier and drove away the crowded crowd arrogantly. The man on horseback dismounted and walked quickly towards the pier. The soldiers beside him opened a path for him through the crowd. He walked to the trestle

, bowed his hands to Liu Pei and said: "I wonder which righteous businessman is here? Mr. Mao is so polite!"

Liu Pei immediately returned the salute. After the salute, both parties began to look at each other. Mao Wenlong was about five feet tall. His body was not as majestic as other warriors, but he was still very strong. His eyes were big and bright. The lower half of his face was a nose.

With his straight-talking and broad-haired beard, he looks like a real military general. (The hero did not leave a portrait, so we can only speculate!)

Liu Pei did not hesitate and said directly: "General Mao, please arrange for the soldiers to unload the ship! This time I brought more than 2,000 shi of food. It is all wheat. In addition, I also want to discuss a business with the general!"

Mao Wenlong was overjoyed when he heard this. He waved his hand and said, "Sir, please come to my place to discuss it in detail!"

After saying that, he ordered his soldiers to arrange for people to unload the ship. Liu Pei nodded secretly. It seemed that Mao Wenlong was very smart. He probably also knew that he had a bad reputation, so in this case, someone could still transport food. He just had something to discuss. So.

Simply invite someone to your home to discuss it slowly.

After getting ashore, a soldier gave up his mount and asked Liu Pei to ride on it. Liu Pei was not polite and directly got on his horse and ran side by side with Mao Wenlong towards the island. After a while, they arrived at a place where a large number of barracks were located. These barracks were all

It was built hastily and looks very scattered.
Chapter completed!