It can be said that it was precisely because of Mao Wenlong's containment that Yuan Chenghuan's Guanningjin defense line was stable, and it was precisely because of Mao Wenlong that the Ming Dynasty continued.

As for Yuan Chonghuan's killing of Mao Wenlong, he can only say that "if you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse." The only reliable evidence is that Yuan Chenghuan got a letter from Mao Wenlong to Huang Taiji, which contained the content of "Er's Shanhaiguan and I'll take Shandong". But it was written when Mao Wenlong tempted Huang Taiji to continue to send people to "negotiate peace", and Yuan Chenghuan was able to get these letters because of Huang Taiji's hands.

Therefore, the 90th volume of the "National Legend" records: "It is very taboo to build a captive to strangle his back." Yin Tong Chonghuan begged to kill Wenlong, and Chonghuan didn't realize it."

Then why was he in a hurry to execute Mao Wenlong? Looking through the information, we can find a conversation between Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong, that is, Yuan Chonghuan reprimanded Mao Wenlong for "risking merit and salary", which was refuted by Mao Wenlong. Mao Wenlong said: "Your Ningyuan victory claims to have destroyed 17,000 enemies, but there are only 269 heads, and I cut 371 in a Niumaozhai battle, who is taking the credit?" ”

Maybe this is Yuan Chonghuan's sore spot, another name for "Mao Gong" is called "bullying the king", how could Yuan Chonghuan let such a thing spread, which 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 literati gathered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it can basically be read the other way around. In the book, there are not many records about Mao Wenlong's death, but praise for Yuan Chonghuan abounds.

The reason is probably because the "History of the Ming Dynasty" was edited by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so Qianlong would not write Mao Wenlong, who could not be defeated by the first emperor. And many other history books are written based on the "History of the Ming Dynasty", so Yuan Chonghuan became a hero, and Mao Wenlong became an obscurity.

However, this is not the case, the official history of the early Manchu Dynasty "Manchu Old Files" records Mao Wenlong in more detail, and Yuan Chonghuan's name only appears 12 times in total, and 6 times it appears because of twists and turns. This shows it!

At this time, Mao Wenlong had just opened up Dongjiang Town, which was his most difficult time. It can be said that the current Mao Wenlong lacks everything except population. Especially the lack of 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 were crammed into the area controlled by Mao Wenlong.

Can you imagine the horrific sight of hundreds of thousands of people crammed into a small area without enough food. It can be said that at that time, people were dying every day, and they were basically starving to death. And the Ming court also made efforts to support Mao Wenlong. But for a variety of reasons, the results are not great.

even forced Mao Wenlong to do things of cheating and abduction.

In order to fight and help the people under his command, Mao Wenlong once promised merchants in Shandong and Tianjin to buy their grain and other supplies. But he didn't have enough to pay. After he received the food and supplies, he gave many merchants a blank note. This has led to the bankruptcy of quite a few small merchants. There were even businessmen who 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, due to the inability of the local government to restrain the local tycoons and the inability to provide relief to these victims, the conflict between the local people in Shandong and the Liao people was very fierce.

Therefore, Liu Pei went to deliver grain at this time, which can be described as a charcoal in the snow. Liu Pei's idea is very simple, that 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 of Liu Pei's plan. Because he also knows how much Liu Pei's family has. After all, Liu Pei doesn't have much food in his hands now. However, Liu Pei patted his chest with confidence and said that his overseas relatives had already reaped a bumper harvest of grain grown on the island. In fact, Liu Pei is already ready to purchase food from now.

Liu Pei's two boats also anchored in Dengzhou and hired a guide. I went straight to Phi Island. However, even when the guide saw the grain in the cabin, he solemnly warned Liu Pei that it would be impossible to do business by going to Phi Dao, because they had no money to pay for anything they bought.

On a clear afternoon, the two ships finally approached Phi Dao. Looking at the small pier, there seemed to be no one on duty on the pier, but there were quite a few people on the beach looking for food on the harsh seaside. The arrival of the sailboat was spotted on the shore, and the crowd began to stir. Finally, several officers and men came running from a distance, standing on the trestle and waving to the fleet.

Liu Pei looked through the binoculars and found that several soldiers were really miserable, not to mention shabby, and their faces were yellow and thin. It seems that they are really having a hard time.

When the two boats swayed to the trestle, the soldiers jumped on the boat and asked eagerly, "What have you brought here?" ”

Liu Pei stepped forward and said, "The two ships are full of grain. ”

Several soldiers immediately let out a cheer! But the soldier who led the team realized that something was wrong and said, "You are not sent by the imperial court, are you?" Is it a businessman? ”

Liu Pei said: "That's right. When the troublesome brother went to inform General Mao, he said that there was a Shandong businessman who came and had a big business to talk to him. ”

The soldier sniffed greedily, sniffed the wheat in the cabin, then turned and jumped ashore and ran away. They went far away, but they searched by the sea

But the people who were looking for food gathered together. Each of them was dressed in a single garment, and he was not very thin. They gathered at the end of the trestle and begged Liu Pei desperately to take them away. "Sir, take me away, I can work!"

"Sir, give me a stutter! I haven't eaten in days! ”

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

“……”

Liu Pei didn't dare to agree to anything at this time, not even to answer. He didn't dare to let anyone get on the boat, because once one person got on the boat, all the people behind him would rush to the boat, and it was not known what would turn out of the boat.

So Liu Bei had to harden his heart and let the family members set up spears to threaten these people and prevent them from getting close to the ship. But these people still didn't want to leave, and beckoned to Liu Pei from afar, calling them.

It was the stalemate between the two sides for half a meal, and a group of Ming soldiers on horseback rushed to a person. Liu Pei estimated that this person should be Mao Wenlong. After all, Dongjiang Town had just opened at this time, and this was the time for him to do everything.

The Ming soldiers approached the dock and brutally drove the congested crowd away. The man on horseback dismounted and walked briskly towards the docks, where the soldiers beside him made a way for him through the crowd. He walked to the trestle bridge and said to Liu Pei: "I don't know which righteous businessman is here?" Mao someone is polite! ”

Liu Pei immediately returned the salute. Both sides began to look at each other after giving the salute. Mao Wenlong is about five feet tall, and his body is not as strong as other martial artists, but it can be regarded as very strong. A pair of eyes are big and bright. The lower half of his face has a straight nose and a wide mouth, and a large hairy beard, which looks like a real general. (The hero didn't leave a portrait, so he had to conjecture!) ）

Liu Pei was not verbose, and said directly: "General Mao, please arrange for the soldiers to unload the ship!" This time I brought more than 2,000 stone of grain. It's all wheat. In addition, I want to talk about business with the general! ”

Mao Wenlong was overjoyed when he heard this, waved his hand, and said, "Sir, please, come to my residence to talk in detail!" ”

After speaking, he ordered his soldiers to arrange for people to unload the ship. Liu Pei nodded secretly, it seems that Mao Wenlong is very smart, and probably he also knows that he has a bad reputation, so in this case, someone can still transport food, but there is something to discuss. So just ask someone to come to your home and discuss it slowly.

On the shore, a personal soldier gave up his mount and asked Liu Pei to ride. Liu Pei was not polite, and directly got on the horse and ran to the island side by side with Mao Wenlong. A moment later, we arrived at the place where a large barracks were located. The barracks were hastily built and looked very scattered.

The two rode to a big house in the middle of this house, and when Liu Pei saw Mao Wenlong stop, he knew that this was his handsome tent.