Mao Wenlong appeased Hong Ziyan, and with Chen Lan's strong cooperation, he finally got his wish and kept Hong Ziyan by his side. At this point, he was also able to find a safe place in Henan Mansion with peace of mind.

Previously, Chen Jisheng was sent out to investigate the situation in Henan Mansion, and he was not seen in a hurry until the evening for a whole day.

Mao Wenlong met Chen Jisheng alone in his room, saw that his face was full of heaviness, and asked him to tell him the news he had inquired about.

Chen Jisheng pondered for a moment before he said: "Governor, something big has happened, there are rumors that Yuan Chonghuan, who occupied our Dongjiang River, was recalled by the emperor to Beijing and imprisoned, and his life and death are unknown. ”

Mao Wenlong paused for a moment and said in surprise: "How can this be?" Yuan Chonghuan was not imprisoned until next year's ....... ”

Mao Wenlong was quick for a while and exclaimed in surprise, but he quickly realized that something was wrong and immediately stopped talking. As far as he knew, in history, Yuan Chonghuan was executed by Chongzhen Lingchi the next year, that is, in 1630.

According to what Chen Jisheng said just now, it was a month or two ahead of schedule. Mao Wenlong escaped from the Dongjiang River in July and took nearly three months to reach Lingshanwei.

In other words, it is only November, but I suddenly heard the news that Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned. After the shock, Mao Wenlong quickly returned to normal.

Whether history was ahead of schedule because of his arrival, or whether it was the real history that was the case. In short, he must find a place to live as soon as possible, open up the wasteland to store food, and be fully prepared for the upcoming opportunity to rise.

Chen Jisheng was still puzzled by Mao Wenlong's gaffe just now. Listening to Mao Wenlong's tone just now, it seemed that he knew that Yuan Chonghuan would end up like this.

But he didn't dare to ask clearly, as a subordinate, Chen Jisheng knew what to ask and what not to ask. This is also the reason why he has always won Mao Wenlong's trust!

Mao Wenlong pondered for a moment, and he didn't intend to solve Chen Jisheng's doubts, but changed the topic: "Don't worry about Yuan Chonghuan's affairs for now, I believe that Xu Fujuan, who stayed in the Dongjiang River, will definitely be arranged." Now our primary goal is to find a place to live as soon as possible, and tell me that you have inquired about the situation in Henan Province outside! ”

Chen Jisheng didn't dare to slack off, and immediately replied: "Governor, I haven't heard anything big about this Henan Mansion now. However, the neighboring Shaanxi is now starving, and the people have revolted or become thieves. Now the imperial court is fighting with the rebellious exiles. ”

In Yan'an Prefecture, there was no rain throughout last year, the grass and trees were scorched, and the people competed to pick the fluffy grass in the mountains for food. When the grass is exhausted, the bark is stripped and eaten. When the bark is exhausted, it digs the stones in the mountains and eats, the stone is cold and fishy, and the food is full, and the abdomen is distended and falls to death in a few days. Hungry people gather together to be "thieves", and instead of waiting to starve to death, it is better to die for "thieves". He also burned human bones for wages, and boiled human flesh for food, and those who ate men died in a few days with red and swollen faces, and heat and dryness. So, the death pillow, the stench is stinking, and several pits are dug outside the city of Ansai County, each pit can accommodate hundreds of people, and it is not as good as the people who are buried, and I don't know how many more? If this is true in small counties, it can be known in large counties, and if it is like this in one place, it can be known elsewhere. The people were safe and untouched, and became "thieves". To the north of Qingyang and Yan'an, the famine was even worse.

Li Zicheng also became active from this time, and at this time, the Houjin soldiers divided into three routes, all the way to Da'ankou, and the general Zhou Zhen died; All the way to Longjing Pass, all the way to attack Hongshan Pass, the Ming staff general Zhang Ande and others were defeated and fled, and Zhang Wanchun surrendered. Jizhou was besieged, and in November, Beijing was under martial law.

Mao Wenlong pondered for a moment before he said: "According to what you say, Henan Mansion is still a safe place now. ”

Chen Jisheng shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Governor, Shaanxi is adjacent to Henan, and now the chaos in Shaanxi will inevitably implicate Henan Mansion." So if we want to choose a place to stay, our subordinates think that we should find a place far away from Shaanxi, or simply not go to Henan. ”

Chen Jisheng's meaning is actually obvious, that is, he hopes that Mao Wenlong will not go to Henan Mansion at all, according to the current situation, this Henan Mansion is definitely not the best choice.

Mao Wenlong smiled slightly and said, "You must settle down in Henan Mansion, as for the reason, you will understand it in the future, and I am inconvenient to say more now." So don't think about anything else, according to your judgment, find a place for us to settle down in the territory of Henan Prefecture. ”

Hearing this, Chen Jisheng hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed. Ask Mao Wenlong to give him some time to inquire again, and come back to Mao Wenlong tomorrow.

In this regard, Mao Wenlong naturally had no objection, and waved his hand to let Chen Jisheng retire to do things. So, Chen Jisheng, who had been out all day, had to drag his tired body out again to find out the news.

Not long after Chen Jisheng left, Chen Lan came to Mao Wenlong's room with food, and saw Xianggong's sad face, as if he was distressed about something.

Although he knew that he couldn't help Mao Wenlong with anything in major matters, Chen Lan still opened his mouth to comfort: "Xianggong, don't worry about it first, come and eat something, don't be hungry." ”

Women can always make men laugh sometimes, especially a gentle, considerate and empathetic woman like Chen Lan. Under Chen Lan's persuasion, Mao Wenlong soon became cheerful, and those troubles were temporarily left behind by him.

After serving Mao Wenlong to eat the belated dinner, Chen Lan had no intention of leaving, but continued to stay in Mao Wenlong's room. Due to Hong Ziyan's appearance, Chen Lan is now under pressure.

She was afraid that Mao Wenlong would have a new love in the future and snub herself, so in order to be able to occupy a place in Mao Wenlong's heart in the future, Chen Lan had decided to conceive the Mao family's child as soon as possible.

Tonight, she came prepared, just now in the wine and food, Chen Lan did something and put some aphrodisiacs in the wine.

With the amount of Mao Wenlong's wine, not to mention the small pot of wine, even ten pots of wine are at most red-faced. But this made him feel that something was wrong, he felt that he was hot all over, and he always had an impulse when he looked at Chen Lan.

Mao Wenlong didn't think much about it in the end, and he didn't deliberately restrain himself, he suddenly got up and picked up Chen Lan's delicate body, and quickly got into the bed.

Then he couldn't wait to tear Chen Lan's clothes and pick up the gun, but Chen Lan did not cooperate at this critical juncture, stopped Mao Wenlong and said with a sad face: "Xianggong, Xiaolan wants to conceive a child for you." ”

Mao Wenlong was slightly stunned, shook his head and said: "Xiaolan, it's not time to conceive a child now, at least until we find a place to live, and then we can consider these issues." ”

Chen Lan suddenly became anxious, and hurriedly said, "But it's ......." ”

Mao Wenlong interrupted her with a smile: "Xianggong knows what you are anxious about, don't worry, Xianggong said that he would protect you for a lifetime, and he will do what he says." Also, did you do anything wrong with tonight's meal! ”