Chapter 453: The Death of the Two Islands (5)
Facing the ten thousand golden rays bursting out from the mountains in the east, Mao Wenlong narrowed his eyes slightly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
His mood was so relaxed that he had the leisure to enjoy the majestic sunrise.
The rose-red color of the morning glow on the white clouds is rapidly fading, and the clear blue sky is gradually turning from chaos to transparency from east to west; The mountains of Lushunkou are inlaid with a golden edge, and the verdant pine forests gradually reveal their true faces from the black shadows; The shadows of the mountains cast irregularly on the mountainsides of the twin islands, rapidly retreating, and the sunlight seemed to come alive, driving the remnants of darkness away from the earth.
The early morning sun has no fire, so that Mao Wenlong, who is high-sounding all over his body, does not feel the slightest irritability; Like when he first arrived in Shuangdao five days ago, his official clothes today are upright and meticulous; Under the vivid lion patch on the chest, the crimson collared shirt looks more majestic; The dazzling array of beautiful jade on the jade belt around the waist absorbed the sunlight and became more and more crystal clear.
What is even more eye-catching is the jade pendant the size of a child's palm tied around the waist; The whole body of the jade pendant is made of fine mutton fat jade, and the shape is a pegasus; The pearl string on it and the red jewel underneath it are extremely finely made, and at a glance you can see that they are made in-house - this is the imperial gift of Emperor Daxing.
Mao Wenlong wore such a grand dress because Yuan Chonghuan was finally leaving—after five days of siege on the twin islands and three rounds of fruitless consultations, the governor of Jiliao informed him that he was going to resign today!
Mao Wenlong was glad that the stubborn Inspector Yuan had finally returned to the normal track - his resignation meant that Yuan Chonghuan would return to Ningyuan and return to Phi Island by himself, and the two sides would continue to put forward their own demands through the folds, and finally the imperial court would decide.
That's the right way to solve the problem!
Blindly rampage and unreasonableness will only make the contradictions more and more acute - needless to say in the first round of negotiations, Yuan Chonghuan proposed to reform the camp system in the second round, dividing Dongjiang Town into a number of associations, each of which directly receives food and salary from Ningyuan, and the key is that if those arrogant soldiers and fierce generals in Dongjiang do not press themselves, they are afraid that most of their energy will be put into internal fighting, so of course Mao Wenlong can't agree.
In the third round, Yuan Chonghuan brought up the old matter, saying that Dongjiang Town was "an autocratic party, and the money and grain of the army and horses were not subject to the core", which did not conform to the ancestral system of "the general is outside, and the civil ministers must be ordered to supervise", and asked Mao Wenlong to write a letter to "ask himself to supervise the army"; During the Apocalypse, Mao Wenlong was fed up with the exploitation and constraints of the lieutenant officers of the supervising army, and now the emperor himself has issued an edict to "remove all the central officials guarding the town", Yuan Chonghuan still wants to talk about this, which really makes Mao Wenlong extremely tired, and simply admits him a sentence, "If the superintendent invites the supervising army according to the ancestral system, Wenlong dares not to attach the tail?" ”
The five-day meeting of the two islands came to an end in Yuan Chonghuan's silence, Mao Wenlong didn't know what kind of tricks Yuan Chonghuan would make after he went back, but he was really tired of this Jiliao governor, and only hoped to return to Phi Island as soon as possible and lead those brothers who were born and died to continue to kill the Tartars!
Sighing, Mao Wenlong turned his head to look south, and a black line appeared between the sea and the sky, approaching rapidly.
It's going to be a change! Mao Wenlong said secretly in his heart.
"The Overseer has arrived!"
With the roll call of the guards, Yuan Chonghuan appeared in the field of vision with a smile, Mao Wenlong couldn't help but straighten his waist and slowly stepped forward to say hello, but he didn't notice that the guards around Yuan Chonghuan seemed to be a little less than a few days ago.
"Brother Zhennan!" The greetings have been over, Yuan Chonghuan said, "To the east of the twin islands, Chonghuan will pay his brother as much as possible, and I hope that Brother Zhennan will not avoid hardships and dangers and kill Tartar with all his might...... Say goodbye today, the sky is high and the water is long, please worship it! ”
After speaking, he learned to be a martial artist, clasped his hands into fists, and bowed deeply to Mao Wenlong.
This was much beyond Mao Wenlong's expectations, and he was busy dodging and avoiding it, saying that he didn't dare to help him up, but he was quite moved in his heart - he was still a martial artist after all, and it was naturally extremely useful for Yuan Chonghuan to put down his body and use the etiquette on the rivers and lakes.
After the two of them exchanged polite words, Yuan Chonghuan walked to Mao Wenlong's personal guards again, "All the soldiers followed Mao Shuai to defend the desert island, resist the ferocious, and die for a lifetime, it is really the essence of my Liaodong and the brachial of the Ming Dynasty, please accept my worship!" ”
Looking at Yuan Chonghuan's deeply bowed figure, Mao Wenlong suddenly felt that his nose was a little sore, and his eyes were a little hot, and he couldn't help but feel deeply ashamed of his villain's heart now.
You know, when he wrote a letter to Shang Kexi that night, he hesitated because the latter had reminded him that Yuan Chonghuan might kill him, should he flee back to Phi Dao overnight? Of course, after careful consideration, Mao Wenlong chose to continue to stay in Shuangdao, because he believed that Yuan Chonghuan was just quite unreasonable, and not to the point of madness.
The reason is very simple, the system of the Ming Dynasty is here, if even the general soldiers of the general town of the festival dare to kill without authorization, then Yuan Chonghuan will inevitably die soon - although a very human minister is important, he must also have a life to accept it, this truth, Mao Wenlong believes that Yuan Chonghuan understands!
Now it seems that my original judgment was right.
Yuan Chonghuan, as a feudal official, was able to bow and thank himself and even his own guards, indicating that he still put the elimination of the Tartars and the recovery of Liaodong in the first place, whether his purpose was to eliminate the great trouble for Da Ming Jian like Mao Wenlong, or to enter the cabinet for himself, in short, with such a wish, Mao Wenlong felt that this person could still cooperate.
As long as he still wants to recover Liaodong, he will not act rashly on himself! It's not that Mao Wenlong thinks very highly of himself, but over the years, Dongjiang Town has proved with practical actions that the only thing in the world is Dongjiang Town, which can hold down the Tartars and make them dare not go far away!
"Brother Zhennan, it's too early, my boat hasn't arrived yet...... You and I go up the mountain together, and let me take a good look at the rivers and mountains of southern Liaoning, how about it? ”
Just when Mao Longwen's heart was agitated, Yuan Chonghuan had returned to him at some point, and invited him with a smile.
"Master Inspector has this Yaxing, Wenlong dares not to accompany him!" Mao Wenlong arched his hand and pointed towards the mountain trail, "Please!" ”
The two of them humbly stepped on the trail, but saw Yuan Chonghuan stop and turn to his personal guard and said, "A certain and Mao Shuai went up the mountain to watch the scenery, you don't have to follow." As soon as he said this, Mao Wenlong, who had long been unsuspected, naturally ordered his personal guards to wait at the foot of the mountain.
The hill was not high, and before they had reached the point of incense, the two of them had already reached the top of the mountain, but they saw that a tent had been erected in the glade at some point, but there was no human figure around.
"This is the place where the lookout guard stops," Yuan Chonghuan explained with a smile, "Let's go in and have a look." ”
Mao Wenlong did not doubt him, and followed him behind him and lifted the curtain into the tent.
When I look up, I can't help but feel like I've fallen into an ice cave! (To be continued.) )