Chapter 176 [Strange Grievances Through the Ages]

Zheng Zhilong left a good impression on Aobai. He was bold and dared to take responsibility. From beginning to end, he didn't ask, "What benefits do I get?" "I didn't ask, because he trusted the court. He accepted Zhao'an because he wanted to find a career for himself, not for money.

If you want to ask what kind of person Ao Bai hates the most in his life, it is the groveling, wagging tail and begging dog slave country is not good, because there are too many slaves and too few bloody people. The typical one is the Donglin Party, the flickering emperor was stunned, once the country has something, he will deceive the people to pay money and live for them, and be cannon fodder for them.

No matter what a person's background is, what he has done before, whether he has taken the imperial examination or not, what he wants is practical skills. Zheng Zhilong knows more Chinese, knows how the Dutch and Japanese usually behave, knows how to fight, this is enough, and it is definitely much better than those civil officials who have been cited by the imperial court. If he could sink the enemy's ship by memorizing the Four Books and the Five Classics, he would use civilian officials to manage the army.

Zheng Zhilong is waiting for dispatch in Beijing for the time being. A few days later, another legendary figure returned to Beijing, and that was Mao Wenlong of Dongjiang Town.

Mao Wenlong, the word Zhennan, Zhejiang Renhe, was poor when he was young, learned linen physiognomy, made a living for people to measure words and look at the face, and then wandered the rivers and lakes, came to Shanhaiguan outside the border plug, and spent more than 20 years of military career. Wu Ke and his subordinates led several hundred men deep behind enemy lines and began a confrontation with the Qing army based on Korea.

Mao Wenlong's development of Dongjiang Town is legendary, and he is also a more troublesome general than the pirate Zheng Zhilong. There was a large group of people who impeached him.

Some people impeached him and said that he clinged to the powerful in the DPRK and China, formed a party for personal gain, bribed eunuchs, and worshiped Wei Zhongxian as his father-in-law.

Ao Bai knew that Wei Zhongxian was powerful at that time, and it was normal for him to be a person. If you want to say that you worship your father, Mao Wenlong doesn't, he knows this very well.

Some people say that he repeatedly refused to listen to dispatches, for example, the battle of Ningjin was earth-shattering, and Dongjiang Town did not send troops to rescue for a long time, and did not attack Houjin Rear to respond.

Ao Bai felt that Yuan Chonghuan was to blame, the Eight Banners Army fought North Korea with earth-shattering momentum before, Yuan Chonghuan did not send a single soldier to rescue, Dongjiang Town was disabled, and he turned around and rescued him, is this realistic? Pardonable.

But the other twists and turns made Ao Bai look frightened. It was explained above that Mao Wenlong refused to accept the supervision of civil officials sent by the imperial court, openly raised prostitutes in the barracks, and robbed women from good families, and the military discipline of the troops was sloppy and the combat effectiveness was extremely poor. Falsely reporting the number of troops, embezzling military rations, fraudulently receiving huge amounts of military salaries, and repeatedly citing insufficient military salaries and imminent mutiny in the troops, deceived and blackmailed the imperial court. Massacre refugees, use the heads of refugees to risk merit. He drove the refugees to Liaodong to dig ginseng secretly, and those who did not go were not given food, so that a large number of refugees starved to death on the island. Without reporting to the imperial court and obtaining the approval of the imperial court, he opened a horse market on Phi Dao without authorization to trade with foreign countries, and made crazy money.

Looking at these twists and turns, Mao Wenlong has never done anything good at all, and he is simply a national scum. After Mao Wenlong took possession of the Dongjiang River, he dominated one side, arrogant and domineering, and then carried out the rebellion activities of collaborating with the enemy behind his back, and there was a letter of collaborating with the enemy as evidence.

Ao Bai is unwilling to jump to conclusions and preconceived. Let "Chongzhen" order to summon Mao Wenlong into the palace. If Mao Wenlong really collaborated with the enemy, he would not protect this person.

Mao Wenlong entered the palace, and when Ao Bai and "Chongzhen" saw his appearance, they had a good impression. He's too decent. In his fifties, he still looks heroic, his beard is like Guan Gong, his eyes are flashing like lightning, and his spirit is flying. It gives people an incomparably capable feeling.

Mao Wenlong knelt down and said: "Weichen Mao Wenlong knocked to see the emperor, see Lord Huang." ”

"Mao Qing, let's be flat. Mrs. Huang has some questions for you, so answer them truthfully. "Chongzhen" said, handing over the question to Aobai, he was really easy as the emperor.

Ao Bai walked up to Mao Wenlong, made a nine-character mantra seal, and said with a smile: "Marshal Mao, someone impeached you for collaborating with the enemy and surrendering, and there is a letter of collaborating with the enemy as proof, can you explain it?" ”

Mao Wenlong immediately knelt down in front of "Chongzhen", frowned, and said, "Your Majesty, do you and Lord Huang believe that the ministers are collaborating with the enemy?" Dongjiang Town has been open for many years, and the Jin State has been lured to surrender many times, but the ministers have refused, and we have been forbidden to the sea and cut off our salaries, and we have not surrendered to the enemy. I grabbed all the envoys sent by the Jin State and sent them to Jingshi. The ministers worship the governor of Zuodu, the prince Taibao, and the sword of Shang Fang given by the Emperor of the Apocalypse. The first emperor valued the arrogance and integrity of his ministers. The soldiers and people of Dongjiang Town are not well fed and clothed, and if Huang Taiji wants to buy me, he has to feed hundreds of thousands of people in Dongjiang Town, even if I want to surrender to the enemy, he can't afford that price. ”

Mao Wenlong is not a little weak-hearted, and it is obviously not the performance of a person who wants to rebel. Ao Bai immediately felt that it was impossible for Mao Wenlong to surrender to the enemy.

Ao Bai asked: "Then so many people impeached you, what does Mao Dudu feel is the reason?" ”

Mao Wenlong still knelt on the ground, looked at "Chongzhen" again, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, the ministers dare not say it." ”

Ao Bai interrogated, he looked at the emperor several times, which shows that he values the emperor. Unlike Zheng Zhilong, who is talking to Aobai, he may not have put "Chongzhen" in his eyes at all, but only admires Aobai. From this small detail, Ao Bai felt that Mao Wenlong was more loyal to the court than Zheng Zhilong in his heart.

"Chongzhen" said: "Mao Qing don't have anything to worry about, just say whatever you think." ”

Mao Wenlong knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "There are two possibilities, one is that Huang Taiji wants to get rid of me quickly, and he doesn't want me to return to Beijing safely." The second possibility is that someone in the party dispute court wants to harm my minister is a person promoted by Lord Wang Huazhen, who was forced to become a eunuch after the defeat of Guangning, and I was also implicated. Despite Sun's support, my relationship with the Donglin Party has not been harmonious. When Master Sun informed me to return to Beijing, he said that if I followed Lord Huang, it would definitely be useful. I hope that the emperor and Lord Huang will not listen to slander. ”

It's party strife again. Although Mao Wenlong is alone overseas, party struggle is pervasive. Donglin Party Bulie Chaotang, Mao Wenlong was far away in the sky, maybe he could let him go, and now he is going back to Beijing, if he is attached to Aobai, Aobai's strength has been enhanced. It will be more difficult for many Donglin Party members to find an opportunity to bring down Aobai.

When the war was continuous and the wind and rain were in the dark, the courtiers would not go all out to do Mao Wenlong's articles in front of the emperor. He was also impeached during the Apocalypse, but it was not a trivial matter. Now that the situation at the border is very good and the situation in the Central Plains is stable, the ministers immediately want to settle accounts after the autumn. It is conceivable that Mao Wenlong's life is very difficult. After the Ning Jin War, he defended himself many times, complaining: "For the disease is difficult to recover, the minister's life is difficult to preserve, and the minister has been slandered for dozens of times, and his heart is like ashes"

Mao Wenlong knows that his environment is not good. There is a relationship between the DPRK and China, no matter how many bad things are done, no one will say it, and there is no one in the DPRK, even if they abide by the law, they will not be spared. Judging from various phenomena, many ministers in the DPRK and China hoped that he would die at the hands of Hou Jin, or that he would be impeached after losing the war.

Mao Wenlong faced "Chongzhen" and then explained: "There are people in the court who don't want me to live, and the minister always feels that it is a matter of time before his head moves. I was forced by the situation to save my army and make myself worthwhile. In order to feed the people of Dongjiang Town, I had to find a way out. I did negotiate peace with Jin through Prince Deng, who had defected to Phi Dao, but I was not treasonous, I just wanted to protect myself. If the emperor thinks that the minister is guilty, the minister is willing to die. But the minister's subordinates Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, etc. are all talented people, and I hope that the emperor can reuse them. ”

Aren't these three traitors on the same level as Wu Sangui? Of the four feudal kings in the early Qing Dynasty, three were Mao Wenlong's subordinates? Aobai is not good at learning history, and he didn't know anything about Zheng Chenggong's father who had subdued him before. But he still knows the common sense of history.

"Chongzhen" looked at Ao Bai and said lightly: "What does Huang Qing think?" ”

"Mao Dudu get up first." Ao Bai picked up Mao Wenlong and sighed: "I can understand your difficulties in Dongjiang Town, now that the imperial court has asked everyone to come back, how many soldiers and civilians can you bring back?" ”

"More than 200,000 people, many of whom fled from the Kingdom of Jin. Some remained on Phi Island. Mao Wenlong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, seeing that the two of them were always talking to him very gently, and he felt that he would not lose his head.

Ao Bai has forgiven Mao Wenlong in his heart. It is not surprising that he and Jin Guo discussed peace. It's like working in a sluggish unit or a branch. If the unit can't pay salaries, and there are people with high salaries in the head office who often make small reports, I believe that anyone will feel depressed, even if they are forced to defect to competitors.

In the original history, Mao Wenlong was forced to death.

After Yuan Chonghuan took office, he began to carefully plan to get rid of Mao Wenlong. Before leaving Beijing and leaving the customs, Qian Longxi, an assistant minister of the cabinet, personally went to his residence to consult Yuan Chonghuan's strategy of "recovering Liao in five years."

Yuan Chonghuan said: "First of all, start with the Dongjiang River. ”

Qian Longxi asked in surprise: "Why don't you attack from land, and from the sea route, Mao Wenlong may not be very effective in using it." ”

Yuan Chonghuan explained: "Mao Wenlong can be used if he is available, and if he is not available, he will be killed." ”

It can be said that he had already made up his mind to kill Mao Wenlong. He also said: "Join his army, behead his commander, like the ancients as a hand, and the ministers are spared." It can be seen that he not only considered the question of whether to kill, but also the question of how to kill. Later, he killed Mao Wenlong by adopting the method of "joining the army and beheading the commander".

He first of all from the neck of the economic Kamao Wenlong. A sea ban was imposed, and private ships leading to the Dongjiang River in Dengzhou and Laizhou were not allowed to go to sea. Control the food and ordnance of Dongjiang Town. All the materials transported by the imperial court to the Dongjiang River must be controlled, forwarded and verified by the Yamen of Jiliao, and the transportation route is no longer directly transported to the Dongjiang River from Dengzhou and Laizhou, but is instead transported from Shanhaiguan to Juehua Island near the coast of Ningyuan, registered by the Yamen of the Governor, and then transferred to the Dongjiang River. In this way, Yuan Chonghuan controlled the supply channels of Mao Wenlong's food and equipment, and cut off the lifeblood of his maritime trade.

The contradictions between Mao Wenlong and Yuan Chonghuan and the courtiers who supported Yuan Chonghuan were very acute. Later, he threatened to make trouble and forced Yuan to lift the sea ban. He threatened to ask for money in disguise with the mutiny of the island soldiers, and planned to send troops to Denglai for "tourism", which in the final analysis was caused by Yuan Chonghuan's naval ban and blockade of friendly forces.

What Mao Wenlong didn't expect was that Yuan Chonghuan dared to pretend and claim that the emperor wanted to kill him, but he was confused and lost his head. Mao Wenlong didn't want to do treason, and he didn't dare to do it. It's a pity that he died, and after his death, all kinds of basins were detained on his head. The Manchus rehabilitated Yuan Chonghuan, saying that he was wronged through the ages, but in fact, Mao Wenlong was.

In this life, Yuan Chonghuan didn't know what to do, and Mao Wenlong's head was safely left around his neck.

Ao Bai thought for a while and said a few words in the ear of "Chongzhen". Chongzhen said: "Mao Qing, you are forty out of fifty this year, and you are also a veteran, if you hand over the military power and return to your hometown to be a rich man, are you willing?" ”

Ao Bai observed Mao Wenlong's face, his expression was very painful, but he still replied without thinking about it: "The minister obeys the order, thank you Lord Longen." ”

Ao Bai said lightly: "Your Majesty, a talent like Mao Dudu, I think it can be of great use, although he is old and has suffered a lot in North Korea, but is it too early to let him retire now?" ”

"Chongzhen" sighed: "Daming is ready to reorganize the navy and fight abroad, if a veteran like Mao Qing is allowed to go overseas, I can't bear it." Mao Qing, are you still willing to continue to serve the imperial court? ”

Mao Wenlong didn't know that this was all a matter of wanting to capture the law discussed by Ao Bai and "Chongzhen", and hurriedly said: "Weichen is willing to serve the country." I don't know where the expedition the emperor is talking about? ”

"We discussed cooperation with the Portuguese before, and they helped us develop the navy, build ships and cast guns. In the future, we will send troops to help Portugal break away from Spanish control and achieve national independence. This war is of great benefit to my Ming Dynasty. As long as it is successful, the person who leads the troops will be a national hero and will be passed down through the ages. What Mao Shuai did before was excusable, although there was something inappropriate, but the emperor and I both thought it was forgivable. Are you willing to go on a campaign for your country? ”

"Of course I do. However, I hope to bring Kong Youde and them, if the imperial navy is short of people, the people of Jiangdong Town can also be on top, they have lived on Phi Island for a long time, they are familiar with sea operations, and they will definitely become qualified navy. ”

Well, now there are people in the navy. Originally, how to settle these people was also a problem. Mao Wenlong's proposal was a good way, let him cooperate with Zheng Zhilong, the navy in wartime, and the pirate in peacetime, self-sufficiency is not a problem, saving the heart of the imperial court.

Zheng Zhilong is good at business, and Mao Wenlong is good at building base areas behind enemy lines, so it would be too wasteful not to send them out. Ao Bai is ready to let this double dragon go to sea and go to foreign countries and Europeans to grab resources. If the Ming army can gain a foothold in the colony, then Mao Wenlong will really be a national hero.

Mao Wenlong and Zheng Zhilong also have something in common, they are not pedantic and know that they will do whatever it takes when the time is right. This is a talent that Ao Bai likes.

"Chongzhen" said: "Since Mao Qing has a heart, let's maintain my current official position." In a few days, I will go to the coast and manage the navy with my newly appointed general, Zheng Zhilong. In the future, against the Dutch and Japanese navies, we will not be defeated if we win."

Mao Wenlong had a smile on his face. "Obey the order"...

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