On Yuan Chonghuan's first day, he didn't see Mao Wenlong, who had just arrived on the island.
The next day, the first day of the lunar month, Mao Wenlong held a banquet and invited Governor Yuan and the generals of Guan Ning's army to the banquet.
This is Mao Wenlong's territory, and he has to fulfill his duties as a landlord, both emotionally and logically.
Yuan Chonghuan immediately replied to attend. At noon the next day, Yuan Chonghuan took Jin Dingqing and others to Mao Wenlong's temporary garrison. Jin Dingqing and others carefully observed the soldiers and horses in Dongjiang Town, checking their equipment, as well as their military appearance and discipline.
I heard that Governor Yuan had agreed to come. Mao Wenlong personally led the generals to greet him at the camp gate.
The two chatted affectionately, then walked arm in arm to the big tent for the banquet. After the two took their seats, Mao Wenlong ordered the cook to serve the dishes.
Yuan Chonghuan said: "You don't need to be too extravagant, Governor Zuo. The headquarters is just a routine inspection. The army is not as good as the government. Everything should be as simple as possible."
Mao Wenlong smiled apologetically and said: "Wenlong doesn't dare to be extravagant and wasteful. It's just local aquatic products and local specialties. It's not extravagant."
Seeing that Yuan Chonghuan did not continue to be humble, Mao Wenlong waved his hand and said: "Let the singing and dancing come up to entertain the governor and the generals."
At this time, a group of 20 dancers filed in, and a dozen musicians also came in with musical instruments such as qins and Xiaos. For a moment, the silk and bamboo were sweet and the dance was graceful. What I saw were these rough guys who had never seen the opposite sex in the military camp all year round.
, one by one kept shouting wildly.
Yuan Chonghuan looked carefully and saw that these dancers were all bought from Suzhou. They were of a very high quality. They were all fifteen or sixteen years old and had pretty faces. It seemed that Mao Wenlong had spent a lot of money.
The two of them didn't talk about political affairs, they only talked about romance. For a while, the atmosphere was harmonious and the host and guest were enjoying themselves.
After waiting for the meal, Mao Wenlong invited Yuan Chonghuan to a small boat. Mao Shuai personally received three envelopes of gifts and three tables of small meals. When he was transferred to the boat, Mao Shuai sat sideways and accompanied Governor Yuan to have tea.
Mao Wenlong finally let go of his worries when he saw Yuan Chonghuan accept his gift. He thought that Yuan Chonghuan was here to cause trouble. Since he accepted the gift and did not hit the smiling person, it means that all these things can be turned around.
Yuan Chonghuan saw that at this time, there was no one around, and the atmosphere was almost complete.
He said to Mao Wenlong: "Overseas in Liaodong, only the Benbuyuan and Guizhen must work together to achieve the end. The Benbuyuan has been through this adventure and wants to discuss it as a forward-looking plan. Military and national affairs are important, and the Benbuyuan has a good man.
I wonder if the patient is willing to take this medicine?"
Mao Wenlong knew that Governor Yuan's coming here was definitely up to no good. He frowned and said after careful consideration: "What did the Governor say? Wenlong is the Governor's subordinate. The Governor ordered Wenlong to go through fire and water, so naturally he would not hesitate.
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Yuan Chonghuan happily patted Mao Wenlong on the back and said with a smile: "Okay, what we are waiting for is this sentence from Mao Shuai. Either this department is unkind, or we have unavoidable difficulties, we are all forbearing and serving the country."
It’s just the Holy One.”
Mao Wenlong suddenly felt alarm bells ringing in his heart, and he didn't know what to say.
"Wen Long has been overseas for eight years and has made many achievements. Only because of the villain's words, lack of money and food, and lack of equipment and horses, he has not been able to achieve his wish. If he can deal with it one or two, it will not be difficult to help him succeed."
Yuan Chonghuan's face froze, what this guy was thinking about was money and food.
It seems that no matter what he said, he emphasized the lack of guns, lack of artillery, lack of food and clothing, not that he did not want to help the supervisor, but in fact the conditions did not allow it.
Yuan Chonghuan sighed inwardly. He sincerely wanted to conquer Mao Wenlong, as long as Mao Wenlong was willing to be sincere and willing to follow him and let him eat the last military town that was not under his control. He could also give him a way out.
Yuan Chonghuan hinted in every possible way that Mao Wenlong was pretending not to understand and was just telling the story of the suffering of the soldiers and civilians in Pidao.
After drinking tea, Yuan Chonghuan said: "It's inconvenient on the boat, so I'll use Mao Shuai's tent on the island to wait for drinks."
The two went to Mao Wenlong's private tent and started drinking again. Yuan Chonghuan confided in Mao Wenlong and talked with Mao Wenlong before leaving at the second watch.
Jin Dingqing and his soldiers who were waiting outside the tent saw the helpless expression on Governor Yuan's face and did not dare to say anything. They escorted him back to the military camp.
The next day, the second day of the lunar month, Mao Wenlong sent Mao Da in person to ask Governor Yuan to land on Shuangdao. Yuan Chonghuan once again took people to see Mao Wenlong.
As soon as Yuan Chonghuan landed on the island, he saw Mao Wenlong waiting at the pier in person.
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief Zuo. The wind is strong on this island, so let's camp first." Yuan Chonghuan looked around and saw some tough soldiers patrolling around. He seemed to say casually.
The two of them had just entered the camp and sat down in the military tent when they suddenly heard a burst of noise.
Mao Wenlong changed his color and said: "What's going on? Didn't you see me receiving the supervisor? Someone is making a noise outside the tent."
Yuan Chonghuan did not speak and sat silently.
After a while, Mao Da stumbled and was pushed in from outside the tent.
A group of officers and soldiers from Dongjiang Town, as well as many barbarians, all barged in fiercely and aggressively.
"Where is the supervisor, where is the supervisor."
"My children have not been paid for a year. Are we going to starve to death?"
"If you don't give us an explanation today, we won't leave and will sleep here."
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For a time, the big tent was crowded with Dongjiang Town officers and soldiers who came to ask for their wages. Yuan Chonghuan's personal soldiers rushed forward, holding their hands on the handles of their swords, blocking the front, and guarding Yuan Chonghuan behind them.
Mao Wenlong was furious and cursed: "Get into your mother's hair, you beheaders. Get out of here. Mao Da, give me twenty military sticks for each person. If you rebel against you."
Mao Da immediately led his own soldiers to beat these troublemakers out asking for wages with horse clubs and sticks. These people screamed and shouted, "It is only right to serve as soldiers and eat food."
Seeing these bastards being kicked out, Mao Wenlong said to Yuan Chonghuan in fear: "Superintendent, I'm really ashamed. Wenlong led the troops poorly and collided with the Superintendent. I asked the Superintendent to punish him."
Yuan Chonghuan was speechless for a while, looking at the mess in the big tent. All kinds of furniture had been knocked down by the rebels. Military books and documents were scattered on the floor, and some staff were cleaning up.
Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said: "It is only natural for soldiers to eat food. It is indeed the headquarters that was negligent."
"Call me the order, each of the officers and soldiers of Dongjiang Town on the island this time will be rewarded."
Mao Wenlong quickly thanked him and even said that the supervisor was considerate of his subordinates. He also punished himself with three glasses of wine to apologize to the supervisor.
During the banquet, some of Mao Wenlong's soldiers were walking around the camp with their hands on the hilts of their swords. Yuan Chonghuan had a look of fear on his face. He sneered and said: "You patrolling with weapons, you want to test our military skills."
After Yuan Chonghuan finished speaking, he stood up with his sword in hand. His thin body burst out with an intimidating momentum.
Looking at the sword with the golden dragon embossed on it, Mao Da and others were so shocked that their faces turned pale. They quickly scolded these soldiers.
Everyone changed their colors and fled in a hurry.
Mao Wenlong saw that Yuan Chonghuan did not accept this trick and did not scare Yuan Chonghuan. He immediately smiled and quickly asked the singer to dance for fun.
On this day, Yuan Chonghuan once again talked to Mao Wenlong about the second watch day.