The emperor and Wei Zhongxian were taking over the affairs of Mao Wenlong in the court, but now Mao Wenlong didn't care about the problems in the court at all. All his body and mind were devoted to dealing with the aftermath.

Lushun was already in his own hands, and Nanguan was strengthened. After a tentative attack, Huang Taiji had to admit this fact, so he retained a group of troops in Jinzhou, nominally for Mao Wenlong.

and pressure, but in fact it was to prevent Mao Wenlong from expanding his ambitions and taking advantage of the trend to go to Jinzhou again.

After making these arrangements, Huang Taiji withdrew his main force to Liaodong, and then hurried back to the court to report the entire war situation to his father.

In fact, Mao Wenlong was powerless against Jinzhou, because in this war, although Mao Wenlong achieved his goal, the losses were also quite huge. He no longer had the ability to attack again, and he also needed to squat down and take a good breather.

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Fortunately, Mao Wenlong and his soldiers also knew that restoring Liao was a long-term and arduous task that could not be solved overnight. They had to rest and recover well. After regaining their strength, the real battle with Hou Jin would be

reason.

Therefore, the top priority now is to digest the results of this war and carry out the aftermath.

Reporting victory to the imperial court is an indispensable link. At the same time, carefully handling the affairs of the two generals Shan Xizhong and Zhu Ming is also a top priority. However, this requires giving them a military merit that they can use, and at the same time, they must also obtain

The most important thing they agreed on was to let them automatically hand over Changshan Island and Lushun, which were originally under their jurisdiction, to themselves.

Being trapped on Pi Island is definitely not Mao Wenlong's goal. His goal is the vast land, and his goal is to restore Liaodong. Therefore, whether he is cheating or using unscrupulous means, Mao Wenlong wants to control Lushun in his own hands.

When Dongjiang Town was founded, the area divided by the imperial court was clearly defined, that is, with Pi Island as the center, the coastal islands belonging to the Ming Dynasty, and then with Shancha River as the boundary, the land of Liaodong north of the Yalu River.

This is his war zone. The Liaodong Peninsula is still under the direct jurisdiction of Governor Denglai. Of course, his own Dongjiang Town is just a division of the large military region under the jurisdiction of Governor Denglai, so within this layered structure,

Mao Wenlong believes that there are still some loopholes that can be exploited.

Since we want to take over Lushun and Changshan Island, which were originally under the direct jurisdiction of Denglai, we must first place two people in place, that is, the original Fuzhou garrison Shan Xizhong, who was under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Governor, and who was also under the jurisdiction of Denglai.

Lushun guards Zhu Ming.

So Mao Wenlong decided to have a good talk with these two generals on Pi Island.

After Zhu Ming received Mao Wenlong's invitation, he handed over the entire Lushun matter to Xu Jie and his younger brother who were still there. Then he entered Changshan Island from Nanguan in a light vehicle and joined Shan Xizhong, who was also invited, and came to Pi.

island.

The two people were familiar with each other before, but they were just familiar and did not talk about everything. So the two people sat on the boat leading to Phi Island and rarely interacted with each other, each thinking about his own thoughts.

It was smooth sailing all the way, and the ship arrived at the pier of Pi Island. When they stood on the bow, they saw the port with sails like clouds and merchants constantly coming and going, and then looked at the prosperous emerging towns in the distance. They really didn't

Thinking that this was once an extremely desolate and impoverished island, this extremely desolate island was managed to be so prosperous and prosperous in just over half a year by Mao Wenlong. This is not inferior to the towns in the north that have been developed for decades or hundreds of years.

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From this point of view, we can see the whole story. From this point of view, Mao Wenlong is not only outstanding in the military, but also has his own uniqueness in local governance. It seems that the future of Dongjiang Town is not far away.

After waiting for a while, the warship they were riding on docked at the pier. From a distance, they saw Mao Wenlong standing on the pier to greet the two of them. This made the two of them feel very happy and honored.

But when they saw the clothes of the two people behind Mao Wenlong, their hearts became heavy again. Feiyu suits and dark yellow shirts were the iconic outfits of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang that made officials all over the world talk about it. These two departments have

There is absolutely nothing good going on here, especially when two people once surrendered to the enemy. Although now, if these two units hold on to their sore feet, they may die.

When these two people were feeling anxious, Mao Wenlong was the first to step forward and took their hands affectionately: "Come on, come on, let me introduce you to Anhui." Then he pointed at Wang Hongliang and Feng Shibao: "This is Jin Yiwei Qianhu,

Wang Hongbao, Lord Wang. This is Eunuch Feng, who is in charge of the East Factory. Two generals, please come quickly and pay your respects."

Seeing the warm relationship between Maomao and these two people, the two generals felt a little depressed. When they stepped forward to pay homage, they saw the happy faces of these two people, and their hearts really dropped.

After chatting on the pier for a while, Mao Wenlong said: "I invite you two to come over this time. There are some official matters to discuss, but now we are friends, so I have prepared some wine and food in the tavern in the town.

Give the two of you a chance to catch the wind.

When Mao Wenlong said that they met as friends now, including Jin Yiwei and the two people from Dongchang who everyone talked about, they were extremely happy at that time, and they quickly became humble but did not shirk it.

Following Mao Wenlong and Wang Hongliang, Feng Shibao went directly to a political tavern.

The pub that Mao Wenlong picked was the same Laohuihui shop where the three of them had eaten in the first few days. The shop was clean and refreshing, especially the haggis soup, which was fragrant and delicious. A grilled lamb face was as rotten as the skin jelly.

One bite can almost swallow your own tongue.

Five people exchanged glasses in a private room.

One of the major Chinese inventions that Mao Wenlong admires most is wine.

Wine is such a good thing. Since its invention, I don’t know how many grudges have been eliminated, how many good stories have been accomplished, how many fates have been forged, how much consensus has been achieved, and how many benefits have been exchanged. It’s really easy to do anything on a small table.

Forget, friendship lasts forever over a wine cup, except of course the Hongmen Banquet.

For example, now, as they exchange cups and cups, Shan Xizhong and Zhu Ming, who were still wary at first, have completely let go and dare to call Wang Hongliang and Feng Shibao brothers.

So everyone stopped hiding what should be said and shouldn't be said, and everyone gave each other the truth, so things in the future would be much easier to handle.
Chapter completed!