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Li Yuanqing smiled: "Brother, let's wait until we settle down."

Chen Zhong couldn't help but be speechless. Although his heart was itching, it was obviously not the place to talk at this time, so he hurriedly followed Li Yuanqing.

The conditions of this idle military camp were obviously not comparable to those of Mao Wenlong's official hall. However, some soldiers brought a brazier and served hot tea, and the air in the entire room quickly warmed up.

Mao Wenlong took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Yuan Qing, although this matter may seem unkind, if it is actually implemented, it will be good for everyone. It will also allow us to build trust in each other."

Li Yuanqing hurriedly held his hands respectfully and said with a smile: "Commander, you still have a broad mind. If it were anyone else, you might never be able to accept this humble position."

Mao Wenlong couldn't help but smile: "Yuan Qing, you are back, I feel a lot more at ease."

Li Yuanqing was also extremely moved and said respectfully: "Commander, Changsheng Island comes from the Dongjiang family, and we are closely related to each other. The more difficult the situation is, the more we must hold firm."

Mao Wenlong nodded, "Yuan Qing, to be honest, the situation at this time is more difficult than imagined."

Chen Zhong was still a little confused at this time, and finally got a chance to speak, and said hurriedly: "Commander, Yuan Qing, you, what were you talking about just now?"

Mao Wenlong and Li Yuanqing looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.

After a moment, Mao Wenlong smiled and explained: "Chen Zhong, your temper is still so careless. Only Yuan Qing can control you. What Yuan Qing said is the size of the guard and how we get along with each other. In order to ensure

The closeness of the matter is also for the sake of our mutual safety and trust. If something happens in the future, we will try to choose a safer place. If anything happens, we will tell each other in advance."

Chen Zhong finally understood a little bit at this time. He looked at Li Yuanqing, then at Mao Wenlong, and said hurriedly: "Commander, Yuan Qing, you are saying..."

Mao Wenlong smiled: "Next time we meet, we must bring comprehensive security and try to choose a spacious safe area. We can respond to various emergencies at any time."

Chen Zhong was speechless for a moment.

If this kind of thing were done in other ministries, this would be unimaginable.

Especially when he and Li Yuanqing came to meet Mao Wenlong, they actually brought so many soldiers and troops with them. This obviously showed that they did not trust Mao Wenlong...

But Mao Wenlong could actually accept Li Yuanqing's proposal. This, this is really...

Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Brother, this matter is actually not complicated. The marshal is like our reborn parent, and we trust him completely and unconditionally. But, for many things, we cannot rely solely on feelings. In this state, we

We can no longer make mistakes. Therefore, each of us must maintain the highest degree of caution and the highest degree of restraint."

"Things that are said and done are indeed not good-looking or pleasant to listen to. But ~~, once you talk about it, it doesn't matter. Just like the old saying, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as water.

Li. Between me and the commander, including you, my eldest brother, we will always be gentlemen!"

At this time, Chen Zhong fully understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and was simply stunned...

But Chen Zhong cannot deny that under such circumstances, Li Yuanqing's method is indeed the best choice.

Now that the conversation is over, no matter how much we meet or discuss secretly, everyone no longer has to worry too much about their own safety.

Once there are more exchanges, misunderstandings and conspiracies during the period will naturally be overcome.

Looking at Chen Zhong, who was a little surprised, and then at Li Yuanqing, who always had a gentle smile, Mao Wenlong couldn't help but sigh.

In the past, he only felt that Li Yuanqing was a capable general. Later, he felt that Li Yuanqing was also a capable handsome man.

But at this time, faced with such a crisis, Mao Wenlong suddenly felt that Li Yuanqing was the "Dinghai Shenzhen" in the entire Liao Dynasty!

In the face of such a general trend, relying entirely on emotions is obviously not the normal way.

If someone were to get distracted, or someone had an accident with a joint, the consequences would be unimaginable!

But at this time~, Li Yuanqing told the matter so openly and honestly, and proposed a solution first, which minimized this chance to the greatest extent.

In the words of later generations, it means that the 'error tolerance rate' has been raised to the highest level.

Although the things at the beginning were a bit realistic, even cold, and a bit unhuman~, but once the words were said, everyone knew what was going on, and it was in everyone's interests. They exchanged a few common greetings, and the atmosphere between the three of them was very good.

Be more active soon.

Mao Wenlong took a sip of tea and began to bring the topic to the main topic, "Yuan Qing, Chen Zhong, you two should also know something about the situation at this time. Starting from the second half of last year, after Governor Yuan came to power, I, Dongjiang

Not a penny of money has been paid to the Ministry of Food and Salary. I'm afraid you, the various tribes in southern Liaoning, will not be much different. This is not a good sign."

Li Yuanqing nodded.

For a long time, Pidao's food and wages have been through the Denglai front line, while Li Yuanqing and Changsheng Island, Chen Zhong and Guanglu Island have always been through the Tianjin front line.

This was also the route that Li Yuanqing achieved with great difficulty in order to deliberately avoid the entanglement with Denglai.

But at this time~, Governor Yuan not only supervised the divisions in western Liaoning, but also had the power to oversee Denglai and Tianjin. The power of food and salary in southern Liaoning and eastern Liaoning had been completely concentrated in the hands of Governor Yuan.

This has completely blocked the official lifeline of Liaonan and Liaodong.

At this time, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong have not returned to their respective autonomous regions, and the trends in this regard are not yet clear.

But just looking at the situation on Phi Island, it is very different.

Chen Zhong couldn't help but spat fiercely: "Then Yuan Manzi, how dare he do that? What on earth does he want to do? Does he want to force him to rebel against us? This bitch has such a cruel heart!"

Mao Wenlong shook his head and said: "This Governor Yuan is also a capable person. In these years, he has done some things well in western Liaoning. However, these days, I have been thinking about it. I am afraid that I can only rely on him, Governor Yuan."

I don't have the courage to do such a thing. I'm afraid the root cause is still in the capital. The emperor doesn't trust us enough."

Li Yuanqing said: "Commander, I can't say for sure at the moment. But this is by no means a positive sign. We must come up with preparations as soon as possible."

Cutting off people's food and salary is by no means Governor Yuan's trump card, it is just a small trick of his.

Historically, the conflict between Governor Yuan, Mao Wenlong and the Dongjiang Group has been around for a long time.

In the final analysis, it is still a battle of interests.

Mao Wenlong's behavior was a little too jumpy and domineering. The key is that Mao Wenlong could always perform some military exploits.

And he, Governor Yuan, was not a good person~, and his behavior was extremely eccentric. It took him more than ten years to get to this throne, but Mao Wenlong refused to listen to him and took over from him.

How could Governor Yuan still tolerate eating meat?

Not long after Governor Yuan came to power, he completely strangled the supply of the Dongjiang tribe. At the end of the second year and the beginning of the third year of Chongzhen, due to God's troubles, the harvest of crops in Liaodong was very bad, not to mention the common people, but also many Dongjiang tribes.

The sons and daughters couldn't even eat grass roots, and for a while, they were starving all over the place.

Later, although Governor Yuan killed Mao Wenlong, he also won over Chen Jisheng, thinking that he had control of the power of Dongjiang.

Little did they know that Chen Jisheng's attempt to compromise was untenable, and mutinies continued in Dongjiang.

After Chen Jisheng's death, a large number of Dongjiang remnants chose to join their mortal enemy Houjin.

As for the later Huang Long, although he could be considered a man, he was not from the Dongjiang tribe at all. How could he control the complex overall situation of Dongjiang?

It wasn't until Kong Youde moved to Denglai that this powder keg was completely detonated. The entire Dongjiang River and the entire Ming Dynasty were also completely detonated!

As the old saying goes, 'When you are full and warm, you think about lust~lust!'

When a person lives in this world, the first thing is to eat enough before he can think about other things.

But Governor Yuan only acted for his own selfish interests and acted so unkindly in this matter. How could it be possible to win over these unruly men in Dongjiang again?

Don't worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality.

Including the murder of Chen Jisheng, it was also caused by cause and effect, and there were already signs.

It's just that they are each in the game and don't know it yet...

But at this time, because of Li Yuanqing's hard work and hard work over the years, even if Governor Yuan strangled the imperial court's official food and salary supply, it was obviously a fantasy to starve all the sons of Liaonan and Dongjiang to death.

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Needless to say, Liaonan, even if there was no food and salary from the imperial court, it would not have much impact on Li Yuanqing and his sons.

For Mao Wenlong and Dongjiang, although this matter has some impact, there is still no big problem in maintaining food and drink with the cultivated land around Zhenjiang.

But this is not a good sign after all...

Mao Wenlong pondered for a while and said: "Yuan Qing, what do you have to think about this matter?"

Li Yuanqing took out his cigar box and respectfully handed one to Mao Wenlong and then to Chen Zhong. After the three of them lit it, they puffed away for a moment before Li Yuanqing said: "Commander, I don't have any good ideas at this time."

Governor Yuan has the great righteousness of the court and the emperor. If he does this, we can't find too many faults. Even if we can find faults, I'm afraid it will be of no use... According to the considerations of humble duty, we still have to do it first.

Be good to yourself. The weather this year is bad, we must increase manpower and do a good job in spring plowing this year."

"Later, we will make a choice based on specific developments based on the specific situation."

Mao Wenlong nodded slowly and sighed slightly in his heart.

It’s no wonder that Li Yuanqing was able to build such a big foundation at such a young age. Even Mao Wenlong had to rely on Li Yuanqing’s momentum at this time.

When ordinary people encounter this kind of thing, they are afraid that they have already hated the imperial court and Governor Yuan. They simply want to rebel immediately, highlight their own importance, and want to force the imperial court to change this wish.

But they don’t know that the entire trend, from top to bottom, is like Mount Tai pressing down on the top. How can it be hardened by human power?

At this time~, Li Yuanqing was so calm and composed, Mao Wenlong also felt relieved. After a moment, he said again: "Yuan Qing, I told you before, what do you think about changing places?"

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Chapter completed!