A Research On Mao Wenlong—Under The Perspective Of Sino—Foreign Relation History

Mao Wenlong(毛文龙)was an important figure in the China-Korea relations of Late Ming dynasty,he was the first commander of Dongjiang Zhen(东江镇,major military command)of the Ming Dynasty,where he served for eight years as Dongjiang commander,until was beheaded by Yuan Chonghuan(袁崇焕).Due to the dispersion of documents and others’viewpoint discrimination,there are too many mysteries to failed to crack on Mao Wenlong,What he did in Korea is lost in historical memory.However,few people could be link Mao Wenlong and China-Korea relations,this paper attempts to use South Korea chinese classics,and to explain that relations from the perspective of Mao Wenlong.I research original historical data and find the following facts:Zhenjiang Battle(镇江之役)was not launched by Mao Wenlong and by someone else,and discover some stories of Denglai Tongpan(登莱通判)Wang Yining(王一宁).In the second part,I attempt to clarify a long-popular fallacy——Mao Wenlong requested canonization for Korea,the credit does not really exist and even more exaggerated.The last issue discussed was a long-standing problem at Mao Wenlong’s evaluation,I comb the evaluation made by the Korea Dynasty at Mao Wenlong,and could provide a third-party perspective on Mao.And we can deepen understanding and enlighten thoughts on Mao;therefore we could better understand Mao Wenlong and his role in the China-Korea relations of Late Ming.Mao Wenlong had stayed in Korea for eight years(1621-1629),his various stories spread wider.Unfortunately,the lacking of historical data makes it difficulty to collate.And some legends existed exaggeration,which also affects the evaluation of his historical status.There are so many historical documents about Mao Wenlong at Korea chinese classics,if we collect the relevant data,we could re-understand and evaluate Mao Wenlong.As my opinion,we should evaluate Mao Wenlong as follows:Firstly,Mao Wenlong fought against Qing army under very difficult conditions,created a new situation in Dongjiang Zhen(东江镇),and also opened a second front.Secondly,after the stabilization of the situation,Mao Wenlong faked out Ming court and authorized Dongjiang Zhen,and he had very bad warlord habit.Otherwise,as of the corruption of Dongjiang Zhen army,they lost fighting and became Mao’s personal tools.Thirdly,the Dongjiang islands lie between in Liaodong Peninsula and Yellow sea;they were very important military strongholds.They were not unimportant but Mao’s poor leadership.Fourthly,the reason why Qing army took Dongjiang Zhen seriously is,they focused on Liao’s fleeing people,rather than Mao Wenlong himself.