After deceiving Mao Wenlong, Li Yi couldn't help but feel lucky.

Mao Wenlong was worthy of being a hero of his generation, and his perception was so keen. If he hadn't had an idea and covered up the assassination of Xue Lian, he would have almost caused a catastrophe.

He just heard the sound of soldiers clashing in the inner room. It is very likely that once Mao Wenlong knew that the court was going to deal with him, he would lead his troops to rebel. By then, the situation in the Ming Dynasty would probably be even more corrupt.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yi got the opportunity to review the account books.

Although there is no evidence that Mao Wenlong colluded with Huang Taiji in the account book, the flow of goods in it can be seen.

As long as the Dongjiang Army's profits over the years and the flow of goods can be found, the financial strength of the Dongjiang Army can be assessed, and evidence of Dongjiang selling goods to Houjin can be found. It can be said that it will be very beneficial to deal with Mao Wenlong in the future.

In order to preserve evidence and have enough manpower to review the ledgers, Li Yi wanted to transfer these ledgers as soon as possible before Mao Wenlong could react.

So the next day he found a sea ship through Liu Xingzuo and transported the account book to Ningyuan.

Mao Wenlong and others agreed with both hands that Li Yi would leave for a while.

During this period of time, Li Yi stayed in Dongjiang. All the generals in Dongjiang had to be careful, lest Li Yi would catch him. Mao Wenlong could only do some things quietly. Now that Li Yi is leaving, Mao Wenlong can take advantage of the situation.

Take this opportunity to contact Huang Taiji and negotiate peace talks as soon as possible.

Li Yi transported the account books to Juehua Island and then moved to Ningyuan City.

As soon as he entered the city, Yuan Chonghuan's troops came to summon him.

Entering the Governor's Yamen, Yuan Chonghuan was already waiting for him.

Li Yi stepped forward and said, "Meet the Supervisor."

Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said: "Zizheng, you have been staying in Pidao for half a month. I thought you were the supervisory censor of Dongjiang Town, not the patrol censor."

Li Yi smiled bitterly and said: "The supervisor's words are serious."

Yuan Chonghuan looked at Li Yi and said: "It's just right for you to come back this time. I have an errand here and I want to ask you to go there."

Li Yi hurriedly said: "When I come back from Dongjiang this time, there are still many things to do. I may not have the energy. I hope the supervisor will understand."

Hearing Li Yi's refusal, Yuan Chonghuan said solemnly: "Zizheng, no one without great wisdom or bravery can do this. I have thought about it for a long time, and only you can do it. You must agree to me."

Li Yi was slightly startled. He had never seen Yuan Chonghuan with such a serious expression before. He could only say: "Please clarify this with the supervisor."

Yuan Chonghuan unfolded a roll of maps, pointed at the northern border and said: "This year, not only have disasters occurred inside the pass, but there have been constant disasters outside the pass. Mononan Mongolia has failed to harvest, and the hungry people in the north are eating each other, and wars have broken out. Wang Xiangqian, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right capital, Wang Xiangqian

The governor went to the border and opened the border markets, but there were too many hungry people, and the Xuanfu and Datong front lines were slightly weaker and could not stop them from invading the Ming Dynasty to ask for food. Now I intend to dispatch a batch of grain and grass to Datong to appease the Mongolian tribes in Monan.

Department, use it as a barrier to stop the invasion of Donglu. This matter is not a trivial matter. Not only must a person with great wisdom and courage be used, but also this person must have great power and be able to act cheaply. No one else can do this except you."

The Mongolian tribes in Monan are located in Xuanfu, north of Datong, and west of Hou Jin Dynasty. Among them, the leaders of the tribes such as Cha Han were all Mongolians who were canonized by the Ming Emperor and were willing to serve as a barrier for the Ming Dynasty.

Barrier. This year they encountered a severe drought, no harvest, and the hungry people were eating each other. The Taiji, who were tired of leisure and tired of work, had no way to help so many hungry people, so in addition to their own population, cattle and horses, they removed all the Mongolian herdsmen from the tribes.

Rushed out.

These herdsmen had no food, no weapons, no horses, and were not even qualified to be bandits. They could only hope to climb the Great Wall and get relief from the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty suffered from years of famine and was unable to protect itself. There was no extra food to feed these hungry people. One after another broke through the Great Wall and tried to enter the Ming Dynasty to ask for food, but the border troops surrounded them, and the entire border became a pot of porridge.

But no matter what, Monan Mongolia is the barrier of the Ming Dynasty. Once they fall to the Jin Dynasty, the Eight Banners army can invade the Ming Dynasty from the west unimpeded. Yuan Chonghuan saw this, so he panicked and let Li Yi take him with him. He sent grain to help Wang Xiangqian pacify various tribes in Monan Mongolia.

This matter is indeed important. Li Yi inspects the border. This matter is also within the scope of his duties. There is no reason to refuse.

At the moment, he could only take over this task.

There once appeared a generation of heroes in Monan Mongolia, and that was Dayan Khan. Dayan Khan spent his whole life fighting everywhere, defeated the Mongolian (Wala) forces that were rampant on the grasslands for a while, and controlled the vast grasslands in the north and south of the desert and outside Liaodong. , mountains and forests, reunifying all Mongolian tribes under the banner of Genghis Khan's golden family. Mongolia's re-rise once frightened the Ming Dynasty court. But Dayan Khan also planted the seeds of division for Mongolia, and he could not solve the problem of how to govern his vast territory. , so he adopted the simplest method of "dividing the princes" and allocating the population, livestock and pasture to his children and grandchildren. For this purpose, he established the right-wing Tumut, Yongshaobu, Ordos 30,000 households, and the left-wing There are 30,000 households in Chahar, Ulyanha and Khalkha. Among them, Chahar is the central tribe and is directly governed by the Mongol Khan. At the same time, it controls 10,000 households in remote areas. Therefore, the Mongol Khan is also called Chahar Khan.

According to this rule set by Dayan Khan, each household will divide the population, livestock, and pastures from generation to generation based on blood relationships. This has caused the power of Mongolia to continue to divide. There are many tribes on the grassland, each of which is in charge of its own affairs. Mongolia The power of the Great Khan has also been weakened. After the death of Dayan Khan, several generations of Mongol Great Khans have actually been unable to control the numerous Mongolian tribes, and powerful tribes can even challenge the authority of the Mongol Great Khan. The equally talented and resourceful Dayan Khan This is what Altan Khan of Tumote, the grandson of Tumote, did. Relying on his illustrious military exploits of occupying Fengzhou Beach, taking Haixi grassland to the west, defeating the remaining forces of Mongolia, and conquering Wulianghawan households, he not only became a right-wing The leader of 30,000 households, and the Mongol Khan was cornered, so he had to move the Chahar tribe eastward to the Liaodong border of the Ming Dynasty, far away from the influence of Tumote. However, as Chahar As Erbu moved eastward, the conflict with the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty became more and more serious. The two sides continued to attack each other, and the strength of the Mongol Khan was weakened. Li Chengliang of the Ming Dynasty took the opportunity to become a famous general.

The new generation of Mongol Khan, Hutukturlindan Khan of Chahar, tried to reintegrate the various Mongolian ministries and restore the authority of the Mongol Khan. However, he had great ambitions and short talents, and instead made things a mess and failed to weaken the tribal power. It also caused Taiji and Nuoyan of various Mongolian tribes to alienate him, and even the tribal leaders within the Chahar tribe were wary of him. What was even more serious was that Chahar Khan triggered a dispute between the Yellow Sect and the Red Sect, and Altan Khan The Gelug sect, also known as the Yellow Sect, introduced Lamaism from Tibet. Under the promotion of Altan Khan, the Yellow Sect forces quickly merged with the Mongolian tribal forces. In order to suppress the tribal forces, Chahar Khan joined forces with the Mongolian tribe, who also came from Tibet. The Nyingma sect of Lamaism in the area, that is, the Red Sect merged and appointed the great lama of the Red Sect, Sharpa Hutuktu, as the national teacher to promote the Red Sect to suppress the Yellow Sect. The result of this was that the Red Sect had a huge influence on the grassland. The Yellow Sect lamas and tribal leaders quickly united, and the two forces jointly fought against Chahar Khan. Not only was Chahar Khan unable to eliminate the influence of the Yellow Sect, but he became increasingly isolated.

Chahar Khan has always wanted to conquer the right wing of Monan Mongolia and become the Great Khan of the entire Mongolia again. This generation of Chahar Khan is also a generation of heroes. Under his management, the strength of the Chahar tribe has continued to increase. When Nurhachi raised his army, it became clear that The army once united with him to put pressure on the Jin Dynasty, but the Chahar tribe was finally defeated by Nurhaci, allowing Nurhaci to successfully occupy Liaoyang and other places and achieve huge expansion.

Later, Nurhaci and Huang Taiji made several westward expeditions to Chahar, beating this old neighbor into confusion. Chahar could not defeat Houjin, so he had to move westward. Fortunately, Tumut, Yongshaobu, Ordos, etc. were defeated by the Ming Dynasty. The country was closely connected and had become corrupt. They were defeated by the Chahar Khan. However, they did not expect that Chahar’s hometown was also captured by the Jin Kingdom. They suddenly became a rootless tribe and could only rest on the right wing of Monan Mongolia. .

This time to deal with the complicated Mongolian tribes, Yuan Chonghuan collected 500 grain trucks and sent a thousand soldiers led by Liu Zhi to follow Li Yi to Xuanfu.

Wang Xiangqian, Jinshi in the fifth year of Longqing, came from the famous Wang family in Xincheng, Huantai, Shandong. Starting from his grandfather Wang Chongguang, the right counselor of Guizhou, the Xincheng Wang family entered the prosperous period of imperial examinations. There were countless Wang family descendants who became officials as Jinshi. Wang Xiangqian's father Wang Zhiyuan He once served as governor of Huguang, Minister of Household Affairs, uncle, and many of his brothers held important positions in the court. Wang Xiangqian himself was also recognized by the courtiers as a famous official in the border town, known as "the powerful one in the nine borders". He once put down the Miao Yi rebellion in Bozhou, The Jianchang Yi rebellion in Sichuan and the Jiannu rebellion in Liaodong were caused by a veteran of three dynasties with combat experience. And this veteran, at the age of eighty-three, actually served as the governor of Xuanda, responsible for pacifying the Mongolian tribes in Monan.

In order to be considerate of this veteran minister, Emperor Chongzhen asked Datong Governor Zhang Zongheng and deputy envoy Song Tongyin to assist in handling the peace negotiations and issuing documents. Wang Xiangqian was in poor health and temporarily stayed in Yanghe.

So when Li Yi arrived at Xuanfu Town, he saw Song Tongyin.

As soon as Song Tongyin saw Li Yi, he immediately came up to him and was immediately discouraged when he saw the grain truck.

Five hundred grain trucks were simply not enough to appease the Mongolian tribes.

"Master Li, now Donglu is trying his best to appease the right-wing tribes of Mongolia. He rewards those Taiji heavily and marries the daughters of the Aisin Gioro family to them. The strategies of Mr. Wang and Governor Yuan to appease are completely useless. , they were all bribed by the Donglu." Song Tong Yin Cui sat on the chair dejectedly, patting the table heavily.

Li Yi didn't expect things to be so bad. In his impression, the Tumut and Yongshaobu tribes were the border barriers of the Ming Dynasty. How could they be bribed so quickly?

After careful questioning, I found out that last year when the Zao Han invaded the west, these two Ming vassals had been defeated by the Zao Han, and their population had dropped sharply. Now the entire Ming border border is in chaos, and there is absolutely no way to stop it.

Before Li Yi asked clearly about the situation here, a group of soldiers said: "My lord, something is not right. The hungry people have gathered outside the Great Wall again and want to rush in."

After hearing this, Song Tongyin suddenly stood up and said to Li Yi: "Master Li, the Great Wall does not have enough manpower. You can take the soldiers with me to help defend."

Li Yi followed Song Tongyin northward to the Great Wall. He saw that the outside of the Great Wall was crowded with Mongolian herdsmen. They were dressed in rags and gathered in groups like beggars, hugging each other to keep warm in the cold wind.
Chapter completed!