Li Yi looked at him doubtfully and said: "Guimu, Lin Danhan is in the north. Why do you Chahar people come to join us?"

Takaki explained: "The nobles robbed our cattle and horses and sent us to fight. We had no food, so the nobles drove us out. Chahar was already splitting, and Alakchot Otok defected to

The Kingdom of Jin, Haochite, Ujumqin, and Sunit Otok defected to Khalkha. We are all fleeing tribesmen. We have no livestock and no food rations. Taiji and his masters left them behind.

We don't care anymore, no Chahar tribe is willing to feed us, we are on the verge of death, only adults can save us."

Song Tongyin next to him said: "We don't have food in hand now, so you have to wait until His Majesty the Emperor orders the allocation of food, and then we will help you."

Hearing Song Tongyin's words, the Mongols were shocked. Lama Zhuofan said: "We have no food to eat. If you don't help us, we will starve to death."

The Mongolians nearby responded one after another.

Just when Li Yigang was about to speak, Song Tongyin stopped him, looked at the group of Mongolians and said: "You have no food. It is not our Ming Dynasty's fault. If you don't want to wait, go find your Taiji nobles. They should be responsible."

Takaki said angrily: "But didn't you say that His Majesty the Ming Emperor is willing to accept us?"

Song Tongyin said: "His Majesty the Emperor is willing to accept you, but no order has been issued on how to provide relief, and you have violated the Great Wall many times. How can you guarantee that no one will do bad things after entering the pass?"

No one can make this guarantee, not even Lama Drokfan.

The Mongols were all depressed and silent.

At this time, Song Tongyin winked at Li Yi.

Only then did Li Yi understand Song Tongyin's intention and asked: "I would like to ask again, are you all willing to naturalize and become citizens of the Ming Dynasty?"

"We are willing." All ten leaders said, very honestly.

Li Yi nodded and said: "That's good. We didn't receive an order from His Majesty the Emperor to let you enter, so you have to stay outside the Great Wall, but we will cook porridge and give it to you so that you will no longer be hungry. After that,

How to arrange it will naturally come from His Majesty the Emperor’s orders.”

When they heard that there was porridge to eat, a smile finally appeared on the faces of the hungry Mongolian people.

The cold wind was harsh, and heavy snow began to fall in the sky again. White snowflakes fell down, covering the tents erected by the hungry people against the Great Wall. The simple mud walls and furs were piled with snow. From time to time, tents were collapsed, leaving the inside

The hungry people screamed in terror.

Being accustomed to hearing such calls, the hungry people ignored them and hid in tents one by one to protect themselves from the cold wind. They crowded into a small space like cattle and sheep, huddled together for warmth.

Li Yi and Song Tongyin were patrolling the tent camp. Every 100 meters there were iron pots cooking rice porridge, and naturally there were people carrying iron buckets delivering porridge from tent to tent.

The hungry people in Mongolia are more tolerant than the victims in Henan that Li Yi originally rescued. More than a dozen of them were crowded in a narrow tent, and they were not aware of the pungent smell. When they were thirsty, they would pick up the snow and put it in their mouths every day.

The most enjoyable thing is when there are two bowls of gruel to drink. These Mongolians can hold the thick bowl and take one bite at a time, tasting the delicacies of the mountains and seas from the bowl of gruel.

Song Tongyin was very happy to see that the hungry Mongolian people finally settled down and stayed outside the Great Wall.

In this way, the border residents within the Great Wall will be safe and the situation will not worsen.

But there are 30,000 to 40,000 hungry people here, and the number is increasing every day, and the food can only last for a month. This is obviously a big problem.

On the other hand, no one among the officials was willing to manage these victims. For them, the court did not give an order and they had no such obligation. Moreover, they felt that Li Yi and Song Tongyin did not do a good thing by privately relieving the hungry Mongolian people, at least for the benefit of the people.

It's not good for them.

There was no other way. Li Yi could only let Liu Zhi's soldiers take charge of some tasks. However, these rude soldiers were prone to making mistakes, and conflicts with hungry people were very frequent every day, not to mention the extortion of money that appeared in a short period of time.

matter.

Li Yi dealt with such soldiers according to military law, which enabled the relief work to proceed smoothly.

Fortunately, on the fourth day, the people from Fuguoshe finally arrived.

When Li Yi sent some memorials to the imperial court, he also sent a letter to Fuguo Society.

He clearly announced the situation at Datong and asked Ma Hewen to lead a group of right-hand assistants to come to Datong to help him relieve the victims.

Fortunately, there are no disasters around Baoding now. The Fuguo Society is not very busy except for the resettlement of refugees in the northwest, so Ma Hewen and others sent people as soon as they received Li Yi's documents.

The people who came this time were Ma Hewen, the clerical manager of Fuguo Society, Zheng Shan, the accounting manager, Liu He, the legal and discipline manager, and Sun Yaowen, the security manager. It can be said that most of the talents of Fuguo Society were called here.

"Master." Seeing Li Yi, Ma Hewen and others bowed and saluted.

Li Yi smiled and helped them up, saying: "You came at the right time."

Ma Hewen laughed and said: "As soon as we saw the letter from the young master, we mobilized our manpower and rushed over quickly. With our previous experience in dealing with hundreds of thousands of victims, 40,000 victims is not a big deal for us.

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Li Yi shook his head and said: "He Wen, the situation this time is more complicated than the previous times. You must know that this place is located on the border, with Mongolian tribes to the north, and the majority of the victims are Mongolians. I'm afraid you have to be flexible in what you do.

In response, we cannot rely on previous experience.”

Ma Hewen is the think tank of the Fuguo Society and Li Yi's counselor. He looked around and whispered: "Does the young master want to make a move in Mongolia?"

Li Yi was slightly startled when he heard this, and did not explain. He just smiled and said: "Now there is a shortage of manpower. I'm afraid you don't have much time. It is better to familiarize yourself with the situation as soon as possible and arrange the manpower."

Ma Hewen didn't hesitate after hearing this and said: "In that case, I will be the central coordinator. Zhengshan will manage the money and food, Liuhe will maintain public security, and Sun Yaowen will be responsible for guarding against Mongolian tribes and horse thieves."

Sun Yaowen and others took orders one after another.

With the help of Auxiliary National Society personnel, the originally half-paralyzed management quickly started.

The young men among the Mongolians were drawn out, led by Sun Yaowen, to go to the woods to cut trees, while Ma Hewen drew out the women among the Mongolians to sew clothes and make tools, striving to build enough tent houses as soon as possible to provide housing for these disaster victims.

Just three days after the Fuguo Society began to operate at full capacity, the imperial envoy Shen Yongmao arrived belatedly.

After passing through Xuanfu and Datong Town, Shen Yongmao came directly to the border pass.

Li Yi and Song Tongyin went to greet them, and saw a team coming slowly not far away. A blue sedan stopped in front of them, and a civil servant came out.

Shen Yongmao walked out of the sedan, saw Li Yi and Song Tongyin who had been waiting for a long time, and said with a smile: "You two have been waiting for a long time."

Song Tongyin said quickly: "Your Majesty, the imperial envoy has had a hard journey, please go in and rest."

Shen Yongmao waved his hand and said: "No hurry. How is the matter of the hungry Mongolian people invading the border being handled?"

Li Yi said: "Master Song and I persuaded these hungry people to stay outside the Great Wall and provide food relief."

Shen Yongmao frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "Have relief started?"

Song Tong said with a smile: "I don't know something. At that time, the hungry people invaded the border and almost attacked the Great Wall. The number of border troops was too small and there was no hurry to stop them. We had no choice, so we tried to dissuade the victims and promised to help them."

Shen Yongmao snorted coldly after hearing this and said: "Master Song, do you know the rules of the court? The court has not given instructions yet, how can you make your own decisions to help the Mongolian victims? If they invade the border, they will be able to get food. In the future years of famine, there will be many

What should we do if we follow suit?"

Song Tongyin's face was stiff and he said in a low voice: "Sir, the situation was really urgent at that time. If we can't stop these victims, the Great Wall will not be protected, and the people in the pass will also suffer greatly."

Shen Yongmao sneered and said: "I think you are making excuses for your incompetence. All the officials in Datong and Xuanfu said that the Great Wall defenders were enough to cope with it, so that they could sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, but you are here to mobilize troops and make decisions without authorization. I am the official

It seems that you are lawless."

Song Tongyin hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Sir, I can learn from this official's loyalty. I hope you will see clearly."

When Li Yi saw it, he stepped forward and bowed: "Master Shen, I was the one who made the decision at that time, and I was the one who discussed with the victims. If you want to blame, blame me."

Song Tongyin pulled Li Yi with an anxious look on his face and whispered: "The disaster relief matters depend on you."

Shen Yongmao rolled his eyes and looked at Li Yi, and said with a cold smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Li, the censor. You are inspecting the border on behalf of the emperor, and you are also the specially appointed ambassador for disaster relief. How can I dare to say that you have done something wrong?

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Li Yi didn't understand why Shen Yongmao was looking for trouble as soon as he arrived, so he said: "Master Shen's words are serious."

Shen Yongmao said: "My words are not serious, because I have reasons and evidence. But Mr. Li made a fuss out of a molehill. He only came to the border for a few days, and actually told the Xuanda border defense that there were many dangers. The emperor was so frightened that he summoned us overnight.

After deliberation, it seems now that only 40,000 disaster victims invaded the Great Wall. Is this considered a major crisis?"

Li Yi explained: "You don't know something. These hungry Mongolian people are located outside the Great Wall. They are all fierce people. If they are blocked by force, one bad move will lead to catastrophe. When the Mongolian tribes in Monan see us, they will massacre us.

Mongolians, I believe you will have your own conclusions as to how they feel."

"The conclusion?" Shen Yongmao sneered: "My conclusion is that the young people are nothing to care about. We are a great dynasty and don't need to care about some clowns."

Li Yi did not expect that a minister of the Ministry of War would say such a thing. Didn't he know the importance of Monan Mongolia to the Ming Dynasty?

No one can wake up a dead man, and Li Yi is not going to explain.

Shen Yongmao knew that Li Yi was a close official of the emperor, but he was also an old official. He didn't care about this young man who was promoted through military exploits. Instead, he felt that civil servants were superior to military officials.

"Master Li, although you have certain problems with your work, the emperor has now decreed that I will handle this matter, so you can just help me from now on." Shen Yongmao directly wanted to seize the credit for rescuing the victims.

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "Master Shen, I am the disaster relief ambassador. According to the emperor's decree, these disaster victims should be handed over to me to manage."

Shen Yongmao shook his head, looked at Li Yi and said: "Don't you understand, Mr. Li? Is it because I came to Xuanda to deal with the Xilu? The victims of the disaster must be solved as soon as possible to save the treasury expenditure. Do you understand this?

clear."

Li Yi said: "I don't understand."

Shen Yongmao shook his head and sighed: "These Mongolian victims are not people of the Ming Dynasty. They are all from the Mongolian tribes, so they should be allowed to be rescued by the Mongolian tribes. For this reason, they are definitely not willing to leave, so Master Song should
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