At this time, Liu Zehan proposed to ask for money, but neither Liang Zhizhou nor Zhu Yiling could refuse.

The thieves broke through the city, the vassals, officials, gentry and landlords all killed them, and then carried the people forward and rushed down a city.

The Red thieves were fighting against the local tyrants in Dengfeng and divided the land. Everyone in Yuzhou also heard about it.

Although the Chi Thief did not kill all the landlords, and some of them saved their lives without much bad record, it was true that the big families in the state did not do anything shameful, and it was always true that the Chi Thief robbed their land.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents, let alone the arrival of the thief, not only to cut off their wealth, but also to steal their wealth and ask them to eat.

Therefore, although I knew that Liu Zehan was taking the opportunity to quarrel, everyone still had to give it to me.

In the treasury of Taihe King Zhu Yilin, money and grain were piled up like mountains, but the official army guarded Dengfeng, and it was not only the vassal states that protected, but the money could not be all from the royal palace. So he gritted his teeth and said, "Tonight, the Lone King held a banquet in the royal palace, and asked Liang Zhizhou to find all the gentry and wealthy families in the city, and gathered together to reward the army!"

Master Liang could only nod, "Well, I will inform you!"

Liu Zehan was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately called his subordinates and ordered: "You go out from the east gate and go to Shangqiu to meet the general, and ask my father to send elite troops to help!"

The servant bowed with his fists and turned around and left.

Compared with Gao Huan, the small Yuanying in Shangqiu was more active. They attacked prefectures and counties everywhere, which poses greater threats and is more destructive to the Ming Dynasty and the gentry's wealthy families.

Therefore, the government troops entering eastern Henan monitored Dengfeng with a small number of troops, while most of them were in Shangqiu to pursue Xiao Yuanying.

Liu Zehan's father, Liu Liangzuo's army, is now in Shangqiu, but only three or four days away from Yuzhou.

When everyone heard Liu Zehan sending his confidant to ask for help, they felt a little relieved, and felt that Chi Bei outside the city was not that scary.

At this time, Liu Zehan looked outside the city and saw that Chi Beijun was camping three miles away from the city. He saw that Chi Beijun did not carry siege equipment. It was estimated that Chi Beijun would take one or two days to cut down trees and build equipment. The city was temporarily safe, so he ordered his subordinates to monitor the thief army, prepare defensive equipment, and then went down to the city.

That night, Liu Zehan changed into a python suit under the box and dressed neatly. He led a group of subordinates to the Taihe Palace for a banquet.

Speaking of which, it has been nearly two months since Liu Zehan entered Yuzhou. He has never seen him before the Taihe Wang Jian. If it weren't for the Chi Thief coming to the city this time, he wouldn't have had the chance to enter the palace for dinner.

Although King Taihe was just a prince, he was the Zhu family vassal king after all, and his status was noble. Now the Ming Dynasty is actually quite stable. It is also an honor for Liu Zehan to be invited by the prince.

When it was dark, the gentry in Yuzhou City was different from Liu Zehan. They all took out old clothes from their homes one by one, and some even borrowed the clothes of slaves and came in dresses full of patches.

Everyone has received news that they want to collect military salaries for the official army at the banquet, so they all come prepared.

At this time, many gentry were in front of the palace and could not help but feel a little embarrassed when they saw their clothes.

Everyone is a wealthy family in the city, knowing the truth and seeing everyone wearing clothes, they know that they want to pretend to be poor and make others stand out, which is a bit unauthentic.

At this time, everyone was embarrassed when they saw Mr. Li Guifan, the leader of the gentry in Yuzhou, who had retired from his fourth rank, returning home, coming over in a navy blue cloth dress covered with patches. The embarrassment in everyone's heart immediately disappeared, but instead secretly regretted that he did not wear any more torn clothes.

The gentry looked at each other, and everyone was tacitly informed. The bandits came to the city and they had to donate money to defend the city, but whoever made the big deal would pay the best, but there was something to say about it.

At this time, when the gentry in Yuzhou entered the Taihe Palace for a banquet and was preparing to cut the flesh to raise military salaries for the official army, a large number of red troops gathered by the Yingshui River outside the city.

Under the cover of night, flat-bottomed boats and rafts were put down from the upper reaches, and outside Yuzhou City, they were intercepted by the Chibei Army downstream and dragged to the shore.

A large group of Red Preparatory Army moved various siege equipment such as siege ladders, shield cars, siege hammers on the ship to the shore, and the raft was also lifted up and used directly as a flybridge.

"General!" Wang Jingde walked to Gao Huan and saluted: "All the siege equipment laid down from the upstream have been transported ashore."

Gao Huan nodded with satisfaction: "Move back and get the departments ready, wait for the city signal and take action immediately!"

Yuzhou City is no better than Dengfeng County. It once had long been under the jurisdiction of Yangdi, Xinzheng, Mixian and other places. In the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the Yangdi County system was abolished and merged into the prefecture of Yuzhou, and it still under the jurisdiction of Mixian and Xinzheng counties.

Therefore, as the prefecture, the level of the city wall of Yuzhou must exceed Dengfeng and be close to the specifications of the city.

In the eyes of the city defenders, if the Chibei Army wants to attack Yuzhou, it must build a large number of siege equipment. Risk of siege will only kill people and cannot threaten Yuzhou's city defense.

After Gao Huan got out of the camp outside the city, he ordered people to go out to cut down trees and make the stance of making equipment, confusing the defenders and making the defenders think that the Chibei Army will not attack the city in the near future, but he did not know that Gao Huan had prepared the siege equipment long ago and let people let them go from the upstream, so that the Chibei Army completed the preparation for the siege equipment overnight.

At this time, in Yuzhou City, Chi Beijun, who had been infiltrated into the city in advance, hid in a large mansion.

More than forty men were wearing armor and wiping weapons.

Master Tang shook his feather fan and said, "Liu Hui, you will take someone to seize the water gate. The rest of the people set fire to me in the city, making a loud noise, saying that the general has entered the city!"

The men held weapons, with a little nervous expression, but they all focused on the key points.

At this time, in the Taihe Palace, everyone chatted and ate, and the atmosphere was not very harmonious.

King Taihe said, "Everyone, now the bandits are in the city, General Liu leads his troops to defend Yuzhou to protect everyone's peace. In order to motivate the soldiers to kill the enemy, the king of the Lone summoned everyone to come, hoping that everyone would work together to raise a military salary for the official army. Now the king of the Lone is taking the lead and donates 1,500 taels."

There are 1,500 official troops in the city, and each person can be divided into one or two.

Liu Zehan's eyes could not hide his disappointment. There were at least hundreds of thousands of taels in the Taihe Wang vassal treasury, but now he is only willing to take out 1,500 taels, which is simply a beggar.

However, King Taihe was a vassal king, and Liu Zehan dared not say anything, so he could only keep a calm face.

Seeing this, Liang Zhizhou hurriedly looked at the gentry dressed in plain clothes and said, "Everyone, please tell me the number!"

Mr. Li said: "The bandits are coming to the city, and your highness is generous. I can't be vague. I pledge three hundred taels!"

Mr. Li spoke, and the gentry made a statement one after another, but there were not more than three hundred taels. Fortunately, there were many people, and more than ten households combined, they actually raised more than three thousand taels.

Liu Zehan's face collapsed. He didn't dare to treat Taihe Wang, but he didn't care about these gentry and immediately said coldly: "Mr. Li, you will only give 300 taels of land in your family!"

Li Guifan relied on his resignation as a Siping, and did not take the officials in the state seriously, nor did he look down on the soldiers. He smiled and said, "The young general may not know that I am resigning from the clean river. These three hundred taels are saved for many years. As for those places, they are all from the clan, so I will not take a single son."

How could Liu Zehan be fooled by him? After Mr. Li retired, he felt that he was still a fourth-rank rank, but in Liu Zehan's eyes, he was nothing. He slapped the table and said, "Hmph, don't be shameless. Since Your Highness has paid 1,500 taels, each of you will be 1,000 taels per household. If not, this city will not be guarded."

After saying that, Liu Zehan stood up and made a gesture to leave.

Everyone was anxious at this moment. The Taihe King hurriedly grabbed Liu Zehan, "General Liu, the Lone King will add another 500 taels to get two thousand. General Liu, don't be angry!"

Liang Zhizhou also said to the gentry: "Old Li, it's time. Money is important, or life is important?"

Seeing this, many gentry could only lament, express their pledge and ask them to go back to withdraw money.

Soon, more than 20,000 silver had been piled up in the lobby. The white silver was piled up like a hill, and Liu Zehan's eyes shone brightly.

Once the money is paid, the atmosphere becomes harmonious.

At this time, Liu Zehan nodded with satisfaction, raised his glass and laughed: "Okay! Your Highness and all the masters donate generously. I, Liu, will lead my brothers to defend the city to protect everyone's safety."

After saying that, he raised his head and drank a drink, and was about to invite everyone to continue eating and drinking.

At this time, a general rushed in and shouted anxiously: "The general is not doing well, the bandits have entered the city!"

As soon as these words were said, everyone in the hall was shocked. Liu Zehan's cup fell to the ground, and King Taihe was so scared that he hid under the table.

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