Yang Fu wanted to hold on, but he also had to admit that what Yao Qiong said was true, those people were able to fight and carry the materials, but if they wanted to go to the city wall to defend the city, it was estimated that they would give up the city wall to the enemy.

But agreeing to the enemy's request and sending 50,000 stone grain and grass and 5,000 catties of gold, how can the Assassin Mansion get it? This Flame Army was simply extortion, and he was worried that Qin Feng would not be able to speak after getting these things, and he would come to attack the city again when the time came.

At this time, Wei Duan had already made a decision: "Promise them, Yin Zhi, you will be responsible for raising 50,000 stone of grain, 5,000 gold and gold, and collect all the horses, cattle and sheep in the city and give them all!" ”

Yin Tai said: "Lord, the treasury only has 30,000 stone grain and grass, and 3,000 gold, which is still too much, why don't you send someone out to negotiate with the Flame Army and lower the conditions?" ”

"Who can go?" Wei Duan asked.

Yin Tai immediately said: "Yang is very good at arguing and can adapt to changes, why don't you let Yang Cheng go?" ”

Yang Fu was so angry that he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, he was strongly opposed to compromising with the enemy, this guy actually asked him to negotiate with Qin Feng, didn't this make it clear that he wanted to send him to death?

Wei Duan also felt that Yin Tai was doing this a bit too much, if Yang Fu went out of the city to negotiate, he would lose his life and make Qin Feng angry, but it would be a big deal, he waved his hand and said: "Yang is not suitable, who else can go?" ”

Yao Qiong immediately stood up and arched his hand and said: "Envoy, I am willing to share my worries for the envoy!" ”

Wei Duan was overjoyed, "Okay, Yao Sanlang will be able to succeed!" Someone, prepare a scepter, horses, and retinue for Yao Saburo! ”

"I am not sure to live up to my mission!"

After sending Yao Qiong out of the city, Wei Duan instructed Yin Tai again: "Go and invite all the big families and landlords in the city, and say that the official has something to discuss!" ”

Yin Tai immediately understood and agreed: "Obey!" ”

The lords of the noble clans and the powerful landlords in the city were soon invited to the Assassin's Mansion.

"Envoy arrived!"

All the heads of the family saluted Wei Duan one after another: "Meet the envoy!" ”

Some of them had already learned of the ultimatum of the Flame Army above and below the city walls, and had guessed the purpose of Wei Duan's invitation to come.

Wei Duan pressed his hand: "Gentlemen, please take a seat!" ”

"Thank you!" They sat down.

Wei Duan looked at everyone and said: "Gentlemen, some people may have heard that the 20,000 horses of the Flame Army outside the city are violent, the army is strict, and the murderous spirit is so fierce that even Ma Teng was beaten by him and fled back to Jincheng, that is 50,000 horses!" ”

"Today, the Flame Army suddenly slaughtered outside the city, and the officials and others were caught off guard, not only lost 3,000 elite soldiers, but also only 2,000 men and horses left in the city, and the enemy army was ten times larger than mine! It can't be defended, as long as the enemy army attacks the city, the city will be broken! ”

"Qin Feng put forward the conditions, if his conditions are met, he will withdraw the army, and he will cash it out tomorrow, if he does not agree, he will wave the army to attack the city, and when the city is broken, the chickens and dogs will not be left!"

Speaking of this, Wei Duan wiped his tears, "The old man is old, and he has never been so humiliated, but what can he do?" The situation is stronger than people, even if the old man has the backbone and the only remaining 2,000 soldiers to fight? It is still inevitable that the city will be broken, and if you want to save the lives of the people throughout the whole process, you can only agree to their requests, but the old man can't do it! ”

A patriarch of the scholar clan asked, "Envoy, I don't know what conditions Qin Feng proposed!" ”

"50,000 stone of grain and grass, 5,000 catties of gold, and all the cattle, sheep, horses, and livestock in the city!"

All the patriarchs and landlords of the noble clan couldn't help but gasp when they heard this condition.

Someone was not angry: "They are too harsh, and these conditions are obviously deliberately embarrassing!" ”

"yes!"

Everyone talked a lot, gossiping.

Wei Duan said: "There are only 30,000 stone grains and grass and 3,000 gold in the treasury of the Thorn History Mansion, and the remaining part is insufficient. ”

Immediately, someone was unwilling, and said on the spot: "It's not appropriate to make you do this, right?" The Flame Army asked the envoy for money, food and livestock, but the envoy exploited us and others, which has a bad reputation! ”

Wei Duan smiled and waved his hand: "This is a mistake, now you and I are all people on the same boat, this official can't get the money, food and livestock that the Flame Army needs, they will attack the city, after the city is broken, can you keep your family property?" I'm afraid that not only will I not be able to keep my family property, but I won't be able to save the lives of dozens or hundreds of people in the whole clan! ”

"The old man is not exploiting you, but I want to ask you to solve the trouble in front of you together with the old man, now I should be a prosperous and a loss, and please recognize the situation!"

Everyone understands the truth, but they are a little unwilling, and now that Wei Duan has made it clear, they also know that it is not possible to take out the money, grain and livestock.

A wealthy merchant said, "Envoy, my family is in the livestock business, and I am willing to hand over all the livestock, but I can't give any more money and grain!" ”

Wei Duan couldn't offend people to death, so he immediately said: "This is natural! ”

Another person said: "The king just said that it will be apportioned according to the family background, but no one in the family knows how much other people's family wealth is, how to divide it according to the family background?" ”

Wei Duan said: "The officials of the Assassin's Mansion will estimate your family property, and the apportionment amount announced by the Assassin's Mansion shall prevail!" ”

Outside the city, the Flame Military Camp had just been built and ushered in the envoy of Jicheng.

"In Xia, Yao Qiong was ordered by my lord to come to meet General Qin!" Yao Qiong walked into a pergola and saluted Qin Feng.

At this time, the weather was hot, but there was still wind, so Qin Feng met Yao Qiong in this pergola.

Qin Feng raised his hand: "Why did Wei Duan send you here?" ”

Yao Qiong said: "Because the general's money and grain are too much, even if all the money and grain in the whole city are collected, 50,000 stone grains and grass and 5,000 gold will not be raised, so I beg the general to reduce some of them!" In addition, I also asked the general to leave some livestock cubs for Jicheng, if all the livestock in the city were taken away, there would be no living creatures in the city except for people in the future, which was too ······."

Qin Feng turned his face pale: "The huge Jicheng can't even take out 50,000 stone grain and grass and 5,000 gold, do you think General Ben is a three-year-old child?" ”

Yao Qiong hurriedly said: "The general is angry, what he said below is true, if the general doesn't believe it, he can send someone into the city treasury to check, and then go to the people's homes to check the grain tank, if there is half a sentence of falsehood, he is willing to die!" ”

"Besides, the general can't take all the money and food, he must always leave a few mouthfuls of food for the people in the city, if the people know that their rations and livestock have all been taken away by the general, they can only wait to starve to death, I am afraid that the people of the city will not let the general step into the city even if they desperately defend it!"

Qin Feng's eyes flickered, and he asked, "How much can you come up with?" ”