Yan Yingyuan narrowed his eyes and gained a better understanding of the prefect of Yanqing. An official who could make the people shout such words must not be a good person.

"You are the prefect of Yanqing. The people in the city are starving. Why don't you provide disaster relief?"

Li Zhizhou was embarrassed. "It's not that I don't want to provide disaster relief. There is really no food. Even the government officials are hungry!"

"Isn't that right?" Yan Yingyuan's eyes flashed with ferocity.

Before he came, it was clearly written in the court documents that he had the power to do things at his own convenience. In other words, he could do things first and report later.

"I heard from the people that there is food here, so I thought of borrowing some from here and returning it when the relief food from the imperial court arrives in a couple of days."

"Why did Magistrate Li say there was no food?"

Li Zhizhou was about to answer, but seeing that there were too many people around, he quickly walked to Yan Yingyuan and said in a low voice: "This is the warehouse of Huang Yunfa, a wealthy businessman from Shanxi. He and his fellow countrymen control more than 50% of the trade at the border! He has a strong background in the court, and he has no obstacles in Li Zicheng's way!"

"I don't dare to borrow his food..."

Yan Yingyuan narrowed his eyes and reached for his sword with his right hand: "What about those people inside the courtyard wall? I see they are wearing government army armor."

"Don't mention it... I..." Li Zhizhou was full of bitterness.

Without waiting for Li Zhizhou to continue, Yan Yingyuan drew his sword and shouted, "Come here! Li Zhizhou is a traitor, arrest him!"

Two soldiers from the Fifth Army Battalion immediately stepped forward and firmly controlled Li Zhizhou on the left and right.

Li Zhizhou was immediately shocked: "Yan... What is Governor Yan going to do?"

The Ming army behind the courtyard wall reacted to Li Zhizhou's cry of horror and raised their weapons, pointing them at Yan Yingyuan and his group.

Jiang Yingkui drew his sword and stepped forward: "We are following the order of your majesty to lead 50,000 troops to recapture Xuanfu. All the Ming soldiers who surrendered to the bandits can be reinstated and their salaries will be repaid as long as they lay down their weapons and surrender to the court again."

"Those who refuse to change their ways will be executed on the spot, and their entire clan will be exterminated!"