Wang Xiaohu quickly felt that this coronation ceremony was meaningless and threw away the hat on his head. The hat was poorly made and was a bit too big for Wang Xiaohu. Worse still, it was not even a crown, but just a modified black-winged hat.
"I'm leaving now, go have a drink. If you have any questions, just consult the prime minister." After saying this, Wang Xiaohu stood up and left. The hat that represented the crown was still on the ground, as if mocking everyone.
Not only Wang Xiaohu, but Liu Guisheng himself also felt that this was a farce. The remaining leaders looked at each other in confusion. Liu Guisheng felt that this coronation ceremony was not in line with his image.
A group of refugees gathered to rebel, intent on plundering. These rebels lacked even uniforms; each leader wore a white towel wrapped around their head, and their weapons and equipment were scattered. Expecting such a ragtag group to prepare a coronation ceremony was nothing more than a clown farce.
"Li Dayou, take two thousand people to Juzhou and collect the head taxes collected in the past few months." Liu Guisheng said.
Li Dayou said with a sad face: "Where is the money? Last time I went, I collected less than half. The rich families have all run away, and the only ones left are ordinary people."
Liu Guisheng shouted angrily, "If you can't collect the money, kill them and confiscate their property! How can these untouchables pay easily if you don't teach them a lesson?"
Li Dayou, believing himself unlucky, bowed and said, "Yes, Liu Zhizhou."
Liu Guisheng glared and said, "Call me Prime Minister Liu!"
"Yes, Prime Minister Liu!" Li Dayou said reluctantly.
Liu Guisheng was immediately satisfied. He liked the title of Prime Minister Liu.
"General Zhao Ergou!" Liu Guisheng shouted, "Take your men to Meng County and collect grain! If the people refuse to give, have the soldiers search every household!"
Zhao Ergou was a rough man. He glared and shouted, "Why? The Second King said we are not allowed to steal the people's food anymore."
Liu Guisheng pointed at his nose and said, "Now it's the king who has the final say, and I have the final say!"
Zhao Ergou grabbed the white towel on his head and threw it to the ground: "I'm not going!"
"Someone come, someone come!" Liu Guisheng shouted.
This isn't Zhao Huan. Just shout and a group of guards will come out to protect him. Liu Guisheng called for a long time, but no one answered from outside.
"Soldiers standing outside, come in!"
This time someone understood, and two rebel soldiers walked in.
Liu Guisheng pointed at Zhao Ergou and said, "Drag him out and chop him up!"
The two soldiers looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Liu Guisheng said angrily: "This is the king's order, the emperor's order!"
The soldier understood immediately, picked up Zhao Ergou and left.
Zhao Ergou cursed: "You dog official Liu Guisheng, you are a mad dog! You dog official, dog official!"
Liu Guisheng glanced around at everyone and said, "If anyone dares to disobey military orders again, drag him out and chop him off!"
The remaining leaders immediately became obedient and no one dared to object anymore.
Liu Guisheng snorted, "Zhang Tiezhu, Li Sanpang, go to Rizhao Town and Huangdao County to collect grain! Anyone who dares to resist will have their property confiscated and their head beheaded!" (I'm from Rizhao, come on, let's hurt each other and send razor blades.)
When Li Dayou arrived in Juzhou, he ran into Wang Zongchu's imperial guards.
"General Wang, Juzhou is ahead." Du Yuhou Xiao Feihu pointed to the county town ahead.
Wang Zongchu stopped his horse and said, "Juzhou is a great place. Let's go into the city and take a look."
"Report! Report to the general, there are rebels in Juzhou City ahead." The spy rode his horse to report.
Wang Zongchu was startled and waved his hands and shouted: "Prepare for battle!"
With a 'swish!' the Imperial Guards deployed into battle preparation mode. These well-trained Imperial Guards reacted swiftly, with the spearmen in front falling back, the shieldmen advancing, and the archers following closely behind. This formation was unmatched by the refugees.
In Juzhou City, Li Dayou led his soldiers to search house by house.
For a while, Juzhou City was in chaos, and the sounds of people crying for their parents were endless.
"Search, search for me! If you can't pay the head tax in three days, I will chop off the number of people who are short of paying." Li Dayou led his men to show off their power in the streets.
The poll tax is paid according to the number of people in the family. The more people in the family, the more they pay.
They were all farmers who hated heavy taxes and levies the most. But when they took up arms, they began to plunder the people's wealth even more ruthlessly.
Li Dayou had already killed several people who refused to pay the head tax as a warning to others. These soldiers, who were originally peasants, were very scared, so they used killing to cover up their fear. Some of them had already become demons.
"Great, General Zhentian, a group of soldiers and officers have arrived outside the city!" A soldier came to report in a panic.
Li Da was surprised: "How many people came?"
The soldier said nervously, "No, I don't know. A lot!"
The moment Li Dayou climbed onto the city wall, he was scared to death. The opposite side was a dark mass.
These people were different from the soldiers Li Dayou had encountered. They had neat military uniforms and marched in unison.
The armor on the soldiers gleamed brightly, and the sound of armor plates rubbing against each other was sonorous and powerful. There were spearmen, shield bearers, sword and axemen, archers, siege chariots, ladders, catapults, and war horses.
Li Dayou's face turned pale: "Run!"
At the command, more than 2,000 people from Li Dayou abandoned the city and fled.
"Woo woo woo~!" Wang Zongchu ordered the soldiers to blow the attack signal, and the five hundred cavalrymen behind him galloped on their horses and chased Li Dayou's army.
Wang Zongchu's cavalry chopped down the enemies along the way, and Li Dayou's more than 2,000 people fled in panic. Li Dayou himself died in the chaos, hacked to death by the cavalry of the Imperial Guards.
Wang Zongchu entered Juzhou and Juzhou was recovered.
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When a princess of Western Xia married into the Song Dynasty, the ceremony naturally had to be grand.
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