The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

Tie Dan, the deputy head of Loushan Hall, immediately ordered people to take over the city defense and maintain public order in the city. He also sent a large number of propaganda personnel to post notices to reassure the people and publicize the policies of Qingfengzhai.

At first, when the people saw the bandit army entering the city, they were so scared that they closed their doors and dared not go out.

However, after discovering that Qingfengzhai's army had entered the city, everything was almost the same as before, and the security in the city seemed to be even better than before.

Only those who have to make a living dare to go out.

After learning about the policies of Qingfeng Village through notices and publicity personnel,

At the beginning, everyone was skeptical.

However, after learning that the people of Yangzhou had already been allocated land, they all ran back home, taking their own household registers and rushed to the Qingfengzhai office.

In a small private school in the south of the city.

Two young men were sitting opposite each other, seemingly oblivious to the chaos outside.

The man sitting on the right put down the teacup in his hand and sighed softly.

The handsome man on the left, with a bit of wildness in his eyes and eyebrows, saw him smiling and asked,

"Xizhe, why are you sighing like a daughter?"

The man called Xizhe looked helplessly at the unruly man who was still leisurely drinking tea, shook his head and sighed,

"Oh! Bo Hu, why are you still in the mood to relax here?"

"We originally intended to go to Nanjing to take part in this year's provincial examination, but banditry suddenly arose. Not only are we trapped in Yancheng, unable to advance an inch, but now even Yancheng has been conquered by the rebels. If you and I don't think of a solution, I'm afraid that fame and fortune will truly be beyond our reach..."

Yes, these two are Tang Yin and Tang Bohu, who ranked first in the Suzhou Prefecture Examination last year.

As well as Zhu Yunming and Zhu Xizhe, who are both known as one of the Four Talents of Wuzhong.

This time, the two of them traveled together to the south of the Yangtze River in preparation for this year's Jinling County Examination.

But who would have thought that on the way back from Yancheng via Huai'an Prefecture, the shocking event of Qingfeng Village's capture of Yangzhou suddenly broke out.

As a last resort, the two had to take refuge in Yancheng temporarily.

However, just a few days later, Yancheng was conquered by the rebels from Qingfengzhai.

Everything was fine when I came here, but now I can’t go back!

The rebels have already entered the city, and they might come here the next moment. How can Zhu Yunming not be worried?

Tang Yin smiled when he heard this, put down the teacup in his hand, leaned on the small couch, looked at Zhu Yunming and said with a smile,

"Brother Xizhe, why worry about nothing?"

"It is the imperial court's responsibility to quell rebellions. Even if Yancheng is temporarily captured by the rebels, don't forget that Sheyang still has 20,000 imperial troops! We will definitely be able to retake it!"

Zhu Yunming said anxiously,

"So what? Those who entered the city were a group of bandits! Do you think they had heard of our reputation and that's why they attacked Yancheng directly?"

"If they find their way here, wouldn't you and I be trapped?"

"By then, what shall we do? Or..."

"Ha ha!"

Tang Yin laughed heartily and shook his head.

"Brother Xizhe, do you think that we are no longer trapped in a jar?"

"you……"

Zhu Yunming paused and sighed helplessly.

Seeing that he was really anxious and angry, Tang Yin stopped joking.

Sitting up straight, he persuaded with a smile,

"Brother Xizhe, there's no need to worry. I once traveled to Yangzhou in my early years and heard about the deeds of Qingfeng Village."

"From a broad perspective, the Qingfengzhai bandits mostly target the wealthy and unkind gentry, yet they often provide relief to the common people. They are quite famous in the Yangzhou area."

As he said this, he smiled and joked to Zhu Yunming,

"You and I are just two penniless scholars now. Our reputation as talented scholars is not worth anyone's attention. In recent days, Qingfeng Village has killed many talented people in Yangzhou, isn't that enough?"

Zhu Yunming's cheeks flushed upon hearing this, not knowing whether he was annoyed or embarrassed. He snorted and turned his head away, ignoring Tang Yin.