At the corner of Jingzhou City, there is a very shabby little shop.

The shop's owners were a toothless old man and his stupid son. Their living conditions were very poor, and they only had a shed.

But the price is very cheap, a pot of low-quality wine and some side dishes only cost a few cents.

Because of this, it is also a gathering place for many scholars from poor families.

After school, when everyone has nothing to do, they will come here to have a few drinks and recite poems.

Ever since the aristocratic family raised the price of books.

This place has been packed every day. Looking around, you can see crowds of students from poor families.

Everyone was dejected and listless.

"Damn it!" A man dressed like a student slammed the bowl in his hand to the ground and cursed, "What's the point of studying?"

"A volume of the Analects costs five hundred coins. How can these bastards from the aristocratic families do such a thing?"

"Brother, you are absolutely right! This is really too much!" another student said hatefully.

"I've wasted the past ten years studying. Book prices have gone up like this. How can I take the imperial examination?"

As soon as the words fell, they immediately resonated with everyone.

They all started cursing, accusing the aristocratic family of being shameless.

Gradually, more and more people joined the war of words, and then everyone poured out all the bitterness in their hearts.

This scene was not only happening in this tavern, but in all the taverns in Jingzhou City, regardless of size or status.

"Everyone! Cursing here is not enough to satisfy your anger. Why don't you go to these bastards' homes and curse them!"

"Go! Count me in!"

"I'm going too!"

"Count me in!"

"Me too!"

At one time, countless people responded.

“Go, go, go!”

Led by a strong student, everyone filed out.

For a moment, countless students joined the endless stream of people and headed towards the family's residence.

The roars and curses merged into one, resounding through the sky.

In an instant, all the people in Jingzhou City were filled with resentment towards the Nine Surnames Family.

The reputation of the aristocratic family has almost dropped to freezing point.

The angry crowd rushed directly to the manors of the major families and surrounded them, trapping them so tightly that not even a bird could fly out.

The servants of the aristocratic family immediately picked up their weapons as if they were facing a great enemy.

However, when he saw the endless black mass of students and onlookers, he immediately lost his former ferocity and dared to just stand in a stalemate with the huge crowd.

Xie Mansion in Chen County.

The heavy door of the mansion was tightly closed, without a crack.

The entire mansion was silent, without a sound, as if it were a den of ghosts.

Outside the mansion, there were angry students and people from Jingzhou. They were a black mass and surrounded the entire Cui Mansion. Not even a bird could fly out.

But what was surprising was that the tens of thousands of students who had been extremely excited and indignant were now completely silent, without a sound at all.

Quiet, too quiet.

It's scary and suffocating.

Everyone's face turned red and they didn't even dare to breathe. It was so quiet that not even a single breath could be heard.

a long time.

With a squeak.

The heavy gate of Cui's mansion slowly opened, and teams of servants armed to the teeth, holding swords, guns, sticks and clubs, filed out and confronted the crowd in formation.

Then, a man dressed in gorgeous clothes and strutting out with his head held high, pointed his finger at the Jingzhou student in front of him and shouted angrily, "How dare you!"

"You bunch of rioters, why don't you open your eyes and see where you are?"

"Thank you!"

"Is this a place where you peasants can come?"

"Why don't you take a piss and look at how many heads you have on your neck? Now you dare to act wildly in Xie Mansion?"

"Disperse now. I am kind-hearted and can pretend nothing happened. I won't pursue this matter. If you do, you will bear the consequences, life or death!"

This person is the new steward of the Xie Mansion - Zhen Jian. He considers himself the number one lackey of the Cui family of Chen County. He often bullies others by taking advantage of his power. Everyone present knows him.

The housekeepers of ordinary wealthy families in Jingzhou City just wore linen clothes, just like ordinary people.

Only the steward of the Xie family of Chen County wore gorgeous clothes to show his status.

These vicious words really scared many people.

They woke up as if from a dream and realized that they had surrounded the Xie family of Chenjun.

The Xie family of Chen County is the head of the nine clans and the local emperor of the entire Great Zhou. How could common people like them offend them?

Why did they act so impulsively and surround the Xie family of Chenjun?

For a time, many people became intimidated and wanted to back out.

But, now that I'm here, will the Xie family of Chenjun let them go if they really want to settle the score later?

Many people were hesitant and didn't know how to advance or retreat for a while.

Zhen Jian took in all of this and sneered, "Oh, that's it?"

"Master, I thought you guys had grown up, but this is it?"

"If you're scared, get out of here right now. Don't cause trouble under my nose. If you delay any longer, the swords, guns, sticks and clubs in our Xie Mansion won't show any mercy!"

"Hahaha!"

Ma Zhou laughed heartily and walked out with an air of arrogance, imitating Zhen Jian's behavior. He asked, "What's the matter?"

"Isn't this Jingzhou City?"

"I'm telling you, this is the territory of the Great Zhou, and we are its people. We can come and go as we please, and what's it to you?!"

Ma Zhou stood facing the wind, head held high and chest puffed out, calm and confident, giving everyone present a lot of confidence.

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