No script time travel, the general helped me rise to the top

Without further ado, since Qin Haoran had already agreed to help, Yangyang urged him to quickly call his brothers to rush to Tong County Government Office.

At this moment, the area outside the government office has become a refugee camp. Not only the gamblers are guarding outside, but also people from all walks of life who have been oppressed.

They sat on the ground in groups of three or five, and some even brought their families and lay down on the ground with their bedding.

Interspersed among them were the cries of children, the wails of the injured, and the accusations of women and children.

However, the gate of the government office remained closed. No matter how the people outside shouted in protest, the gate remained motionless.

When Qin Haoran and his men arrived, they saw the people forming a team and carrying thick wooden stakes to hit the gate of the government office.

"If they break the door open and rush in, there will be casualties!" The Crown Princess saw the situation was urgent.

"Master Qin, can you stop them?" Yangyang looked at Qin Haoran pleadingly.

Qin Haoran's eyebrows were deep, and his expression could not be seen. "Haozi, you stay here to protect the two of them, and the rest of you follow me!"

At a command, a group of strong young men followed him into the crowd, until they squeezed into the group of people knocking on the door.

Qin Haoran pushed the leader aside and with a high kick he pressed the wooden stake under his feet.

The big men who were carrying the wooden stakes all dropped their hands, and the stakes fell down at their feet. For a moment, wailing sounds were heard everywhere.

"My feet!"

"Who are these bastards who dare to meddle in our business?" The big man in the lead reached out to grab Qin Haoran's collar.

Seeing this move, Qin Haoran clamped the man's arm with his backhand. As the man screamed in pain, Qin Haoran looked up at the other troublemakers with an arrogant expression, "I don't care about your mess!"

As he said this, he pushed the big man in his clamp towards the crowd. The man staggered a few steps and bumped into several big men in front of him.

Some people still refused to accept and asked, "Then what are you doing here?"

"Isn't it okay to watch you reckless men seeking death?" Qin Haoran clapped his hands, stood there unmoved and looked at the group of big men with contempt.

"We're all going to die anyway, so let's give it a try. As a bandit, don't you know how difficult it is for us?"

The big man got up from the ground, patted his chest and yelled,

"I am Chang San'er, a coolie at Guxi Wharf. I worked hard to earn my living, but in the end, a word from that Jiang guy caused me to lose my job. Two months' wages were gone just like that."

"My mother doesn't even have money for medicine right now. I'm going to rush in and tear the government office to pieces to get money for the medicine for my mother. Don't try to stop us!"

As soon as Chang Saner spoke, the group of people who followed him and banged on the door all echoed him.

In short, they were all forced by Jiang Zhiang into taking risks because they had no way out.

How could Qin Haoran and the group of bandits he brought with him not understand these sufferings? They were all in the same boat.

How could a fellow traveler be willing to see another fellow traveler suffer? A bandit suddenly echoed, "Captain, why don't we smash this government office to pieces together!"

Qin Haoran frowned and said, "Nonsense!"

Then he looked at the group of big men and the common people who had gathered outside the government office, their eager and sad faces.

Finally, he thought of his own situation six years ago. "Everyone, today we can indeed rush into the government office and smash it to pieces to vent our anger. But what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?"

"Have you ever thought about how the court will deal with this? Have you ever thought about how you will live in the future?"

Just a few words made the group of big men on the opposite side speechless, but even more sad, "What should we do? We can't survive now!"

"Wait!" Qin Haoran stretched his gaze towards Yangyang on the high ground in the distance, and thought of what he had promised her, "Wait here and let the court see our suffering! Wait for the court to give us an explanation!"

"This..." Chang San'er was originally a big and strong man, and he didn't understand the reasoning. "Will this work?"

"Of course it will work! Do you think the court won't get the news after you guys made such a fuss today? Why hasn't anyone in the government office dared to speak out yet? They must be waiting for news from the Beijing Guards!"

"What's more, it's not just you. Many officials in Tong County have also suffered greatly. They won't sit idly by! We just need to wait!"

Although Yangyang and the Crown Princess did not hear Qin Haoran's words clearly through the crowd, they were impressed by what Qin Haoran did.

Yangyang couldn't help but sigh sincerely, "He is not as careless as others think. He just has too many things he doesn't want others to know!"

Think about yourself, aren't you also destined to be a floating duckweed? "He will surely be able to convince those people, but there are so many people who are injured and hungry right now, we can't just ignore it!"

The Crown Princess was in a complicated mood. She could not agree with Yangyang's view of Qin Haoran, but she felt sorry for the poor people.

"I still have some items with me. If I sell them, I might be able to raise some money! Maybe it can help these people survive for a few days!"

Yangyang was impressed by the Crown Princess's righteousness, but she already had a more appropriate solution in mind, "Sister Qing'er, we have plenty of money to use, so you don't have to sell your things."

"You? Where did you get the money?"

Yangyang smiled happily, "Of course it's not mine. Did you just hear that I went with Village Chief Qin to burn down Jiang's warehouse?"

"Well! You are really bold." The Crown Princess didn't have time to think about it, but after careful investigation, she found that Jiang Zhiang's trip to Beijing Guard must be related to what Yangyang and the others did.

"We not only burned the warehouse, but also seized some of the treasures he obtained illegally, which could be exchanged for a lot of money." Because those were all illegally obtained, Jiang Zhiang would certainly not dare to make it public, and even if he lost them, he could only swallow his anger.

But when Yangyang took these things away, he wanted to make Jiang Zhiang feel bad.

But now it seems that Qin Haoran was willing to agree to play around with her, probably because he thought these things would be useful later.

As a result, Yangyang admired Qin Haoran even more.

"Mouse, talk to your village chief later, and we'll take those items out. After selling them for money, we'll set up a porridge shed and a medicine shed nearby and provide free food and medical treatment to everyone."

When Haozi heard this, he proudly agreed, "Miss Jiang, don't worry! Our village leader has arranged everything!"

"Is everything arranged?" Yangyang and the Crown Princess asked in unison.

"The village chief said that many people in Tong County don't have enough food to eat. He has wanted to do this for a long time, but he has never found an opportunity." Haozi touched his head, afraid that he had said too much.

Could it be that he had planned all this?

Yangyang had some guesses in her mind, but she quickly let them go.

Then he suddenly said, "That's good! Wait until tomorrow, and we can publicize that the Crown Princess will also help distribute porridge here. By then, the people will be more united."

When the Crown Princess heard this, she suddenly understood and smiled, "My dear sister, you are so thoughtful."

"Tomorrow, the imperial guards will certainly get all the news. Based on the previous situation, the imperial aunt wanted to deal with me secretly, but now that she heard that I was making porridge in Tong County with great fanfare, she can no longer deal with me openly."

Yangyang added, "Not only can she not deal with you, she might even use the excuse that she sent you here specially..."

"Then let's do as she wishes and go ahead of her and say that she sent me to appease the people, okay?"

The Crown Princess met Yangyang's gaze, and the two of them reached a consensus in an instant.