In the fourth year of Apocalypse under the Great Tang, banditry ran rampant in Western regions. In one night, all five counties of Yu Yang were overtaken by horse bandits, turning land into wasteland, and leaving the locals plundered entirely.
In the early days of the Great Tang, such an event would have definitely been recorded in history books in detail.
However, with the declining state of the Tang Room and the widespread skirmishes, warfare had emptied entire regions. Such an event where hundreds of thousands of people were robbed became too common, merely worthy of a brief mention in local chronicles.
The Historian of Yu Yang County was a keen individual. He sought advice from Cui Shutong, unsure whether to record this event. To his surprise, Cui Shutong indifferently replied, "I do not interfere with the historian's work," implying it was up to him.
After leaving, the Historian fell ill from anxiety, unsure if he should document it or to what extent.
