First the fleet back to Dengzhou departed, and then the caravan bound for the Bohai Sea left, and in the blink of an eye, there were only forty or fifty people left in the camp. With the addition of the natives of Duli Town who came to help, the number was also reduced by half.

"This Lang Jun, why are we missing so many people?" A man who helped here in Duli Town asked Ye An with a salivating face.

Ye Annai was one of the Ye clansmen who stayed here, and he was also one of the more than ten clansmen who followed Ye Chang to Longyou. After Ye Ying and Ye Ting were sent out, he became one of the new leaders. Hearing the helper's inquiry, Ye An glared and said: "Good at doing things, ask so much to do, you just love to be lazy, so you get paid every day, you are the least, and look at Zhan Da over there, people do things like things."

"That guy told him that he had a daughter-in-law and was saving money for the bride price." The helper grinned and said: "We have more men and fewer women, if we don't want to marry a Hu girl, we have to save more money for the bride price, if Lang Jun gives us a daughter-in-law, we will also sell our strength."

Ye An was also a little helpless with this guy, more than Ye Ying, he was a little softer, he just glared at him at the moment, ignored him and left.

But in the afternoon of the same day, Ye An realized that something was wrong.

The gang left and never returned, and there were four or five others who left like him.

The next day, none of the helpers came, and on the third day, no one from Yu Crisp appeared, and even Zhan Da, who was extremely energetic, did not come to the camp.

Ye Anxin knew that something was wrong, so he went to find Ye Chang to report, Ye Chang and Nanba and others were surveying the surrounding terrain, and when they heard this, they immediately frowned.

"It seems that some people don't want us to continue construction." Nanhachi grinned and licked the corners of his mouth.

Although he has a straight temperament, he is not mindless, not to mention that Ye Chang forced him to read some military books, discussed with him whenever he had time, and occasionally took out various wars in history to comment with him.

"Well, let's go to the town to inquire first, we can't back down from this matter, as soon as we retreat, any kind of cats and dogs will be bullied on our heads." Ye Changdao.

From the seaside woodland where they were, less than ten miles to Duli Town, the road was very easy to walk along the seaside beach, and they arrived at the town in half an hour.

"That's the kid?"

"Exactly. That kid doesn't look like an official......"

"Bah, have you ever seen an officer like this, there is not a single officer or soldier with him, all of them are of some kind of goods. Besides, even if it's really an official, where is this, this is the capital, the Tang Dynasty, can you control us? ”

Several people in the town stared at Ye Chang and his party from afar, exchanging opinions with each other in a whisper. Under their gaze, Ye Chang led eight people and walked slowly on the streets of the capital.

It's not so much a street as a short alley, and Ye Chang even feels that this place called "Town" is even less prosperous than Wu Zepi.

It is no wonder that after Emperor Taizong's successful conquest of Goguryeo, he twice relocated more than 200,000 people from Goguryeo to the Central Plains for resettlement, and Duli Town is close to Shandong, which is where more people are moved. Although the population of Liaodong has grown and gradually recovered after decades, it is still limited because it is not suitable for farming.

A small population also has the advantage of being small, squinting at these buildings composed of shacks and adobe, Ye Chang smiled slightly.

The only thing that caught his attention was the large house in the far north of town, which stood out among the low buildings.

It is the house of the Gao family, the only big family in Duli Town, Ye Chang has inquired about it these times, this Gao family is said to be a clan relative of the former Goguryeo Kingdom, but it is too far apart, so it has been shrunk in a remote ravine. This is also the luck of their family, after Datang's control over Liaodong gradually retreated, they moved out again and moved to Duli Town, which gradually became a big household in Chengduli Town.

Most of the Han people in Duli Town are tenants of the Gao family, and the rest of the people also rely on the Gao family. At this time, Ye Chang had already inquired clearly, and the reason why those helpers left was that the Gao family was busy clearing the wasteland and recalled all the tenants, causing dozens of people who came to do odd jobs on Ye Chang's construction site to all leave.

The Gao family chose to "open up the wasteland" at this time, but the timing was clever, Ye Chang's two ships and caravan left, taking away more than 100 people, and now there are only 50 people who are still staying in Duli Town with Ye Chang.

Therefore, Ye Chang only brought eight people with him when he came, and the rest of them began to arm in the camp to avoid any accidents.

The Gao family is just a local tyrant, and it would be good to have a twenty or thirty thug in the family, and if there is something to do on weekdays, it is nothing more than to call on the tenants in the family to help. In Ye Chang's opinion, this is a group of local chickens and dogs, and he will take Nan Jiyun and other eight people, and there will be no problems with safety.

"Lang Jun in front, please wait a minute."

They circled around the town of Duli and were about to turn back when they heard someone shouting behind them. Ye Chang turned around and looked, only to see a fat man dressed in silk Tengteng walking over.

He came with more than a dozen attendants.

"I wonder what your Excellency commands?" Ye Chang asked after standing still.

The fat man smiled and arched his hand: "The housekeeper of the Zhenggao family in the town of Naiduli ......"

Listen to him say his title like a tongue twister, just staring at him silently. The fat man was slightly shocked in his heart, when this young man Lang Jun asked and spoke on the street, he said that he was quite kind, not like an official, but now he has a bit of official authority.

Could it be ...... Is he really an official sent by Datang?

"A certain surname Gai, on the order of the master of the family, I asked Lang Jun to go and meet."

Ye Chang smiled slightly: "Your master is in the right position here, but he was appointed by the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"This ...... This ......"

"It's that Datang has been appointed, and this is just right, but how many officials? A certain is a six-grade official, and he, a small and big official, doesn't come to see so-and-so, but also wants to meet so-and-so? ”

Steward Gai's face suddenly sank: "Lang Jun, a six-rank official, is just Lang Jun's self-proclaimed, and I don't see Lang Jun having a court seal." Besides, this place has been the hometown of Goguryeo since ancient times, and Lang Jun, the official position of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that he can't manage here."

"Joke, Goguryeo's hometown? When the Han Dynasty built Xiangping County, where was Goguryeo? Ye Chang suddenly smiled, and said to me Han people since ancient times?

Steward Gai has limited knowledge, only knows the Han Dynasty, as for whether the Han Dynasty ruled Liaodong during the Han Dynasty, he is completely unclear, looking at Ye Chang's appearance, he expects to argue that this is not a good advantage - he is not from Silla after all. Therefore, he said with a straight face: "In any case, this is near the capital, owned by my master, Lang Jun came uninvited, cut down my mountains and forests, please give my master an explanation"

"The mountains and forests belong to your family?" Ye Chang pondered for a while: "Okay, I'll go visit your master."

Ye Chang didn't believe that the mountains and forests belonged to this Goguryeo family, this was just nonsense to force him to comply, and even the Tang Dynasty couldn't completely control this place, let alone a local tyrant. He followed Steward Gai and turned back, and there was a person left behind, taking advantage of the opportunity that everyone's attention was on Ye Chang, and ran away in a blink of an eye.

Mo said that he didn't notice this person, but if he did, Steward Gai would not care. When he arrived at the Gao family, Ye Chang knew what the reason for Lu Dao's disdain was, in front of the Gao family, there were more than 100 people standing, one by one, looking at Ye Chang and his party with hostility.

They stopped Ye Chang, and Ye Chang couldn't help but sneer.

"Steward Gai, what does this mean?"

"Oh, please wait a minute, I'll go and say goodbye."

After Steward Gai finished speaking, he went straight to the door, and Nan Jiyun leaned into Ye Chang's ear: "Do you want to do it?" ”

"Don't worry, there are a lot of them."

"Native chickens and tile dogs, insert labels to sell first ears."

Nan Jiyun was arrogant, Ye Chang looked at the more than 100 men, and even saw the people who went to his construction site to do odd jobs some time ago. Although the man tried his best to make a fierce appearance, he couldn't help but avoid the past when he met Ye Chang's eyes.

"Well, most of them are still Han Chinese, only those who are brightly dressed, it seems that they are Goguryeo people or the rest of the Hu people." Ye Chang thought to himself.

These Han people were put in the Central Plains, but they were also fierce people, otherwise where would they come to Liaodong to beg for a living. But in the eyes of Ye Chang and Nan Jiyun, who have been on the battlefield, it is just average, more murderous, they have at most one life in their hands, which can compare to Ye Chang and Nan Jiyun who killed dozens of people.

The owner surnamed Gao didn't let Ye Chang wait too long, and after a while, he heard someone shouting inside: "Please Tang Ye Langjun come in and see you." ”

With this shout, the people blocking the road began to scatter and give way to the middle road. Ye Chang smiled again: "Goodbye, goodbye...... Hehe. ”

He stepped forward, and the guards around him followed him to the door, but after Ye Chang entered, someone stopped Nan Jiyun and the others: "Only Ye Langjun is allowed to enter, and the rest are still waiting outside." ”

"I am Ye Langjun's personal companion, and I have always been inseparable from my body, please allow me to accompany me, and it is convenient for me." Nan Jiyun stepped forward and said with a smile, and easily stuffed a small string of money. The man took the money, immediately smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, it's just you...... But your bow and arrows must be left outside. ”

Nan Jiyun handed over the bow and arrows to his companions, and followed himself, Ye Chang and he came to the door of the main hall, and were about to enter, when someone stepped forward to stop: "Please take off the swords on the two of you." ”

Ye Chang pulled out his sword and handed it to the other party, but the scabbard on his body was still there. When the man saw that the sword was already in his hand, he didn't say much, so Ye Chang and Nan Jiyun entered the house.

There were torches lit in the room, and there were still strong men on either side, and in the middle sat a man, and the fat man was on his side. Seeing Ye Chang coming in, Gai Fat said, "Why don't you come to meet my master quickly."

Ye Chang walked forward slowly, his eyes looked in the room, and there were strong men standing on both sides, and there were two strong men around the person sitting in Gao Yu. Ye Chang sneered: "Steward Gai, you probably didn't make it clear to this puppet sitting here that a certain is a Tang nobleman, and it should be this puppet who came to worship so."

His eyes were sharp, and when he saw it, he knew that the housekeeper was pushed out, and the one who really made the decision was the one surnamed Gao who was sitting here. This guy probably saw that he was building a wharf, and it seemed that he had lived for a long time, so he put on this appearance.

If Ye Chang really went to visit him, then it would prove that Ye Chang did not have much support from Datang behind him, on the contrary, he could also push Steward Gai out, only saying that Steward Gai was not sensible and did not handle it well.

Seeing Ye Chang so arrogant at this time, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, there are many Goguryeo people who speak Chinese, not to mention that he lives in Duli Town, and their family made a fortune, relying on the merchants who came to Liaodong to receive goods with the Han people

He coughed lightly: "A certain Gao Baosheng, and Gao Gong, the deputy section of Anxi, are brothers, what kind of character are you, you dare to pretend to be an official of the country?" ”

"Anxi sub-jiedu?" Hearing this official title, Ye Chang showed a look of surprise.

At this time, the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu was Gao Xianzhi, who was running the Western Regions, and he was quite meritorious and famous. Under his account, there are also famous generals.

Gao Xianzhi is a Goguryeo person, but he has already entered the Tang Dynasty, this Gao Baosheng has probably heard of his name, and knows that he is a heavy general in the Tang Dynasty, so he pulled over as a banner.

"Your Excellency, since you are a relative of Anxi Jiedu, why are you so rude and so disrespectful to the officials of the imperial court?" Ye Chang's tone softened slightly.

"It's really far overseas, and if you don't have the emperor's grace, you can't tell whether Lang Jun is real or fake." Gao Baosheng heard that Ye Chang's tone slowed down, and he must have said in his heart: "Lang Jun is logging and camping in my family's mountains and forests, I don't know why?" ”

"The imperial court has its own arrangements, and you can't know it." Ye Chang said: "Besides, the whole world is not the king's land, and you say that it is your mountain forest over there, which is inevitably vain." ”

Gao Baosheng laughed, he stood up, and stroked his hands: "This Duli town is left and right, the fields, mountains, and forests are all the wealth of my Gao family, the Tang Dynasty is too far away, where can I manage this?" ”

He saw that Ye Chang seemed to be a little jealous of Gao Xianzhi, and he was proud in his heart, although he said it politely, his attitude became tougher. After a pause, he said: "The officials of the Tang Dynasty occasionally come to the capital, and they all go overseas, accompanied by a large number of sergeants to escort them, and there are no ones like Lang Jun. It's better for Lang Jun to tell the truth, why did he come, if Gao can make it convenient, he will naturally help you, otherwise...... Hugh blames Gao for not knowing the number of courtesies"

"How do you not know the etiquette method?" Ye Chang looked at him with a smile.

"Lang Jun will know if you try it."

"That is ......" Ye Chang groaned, and then said: "Since Your Excellency wants to know the Dao, then I will tell the truth, this Liaodong hometown was originally the territory of the Han people, I came here to recover the homeland of the Han people, you are just a border Yiye Hu, a lost dog, a nested bird, usurped the territory of the Han people, and dare to claim to be the master?" ”

Ye Chang suddenly turned his face and scolded, Gao Baosheng was furious, and sneered: "Okay, okay, you don't want to leave today......"

Before he finished speaking, Nan Jiyun behind Ye Chang suddenly strode forward, and the guards around Gao Baosheng had already prepared, and they immediately pounced. Nan Jiyun also wielded his sword, while Gao Baosheng's guards held their own blades. They surrounded Nan Jiyun, and Nan Jiyun had to dodge, and they immediately forced over.

"Han dog, what a thief" Seeing this scene, Gao Baosheng sneered.