Kneeling in the crowd over there, a short man jumped up suddenly, and the things in his hand shimmered in the spring sun.

When Shou An saw this scene, his mouth opened, and his exclamation was stuck in his throat, but he couldn't shout out.

The man was very close to Ye Chang, he jumped up and pounced forward, and in front of Ye Chang, there was not a single guard of his own

Ye Chang is still alive, naked, not to mention the breastplate, and he doesn't even have a piece of clothing that can be covered

Unguarded, unarmoured, the dagger that flashed with cold light pierced in, either dead or seriously injured

Although Ye Chang's reaction was fast, the man's movements were not slow, the distance between the two was getting closer and closer, and the man's crazy expression also fell into Ye Chang's eyes.

Ye Chang still maintained his composure, and while retreating, he suddenly raised his foot and kicked directly on the man's lower abdomen.

With a bang, although the man still wanted to pounce on Ye Chang, he was hit by a kick in the vital part, where could his body still listen to the call, and he fell to the ground with a plop, and the short sword in his hand also fell to the side.

Before he could get up, Yang, who was originally stunned, reacted and jumped forward and pressed on his back: "Good thief"

Yang Ze's heart was both frightened and excited, this guy was just behind him, approaching Ye Chang under the cover of his body, if Ye Chang really had three longs and two shorts, none of them would have a good end, and the angry court would treat them as fellow party members and execute them together

It's just a matter of looking for death at home, why bother everyone

He held the man down, and when he raised his head to look at Ye Chang, he found that there was already a screen of human flesh in front of him. But it was Ye Chang's guards who stepped forward and protected Ye Chang.

Ye Chang's expression remained the same, Fang Cai was in danger, although the man was quite agile, the way he could hold the blade and the means of surprise attack were extremely amateurish, and the guards around Ye Chang only needed a little slower effort to rush up.

"This" Shou An finally spoke, holding Ye Chang's arm tightly, and didn't care that he was still sweating profusely.

"It makes you laugh." Ye Changdao.

At this time, the surrounding people and laborers also reacted, and everyone rushed forward, gossiping one by one, first asking Ye Chang if he was injured. After confirming that Ye Chang was unharmed, they were furious, and they rushed up one by one to beat the kneeling group. Therefore, what Shou An said, Ye Chang didn't hear it at all, he signaled a few times before everyone calmed down.

Standing on a higher place, Ye Chang smiled and said: "A clown who jumps off the beam, just dispose of him and the envoy behind him to Yu Jing, you can't be so angry." What should we do or do what we do, if we stop our own business because of this matter, then it is the calculation of these thieves."

Everyone nodded, and Ye Chang said again: "The more times like this, the more we have to live and live well, this is the best counterattack for those thieves who want us to be afraid and fearful."

Shou An looked up at him, and the people around him were originally angry, but Ye Chang's words seemed to have some kind of magic in them, which made everyone calm down from the initial anger, and then returned to their posts one after another. Shou An can judge that these laborers have a lot of trust in Ye Chang, and they can even be said to be very respectful.

"Take this guy away, someone else...... Well, I think you're familiar. Ye Chang looked at Yang Ze, a little surprised.

"The villain has seen Ye Langjun in Chang'an City, and the villain has worked in Princess Xianyi's mansion......"

Compared with when he first met Ye Chang, Ye Chang is now darker and thinner, but his eyes are blazing, and there is a strange strength between his words and demeanor, so that Yang Ze can't help but say his identity. Then he regretted it a little, when Ye Chang cleaned up Yang Huan, it was a confidential matter, he was let go by luck last time, and this time he was sent to the door, will Ye Chang let him go again?

"Oh, I remember... How did you get to be like this? Ye Chang nodded, he didn't have the ability to forget, but he still had some impressions of this person: "You follow him first, as long as it's not the same party of this thief, don't worry, he will also have arrangements for food and accommodation." ”

A guard beckoned to these kneeling people, Yang Ze was still shocked and worried, but he also understood that it was not good to pester Ye Chang at this time, so he could only follow and leave. Another ordinary-looking person took away the assassin who had been tied to the ground, Ye Chang bent down and picked up the weapon that the assassin had taken off, looked at it, and then laughed.

The weapon is a short knife with a row of words on the hilt: Liaodong Iron and Steel Mill.

This is the product of Liaodong Iron and Steel Workshop, because of the continuous manpower, the scale of Liaodong Iron and Steel Workshop has expanded a lot, and the annual steel output has reached an astonishing 1.5 million catties, close to one-sixth of Datang Iron and Steel production capacity, and the downstream industries can also do it, such as all kinds of iron tools, especially the manufacture of weapons and tools.

Like this short knife, it is the product of Liaodong Iron and Steel Mill. That assassin used Liaodong's products to assassinate Ye Chang, if he really succeeded, it must be a great irony.

Handing over the knife to the person in charge, Ye Chang was calm, and then said to Shou An: "It's too noisy, I haven't heard what you say, don't worry, such an individual assassin has no threat to me at all." ”

"Even so, you should have more men around you, just in case those dozens of people are all assassins?" Shou An said uneasily: "No, I want to play my father, and I want him to give you more guards."

"Forget it, the guards sent by the imperial court may have been sent by someone who wants my life." Ye Changdao.

"Why?"

"I've been busy outside for the past two years, firstly, I really need to be busy, and secondly, I don't want to see them compete in the court. They all want to pull me over to help, but they are all afraid that I will help others..."Speaking of this, Ye Chang shook his head, his voice was a little astringent: "I just want to do something practical, but it's so embarrassing"

He is telling the truth and he is false.

If he stays in Chang'an City, he will have to be caught in the whirlpool, or become someone else's pawn, or act as a chess player.

In the past two years, the situation in the imperial court has changed greatly, and since he found out that Li Longji had a disgust, Li Linfu has become much more low-key, and he is not as attentive in handling political affairs as before. And Yang Zhao, with the support of Li Longji, began to form his own momentum, and even faintly with Li Linfu, there are already signs of competition.

In addition to these two potential forces, there are also many small potential forces, and many of these people have a lot to do with Ye Chang. Ye Chang was caught in the middle, and felt that it was not yet time for him to make a choice, so he hid on the construction site, and it was out of sight.

Hearing Ye Chang say this, Shou An couldn't help but feel deep sympathy.

As Li Longji's twenty-ninth daughter, she is no stranger to these political disputes, and she has watched coldly over the years, and has seen many people rise and fall. Wei Jian, Li Shizhi, Yang Shenjin, these people can climb to a high position, which one is not longer than fighting. Ye Chang is still young after all, and Shou An doesn't want Ye Chang to devote his main energy to this endless political whirlpool.

While talking, the two arrived at the shed that Ye Chang said. This is a facility that is prepared near every construction site, after all, thousands of laborers work here, and they stay for as little as seven to ten days, as long as a month or twenty days. There are people in the shed who specialize in managing logistics affairs, mostly the elderly, and some able-bodied women are sent to help, so hot water is always available.

Not long after, Ye Chang finished washing and returned to Shou'an. Looking at him again at this time, there was no dirty like a mud monkey, Shou An laughed, and said softly: "It's much more pleasing to the eye." ”

Although the words are simple, the love is long, Ye Chang saw her drooping eyelids and slightly red pink cheeks, and his heart was pounding. He originally thought that he would be less sensitive to this aspect in two lifetimes, but he never thought that when this friendship was really born, it would not be able to weaken it in the slightest.

"Chang'an City is also going to repair the rut track." In order to hide his emotions, Ye Chang diverted the topic: "It is estimated that after some time, I will return to Chang'an and preside over the affairs of Chang'an." ”

"Chang'an City is also repaired, doesn't it mean that in a few years, let's see the results first?"

"Having said that, although there is no real income now, anyone with vision can see that in the future, as soon as the train rings, how can the imperial court let go of such a way to make money? And now that Anxi is protecting that side, Da Shi and Dog Rong are taking turns to provoke all kinds of chaos, if they can repair the rut track to Yumen, they can give greater support to the front line in terms of food and ordnance. ”

"Yumen? It's not easy to fix over there."

"It's not, it's just an excuse for the imperial court to open the Guanzhong route, if you really want to repair it to Yumen, I don't know if it will be decades later. The imperial court, whatever you do, even if it is to collect the people's wealth, you must prepare an excuse. ”

Listening to Ye Chang's complaints, Shou An didn't realize that Ye Chang was actually accusing her father Li Longji of both looting people's wealth and wanting to make a good reputation, but pursed his lips and laughed again.

Ye Chang didn't say it thoroughly, in fact, pushing Guanzhong to build a rutted track was also the result of his secret efforts. The technical content of the rutted track is really not high, so the two years are enough for him to train several core construction teams. It's a waste of all these people on one road, and it's better to spread it out.

The road left by Chen to Luoyang should be repaired, the road from Luoyang to Chang'an should also be repaired, and if possible, other branch lines should be repaired. Today's Datang, after initially experiencing the benefits of the rutted track, wants to pave it all over the country. It's not just for economic gain, it's also about politics and the military.

The two talked for a while, and then they saw someone come to report it, and the confession had been obtained. The assassin was not instructed by anyone, and there was no problem with his identity, and he was indeed a fellow villager with Yang Ze and others. He assassinated Ye Chang because he felt that Ye Chang was all responsible for their bankruptcy, Ye Chang was the one who promoted cotton, and Ye Chang was the one who pressed down the cotton purchase price

"It's really stupid" Ye Chang didn't react after hearing this, but Shou An couldn't help but say angrily: "If the price of cotton is high and they get a profit, will they give the overcharged money to you Shiyi Lang?" Now that the price of cotton has decreased, there is no profit, but you are to blame."

Ye Chang smiled: "Retrial, who gave him that knife." He himself may not have a problem, but the person who gave him the knife has absolutely a problem."

"Yes"

Shou An was a little strange: "Why did you say that the person who gave him the knife had a problem?" ”

"More than once in the past six months, someone has secretly instigated these people who have lost their belongings to turn their anger on me. You only see that the people of Liaodong respect me, but you don't know that there are more people in the world who hate me."

Ye Chang's reputation is indeed not very good now, and he has no intention of reversing it, otherwise he will be suspected of deliberately soliciting people's hearts. But who is secretly inciting the people, this matter still needs to be investigated.

"Your marriage to the empty lady... How is it intended? After gossiping, Shou An finally mentioned the issue she was most concerned about.

Ye Chang groaned slightly, not knowing how to explain.

Shou'an treats him sincerely, but Li Tengkong is not in love with him

In the past two years, Shou An has stayed a lot in Liaodong, while Li Tengkong is in the Central Plains, and whenever Ye Chang goes, she will find an opportunity to accompany each other, and the two of them are becoming more and more familiar and intimate. The most difficult to accept the grace of the beauty, the empty lady is sandwiched between Li Linfu and Ye Chang, who can know her suffering?

At least Ye Chang knows the truth.

"If you can delay it, put it off again......" Ye Chang said helplessly.

"Humph!" When Shou An heard this, he was immediately angry, his willow eyebrows were raised, and he stood up angrily: "Prepare the car, let's go"

"Hey, where are you going at this time?" Ye Chang was startled, got up and pulled her back: "I have something to say, go like this...... Could it be that you are tired of seeing me and you are also tired of me? ”

"Disgusted?"

"If I wasn't disgusted, how could someone have come and assassinate me?" Ye Chang's face was gloomy to win sympathy: "Look, the people are tired of me, and now even you are tired of me... This life is really boring......"

Although he knew that he was just pretending to be pitiful, Shou An still relented when he heard this sentence. Why don't you always say that a woman in love has a negative IQ? She stared at Ye Chang for a while, sat down again, and sighed: "I don't know what you have to do, why are they all eaten to death by you, I am like this, and I think the same is true of Kongniang......"

"This, this ......"

What Ye Chang didn't want the most was that Shou An always mentioned Li Tengkong in front of him. He shouldn't be with him, he didn't say it at all, he could only laugh.

But immediately Shou'an's words startled him: "In the past two years, I have exchanged letters with Kong Niang, and she has told me every move here." ”

"This, why don't I know anything about it?"

"Our girl's thoughts, how can you know everything" Shou An saw his stunned appearance, raised his eyebrows, and felt a little angry in his heart, and then said: "Besides, don't you always hide this and that from us?" ”

"Where's it?"

"None? The girl in the plum blossom view, I saw you, you are so bold."

Shou'an's words frightened Ye Chang's soul away, and he secretly complained in his heart