Under Fang Chuning's eloquence, the old man saw that he could not persuade them, so he kindly pointed them to a path. There was a small forest between Gaoliang Village and Linjia Village, and there was a trail in the forest. People from the two villages used to communicate with each other and built a trail. But now there has been no contact for several months. The trail was covered with weeds. Xie Jue and Fang Chuning carefully crossed the trail and arrived at Linjia Village.

Linjia Village is built at the foot of the mountain. It is a group of very short earth houses. It is also a common earth house in the north. It is mainly built with stones and tiles, and the roof is covered with thick straw. After the Northern Barbarians settled in this area, they modified it. Some of the new buildings are obviously in the style of the Northern Barbarians. This village looks less tidy than Gaoliang Village. There are several Northern Barbarian children playing at the entrance of the village. When they see strangers, they throw stones at them. , a few stones were almost thrown at Fang Chuning and Xie Jue, shouting at them to get away. They had the wolf nature of the northern barbarians at a young age. It can be seen that they usually have frequent conflicts with the local people, and even the children are full of hostility.

When the group of children saw that they did not run away, one of the younger children turned around and ran back to the village to call for the adults. Fang Chuning said, "Gao Bao said that there were 300 people settled in this area, and among them there were more than 100 young and middle-aged people. They all removed their armor and returned to the fields." If there is a fight between the Northern Barbarian soldiers, if you see something is not right, run away quickly."

Fang Chuning first cultivates the ambition of others and destroys his own prestige.

After a while, several tall and rough men came out of the village, all holding weapons. As soon as Fang Chuning saw the battle, he took Xie Jue's hand and hid it behind him.

"How about we run?"

This is too scary!

Xie Jue frowned and looked ahead, his eyes falling on one of the men. The northern barbarians were in constant conflict with the local people and had a very harsh attitude towards the Beining people. Fang Chuning raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute, we are not here to cause trouble. Don't Misunderstand."

"You are not welcome here, get out of here!" The man's Beining speech was not particularly smooth, and he had a strong accent, but the weapon he waved already expressed his mood.

The children all ran behind the adults to watch the fun.

Fang Chuning thought for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, Xie Jue came out from his side, "Du Fang, why are you here?"

Even though it had been a few years, Xie Jue still recognized Du Fang at a glance when he was a counselor in the Second Prince's Palace. The men around him also looked familiar. They looked like the children of retainers who grew up in the Second Prince's Palace. Now they are all tall young men. Lang.

Xie Jue had disguised himself when he was in the Northern Barbarians and never showed his true identity. A few years later, Du Fang saw Xie Jue and felt unfamiliar, so he couldn't help but ask, "Who are you? Do you know me?"

Du Fang speaks Beining dialect better than them all.

"I'm Xie Jue!"

Du Fang, "..."

The hatred of the Northern Barbarians towards Xie Jue was deep in their bones, especially those in the Second Prince's Palace. One of the men became angry instantly, pointed at Xie Jue and said, "He is just the scheming King Yan. Ah, he actually came to our door. If it weren’t for him, the Northern Barbarians would not have been defeated. I will kill him today to avenge our brothers and sisters!”

As he spoke, he waved his sword to seek revenge. Fang Chuning pressed his hand on the sword at his waist, his eyebrows darkened. The furious man was stopped by Du Fang. Du Fang was a counselor in the palace, resourceful and emotionally stable. Xie Jue After working with him for more than a year, I have never seen Du Fang angry. He is different from ordinary northern barbarians.

"My lord, we haven't seen you for a few years. You're welcome!" Du Zhan greeted Xie Jue generously, then turned to say a few words to his colleagues in Northern Mandarin. He was too far away, so Fang Chuning couldn't hear very well. Clearly, the irritable man was pulled down. Xie Jue said, "I am going to Ningzhou and passing through Pingnan County. I heard about what the local magistrate did and came to Linjia Village to find out the details. I did not expect to meet you here."

This was the first time Fang Chuning heard Xie Jue call himself the king.

The change in title also represented a change in identity. He was representing the court to resolve this matter, and Du Fang understood it as soon as he heard it.

"I'm a visitor from afar. The prince and I haven't seen each other for several years. We just want to catch up on old times. If you don't mind, please come inside!" Du Fang turned sideways and made way for him.

Xie Jue was about to step forward when he was stopped by Fang Chuning, "I don't know what kind of friendship you have with him, but I haven't seen him for several years. Linjia Village is full of northern barbarians. These people dare to confront the Pingnan County Government, which shows that they are not good friends. , if you go in, you might not be able to come out, it’s not too late to wait until someone from Yuncheng comes to talk.”

They came to Linjiacun mainly because they wanted to see what was going on here in Linjiacun. He also didn't know that Xie Jue had a grudge against the Northern Barbarians. Not only was the irritable man trying to kill Xie Jue, but everyone except Du Fang looked at Xie Jue with hostility, wanting to deal with him quickly!

If he had known that Xie Jue had enmity with the Northern Barbarians, and that the Northern Barbarians would usually want to kill Xie Jue when they saw him, Fang Chuning would never have rashly brought Xie Jue to Linjia Village.

Xie Jue looked at the group of northern barbarians with evil eyes. What Fang Chuning said made sense. They hadn't seen each other for several years and the hatred had not disappeared. It was indeed inappropriate for him to go deep into Linjia Village.

Du Fang seemed to see through his thoughts, "My lord, you are too worried. You are a distinguished guest. We are all common people now. We want to survive on this land. We dare not be rude to you. I can also guarantee that you will be in the Lin family." The village is absolutely safe.”

Xie Jue chose to believe in Du Fang and also believed in Fang Chuning.

Du Fang invited them to his home. Du Fang was married. His wife took care of the housework at home. He had a son and a daughter under four years old. The family of four lived in the east of Linjia Village. The house was not big, and there was a fence in front of the door. Madam Du planted vegetables and raised chickens and ducks in the yard.

There is a locust tree in front of Du Fang's house, with luxuriant branches and leafy branches. There is a round table and stone benches made of stones under the tree. Du Fang would enjoy the coolness and drink tea under the tree with his friends on weekdays. The courtyard was chaotic. He invited Xie Jue and Fang Chuning under the tree and prepared some wine to entertain the guests. Du Fang's children were playing in the courtyard. The children were young but not afraid of life. Two pairs of dark eyes looked at Xie Jue and Fang Chuning curiously. Fang Chuning.

Fang Chuning smiled at the children and stood behind Xie Jue. He also realized that the group of northern barbarians were staring at Xie Jue not far away and did not leave.

Du Fang didn't look hostile, but the group of people was quite hostile.

"You are the counselor of the palace. After King Jingbei ascends the throne, you should be the counselor in the imperial court. King Jingbei should arrange for you to go to Xizhou or Huangzhou. Why are you in Pingnan County?" Xie Jue asked puzzledly. .

Everywhere, there are classes. No matter how united the Northern Barbarians are, they still have classes. Ordinary people will follow Beining's arrangements for where to go. The dignitaries and important officials of the imperial court will be arranged to go to slightly more prosperous cities. Many Northern Barbarians ministers will be arranged to go to large cities in the twelve states. , people were randomly assigned to major towns and villages.

"My lord, have you forgotten how you left the Northern Barbarians?" (End of Chapter)

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