Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 129 Grange

The city gate officer on the opposite side was taken aback when he heard the words, and quickly looked at Gao Cheng with an incredulous expression on his face. "Gao Ziming? You're back?"

The city gate official is called Lu Hong, with the character Zizheng.Born in the Lu family in Huai'an, the family can be regarded as a local wealthy family in the county seat, but there are no famous strongmen and officials in the ancestors, and their status is lower than that of the small family of the Gao family.Lu Hong is just a concubine of the Lu family, and his status in the family is not high.

After all, the Han Dynasty was ruled by aristocratic families. The local tyrants did not have prominent backgrounds and powerful cultivation techniques, so they would not be recognized by the world's aristocratic families at all. At most, they would be called good family sons.There are some advantages when joining the army, and you can serve as a low-level official, but that's all.Senior officials above Taishou and Juncheng have basically been monopolized by the world's aristocratic families.In normal times when the world is stable, poor families and local wealthy families have to pay a huge price for every step forward.

Gao Cheng had met Lu Hong a few times before, but the relationship was not close.

Lu Hong was secretly surprised. A few months ago, he heard that Gao Cheng was a shop owned by a seller, and he went to study at Yingchuan Academy with his money. The heart of the war.All the descendants of the aristocratic and powerful families in Huai'an City said that this person must have died at the hands of the Yellow Turban thieves.

Unexpectedly, after a few months, he returned safely with hundreds of people, and his temperament was quite different from before. If his appearance hadn't changed, he would have thought that the other party had changed.

Hearing the conversation between Lu Hong and Gao Cheng, the officers and soldiers at the city gate realized that this was not a caravan, but Gao Cheng from the Gao family in the city had returned. It seems that there is no hope for getting some oil and water.

The other party's father used to be the county magistrate. Although he passed away, he also left some contacts for his son.If these soldiers dared to extend their hands to Gao Cheng, it would be an offense to the dignity of the family.Without Gao Cheng's presence, the family of officials in the city would suppress them and drive them out.

Gao Cheng noticed the expressions of these soldiers, couldn't help but chuckled, waved his hand and asked Gao Tai to send a small bag of five baht coins, and said, "Brother Zizheng, I just rushed back from Xiapi, and I need to go home to tidy up the house. Talk to elder brother, this is three thousand dollars, elder brother will use it to buy wine for his subordinates!"

The city gate officials and the soldiers guarding the city are nothing in front of the aristocratic family, but they also have a little power in their hands, especially Lu Hong, who is worthy of his association.

Gao Cheng has just returned to Huai'an, and he is going to rest for a period of time without attracting attention. After the soldiers and servants under his command have settled down, he will come back to meet Mei Lin who deceived his original body and took half of Gao's family property with extremely low money. , Chen Yuan settled accounts.

Putting Chen Yuan aside, Mei Lin is a descendant of the Mei family in Huai'an and a member of the aristocratic family.It is not difficult for Gao Cheng to kill the opponent with his current strength, but without sufficient reason, he is easily rejected by other aristocratic families.After all, when Meilin and Yuanchen traded, both parties did it voluntarily.

It is not enough for Gao Cheng to seek revenge on the ground of being cheated.

Lu Hong in front of him is Huai'an's boss, and he is very well-informed. He is much better than the nerd in the original body and the current Gao Cheng. Whether Gao Cheng establishes a foothold in Huai'an or seeks revenge on Mei Lin, he cannot do without the help of such people.

Lu Hong is a person with clear eyebrows, otherwise he would not be able to secure the position of the city gate officer with his identity. At any rate, the city gate officer is also a member of the county magistrate's staff, which is a formal official position. Hot eyes.

Feeling that the other party wanted to show his favor, he didn't refuse, took the bag of five baht coins and threw it to the soldiers next to him. He glanced at the three hundred elite soldiers behind Gao Cheng, and immediately smiled and said, "I'm here for everyone." Brother, I would like to thank Brother Ziming for his generosity. Hey, if it weren’t for the rampant water thieves in Baima Lake, we people wouldn’t be in such a predicament.

As he said that, he took the initiative to lead Gao Cheng towards the city gate. The two chatted for a while, and Gao Cheng also had a simple understanding of the situation in Huai'an City these days.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, wars have been raging all over the world. Before the Yellow Turban soldiers attacked in many counties and counties, there were many bandits and rangers who were unwilling to be lonely and wanted to take advantage of the chaos.The white horse lake water thief in the south of Huai'an city is one of them.Especially the leader of the water thief is very strong.It is said that all the merchant ships of the Chen family in Guangling were robbed and killed by the other party.He didn't give this county family any face at all.

When he was about to pass through the city gate, Lu Hong hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Brother Ziming, after the Yellow Turban Bandit incident a few months ago, Gao's [-] mu of land and farm outside the city seem to have been taken over by other people." Take it, now you come back, these people may not back down, you have to be careful next time!"

After saying this, Lu Hong quickly took two steps back, and said haha: "Brother Ziming, I will continue to guard the city gate, so it's inconvenient to chat, we will have a drink together when we have a chance..."

Gao Cheng's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded to him with a smile on his face. Then he led Gao Tai, Zhou Cang and the motorcade into the city, and walked along the street in the direction of Gao's house.

As soon as he left the city gate, Gao Cheng's face changed instantly, and a sneer appeared. "It's really good to be deceived by others, and horse good to be ridden by others. The bookworm in the original body has not cultivated the Zhixu Jing, and his personality is weak. As long as he is a friend who recognizes him, he rarely doubts it. Now he is cheated by the so-called friend and half of his family fortune! "

"It didn't matter if I even went to Yingchuan once. The others thought he died in the rebel army and took away the remaining [-] mu of land by the way!"

Gao Cheng still has the skin of the Guangling Gao clan on his body. If he was just an ordinary citizen, he would have nowhere to redress his grievances if his family's land was taken over by other aristocratic families.The great Han ruled the world with filial piety, and paid attention to the concealment of relatives. The wealthy families in Huai'an are inextricably linked, and covering up crimes is also in line with the national conditions of the Great Han.

The wealthy families of the local aristocrats are married to each other, forming a powerful force entrenched in the local area. Even the county magistrate and county magistrate of Huai'an City, who come here to be an official, must consider the attitude of the aristocratic families in the city. Some county magistrates with weaker attitudes simply become The puppet of the family in the city.

However, it is fine for these families to bully others. If Gao Cheng is offended, he will never back down in the slightest. He originally planned to keep a low profile for a while, but how can he keep a low profile when there is no land and farm to house his soldiers and servants?

Huai'an City is not as majestic as Shangxiapi City, but the city is also very spacious. In Gao Cheng's original memory, there were many merchants in the city, but now affected by the war and water thieves, the merchants have decreased a lot, and only some people are left in the city. walking on the street.

400 people guarded several carriages and walked on the street. Many people looked sideways. They could feel that this group of troops was not easy to mess with, especially the [-] elite soldiers with straight faces and evil spirits, which made people feel frightened. of fear.

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