Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 463
"Patriarch! Look quickly, it is Mr. Gao who came to welcome us in person!" A family next to Mi Zhu suddenly saw a group of people and horses appearing on the shore ahead, and after careful identification, he immediately shouted with joy.

"The envoy will come to welcome you in person?"

When Mi Zhu heard this, he immediately put aside the complicated thoughts in his heart, looked forward following the guidance of the general, and exclaimed in surprise: "It's really the envoy, pass on the order, and come to the shore quickly!"

After hearing the order, more than a dozen large ships speeded up, and soon came to the shore. Swish, the sampan was lowered, and Mi Zhu hurried forward with a few generals.

"Meet the envoy!" Before Gao Cheng could step forward, Mi Zhu bowed to the ground.

Gao Cheng laughed, quickly picked him up, and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for so long, how come Zizhong has become so polite to me? Hurry up and follow me into the city, I've prepared a banquet for you!"

When Mi Zhu heard this, he felt overwhelmed. The uneasiness just now completely disappeared from his heart, and all the tension and worry were swept away.Gao Cheng's attitude gave him great confidence in rebuilding the family business.

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In the city.Gao Cheng hosted the banquet in person, the pretty maids in the hall danced lightly, there were musicians playing the lute and the sheng, leisurely notes fluttered in the hall, Mi Zhu and the two generals he brought were all smiling.

On both sides of the main hall, Bu Zhi, Xi Zhicai, and some heads of small and medium families in Guangling City accompanied him.It looked very lively.While toasting each other, the heads of the aristocratic families in the hall quietly looked at Mi Zhu.Pass each other winks.

"Unexpectedly, the Mi family of Xuzhou abandoned such a large family business and went south to join the right general!"

"Xuzhou's Mi family has billions of dollars, and they are known as the world's two largest merchants together with the Zhongshan Zhen family. Mi Zhu is willing to abandon his foundation in Xuzhou and leave Xuzhou. It seems that he has no confidence in Tao Gongzu. He believes that Gao Shijun can achieve great things. , come to bet in advance!"

"His decision is correct. Think about it, how old is General You now? He's only in his twenties! He can occupy Yangzhou and Huaihe Rivers in his twenties. As long as he doesn't die halfway, how big will his achievements be in the future?"

"That's right! It's Mi Zhu who can judge people! I heard that when General You was in Huai'an, Mi Zhu specially sent people to make friends with him! He gave General You a thousand-man naval army with money and food. ! Relying on this water army, General You can defeat the White Horse Lake pirates and become a county lieutenant!"

"The right general will surely achieve great things in the future, and it is not too late for us to seek refuge now! The right general is short of manpower, why don't we each send out our own children to serve the general?"

The heads of many aristocratic families at the banquet exchanged glances and discussed quietly.Gao Chengduan sat on the head, with a half-smile expression on his face, he glanced at these people lightly.

He deliberately invited all these people to the banquet this time, just to remind them with Mi Zhu.If you don't rush to seek refuge now, and wait until your power becomes stronger, these small and medium-sized families will not have such a good opportunity.

Under Gao Cheng's command, there are now Zhang Zhao, Xi Zhicai, Zhou Yu, Xu Xuan, Chen Jiao, Lu Su, Bu Zhi, Hua Xin, Wang Lang... These people are all famous and important ministers in the future. Can serve as prime minister.It is enough to govern Yangzhou and Guangling.

There are many high-level talents, but it is a pity that the bottom and middle-level talents are extremely scarce. Before the aristocratic families in Yangzhou, especially the aristocratic families headed by the four surnames of Wujun, did not surrender, Gao Cheng's foundation was not stable.This is his flaw.

If he can subdue these small and medium-sized families in Guangling County now, he can make up for the shortcomings.He can even use the children of these aristocratic families in Guangling to stimulate the aristocratic families in Yangzhou and let them know that he can govern Yangzhou even without their support.

The reactions of the following people were all noticed by Gao Cheng, and he nodded secretly in his heart. It was not bad, and most of the purpose of this banquet had been achieved.

"Report..."

Just as the banquet became more lively and Mi Zhu, Bu Zhi, and Xi Zhicai were tentatively speaking, a long report from a guard came from outside.

Zhou Cang, who was guarding the entrance of the main hall, stopped the guard, and then got a hollow iron ball from him, which was an urgent secret report from the embroidery guard.

But all secret reports sent by this method are more important.Gao Cheng must have a look.Zhou Cang sent the iron ball up, and the patriarchs on both sides of the hall, as well as Bu Zhi and Mi Zhu lowered their voices subconsciously.Watching Zhou Cang come up to the top, he handed the things to Gao Cheng.

Snapped!
Gao Cheng squeezed open the hollow iron ball, took out a piece of silk from it, glanced at it, his expression changed suddenly, and a trace of anger appeared on his brow.The right hand slammed on the wooden table.Gritting his teeth in a low voice, he said, "What a Yuan family! The background is really profound, and the inheritance of artifacts emerges endlessly!"

After Gao Cheng clapped his hands on the wooden table, the pretty maids who were singing and dancing in the hall suddenly lost their color and stood there trembling. The originally noisy hall became extremely silent.

"My lord, what happened?" Xi Zhicai asked solemnly.Bu Zhi at the side waved his hand, signaling these maids and musicians to step back.

Gao Cheng controlled his anger at this time, and with a wave of his hand, the silk in his hand flew to Xi Zhicai, and Xi Zhicai couldn't help being surprised when he saw the message on it.

"Yuan Shu's army suddenly stormed the Ruyin camp, sacrificed an inheritance artifact, and severely injured General Lu Dai and General Zhou Tai. The army retreated hundreds of miles..."

But after seeing the situation behind, Xi Zhicai's expression eased. In the Ruyin camp, apart from Lu Dai and Zhou Tai, there was also Chen Wu, a Lian Gang general.When the army was suddenly hit hard, he stepped forward to take charge of the army on his behalf, relying on the navy warships as the backing, barely maintained the situation.

Xi Zhicai casually handed the silk to Bu Zhi, then cupped his hands and said, "My lord, we must send soldiers and horses to support the Ruyin camp as soon as possible."

Gao Cheng nodded, and said: "What the military advisor said is very true, Zhou Cang, pass on my order for General Wu An to lead the soldiers and horses of Zhongli Camp to Ruyin!"

After all the county towns south of the Huaihe River fell, Huaiyin became the frontier town to attack Xuzhou. Therefore, Zang Ba, Cao Bao and others who were originally opposite Zhongli Camp also stationed in Ling County with a large army.The soldiers and horses of Zhongli's camp had no pressure and could move back and forth.

Of course, the soldiers and horses of Zhongli camp were not enough to resist Yuan Shu's army, so Gao Cheng had to personally lead the army to support it.

When Bu Zhi saw the information on the silk, he also frowned, and said, "Look at the information on it, the inheritance artifact that the Yuan family took out this time should be the Great Seal of Fengling! This is a family in the Central Plains in the former Han Dynasty. The inheritance artifact, the power is not weak!"

(End of this chapter)