"Master! Look, it's Envoy Gao to welcome us in person!" A general next to Mi Zhu suddenly saw a group of people appearing on the shore ahead. After carefully identifying it, he immediately shouted with joy.

"The envoy comes to welcome him in person?"

When Mi Zhu heard this, he immediately threw the complicated thoughts in his heart aside, followed the guidance of his family general, and shouted in surprise: "It's really a messenger. Send the order and get to the dock quickly!"

After hearing the order, more than a dozen large ships accelerated their speed and soon arrived at the shore. Swish, the sampan was put down, and Mi Zhu hurriedly led a few generals to step forward.

"Greetings to the envoy!" Before Gao Cheng could walk forward, Mi Zhu bowed and greeted the ground.

Gao Cheng laughed and hurriedly held him up, saying, "Since I haven't seen you for so long, why did Zizhong become so polite to me? Come with me and enter the city quickly. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you!"

When Mi Zhu heard this, he felt flattered. The uneasiness that had just passed completely disappeared from his heart, and the tension and worry were wiped out. Gao Cheng's attitude showed gave him great confidence in rebuilding the family business.

...

In the city, Gao Cheng held a banquet himself. The pretty maids in the hall danced gracefully, and musicians played the throne and sing. Leisure notes fluttered in the hall. Mi Zhu and the two generals he brought were all smiling.

On both sides of the hall, there are Bu Zhi, Xi Zhicai and the heads of some small and medium-sized families in Guangling City. It seems very lively. The heads of the aristocratic families in the hall quietly looked at Mi Zhu while toasting each other.

"I didn't expect that the Mi family in Xuzhou actually gave up such a big family business and went south to join the right general!"

"The Mi family in Xuzhou has a billion yuan and is known as the two great merchants in the world as the Zhen family in Zhongshan. Mi Zhu is willing to abandon his foundation in Xuzhou and wants to leave Xuzhou. It seems that he has no confidence in Tao Gongzu. He believes that Gao Envoy can achieve great achievements and comes to pay in advance!"

"His decision is right. Think about it, how old is the Right General? He is only over twenty years old! He can occupy Yangzhou and the Lianghuai in his twenties. As long as he does not die in the middle of the journey, how great will his future achievements be?"

"Yes! Mi Zhu can see people accurately! I heard that when the Right General was in Huai'an, Mi Zhu specially sent someone to make friends! He paid and paid food to build a naval army of thousands of people for the Right General! With this naval army, the Right General could defeat the Baima Lake water thieves and become a county lieutenant!"

"The Right General will surely achieve great achievements in the future. It is not too late for us to surrender now! The Right General is short of manpower, so why should we send our children from our families to serve the general?"

The heads of many aristocratic families at the banquet were each passing by their own eyes and quietly talking. Gao Cheng sat upright, with a smile on his face, and glanced at these people with a faint look.

During this banquet, he deliberately invited all these people, just to use Mi Zhu to remind them. If he didn't surrender now and when his power became stronger, they would not have such a good opportunity.

Under Gao Cheng's command, Zhang Zhao, Xi Zhicai, Zhou Yu, Xu Xuan, Chen Jiao, Lu Su, Bu Zhi, Hua Xin, Wang Lang... These people are all future famous officials, some can rank in the third duke, and some can serve as prime ministers. They are enough to govern Yangzhou and Guangling.

There are many high-level talents, but unfortunately there is an extremely shortage of talents from the bottom and middle-level. Before the aristocratic families in Yangzhou, especially the aristocratic families led by the four surnames of Wujun surrendered, Gao Cheng's foundation was not stable. This is the flaw of his insufficient foundation.

If he could conquer these small and medium-sized aristocratic families in Guangling County now, he could make up for the shortcomings. He could even use these aristocratic families in Guangling to stimulate the wealthy families in Yangzhou, so that they could know that even without their support, he could still govern Yangzhou.

Gao Cheng saw the reactions of the following people and nodded secretly in his heart. It was quite good. Most of the purpose of this banquet had been achieved.

"Report..."

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

Zhou Cang, who was guarding the door of the hall, stopped the guards and then got a hollow iron ball from him. This was an emergency secret report from the embroidered guards.

Any secret reports sent by this method are more important. Gao Cheng must be taken by the eyes. Zhou Cang sent the iron balls up, and the heads of the aristocratic families on both sides of the hall, Bu Zhi, Mi Zhu and the others subconsciously lowered their voices. They watched Zhou Cang come up above and handed the things to Gao Cheng.

Bang!

Gao Cheng pinched the hollow iron ball and took out a piece of silk from it. His eyes swept, his expression changed suddenly, and a hint of anger appeared on his brow. He slapped the wooden table with his right hand and gritted his teeth in a low voice, "What a Yuan family! The foundation is indeed profound, and inherited artifacts are endless!"

After Gao Cheng slapped the wooden table with his hand, the pretty maid singing and dancing in the hall suddenly lost her appearance, standing there tremblingly, and the originally noisy hall became extremely quiet.

"Lord, I wonder what happened?" Xi Zhicai looked solemn and asked in a deep voice. Bu Zhi, who was beside him, waved his hand and signaled the maids and musicians to retreat.

Gao Cheng controlled his anger at this time, and with a wave of his hand, the silk in his hand flew to Xi Zhicai. Xi Zhicai was shocked when he saw the information above.

"Yuan Shu's army suddenly attacked the Ruyin camp and sacrificed a inherited artifact, seriously injured General Lu Dai and General Zhou Tai. The army retreated a hundred miles..."

However, seeing the situation behind, Xi Zhicai's face calmed down. In the Ruyin camp, in addition to Lu Dai and Zhou Tai, there was also Chen Wu, the general of refining the Gang. When the army was suddenly severely damaged, he stood up and took charge of the army, barely maintaining the situation with the support of the navy warships.

Xi Zhicai handed the silk to Bu Zhi beside him, and then bowed and said, "Lord, we must send troops to support Ruyin camp very quickly."

Gao Cheng nodded and said, "What the military advisor said is very true. Zhou Cang, I will pass on my order to let General Wu'an lead the troops of Zhongli camp to Ruyin!"

After all the counties south of the Huai River fell, Huaiyin became a frontier important town for attacking Xuzhou. Therefore, Zang Ba, Cao Bao and others who were originally opposite Zhongli Camp also led their troops to station in Ling County. The troops in Zhongli Camp were no longer under pressure and could be mobilized back and forth.

Of course, the troops in Zhongli camp were not enough to resist Yuan Shu's army, and Gao Cheng had to personally lead the army to support him.
Chapter completed!