Qiu Erniang's answer made Gu Cheng a little shocked. The power of the Zhengtian Alliance had actually reached such an extent that Nanyi County, one of the nine southern counties, could be ceded as a bargaining chip? Isn't that the legal version of Fang Zhenhai?
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Seeing the look in Gu Cheng's eyes, Qiu Erniang knew that Gu Cheng was wrong.
She explained: "I said that in the Zhengtian Alliance, there are people from the imperial court, people from the Jianghu, and people from Jingyesi, so I was confident that I would solve your troubles with Jingyesi.
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This time, the transaction we made with Fourth Prince Li Xiaowu was actually about the distribution of power in Nanyi County.
We came forward to help Li Xiaowu kill Fang Zhenhai. The credit belongs to Song Zhenqing and the fourth prince.
And now Nanyi County is completely empty. There is no county guard, no general, and no governor of Jingyesi. It is a vacuum zone. The four princes will not fight for this power and will give it to us.
But this power is not so easy to get.
One of the seven members of my original gang of heroes was the supervisory envoy at the Jingyesi headquarters in the capital. Backed by a commander, his strength had already reached the fifth level and could be transferred to a county to become the town governor. This southern
The position of governor of Jingyesi Town in Yi County was reserved for him.
However, this involved a power struggle among the upper echelons of Jingyesi, which was somewhat complicated. Even if the position of Nanyi County Governor became vacant, he would not be able to take over immediately, and the result has not yet been determined.
We are confident that it will win the battle, but this time may take longer, ranging from several months to uncertain.
Therefore, during this period of time, Nanyi County must be temporarily in our hands, and you are the person most suitable to control Nanyi County.
At present, there is not even a Jingyesi person in Nanyi County. I can report your name so that our people can help Jingyesi in the capital and make you the acting commander-in-chief of Jingyesi in Guangling City.
Although you are only the commander-in-chief, the entire Jingyesi Division of Nanyi County is completely blank. You, the commander-in-chief, are basically no different from the governor.
During this period of time, you only need to temporarily stabilize the situation in Nanyi County and prevent outsiders from interfering in Nanyi County. Once our people win the battle and become the governor of Nanyi County, your mission will be
finished.
When the time comes, with our people around, no matter whether you reach the sixth rank or not, your substitute commander can be promoted to a regular position, or if you want to return to the capital, we will also fight for a good position for you."
After listening to Qiu Erniang's words, Gu Cheng finally understood what it means to have someone in the court who can do things easily. It feels good to have someone to back him up.
Cui Zijie has been in Heyang Mansion all his life before he is a great commander, and he is not willing to give up his rights to go to the capital. However, elite night watchmen like Tie Tianying and Meng Hantang can only become ordinary Xuanmen when they go to the capital.
Jiawei.
But now that he has become a member of the Fighting Heaven Alliance, and the Fighting Heaven Alliance has connections within Jingyesi, he starts from a position of great commander, and he doesn't have to worry about starting over again when he goes to the capital.
He doesn't even have to worry about Chen Anzhi now.
One of the seven members of the Hero Gang can already serve as the governor, and that one's backer is one of the four commanders of Jingyesi, so he is not afraid of Chen Anzhi at all.
Gu Cheng said: "I accepted this task, but I still have some conditions. Now the entire Nanyi County is in need of improvement, and it is not enough for me to be the leader.
Can I take in Fang Zhenhai's people, give them the status of Jingyesi or the imperial court, and let them be used by me?"
Qiu Erniang nodded and said: "Of course there is no problem with this, but you should know that Jingyesi's review is more rigorous. Those of the Eight Vajra can give them the status of Jingyesi, but other soldiers can only temporarily hang up.
I will keep my identity as a military officer and wait to resolve it later.”
Gu Cheng nodded and suddenly asked: "By the way, can I know who is the one who founded our Sky Alliance?"
Qiu Erniang shook her head and said: "The core of the Zhengtian Alliance is the seven members of our Hero Gang. We all know each other's identities. If you want to reveal your identity to others, you can, but you can only speak for yourself. Others are not allowed to reveal it.
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I am in Jianghu, and Qiu Erniang is Qiu Erniang, so it is not a big deal for you to know my identity.
When the one from Jingyesi comes to take over as the governor of Nanyi County, you will also know his identity.
As for the boss, the six of us usually only call him boss, while the other members of the Sky Alliance call him the leader.
I can only tell you that the boss’s surname is Li, and you will know the rest when you reach a certain position.”
Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly, his surname was Li? Da Qianguo's surname was Li, which is very imaginative.
Of course, it is also possible that Gu Cheng is overthinking, after all, there are too many people named Li in the world, or it may be a coincidence.
Nanyi County had already seen the outcome. After throwing Gu Cheng a token and secret order representing Jingyesi, Qiu Erniang hurried to the capital to reply to these matters.
These things were all prepared by Qiu Erniang. If it weren't for Gu Cheng, she would probably call in another person to take over this position.
Listening to Qiu Erniang's tone, although the number of people in the Zhengtian Alliance will not be large, it will not be small either. At least there will not be only one person in Jingyesi.
But now no one is more suitable for this position than Gu Cheng. After all, only Gu Cheng can command the insurgent troops who have surrendered.
At this time, in another room of the General's Mansion, Huang Laojiao, Taoist Mengshan and Lan Caidie were all there.
The three of them defected before the battle, and after settling down the surrendered rebel troops, they waited for Gu Cheng. At this time, the three of them were still feeling a little uneasy, especially Huang Laojiao.
After sighing twice, Huang Laojiao said: "I never thought that Gu Cheng would be a member of the imperial court. This move was really ruthless. He directly hollowed out Fang Zhenhai's foundation.
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Taoist Mengshan's face was a little complicated: "I didn't expect that if he didn't deliberately plot against the King of Heaven at the beginning, but did it on the spur of the moment, then this Gu Cheng would be too terrifying. He even acted on the spot.
So real?"
He had a share of credit for determining Gu Cheng's identity. If he hadn't communicated with one of his senior brothers in Donglin County and confirmed that Gu Cheng was telling the truth, Fang Zhenhai might not have trusted Gu Cheng so much.
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Huang Laojiao laughed strangely and said: "If his acting is unreal, how could he deceive us all? But Fang Zhenhai is dead, and we have all surrendered to the court. It is time to think of a way out for ourselves.
Already.
I don't have much friendship with Gu Cheng, but you two are close to Gu Cheng. Tell me, Gu Cheng really didn't lie to us, will he abide by the agreement?"
Lan Caidi played with her Gu insect and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter whether he cheated or not, Nanjiu County is so big anyway, there is always a place for him."
Taoist Mengshan smiled bitterly and said: "I must have trusted him before. I can feel that although Gu Cheng is very scheming, he is a person with a bottom line. A person with a bottom line can always make people go."
trusted.
But now, I’m a little unsure.”
At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Gu Cheng laughed and said: "What the Taoist said made me sad. You and I have been talking all night long, and we can be considered friends after all, but you can't trust me so much."
Are you sincere?"
The expressions of the three of them are a little weird. They want to believe you, Gu Cheng, but looking at the consequences of Fang Zhenhai, who really dares to believe you? Fang Zhenhai learned from the past.
After hesitating for a moment, the three of them stood up and called Master Gu.
Now Zhenhai is dead, and the Eight Great Vajras are in the past tense. They can only call "Sir" according to the custom of the imperial court.
Gu Cheng smiled and waved his hand and said: "We are all our own people, so you are welcome. What I promised before will still count."
As he said that, Gu Cheng took out a token of Jingyesi and said: "I and the people above have finalized that Nanyi County is currently in dire need, so I will temporarily take over the position of commander-in-chief of Jingyesi in Guangling City.
But there is no one from Jingyesi in the entire Nanyi County, and my actual power as the commander-in-chief is almost the same as that of the governor.
According to the previous agreement, you can also join the Yasuji Division and obtain the official status of Yasuyesi, but the authority is still a bit unclear, and you are not considered a night watchman or a commander.
When the imperial court officially sends an envoy to take charge of Nanyi County, everyone will naturally be given a title.
All the soldiers under the rebel army were integrated into the military and became the imperial garrison in Nanyi County.
Brother Huang, those people under your command can also take off the flags of the water bandits and replace them with the blue dragon flags of the Daqian navy."
Hearing what Gu Cheng said, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the imperial court doesn't settle accounts and gives them a formal status, then all this will be easy.
Lan Caidi laughed and said: "Congratulations to Master Gu. Taking charge of a county with a seventh-grade cultivation level is probably something that has never happened since the founding of the Daqian Kingdom."
Gu Cheng shook his head and said: "This is not a good thing, but a trouble. If I were a fifth-grade grandmaster, then I would not be able to take away the entire Nanyi County in my hands.
But it is precisely because of my lack of strength that I seem weak at the moment. At least for me now, Nanyi County is not a piece of cake, but a hot potato. I can't eat it, but I can't just throw it away."
The task Qiu Erniang gave Gu Cheng was not easy to complete. If it were easy to complete, she would not just leave it to him.
No matter how good Gu Cheng is, it's all useless if he doesn't have the strength.
With his current strength and the remnants of the rebel army, if he wants to defend a county, he can only do so reluctantly. It is best for the capital to get a result as soon as possible, and Gu Cheng also has to pray that he can guard the county.
During this time in Nanyi County, be sure not to have any accidents.
Of course, this not only has disadvantages, but also advantages.
Gu Cheng is nominally the highest official in charge of the imperial court in Nanyi County. As long as Gu Cheng can get his hands on the resources in this county, he can use them.
It didn't take long for Fang Zhenhai to make rapid progress in his cultivation after occupying Nanyi County. If he, Gu Cheng, made good use of this time, he might also be able to take the opportunity to step into the sixth level.