"Sure enough, the hearts of the people of the Han Dynasty are still there! I thought that I would loosen the restrictions and give wine, and repeat the process of Cao Cao's subjugation of Zhang Liao, but I didn't expect that Jiang Qin could be subdued by just saying a few words of abandoning the dark and turning to the light and serving the imperial court!"

Gao Cheng thought in his heart, of course he knew that Jiang Qin was willing to serve, not because of his personal charm, but because of the Huai'an County Commander and the Guangling County Guard behind him.

However, no matter what the process is and what the reason is, anyway, the current result is that he has one more future general under him.

The more talent you have. The faster Gao Cheng will rise in the future.

After Gao Cheng led the warship back to the water village, Huang Zun, the commander of Huai'an County, and Sun Xi, the head of the Sun family, got the news, and hurriedly led people to the water village, and couldn't help but smile when they saw the more than 2,000 water thieves captured.

Gao Cheng came out and welcomed the two into the camp.

As soon as he knelt on the couch as the guest of honor, Huang Zun couldn't help it, and exclaimed: "Ziming is really fast, he trained a water army in two months and wiped out the water thieves in Baima Lake, and when I return to the city today, I will report the war to the county guard, presumably it won't be long before Ziming is the county lieutenant of Huai'an!"

Gao Cheng said: "This is also the opportunity given to me by the county honor, otherwise how can I become a full-time official with a rank of four hundred stones?"

The position of county lieutenant may not seem like much, but it is the first step into the ranks. Liu Bei, the future founding emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty, made a lot of military exploits in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and when it came time to evaluate the merits, he was only appointed as the lieutenant of Anxi County.

Gao Cheng became the county lieutenant of Huai'an, and he could catch up with Liu Bei's footsteps!

Seeing Gao Cheng's humility and courtesy now, Huang Zun couldn't help but let go of his previous jealousy, this time the other party exterminated the water thief, and he also had merit as the commander of Huai'an County.

Thinking of this, Huang Zun's mood was better.

And Sun Xi heard from his son that Gao Cheng's spiritual strength was extremely strong and could easily bombard and kill the seventh-layer warriors who practiced strength, and his attitude also changed greatly.

In the past, Gao Cheng slashed the ninth-layer warrior with a sword, showing strong force, Sun Xi just wanted to try not to offend, and the two well water did not interfere with the river water.

And when Gao Cheng showed his strong spiritual power, Sun Xi immediately thought about getting on Gao's boat, wanting to cooperate with Gao's and follow him to get some benefits.

This change in attitude is also in line with the concept of the entire family in the world, the martial artist is just a reckless man, and only by studying the scriptures and cultivating spiritual strength is superior.

With strong mental power and family background, he will be regarded as a member of the family by the world. Be able to associate with him. Otherwise, with Gao Cheng's current family, he would not even have the qualifications to set foot on the door of those top families.

Huang Zun and Sun Xi didn't stay too much time in Shuizhai, talked for a while, drank a few glasses of wine, and rushed back to the county seat.

When the war report was transmitted to Guangling. Gao Cheng led the county to exterminate the White Horse Lake water thieves The matter also spread in all directions, and the White Horse Lake is an important waterway in Guangling, and when there is a problem, the whole county will subconsciously pay attention to it.

"Huai'an Gao Cheng, isn't it the kid who annexed the Mei family's business two months ago because of 300 acres of land?"

"I heard that when Gao Cheng exterminated the water thief, he used the Taoist Five Thunder Immortal Method?

"It's really the waves behind the river pushing the front waves, there is a Chen Deng in Guangling, who has extraordinary soul refining cultivation at a young age, but I didn't expect that in addition to him, there will be another young hero with both civil and military skills!"

The families of many counties in Guangling were deeply impressed by Gao Cheng after hearing the news of Gao Cheng's extermination of the water thieves in Baima Lake. In particular, after the Hakuba Lake was opened, the merchant ships of these families could continue to pass through here, which reduced a lot of trouble.

In the praise of many families, Gao Cheng's reputation continued to grow in Guangling County, and some even compared him to Chen Deng of the Guangling Chen family.

At this time, Chen Deng had been promoted to filial piety and served as the magistrate of Dongyang County, with a rank of 600 stones. If Gao Cheng is appointed as the lieutenant of Huai'an County, the gap between him and him is indeed not big.

However, the Guangling Chen family is a first-class family in Xuzhou. It can be compared with Bohai Gao's. Even the big families in Xiapi City know the reputation of Guangling Chen Deng.

Others mentioned Gao Cheng and Chen Deng together, which was undoubtedly a big lift, which made his reputation skyrocket. Not only Guangling, but even spread to Xiapi City.

After Mi Zhu heard the news, he immediately asked his steward to prepare a generous gift and go to say goodbye. He sighed in his heart: "I really didn't see the wrong person, with Gao Cheng's ability, the Guangling Gao family may be able to become a famous family in Xuzhou in the future!"

"I heard that Gao Cheng hasn't decided on a marriage yet, well, if it weren't for the fact that the younger sister is too young, marrying Gao Cheng would be a good choice!"

Guangling City.

In the huge mansion, a clear stream flows from the attic pavilion into the small lake in the backyard, and in the hall near the small lake, an old man with black and white hair kneels behind the jade case, holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand.

Beside the old man, there was also a young man kneeling on the soft collapse, this young man had Ling Ran's pride in his eyes, and his bearing was extraordinary.

"Father, I heard that the county guard has asked for your opinion on the appointment of the county lieutenant of Huai'an, I wonder how you will reply to the county guard?" the young man asked.

These two people are Chen Qi, the head of the Guangling Chen family, and his sister-in-law Chen Deng.

Chen Qi's grandfather was Taishou, his uncle Chen Qiu was an official to Taiwei, the two brothers served as Ruyin Taishou and Wujun Taishou, and he himself served as Pei Guoxiang.

With these backgrounds, the foundation of the Chen family is extremely solid, and even when the county guard appoints subordinate officials, he has to ask Chen Jue's opinion.

Chen Qi held the book in one hand, gently stroked his beard with the other, and said lightly: "What other opinions do you have for my father, the county guard wants to appoint the county lieutenant of Huai'an, how can I object?"

Chen Deng frowned and said: "Father, don't you know that it was Gao Cheng who was appointed as the lieutenant of Huai'an County, this person was narrow-minded and could not tolerate people, and he dared to kill all the descendants of the Mei clan for the sake of only 300 acres of land." Moreover, Chen Yuan's death is also inseparable from this person! With this person's character, maybe he has already regarded our Chen clan as an enemy!"

"Could it be that the county guard appointed this person as the county lieutenant because of this, so that this person is secretly the enemy of our Chen family?"

When Chen Qi heard this, he couldn't help but put down the bamboo slip in his hand and said: "Yuanlong, you think things are too complicated, in order to exterminate the water thieves in Baima Lake, several other families in the city have signaled to Huai'an, whoever can make a contribution to the extermination of the water thieves will appoint whoever is the county lieutenant!"

"This is not only the acquiescence of the county guard, but we also acquiesce! Now that Gao Cheng has killed the thief leader and made a contribution, of course the county guard must follow the prior agreement and have nothing to do with our Chen family!"

"Besides, with the strength of our Chen family, are you still afraid that a small family in a county town will not succeed? Gao Cheng killed Chen Yuan, it was Chen Yuan who suffered on his own, I don't care, but if he really wants to be the enemy of our Chen family, his father will definitely let him know what regret is!"

When Chen Deng heard this, he nodded again and again. He is not the Guangling Taishou who defeated Sun Ce twice in the future, and he is a little less enthusiastic in doing things and thinking about problems. Hearing his father's words and deeds, I immediately felt that I had gained a lot.

"Since my father said so, then let Gao Cheng, this kid, be proud! If you dare to jump out and make an enemy of my Chen family, I won't need my father to take action, I will personally deal with him!"