Geng Zhanghua was promoted by the emperor and became a scholar-bureaucrat.

He has also experienced ups and downs, experienced the ups and downs of the world, and learned the virtues of officialdom.

Is face just a thing? Pursuing benefits is the real skill.

He shamelessly went directly to Master Liu of Bingbei Dao and asked him to allocate 200 pairs of fine iron chain armor.

Governor Xuanda was the direct superior of the Military Preparation Road. There was no way Mr. Liu could refute Geng Zhanghua's reputation. It was no big deal that he didn't have so many armors in his arsenal.

There are many big merchants in Zhangjiakou. They often transport goods out of the customs and have private armed forces. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of these private soldiers is no less than that of the Ming Dynasty army.

The equipment of the swordsmen and gunmen who escorted the goods was not weaker than that of the servants of the Ming army generals.

It is actually illegal for merchants to possess armor, which is considered private possession of armor.

With the new governor of Xuanda taking office, the officialdom of Datong, Xuanfu, and Shanxi will face changes. Some people feel that an opportunity has come, while others regret that they made the wrong move.

Bingbeidao borrowed iron armor from these merchants on the pretext of equipping the governor's model barracks, and distributed a number of pairs to each merchant. The next day, Mr. Liu had more than 300 pairs of iron armor in his hands.

After deducting the two hundred allocated to Geng Zhanghua, Mr. Liu still earned more than one hundred.

Will merchants complain if they are blackmailed?

Of course not, Zhangjiakou's location is unique, and the merchants operating here are very fat. One or twenty pairs of armors are enough, which is only more than a thousand taels of silver. This little blood is nothing.

Besides, who is willing to offend Governor Xuanda, who is about to take office, for such a trivial matter? These merchants are trying their best to curry favor with him!

At least a dozen big merchants have sent generous gifts to the Geng family in the past two days.

It is not easy to give gifts to the officials in the feudal territories. There is no way and no face to get in.

The ability of the eight traitorous Shanxi merchants was extraordinary. After learning of the appointment of Governor Xuanda, they all showed their talents and gave generous gifts.

During the time when Geng Zhanghua and Huang Yi got along, he often heard Huang Yi say that raising soldiers requires a lot of money and food.

So he accepts gifts from all comers.

Of course he knew that some merchants were very dirty with their money and had no control over them if they were not in their positions or seeking political power. He only wanted to train dozens or hundreds of loyal, brave and brave men.

Geng Zhanghua is simply restless now because he has not been able to get any news from Huang Yi. He still wants to go to Beijing with Huang Yi to meet the emperor and get an official position in the imperial court.

The old lady originally agreed with Geng Zhanghua to join the army, but she changed her mind again.

This is of course because the emperor bestowed upon Geng Zhanghua the title of Juren.

Scholars, that is, students, are only officials, while those who promote talents are scholar-bureaucrats.

Geng Zhanghua's academic performance was not very good, and he was able to obtain the title of scholar entirely because Geng Ruchi was in a high position and was neglected by the local officials.

With his proficiency in eight-legged essay, he would definitely not be successful.

Things are different now. Geng Zhanghua can be a civil servant after being granted the title of Juren by the emperor. With a little bit of connections, he can be appointed as the Grand Master of Qipin County in a lower county. Isn't it better than being a military attache licking blood with his sword head?

So the old lady started to call Geng Zhanghua and talk about how humble military attachés were and how they were guerrillas. Although the generals were of the third rank and second rank, they had to kneel down when they saw the soldiers of the fifth rank.

Of course Geng Zhanghua knew what his mother meant, but he was unmoved. He had already determined to be a general and to defeat the shameful "Ji Si Change" in Liaodong.

When the old lady saw Geng Zhanghua, she was so determined that she could no longer persuade him. She only hoped that the master could suppress him.

Geng Zhanghua's success as a civil servant inspired Geng Zhangguang.

These days, Geng Zhangguang no longer asks questions, but studies hard. He is definitely confused.

He is determined to be a candidate in this year's autumn high school examination and to be named in next year's spring examination.

Historically, he was able to be named on the Chongzhen Ten-Year Gold List. Nowadays, he is working harder and is estimated to be able to become a high school Jinshi and become an official.

After receiving the imperial edict, it was natural to go to Beijing as soon as possible, but there was no way to contact Huang Yi, and it was not known whether Huang Yi was out of danger.

Geng Zhanghua was restless, and the old lady was worried that he would lead his men out of the country again, so she urged him to go to Beijing immediately.

The reason is sufficient. Then Huang Yi doesn't know when he will be contacted. How can the Geng family keep the Holy Emperor waiting for him?

The old lady still had something she didn't have the heart to say, because Huang Yi was kind to the Geng family after all.

In fact, the old lady did not say anything, but everyone in the Geng family knew that Huang Yi, with only a few men, fought alone and killed many slaves.

Are the slaves so easy to mess with? Will they be willing to suffer the consequences of being dumb? They must send a large army to retaliate. There is still no news from Huang Yi's few men. Could it be that the entire army has been annihilated?

Geng Yueru has been tossing and turning these days, unable to fall asleep, and even when she sleeps she is not at ease. She always has nightmares. She often dreams of a white-robed general bathing in blood on the battlefield, and dreaming that the white-robed general stretched out his hand to her when he fell...

Seeing that her third brother was about to go to the capital to face the saint, Geng Yueru became even more anxious. She always looked pitiful when she saw her third brother.

Geng Zhanghua actually couldn't sleep all night. When he saw his sister who suddenly looked very haggard, he could only deliberately make fun of her to liven up the atmosphere.

"Oh! The marriage hasn't been decided yet, so I'm worried about you! Look how thin you are, and your eyes are much bigger!"

"Third brother, do you think something will happen to him?"

Seeing tears welling up in his sister's eyes, Geng Zhanghua certainly felt sad. He laughed deliberately and said: "Then Huang Yi is fascinated! There are mountains outside the pass. I guess even if thousands of people came to build slaves, they wouldn't be able to kill him.

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Geng Yueru seemed to feel a little better, and suddenly asked with beautiful eyes flashing: "Is this really the case?"

"Of course, you haven't seen it before. Huang Yi is very good at running. When the slave-building army comes, all he has to do is abandon his horse and run into the mountains. The vast mountains are endless, and even tens of thousands of people, let alone thousands, can't do anything!

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"That's not right! The mountain is covered with snow, and it will leave footprints. It's impossible to escape!"

"Others may not be able to escape, but Huang Yi can!"

"Why?"

"He is so powerful. He can hit wherever he wants with the crossbow in his hand. If Jiannu dares to abandon his horse and go up the mountain to chase him, he will definitely go there and never come back."

"But, can he abandon his robes and save the Han people and run away alone?"

"Well, it shouldn't happen. At the very least, we should bring as many people with good riding skills as possible to break through."

"Then, then he should be in great danger!"

"No, it shouldn't be. I think it's impossible for a large army of slave builders to arrive in a short time."

"Then why has there been no news from him?"

"It's all my fault. I just rushed back and didn't even tell him to send someone to contact me as soon as he came back! I guess we were all worried that Huang Yi might have returned to the 'base' he called.
Chapter completed!