Shu Ting took a look and saw a wooden pole drawn on the paper, about three feet long, with one end slightly curved and looking like a wooden hook.
"Is this a weapon?"
Geng San smiled and said: "Yes, this thing was painted by the manager, and then he asked some scholars from the Talent Recruitment Hall who are good at painting to refine it. It is called a bird gun. The manager said it can even hit birds in the sky!" p>
Shu Ting said: "Is this thing made of iron?"
Geng San said: "Yes, because of this, manufacturing is particularly difficult. At the end of April, the manager gave the drawings to Old Man Hu, but he couldn't make it!"
Shu Ting asked with concern: "What should I do?"
Geng San smiled and said: "It's okay. The manager plans to replace the Tatar commander with ten craftsmen from Yuanting. These people have experience in making handguns. With their help, it shouldn't be difficult!"
Shu Ting thought for a while and suddenly said: "Would it be helpful to you if there was a physical object made of clay?"
Geng San was stunned for a moment, then jumped up: "Can you burn the same thing out of clay?"
Shu Ting hesitated and said: "I can try, but I may not succeed!"
Geng San said happily: "If there are real objects, it will definitely be of great help!"
Shu Ting nodded, stared at the drawing for a while, and said word by word: "I will try my best!"
Taking advantage of Shu Ting's good mood, Geng San took the opportunity to chat with her. Shu Ting was just a smiling listener, and occasionally said a word or two.
Just as Geng was talking happily about how he shot Wang Meng with an arrow, Shu Ting smiled and said: "General Geng, it's already the second watch, I want to rest!"
After realizing it, Empress Geng San looked outside the door and saw that it was already dark outside. She touched the back of her head and murmured: "Is it so late? Why does time pass so fast?"
Shu Ting stood up and said, "Go back quickly. Your brother should be back too."
Geng San had no choice but to agree and left reluctantly.
When he returned to the mansion, Geng San found that the door was locked. He couldn't help but secretly wonder why Geng Si hadn't gone home yet at such a late hour.
So he waited silently in the lobby without turning on the lamp.
When it was getting close to midnight, there was a knock on the door. Geng San hurriedly opened the door, and it was Geng Si who came back.
"Brother, tomorrow is the King Ceremony, why are you back so late?" Geng San complained as he locked the door.
Geng Si walked towards the lobby and said: "The monkey found out that someone wanted to cause sabotage near the King's Tower tomorrow, so he asked me for help. It was only now that we found each other and caught each other."
Geng San followed and asked quickly: "Who is he?"
Geng Si slumped down on a chair, pinched his shoulders, and said, "Who else can there be except Yuan Ting Xizuo?"
Geng San nodded and asked: "Are you hungry? Do you want me to make you something to eat?"
"No need, I just went to eat at a night stall with the monkey."
Geng Sandao: "Then go to bed early!"
"You go to bed first. I want to think about whether there is anything else I forgot to deal with."
Geng San nodded and went back to his room to sleep.
In the early morning of the next day, the third rooster crow sounded. Geng Sancai climbed out of bed and hurried to the window. When he looked up, he saw that it was a sunny day and he was very satisfied.
He got dressed and had breakfast with Geng Si at a nearby cross street. Then the two brothers separated, one heading towards the Governor's Mansion and the other towards the Military Intelligence Agency.
According to the procedure of the ceremony, the civil and military officials first gathered at the General Manager's Mansion, and then went to the King's Terrace together.
Because Geng Si was responsible for the security of the ceremony, he did not go with everyone.
When Geng San arrived at the lobby of the General Manager's Mansion, he saw that most of the civil and military officials had already arrived, standing or sitting, clearly separated on the left and right.
Geng San came to the group of generals on the right and saw Wang Dazheng sitting on a chair, talking happily. Sun Hu and Zhao Desheng were standing aside and listening.
Because of Sun Hu, Geng San did not go there. He glanced around and found that Xu Baisheng, Shan Zhu and other generals who were leading the troops were back.
Almost all the people who can enter the lobby are familiar faces. The only new face is Yu Yanyu, whom Geng San has also met once.
He found a chair near the back and sat down. He looked at the group of civil servants opposite and found two unfamiliar faces, both in their forties, sitting alone and not talking to the people around them.
When Geng San was guessing which one was the new right prime minister, Wang Da's rough voice suddenly sounded next to him.
"Geng San, have you heard that a group of rebels held a rebel meeting at our Baoan Lake yesterday!"
Geng Sandao: "I heard that, what's wrong?"
Wang laughed and said: "There was a fight between a boy named Ming Yuzhen and a boy named Hua Yun. Did you know?"
Hearing the word "Hua Yun", Geng San glanced at Zhao Desheng subconsciously and said, "I haven't heard of that. Who won?"
Wang Dahe made a sound, rubbed his hands, and said: "I didn't win, but I heard that Ming Yuzhen is stronger?"
"Why didn't it happen?"
Wang Da made a gesture of grabbing left and right with both hands and said with a smile: "He was stopped by Bian Yuanheng. He grabbed the two of them like this! His grandma, if she had known that I would go there, this
It’s not Bian Yuanheng’s turn to be in the limelight!”
Geng San curled his lips and said: "If you go, I'm afraid not only will you not be able to stop it, but you will also be beaten and you will lose face to our Jiangdu Army!"
Wang Da and Geng San are old friends, and he didn't get angry even if he tried to bully him. He hummed, "That's not necessarily true. I've been practicing swordsmanship with the master of the third village recently. The master of the third village said that I have extraordinary talents and have made great progress."
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Geng San couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, you can find someone else to brag about!"
Wang DaDao: "No, I haven't finished speaking yet. It happened that Chang Yuchun returned to Jiangdu with Xu Baisheng in the afternoon. After hearing about this, Chang Yuchun made an appointment with Bian Yuanheng for a martial arts competition!"
Geng San was shocked and quickly asked: "Who won?"
Wang laughed and said: "Bian Yuanheng won the battle on foot, and Chang Yuchun won the battle on horseback!"
Geng San was silent for a long time and sighed: "Anyway, I will never be able to practice their martial arts."
Wang Da crossed his arms and nodded: "Of course, isn't it? If anyone in our Jiangdu army can surpass them in the future, it is only me!"
Geng San was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore, touched his sleeves, and thought to himself: "When the blunderbuss is made, I may not have a chance to stand up. Let's wait and see!"
After a while of burning incense, drums sounded outside.
All the civil and military officials came out of the lobby and came to the outside of the Governor's Mansion. They saw that the guard of honor had been lined up outside and they were all clustered around a luxurious carriage pulled by five horses.
Not long after, Zhang Yangquan led Qin Lingjun and walked out of the General Manager's Mansion. Zhang Yangquan was wearing a blue brocade robe, and Qin Lingjun was wearing a red phoenix.
After the two got on the carriage, the motorcade headed towards the King's Platform in the north of the city. Civil and military officials each rode a horse and followed behind the carriage.
Geng San was walking with the convoy when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a general riding on his horse dejectedly.
It was obviously a big day and everyone was smiling, but he seemed out of place.
Geng San rushed over and asked: "Liang Rong, what's wrong with you?"
Liang Rong turned his head and glanced at him, sighing: "It's Brother Geng. Just leave me alone. I'll be fine after a while."
Liang Rong was a bandit who joined Longtan Village in the 10th year of Zhizheng. Although he was not very senior, he was very brave in fighting. What was more valuable was that he did not disrespect the senior villagers, so Geng San took more care of him. p>
"If you have anything to say, just say it. Holding it in your heart will only make you feel more uncomfortable!" Geng San comforted.
Liang Rong was silent for a while and whispered: "Yesterday afternoon, my wife called many people to Longtan Village to talk, and I was also called over."
Geng San also heard about this and asked: "What are you talking about, madam?"
Liang Rong smiled bitterly and said: "Madam scolded us, saying that we haven't been careful in our errands lately!"
Geng San was shocked. He was glad that he was not called over and said quickly: "Then just work hard from now on. Why be depressed?"
Liang Rong whispered: "Madam is asking us to go over now. It is obvious that we have no hope of promotion in today's award ceremony, and we may even be demoted!"
Geng San was silent for a long time and whispered: "Don't blame the manager and his wife. To be honest, you really didn't manage the city defense well. At that time, even my Shenji Battalion had a lot of tricks mixed in, and I had to find them out myself!
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Liang Rong smiled bitterly and said: "You don't need to tell me, I know it. Brother Geng, please leave me alone."
Geng San sighed and had no choice but to drive away.
At this time, the carriage team passed through the city gate and came to the outside of the city. Suddenly, a person from behind quickly caught up with the team. It was Monkey.
He is responsible for the defense work in the city. Now that the convoy has left the city, his mission has been completed, so he drove the horse and merged into the brigade.
Geng San quickly drove his horse over and said with a smile: "Monkey, I heard that you represented our Jiangdu Army at the Rebel Conference yesterday. How did it go? Is it interesting?"
The monkey laughed and said: "You don't know, those rebels are constantly quarreling with each other. They were obviously discussing together to deal with the Tatars, but they themselves started to quarrel first!"
Geng San hurriedly asked for details, and Monkey explained the complicated relationships between each family one by one.
After listening to this, Geng San laughed and said: "I think Zhu Yuanzhang's army is in bad shape. Not only has he offended Tian Wan's army, but he has also offended Zhao Junyong. The general manager also doesn't have a good impression of him. I'm afraid he won't last until next year!"<
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Monkey said: "That's not necessarily true. I think Sheng Wenyu seems to want to win over him. If the Northern Army is willing to protect them, at least Zhao Junyong will not dare to attack him easily!"
Geng San said: "Then there is Tianwan's army. I heard that Tianwan's army is recovering lost territory in a big way. As long as they take back Qizhou, there will only be Anqing between them and Wuwei!"
The monkey waved his hand and said: "You don't understand. Tianwanjun's life is not easy now. The generals below do not listen to Xu Shouhui's orders. It is not certain who will win and who will lose!"
Geng San saw Monkey's stern face, and curled his lips and said, "Yes, you understand." He pinched the horse's belly and rode away from him.