The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 140 Geng Zhangguang Arrives

They were right, both in Hong Chengchou's description and in the identification of the soldiers.

This Overlord Spear is indeed covered with circles and lines, and the sword can't stop cutting it. Zhang Honggong knows it best. His strongest generals, even with their special weapons, can't bend this Overlord Spear in the slightest.

Geng Zhangguang reacted at this time, and a possibility emerged in his mind, "Could it be that my old friend is the current Stove King?"

His tone was full of doubt and disbelief. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? During his travels, he met a person. That person went to Shaanxi. When they met again, that person was already famous in Shaanxi. The Kitchen King of the North.

"Sir, please tell me carefully."

Zhang Honggong said.

Geng Zhangguang nodded, and then told the story in full about his encounter with Liu Zhenhua.

"There are such coincidences in the world." Hong Chengchou did not doubt that he was there. After all, Geng Zhangguang did not need to deceive them. He was the son of a governor.

Moreover, it can be seen from how much Geng Zhangguang cares for the Overlord Spear that he does not know that this so-called magic weapon is just an ordinary weapon for the Kitchen King's soldiers. According to the information obtained by people on the front line, This 'magic weapon' is held by at least thousands of militiamen.

"Who can explain clearly the things in this world?"

Geng Zhangguang sighed. He originally thought that if he had the opportunity to see Liu Zhenhua in the future, he would express his gratitude, but he did not expect that when he learned about his old friend now, he would already be on the opposite side of each other.

Zhang Honggong did not expect that there was such a connection between the governor's son and the rogue Stove King.

"Hong Shenzheng is a magic weapon like this. How many of the Stove King's men do you have?"

Zhang Honggong suddenly asked.

Geng Zhangguang's face turned red.

He still remembered Haikou he once praised to Zhang Honggong, but he didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly.

"About a thousand, actually probably more."

Hong Chengchou said.

Geng Zhangguang's face turned even redder. He didn't expect that there were less than a hundred 'magic soldiers' at the beginning, but now there were thousands, and even after he boasted, he was exposed by an acquaintance.

"Hiss," Zhang Honggong took a breath. He didn't care about Geng Zhangguang's bragging. All he could think about was that the Kitchen King actually had thousands of such magical weapons. "This weapon is so strong. If it is made into armor, It must be invulnerable, so the Kitchen King can forge such a magical weapon."

After he finished speaking, he seemed to sigh and said:

"Perhaps not even a firecracker can break the armor made by these magical weapons."

Hong Chengchou couldn't help but change his expression after hearing this. The fire gun was one of the most important weapons of the Ming Dynasty. After Zhang Honggong's words, he also realized the importance of this weapon.

"But I have never seen the Kitchen King's soldiers and horses wearing such armor."

Hong Chengchou suddenly realized that even the so-called elite heavenly soldiers of the Kitchen King, most of them had never worn armor, and the ratio of wearing armor was even lower than that of their Ming army.

"Besides, if this weapon is so magical, why haven't the Kitchen King's elite soldiers ever used it?"

There were so many things wrong with this that Zhang Honggong couldn't help but look at the Overlord Spear in confusion, "This kind of weapon is extremely strong. If the 'Overlord Spear' in Master Geng's hands is allowed to be picked out by me, Place, that’s the length.”

Zhang Honggong analyzed it.

"One inch long, one inch strong. This weapon is only five feet long, while the spears equipped by ordinary soldiers are often nearly ten feet long."

"But, why doesn't the Kitchen King make this weapon longer?"

There are too many unreasonable places.

This question also troubled Hong Chengchou, "Thousands of the Stove King's men have such weapons, and almost all of them are five feet long."

The Stove King obviously has the ability to make such weapons, so why not make them longer when making them? It would be wrong to say that they would be too heavy when they grow longer. Even if these weapons are longer, some strong men can still move them.

After being trained, most soldiers can go into battle holding such magical weapons to kill the enemy.

Geng Zhangguang looked like he was hesitating to speak.

"Mr. Geng, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Hong Chengchou noticed Geng Zhangguang's expression. Among the three of them, Geng Zhangguang was the one who knew the Stove King the best. After all, he was the only one among the three who had ever talked with the Stove King.

"If it's like the rumors, it was conjured. The Kitchen King can only conjure weapons of this length."

His words caused everyone to fall silent for a while.

Everyone has heard the legend of the Stove King, but they are all literate. Although they prefer to believe in ghosts and gods, they never believe that ghosts and gods can turn into humans and rebel. .

Again, if he is really a god, why not just sit on the throne?

Seeing everyone's silence, Geng Zhangguang had an idea that seemed a little crazy to outsiders, "How about I go meet the Stove King?"

"Not only did I meet the Kitchen King, he gave me this weapon, and I gave him a sword in return. It is considered old, but I can go and see if the Kitchen King is as good as the legend."

"Mr. Geng, this is dangerous and must not be done."

Zhang Honggong immediately dissuaded him and said that the governor asked him to take Geng Zhangguang out. How could he watch Geng Zhangguang do such a dangerous thing.

"Rogue bandits have always been cruel and murderous, so why would they care about their friendship in the past?"

He could tell that Geng Zhangguang had only met the Stove King at first, and he didn't even have much communication, so there was no talk of old friendship.

"The two armies were fighting, but they didn't kill the envoys. Moreover, according to Wang Fu, the Kitchen King passed through the towns near Yonghe without using any weapons! This proves that the Kitchen King was not a cruel murderer. Maybe I can try Let the Kitchen King make peace."

Geng Zhangguang was full of endless curiosity about the Kitchen King. He wanted to see if the Kitchen King who had a relationship with him was as good as the rumors. When he met him, he never saw that the Kitchen King was like that. The power of change.

After saying this, he looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "I heard that Lord Yang, the governor of the three sides, advocated recruiting security as the main task and extermination as a supplement. Now the Kitchen King has strong soldiers and horses. If we attack the city by force, we will suffer great losses."

"I'd like to give it a try."

Hong Chengchou thought about it and realized that Geng Zhangguang's words were reasonable, but he couldn't express his position. After all, if something really happened to Geng Zhangguang, he would be able to stay out of it in the future if he didn't speak up.

"This" Zhang Honggong still felt that it was very inappropriate. There was no reason to let the governor's son put himself in danger.

"Master Zhang, let me go. If my father were here, he would be willing to let me give it a try."

After hearing this, Zhang Honggong cursed in his heart, "If the governor does this again, I guess you won't dare to say these words."

However, he also knew Geng Zhangguang's temperament. It would be useless to talk more and it would not change his mind.

"Remember to be careful in everything," Zhang Honggong warned.

Seeing him relent, Geng Zhangguang nodded. Zhang Honggong was the commander-in-chief of the battlefield after all. If Zhang Honggong insisted on not letting him go, there was nothing he could do.

He nodded heavily, feeling vaguely excited.

Geng Zhangguang, one man and one horse, headed towards Yonghe.

Liu Zhenhua took the telescope and looked toward the northeast. Some spies said that the other party might have sent envoys. He had long heard that rogue bandits were fighting against the officials, and they would often persuade them to surrender. Last time, it was the man from the city, and now the other party finally used him again. Got this move.

He was very curious about what kind of bargaining chips the other party had come up with this time.

His telescope was weak and he could only see clearly a mile away. Soon a man and a horse appeared in his field of vision.

It was still unclear from a distance, but as the other person appeared within the visible range of his telescope, Liu Zhenhua looked at this person with a familiar look, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

After all, he and Geng Zhangguang only talked for a while, and it had been three or four months since their last meeting, so it was normal for him not to remember.

As the other party got closer, the telescope could see more clearly. The other party was obviously an official, "Do I have any acquaintances who are officials?"

With this scope, Liu Zhenhua was thinking crazily in his mind, and a name popped up in his mind, "Oh my god, the son of a high official will be an envoy?"

He put down his binoculars with a look of astonishment on his face. He never expected that a governor's son would act as an envoy and come here with one man and one horse.

"Come on, come with me out of the city." After all, he is considered an old friend, and the other party is the son of a governor, and he came here alone. It would look a bit arrogant for him not to go out.

Yang Lichao and others were following them. They didn't know who the other party was, but according to Kitchen King's words, they knew that the other party was an acquaintance of Kitchen King.

Everyone walked out of the city gate, and the man happened to be fifty meters away from them.

As the man approached, Yang Lichao and others also showed doubts. Perhaps they thought of something, and their expressions turned to astonishment. They were almost all the first ones to follow Liu Zhenhua and had seen the conversation between Liu Zhenhua and Geng Zhangguang.

A governor's son actually came here to serve as an envoy. It was really bold. Who was the commander-in-chief of the other party to be able to make such a decision?

A smile appeared on Geng Zhangguang's face, and Liu Zhenhua went out of the city to greet him, "I didn't expect that the Kitchen King would still remember me."

After coming closer, Geng Zhangguang dismounted quickly and said with a smile. His eyes fell on the knife on Liu Zhenhua's waist. He suddenly felt a little emotional in his heart that Liu Zhenhua actually carried the knife he gave him everywhere.

"Of course I remember Brother Geng. Didn't you know you were here?"

"We are old friends, reminiscing about old times," Geng Zhangguang smiled even brighter when he saw that Liu Zhenhua did not mention his identity as the governor's son.

The crowd surrounded Liu Zhenhua and Geng Zhangguang as they entered the city.

The soldiers watching from a distance told Zhang Honggong and Hong Chengchou the news. After learning that the Kitchen King actually went out of the city to greet Geng Zhangguang, both of them showed surprised expressions on their faces.

Is the relationship between these two people so good that the Kitchen King went out of the city to greet them?

Geng Zhangguang looked around curiously. The soldiers standing on both sides were actually orderly, not at all like the "chaotic" words of the rogue bandits that he usually heard.

His eyes fell on the long knives held by some soldiers.

Those steel knives were ferocious, flashing with cold light, and combined with the tall figures of those people, they looked murderous. Geng Zhangguang was sure that none of his Shanxi soldiers had weapons that looked so powerful.

"In recent days, I have been hearing about the legend of Kitchen King, who changes food and weapons," Geng Zhangguang said, seeming to reminisce about the past.

Liu Zhenhua nodded. These things were all well-known to everyone, so it didn't matter if he told him. The other party definitely didn't come here just to reminisce about old times.

However, Liu Zhenhua also has other thoughts. Talent is currently scarce. If he can win over this person who instigated rebellion, it is conceivable that he will have a large number of more talents under his command.

After all, Geng Ruqi is the governor.

Geng Zhangguang was a little surprised, "I never realized that Brother Liu has such incredible power."

He didn't expect Liu Zhenhua to admit it directly.

However, having never seen it with his own eyes, Geng Zhangguang was still skeptical, but he couldn't say that he was allowed to see it.

Just as he was thinking about it, Liu Zhenhua suddenly said, "Brother Geng, don't you believe it?"

Geng Zhangguang smiled bitterly, "To be honest with Brother Liu, this matter is too shocking."

"Brother Geng, let's see."

Liu Zhenhua waved his hand, and a bottle of mineral water appeared in his hand.

Geng Zhangguang looked at the transparent bottle in Liu Zhenhua's hand with a look of astonishment. He could clearly see that the transparent bottle in Liu Zhenhua's hand had indeed transformed out of thin air.

"What is this?"

Geng Zhangguang already believed it, but now he was more concerned about what Liu Zhenhua had conjured.

This transparent bottle looks like glass.

"This is mineral water, and the bottle contains water that can be drank directly."

"Open the cap and drink."

Liu Zhenhua said, unscrewing the bottle cap for him, and then Liu Zhenhua handed the mineral water bottle to Geng Zhangguang.

The latter took the German mineral water from Liu Zhenhua's hand without hesitation.

light.

It doesn't look like it's made of glass.

This is Geng Zhangguang’s evaluation of mineral water bottles.

Looking at Liu Zhenhua's eyes, he took two sips from the bottle. Geng Zhangguangde's eyes lit up. The water was surprisingly refreshing and delicious, with a sweet taste.

"Delicious."

He immediately gave a thumbs up and was about to hand the mineral water bottle to Liu Zhenhua.

"Send it to you."

With that said, he handed the bottle cap to Geng Zhangguang.

"Then I will laugh."

Geng Zhangguang was not polite, and he took the bottle cap from Liu Zhenhua's hand.

Scholar Liu Zhenhua looked like he was twisting it, but he couldn't get it to fit perfectly even after a long time.

"Inverted."

"Oh haha."

Geng Zhangguang didn't feel embarrassed and laughed and changed the direction, and this time he screwed it on.

Looking at the lack of mineral water in the bottle, Geng Zhangguang was amazed at the magic of this thing. If the weight of the water was removed from this thing, I am afraid it would be as light as paper in the end.

It's definitely not glass, but it's really magical that it can be so light even though it's not glass.

Drinking the magical weapon is nothing like something that can be found in the mortal world.

"These things are not ordinary things. Brother Liu is truly a god."

Geng Zhangguang admired it, and then he groped around on his body with an awkward smile on his face, "Look, I don't have anything on me."

How could he have weapons or something on him? There was nothing given as a gift this time.

(End of this chapter)