Ma Cheng scraped the ground here at Zhang Guozhu. In addition to more than 100 sets of military uniforms, he also made 100 iron guns made of ash and ten goose-feathered knives made of fine steel.

Ma Cheng only had ten muskets, but these ten were not good Lumi guns but ordinary bird guns. Zhang Guozhu didn't have a few Lumi guns here, so it was naturally impossible for him to give them all. In the end, Ma Cheng was so flirting with him that he wanted to get ten bird guns to make up the numbers. He equipped these armies with more than a dozen large trucks, and Ma Cheng took them back to the campus.

Xu Dahu, a hundred households, was very happy to see Ma Cheng bringing back weapons and equipment. These are all good weapons.

Xu Dahu asked happily: "Sir, are you all so many spears for us?"

Ma Cheng didn't say anything but nodded. Although he got a lot of good things from Zhang Guozhu this time, he was too far from Ma Cheng's ideal, so there was no way Ma Cheng could only use a cold weapon like a long spear to charge the number.

In fact, Zhang Guozhu has the best military equipment. In addition to the Lumi gun, there are countless other three-eyed guns, hand guns, lifting guns, and various types of Folang aircraft. Even the three-sided border troops may not be equipped with Zhang Guozhu. However, Ma Cheng came from later generations, and this kind of semi-cold and half-hot weaponry was looked down upon. In the end, Ma Cheng had no choice but to have a long spear to give his subordinates first to use it to adapt to the future formation of queuing and shooting.

It was getting late at this time, and the aroma of the food came from the kitchen. Ma Cheng was not eating in the military camp tonight. My family’s cheap man, Ma Shiying, has come back, so he naturally has to go home for dinner tonight.

Ma Cheng looked at the soldiers who were running five kilometers of off-road, and then said to Xu Dahu: "Dahu, organize people to send these weapons later, and start training them to stand with guns tomorrow. I will not eat in the military camp tonight, and let the soldiers go to bed early after dinner!"

Xu Dahu heard Ma Cheng say this and quickly bowed his order, and then organized someone to help Kuding in the warehouse unload the truck.

Ma Cheng took Gu Xiying home, first put on ordinary clothes, and then returned to the back house to pay homage to Ma Shiying.

When the head of the family came back, his whole family would come to pay his respects. Until now, Ma Cheng saw everyone in his family.

Among the second generation male males of the Ma family, Ma Luan was the oldest. Ma Cheng was not Ma Cheng, but Ma Shiying's nephew Ma Shiying. Ma Shiying's son is Ma Shiying's second brother Ma Shiqing, but Ma Shiqing died early. Ma Shiqing grew up in Ma Shiying's family since childhood. He is already twenty-six years old this year, eight years older than Ma Cheng.

Ma Cheng had never seen this second cousin before, so he couldn't help but take a look at it. Then he knew that Ma Feng smiled and said, "Second brother, why don't you recognize your brother?"

Ma Cheng couldn't say that he really didn't recognize him, so he had to smile shyly: "I'm really sorry, I fell off my horse a few days ago, and the doctor said he was a little bit of soul-leaving."

Ma Luan heard Ma Cheng say this and said, "Second brother, this is your second cousin, Ma Chi, the eldest son of the second uncle. It's just that the second uncle passed away early, so Ma Chi grew up in our family. Now your second cousin is not simple. He has long been a general in Linhuai!"

When Ma Qi heard Ma Luan say this, he quickly said modestly: "Brother is joking. My younger brother is better than my older brother. My younger brother is just stupid and doesn't like studying, so my uncle has found an errand for my younger brother."

In the Ming Dynasty, the generals were already a senior officer. This was not a low-level officer like a hundred households. As long as they became a senior officer, they would definitely have a few tricks. No one on the battlefield said that you, uncle, would be the one who could let you go if you see that you are a high-ranking official.

Ma Cheng heard Ma Chi say this and quickly bowed and said, "I didn't expect that my second cousin is already a general. I just got a military post today and I am just a thousand households. I am here to pay my respects to the adults!"

Ma Chi was stunned when he heard Ma Cheng say this. He didn't expect that his uncle would actually let his legitimate son join the army. Ma Chi's son Ma Shiqing and Ma Shiying were not born to the same mother. Ma Shiqing was a concubine's son, so it was good for his descendants to get a general of the genin. But Ma Cheng is different. Ma Cheng's son Ma Shiying is the legitimate son, and Ma Cheng is the second son. This kind of origin has always been an important training target in other families. Now Ma Cheng has entered the military position, which really makes Ma Chi unable to see through.

Seeing Ma Feng's suspicious gaze, Ma Cheng laughed and said, "Second cousin, I have always been very naughty and are not an official material, so I asked my father to join a military position and ask my second cousin to take care of him in the future!"

Ma Yun didn't know whether what Ma Cheng said was true or not, so he could only express it politely.

Standing behind Ma Cheng was Ma Xi. He was very happy to hear that Ma Cheng had fallen into the military position. Ma Cheng, a bastard, had already surpassed him, but now he has entered the military position. Then, can he be able to win the Jinshi in the future?

Ma Xi stood at the end and smiled: "Second brother is really kind of temperament, I envy my second brother very much!"

Because Ma Cheng and Aunt Zheng were not clear, Ma Cheng was very good to Ma Xi. Now, when Ma Cheng heard Ma Xi say this, Ma Cheng asked happily: "Third brother, why don't you do this? My father and I will say later, can you join the military position with me?"

Ma Cheng had a good intention. After all, his brothers fought and father-son soldiers, and he had such a younger brother to have a shield to block the knife. He knew that Ma Xi's ambition was much greater than Ma Cheng's. Ma Xi smiled and refused and said, "Second brother, I'm still young, so I'd better follow my elder brother to study at home!"

Although Ma Xi spoke respectfully, his expression looked completely despised. Ma Cheng saw Ma Xi's appearance and started scolding him. Ma Cheng was afraid that Ma Shiying would have no choice. Who said Ma Shiying was my son? Ma Cheng respected Ma Luan because in Ma Cheng's memory, this elder brother treated him the best, but this third brother also treated him like this, so Ma Cheng couldn't get out of Taiwan.

Ma Cheng was about to curse, but he heard Ma Luan say, "Okay, it's our turn to pay our respects to my father, don't say it!" After Ma Luan said that, he led several younger brothers into the hall.

Ma Shiying came back today, and the whole hall was naturally brightly lit. Ma Shiying and his wife sat in the middle, Aunt Zhao and Zheng stood behind Gu, and Sister-in-law Zhang stood at the end.

Ma Luan led several younger brothers into the hall. Ma Cheng glanced at Ma Xi behind him and deliberately tripped with his feet when he stepped into the hall. Ma Xi was originally younger than Ma Cheng, but was just a fifteen-year-old teenager. Ma Cheng ran with the soldiers for more than ten days and his physical fitness has been greatly improved. Ma Xi, a teenager, was Ma Cheng's opponent, and was immediately tripped into a rolling gourd.

Ma Cheng used small tricks to bully Ma Sei, and was immediately seen by Ma Shiying sitting in the middle. When Ma Shiying saw his second son bullying the third son, he was so angry that he was about to scold Ma Cheng, but then he knew that Gu would speak first.

"Master, Xier is now an adult, and it happens that the ancestral home in Guiyang is unattended. In addition, Guiyang's industries are unattended. How about let Xier go back to her hometown to guard her family business?"

Ma Shiying's ancestors were military households or senior officers. They were some land and real estate in Guiyang back then. However, since Ma Shiying's great-grandfather began to abandon martial arts and learn literature, the family has always used studying and studying as a way out. Now Gu's family asked Ma Xi to return to their hometown to guard their ancestral property, which naturally deprived Ma Xi of his hope of studying and improving, and it was also the only hope.

As soon as Ma Xi got up from the ground, he heard Gu's words. He was so scared that he knelt down again and begged: "Father, mother! My son is ready to participate in this year's hospital examination. Please don't drive his son back to Guiyang!"

Although Ma Xi was born to Aunt Zheng, his legitimate mother was Gu, which means that Gu was Ma Cheng's mother in the legal sense. The Ming and Qing dynasties emphasized filial piety first, and the parents' orders must not resist the son. If Ma Xi dared to say no, not to say that he wanted to go to school and take the imperial examination, he would not be able to gain a foothold in society.

Ma Xi has now participated in the county and government examinations, and it is only a short time before the college examination. If the college examination is passed, he will be a great scholar. Ma Xi did not expect that Gu would be so vicious and would let him return to his hometown to take care of his ancestral property at a critical moment, and then his dream of being a scholar and juren will be shattered.

"Xi'er, you can also participate in the imperial examination when you return to Guiyang. The academic style in Guiyang is not strong, so you are likely to be on the imperial examination!"

Gu said this with no good intentions. Ma Xi’s current household registration is in Nanzhili. Although it is difficult to take the exam for the Nanzhili Juren, the college entrance examination is not to go to Nanjing, but to take the exam in the prefectures and counties. The examiner is the provincial academic administration. Ma Shiying is the governor of Fengyang, and the academic administration in Nanzhili is also managed by Ma Shiying. His son, who has an eyelid, will naturally not be embarrassed to take the exam for the academic administration.

But it’s hard to say that you can return to Guiyang. Although Guiyang is Ma Shiying’s hometown and the Ma family is also a scholarly family in Guiyang City, the Ma family has no help in the Guizhou officialdom. The only Guizhou commander Gu Congxin, who is still related, is also Gu’s brother. It would be nice not to set up obstacles for Ma Xi. Can you still expect Gu Congxin to help Ma Xi?

When Ma Xi saw that he was about to be driven back to Guiyang, he quickly said to Ma Luan: "Brother, please persuade your mother, don't let your younger brother go back to Guiyang!"

Ma Luan started to deal with her mother and men who knew about Ma Xi, but Ma Luan was just resentful to Aunt Zheng, but Ma Luan was very good to Ma Xi's younger brother. In recent years, Ma Xi has been studying with Ma Luan, so Ma Luan really didn't want this younger brother to cut off the imperial examination road.

Ma Luan thought for a while and said, "Mother, it's been thousands of miles from Fengyang to Guiyang. It's already April. Even if my third brother sets off now, it will take three months to return to Guiyang. It's too late to participate in the hospital examination. Why don't you let my third brother stay in Fengyang and participate in the hospital examination before you finish it?"

Ma Luan thought so, but he really considered Ma Xi. He was admitted to the scholar in Fengyang and then returned to his hometown Guiyang to participate in the Guizhou provincial examination next year. According to Ma Xi's academic level, he could not pass the Juren in Nanzhili, but it was different when he returned to Guiyang. Guizhou is in the deep inland and his literary style is not strong, so Ma Xi has a high possibility of passing the Juren.
Chapter completed!