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Chapter 34 Gains and Losses

At this moment, Guo Zhiyuan went out to meet Daguan and Shen Lingyu with Guo Zhengyu. Daguan and Shen Lingyu were so grateful that they burst into tears. They also heard about Guo Zhiyuan's wise and brave rescue of his father. When they saw that Guo Zhiyuan was so young, they were even more amazed, and their evaluation of Guo Zhiyuan was even higher.

So when Guo Zhengyu expressed his intention to recruit Guo Zhiyuan in a vague way, both of them agreed just after thinking about it for a moment. It was not that Guo Zhiyuan really had the "beggar spirit", but that both of them were discouraged by the evil book case and had already left the right and wrong place of the capital. Guo Zhiyuan had a life-saving grace to the two of them, and he was so young and promising that his future would be limitless, so it was easy to understand that the two made a choice so quickly.

Chen Lingyu had some family affairs to take care of, so he stood up with Daguan and made an appointment with Guo Zhiyuan. When the appointment documents of the Ministry of Personnel came down, when Guo Zhiyuan officially left the capital and took office, he just needed to send someone to send a message, and the two of them would come to join us and set off together.

Finally, two good subordinates were recruited and they would not be the commander of the barely-powered commander, but the problem of Guo Zhiyuan's empty team was not solved. Although Daguan and Shen Lingyu were good, they could not become right-hand men for Guo Zhiyuan to make achievements, so Guo Zhiyuan was still ready to attack Zhang Cheng and Zhao Shizhen.

The next day, Guo Zhiyuan went to the prison to find Zhang Cheng early in the morning. Zhang Cheng happened to be on duty. When Yuanyuan saw Guo Zhiyuan, he ran over happily, nodded and bowed repeatedly, "Congratulations to young master, Mr. Congratulations, your story is spread everywhere in the capital these days. It is said that you are the stars in the sky and descend to the earth. In the future, you must be named a marquis and prime minister. The villain is preparing to visit the mansion in a few days and ask you for a cup of wedding wine to drink. I never thought that the young master would actually see the villain himself. It is really a shame..."

Although Zhang Cheng's flattery was really a bit smearing, Guo Zhiyuan was still very happy because it meant that Zhang Cheng was willing to follow him was even more likely. He smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, you are polite. This time my father can be so wronged. Brother Zhang, you have made great contributions. My father also said that if I want me to thank Brother Zhang!..."

Zhang Cheng smiled and said repeatedly: "It is a villain's honor to be able to do things for Mr. Guo and Mr. Guo. How dare you thank him..."

Guo Zhiyuan took the opportunity to tell the news that he had already confirmed to be released from Gutian County, and patted Zhang Cheng on the shoulder and said, "Brother Zhang, I have now released the ninth-rank county magistrate, but there are not many people around me who can do things, so I hope you can help me..."

The smile on Zhang Cheng's face became a little stiff. The reason why he helped Guo Zhiyuan so hard was naturally optimistic about Guo Zhiyuan. Guo Zhiyuan became rich and naturally had his benefits. Especially since he heard that Guo Zhengyu was acquitted and might have to be promoted. Guo Zhiyuan himself was also given an official position by the emperor, so his cursory desire became even more eager.

But when he heard that Guo Zhiyuan had been sent to Gutian County, Fujian to be the county magistrate, he felt a little confused. He grew up in the capital. In the eyes of those who were born and raised in the capital, there were far beyond the foot of the emperor. The poor place in Gutian County could only be considered a southern barbarian. Although he was just a prisoner of no grade, he was a well-known official figure in the eyes of neighbors. Although his monthly salary was not high, he was really a lot of money. He asked him to give up all this and follow Guo Zhiyuan to the poor and bad Gutian County, which really made him hesitate.

Guo Zhiyuan saw Zhang Cheng's expression and knew what he was thinking. The melon was not sweet. He could only sigh in his heart, took out two hundred taels of silver notes from his pocket and stuffed them into Zhang Cheng's hand, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Zhang, it's me that made you embarrassed. There is some money here. It's a little Xie Yi you helped me with before. Don't think it's too little. I'm leaving Beijing to take office soon, so I won't say goodbye to Brother Zhang. Take care of you!..." After that, he turned around and left.

Zhang Cheng looked at the silver notes in his hand. The scenes of him following Guo Zhiyuan running around in the past few days kept flashing in his mind, and he was also extremely confused. Taking the money means that Guo Zhiyuan has paid back his favors, and it will be difficult for him to have any interaction in the future. Should he choose to continue to live his comfortable life in the capital, or choose to work hard with Guo Zhiyuan and take risks?!

As soon as Guo Zhiyuan walked to the alley, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps behind him. He looked back in surprise and found that it was Zhang Cheng who was chasing him. Zhang Cheng stuffed the silver notes back into Guo Zhiyuan's hand and said with great firmness: "Young master, the villain has decided, I am willing to follow the young master! Tomorrow, the villain will quit this job and settle the house. After he settles his home, he will come to surrender to the young master and let the young master drive it!..."

Guo Zhiyuan was overjoyed and patted Zhang Cheng on the shoulder and laughed: "Brother Zhang, don't say that. With Brother Zhang, you will help me, I will be like a tiger with wings. If you can achieve something in the future, you will definitely not forget today!..."

As he said that, he stuffed the silver notes back into Zhang Cheng's hand, "I'll ask Brother Zhang to accept the silver notes, which are considered as the capital of the An family. I'll go thousands of miles away and go back to Beijing again!"

In the end, Zhang Cheng left only 100 taels of silver notes and saluted respectfully to Guo Zhiyuan: "Young Master, no, sir, there are more places for adults to use money in the future, and a villain's home is enough..." From the change in Zhang Cheng's name to himself, Guo Zhiyuan could also see that Zhang Cheng had truly returned to his heart and began to put himself in his shoes, which made Guo Zhiyuan look at Zhang Cheng even higher.

After conquering Zhang Cheng, Guo Zhiyuan found a big help for himself. Zhang Cheng was not only meticulous, capable and steady, and has been a jailer for so many years, and his efforts were not bad. He was a rare civil and military genius. Moreover, Zhang Cheng had his own information channel in the capital. In this way, even if Guo Zhiyuan went to Gutian County, he could know the major events in the capital without being completely blocked. This undoubtedly made Guo Zhiyuan, who knew the importance of information, gained some chance in this era.

Guo Zhiyuan was in a good mood. He said goodbye to Zhang Cheng and came to Jinyu Hutong to find Zhao Shizhen. If he could catch this firearm expert in his hands, it would undoubtedly make Guo Zhiyuan have a big killing weapon in this era. So Guo Zhiyuan secretly made up his mind that even if he was kidnapped and cheated, he would definitely let Zhao Shizhen go with him.

Guo Zhiyuan came to Zhao Shizhen's house excitedly, everything was still the same. The white Spring Festival couplets on the elm-wood door were swaying in the wind, looking a little desolate. After looking at the door carefully, he saw that the door bolt had a copper lock that was not old!
Chapter completed!
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