Geng Su

Biography & Historical Record

Geng Su (耿宿, Cảnh Tố) was a distinguished nobleman, imperial courtier, and prominent scion of the legendary Fufeng Geng clan (右扶风茂陵耿氏) during the early Eastern Han Dynasty. He was a son of the illustrious founding hero Geng Yan (耿弇, Cảnh Yểm), the Marquis of Haoxi who stood second among the celebrated Yuntai 28 Generals.

Growing up in the imperial capital Luoyang, Geng Su received classical Confucian education and training in cavalry strategy appropriate for the noble scions of Fufeng. Alongside his brothers Geng Zhong (耿忠, Cảnh Trọng) and Geng Bing (耿秉, Cảnh Bỉnh), Geng Su served the Eastern Han court with loyalty and dignified restraint. He played a vital role in maintaining the ancestral rites and estates of the Haoxi marquisate, providing steady leadership for the lineage that would later produce heroic figures such as the Han martyr Geng Ji (耿纪, Cảnh Kỷ).

Role in Romance & Historical Chronicles

“Geng Su was modest and devoted to ancestral ritual. Reared in the illustrious tradition of Geng Yan, he brought harmony and honor to the noble house of Fufeng.”
— Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Genealogies of the Yuntai Generals

In chronicles of the Han nobility, Geng Su is remembered as an upright courtier whose dedication to family governance preserved the enduring prestige of the Geng house.

Geng Su (耿宿) — Historical Timeline

Key Relationships

Family

• Father: Geng Yan (耿弇, Cảnh Yểm) — Immortal founding general of Eastern Han and Marquis of Haoxi.
• Brothers: Geng Zhong (耿忠, Cảnh Trọng), Geng Bing (耿秉, Cảnh Bỉnh).
• Descendant / Clan Relative: Geng Ji (耿纪, Cảnh Kỷ) — Han loyalist martyr of 218 AD.

Friends / Allies

• Aristocrats and noble descendants of Emperor Guangwu’s Yuntai commanders.

Enemies / Rivals

• Court factions who attempted to undermine the standing of the founding aristocratic clans.

Other

• Lineage: Scion of the prestigious Fufeng Geng military house.