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Chapter 128 Gan Ning

Liu Jing saw that this man's demeanor was not ordinary, and he had some associations in his mind, so he started a conversation, and sure enough, he chatted with a "famous general", and he was quite fond of him in his previous life.

Among the generals of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms, Liu Jing admired Gan Ning and Lu Meng very much. One of them was a knight-errant at the beginning, and the other was a young general. They are brave if they are brave, but they are only enemies of ten, but they are very motivated. , aged and older, he began to learn from others. Lu Meng left behind the words "Wu Xia Amen", "Schools farewell for three days, and treat each other with admiration". After Gan Ning had been a knight for many years, he also said, Read Zhuzi."

However, the achievements of the two are very different. Compared with Lu Meng, who was born in Sun Quan's direct line, Gan Ning is neither from Jiangdong, but also a general. He is destined to be unable to be reused by Sun Quan. He had been a vanguard and deputy general all his life, and he had only a few thousand generals until he died. He was never a marquis during his lifetime, and he was not posthumously named by Sun Quan after his death.

Some people in later generations may complain about him: "Gan Ning can supervise thousands of people, but the Wu people have not fulfilled his purpose." Liu Jing thinks this is very reasonable.

Naturally, Liu Jing would not miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and immediately extended an invitation to him: "We are from Changsha, and our feet are from Berkshire, but we can meet each other in this water. There is nothing more wonderful in the world than this. If it's urgent, we can have a drink together on board."

Gan Ning couldn't help being startled when he heard the words, the other party would actually invite him?This really surprised him, in his opinion, Liu Jing is a celebrity, and he has nothing to do with him.But after thinking about it, how can someone who can write "Xia Ke Xing" and say "Who can write Your Excellency, the Baishou Taixuan Jing" be regarded as an ordinary literati.

This song "Xia Ke Xing" was very appealing to him, but he couldn't memorize it all. It would be a pity if he missed it. Since Liu Jing sincerely invited him, he had no reason not to.

"Liu Jun asked for it, insisted on what he wanted, and dared not ask for it."

When Gan Ning boarded the boat, Liu Jing got up and left the table, and said to everyone in the poop: "Gan Xingba is a hero of Bashu, don't neglect him, I will go out to welcome you."

Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, Liu Zhu, and Liu Liang couldn't help but look at each other. When Liu Jing was in Xiangyang Duting, he would receive dozens of guests every day. Unless he was a celebrity, he seldom greeted them in person. They had never heard of Gan Ning. In the name of Gan Xingba, why does Liu Jing attach so much importance to him?

Gan Ning came to the ship and saw Liu Jing leading the crowd waiting on the deck, he strode forward quickly, cupped his fists and said, "Liu Jun and all the gentlemen welcome you warmly, Ning is very grateful."

"Brother Gan, you are welcome." Liu Jing smiled and introduced Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou: "This is Cai Sheng, Cai Hongchao, and this is Ma Zhou and Ma Zijin. In the county, he is now the Sima of another department, with a thousand generals."

Gan Ning's eyes lit up when he heard this, and after meeting the two of them separately, he said loudly, "Ning was also a knight-errant when he was young, and he recruited frivolous young men from the village, making him handsome..."

Talking about the experience of being a ranger when he was young, Gan Ning's rough face also softened three points. It was the happiest period of his life. At that time, he led his disciples all day long, held a bow and crossbow, put bird feathers on his head, and wore a The bell, when the people heard the bell, they knew that Gan Ning was coming.If people respect him, he will be devoted to making friends with him, if people despise him, he will seize their goods and kill them. From the top officials to the common people in Berkshire, there is no one who does not respect him.

After recalling the past, Gan Ning continued: "When I get older, I would rather follow the example of Taiwei Duan Gong, study hard, and read a lot of scholars." "When you are young, you learn to bow and horse, but you are a knight-errant, and you don't care about money and bribes. If you are long, you are good at ancient learning."

Liu Jing pointed to Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou and said, "They are also quite eager to learn, but they haven't studied for long."

Gan Ning said: "Laozi said: 'Great things are late.' Besides, looking at the faces of Brother Cai and Brother Ma, they are only in their twenties. It is not too late to study at this time, and it is the right time."

Originally, Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou felt a little unhappy that Liu Jing attached so much importance to Gan Ning, but after some contact, they found that Gan Ning was quite compatible with them no matter his background or temperament, and the unhappiness in their hearts gradually disappeared. up.Now hearing Gan Ning's words, he immediately smiled.

"Then let's borrow a good word from Brother Gan." Liu Jing nodded and smiled, and introduced Liu Zhu and Liu Liang, two close people, and then said: "It's windy on the boat, Brother Gan, please come into the building and talk about it." .”

"Please."

"Please."

When Liu Jing returned to the building, he asked people to put the newly moved wine case under his head to show his importance to Gan Ning, then filled a glass of wine, held the glass and said, "Brother Gan, can you and I wait together?" It is wonderful to meet on the water, so there is no need to say more, please drink this cup to the full."

Gan Ning was a bold person, raised his glass and drank it all, he was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "Good wine! Liu Jun, what kind of wine is this?"

Liu Jing said with a smile: "This wine comes from my hometown Changsha. It is obtained from the water of Linghu Lake and brewed by a secret method. I personally think that it deserves the word 'Unparalleled Under Heaven'."

Gan Ning nodded and said in agreement: "Ning is an alcoholic. He has drunk countless fine wines in his life, but none of them can compare to this wine. It is not an exaggeration to say 'the world is unparalleled'."

After drinking three or five cups, the atmosphere gradually became warmer. Liu Jing pretended to be ignorant and asked, "Why did Brother Gan leave his hometown and come to Nanyang?"

"It's a long story." Gan Ning couldn't help sighing. "I would rather stop at attacking robbery and devote myself to studying. I was promoted by the county as a strategist, and then I will make up for the governor of Shu. Liu Jun should know that the governor of the county is a hard job. If you have meritorious service, you will not be rewarded. If you do something wrong, you must be punished. In the past, Zhao Zirou and Zhao Gong were the capital Zhaocheng sighed and said: "A man should fly like a male, but An Neng can lie down on a female." So he abandoned his official position, and Ning returned home soon."

Zhao Zirou was Zhao Wen, the current situtu, and he was a native of Shu County where Gan Ning served.

Like the prefect, the county magistrate is an official official appointed by the imperial court. It seems to be beautiful. However, because the Han Dynasty regarded the county as a country, the prefect was like the lord of a country. Waiting for the cronies to take charge, and the Juncheng has no power at all, it's just a display.There may be exceptions, but they are few and far between.

Gan Ning went on to say: "Liu Yan used to be the shepherd of Yizhou. He ordered Zhang Lu to enter Hanzhong, cut off the Gu Pavilion, and killed the Han envoys. In order to recruit the refugees from the north for his own use, he allowed the Dongzhou rats to invade the people of Yizhou. His surname is Wang Xian. Liu Yan, Li Quan, and more than a dozen people spoke out for the people, but were all killed by him. Liu Yan committed a lot of evil, was condemned by God, and died of gangrene. Everyone in Yizhou rejoiced.

After Liu Yan's death, his youngest son Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne. There were countless heroes and righteous men in Yizhou who were unwilling to serve Liu's father and son like Ning.At that time, Liu Jingzhou, in his capacity as "General of Zhennan, Supervising the Military of Jiao, Yang, and Yi", sent Liu He and us to attack Liu Zhang together, but it was a pity that it fell short in the end.Now, counting carefully, it has been two years. "

(End of this chapter)