Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Prelude to Chapter 461: Forced to go to Liangshan, Gan Ning accidentally entered the White Tiger Hall!

Until Gan Ning and Zhu Ran's case is investigated, both of them are temporarily resting.

Even Gan Ning's military power was forced to be handed over.

Except for the more than 100 "water thieves" brothers who followed Gan Ning when he came from Bashu, Gan Ning now has nothing left.

However, because of this, Gan Ning became free.

Extremely bored, he walked to the riverside, squatted down slowly, pinched a piece of dogtail grass next to him, and chewed the grass stems out of boredom. There were large and sparse terraces on the hillside, which looked like trees blown by the river wind. The water surface is also undulating, and suddenly there is a feeling of waves and clouds.

In this atmosphere, the sound of "tapping" footsteps sounded behind Gan Ning.

Gan Ning's guard came to his senses first and put his hand on the handle of the knife vigilantly.

But from the direction of these footsteps, a clear voice came: "General Gan, can you take a step to speak?"

Gan Ning heard that it was Zhou Xun!

He naturally knew that Wu Hou's latest appointment was to send Zhou Xun to investigate the disappearance of "Mrs. Sun". He could also predict that Zhou Xun would try him sooner or later.

I never thought it would come so quickly?
"Major General Zhou, are you going to escort me to prison?" Gan Ning replied calmly, still hanging the dog's tail grass.

"General Gan is a general and the most respected person by my father during his lifetime. How dare my nephew escort General Gan to prison?" Zhou Xundi said with a hint of humility unique to a junior, and his words were extremely gentle, "It's just to review the case. , It’s just a routine question! The clear will become clear by itself, and the turbid will become dirty by itself!"

Gan Ning glanced back at Zhou Xun and saw that he looked harmless, so he raised his hand: "Major General Zhou, please——"

The two of them walked to the trees on the side together.

Speaking of which, Gan Ning came from a wealthy family in Bashu. If Liu Zhang's rebellion had not failed and he was suppressed by the Dongzhou faction, he would never have acquired a rough atmosphere while living outside these years.

At this moment... when he got under the tree, he took off his pants without any hesitation. Before Zhou Xun could ask any questions, Gan Ning's dripping urine immediately gushed out.

After doing this, he clapped his hands and specially washed the handles with the water in the water bag, and then he opened his mouth: "Major General Zhou, if you have anything to say, just say it -"

"I asked General Zhu Ran." Zhou Xun opened his mouth in time, "General Zhu Ran mentioned that he handed over Mrs. Sun to General Gan's deputy general, and also gave me a detailed description of the deputy general. According to what he described , that deputy general’s appearance, figure, and characteristics are exactly the same as your missing deputy general... And whoever conducted the investigation before said this, according to General Gan, one of General Gan’s deputy generals has disappeared! "

"That's right!" Gan Ning mentioned the matter without hesitation, "He is missing! Before returning to Jianye, he said he would go back to his hometown and see my mother, so I was sure. Who would have thought that after going there, he would Never came back."

This is the countless time Gan Ning has explained this issue since returning to Jianye.

It's the same answer every time.

However, Zhou Xun smiled and said, "Do you think General Gan can convince the public with this?"

Gan Ning raised his hand in an open-minded manner, "You can ask, I treat all my brothers the same! Not to mention filial piety, even if the war is about to begin, I have never stopped my brothers from going home to see my mother!"

"Ha ha…"

Gan Ning's words once again made Zhou Xun laugh, "It's always like this, so you let him go easily, but did you know? You, the lieutenant general, took the lead and moved all the family members to Jiaozhou. Do you know that your lieutenant general is not visiting my mother? He is clearly guilty of committing a crime and is trying to escape!"

This…

This was the first time Gan Ning heard such harsh words. He opened his mouth in disbelief, "You...are you talking nonsense?"

"Nonsense?" Zhou Xun laughed, "Haha... That deputy general's name is Li Jing. His father died young and his mother was in her late seventies. She has a pair of children. The night before the day you welcomed Mrs. Sun, he was secretly sent away by a merchant ship. Jiaozhou! This is the conclusion I have reached after my general has visited and investigated everywhere. General Gan, are you questioning this general?"

Zhou Xun's tone suddenly turned cold, and his expression changed from gentle to tense.

These words also made Gan Ning open his mouth, but... he seemed to be speechless. He didn't know how to defend himself for a moment!

Zhou Xun's words continued, "Is this deputy general and General Gan a close acquaintance? Haha... what a close acquaintance! Then he secretly arranged to kidnap Mrs. Sun in advance. Does General Gan know about it? Or doesn't he know?"

These aggressive words made the back of Gan Ning's head pierce one after another.

At this moment...Gan Ning realized that because of this deputy general, he...may not be able to clean himself up!I’m afraid I can’t explain it clearly no matter what!

"Haha..." Zhou Xun left the last sentence, "Today is just a routine question. I hope General Gan will think clearly in the court tomorrow. The civil and military officials in the dynasty are not fools. Most people can still distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil... It’s clear!”

After saying this, Zhou Xun turned around gracefully and strode towards his subordinates.

Gan Ning, on the other hand, was stunned on the spot.

He knew...he hadn't done anything to regret Soochow, but now that it was over, it was about his lieutenant general, his old brother whom he had known for eight years, what did Gan Ning say?Does anyone still believe it?
Let’s talk about Zhou Xun. He stepped into the carriage. Also in the carriage was Zhou Yu’s nephew and Zhou Xun’s cousin—Zhou Jun!
"How did you come?"

Seeing Zhou Jun, Zhou Xun was slightly surprised.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jun quickly handed a note to Zhou Xun. After Zhou Xun looked at the carriage's windows and doors again and again, he quickly unfolded it.

He smiled when he saw the words on it.

Zhou Jun asked quickly: "This is the latest instruction from Master Yunqi from Hongyan."

Zhou Xun nodded, while focusing on the small piece of paper, he chanted four words in a very light and thin voice: "Forcing 'Ning' to enter the river——"

Ha ha…

Considering the previous Ling Yi case, this... Zhou Xun is so good at it!

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Liu Chan changed and became fond of reading.

After coming down from the mountain, Liu Chan no longer rejected reading. No matter which master taught the "Four Books and Five Classics" or "The Analects of Confucius", he could completely listen to it... and even immersed himself in it!

He has already gained a new understanding of the article "Heaven will give great responsibilities to the people here".

He suddenly knew that his father, his second uncle, his third uncle, his Master Zhuge... and even a group of people who had to work hard and worry about living a good life, what on earth were they doing.

He also realized that as Liu Bei's son, he should do something.

As the saying goes - in the beginning, human beings are inherently good.Similar in nature, but far apart in habits.

Liu Chan is a child, he doesn't know what is right and wrong, good and evil, he just listens to others' guidance!
Of course, Guan Lin's original intention is the comprehensive development of "morality", "intelligence", "physicality" and "beauty".

only…

Liu Chan takes his "Fourth Brother Guan" as an example. When practicing martial arts, he will be like Guan Lin, shouting "Learning martial arts can't save a big man", and then discard a series of weapons like dregs.

Simply, Guan Lin would not let Zhao Yun teach him martial arts anymore...

certainly…

There is still a certain amount of time before the plan to solve the "Xiangfan" problem once and for all, so... Guan Lin, who returned to Xiakou, set his sights on another matter.

For this reason, he specially summoned Ling Tong alone.

In the secret room, at a table, Guan Lin and Ling Tong sat opposite each other. Without getting straight to the point, Guan Lin first asked after greetings: "Can you still get used to the fact that your tribe has changed places to live?"

Ling Tong quickly stood up and handed over his hands, "Thanks to Mr. Yunqi, the Ling family was able to avoid the disaster. Now they mostly settle in Jiaozhou. Thanks to Mr. Yunqi's management, the Jiaozhou scholar family has been given great convenience in many places... Now, they live and work in peace and contentment! They dare not forget Master Yunqi’s kindness at all times!”

Ling Tong's words were not just for fun, he meant every word and every word he said. He was truly grateful to Guan Lin.

Guan Lin smiled and changed the subject to another topic, to be precise, another person, "I remember General Ling Tong specifically mentioned when he came to Jingzhou, there was a riverside place along the way. You met a man at a wine shop, and you fought, but in the end, the man let you go!"

Guan Lin's reminder made Ling Tong quickly recall.

He couldn't forget Guan Lin's kindness, but how could he forget this tough guy who had a grudge against him for killing his father, but moved him with his practical actions, and kept him dormant with his unique personality charm - Gan Ning!
"Master Yunqi is saying that Gan Ning Gan Xing Ba?"

In one sentence, Ling Tong had some doubts... He didn't know why Guan Lin wanted to bring the topic to Gan Ning.

"He's about to be in trouble—"

Guan Lin said casually and lightly...

"Ah..." Ling Tong was shocked, but he quickly came back to his senses, "Master Yun Qi means that because of Mrs. Sun's disappearance, Sun Quan has suspected Gan Xingba?"

"Exactly." Guan Lin nodded solemnly, and along with it, he stretched out an arm and put his hand on Ling Tong's shoulder.

At the same time, a meaningful and heartfelt sentence was uttered.

"I know that he is your father-killing enemy, but he is also your comrade-in-arms who cherishes each other? I just want to know... Now that he is about to be in disaster, are you willing to give him a hand and pull him back from the abyss? Or? Are you willing to push him? Let him fall into the abyss of eternal destruction!"

At this point, Guan Lin paused and his tone became more meticulous: "Save him? Or harm him! For this final decision, I...want you to make it for me -"

This…

Ling Tong raised his handsome forehead in astonishment and solemnity, his eyes widened and met Guan Lin's gaze.

a time.

Gan Xingba?Disaster imminent?save him?Or harm him?

These words echoed in Ling Tong's mind repeatedly. In the end, it was like ringing a bell, and only the sounds of "dong", "dong" and "dong" were left repeatedly echoing in Ling Tong's head!
Just as Guan Lin said, on the one hand, he is the enemy who killed his father!
On the other side, he was a sympathetic comrade and a poor man in a Soochow prison!
--"save him? 』

——‘Or harm him? 』

--"want?How to choose? 』

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The four major families in Wu County are "Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang"!
The Zhu family, as the top family in Jiangdong, has deep roots in this land.

Naturally, Zhou Xun couldn't question Zhu Ran directly and openly like he asked "outsider" Gan Ning... That would be too rude to the "Zhu family" and too polite to the four major families.

On the outskirts of Jianye City, there is a hunting ground, which is a newly purchased property of the Zhu family.

Ever since Sun Shangxiang disappeared, Zhu Ran has been haunted and always takes the fleet to the river to find the person he misses...

Therefore, Zhu Ran is rarely at home.

It was precisely for this reason that when Zhou Xun came to visit, it was the patriarch Zhu Zhi who personally received him.

The two of them were sitting across from each other in the tent in the hunting ground drinking wine. Without any warning, Zhou Xun heard a subtle and messy "tap-tap" sound in his ears. He suddenly raised his head and stared outside the tent. I found that the sound of horse hooves, like war drums, came from far to near.

Accompanied by flying dust, it suddenly stopped ten steps away from the two people's tent.

It's a troop of cavalry.

There were hundreds of people. The hundred knights in front were all wearing iron armor and holding halberds. The remaining knights were arrayed in an orderly manner behind.Suddenly, Zhou Xun couldn't see clearly.

But it can be vaguely seen that they are all dressed up, but from the outside, they are a brave knight.

"It turns out..." Zhou Xun said with emotion: "In addition to General Gan Ning's elite hundred cavalry and Wu Hou's guard tiger cavalry in Soochow, the Zhu family also trained an elite cavalry!"

"My lord is interested in the world. Sooner or later he will get involved in the north of Huainan. There... is the battlefield of the cavalry. As a big clan of Soochow, we share our worries with the lord, so we have trained thousands of cavalry! I only hope that I will have the opportunity to show off my skills in the future!"

Zhu Zhi’s words were watertight.

This also made Zhou Xun feel from the side that this case... was said to be about investigating Zhu Ran and Gan Ning, but in fact, it was not that at all!
Since the death of his father Zhou Yu, the powerful clan of Soochow has been difficult to shake, and Sun Quan will not really provoke these behemoths because of this incident.

With this in mind, Zhou Xun smiled and said: "General Zhu is so loyal and loyal, let the younger generation admire him!"

"Hahaha..." Zhu Zhi laughed heartily, but as the laughter stopped abruptly, "Papa", he then clapped his hands...

I saw countless servants quickly entering the tent and carrying heavy boxes one after another.

"What is this?" Zhou Xun was confused and asked quickly.

Zhu Zhi signaled his servant to open the box, but it contained leathers from various animals, precious herbs, and famous bows and crossbows.

This…

Zhou Xun became more and more confused, but at this moment, there was a "stab" sound, and Zhu Zhi personally uncovered a piece of leather. It turned out... buried under the leather and herbs was a box of shining gold.

Now, Zhou Xunquan understood...

——『Is this a bribe? 』

"General Zhu, I'm just here to ask a routine question. General Zhu is like this...it's a bit..."

Before Zhou Xun could finish speaking, Zhu Zhi closed the box and replied with a smile: "General Zhou asked you, these... rights were given to the Zhou family by the Zhu family. In the past, Zhou Lang led his army to resist the Cao thieves. In Chibi, while chatting and laughing, Cao's 80-strong army was wiped out, which also indirectly preserved the foundation of my Zhu family in Jiangdong. At that time, the Zhu family had intended to get acquainted with Zhou Lang, but unfortunately... Zhou Lang died young——"

Ah…

Zhu Zhi's words made Zhou Xun sneer in his heart.

——"How did my father die?"Do you, the four major families in Wu County, know? 』

——"You and that Sun Quan are nothing more than the same species!" 』

——"Thankfully, because of Hongyan and the Lu family, I knew the truth, otherwise, I would have been fooled by you!" 』

Thinking this in his mind, Zhou Xun's face showed a little sadness, as if the mention of his father had touched his pain point.

Zhu Zhi approached Zhou Xun, patted him on the shoulder, and said comfortingly: "When Zhou Lang was here, the Zhu family and the Zhou family did not have such a deep friendship, which was a pity... But in the generation of my son and my nephew, the past The regret needs to be made up for, the Zhu family, the Zhou family...we are all one family!"

As he spoke, Zhu Zhi patted Zhou Xun on the shoulder many times, looking "deeply affectionate".

Zhou Xun also followed his acting and followed his words. "Of course, my father also mentioned many times that he is in awe of the Zhu family style...a tiger father and a tiger son are admirable!"

Zhou Xun knew that the other party's purpose was not this...

These big boxes of gold are mostly for Gan Ning and this case!
really…

"Tiger father and tiger son... hum..." Zhu Zhi suddenly snorted, "That Gan Ning is talking nonsense and plotting to blame my Zhu family, which has made my Zhu family the laughing stock of Jiangdong and the joke of all the major families! Yes! It’s bearable, but it’s intolerable!”

Zhu Zhi's words did not surprise Zhou Xun.

In fact, from the beginning of Gan Ning and Zhu Ran's accusations against each other, Gan Ning was by no means fighting Zhu Ran. He was fighting the lintel of the entire Wujun family.

The last person to confront the entire Soochow family was Gan Ning's superior, Zhou Yu!
That time, due to the "conspiracy" of Sun Quan and the four major families, he was defeated!
This time, the same trick is repeated!

No one knows these things clearly than Zhou Xun.

Dekui Zhouxun is a cautious person...

He was not carried away by his father's hatred. On the contrary, he keenly discovered that he could make full use of this feeling of confrontation between the big family and Gan Ning.

"I also went to ask General Gan Ning today. He seems to be quite prejudiced against the Zhu family, and he is gnashing his teeth..."

"Obviously he lost Mrs. Sun...but he framed my Zhu family with false accusations. This is a huge blow!"

Facing Zhou Xun's words, Zhu Zhi responded coldly.

Having said this, Zhou Xun reached out and tapped the boxes of gold in front of him, "I'm really embarrassed about this matter."

"No need to be embarrassed!" Zhu Zhi said calmly: "This gold has nothing to do with this case. How this case will be tried will be decided by Major General Zhou. Our Zhu family will not do anything wrong, and we are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door... I only have one hope, then It is to bring the culprit of this case to justice and serve as a warning to others!"

hiss…

Needless to say, the more Zhu Zhi said this, the more Zhou Xun could hear the Zhu family's fear of Gan Ning.

Gan Ning is so capable!
——"It seems like this gold... is going to buy Gan Ning's life!" 』

Thinking of this, Zhou Xun had an idea and continued: "Today...I asked General Gan Ning about his lieutenant?"

"How did he say?"

"He is speechless!" Zhou Xun tried to continue to guide: "But... the more speechless he is, the more dangerous I think he is. The so-called dog jumps over the wall..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Xun raised his eyebrows in the old city.

Zhu Zhi immediately understood. He ordered everyone around him to step back and asked in a low voice: "Major General Zhou, there are no outsiders here. The words came out of the Major General's mouth, God knows, earth knows, you know, I know...this" I'm so anxious to jump over the wall, but I hope the major general can give me some advice!"

"This..." Zhou Xun deliberately acted a little embarrassed, and as he turned his eyes to the gold and silver again, he took a deep breath, as if he had finally made a decision, "Recently... I heard people tell you Tell a story?"

"what story?"

"The story of a teacher named Lin who broke into the White Tiger Gate at night!"

Following Zhou Xun's words, Zhu Zhi slapped his forehead, "I've only heard about Cao Wei's side...Pingyuan Hou broke into Sima Gate at night."

"Hahaha..." Hearing this, Zhou Xun laughed, and while laughing, he told the story in detail, "Almost, almost -"

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The sky is getting dark and the moon and stars are sparse.

Gan Ning welcomed a special guest, the long history of Soochow, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu who Sun Ce left behind the saying "Ask Zhang Zhao if you are not sure about internal affairs".

Gan Ning seemed quite polite to him.

After talking for half an hour, Gan Ning sent Zhang Zhao out of the mansion.

What is Zhang Zhao still trying to persuade?

Gan Ning's expression finally relaxed a little. "If Zi Bu had not come to the door, how would I have given up with the Zhu family... Now that Mr. Zhang is mediating, that's all. If this case is understood... I will no longer be in trouble with the Zhu family!"

"This is the best, this is the best!" Zhang Zhao said, putting his hands on Gan Ning's and reminding him sincerely: "I am from Xuzhou, you are from Yizhou, we are both Living here... As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. The Zhu family... Such a lintel represents the Wu Jun family. It is at war with them... It is not good for you! The former Zhou Lang... cough cough cough cough cough cough..."

When Zhou Lang was mentioned, Zhang Zhao seemed to suddenly realize that he shouldn't have said this and quickly changed the subject with a cough.

Gan Ning naturally knew what Zhang Zhao meant, "If you are upright, you will not be afraid of your shadow... Mr. Zhang, I know what to do and I will protect myself well!"

After hearing Gan Ning's words, Zhang Zhao walked out with an old-fashioned step and said with emotion:

"Okay, okay... there are not many people who lived here as refugees in the past, not many are still alive, not many..."

It seems that what Zhang Zhao said has profound meaning.

Soon...

Zhang Zhao slowly walked away, but his words made Gan Ning stand in front of the door, thinking about it for a long time, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.

Yes…

Not many people who lived in Jiangdong are still alive.

Taishi Ci is gone, Zhou Lang is gone, Huang Gai is gone, the old brothers...are gone one by one, what does Gan Ning have left?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shake my head, and immediately restrained my mind, not daring to think too much.

Getting ready to go back home...

"General Gan..."

A voice suddenly came out, it was a servant, Gan Ning recognized it, this was the servant who had just served Zhang Zhao, and he was Zhang Zhao's chamberlain.

Immediately, Gan Ning became more energetic and asked, "But does Zhang Changshi have any instructions?"

"Zhang Changshi can tell General Gan some things in words, but some things can only be written in letters and handed over to General Gan!"

Following these words, the servant thrust a note into Gan Ning's hand.

Gan Ning slowly unfolded it, and it was indeed Zhang Zhao's words...he could still distinguish it clearly.

It’s just that the content of the letter…

——"Zhu Ran invited General Gan to come over late at night to talk about it. New doubts were found in Mrs. Sun's case. There is another thief. This person's identity is valuable and cannot be identified rashly. It needs to be carefully considered!"

Well…

Because it was Zhang Zhao's servant and Zhang Zhao's note, Gan Ning did not have the slightest suspicion about this note.

He just asked the servant, "Is this serious?"

"There is a small gate left in the backyard of the Zhu family. I will wait for General Gan to come over and make a long-term plan. Because of the identity of the thief...my master is also there..."

The servant's words were serious.

This time, Gan Ning no longer hesitated and solemnly ordered the servant, "Lead the way from the front!"

"Wait, let me change into night clothes!"

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(End of this chapter)