Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 5 Gan Ning’s Regret

"Xingba, please."

"Your Majesty, please."

After Liu Zhang and Gan Ning each drank a glass of wine, they straightened their hands, turned the glass forward, and showed the bottom of the glass to the other party, indicating that they had finished the glass.

After three drinks, the atmosphere was harmonious.

Liu Zhang was the first to speak and expressed his question: "Xingba, I remember that you are famous for your martial arts in Ba County. How did you become the county magistrate of Shu County and became so good at writing and writing?"

"It was my mother who advised me that martial arts was not the right path after all, so I gave up martial arts and followed literature, determined to pursue an official career." Gan Ning answered honestly without hiding anything.

Liu Zhang nodded in agreement. In this era, warriors were viewed with disdain, such as the attitude of Liu Ba, a famous scholar in Jingchu, towards Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei stayed at Liu Ba's place, but Liu Ba didn't say a word to him. Said, Meng Zhang was very angry.

Even if Zhuge Liang went to advise Liu Ba later: "Although Zhang Fei is a warrior, he admires you very much, sir. The Lord is recruiting civil and military talents to achieve a great cause. Sir, although you are noble in nature, you should also lower your style." "

Liu Ba still replied rudely: "When a man lives his life and makes friends with heroes from all over the world, how can he teach me to talk to a martial artist?"

Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Liang tried to persuade Zhang Fei, but Liu Ba still expressed his disdain for Zhang Fei, a warrior. No wonder Gan Ning's mother had such thoughts.

Although warriors can be granted titles based on their military exploits, in the eyes of aristocratic families who have inherited Confucian classics, they are nothing more than soldiers. The children of aristocratic families are even more ashamed to make a fortune based on their military exploits, just like Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty who was criticized by Hu Guifei's "Northern Expedition Gongsun, west of Zhuge, Emperor Wu of Jin looked ashamed at the word "general".

Liu Zhang put down his wine glass and said to Gan Ning with an upright posture: "If it is a time of peace, you should abandon martial arts and follow literature and study classics intensively. Only then can you make a difference."

"It's just that there is chaos in the universe and endless disputes in the world. It is the time to abandon culture and practice martial arts, put aside culture and education, and revitalize military preparedness."

"With Xingba's bravery, don't you want to do something great? From Zhang's perspective, it is not difficult to make Xingba a marquis of ten thousand households."

"Marquis of Wanhu." Gan Ning murmured these words with a slight twinkle in his eyes. Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and his ministers swore by killing the white horse that they would not be kings unless they were Liu's family, and they would not be marquises unless they were meritorious officials.Therefore, people with non-Liu surnames can only sit in the position of Duke, and Wanhuhou is the top one.

Gan Ning sat upright and asked Liu Zhang: "In the market just now, I heard you promise to the Dongzhou people that if the current situation changes, you will take them back to their hometown. It seems that you have a long-term plan."

"Therefore I would rather take the liberty and dare to ask the envoy about his ambitions."

Upon hearing this inquiry, Liu Zhang knew that the main course was coming. Good birds choose trees to roost, and good ministers choose their masters.In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, ministers would choose their lords. For example, Zhang Song felt that Liu Zhang was weak and incompetent, so he took refuge with Liu Bei. This was a very common thing.

He opened his mouth to answer Gan Ning's test question, which was not difficult for him who took the open-book exam: "The Han Dynasty collapsed, traitorous ministers stole their lives, and the Lord was covered in dust. Zhang did not measure his virtue and his ability, but he wanted to believe in righteousness in the world."

Liu Zhang's eyes were bright, he looked directly at Gan Ning, and continued to express his feelings: "Li Jue, Guo Si and other thieves are young, and they are stirring up the world. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Zhang must overcome thorns and thorns to eliminate the debris and filth of the Han Dynasty."

"I wonder if Xingba is willing to lend a helping hand to Zhang and lead the way for me."

Gan Ning felt his blood boiling when he heard this, as if his blood was about to burst out in the next moment. Liu Zhang actually had such ambition and courage. This was the master he wanted to follow.

He stood up and walked directly in front of Liu Zhang, knelt down and expressed his loyalty to Liu Zhang: "I would rather not be talented, but willing to be driven by Ming Gong, and my liver and brains will be ruined."

Liu Zhang was neither happy nor surprised when Gan Ning was called Ming Gong and bowed to him. He was not surprised. He thought of everything about Gan Ning in history.

Gan Ning in history was a man with great ambitions and a miserable life.After Liu Zhang succeeded Yizhou Mu, he was unwilling to endure the oppression of Dongzhou people and raised an army to rebel against Liu Zhang. However, he failed. If he failed, he could only leave Bashu and his hometown.

He fled to Jingzhou and worked under Huang Zu. Huang Zu raised him as a mortal and did not reward him for his achievements. He was unhappy about this and left Huang Zu for Jiangdong.

After finally going to Jiangdong, he met Sun Quan and proposed a plan to annex Jingchu and gradually control Bashu. Gan Ning thought he had finally met the Ming Dynasty.

But who was Sun Quan and where was Jiangdong? Gan Ning's talents were still not fully utilized.

He can only try to climb up and show off his ambitions by constantly showing off his martial prowess.

Therefore, Gan Ning led hundreds of men to guard Yiling and resisted the attack of Cao Ren's 6000 men.

When Gan Ning only had 3 troops under his command, he told Lu Su that if he gave me another [-], I could stop Guan Yu's [-] men.

With Gan Ning's hand training, he personally climbed the city wall and took the lead in conquering Wancheng for the officials and soldiers.

The last and most heroic Baiqi robbed Cao's camp.

However, Gan Ning had done so many things, but he could not get more than a general Zhechong. He did not even get a marquis in Soochow, just because he was not an old minister of Soochow.

After his death, Sun Quan just lamented the loss of such a good thug. His son Gan Gui committed a crime and was sent to Kuaiji. He died soon after and did not receive any preferential treatment for his merits.Gan Ning had too many regrets in history.

Gan Ning has been wandering all his life, from the land of Bashu to Jingchu, and from Jingchu to Jiangdong.

All his life he wanted to make great achievements and be awarded the title of marquis, but in the end he still did not get the title.

Such a resourceful, knowledgeable, and unparalleled talent was really ruined by someone like Sun Quan.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhang's eyes softened. In this life, he would never let Gan Ning have any regrets.

Liu Zhang wanted this young man to hoist the brocade sails and ring the sweet copper bells when the wind blows. Gan Xingba, who was so powerful in Badi, would always be able to hoist the brocade sails and sail across the world.

He stepped forward, helped Gan Ning up, held Gan Ning's hand, and said sincerely: "Xingba, you will always support me, my king and my ministers, and you will never betray me."

"Never fail." Gan Ning shook Liu Zhang's stretched out hand and responded loudly.

Liu Zhang smiled slightly and said jokingly: "Besides, Xingba, I don't want you to be messed up." Looking at Gan Ning's confused eyes, he continued: "I want Xingba to work with me to bring peace to the world and save Li Shuyu. Water and fire, together witness the well-being of the world."

"No." Gan Ning responded loudly to Liu Zhang's request.

"Xing Ba, Jun Cheng, please stop doing this. These frivolous things are not suitable for you."

"I want you to be a captain first, but I don't know if you are willing."

Liu Zhang directly expressed his thoughts. It would be too wasteful to put a person like Gan Ning in the position of Jun Cheng. Waste is shameful.

Only the army is Gan Ning's destination and the place where Gan Ning can express his ambitions.

He gave him the official position of school captain, a very prestigious official position now.

Some people may think that the position of captain is too low. This is because of the stereotype caused by the devaluation of military generals' official positions in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

We must know that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, as a relative of General He Jin, had military power. In August of the fifth year of Zhongping, he recruited strong men in Xiyuan, Luoyang, Kyoto, and established a military organization - the Eight School Lieutenants of Xiyuan. Among these eight school captains, Yuan Shao and Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao, who had the land of Ying Yang Heshuo in the future, can be seen from this the importance of the school captain.

Under the current circumstances where the military officer's official position has not been devalued, school lieutenant is the highest military position Liu Zhang can give.

'School Lieutenant. "Gan Ning was a little confused when he heard these two. The official rank of a school lieutenant was only two thousand dan. The official rank he was serving as a county magistrate was only [-] dan. In the blink of an eye, his salary increased three or four times.

However, the salary is nothing. What is valuable is the official position of school captain. Gan Ning thought that Liu Zhang would give him the military position of captain, but he did not expect that Liu Zhang would become the school captain as soon as he took action.

Such a level of arrogance.

There is such pride.

It was too much for his taste as a ranger.

"Xingba." Liu Zhang reminded Gan Ning when he saw that Gan Ning was silent for a long time.

"Thank you Ming Gong." Gan Ning couldn't help being happy and thanked Liu Zhang directly without saying anything.

After a few more drinks together, Liu Zhang struck while the iron was hot and decided to entertain Gan Ning well according to the customs of the Han Dynasty.

Although he doesn't like this custom very much, he still has to do what he has to do.

He opened his mouth.

"I wonder if Xingba would like to share the table with me tonight."

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