When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 359: Guan Yu, Jian Yong, Qian Zhao, and Gan Ning
"There will be a big threat on the river!"

"Strange ships are running rampant!"

"I hope the county government will notify all counties to make early plans!"

Since when, one piece of bad news after another has been pouring into the county government like snowflakes. Even minor officials have been spreading the word that the threat came from Jingzhou.

The governor of Ba County thought they were worrying too much. Jingzhou? Could it be that they were going up the Yangtze River and attacking Ba County by water?

Can a few warships capture Ba County?

Ridiculous, ridiculous!
I'm afraid that the defending general guarding the key road will be able to defeat the warships. You have to know that Yan Yan was promoted by him, so he is more or less a benefactor to him!

The alleged threat
A sneer appeared on the lips of the prefect of Ba County. Could it be Gan Ning?

The Gan family is a big family in Ba County, and officials from Ba County dare not offend the Gan family. He is just the prefect of Ba County, and he is not from Ba County. After a few years, even if he is not promoted, he can be transferred to other counties, or even the provincial capital, right?

Why bother to fight to the death with the local big families?
Not only will both sides suffer losses in the fight, but it may also affect the subsequent careers and family lines. In the end, the only ones who benefit will be the locals of Ba County.

Why get into trouble?
Therefore, no matter how the chief clerk Zhao Zuo persuaded him, the governor of Ba County could only nod his head indifferently and uttered one sentence: "I already know, I will inform the counties, chief clerk Zhao, please leave."

Zhao Zuo had no choice but to close his mouth helplessly, but he was cheering in his heart. If the governor of Ba County had not been in front of him, he would have laughed so hard that his mouth could not stop.

As I expected, no one was willing to wade into Gan Ning's muddy water, and as for General Yan Yan.
Little did he know that General Yan’s heart was not here!
Resisting his joy, Zhao Zuo looked at the governor of Ba County and sighed. This made the governor frown. Thinking that Zhao Zuo was going to give another long speech, Zhao Zuo just said, "Yes."

When the magistrates of other counties in Ba County received a light-weight decree from the county governor and saw the content of the decree, which said "strengthen prevention and be vigilant against thieves," they all laughed out loud.

"Hahaha, I thought it was a big deal, but it turns out to be just the same old cliché!"

"That's right! Who is Gan Yishi, the county magistrate? He is a righteous man who is as close to the county magistrate as a brother! How can he be called a group of thieves?"

"When the hero Gan hoists his sails and arrives at the ferry, we will go to greet him and prepare a banquet for him. What is there to worry about?"

"Not bad!"

From the county magistrate to the county officials, no one took the warning seriously and made the decision while chatting and laughing.

at the same time.

On board a certain warship.

"Hahaha, Xianhe, Xuande has mentioned you to me more than once before. What Xuande said is true. You are indeed a wonderful person!"

"Come on, come on, tell me some interesting things about Liangzhou!"

"Zi Jing, please listen to me carefully."

Guan Yu's gaze was uncontrollably drawn to the hearty voice. In front of him, a young man kept chatting with Jian Yong. Jian Yong was also happy to interact with him, not because the young man's master was a great Confucian scholar, but because the young man and Jian Yong had a common identity - good friends of Liu Bei.

The young man's name was Qian Zhao, with the courtesy name Zijing. Previously, Qian Zhao and his teacher Le Yin followed Liu Bei to Jingzhou to take up appointments. Now that Le Yin had reached the age for promotion, Qian Zhao had wanted to go to Chang'an with Le Yin, but unfortunately he met them on the way.

Guan Yu always felt that the name Qian Zhao sounded familiar, so after confirming his identity, he chatted with Qian Zhao for a few words.

When Qian Zhao learned that their purpose was to go to Yizhou Ba County, he instantly became interested. He patted his chest and said, "Second General, I have been in Jingzhou for a long time. I know the Yangtze River waterway very well, but I know a thing or two about it. Why don't you take me with you? Maybe I can help you!"

Guan Yu did not answer immediately, but looked at Le Yin.

Le Yin nodded and said, "Second General, I am an old friend of General Wei. He often complains about not helping General Wei. It makes my ears buzz. Please take me with you."

"Mr. Le, your safety." Guan Yu said with some concern.

Zhang Fei immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother, leave it to me. You can trust me to do the job!"

Guan Yu nodded and agreed.

After parting with Zhao Yun who was heading south and Zhang Fei who was heading north, Guan Yu, Jian Yong, Qian Zhao and others boarded their warships and sailed upstream along the Yangtze River, all the way to today.

Before Guan Yu could think more, Qian Zhao's voice interrupted Guan Yu's thoughts.

"Interesting, interesting." Qian Zhao's laughter gradually stopped, and his words became suspicious. "Strange, strange, Xianhe, do you notice anything strange? We clearly arrived at the border of Ba County, why didn't we encounter any obstruction? Even though the warships and boats we took were not as eye-catching as the tower ships, why didn't anyone stop us?"

Hearing this doubt, an answer naturally emerged in Guan Yu's mind. Needless to say, the answer was that it must have been the work of Yizhou's wise ministers and generals.

But Guan Yu was also a little curious, who was it?

Fortunately, the doubts did not bother Guan Yu for long. Standing at the highest point of the ship without a yellow scarf, the yellow-headed man suddenly shouted, "Mr. Guan, Mr. Guan, a strange fleet has been spotted ahead!"

In order to put on a full show, Guan Yu agreed with everyone when he set out that when they arrived at the Yizhou waterway, no one should call him "Lord" in order to avoid being recognized by others.

Guan Yu strode to Huang Toulang's side and said, "Please hand me the telescope!"

Guan Yu took the telescope from Huang Toulang, raised it and held it in front of his eyes. Through the telescope, just as Huang Toulang had said, he saw an unfamiliar fleet.

Although its scale was far smaller than that of the navy of Jingzhou, its pomp was not inferior at all. Both large ships and small boats were decorated with brocade. Even though Guan Yu was mentally prepared, he was still amazed when he saw it with his own eyes. After all, this was the first time he had seen such a luxurious scene.

The ship is decorated with brocade. Isn't this the brocade thief Gan Ning?
Good

He actually delivered it to my door
Jian Yong and Qian Zhao reacted very quickly. They turned around and looked at Guan Yu, "Yun Chang, Gan Ning's fleet must be ahead!"

Guan Yu's expression eased a lot, and he asked in a tentative tone, "Why don't we send out a flag signal to say that we have no ill intentions?"

Jian Yong looked at Qian Zhao, who thought for a moment, then nodded to Guan Yu and Jian Yong. He speculated, "Based on what Yun Chang and Xian He said, as well as the information we collected along the way, Gan Ning is not a knight-errant like Xuande. He has righteousness but no kindness."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Jian Yong asked

Qian Zhao said: "This man robs the rich but does not help the poor. If an official is negligent, he will rob the treasury. Fortunately, he will not harm the people. He can barely be considered a half-knight."

He stopped talking about this topic briefly and continued to express his speculation, "Yunchang, Xianhe, Xuande's intention is to win over Gan Ning as our naval commander and work with Yunchang to train the navy. In my opinion, this man is young and full of vigor. Such people pay much attention to the opinions of others, like to be respected, and hate those who are timid. Our fleet is not a soft persimmon, not everyone can control it. If we show goodwill, Gan Ning should not refuse. Judging from Gan Ning's performance in the rebellion in Ba County, this person does not care whether we are from Yizhou. "He is a person that Mu is afraid of. Why don't we pretend to be wealthy merchants and test him for a while to see if my guess is correct? If it is correct, Yunchang will explain our identities and purpose at the right time, and respectfully ask this person to come out of seclusion to help, and guarantee with credibility that he will definitely be able to achieve success. In this way, nine times out of ten, this person will nod and agree to follow us." Guan Yu could not hear anything wrong with Qian Zhao's guess, and he thought Qian Zhao was right, but he was skeptical about the point that 'Gan Ning would not harm the people of Guizhou'.

However, Guan Yu still gave instructions to the Huang-Tou-lang beside him.

"Please send out a signal to say that we have no intention of offending you and would like to make friends with you."

"promise!"

Huang Toulang clasped his fists and retreated, then sent out flag signals as Guan Yu instructed.

At this moment, Jian Yong suddenly asked: "What if the inference is wrong?"

"." Qian Zhao sighed, "If soft tactics don't work, I can only use force."

the other side.

A lot of people had gathered around Gan Ning, who was wearing brocade clothes. They looked worried and said, "Brother, we have been sailing on the river for a long time, but we have never seen such a fleet. I am afraid it is not weaker than us!"

"Brother, what should we do? Should we fight?!"

Just as Gan Ning frowned and pondered over his next move, the sudden flag signal made everyone's eyes widen. They rubbed their eyes in disbelief, and looked again and again before they confirmed that there was nothing wrong with their eyes.

"Brother, the other party has no ill intentions and wants to make friends? What should we do?"

Gan Ning fell silent. As a pirate under the guise of a knight, he instinctively felt that the opposing fleet was not easy to deal with. After thinking for a moment, Gan Ning made a decision, "They have no ill intentions. If they have no ill intentions, then we should tell them that we can ask their leader to get off the boat and go to the county town to have a chat. The county magistrate here is an old friend of mine. Even if something unexpected happens, we will have someone to take care of him."

"it is good."

A young man with a headscarf hurried away. After a while, he hurried back, "Brother, the other party responded! They are willing!"

"Good!" Gan Ning nodded heavily and stood up. "Brothers, moor the boat to the shore and follow me to see who this person is!"

"Okay!" everyone shouted in unison.

Guan Yu, Jian Yong, Qian Zhao and other soldiers moored the ship at the shore and got off the boat swiftly. Several of them stepped on the soft mud on the shore and looked in the direction of Gan Ning's fleet. Even Guan Yu could not help showing a look of surprise.

As we all know, if you want to dock a ship at the shore, you usually rely on an anchor. After using the anchor, Gan Ning and his group seemed to still feel that it was not enough, so they actually used brocade to maintain the boat.

This made Guan Yu, who already had no good feelings towards Gan Ning, feel even more disgusted. However, when he thought of the purpose of this trip, he gritted his teeth and swallowed all his disgust.

In the history of Director Zhen, it was because of me that the ambition that the eldest brother had pursued all his life was wasted. This time, I cannot lose the big picture for the small. I cannot lose the big picture for the small.
Guan Yu repeated this sentence silently in his heart, and his clenched fists gradually loosened.

Jian Yong's face showed disgust without any concealment. Who was he pretending to be by using brocade to maintain the boat? If I were the same person before, I would have turned around and left!

Qian Zhao looked calm, but couldn't help shaking his head. In his opinion, Gan Ning's behavior was no different from that of a jester. If it was his own money, it would be easy to deal with.
"Xianhe, Zijing, people are coming." Guan Yu, who was the first to come to his senses, reminded.

Jian Yong restrained his expression, sweeping away the disgust he had shown before. Qian Zhao was tidying up his clothes. He learned from Jian Yong that Gan Ning respected scholars, and his mentor was a great scholar after all. No matter what, he had to act like a great scholar's disciple.

The two people who were ready looked forward.

I saw a person in gorgeous clothes leading the group, walking slowly towards me, surrounded by a large group of people.

"My name is Gan Ning. What do you call me? Where do I come from, and where am I going?"

Jian Yong took a step forward and spoke, "My last name is Wang Re, and I am a merchant traveling between Jingzhou and Jiaozhi. The two behind me are my brothers."

Seeing Gan Ning's eyes on him, Guan Yu clasped his fists and said, "My name is Wang Changsheng."

"My name is Wang Jian, nice to meet you, hero." Qian Zhao said casually, and bowed to Gan Ning with a graceful gesture, his movements were impeccable.

"Wang Re. Wang Changsheng. Wang Jian" Gan Ning muttered to himself, his eyes moving back and forth among the three people. Judging from Qian Zhao's temperament, he was obviously a scholar. He was always keen on interacting with scholars. It was just strange that his eyes finally fell on Guan Yu. For some reason, he always felt that Guan Yu was not simple and was definitely not an ordinary person.
But what does this have to do with him?

Since he is not an official, why should he be involved in this matter?
Gan Ning smiled and shook his head, without even thinking about verifying whether there was any cargo on the ship.

He saluted the three people using the same etiquette as Qian Zhao, "My name is Gan Ning, and I am currently making a living on the water with a few brothers. If you don't mind, why don't we go to the tavern and have a chat?"

"So it's Mr. Gan. I couldn't be more pleased." Qian Zhao agreed readily.

Such a situation made the county officials who had been waiting here for a long time dumbfounded. Where did this merchant come from? ? ?

He wanted to turn around and leave to inform the county magistrate, but he was surrounded by Gan Ning's men. Every one of them tilted their heads and laughed, "Hey, where are you going, Chief Clerk?"

The chief clerk wiped the sweat from his forehead and forced a smile, "Hahaha, of course we are going to hold a banquet for Mr. Gan."

"No need."

Gan Ning said calmly, "Don't bother me, brother. I will send my brother to inform you now. There is no need to bother."

"What about me?" the chief clerk asked, pointing at himself.

Gan Ning said casually: "Why don't you come with me?"

The chief clerk wanted to cry but had no tears. However, he had no other choice but to nod vigorously.

Guan Yu frowned slightly.

Qian Zhao leaned close to Guan Yu's ear and said, "If this person reports to the county magistrate and makes the local county magistrate suspicious, it would be a minor trouble."

"Huh" Guan Yu exhaled a breath of turbid air and nodded, "Okay."

Guan Yu, Jian Yong, Qian Zhao and others followed Gan Ning's footsteps and entered the local county town. There was nothing eye-catching about the county town, but Guan Yu always felt that something was wrong.

Local residents kept their doors shut and no one was seen on the streets.
(End of this chapter)