The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 740 739 Renewing the Love
Shen Mi is indeed Gan Ning's old friend. Many years ago, Gan Ning met Shen Mi when he was still a Jinfan thief in Yizhou.However, Shen Mi at that time was not a bandit, but an official of the imperial court who was ordered to arrest Gan Ning, and his position was a county lieutenant.

Originally, Shen Mi and Gan Ning were in the relationship between officers, soldiers and bandits, but in the process of arresting Gan Ning, Shen Mi gradually realized that Gan Ning was not an ordinary bandit who did many evils, but the kind of righteous thief who robbed the rich and helped the poor. The people killed were either local bullies or corrupt officials, and the money obtained from each looting, except for keeping a part to feed his subordinates, the rest was distributed to the poor and destitute.

Over time, Shen Mi respected Gan Ning very much, but due to his duty, he had to arrest Gan Ning.But when he really led a large team to capture Gan Ning, he found that Gan Ning's martial arts were far superior to his. During the battle, if Gan Ning's men hadn't been merciful, Shen Mi would have already become Gan Ning's dead soul .

When the officers and soldiers were chasing Gan Ning, they were surrounded by Gan Ning. Shen Mi's followers were all dead, and he was surrounded by groups. Gan Ning's subordinates all demanded to kill Shen Mi, but Gan Ning felt that Shen Mi is not a villain, and he is quite famous in the local area, it is a pity to kill him, so he let Shen Mi go.

Since then, Shen Mi has been very grateful to Gan Ning, but as a county captain, he secretly colludes with Gan Ning, informs Gan Ning, or tells Gan Ning to kill the bully wherever there is a bully.

Later, Gan Ning's team grew bigger and bigger, and Shen Mi helped a lot secretly, and was introduced as a confidant by Gan Ning.Later, due to the unstable situation in Yizhou and the chaos in the world, Shen Mi and Gan Ning thought it was time to do something big, so they secretly joined forces with Shen Mi and Lou Fa, a county resident, to plot to kill Liu Zhang, the newly appointed Yizhou shepherd.

At that time, Lou Fa served as a school lieutenant under Liu Zhang. He had thousands of soldiers under his command. Lou Fa and Shen Mi were neighbors in the same county. The connection was close, and Lou Fa resented Liu Zhang for not giving him the reward he deserved, so he conspired to rebel and harm Liu Zhang, hoping to use Gan Ning's bravery to do things for him.

Gan Ning took the lead in righteousness and wanted to do something more, so he and Shen Mi returned to Lou Fa, obeyed Lou Fa's orders, and plotted a rebellion half a month later.

But because the preparations were not particularly confidential, the rebellion was leaked out, so Liu Zhang sent his confidant Wu Yi to lead the army to attack Lou Fa's camp first. Lou Fa was caught by surprise and fled in embarrassment to join Gan Ning , Shen Mi, who knows that Wu Yi sent people to follow Lou Fa secretly, and took advantage of the victory to attack Gan Ning, Shen Mi and others.

Wu Yi had many soldiers, but Gan Ning had few. In addition, Gan Ning and Shen Mi couldn't resist the sudden attack, so they had to break out of the encirclement with Lou Fa, fled to Jingzhou territory, and went to submit to Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou at that time.

After Lou Fa, Shen Mi, and Gan Ning surrendered to Liu Biao, Liu Biao didn't treat them very warmly. Lou Fa felt that he had been treated unfairly, and he often slandered Liu Biao openly with rude words.When Liu Biao's brother-in-law, Cai Mao from Xiangyang, found out, he sent someone to kill Lou Fa.After Lou Fa's death, Shen Mi fled Jingzhou overnight because of fear of being implicated, and his whereabouts have been unknown since then. Only Gan Ning believed that he was not afraid of the shadow, so he stayed in Jingzhou. Later, he was sent to Jiangxia to serve as Huang Zu's General.

Since then, Gan Ning and Shen Mi have not been in contact with each other. They have been separated for more than ten years, but they do not want to see each other again in such a remote place as Bodao County.

Shen Mi lives at the end of the village. He doesn't have much property. He only has a thatched hut. The outside of the thatched hut is covered with some mud, which is not even an adobe. Moreover, the inside of the house is very simple, with only a few stones polished by huge stones. There is a stool, and a stone bed covered with straw. On the bed is almost moldy quilt. In addition to a large bow and some arrows hanging on the wall, there is also a rusty iron knife with a sharp blade. Several places have been chopped down, and there is still a thick layer of spider webs around it, as if it has not been moved for many years.

Now it has entered winter, but because Bodao County is located in the southwest, although it is already winter, people do not feel a little cold, but it is slightly cooler at night.

Shen Mi set up a bonfire in the house. On top of the bonfire was an iron barbecue grill. On the grill was a hare that had just been hunted today. The red flame roasted the hare, emitting strands of meat. aroma.

The aroma went straight to Gan Ning's nose, and after letting him smell it, drums and gongs were played in the Temple of the Five Viscera. Since coming out of Jiangzhou, Gan Ning has never had a peaceful sleep for several days, let alone After eating a good meal and sleeping in the open air, he suddenly smelled the long-lost smell of meat, which made him gulp.

After seeing Gan Ning's appearance, Shen Mi laughed and said, "Don't worry, you can eat it when it's cooked."

Gan Ning smiled slightly, his gluttonous appearance was actually seen by Shen Mi, which actually made him feel a little ashamed.

For this reason, Gan Ning had to change the subject. He looked around the hut, and knew that Shen Mi's life was not satisfactory, and instead looked a little poor. What's more, Shen Mi's face had an extra scar. A deep scar that they didn't have when they parted.

"I haven't seen you for more than ten years. I don't want our brothers to meet again in such a place today. In the past ten years, I really want to know what happened to Brother Shen." Gan Ning looked at Shen Mi with burning eyes, and the old friend reunited , Seeing his current living conditions again, it made him feel a little bit emotional.

Shen Mi smiled slightly, and said: "It's hard to say, let's not mention him. Let's talk about you, why did you come to this poor and remote place in Bodao County?"

In the past, Gan Ning and Shen Mi were confidantes of each other, and they talked with each other from the bottom of their hearts. Ten years ago, after Shen Mi escaped from Jingzhou, he was nowhere to be found. Later, Gan Ning suddenly heard the news that Shen Mi died in Yizhou, and he cried bitterly at that time.But who would have thought that ten years later, he would see his old friend in this place again. Not only did he not die, but he was still living in such a desolate way, presumably something must have happened to him.

Faced with Shen Mi's question, Gan Ning did not hide anything, and directly told Shen Mi that he was currently serving as the right general in the Han court, and was also named Chenyang County Marquis.The reason why he appeared here this time was that he was ordered to lead a large army to attack Yizhou and attack Zhang Fei. However, because he heard that Yong Kai, who was in the Nanzhong rebellion in Jiangzhou, was killed by the barbarian leader Meng Huo, he was worried that Wu Yi would hear that Bajun had fallen. He borrowed the barbarian army to resist the imperial army, and joined forces with Meng Huo to endanger Shu, so he came to Qianwei county to persuade Wu Yi to surrender to the Han court.

After listening to Gan Ning's narration, Shen Mi only felt ashamed. He was a brother in the past, but now he is the right general of the court, and he is still a down and out person. moist.

After Gan Ning roughly explained his own affairs, he asked Shen Mi about the past ten years, and Shen Mi had a long talk with Gan Ning, chatting while eating.

It turned out that after Shen Mi escaped from Jingzhou, he always felt that his homeland was difficult to leave, and sneaked back to Yizhou secretly. But as soon as he returned to his hometown, he was exposed by his family and reported to the officials, but he was surrounded by officers and soldiers. It was at that time that someone slashed his face and nearly died.

After Shen Mi broke out of the siege, the officers and soldiers chased him all the way, and he killed an officer and soldier on the way. Seeing that the figure of the officer and soldier was about the same as his own, he came up with a trick to cheat his death. First, he exchanged clothes with the officer and soldier, and then He cut the officer's face so badly that no one could recognize him with a knife, and left his personal belongings on the officer's body before fleeing.

Later, the officers and soldiers found this corpse, and they were eager to accept it, but they didn't verify the identity, so they said that this person was Shen Mi, and carried the fake corpse back to claim credit.From then on, Shen Mi was removed from the government's arrest warrant, while the real Shen Mi concealed his identity and fled to the southwest, finally settling down in this unremarkable villa in Bodao County and became a hunter.

Because the people in this village are all Bo people, and the Bo people don't like foreigners very much, they are more xenophobic, and Shen Mi is also worried that he will be recognized, so he pretends to be deaf and dumb, and has persisted for more than ten years. Hunting for a living, barely scraping by.And because of getting along with each other for a long time, Shen Mi is usually willing to help others. Over time, the Bo people no longer regard Shen Mi, who pretends to be deaf and dumb, as an outsider, but as a member of the village.

However, Shen Mi has never said a word in front of the Bo people, but after getting along for many years, Shen Mi understands the language of the Bo people better, and there are basically no difficulties in life.

After hearing what happened to Shen Mi, Gan Ning just sighed heavily, and seeing that Shen Mi lived in such a bad environment, he asked: "The encounter with Brother Shen this time may have been deliberately arranged by the heavens, and Brother Shen is also A person who is proficient in horse bow and horse and martial arts is willing to live in this unknown place for more than ten years, which shows the forbearance of Brother Shen. But this time, since we meet again, we should not separate again. Why don't Brother Shen just follow me Let's go out together, how about we brothers work together and make another career?"

"I'm used to the plants and trees here. Although I live in poverty, it is very peaceful. In fact, the people here are simple and honest, and the Bo people treat me very well. I have long since lost my ambition when I was young. If Let me go out of the mountain, I may not be able to get used to the life outside, but feel that this is my home." Shen Mi shook her head and said.

Gan Ning knew that Shen Mi had extraordinary martial arts skills, and was very good at archery. If he was willing to come out of the mountain, he would definitely be his right-hand man, and he also wanted to renew his brotherhood with Shen Mi, so he persuaded him earnestly: "When the husband is alive, How can it be so decadent? Jiang Ziya became the prime minister of the Western Zhou Dynasty at the age of 80, and Lian Po refused to accept his old age at the age of 37. Brother Shen is only [-]-[-] now. He is in the prime of life and has excellent martial arts skills. How can he be abandoned in this mountain forest? Xingba hopes Brother Shen thinks about it, if he agrees to go out of the mountain, I can ask Brother Shen to help me this time in persuading Wu Yi to surrender. In the future, when the Great Southwest is pacified, I can also speak well for Brother Shen in front of the regent, make him a general, and shine on the lintel It’s not a problem. Isn’t Guangzong Yaozu just the long-cherished wish of Brother Shen?”

Shen Mi frowned, thought for a long time, and said slowly: "Let me think about it again, it's already late, Xingba should go to bed early, and I will send Xingba to Bodao County early tomorrow morning."

(End of this chapter)