Xuande

Chapter 408 Liu Hong, you are so cruel!
Gan Ning was born in the Gan family of Bajun. It is said that his ancestor was Gan Mao, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.

And because of the local salt production, the Gan family also controls the profits of the salt, and is a well-known wealthy family.

Gan Ning was born in such a wealthy family, lived a luxurious life since childhood, and had a very rough temperament.

Liu Bei also heard that Gan Ning had a typical heroic career in the local area for a period of time. He often robbed and killed others.

He was called a thief by others, so one can imagine how arrogant and domineering this guy was back then.

So lawless, but no one pursued him because of the great power of the family. When he is older and has read some books, he can still enter the official career, which can be said to be smooth sailing.

It is conceivable how much influence the Berkshire Linjiang Gan family has in the local area.

Liu Bei was quite displeased with Gan Ning's past behavior, but he still observed Gan Ning carefully for a while, and found that there were merits in him.

For example, he has martial arts strategy, culture, good personal fighting ability, and also has great insights. When talking about Sichuan, Shu and the world with Liu Bei, he can speak clearly and logically.

Therefore, he is qualified for the position in Liu Bei's hussar general shogunate.

In addition, his personality has a bold side, he doesn't hide anything in his heart, he expresses it directly, he says what he should say, and he is not hypocritical.

He belongs to the typical heroic villain who is very direct, and never hides his bad deeds.

What's more, although his style of behavior is rough, he unexpectedly respects scholars, and he shows great enthusiasm and respect for his fellow scholars, and he respects Liu Bei even more.

Well, he is a smart kid from a rich family, he has a big problem with his behavior, but he knows who can provoke and who can't.

How to use this kind of person is a very challenging thing for the leadership of this kind of person. If he does well, he can give full play to his ability. If he does not do well, he will be backlashed.

But Liu Bei felt that Gan Ning couldn't even counterattack Sun Shiwan, let alone himself. He could bully Liu Zhang, a recognized weak master, but even this couldn't succeed. The next Liu Biao and Huang Zu, He couldn't handle any of them.

Brain, but not much, capable, but not strong.

Lu Meng's evaluation of him is in place - Dou Jiang.

So when Gan Ning made it clear that he wanted to participate in military affairs, Liu Bei made an agreement with him that he must restrain his temper.

"There are two worlds outside the army and inside the army. To enter the army, you must abide by the military regulations. I rule the army, and the military law is like a mountain. If you violate the military law, I don't care who you are, and I will never forgive you."

Gan Ning swears, patting his chest.

"If I violate the military law, you don't need to punish me, I will give you an explanation!"

According to Gan Ning's test results, Liu Bei awarded him the position of military marquis, and then personally gave him a complete collection of military regulations, asking Gan Ning to go back and recite them, and he will conduct spot checks in the future.

Compared with Gan Ning, Zhang Ren, another Yizhou native whom Liu Bei had an impression of, was much more low-key.

Perhaps because of his low background, he is relatively taciturn, but he has military strategy and force. When he was tested in the army, he was considered to have the ability to adapt to the positions of military marquis and above.

For new recruits, regardless of background and ability, Liu Bei's army bestows the position of military marquis, and then they need military merit to speak for themselves.

Moreover, after the establishment of this set of evaluation system, few people were considered to have the ability to hold the position of military marquis or above when they first joined the army, but Zhang Ren was considered to have such ability.

Liu Bei admired Zhang Ren very much, so he personally granted him the position of military marquis, allowed him to enter the army and lead troops, and placed relatively high expectations on him.

In Liu Bei's view, this group of talented shogunate members recruited from Yizhou are relatively qualified, at least in terms of ability. He did a lot of work on this matter and helped Liu Bei recruit troops smoothly.

A lot of money was spent, but the results are real. Liu Bei hopes that the army he has built can become the backbone and soul of a powerful army that will sweep across the world in the future. For this reason, he spared no expense to invest.

As for the recruiting work, Liu Hong's side also went smoothly.

To say that there are not many choices, it is actually relative. In order to fight against He and Yuan, Liu Hong not only selects talents within the eunuch group, but also takes into account the combat effectiveness of this army, so some professionals are needed.

Therefore, the selection of officers in the New Army was mainly from people outside the system with clean backgrounds or middle- and lower-level officers of the Central Army with relatively simple social relations, and family background was not considered very important.

Of course, it would be best to have a eunuch background.

For example, Jian Shuo of Xiao Huangmen, who is himself an eunuch, and Feng Fang, the son-in-law of Cao Jie, the eunuch.

After all, it was the Son of Heaven recruiting soldiers, and the Son of Heaven's soldiers under the command of the Son of Heaven in person, for the glory and the supposedly favorable treatment, those who wanted to join the new army were overwhelmed, and the quota of more than 3 people was quickly filled.

After the recruitment is full, it will be formally formed into the army and trained.

In order to show that this is the emperor's pro-army, Liu Hong stationed this army in Liu Hong's favorite Xiyuan, the closest to Liu Hong himself, and provided them with good treatment, so this army was also called Xiyuan Army.

After the Xiyuan Army was formally established, it had a great momentum in Luoyang. Every time it was rehearsed, there would be a lot of battles, and there would be waves of discussions inside and outside Luoyang City. I don't know, everyone is amazed by this.

What a strong army!
For Liu Hong, this was just his first step in demonstrating his monarchy and suppressing his relatives and scholars.

In the second step, after discussing with Jian Shuo, Liu Hong ordered that Jian Shuo, a lieutenant of the Xiyuan Army, be the head of the entire Luoyang military force, and the army led by General He Jin should also obey Jian Shuo's command. .

This order was the one that really stabbed the hornet's nest in Luoyang City.

If the establishment of the Xiyuan Army only made everyone suspect that Liu Hong wanted to target He Jin, then the issuance of this order made everyone's speculation and suspicion come true.

The emperor is really going to target He Jin.

The dignified general actually has to listen to an eunuch's order to mobilize the army. Although it is only in name, it is not certain whether it will be implemented in practice, but this kind of order is to slap He Jin in the face, making He Jin uncomfortable, losing face, and embarrassing him. don't start.

It can be called a biological weapon in the political field.

Yuan Kai has not been directly targeted for the time being, so it is better, but He Jin is really uncomfortable.

After receiving the emperor's edict, he hacked his desk into pieces in private, and was so angry that he almost wanted to kill someone at home. He was full of resentment towards Liu Hong.

I'm your wife's elder brother, your brother-in-law, and I've been loyal to your family, and I've made a lot of contributions. How could you treat me like this?
In addition to resentment, He Jin still has strong anxiety and fear in his heart. He Jin is very worried that Liu Hong is really planning to destroy the old and establish the young by doing this.

For me, besides wanting to abolish the old and establish the young, is there any other possibility?

Abolish the elders and establish the younger ones, establish that little bastard Liu Xie, and then liquidate my He family, right?

Liu Hong, you are so cruel!
Is my hard work for so many years worthless in your eyes?

Do you like that dead woman that much?

He Jin's heart was filled with resentment, grievance and fear.

At this stall, Yuan Kai quickly met He Jin with this possibility.

(End of this chapter)