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

Chapter 555 Are you kidding me? I mentioned Liu Xuande, and Liu Xuande really came? !

Looking at Gan Ning's gloomy expression, Deng Dang secretly said that something was wrong.

That’s not right. Wasn’t it said that this guy was a thief before?

Isn't it said that this gentleman always admires brave men?

This man led the pirates to stir up trouble in the Yangtze River waterway. My brother-in-law was just a momentary misbehavior. Could it be that he attacked and killed my subordinates just because of my brother-in-law?

Deng Dang cried out in his heart, "Oh no!" and clenched his fists nervously, his hands full of sweat.

You should know that a few days ago, an imperial decree came down from the court, appointing Gan Ning as the governor of Huainan County and the lieutenant general of the navy, and obeying the orders of Guan Yu.

Although his brother-in-law Lu Meng attempted murder but failed, and although the person he wanted to kill was his subordinate, he was captured red-handed in Shouchun!
What’s even more terrible is that the times now are different from the past. Sun Ce has been appointed as the governor of Lujiang County.

As a military commander, his status naturally rose with the times and he became a real county official. The generals under his command, no matter how low their official positions were, were still county officials!

The crime of attempting to assassinate a county official is neither a big one nor a small one.

As long as Gan Ning does not pursue the matter, his wife's brother will be safe.

In the process of narration, Deng Dang used words to blur the grievances between Lu Meng and his generals, and mostly praised Lu Meng's ambition and Lu Meng's extraordinaryness.

He even borrowed Lu Meng's words to say Ban Dingyuan's famous saying, "You can't get a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den."

I thought that such a Lu Meng would arouse Gan Ning's interest, but now it seems... it seems that he messed up?!

If it were someone else, Deng Dang would certainly not risk offending Gan Ning, but Lu Meng was his brother-in-law after all. How could he just ignore him since he had brought Lu Meng out?
Deng Dang excused Lu Meng, "General Gan, my brother-in-law was confused for a moment. He was young and impulsive. He couldn't tolerate the ridicule of others, so he did such a foolish thing. I hope..."

Gan Ning couldn't listen any longer. He waved his hand and said to Deng Dang, "Wait a minute, wait a minute. I can understand the youth's arrogance, and I also understand that he gets angry when being ridiculed by others. But a gentleman has his own way and his own way. Even if your brother-in-law wanted to compete with your general with a knife and killed him in the process, I would think that he is a brave warrior. He should never take advantage of his unpreparedness and attack him!"

Deng Dang's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Since Gan Ning had said so, it was clear that Lu Meng would really have to go to jail.

Deng Dang said with a stiff face: "General Gan, my wife's brother dared to kill people at the age of sixteen. He was born in a humble family and has not received any good education. I hope...I hope General Gan will show mercy!"

"Extraordinary mercy?" Gan Ning snorted. "In ancient times, Qin Wuyang dared to kill people at the age of thirteen. But when Qin Wuyang faced Qin Wangzheng, wasn't he trembling with fear and his hands were shaking? What's more, your wife's brother killed someone at the age of sixteen?"

"General Gan, I..."

"Um?!"

Deng Dang wanted to try again, but before he could finish his words, Gan Ning raised his eyebrows and looked at him like a knife, his face full of displeasure as if to say, "If you beg for mercy for Lü Meng again, I will arrest you too!"

Deng Dang's face suddenly turned pale. He then remembered that the person standing behind Gan Ning was General Guan Yu!

If Gan Ning really got angry, dealing with him, the military commander, would be easier than crushing an ant to death.

For the sake of his life and future, Deng Dang immediately shut up and muttered in his heart, "Lü Meng, Lü Meng. I have done my best to this extent. My brother-in-law is really powerless. You should blame me for being too impulsive and reckless."
The thought only lasted for a moment, and in that moment, Deng Dang changed his mind.

He no longer insisted, with a flattering smile on his face, "Yes, yes, General Gan is right, it was me. I was too confused."

"That's right. I just don't know how Lu Meng will deal with it?"

"How should we deal with this?" Gan Ning glanced at Deng Dang and said, "You don't need to know about this matter. Please leave."

Deng Dang wanted to say something but stopped himself. He could only clasp his fists and agree, then leave with regret.

As for how to deal with Lu Meng, Gan Ning originally wanted to convict Lu Meng according to the law.

But why do the two words "Lü Meng" sound familiar?

I seem to have heard of it somewhere?

General Guan. Is it General Guan?
Gan Ning thought about it and decided to write a letter to Guan Yu, telling him the whole matter and see what Guan Yu’s attitude was.

Gan Ning got to work right away. He rolled up his sleeves, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and started writing.

After describing the incident in a fluent manner, Gan Ning waited for the ink to dry, then carefully stuffed the letter into the envelope, called his personal guards and ordered them to make sure the letter was delivered to General Guan.

"Let's put this matter to rest for now. Why don't we go and see how the recruitment is going?"

Gan Ning stood up and stretched, and after thinking it over, he decided to go to the recruitment site to see how the progress was.

When he arrived at the recruitment site in the city, he saw long queues and it was quite lively.

When the soldiers in charge of recruiting soldiers saw Gan Ning coming in person, they all stood up and saluted.

Gan Ning waved his hand casually, indicating that they did not need to be polite. He asked, "How is the progress of the recruitment?"

The soldiers replied, "Reporting to General Gan, 70% of the 5,000 soldiers have been recruited, and most of them meet the requirements."

"Not bad, not bad. Are there any people with outstanding test results?"

"Have."

The soldiers hurriedly took out a list, on which the results of the tests of each soldier were listed, namely A, B, C, and D. A, B, C, and D were further divided into upper, middle, and lower. The average of each item being B or lower was the bottom line for passing.

Gan Ning took it and took a look. Wow, someone actually got A in all items.

Gan Ning nodded with satisfaction. "Ding Feng? He's from Lujiang, not bad."

"Mr. Zuo, please, this is the Shangfang Mansion."

"Mr. Tao, please, this is the Imperial Academy."

"Mr. Kong, I hope you can help me with the paperwork of the Taichang Palace in the future."

During these days, Liu Bei ran back and forth between the General's Mansion and the Nine Ministers' Mansions, inviting Zuo Ci, Tao Qian, Kong Rong and others to their respective official residences one by one.

Among these people, either they had done him a favor in the novel, or he had promised them something.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Zuo Ci entered the Shangfang Mansion and witnessed a series of unimaginable instruments. He was immediately interested, especially when he saw the birth of black gunpowder. He was so excited that he even left Liu Bei aside and shouted excitedly: "Hahaha, wonderful, wonderful!"

Liu Bei was not angry. He ordered the chief architect Pu Yu to keep an eye on Zuo Ci. After Zuo Ci woke up, he made sure to tell him everything he needed to pay attention to, and then left in a hurry.

After sending Tao Qian to the Imperial College, Liu Bei invited the chief priest to help Tao Qian solve his doubts.

Who knew that a riot broke out in the Imperial College at this time, caused by the understanding of a sentence in the classics. The two were originally chatting peacefully, but the more they talked, the greater the conflict became, and then it turned into a fight.

Liu Bei wanted to stop it and send someone to invite Doctor Zheng Xuan.

Tao Qian stepped forward resolutely, "No need for your help, General. I not only know some classics, but also a little bit of boxing."

Seeing that Tao Qian did not seem to be bragging, Liu Bei temporarily gave up the idea of ​​taking action.

But this did not mean that he relaxed. Instead, he was very alert and would go to support Tao Qian if anything went wrong. Tao Qian shouted angrily at the two students of the Imperial College: "Stop it, old man!"

The two Imperial College students turned a deaf ear.

Tao Qian stepped forward in anger, and his sudden appearance scared the students of the Imperial College.

The two students were shocked and saw that Tao Qian was old, so they didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Although Tao Qian was old, he had fought on the battlefield and killed enemies. As he was qualified to be a captain, he was no ordinary man.

He seized the opportunity and punched each of them in the abdomen.

The two Imperial College students' faces suddenly turned pale, and pain rushed up from their abdomens. The pain was so severe that their knees went weak and they fell to the ground with a thud.

The two of them were groaning in their hearts, where did this father-in-law come from, how could he be so powerful? !
When the pain eased a little, they looked up and saw Tao Qian glaring at them, "Do you two know you are wrong?!"

How could the two dare to act rashly in front of Tao Qian? They nodded their heads like little chickens, "Do we know we are wrong?"

"You know you're wrong? I think you don't know you're wrong, you're just afraid of getting beaten! As the head of the school, I have to shoulder the responsibility of the head of the school. Let me tell you two where you went wrong."

The two looked at each other and gave each other a bitter smile.

The chief priest sighed, "General, it is a waste of talent to let Tao Xuezheng be the academician. With Tao Xuezheng's ability, he can be the chancellor of the Imperial Academy."

The Imperial Academy Chancellor is the deputy of the Chief Academic Officer. According to the evaluation standards of the fairyland and the afterlife, it is equivalent to the vice-president?
Seeing that Tao Qian had integrated into the atmosphere of the Imperial College, Liu Bei did not stay long and left quietly.

After sending Kong Rong to Taichang Mansion, Jia Xu warmly received Kong Rong.

Kong Rong was somewhat resistant to Jia Xu's enthusiasm.

Liu Bei discovered this in time, spoke out to ease his resistance, and at the same time tried to find the reason indirectly.

It turned out that Jia Xu's reputation was too bad, which aroused Kong Rong's fear.

It all comes down to two words: misunderstanding.

Once you know the reason, it will be easy to solve.

After Liu Bei's explanation, Kong Rong suddenly realized that the Minister of Rites was misunderstood by the world! Isn't this the same as me? Shame on me. Shame on me.

There was a gleam in Jia Xu's eyes. Without Liu Bei saying anything, he took over Liu Bei's words and started chatting with Kong Rong about "filial piety".

In a short while, the two of them were talking happily and felt a sense of mutual appreciation.

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. He was happy to see the two of them getting along so well.

Taichang was in charge of ancestral temple rituals and ranked first among the Nine Ministers, with a lofty status.

But these are not the key points. The key lies in the culture and education that Taichang is in charge of.

Future reforms in education cannot be separated from the Taichang, and Jia Xu's talent is naturally beyond doubt. But it is foreseeable that such reforms will inevitably become a target and the object of verbal attacks by scholars.

As one of the Seven Sages of the Jian'an Period, Kong Rong was mediocre in political affairs and a mess in wars, and his ability to debate with scholars should not be as good as that of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, but he should not be underestimated. He can only be compared with Chen Lin, Wang Can and others who are also among the Seven Sages of the Jian'an Period.

Of course, the Shaofu, who was in charge of money, also needed such a person. Earlier, Liu Bei had let the shogunate spread the rumor that only talent and virtue, not background, would be considered. In fact, this also attracted a group of poor scholars to come forward and recommend themselves.

Unfortunately, their ability to curse was far inferior to Kong Rong's, so Liu Bei had to assign them to corresponding positions according to their respective talents and personalities.

Fortunately, Wang Can, who was also one of the Seven Sages of the Jian'an Period, also came to Chang'an. Upon hearing the news, Liu Bei hurriedly set out to visit him.

"Brother Wang, we have arrived in Chang'an."

Carriage sergeant Sun Meng woke up the drowsy Wang Can.

Wang Can wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and said, "Ah, we're in Chang'an?!"

Shi Sun Meng smiled bitterly and said, "My brother, my brother, I really don't know what you are thinking. You clearly planned to go to Liu Jingsheng, so why did you turn back to Chang'an? Although the general is well-known, there are many capable people in the general's shogunate. It would be better for you to go to Liu Jingsheng, your fellow countryman!"

"Ah," Wang Can yawned and shook his head at Shisun Meng, "No, no. I heard that the general recruited officials for the shogunate, not based on their background, but only on their ability and character. Although Liu Jingsheng and I are from the same hometown, Liu Jingsheng has already established himself in Youzhou. We may not be able to be reused if we go there this time, so why not come to Chang'an and try."

Shisun Meng felt that Wang Can was too optimistic. Just because Liu Biao would not use him did not mean that the famous Liu Bei would use him.

In fact, Wang Can had some guesses about the outcome of his joining Liu Biao. He was plain-looking and weak. Although he was from the same hometown as Liu Biao, he actually had no friendship with him. The most optimistic scenario might be that he could find a job that was not worth doing.

The result of coming to Chang'an might be worse than directly joining Liu Biao, but the problem was that he was really curious about Liu Bei.

He came from a prominent family, but he had seen too much chaos, and he himself was one of them.

His father, Wang Qian, was the chief secretary of He Jin, and his grandfather, Wang Chang, was the prime minister.

With such a family background, even if he cannot guarantee to be one of the three highest officials, he can at least thrive in the court.

It’s a pity that after Dong Zhuo came to power, everything changed drastically.

His father was implicated and killed by Dong Zhuo, and his situation became precarious. Cai Yong, who had been in such a hurry to receive him that he even wore the wrong shoes, lent him a hand, and he managed to escape from Luoyang.

It is a pity that Cai Yong died under the knife of Dong Zhuo. Fortunately, Cai Yong's family left Luoyang early and went to Guanzhong.

At that time, Guanzhong was in the midst of a dispute between Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Duan Wei, and the Southern Xiongnu were ready to make a move. However, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei attacked and conquered cities too quickly, and Guanzhong was soon recaptured by them.

This time he went to Chang'an with the intention of visiting Cai Yong's family. Seeing that Cai Yong's two daughters were safe and sound, his worries were finally put to rest.

In short, his original intention was to try to see Liu Bei. He wanted to see if Liu Bei was really as the rumors said.

Shi Sun Meng thought Wang Can was just daydreaming. What kind of person was the general? Could they just meet him whenever they wanted?

However, Shisun Meng and Wang Can had just found a place to stay and were resting.

Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on the door. Shisun Meng raised his eyebrows and looked a little unhappy. What did it mean that someone knocked on the door right after they had just rested?
I just heard the person outside the door say, "Excuse me, is this the residence of Wang Can, Wang Zhongxuan, Shi Sun Meng, and Shi Sun Wen Shi?"

Wang Can wanted to respond, but was stopped by Shisun Meng.

Shi Sun Meng cleared his throat and asked, "Who is coming?"

The voice outside hesitated for a moment, but soon replied: "My surname is Liu, my given name is Bei, and my courtesy name is Xuande."

Shi Sun Meng smiled indifferently. It turned out to be Liu Xuande.
Ok? !

what? !

Liu Xuande? General Liu Xuande?! Are you kidding me? I mentioned Liu Xuande, and Liu Xuande really came?!

(End of this chapter)