Chapter 220: The Unruly General, Deputy Commander of the Navy Gan Ning, courtesy name Xingba, was a native of Linjiang, Ba County. He was a famous general of the Eastern Wu during his career, and served as the governor of Xiling and general Zhechou. He is a rude and brutal person, violent and bloodthirsty, and does not respect military orders. He has a lot of dark history. However, these shortcomings did not affect Gan Ning from becoming one of the most powerful ministers in Jiangbiao. To be honest, after listening to Huang She's story, Qin Zhen thought Gan Ning should be unruly. But looking at the burly general in front of him with a submissive appearance, he always felt something was strange. I wondered if there was someone with the same name? The man in front of me didn't look like the Jinfan thief at all. Not only does he not have the fierceness of a thief, on the contrary, he looks a bit serious. Qin Zhen thought so, but he didn't show any expression. He just held Gan Ning's hand and said: "Are you the Gan Xingba who roams the Jiangs? I have heard of your name for a long time!" Gan Ning looked up in surprise after hearing this and said: "Mr. Qin has also heard of my name in the Central Plains?" In fact, he was still a little confused about this trip.

Since he was transferred to Xiangxiang, he realized his mistakes and his temper has become much calmer than before. However, no matter how he performed, Liu Biao seemed to have no intention of re-employing him. So he had an unusually frustrating time during this period. As a result, when he was cultivating himself in Xiangxiang, he received a transfer order from Huang She. This made him very happy. He thought that Huang She wanted to use him, so he hurriedly came to Huang She's side. Unexpectedly, Huang She had no intention of using him at all. Instead, he asked him to accompany him to meet Qin Zhen. Gan Ning had naturally heard of Qin Zhen's reputation, and he also knew that Qin Zhen belonged to Liu Bei's army and was currently serving as an official in Huainan. He thought that he had no connection with this man named Qin, so why did Huang She want him to meet this man? But he still wanted to perform well, so he didn't have too many opinions. When he saw Huang She picked up the person, he stepped forward to greet him. Unexpectedly, as soon as they met, Qin Zhen acted familiar and said that he had heard of his reputation a long time ago. This confused Gan Ning. He thought to himself, he is still famous, why doesn't he know about it? But he also knew that he had a bad reputation when he was young. Seeing Qin Zhen like this, he thought that Qin Zhen wanted to ridicule him, so he asked this question, and he was already a little unhappy in his heart. But Qin Zhen smiled slightly when he saw this, and said to Gan Ning kindly: "Xingba doesn't know, because our army is short of naval commanders, so we are looking for them everywhere." "Thus I heard that the people of Bazhong said that there was a man called Gan Xingba in Ba County who was both brave and resourceful, and was the descendant of a wise prime minister." "When it comes to water combat skills, he is extremely skilled and there are few who can rival him on the river!" "I heard this and went back to Jingzhou to investigate. I just heard from Mr. Huang about where Xingba is." "That's why I specially invited you to meet me. Now that I see you, you are indeed very majestic. What a magnificent man you are!" Although Gan Ning's image did not match what he had imagined, he knew that Gan Ning was a person who cared a lot about his reputation, so he naturally praised him a few words. As soon as he finished speaking, Gan Ning's face became interesting. He seemed to want to say something, but he was suppressing the desire in his heart, so he could only hold back his smile and said: "Sir, you are really too kind. If you hadn't said that, I would not have known that my name has spread to the Central Plains!"

As he said this, he suddenly realized that since Qin Zhen knew his name because he was short of naval generals, and now he specially summoned him to see him, could it be that he wanted to poach him to Huainan? Although Qin Zhen left a very good impression on him, he had already defected to Liu Biao after all, so it was not convenient for him to go now. After reacting like this for a while, he said to Qin Zhen with some regret: "Although I am honored by your high regard, sir, I am currently serving under the command of the Lord of the Mansion and cannot serve under your army!" As he said this, he also glanced at Huang She, as if to say, see, I am a very honest person. Once I have voted for the envoy, I will not easily vote for others. But he didn't know that Huang She had long intended to transfer him away. As soon as he finished speaking, Huang She stepped forward and said to Qin Zhen with a smile: "I have long said that Xingba would be willing to join your army. Sir, do you think so?" Between words, he patted his shoulder again and said generously: "Xingba, there is no need to do this. You must know that our army and Liu Yuzhou are friendly forces." "We are now fighting together and are very close. As long as Xingba is willing, I will submit a petition to the Lord to have Xingba transferred away." "Any troops under your command who are willing to take them with them can follow me to Huainan!" When Gan Ning heard this, he frowned immediately. Although he was impulsive, he was not stupid. Seeing Huang She's performance, he knew that he had been sold to Qin Zhen by Huang She! For a moment, he frowned and looked at Huang She with an unfriendly face and said: "What do you mean by that, Lord? Although I am not a great general, I am not an object either. How can I allow you to transfer me so casually?" "I joined Liu Jingzhou's army to build a career. Why do you want to expel me before I can accomplish my mission?" Huang She saw that he looked unhappy, so he sneered: "Why are you so ignorant? Because I saw you living in Xiangxiang, I was afraid that you would waste your time." "Now that Mr. Qin has finally taken a liking to me, I will just go with him. There is no need to waste time talking nonsense!" "Huang She, little boy, how dare you insult me ​​like this?" When Gan Ning heard this, he immediately flew into a rage. He glared at Huang She and was about to turn against him. As soon as he spoke, hundreds of soldiers behind him drew their swords and charged. Huang She was not afraid when he saw this. He drew his sword and sneered: "You are just a surrendered general from Shu, do you really think I am afraid of you?" As soon as he drew his sword, the soldiers under his command also drew their swords at the same time, as if they had been prepared for Gan Ning to go berserk. Wang Can and others were shocked when the two sides confronted each other. At this time, Cai Mao's ships had already sailed far away. Seeing the infighting among Huang She's subordinates, they were naturally a little panicked. Only Qin Zhen saw this and couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart, thinking that this was the style of the Jinfan thieves. If Gan Ning had no objection and followed him happily, he would have doubted whether it was Gan Ning himself. But the current situation was consistent with his understanding of Gan Ning.

Seeing the two of them suddenly falling out, Qin Zhen smiled and stepped forward to block the two of them and said: "Why is this happening? Weren't they just talking and laughing? Why did they rush into fighting?" "Mr. Huang, please don't be angry. Can you let me talk to General Gan alone?" Huang She saw Qin Zhen come out to ease the atmosphere, so he snorted coldly and said: "Since you have spoken, I will not refute your opinion." "I'm afraid this person won't change his evil ways and will hurt you again if you're not careful!" Gan Ning was already angry, and when he heard this, his face turned red and he was about to curse, but before he could say anything, he saw Qin Zhen turned around and said with a smile: "I heard that the general has the ambition of a man, how can he be so frivolous and impetuous?" "I came here with good intentions, and I don't want you two to act like this. Could you please give me a favor and have a few words with me?" Seeing Qin Zhen's kind face, Gan Ning couldn't help but suppress his anger. He is just like that, very competitive. If someone treats him with courtesy, he will be willing to make friends with them wholeheartedly. If someone was impolite, he would rather get angry on the spot than say a single word. Qin Zhen's attitude towards him was respectful enough, so he had to give Qin Zhen face no matter what. As he pondered, he felt a dull pain in his heart, and walked towards the river with the sword, saying as he walked: "Sir, if you want to say anything, just come over and say it. I don't want to get involved here!" Seeing him leave in a huff, Qin Zhen smiled and followed him. Unexpectedly, after only two steps, he saw Chen Dao and Wei Yan following him. It was obvious that Gan Ning's temper made them a little worried. Seeing the two of them like this, Qin Zhen smiled and turned back to them and said: "You two stop. I think General Gan is a hero. I will treat him with sincerity and he will not hurt me in the slightest!" After saying this, without waiting for the two men's response, he followed Gan Ning to the riverside. Naturally, Gan Ning also heard these extremely frank words. Seeing that Qin Zhen valued him so much, he felt a warm current in his heart. When he reached the riverside, he turned around and said: "I admit that I have done many wrong things in my life, and I have never made any achievements known to the outside world. Why do you think so highly of me, sir?" In fact, he is very conflicted now. On the one hand, he is somewhat happy that Qin Zhen values ​​him. On the other hand, he was annoyed at Huang She's practice of expelling him privately. He knew that he was not welcome in Jingzhou, but he was trying hard to correct himself. Why should Huang She just throw him out like a gift? Is Gan Ning really so despicable that he is not only abandoned by others but also given away? If this is true, he would rather not be a general and ask for an explanation for himself! However, Qin Zhen's attitude made him feel a little strange. Why did Mr. Qin value him so much? He didn't believe that Qin Zhen could do this just by hearing about his reputation from a businessman! As soon as he said this, Qin Zhen walked up to him, looked at the vast river and said with a smile: "I see that this river stretches for thousands of miles, and there must be pearls in it. I suddenly remembered an anecdote. Would you like to hear it, General?" Gan Ning saw that he did not speak directly, and his heart sank, so he said bluntly: "Sir, please feel free to speak. I will do whatever I want to do!" Seeing this, Qin Zhen nodded secretly and said with a smile: "If you want to tell me about this story, you should have heard of it. It is said that in the past, there was a man in the State of Chu who bought pearls and brought them back to Zheng." "To sell his pearls, this cabinet is made of magnolia, fumigated with cinnamon and pepper, decorated with pearls and jade, adorned with roses, and embellished with jadeite."

"So the people of Zheng saw that the scroll was exquisite, so they bought the box and returned the pearls. As a result, the jewels were covered in dust and no one liked them!" "General, you just said that you have never accomplished anything. Why should I take you seriously? I will report this to you." "It is because I saw that the general was as precious as pearls and jade in the secret document. Ordinary people only care that the document is gray and often discard it, but I know that there are bright pearls hidden inside it, so I value it so much!" Gan Ning naturally knew the story of buying the casket and returning the pearl. When he heard Qin Zhen compare himself to the pearl hidden in the secret document, he immediately felt like he had found a close friend! Why did Gan Ning act so arrogantly? Wasn't it because his talent was not valued? Qin Zhen, an outsider, could actually see his hidden talent. This naturally made him excited, and he immediately asked: "Sir, you were far away in the Central Plains. How could you see that Ning is a talented person?" Qin Zhen listened, pointed to the ground, and smiled at him: "General, look here, is this a pile of rocks?" "If a pearl or jade is placed here, can you tell where the pearl or jade is?" "The principle is the same. I can see the general here because this place is all made of hard stone!" "How can you, the general, hide in there with your body as precious as a pearl and jade and not see it?" "So I saw that the general was not valued by Liu Biao and was abandoned by the scholars of Jingzhou, so I decided to ask the governor to summon the general to see me, hoping that the general could come to our army to show his talents." "Why did the general misunderstand my good intentions just now? Did he think that the Lord wanted to use me to drive the general away?" "You must know that a real man born in this world should make long-term plans. If you can't stand the anger of the moment, you will not be able to achieve great things!" "Time passes, life is short, are you going to waste your days just for a moment of anger?" At this point, he pointed to the Han River and said generously: "I have already prepared several thousand naval forces for you, General. They will all be under your command as soon as you give them your orders!" "After this period, you will be free to roam the rivers and seas in the future. Why do you want to be angry now and ignore your great cause?" Following the direction he pointed, Gan Ning looked towards the vast river bank and suddenly felt his mind broadened. He thought that he was indeed unhappy in Liu Biao's army, and now that someone finally appreciated him, why was he still hesitating about it? Am I going to ruin my bright future just because of a momentary anger? Thinking of this, and looking at Qin Zhen beside him, he couldn't help feeling ashamed, and hurriedly bowed and said: "I have learned my lesson from you, Mr. Ning. I didn't know your kindness and got angry. I really don't know what's good for me!" When Qin Zhen saw him bowing, he hurried forward to support Gan Ning and said: "General, please don't do this. To be honest, this matter is also my fault. I didn't inform you in advance." "I hope the general will not be offended, but I wonder if the general is willing to lead his people to join our army now?" When Gan Ning heard this, he patted his chest and said: "Sir, you think so highly of me, I would rather die for you without hesitation!" But as he said this, he remembered what Qin Zhen had just said, and lowered his head and asked: "But you just said that there are several thousand naval troops waiting for me. I wonder what position you would like to assign to me?" Although Qin Zhen's words sound nice now, he still needs to show some appreciation. Otherwise, what if he joins Liu Bei's army and is ignored? Seeing that he was so straightforward in asking for an official position, Qin Zhen smiled and said: "I wonder if Xingba is interested in appointing him as the deputy admiral of the navy?" As soon as he finished speaking, Gan Ning suddenly raised his head, his eyes wide open with an expression of disbelief on his face. The position of deputy commander of the navy? Liu Bei's army was so generous! If you had said it earlier, I wouldn't have had that attitude just now! (End of this chapter)