"Brother Gan, please!"
Chen turned around and pointed to the boat ladder.
Chen Ju and Zhang Shuo took Gan Ning to the Que Tower one after the other.
There is a brazier in the center of the Que Tower, and a handsome young man is standing in front of the brazier to warm himself up.
"Captain, the people are here."
Chen Jiu raised his hands and said with great respect.
The handsome young man is Su Fei.
Although he was young, he helped Huang Zu manage Jiangxia County in an orderly manner. He was also a scholar and martial artist, training naval forces and building warships for Huang Zu, which earned him the respect of Huang Zu.
It's cold and windy outside, but inside it's as warm as spring.
Gan Ning took a quick look and saw that Su Fei was only wearing a brocade robe. Behind him was his sleeping bed with the quilt lifted.
"It's Gan Ning's fault for disturbing Governor Su's peaceful dream!"
Su Fei smiled: "It's not surprising that a friend comes from afar!"
"The last time we said goodbye, we haven't seen each other for a year!"
Gan Ning was slightly startled: "Unexpectedly, the Grand Governor still remembers me, Gan Ning."
When Gan Ning fled back to Jingzhou from Yizhou a year ago, he briefly stayed in Xiakou for a few days because the boat he was traveling on ran aground and was damaged. At that time, Gan Ning used Liu He's name to borrow craftsmen and materials from Su Fei to repair the ship.
The two interacted briefly.
"How could I forget you Gan Xingba!"
Su Fei picked up the towel, took out a copper kettle from the brazier, poured the hot wine in the copper kettle into a bowl, and handed another bowl to Gan Ning.
"Although you and I only met each other once, from the first moment I saw Brother Gan, I knew that Brother Gan you are definitely a special person."
"It was only after you left, Brother Gan, that I heard people talk about your deeds, Brother Gan. I also regretted not being able to have a good time with a brave man like you, Brother Gan."
"Whatever I say this time, I have to talk to Brother Gan over a drink!"
Gan Ning was full of surprise when he heard this and immediately took the hot wine.
Before he boarded the ship, he was still thinking about what to do if Su Fei didn't remember him, but he never thought that Su Fei not only remembered him, but also had a good impression of him.
"I'm lucky enough to be famous as the governor. I drank this bowl of wine!"
Gan Ning raised his bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
"Brother Gan is so generous!"
Su Fei didn't show any weakness and also drank up a bowl of wine.
"Brother Gan, please sit down!"
Su Fei put down the wine bowl, sat on the couch and said, "Brother Gan came here late at night and wanted to see me by name. I don't know why?"
Gan Ning wiped his lips and said with a smile: "To be honest with Governor Su, I have eight hundred people under my command, all of whom have been with me for seven or eight years. These people are asked to farm, which they may not like to do; but if they are asked to fight and kill, They had no problem saying anything.”
"A man is born in heaven and earth and should make a difference!"
"I came here tonight to seek a future with Governor Su."
Su Fei's expression was a little surprised: "Brother Gan intends to lead everyone to join the army?"
Gan Ning nodded and said, "Exactly."
Su Fei smiled: "Prefect Huang has been recruiting troops since he was guarding Jiangxia; since Brother Gan is interested in joining the army, why not go directly to the recruiting officer?"
"Besides, Brother Gan also brought 800 people to surrender. Presumably Governor Huang will promote Brother Gan to a military prince or a junior high school if he knows about it. Why do you need to find me?"
Gan Ning smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Su, since you have heard about my past, you should know that my background is not that glorious."
"Prefect Huang is from a noble family. If I rashly agree with you, I'm afraid I won't be tolerated."
"So... I can only come to you, Governor Su, first..."
Su Fei raised his eyebrows: "So, Brother Gan wants me to introduce you to Governor Huang?"
Gan Ning nodded heavily: "That's right!"
"Hahaha" Su Fei shook his head and laughed, "I'm afraid that may not be the case!"
Gan Ning looked into Su Fei's eyes, trying to see something. But Su Fei's eyes seemed to see clearly what he was thinking.
"Since you are coming to join the army, why not come during the day instead of coming during the third watch with more than 30 boatmen?"
"Even if you want to ask me to make a recommendation, you only need to send someone you trust to find me alone. Why bother with this?"
"You are not here to defect to our army. You clearly want to sneak across Xiakou at night and defect elsewhere!"
Su Fei threw the wine bowl on the floor and shouted sharply.
As his expression changed, Chen Ju and Zhang Shuo next to him immediately drew their swords.
The two of them were on the left and right. As long as Su Fei gave an order, they could make Gan Ning surrender immediately.
A strange look flashed in Gan Ning's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
"It's okay if Governor Su doesn't want to help me with this. Why do you still need to frame me?"
"I thought you, Governor Su, were a meritocracy, but unexpectedly you looked down upon me and still regarded me as the 'Jinfan Thief' of the past."
"I came to vote in vain, and even brought heavy gifts. Now it seems that it is just wishful thinking on my part!"
Gan Ning had an angry look on his face, but when he mentioned the word "important courtesy", he deliberately raised his voice.
Su Fei stared closely into Gan Ning's eyes. If Gan Ning showed any panic at this time, he would not hesitate to give the order for Chen Ju and Zhang Shuo to capture Gan Ning.
But Gan Ning's courage made him very satisfied.
"Hahaha, brother Gan, don't worry, I was just testing you!"
Su Fei suddenly chuckled, which eased the tense atmosphere at the scene.
Gan Ning still clenched his fists and secretly channeled his strength, not daring to relax at all.
If the situation worsens, he will have no choice but to fight to the death.
Although he was searched for his weapon after being picked up by Zhang Shuo on the boat. But Gan Ning was sure to grab a sword from Chen Ju and Zhang Shuo, and then, the best case scenario was to be able to restrain Su Fei immediately, so there was still some chance of survival.
"Brother Gan brought a generous gift? Zhang Junhou, why didn't you tell me about such an important matter in advance?"
"A guest comes with a gift, how can you show it with a sword?"
"How rude!"
Su Fei pretended to scold Zhang Shuo and Chen Jiu.
Chen Jiu reacted quickly and immediately put away his sword and hurriedly made an accusation: "Captain Su, Brother Gan, I am rude!"
Zhang Shuo's reaction was a little slow. He was still thinking, didn't he report all the situation to his boss Chen Jiu early in the morning?
Didn't Chen explain the situation to Governor Su?
Thinking of this, Zhang Shuo looked at Chen Jiu suspiciously, but Chen Jiu glanced at him and scolded him: "Why don't you put away your sword?"
"Are you going to kill me? Or are you going to continue being rude to your guests?"
Zhang Shuo hurriedly put away his sword, then heard Chen Ju say: "Why don't you go down and help lift those two boxes?"
Two heavy boxes were finally carried into the room by Zhang Shuo and others.
With Su Fei's wink, Chen immediately pulled Zhang Shuo and others down.
As soon as he came out of the bird room, Zhang Shuo immediately said: "Captain Chen, Gan Ning seems to have some skills at first glance. If you leave him and Governor Su alone in a room, aren't you afraid of something happening?"
"Hmph." Chen snorted coldly with his nose: "One look and I can see that you have never seen a governor take action!"
"Don't talk about a water bandit, even if we are like you and I, we can't beat the governor with one hand even if we are tied together!"
Zhang Shuo did not dare to refute Chen Jiu's words. He only became a military prince this month. Before, he was not even qualified to go up to the boat to see Su Fei.
But thinking about it, Gan Ning just wanted to bribe him, so he probably wouldn't do anything to Governor Su.
It turns out that the governor is very rich. No wonder I have been a false marquis for several years and now I have become a military marquis!
Looking at Zhang Shuo, whose eyes were rolling, Chen Jiu immediately understood that this man might have had a wrong idea in his mind.
"Listen, if anyone tells me what happened tonight, I want his head!"
Chen pressed the hilt of his sword and said sternly to the soldiers who were carrying the boxes just now.
"Go down and do your thing!"
Several soldiers quickly surrendered, and Chen looked at Zhang Shuo again.
"Zhang Junhou, let me advise you, don't think about things you haven't seen with your own eyes."
"Captain Su is definitely not a money-grubbing person. He has his own reasons for letting us come out. Don't be so self-righteous!"
"..."
In the bird room, Gan Ning opened two boxes.
It was filled with rare treasures. Su Fei often saw pearls and jade, but he had never seen the black and purple jade in Gan Ning's box.
"This object is called black jade, and this object is called agate. They are both products of Nanzhong, as well as Jiuzhen, Funan and other places further south. They are extremely rare."
The other mouth contained several pieces of fine Shu brocade. Although Gan Ning didn't understand black jade and agate, he knew how valuable Shu brocade was.
Sichuan brocade is precious and precious, and there is a saying among the people that every inch of brocade is precious.
"The nightgown worn by Governor Su is also made of Shu brocade, but it doesn't look like a new fabric. I have ten pieces of high-quality Shu brocade here, which I would like to use for the Governor."
Su Fei's face turned red and he said sheepishly, "I've been wearing this for three or four years."
Gan Ning reached out and rummaged under the box containing the Sichuan brocade. Su Fei was shocked when he saw this, and quickly reached under the cushion.
There is a short sword of Su Fei hidden there.
Fortunately, Gan Ning just took out a piece of bright yellow horseshoe gold from under the Sichuan Brocade.
"Don't show off your wealth. There are still about a hundred dollars in this box, so I won't take them out one by one."
Gan Ning looked at Su Fei with greed in his eyes and knew that he had made the right bet.
I would say that a good man is either greedy for money or loves power.
Su Fei was under Huang Zu's command, one person was inferior to ten thousand people, so he naturally had great power.
I thought I could only use treasure to tempt him.
Besides, now that I am white, I can’t give others any power!
Su Fei withdrew his greedy gaze and looked at Gan Ning again with interest.
Gan Ning hurriedly said: "I have six more boxes like this on the ship, four boxes of 'Sichuan brocade', and two boxes of jade. I hope the men of Governor Su will do it!"
Su Fei's face turned cold: "Who do you think I, Su Fei, am?"
"Captain Su, please don't misunderstand me!"
"I am a sailing thief. These are just ill-gotten gains from robbery in my early years. Although I, Gan Ning, have changed my mind, I feel uneasy about sitting on these stolen goods."
"Why don't you give it to the governor and donate it as military supplies."
"These treasures are worth about a thousand gold, which should be enough for the governor to build a few more warships for Jiangxia County, right?"
Gan Ning has a generous way.
Although these eight boxes are all the money I have saved. But when Gan Ning was young, he didn't take Sichuan brocade or gold and silver jewelry seriously. What's more, now that he has lofty ambitions and goals in life, he will not pay attention to these external things.
A man is born in heaven and earth and should make a difference!
Gan Ning's current ambition is to make everyone in the world know his name Gan Ning Gan Xingba!
It’s best to leave your name in history and become someone who will be read and admired by future generations!
Listening to Gan Ning's words, Su Fei's evaluation of Gan Ning became a little higher.
A thousand gold pieces?
Two bare boxes are worth more than a thousand gold!
Are there other six-port boxes like this one?
In this case, it's up to you how you want to reimburse Huang Zu?
This Gan Ning is not only brave, but also a good person!
It seems that Liu He is right, this man is powerful and talented.
Thinking of this, Su Fei stood up, walked to Gan Ning, and closed the two boxes with his own hands.
Gan Ning was confused and watched Su Fei pour two more bowls of wine.
Su Fei brought the wine bowl and handed one to Gan Ning.
"Brother Gan, drink from this bowl with me!"
The two clinked glasses.
Then they all raised their heads and poured another full bowl of warm wine into their throats.
"one more bowl!"
Su Fei was still unfinished and poured out the water and wine in the copper pot.
The two of them chatted again, and a bowl of water and wine fell into their stomachs.
Su Fei wiped his mouth with his sleeve, put his arm around Gan Ning's shoulders and said sincerely:
"Brother Gan, although I, Su Fei, love money, I cherish talent even more!"
"If you are a true-hearted man, don't try to trick me with talk of joining the army or being recommended on behalf of others."
"I have already discovered your intention!"
Su Fei squinted his eyes and said slowly: "My people saw you on the mountain this afternoon."
"You deliberately waited until night before setting off. You didn't want to sneak across the border. How can you explain it?"
"Also, you want to go east along the river to join Yuan Yao in Yuzhang, right?"
Gan Ning's expression changed drastically. He never thought that his whereabouts had been exposed!
How can you keep your shoes from getting wet when you often walk along the river?
This time I got my shoes wet, but I missed a key point!
Gan Ning's face tightened and he forced a smile, and the movement of holding the wine bowl in his hand seemed frozen.
"Now that Governor Su knows about it, what should he do to me, Gan Ning?"
"This is Gan Ning's plan. I will not do anything with my eight hundred brothers. I also ask Governor Su not to implicate others... They are all good men. Gan Ning doesn't want them to die without any reason... "
Su Fei nodded secretly and praised him. Apart from anything else, Gan Ning was quite loyal.
But it's normal. A good chivalrous person puts righteousness first. He also knew Gan Ning's origins, so he dared to face him alone.
As expected, I was right about this person. If this person could stay in Jiangxia and be used by Huang Taishou. Then not only will Huang Taishou get a right and left arm, Jiang Xia Army will get a great general, and I, Su Fei, will also have a friend that I can make friends with!
This person must stay!
Thinking of this, Su Fei patted Gan Ning's shoulder and said with a smile:
"General Gan, don't be so nervous, relax!"
"Please forgive me, General Gan. I was just testing General Gan, hehe."
Su Fei bowed his head and apologized repeatedly.
Gan Ning was shocked. He had never seen anyone cheat like this before.
No wonder Su Fei was able to become the governor of Jiangxia at such a young age, taking charge of all military and political affairs of Jiangxia.
There really is something extraordinary about it!
Seeing that Gan Ning was at a loss, Su Fei hurriedly said:
"Brother Gan, I said that although I, Su Fei, love money, I cherish talent even more!"
"You have such great talent and you can make a great career wherever you go. Why do you have to travel far away to join that Yuan Yao?"
"My Lord, Huang Zu, is highly relied upon by Liu Jingzhou's pastor. Liu Jingzhou will ask about any military strategy in Jingzhou. Why don't you, like me, serve Huang Taishou nearby?"
"Brother Gan, don't worry. With my personal recommendation, Su Fei, Huang Taishou will definitely put you in high regard. As long as you can show your abilities well, given time, maybe I, Su Fei, will be inferior to you!"
Gan Ning saw that Su Fei's face was sincere and did not seem to be fake at all. He also knew that Su Fei was highly respected by Huang Zu. If he recommended it to Huang Zu, maybe he could really show off his skills.
As for Yuan Yao, the person he wanted to defect to, although it was said that he "recruited handsome people in Yuzhang County, with Lu Su, He Kui and others as his assistants", but he was born in a family, so would he really not mind that he was "jinxing"? What is the past background of "Sail Thief"?
Gan Ning was a little shaken for a moment.
boom!
Bang! The wooden door of the bird room was knocked open by Chen who had just left.
"Oh no, Commander-in-Chief, Yuan Yao led his troops to sneak attack our Xiakou camp!"
