Although Zhuge Liang has decided to move his family south to join Liu Jing, he is deeply involved with Xiangyang after all. In addition, the situation in the south is not stable yet, so he still needs to wait patiently for some time.
The reason for going south is not difficult to find. Since Liu Biao's decree was unclear and he was not a wise master, many scholars from the Central Plains who came to Jingzhou to escape the chaos chose to live in seclusion. Some extreme people even went all the way south and lived in seclusion in Jingnan.
Du Xi of Yingchuan is like this, Chen Guoying is like this, Runan Hejia is like this...
Needless to say, Du Xizi had a deep friendship with Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang in Changsha in the past.
Yingrong was a native of Chen State in Yuzhou, and was a direct disciple of Taiwei Yang Ci. He was knowledgeable and good at governing the "Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Annals". When Emperor Ling saw that the world was unruly, he promoted filial piety and integrity in counties, established prefectures, and conducted military campaigns.
He obeyed the order and later fled the chaos in Jingzhou, gathered more than a thousand followers, and lived in seclusion in Wuling County. Liu Cheng, brother of Liu Jing clan and brother of Liu clan, went to Wuling and studied under Yingrong.
He Xia was from Runan County, Yuzhou. He was promoted as Xiaolian during the reign of Emperor Ling and was summoned by General He Jin, but he politely declined. Yuan Shao and Liu Biao treated him politely, but He Xia thought they were not enough to rely on, so he crossed south.
Wuling County.
Zhuge Liang also planned to use this as an excuse to go south to Wuling County with Xu Shu to live in seclusion.
Of course, no one is a fool. The special relationship between Zhuge Liang and Liu Jing is well known in the Xiangyang gentry circle. Moreover, Zhuge Liang just settled in Longzhong this year. At this sensitive time, he suddenly decided to go south to Wuling County.
Weird.
However, we knew it, but no one exposed it, let alone stopped it. When Zhang Tang reported Yan Yi's "belly slander", it was a scandal to the world. We can't doubt that Zhuge Liang intends to join Liu Jing, so we shouldn't let him go south.
?There is no such truth in the world.
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Zhangling County, Xinye County, Huishui.
A carved and beautifully decorated barge was parked in the middle of the Qishui River. Under the green curtain on the bow, there was a man sitting cross-legged, enjoying fishing. He was about thirty years old, more than seven feet tall, and wore a
Wu Gu, wearing brocade clothes, piercing eyes, and a proud face, this person is none other than Gan Ning Gan Xing Ba.
After a moment, the fish bit the hook and the water became rippled. Gan Ning saw this and pulled. A huge and plump carp, weighing more than ten kilograms, jumped out of the water and fell to the deck. It kept tumbling and jumping, as if it wanted to get rid of the hook.
, fled back into the water.
Gan Ning grabbed the carp with his big hand and threw it into the fish basket beside him. His fishing skills were extremely superb. In just half a day, he caught more than 20 big fish, and the two fish baskets were already full.
Already.
It is not surprising that Gan Ning had such superb fishing skills. If you had nothing to do all day long and fished for six years, you would have Gan Ning's fishing skills.
That's right, six years have passed since he failed to raise an army in Bashu to resist Liu Zhang and led 800 children to escape to Jingzhou.
In the past six years, he seemed to have been completely forgotten by Liu Biao, or maybe Liu Biao simply did not look down on a "rough guy" like him. In short, Gan Ning was never reused and was trapped in Nanyang, depressed and frustrated.
.
When Gan Ning was a boy, he was a knight-errant in Bashu and acted recklessly. When he grew up, he went to school at all costs and read many scholars. He was a hero of the highest rank in the world. He was cheerful and strategic, capable of conquering the world and making great achievements.
heart of.
Such an eagle that should have soared freely in the sky has been imprisoned in a cage with broken wings. Over the past few years, Gan Ning has complained, been unwilling to accept it, and been angry... Now there is only depression in his heart, and the anger buried deep under the depression.
This anger that has been suppressed with all its strength, once it breaks out in the future, is enough to burn anyone.
Historically, after Gan Ning wasted more than ten years in Jingzhou, he rushed into Jiangdong. This anger was finally completely released. He denounced Zhang Zhao, bullied the emperor, and resented Sun Jiao. He even disobeyed Sun Quan's orders from time to time.
The only people he believed in were Zhou Yu and Lu Meng, because only two of them could truly tolerate him.
Seeing that the sun was about to set and the fish basket was full, Gan Ning immediately got up and was about to give the order to return when he suddenly saw a red horse approaching quickly.
"Brother...brother..."
The two sides were still more than ten feet apart when Gan Yao, who was lightly dressed in red and single clothes, raised his voice and shouted loudly. Gan Ning raised his eyebrows slightly, and he could hear the joy that could not be concealed in the shouts of his clan brother.
When the red horses approached the big barge, Gan Yao couldn't wait to board the ship and said to Gan Ning impatiently: "Brother, we have a great news! Jingzhou's 100,000-strong southern expedition army has been destroyed by Liu Jun!"
With a "pop" sound, the fishing rod in his hand fell to the deck, but Gan Ning didn't notice it at all. He looked at Gan Yao under the boat in shock, and couldn't believe his ears.
Gan Yao nimbly climbed onto the large boat, strode to Gan Ning, and informed Gan Ning of the information he had just obtained.
After Gan Ning heard this, he was surprised and happy and wandered around on the deck.
Four years ago, Liu Jing went north to Nanyang to marry the daughter of the Deng family in Xinye. The two met by chance on the Feishui River. Although Liu Jing was a famous scholar, he did not care about his status and was quite able to get along with the corporal. Therefore, the two
Then they became friends.
After Liu Jing returned to Changsha, he still remembered him in his heart. In less than two years, he wrote to him more than ten times and repeatedly gave him money. Unfortunately, with the outbreak of the North-South War in Jingzhou, the two sides lost contact.
Gan Ning was so happy last year that he heard that Liu Jing led his army to defeat Cai Mao's Jingzhou navy.
In his view, Cai Mao only held a high position and commanded the navy because he was born into a noble family and was married to Liu Biao. He himself had no outstanding talents. However, it was undeniable that the navy under his command was unparalleled in the world.
To his right, Liu Jing was able to defeat the strong with the weak and destroy his warships, which really impressed Gan Ning.
Now that he heard that he had wiped out the entire army of Jingzhou in one county, compared with last year's defeat of Cai Mao, it became insignificant. Gan Ning only had deep respect for Liu Jing in his heart.
Gan Yao persuaded: "Liu Jun has great talents as my elder brother. When we were leaving in the past, I promised him General Fubo's horse support. Now that Liu Jun is showing off his power in Jingnan, why don't you go south to join us?"
Gan Ning's heart, which had been silent for many years, was already turbulent at this moment. He tried his best to suppress his excitement and said: "This is not the place to talk. Come on, let's go back first and then talk."
"No." Gan Yao said, cupping his fists.
Gan Ning returned to his base by boat, and immediately summoned his generals and Qu Chang to inform them of his possible decision to go south in the near future. Of course, for safety reasons, he did not directly declare his defection to Liu Jing.
Then, he took advantage of the fact that Jingzhou's southern expedition army was completely wiped out, and Liu Biao's troops were stretched thin. He wrote to Liu Biao and made a generous speech, asking himself to lead his army south to guard Jiangling and resist Liu Jing.