Chapter 401 Jinfan Thief, Gan Ning Gan Xingba! (Three in One)
Chapter 401 Jinfan Thief, Gan Ning Gan Xing Ba! (Three in One)
In today's era, cloth is a very important and valuable material.
In addition to being used to make clothes and bedding, it can also be used directly as money to buy the things you need.
Even when the quality of the new money minted and issued by the government declined drastically, when conducting transactions on weekdays, people were more keen to trade with cloth.
Ordinary linen is so extraordinary, so something like brocade produced in Xichuan is even more valuable.
Ordinary people, if anyone can bring out a piece of Xichuan brocade as a dowry when their daughter gets married, no, even if it is only half a piece, she can straighten her waist and puff out her chest.
From now on, when the new daughter-in-law arrives at her husband's house, she will appear more imposing when speaking and doing things.
Of course, the good tradition of dowry began to fade in many places in later generations, and even basically disappeared.
All that is left is the desperate need for a betrothal gift.
In this era, when people marry their daughters, if the daughter's dowry is poorly prepared, not only will the daughter be unable to hold her head high in her husband's family after she gets married, but the parents will also feel disgraced.
The dowry is usually equal to the bride price, which is called matching the family.
But in later generations, it will no longer be possible.
People in many places are no longer ashamed to give their daughters something good in marriage.
The concept that dowry and bride price are of equal value has also basically disappeared.
There are even some families who, after asking for high-priced betrothal gifts, hold them all in their hands, and basically do not give anything to their daughter when she gets married.
She has no regard for the quality of her daughter's life after she gets married.
After letting her daughter get married, she started to pay off the debts with her husband's family...
The value of Xichuan brocade is so high today, but now it is used by this man with a copper bell around his waist to make ship's cables. This shows how luxurious it is.
It would be fine if he just used it as a cable. Anyway, this thing can be reused many times in the future.
Except for the first time, it costs a little more, and then it’s fine.
But this man knows how to show off.
When you come to the ship, you don't even have to untie the mooring rope.
Just cut it off with a swipe of the knife.
The boatman on the boat pushed the bamboo pole a little harder to the shore, and the boat, which was freed from the rope, immediately left the shore and headed towards the deep water.
Only the cable made of brocade was left, seemingly lonely on the shore.
To say lonely is not too lonely.
Therefore besides it there were four other cables made of brocade which had been left on the shore.
These were four other companion ships of the same specifications that also set off.
Five ships set off one after another.
The ship went away, and there was a tinkling sound of copper bells on the water.
About a mile away from the shore, there were many ordinary local people standing guard there, poking their heads and looking eagerly at what was going on here.
After seeing this group of people walking away and cutting off the brocade cables and leaving them as before, they couldn't bear it any longer.
Some brave people began to run towards the shore, aiming for the cables.
Many people originally thought of waiting a little longer and going over to grab it.
But after seeing some people running over there, none of them could stand it any longer.
They all started running wildly.
They were obviously just a group of ordinary people, but when they started running, they ran with the momentum of future athletes competing in the 100-meter final.
Even more impressive than the 100-meter final.
After all, what the brocade thief left behind was a cable made of brocade!
Although it has been made into a cable, it cannot change its brocade essence.
After grabbing it, I took it back, took it apart, flattened it again, and did some stitching. It was more expensive than ordinary intact linen.
Even if some of them are too fine to be sewn, they are still very good for tying the hair of women and daughters at home.
Even just tying up your hair with a small piece of brocade can immediately make your mother-in-law and daughter look radiant and become the most dazzling person among the villagers and neighbors.
The first person to run here, regardless of being out of breath, quickly untied a cable tied to the tree and held it in his hand.
Then go and solve the second root.
But he was kicked hard on the butt by the other people running behind him.
He ran forward uncontrollably for two steps, and with a thud, he plunged into the river.
My nose was full of water.
But even so, the man did not throw away the cable in his hand.
Instead, he wrapped it around his body and tied it tightly.
He pointed at the person who kicked him on the bank and cursed a few times, then turned around and came to the deep water of the river.
I swam downstream for a while, landed ashore, and ran away in a flash.
The rest of the people on the shore were now fighting for the remaining four cables.
Some people were beaten and beaten.
Some people even lost their luck...
On the five ships that left, someone pulled the rope and raised the sail.
Suddenly a dazzling brilliance arose.
Because the sail that was pulled up was not an ordinary white sail, but was also made of brocade!
This is also the main reason why these people are called Jinfan thieves.
"Hahaha... you people look at this, how funny it is.
They are just some discarded things that we throw away casually, and they are just fighting for them.
Just like a fly sees blood, a hungry dog sees shit."
There was a person on the boat with big eyes and protruding eyeballs.
The face looks thin.
He looked at the chaotic scene on the shore and said this aloud, with a condescending and mocking tone.
"Yes, so I still have to work hard to climb up and become a better person.
Otherwise, this life will be too pitiful, like an ant, wanting nothing.
We are born for a lifetime, but we live like ants for a lifetime. Isn't it too pitiful and sad to be depressed and aggrieved?
If this is really the case, I really won’t be able to close my eyes until I die.”
On the leading ship, another person spoke and said so.
He wore a copper bell on his waist, brocade clothes on his body, and a sword on his waist.
Carrying a crossbow on his back.
This was the man who had cut the brocade cable on the leading ship with his sword.
They are also the leaders of these people.
His surname is Gan, his given name is Ning, and his courtesy name is Xingba. He is a native of Linjiang, Bajun, Yizhou.
"The commander is right!
When a man is born in the human world, how can he always be under others?
If you really have to live a life of such oppression and humiliation, it would be really unpleasant."
Another person answered the call.
This man had a dark complexion, his chest was exposed, there was a patch of gallbladder-protecting hair on his chest, and there was a scar on his face. He looked very fierce.
"So, is this the reason why you, the commander, are going to Wu County to find trouble with Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan?"
Another person asked aloud.
This man has long hands and legs, is good at swimming, and is called a water monkey.
"That Zhang Wenyuan is not easy to deal with, he is not an ordinary person.
He is the top general under Uncle Liu Huang who marched eastward from Mianzhu and is invincible."
The man with the protruding eyes was no longer as wanton as before when he mentioned Zhang Liao's name.
"How can he be considered invincible?
The main reason was that none of the prefectures and counties they passed through did not resist, and just opened the city to welcome them.
If all the states and counties lead troops to resist desperately, let him perform an invincible attack and let me see!"
The man with the hair on his chest said this.
"You can't say that. It is said that this man led troops all the way into Xichuan from the Yinping Trail.
It's a tough road to walk.
That Uncle Liu Huang was able to easily open the Jianmen Pass was inseparable from the man who risked his life and walked the Yinping path to Xichuan.
This alone is enough to show his bravery."
The big-eyed man exited again.
"So what? It can only be said that people are more courageous. If you put this matter to me, I would also dare to do it.
The main reason why this person was able to do this was because he was lucky and caught him by surprise.
He did this while he was unprepared.
If you are prepared, you will definitely not succeed.
Under the circumstances at that time, if I were to lead the troops, I would still be able to accomplish it, maybe even better than this person!
Looking at this man leading troops in war, he has always been opportunistic, lucky, and won smooth battles, never fought hard battles.
So don’t overestimate this picture or be frightened by it.”
The man with the black hair on his chest said this.
It's okay for me to have sex with everyone.
"We can't take it lightly. Zhang Liao has many regular soldiers and horses, more than five thousand.
We only have about three hundred people, which is quite a big difference...
Moreover, now Yizhou, the east and west rivers, have all fallen into the hands of Uncle Liu Huang. If we fail to do this, we will be directly retaliated by Zhang Liao.
If things go through, Uncle Liu Huang will be hit even harder..."
"Big eyes, when did you become so cowardly?
Afraid of hands and feet.
Afraid of this or that.
If you are afraid of everything, why are you doing this?
What happened to five thousand people?
One general is incompetent and a thousand troops will be exhausted!
As elite as we are, and led by a figure like the Commander, who have we ever been afraid of?
Even if there are only 300 people, against Zhang Wenyuan's 5,000 people, they still have a great chance of winning!
Moreover, the place where Wenyuan is located is Wu County, and to the east is the place where Jingzhou belongs.
If we don't get the job done, we just need to pick up the sail and sail down the river, and we will be able to leave Yizhou soon.
When the time comes, they won't be able to catch up even if they want to.
Is it possible that you can still chase me and come to Jingzhou?
Besides, Zhang Wenyuan is a complete northern landlubber, and he is far behind me on water."
The guy with the black hair on his chest said this, with dissatisfaction written all over his face.
"Furthermore, do you think Uncle Liu Huang can stay here in Xichuan for a long time?
Don't look at how powerful he is now.
In fact, many people are secretly dissatisfied with him!
This guy didn't know what he was thinking, but his butt was sitting sideways.
He blindly pursues those useless idiots, but he always beats up the wealthy families.
These aristocratic families suffered greatly and were very dissatisfied with it.
It won't take long for him to become unstable.
And this person is destined to have no way of staying here in Yizhou for a long time.
Once he leaves Yizhou, things will change a lot...
Didn’t that man promise our commander that when the matter is accomplished, he would make our commander the governor of Shu County?
When the time comes, we will follow the leader, become an official, and become a master!"
The man with the black hair on his chest said this.
After talking about it, a smile appeared on his face, looking greedy and yearning.
"Even if things don't work out, the money he gave us is enough for us brothers to spend..."
Having said that, some things are already obvious.
Liu Cheng's series of actions in Yizhou, especially after Xun You brought Fazheng, Meng Da and a group of people trained in Guanzhong to Xichuan and started to do some things, affected the interests of some powerful local families.
Let them become dissatisfied with Liu Cheng and want to take some action against Liu Cheng.
So, he approached the Jinfan thief Gan Ning, who was very famous in the Bajun area.
I want Gan Ning to take action and kill Liu Cheng's majesty.
It would be best to kill Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, the generals under Liu Cheng.
Let Liu Cheng take some pain and remember it for a long time.
Let him know that this is Xichuan, not the originally dilapidated Guanzhong.
Here in Xichuan, people like them are the foundation.
My previous cooperation was to give you Liu Cheng face.
Since you, Liu Cheng, don’t know what is good and what is good, don’t blame me for not being polite!
The guy with big eyes and black hair on his chest changed his expression several times as he spoke.
He did not help this guy any more, but turned to look at Gan Ning standing on the bow of the boat.
"Commander, what do you think about this matter?"
Gan Ning, who didn't talk much, sighed and said: "I'm waiting for people like this. It's not easy to get ahead, and it's even harder to climb up.
Being able to become an official is not easy.
There are no scriptures or articles in my belly.
The only things he relied on were the sword in his hand, the crossbow on his back, and the iron chain around his waist.
Since there is no way to move up safely like those wealthy families, then we can only take some unstable roads!
The position of the Shu County Magistrate is not low. If you can get it, it will be a big leap. You and I can both be promoted...
As for failure...
Just as Black Tiger said, take a boat down the river to Jingzhou.
Jingzhou can't accommodate you and me, brothers, so let's continue to the east, to the east side of Jiangdong.
I don't believe that Uncle Liu Huang, with such great energy, can catch us from such a long distance.
You and I, brothers, don’t have much to worry about here in Yizhou.
In this case, why can’t you just give it a try?”
The big-eyed man heard this and bowed his hands to Gan Ning and said, "I listen to the commander, and I will do whatever the commander does.
Follow the leader."
The water monkey heard this and said, "Me too!"
The black tiger with black hair on his chest smiled and said: "Yes! A man is born between heaven and earth, so he should do whatever he wants!
Our commander has such good martial arts skills, he considers himself a high-ranking official and rides on the divine horse!
Take advantage of this opportunity and take advantage of the situation!
If you don’t use those aristocratic families, you won’t use them for nothing!”
Hearing this, Gan Ning looked at Black Tiger and nodded with a smile.
When Black Tiger saw that his words had been recognized by the commander Gan Ning, he became even more excited and spoke with more enthusiasm...
The wind blew the brocade sails, and the boat flowed down the river extremely smoothly.
Heading towards Wu County downstream.
Along the way, the bells on the waists of Gan Ning and his men jingled, coupled with the highly recognizable brocade sails, it can be said that they have a 100% chance of turning heads.
Successfully became the most handsome boy in the world.
When the ships coming and going heard the bell and saw the brocade sail, they all knew it was this group of brocade sail thieves.
They all controlled the ships to avoid any collision, not daring to have any collision...
In response to this, many people on the ship felt particularly comfortable, their backs could not help but straighten up, and they felt very proud...
Here in Wu County, Zhang Liao led an army to garrison.
After Zhang Liao's army recaptured Wu County, they did not immediately lead their troops to leave Wu County and return to Mianzhu.
He has other tasks here.
This mission is to build camps and establish defenses here in Wu County.
Going east from Wu County, we reached the boundary of Jingzhou.
The current Han Dynasty, although it may be said that it is still complete, has actually been divided into pieces.
Here in Yizhou, Liu Cheng worked hard to conquer it, and implemented various policies to develop it here.
After putting all the effort into it, it is natural to defend it well and keep it firmly in your hands.
Otherwise, if you work so hard, only to be taken by others in a boat all the way up the river, or by land and water, and pick peaches, you will really regret it.
If this kind of thing really happened, it would not be wonderful at all...
So, Zhang Liao came.
And build a defense here…
"A water village was actually built here?"
Here in Wu County, on the river, I rode a brocade sailing boat all the way down to Ganning, looking at the already formed water village, looking a little surprised.
He did not expect that in this short period of time, Zhang Liao would have already built a water village in Wu County.
"It's useless even if it's built. This Liao Nai is just a standard northern landlubber, and it's just like a water village. How can it be compared with us who often dominate the generals!"
Black Tiger, with his chest exposed, sneered and said aloud, not caring at all.
From beginning to end, Zhang Liao was never taken into consideration...
“Jinfan thief! Jinfan thief!
It’s the Jinfan thieves who are here!!”
In the water village by the river in Wu County, some soldiers heard the ringing of the bell and saw the ship with brocade sails. They looked panicked and couldn't help shouting.
This is a local soldier from Ba County who knows the reputation of the Jinfan thief.
"What happened to the Jinfan thief? Is he very powerful?
There are only five ships in total, and they seem to have about three hundred people. With such a small number of people, what is there to be afraid of?"
These were the soldiers who came all the way with Zhang Liao. Compared with these local soldiers from Ba County, they were much indifferent.
"The Jinfan thieves are different. These people roam across the river, and they are all brave and ruthless people.
Especially its leader, Gan Ning, is highly skilled in martial arts and very courageous. He is brave enough to be worthy of all men!
Never underestimate the enemy!"
"I am waiting for so many people here. There are many soldiers and horses displayed here in Wu County. Does Gan Ning still dare to come and attack?"
"Others may not dare, but it's not surprising that Gan Ning actually did such a thing.
Report it to the superior quickly!
You must keep an eye on it and don’t underestimate the enemy!”
…
"Commander, these people are really bad. They were already in such a panic as soon as they saw us coming.
Why don't we just rush over now, kill some people, and burn the water stronghold with fire, so that Zhang Liao can see our majesty."
Black Tiger held the fork in his hand and said this with a smile, very heroic.
Hearing this, Gan Ning shook his head and said, "That can't be the case. When we come here this time, we are mainly looking for Zhang Wenyuan, not the other ordinary soldiers.
At this time, if he rushes over and burns his water stronghold, what will happen?
It just caused him to lose some property.
If this scares Zhang Wenyuan so much that he doesn't dare to come out, then it will really be more of a loss than a gain."
He said this to his subordinates while looking at some of the soldiers in the water village.
Those soldiers are different from ordinary soldiers.
When he saw himself and others coming, he did not panic. Instead, under the shouts of some generals, he quickly prepared for battle.
The main weapons are shields, bows and crossbows.
Facing such soldiers and horses, Gan Ning did not dare to be too big.
"Who are you?
What are you doing in Wu County?!"
In the water village, a general stood up and shouted questions to Gan Ning and others.
When Black Tiger heard this, some anger suddenly arose in his heart, and he opened his mouth to yell out the words, 'We are the ones who came to harvest your lives.'
But Gan Ning took the lead.
"I am Bajun Linjiang Ganning Gan Xingba! I have been fond of martial arts since I was a child, and I think I have some abilities.
I heard that Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan were generals under Uncle Liu Huang, so I came here specifically to meet him and want to compete with him to see if his title as a general was true.
To tell you the truth, I want to change my ways and seek refuge with the Lord.
However, due to his poor background and poor reputation in the past, he was worried that he would not be taken seriously and be looked down upon after coming to Liu Huangshu's place.
So I wanted to come over and see Zhang Wenyuan for some sign-ups.
If we can defeat Zhang Wenyuan and go to join the emperor with such a record, then things will be safe and we will definitely not be underestimated!"
The black tiger next to him couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
"Commander, what do you mean?
That’s not what you said before!”
When the other Jinfan thieves heard this, most of them looked confused.
After all, this is completely different from what Gan Ning said to them before.
Gan Ning whispered: "This is a strategy.
Zhang Liao has five thousand soldiers and horses in his hands. From what we saw just now, we can know that this guy has many elite soldiers and horses.
Under such circumstances, it is not easy to lead people to charge directly and kill them.
It's better to use some tactics.
I lured him into a duel with me, so that I could get close to him, fight him, and then take the opportunity to kill him."
Hearing Gan Ning say this, everyone was suddenly stunned.
Heihu breathed a sigh of relief and praised loudly: "The commander really has a good plan!"
Gan Ning smiled and said, "It's impossible to think of some solutions. If you just act recklessly, you won't even know how you died."
Heihu couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat when he heard this.
Seeing Gan Ning's expression as usual again, my heart returned to my stomach...
…
“Jinfan Thief Gan Ning Gan Xingba?
Do you want to challenge me to a duel so that you can prove your ability, and then use it to meet the lord and defect to the emperor's uncle?"
Zhang Liao couldn't help but smile after receiving the report.
"This is to use me, Zhang Wenyuan, as a stepping stone."
"Ignore him, he is just a river thief, and he is worthy of a duel with you?
Just let the soldiers shoot them away."
Someone next to me said.
Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "I'd better go over and take a look and weigh this person's ability...
If you have the ability, it would be a good idea to recruit a general for your uncle..."
