In the pottery merchant's mind, he actually looked down upon Gan Ning's character.
Gan Ning was a bandit, which did not matter to the pottery merchant.
But some of Gan Ning's actions gave the pottery merchant a headache. He was a violent man, a light knight who killed people, plundered prefectures and counties, and brought harm to one party. Moreover, as a bandit, he also wore fine clothes to show luxury when he robbed roads.
In essence, this person is quite vain and is a pure scum of society.
Although Sun Quan in history reused Gan Ning, it was also because of his bravery and strategy. Although Sun Quan said that "Meng De has Zhang Liao, only Gan Xingba", Gan Ning actually violated Sun Quan's advice many times in his life.
The generals acted privately, so that after Gan Ning's death, his descendants did not receive a just edict from Sun Quan.
It’s no wonder that Sun Quan is dissatisfied with him. You said that you are a leader of water thieves. When you rob the road, you dress like someone walking on the catwalk. What are you doing? What about the beauty pageant? Wow!
Although Gan Ning's character had obvious flaws, Tao Shang understood that in troubled times, people should be chosen based on their talents rather than their ethics.
Gan Ning's achievements are clearly recorded in history! He was a pure Jiangdong tiger minister, and as the saying goes, "Every man who slaughters dogs for justice is a scholar who is unfaithful."
The ones who really value loyalty are sometimes these gangsters who only know how to burn, kill and loot.
Character and loyalty are sometimes inversely proportional. An elegant person who is popular may not necessarily have good intentions, and a violent person who is disgusting may not treat you well once he recognizes you.
This still depends on one's emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.
"That Gan Ning is really capable!" Xu Rong stayed beside the pottery merchant, quietly watching the Jinfan thief who was fighting with Xu Chu in the distance, and said with emotion: "Being able to compete with Xu Chu in so many ways
He won’t lose in this round... I can’t do it anyway, I guess his martial arts skills are not inferior to Xu Huang’s!”
Tao Shang clicked his tongue and sighed: "What a pity, if it comes to a duel, he is not Xu Chu's opponent."
Xu Rong turned around and asked Tao Shang, "What should I do? Do you want to find a way to save him?"
Tao Shang sighed, stretched out his hand to support his somewhat swollen forehead, and said helplessly: "In this situation, if you want to save him, I am the only one who can show up in person. It's a pity. I want to continue to hide my identity and continue to do so in the future."
Become the Pirate King."
At this time, Xu Chu and Gan Ning had been fighting back and forth for more than fifty rounds. Gan Ning was panting, and one look at him showed that he was about to lose, while Xu Chu looked extremely powerful.
The more he fights, the braver he becomes. The tiger head sword in his hand is swung like clouds and flowing water, without any dullness or sluggishness.
A burst of horse hoofbeats suddenly sounded, attracting the attention of everyone except Gan Ning and Xu Chu who were facing each other in the field.
Under the protection of Xu Rong, the pottery merchant rode his horse to the battlefield. Prince Taiping looked coldly at the two people fighting in the field for a while, and then he said, "Stop it."
After saying this, the two people in the field didn't bother him at all. They still waved the two swords in their hands non-stop, fighting heartily.
Seeing the two people fighting fiercely in the field, both of them treating themselves as if they were nothing, the potter felt very humiliated.
It is the most embarrassing thing in the world to say something and no one responds.
I have to find an excuse to save face.
Turning around to look at Xu Rong, Tao Shang pointed at the two people in the field and said: "My master is so handsome and extraordinary, but neither of them actually pissed on me... Do you think they are blind? I don't care."
If you don’t want to take care of them anymore, how about letting them fight each other to death? I’ll send you to do some last-ditch damage later.”
Xu Rong was already accustomed to the virtues of pottery merchants, so he was not moved at all when he heard this, but patiently saved his face.
"Young Master Taiping has a broad mind, is well-respected at home, has a well-established reputation, and is an unparalleled scholar in the country... What have these two people, a country man and a river frog and a leech, seen in the world? You should focus on big things, why do you need to be as knowledgeable as them?"
"
Tao Shang had no idea that Xu Rong would answer him in this way... Mr. Tao was a little confused at the moment.
"So...so?"
Xu Rong's voice was still cold, and the mask obscured his face so that he couldn't see his expression clearly, and said: "So the young master should still take care of it."
The pottery merchant became somewhat silent after hearing this.
How did this boy Xu Rong become so good at getting into trouble now?...Where is the tough guy who never took what he was given?
The essence of a tough guy seems to have been corroded, and something seems a little bad.
"Blow the trumpet!" the potter ordered the soldiers behind him.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
A trumpet sound suddenly sounded, resounding through the dark night sky.
The attention of everyone in the arena was finally drawn to the pottery merchant, including Gan Ning and Xu Chu who were having a great fight.
Seeing that the pottery merchant was coming, Xu Chu immediately forced Gan Ning back with a knife, jumped back and jumped out of the circle. The old god stood there holding the knife, looking proud of the victory.
Compared to Xu Chu, Gan Ning's condition was obviously a bit embarrassing. He took a few deep breaths to calm his racing heart, and turned his head to look in the direction of the horn sound.
At first, under the light of the torch, Gan Ning couldn't see clearly. He squinted for a long time and couldn't see who it was.
But as time went by, the leader of the water thieves gradually became clear to people in the future.
But Gan Ning suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the man approaching on horseback in disbelief.
It's him!
Looking at the pottery merchant standing not far away with a friendly smile on his face, Gan Ning seemed to be in disbelief and said: "Luffy?"
He turned around and looked at Xu Rong, who was following him with a mask on his face and looked cold.
"Zolo?"
When Xu Rong heard this, he suddenly felt goosebumps falling all over the floor.
Raising his hand to hold the bronze mask on his face, Xu Rong said in disbelief: "You can recognize this... can you recognize the eyes of a water thief like you?!"
Gan Ning came back to his senses, stared at the pottery merchant with evil eyes, gritted his teeth and said: "You brat, it turns out you are not a water bandit!"
Tao Shang bowed to Gan Ning on his horse and said helplessly: "I'm sorry, I'm an undercover agent."
Gan Ning's lips were trembling, and he was so angry that he was speechless.
The potter seemed not to notice Gan Ning's unkind expression, and continued: "Under the current situation, Lord Gan Zhai cannot escape. Why don't we follow Tao back to the Chungu County Yamen? I will tell Lord Gan Ning everything."
Make it clear that if Lord Gan Zhai wants to lose his temper, it won’t be too late to lose his temper when he gets there.”
Seeing that Gan Ning still seemed a little hesitant, Tao Shang continued to say to him: "Even if Gan Zhai Master doesn't think about himself, he still has to think about the brothers behind him, right?"
Gan Ning couldn't help but trembled when he heard this.
He turned his head and looked at the water thieves' men behind him, and sighed helplessly.
That’s it! Let’s see what tricks this kid can do.
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Returning to the government office in Chungu County, the pottery merchant led Xu Chu and Xu Rong into the hall, while Gan Ning accompanied him alone.
With Tiger Chi and Ghost General by his side, Tao Shang was not afraid at all even if Gan Ning made some small moves. There was probably no one in the world who could do harm to him under the noses of these two people.
The pottery merchant sat at the main seat and extended his hand to invite Gan Ning to sit at the guest table at the side of the hall. Xu Chu and Xu Rong stood beside him.
When he was young, a servant brought food and wine to Gan Ning. The pottery merchant raised his wine cup towards Gan Ning, raised his hand from afar, and said, "Drink a cup of wine first to calm down the shock."
The biggest characteristic of Gan Ning is that he is shameless.
Now that things have reached this level, he is not afraid of anything anymore.
Raising the wine cup, Gan Ning drank all the wine in a carefree manner, then waved it at the pottery merchant to indicate that the wine cup was empty, and then without politeness, he pointed at the cauldron of food on the table and said,
Eat a lot of stuff.
Seeing Gan Ning's unceremonious look, the pottery merchant couldn't help but smile and asked curiously: "Master Gan Ning, why are you in such a hurry to eat? Are you afraid that Tao will not be able to feed you?"
While Gan Ning was eating, he hummed and said vaguely: "I will die a full man!"
The potter was amused by him and asked curiously: "Who said you are going to be a ghost?"
Gan Ning continued to hold the food in his hands, stuffing it while saying: "Although I am irritable and reckless, I am not stupid. You wasted so much energy and pretended to be a bandit to sneak into the group of heroes. Didn't you just kill us Jiangnan water thieves?"
Kill them all? Now that I have discovered your identity, how can you keep me alive in this world?"
Tao Shang sighed, shook his head, and said: "If you say so, you have misunderstood me! To be honest, I pretended to be a water thief and participated in the meeting of heroes, not to deal with the heroes on the Yangtze River, but to fight for real.
I just want to make friends with you, that’s all. Really, I have no intention of harming you.”
Gan Ning raised his hand to wipe his oil-stained mouth, and ignored the potter's explanation and said, "Your real name is definitely not Luffy. Who are you?"
When the pottery merchant heard this, his spirit was suddenly shaken.
Today's Tao Shang, Prince of Taiping, is considered a man of the hour in the entire Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty. When it comes to reputation, although he cannot compare to a heaven-defying existence like Yuan Shao, compared with ordinary county guards, Tao Shang still has some reputation.
It has some appeal.
Especially after successfully recruiting Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others last time, the pottery merchant's confidence has become unprecedentedly strong.
It’s quite a bit full!
I saw Mr. Taiping reaching out to straighten his clothes, straightening his color, straightening his back, puffing out his chest, and introducing himself to Gan Ning in a smooth tone.
"Let's not hide it from the Lord of Ganzhai. In fact, my true identity is the governor of Xuzhou, the eldest son of Tao Shijun, Tao Shang, Tao Zidu, and my nickname is Mr. Taiping... I wonder if the Lord of Ganzhai has ever heard of Tao's name?
"
Gan Ning was not touched at all when he heard this. He just kept grabbing the food on the table and stuffing it into his mouth. As he stuffed it, he shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it."
When the pottery merchant heard this, his smiling face suddenly froze.
After a while...
"Master Ganzhai is not joking with Tao, is he?" the pottery merchant cautiously asked.
Gan Ning pursed his lips, raised his head, blinked at him strangely, and said, "I am an officer and soldier with you, what can you joke about?"
"I! Mr. Taiping! I have received ten golden words from Xu Zijiang! Don't you know about such a big thing?" The pottery merchant's face was obviously dissatisfied: "I am such a popular person, and you actually pretend that you don't know me?
Don’t act cute with me here!”
Gan Ning blinked his eyes, his face full of doubts, and asked curiously: "Who is Xu Zijiang?"
Potter: "..."
Well, this guy is not pretending, he is truly uneducated!