Among the generals of the Three Kingdoms, the seventeenth is Gan Ning.

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Gan Ning (?) —220), the word Xingba, a native of Linjiang (now Zhongxian County, Chongqing), was a famous general of Sun Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, and the official was the Taishou of Xiling, and the general of Zhichong.

When he was a young man, he was a good ranger, gathered men and horses, held bows and crossbows, did evil in the local area, formed a canal division to rob ships and property, bullied men and women, and was called "Jinfan Thief". We Shandong people say "Wutu".

When he was young, he stopped robbing and read Zhuzi (this is probably a gold paste on his face, because what he did later was still a "black soil"). He once served as the Cheng of Shu County, and later served under Liu Biao and Huang Zu, and was not reused.

Liu and Huang were very discerning, and they saw through him at once.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Gan Ning led his troops to defect to Sun Quan and began to make contributions.

He successively followed Sun Quan to break the Huangzu Pass according to Chu, followed Zhou Yu to attack Cao Ren to take Yiling, followed Lusu Town Yiyang to reject Guan Yu, guarded Xiling, captured Zhu Guang, and led more than 100 people to attack Cao Ying at night, with great achievements.

Sun Quan once said: "Meng De has Zhang Liao, and Lone has Gan Xingba, and they are enemies." ”

He was righteous and squandered wealth (this is the characteristic of "Wutu"), won the support of the soldiers, and was praised by Chen Shou as "the tiger minister of Jiangbiao".

In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220), Gan Ning died.

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Gan Ning "has little strength, a good ranger". But he didn't do his job, and he often gathered a group of light teenagers and made himself the leader. They swam in flocks, with bows and arrows, bird feathers on their heads, and bells on their bodies. At that time, as soon as the people heard the bell ring, they knew that it was Gan Ning's gang that had arrived. The people of the time called them "Jinfan thieves". There is no shortage of things to bully men and women.

Gan Ning is in the county, a light man kills people, hides and dies, and has a great reputation. He is in and out of the country, majestic and dazzling. On foot, the Chen train rides, and the water line connects to the light boat. The attendants, dressed in splendid clothes, are brilliant wherever they go. When staying, the boat is often maintained with splendid splendor, and when leaving, it must be cut off and discarded to show that it is rich in luxury.

At this time, Gan Ning has the panache of the evil boss.

If the magistrates of the cities where he lived, or those who had associated with him, had been received with great pomp, Gan Ning would have fellowship with all his heart, and could go to the soup for him; If the etiquette is not good, Gan Ning indulges his subordinates to loot the other party's assets, and even thieves and officials. This continued until he was in his twenties.

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There was an official below him, who spoke disrespectfully to him, and he was resentful. When he heard that this official had married a young lady in a foreign country, he led some people and robbed the bride back on the way, and stayed in his house for half a month.

The official heard that the bride was robbed by Gan Ning, but he didn't dare to squeak in front of Gan Ning.

Gan Ning called the official and the other officials to his palace for a banquet, and let the bride pour wine at the banquet.

The official had not met the bride and did not know each other, so Gan Ning introduced the official to the bride, and when the bride heard that it was the person she was going to marry, she couldn't help but feel a little scared in her heart, her hands trembled, and she sprinkled it all outside.

The official knew who this woman was, so he frequently looked at the woman with his eyes.

Gan Ning asked the official, "Can you look at this woman?" ”

The officer nodded in response and said, "Okay." ”

Ganning said, "Look good, Bendu will give it to you." ”

The official blindly excused himself, and finally comprehended the bride in his own house, and asked, sure enough, it was the bride who was robbed by Gan Ning, the official immediately returned to Gan Ning's mansion and said something to Gan Ning, what these words were, no one knows, in short, after that, Gan Ning sent the official out of the door, looking like a different person.

The bride told the officials that Gan Ning did not violate her, and Gan Ning just wanted to humiliate the officials. The official believed it and accommodated the woman as he had originally thought.

The woman soon became pregnant, and gave birth to a girl the next year, the girl became more and more like Gan Ning, and later, the woman committed suicide.

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From then on, Gan Ning no longer attacked others. He read some books, delved into the theory of the hundred schools of thought, and wanted to make a difference, so he led more than 800 people to attach themselves to Liu Biao and stay in Nanyang.

Nanyang, known as Wan in ancient times, is now a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, located in the southwest of Henan Province, Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces. During the Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty, there were Shen, Deng, Xie and other vassal states in Nanyang.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu set up Wanyi, the territory of Chu State, the national iron smelting center, Qu Yuan's land of the king of Ma Ji, the place where the battle of Qin, Chu and Danyang took place, Qin set up Nanyang County to govern Wancheng, and it was one of the six major metropolises in the country in the Western Han Dynasty, which can be said to be the first-tier city of the country at that time. Unlike Gan Ning, who was born in Linjiang, Ba County (now Zhongxian County, Chongqing), Gan Ning came here, cold and a little confused.

It was okay at first, but after a while, the original form was revealed. He started eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling again in Nanyang City, doing misdeeds, and Lao Tzu covered the sky with one hand.

Once, he and his horse boy went to visit one of the largest Chang Advocate Guild Hall (brothels at that time), and the mother of this guild did not like what Gan Ning said, so he ordered all the more than 30 prostitutes in this guild, as well as his mother, to be detained and brought back to the barracks, and the prostitutes were divided among his brothers, and he himself held his mother for a whole day and two nights, and from time to time the sound of his mother's screams and begging for mercy was heard in the house......

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Liu Biao was one of the famous "Eight Jun" in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and was the history of Jingzhou.

But just as Zhuge Liang analyzed in "Longzhong Pair", Liu Biao could not hold Jingzhou in the end, Gan Ning also found that Liu Biao did not practice military affairs, and he would eventually fail in the situation of restlessness and strife in the world at that time.

At this time, he heard that Sun Quan was in Jiangdong "recruiting Yan Junxiu, hiring celebrities, and Lu Su, Zhuge Jin and others were guests", so he decided to go to work.

The Ganning Road passed through Xiakou (now Wuhan, Hubei), and the troops could not pass, so they had to rely on Jiangxia to guard Huangzu for the time being.

In the eighth year of Jian'an (203), Sun Quan led his troops to attack Jiangxia in the west, and Huang Zu was defeated and fled in embarrassment.

Gan Ning's generals were cut off for him. He was calm and calm, raised his bow and shot hard, shooting Sun Quan's thief captain Ling Cao.

Sun Jun didn't dare to chase after him anymore, and Huang Zu's life was saved.

Gan Ning has made great contributions, but Huang Zu still does not reuse, and Gan Ning also wants to abandon it, but there is no perfect way, so he is sad and depressed alone, and there is nothing to do.

Su Fei found out what Gan Ning meant, invited Gan Ning, set up a wine feast, and when he was drunk, he said to him: "I have recommended it several times, but the Lord refuses to appoint you." The sun and the moon pass, how much is life? You should make long-term plans early, find a confidant, and become a big thing! ”

Gan Ning paused for a while and said, "I also want to leave, but unfortunately there is no suitable opportunity." ”

Su Fei said: "I ask the Lord to send you to be the governor of Di (now northwest of Huanggang, Hubei), at that time, you can decide to go by yourself." ”

Gan Ning was very happy.

So, Su Fei proposed to let Gan Ning be the chief, and Huang Zu agreed.

Gan Ning recruited some of his subordinates who had left, gathered some people who were willing to obey, and took them to Sun Quan.