Before Gan Ning and Zhu Ran's case was clarified, both of them were temporarily in a state of recuperation.

Even Gan Ning's military power was forced to hand over.

Except for the more than 100 "water thief" brothers who followed him from Bashu and never gave up, Gan Ning has nothing now.

However, because of this, Gan Ning became idle.

Extremely bored, he walked to the riverside, slowly squatted down, pinched a dog's tail grass beside him, bored chewing grass stalks, the hillside is a large area of sparse terraced fields, blowing under the river breeze like the water surface undulating, suddenly there is a sense of treachery.

In such an atmosphere, the footsteps of "stampeding" sounded behind Gan Ning.

Gan Ning's guard came back to his senses first, and vigilantly pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife.

But hearing the direction of these footsteps, a clear word came: "General Gan, can you take a step to speak?" ”

Gan Ning heard that it was Zhou Xun!

He naturally knew that Wu Hou's latest appointment was to send Zhou Xun to investigate the case of the disappearance of "Mrs. Sun", and he could also predict that Zhou Xun would try him sooner or later.

I never thought it would come so quickly?

"Is Major General Zhou going to escort me to prison?" Gan Ning was still hanging the dog's tail grass and replied lightly.

"General Gan is a general, and he is also the most important person in his father's life, how dare the little nephew escort General Gan to prison?" Zhou Xun has a bit of humility unique to the younger generation, and his words are even more gentle, "It's just a review of the case and a routine question!" Those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid! ”

Gan Ning glanced back at Zhou Xun and saw that he had a harmless expression, so he raised his hand: "Major General Zhou, please-"

The two of them walked together to the nearby trees.

Speaking of which, Gan Ning was born in the Bashu Hao family, if it weren't for Liu Zhang's anti-failure and being suppressed by the Dongzhou faction, he would have been exiled all these years, and he would never have been infected with a rough atmosphere.

Now... When he got to the tree, he didn't shy away from taking off his pants, and before Zhou Xun's words were asked, Gan Ning's dripping urine was the first to pour out thousands of miles.

After doing this, he clapped his hands, and specially washed his hands with the water in the water bag, and then opened his mouth: "Major General Zhou, if you have something to say-"

"I asked General Zhu Ran." Zhou Xun opened his mouth at the right time, "General Zhu Ran mentioned that he handed over Mrs. Sun to General Gan's lieutenant, and also described the lieutenant general to me in detail, according to his description, the appearance, figure, and characteristics of the lieutenant general are exactly the same as your missing lieutenant... And before, no matter who the investigation was, it was written that according to General Gan, General Gan had a lieutenant who was missing! ”

"That's right!" Gan Ning did not shy away from mentioning this matter, "It's missing!" Before returning to Jianye, he said that he would go back to his hometown and see his wife, so I agreed, who would have thought that he would not come back after he went. ”

This is the umpteenth time since Gan Ning returned to Jianye to explain this problem.

The answer is the same every time, as always.

It's just that Zhou Xun smiled, "This, does General Gan think he can convince the public?" ”

Gan Ning raised his hand quite open-mindedly, "You can go and inquire, I am the same for all of my brothers!" What's more, it is filial piety, even if the war is imminent, General Ben has never stopped the brothers from going home to see the old lady! ”

"Hehe..."

Gan Ning's words once again made Zhou Xun laugh, "It's always like this, you are light to let people go, but do you know?" Your deputy general has already transferred all the children to Jiaozhou, do you know, where did your deputy general go to see his mother, he is clearly a thief with a weak heart, and he is fleeing! ”

This...

This was the first time Gan Ning had heard such harsh words, and he opened his mouth incredulously, "You... Are you talking nonsense? ”

"Nonsense?" Zhou Xun smiled, "Haha... That lieutenant's name was Li Jing, his father died early, his mother was seventy-five, and he had a pair of children under his knees, and the night before you greeted Mrs. Sun, he was secretly sent to Jiaozhou by a merchant ship! This is the conclusion that General Ben has reached by visiting and investigating everywhere, General Gan, are you questioning General Ben? ”

Zhou Xun's tone suddenly turned cold, and his expression had changed from gentleness to sabre-rattling.

And these words also made Gan Ning's mouth open wide, but... He seemed to be dumbfounded, and he didn't know how to defend for a while!

Zhou Xun's words continued, "This deputy general and General Gan are still friends for eight worships, right?" Hehe... What an eight-worship friend! Then he privately arranged to rob Mrs. Sun in advance, did General Gan know? Still don't know? ”

These aggressive words caused the back of Gan Ning's head to be cold and piercing.

This moment... Gan Ning realized that because of this lieutenant, he... I'm afraid I can't wash it out! I'm afraid I can't explain it anyway!

"Hehe..."Zhou Xun left a sentence at the end, "Today is just a routine question, he is in court, and I hope that General Gan will think clearly, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are not fools, right and wrong, good and evil... Most people can still tell the difference! ”

blurted out these words, Zhou Xun turned around in a dashing way, and strode towards his subordinates.

On the other hand, Gan Ning, he was stunned in place.

He knows... He didn't do anything to be sorry for Dongwu, but the matter has come to this, it is about his lieutenant general, his old brother who has been friends with him for eight worships, and his words Gan Ning? Does anyone still believe it?

Let's talk about Zhou Xun, he stepped into the carriage, and Zhou Yu's cousin, Zhou Xun's cousin, Zhou Jun, was also in the carriage!

"Why are you here?"

Seeing Zhou Jun, Zhou Xun was slightly surprised.

Who would have thought that Zhou Jun quickly handed a note to Zhou Xun, and after Zhou Xun repeatedly examined the window door of the carriage, it quickly unfolded.

He smiled when he saw the words on it.

Zhou Jun hurriedly asked: "This is the latest instruction from Hongyan Gongzi Yunqi." ”

Zhou Xun bowed his head, while staring at this small note, he chanted four words in a very light and thin voice: "Force 'Ning' into the river——"

Hehe...

Considering the previous Ling Unification case, this... Zhou Xunke is too good at it!

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Liu Chan has changed and has become a love of reading.

Since he went down the mountain, Liu Chan is no longer averse to reading, no matter which master teaches the "Four Books and Five Classics" and "Analects", he can already listen to it... Even immerse yourself in it!

He has a new understanding of the article "Heaven will descend on the people".

He suddenly knew that his father, his second uncle, his third uncle, his Zhuge master... Even such a group of people, they have to worry about what they are doing, but they have to put a good life on their feet.

He also realized that he, as Liu Bei's son, should do something.

As the saying goes, at the beginning of man, nature is good. Sex is similar, Xi is far away.

Liu Chan is a child, how can he know what is right and wrong, good and evil, but he just listens to people's guidance!

Of course, Guan Lin's original intention is the all-round development of "morality", "intelligence", "physique" and "beauty".

It's just that...

Liu Chan took his "Fourth Brother Guan" as an example, and if he practiced martial arts, he would also be like Guan Lin, shouting the sentence "Learning martial arts can't save the big man", and then discarding a series of weapons like dross.

Simply, Guan Lin didn't let Zhao Yun teach him martial arts anymore...

Of course...

There is still some time before the plan to solve the "Xiangfan" problem once and for all, so... Guan Lin, who returned to Xiakou, locked his eyes on another matter.

For this reason, he specially summoned Ling Tong alone.

In the secret room, on one side of the table, Guan Lin and Ling Tong sat opposite each other, without getting straight to the point, Guan Lin first greeted and asked: "The clansmen have changed places to live, are they still used to it?" ”

Ling Tong hurriedly got up and gave up his hand, "Thanks to the Yunqi Gongzi, the Ling family can avoid the catastrophe, they are now mostly settled in Jiaozhou, thanks to the Yunqi Gongzi's dots, the Jiaozhou Shijia has given great convenience in many places... Now, they live in peace! Don't dare to forget the kindness of Yunqi Gongzi all the time! ”

Ling Tong's words were not a joke on the spot, every word and deed, every word and word was sincere, he was really grateful to Guan Lin.

Guan Lin smiled, and after a while, he turned to another topic, to be precise, on another person, "I remember that General Ling Tong specially mentioned when he came to Jingzhou that he met a person in a riverside wine shop along the way, and you still had a big fight, but in the end, that person still let you go!" ”

Guan Lin's reminder made Ling Tong quickly recall.

He can't forget Guan Lin's kindness, but how can he forget this tough guy who has a grudge against him to kill his father, but moved him with practical actions and made him dormant with his unique personality charm - Gan Ning!

"Yunqi Gongzi is talking about Gan Ning Gan Xingba?"

In one sentence, Ling Tong had some doubts... He didn't know why Guan Lin wanted to lead the topic to Gan Ning.

"He's about to die—"

Guan Lin said casually and lightly...

"Ahh ”

"Exactly." Guan Lin's solemn chin was taken with him, he stretched out an arm, and then pressed his hand on Ling Tong's shoulder.

At the same time, a meaningful and earnest sentence was spoken.

"I know, he is your father's enemy, but he is also your comrade-in-arms? I just want to know... Now, he is about to come to a catastrophe, are you willing to pull him back from the abyss? Or would you rather push him? Let him completely fall into the abyss of no return! ”

Speaking of this, Guan Lin paused, and his tone became more meticulous: "Save him? Or hurt him! This final decision, I... I want you to do it for me—"

This...

Ling Tong raised his handsome forehead in amazement, his eyes were wide and round, and he completely met Guan Lin's gaze.

Time.

Gan Xingba? Be faced with imminent disaster? Save him? Or is it harming him?

These words echoed in Ling Tong's heart repeatedly, and later, it was as if it was hitting a bell, leaving only the sound of "knock", "knock", and "knock" echoing in Ling Tong's mind repeatedly!

As Guan Lin said, on the one hand, he is the enemy who killed his father!

On the other hand, he is a comrade-in-arms who sympathizes with each other, and he is also a poor man in the cage of Soochow!

- "Save him?"

- "Or do you want to hurt him?"

- "Yes?" How do you choose?'

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The four major families of Wu County "Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang"!

The Zhu family, as the top gate valve in Jiangdong, has its power entrenched in this land.

Naturally, Zhou Xun can't directly and openly question Zhu Ran like he asked the "outsider" Gan Ning... That pair of "Zhu family" is too rude, and it is too polite to the four major families.

On the outskirts of Jianye City, there is a hunting ground here, which is a newly purchased property of the Zhu family.

Since Sun Shangxiang's disappearance, Zhu Ran has been in a haunt, and always leads the fleet to the river to find the person he misses...

Therefore, Zhu Ran is rarely at home.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhou Xun came to visit, it was the patriarch Zhu Zhi who personally received him.

The two of them were sitting and drinking in the tent in this hunting ground, and without warning, Zhou Xun's ears sounded a subtle and chaotic "click" sound, he raised his head sharply, stared out of the tent, and found that the sound of horses' hooves like war drums came from far and near.

With the flying dust, it came to an abrupt halt ten paces away from the two-person tent.

It's a squad of cavalry.

There were hundreds of people, all of whom were dressed in iron armor and armed with halberds, and the rest of the knights lined up in an orderly formation behind.

Suddenly, Zhou Xun couldn't see clearly.

But it can be vaguely seen that they are all dressed up, but from the outside, they are a horse.

"It turns out..."Zhou Xun said with emotion: "In addition to General Gan Ning's elite hundred cavalry and Wu Hou's Su Wei Tiger Cavalry, the Zhu family has also trained an elite cavalry!" ”

"The Lord is in the world, and sooner or later he will touch the north of Huainan, where... It is the battlefield of cavalry, as a great clan of Eastern Wu, it is worried about the main centimeter, so thousands of cavalry have been trained! I just hope that I will have the opportunity to show my skills in the future! ”

Zhu Zhi's words are not leaky.

This also made Zhou Xun feel from the side that this case... said that it was Cha Zhuran and Gan Ning, but in fact, it was not like that at all!

Since the death of his father Zhou Yu, the great clan of Eastern Wu has been difficult to shake, and Sun Quan will not be because of this incident... Really go and provoke these behemoths.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xun said with a smile: "General Zhu is loyal, so that the younger generation admires it!" ”

"Hahaha..."Zhu Zhi laughed heartily, but as the laughter stopped abruptly, "pop", he then clapped his hands...

I saw countless servants quickly enter the tent and carry one box after another, heavy.

"What is this?" Zhou Xun was puzzled and hurriedly asked.

Zhu Zhi motioned to the servant to unfold the box, but it was the leather of various animals, as well as precious herbs and a famous bow and crossbow.

This...

Zhou Xun became more and more puzzled, but at this moment, there was a "stab" sound, and I saw Zhu Zhi personally uncover a piece of leather, it turned out... Buried under the leather and herbs was a box of glittering gold.

Now, Zhou Xunquan understands...

- "Is this a bribe?"

"General Zhu, this is just a routine question, General Zhu is like this... Some..."

Without waiting for Zhou Xun to finish speaking, Zhu Zhi closed the box and replied with a smile: "General Zhou asked you, these... The right was given to the Zhou family by the Zhu family, in the past, Zhou Lang led the army to resist the Cao thief in Chibi, and the Cao thief's 800,000 army was wiped out while talking and laughing, and it also indirectly preserved the foundation of my Zhu family in Jiangdong, at that time the Zhu family was interested in getting acquainted with Zhou Lang, but it's a pity... Zhou Lang died young—"

Scold...

Zhu Zhi's words made Zhou Xun sneer directly in his heart.

- "How did my father die?" Will your four great families of Wu County know about it?'

- "You and that Sun Quan are just a raccoon dog!"

- "It's because of Hongyan and the Lu family that I know the truth, otherwise, I would really be bluffed by you!"

Thinking so in his heart, Zhou Xun's face showed a little sadness, as if he was involved in his sore spot because of the mention of his father.

Zhu Zhi approached Zhou Xun, patted him on the shoulder, and said with relief: "When Zhou Lang, the Zhu family and the Zhou family did not have such a deep friendship, which is a pity... But when it comes to the generation of my son and virtuous nephew, the regrets of the past need to be made up, the Zhu family, the Zhou family... We're all family! ”

As he spoke, Zhu Zhi patted Zhou Xun many times on the shoulder, looking "affectionate".

Zhou Xun also acted with him and followed his words. "Naturally, my father has also mentioned it many times, and he is in awe of the Zhu family... Tiger father and tiger son, admirable! ”

Zhou Xun knew that the other party's purpose was not here...

Most of these big boxes of gold are for Gan Ning and for this case!

Really...

"Tiger Father Tiger Son... Hmph..."Zhu Zhi suddenly snorted coldly, "That Gan Ning is talking nonsense, and the conspiracy is to blame my Zhu family, which has made my Zhu family the laughing stock of Jiangdong and the joke of the major families!" It's tolerable, it's unbearable! ”

Zhu Zhi's words were not expected.

In fact, from the beginning of Gan Ning and Zhu Ran's mutual accusations, Gan Ning was by no means fighting with a single Zhu Ran, it was the lintel of the entire big family in Wu County who was fighting with him.

The last one to fight against the entire Dongwu family was Gan Ning's superior-Zhou Yu!

That time, under the "conspiracy" of Sun Quan and the four major families, he was defeated!

This time, it's a repeat move!

No one knows these things better than Zhou Xun.

Thanks to Zhou Xun being a cautious person...

He was not carried away by his father's hatred, on the contrary, he keenly discovered that he could take advantage of this emotion of confrontation between the big family and Gan Ning.

"Today, I also went to ask General Gan Ning, he seems to have a prejudice against the Zhu family, and he gritted his teeth..."

"Obviously he lost Mrs. Sun... But he framed my Zhu family, this can be described as a rake! ”

Facing Zhou Xun's words, Zhu Zhi responded coldly.

Speaking of this, Zhou Xun stretched out his hand and tapped the box of gold in front of him, "I'm embarrassed about this." ”

"Don't be embarrassed!" Zhu Zhi said calmly: "This gold has nothing to do with this case, how this case should be tried, General Zhou Shao will try it, my Zhu family does not do bad things, and I am not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door... There is only one hope, and that is to bring the culprit of this case to justice and set an example! ”

Hiss...

Not to mention, the more Zhu Zhi said this, the more Zhou Xun could hear the Zhu family's jealousy of Gan Ning.

Gan Ning, too capable of fighting!

- "This gold, it seems... It's to buy Gan Ning's life!'

Thinking of this, Zhou Xun had an idea, and then said: "Today... Did I ask General Gan Ning about the lieutenant general? ”

"What did he say?"

"He was speechless!" Zhou Xun tried to continue to guide: "But... The more speechless he is, the more dangerous he is, the so-called dog jumping off the wall..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Xun raised his eyebrows quite a bit for the old city.

Zhu Zhi immediately understood, he ordered everyone around him to retreat, and asked in a low voice: "Major General Zhou, there are no outsiders here, the words came out of the mouth of the young general, God knows, the earth knows, you know, I know... This 'dog jumps off the wall' and hopes for the advice of the major general! ”

"This..."Zhou Xun deliberately made a slight embarrassment, and as he turned his eyes to the gold and silver again, he took a deep breath, as if he had finally made a decision, "Recently... Do I hear a story from someone? ”

"What's the story?"

"The story of a sect leader surnamed Lin who broke into the White Tiger Gate at night!"

Following Zhou Xun's words, Zhu Zhi patted his head, "I've only heard of Cao Wei's side... Plains Hou broke into Sima Gate at night. ”

"Hahaha..."Hearing this, Zhou Xun smiled, and while laughing, he spoke in detail, "Almost, almost-"

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The sky is getting dark, and the moon and stars are sparse.

Gan Ning ushered in a special guest, Zhang Zhao Zhang Zibu, the long history of Eastern Wu, who was left by Sun Ce, "ask Zhang Zhao if the internal affairs are not decided".

Gan Ning seemed quite polite to him.

After half an hour of conversation, Gan Ning sent Zhang Zhao out of the mansion.

What is Zhang Zhao still persuading.

Gan Ning's expression finally loosened a little. "If it weren't for Zibu's door, how would I have given up with the Zhu family... Since Zhang Lao reconciled from it, if this case is understood... I won't be embarrassed by the Zhu family! ”

"This is the best, this is the best!" Zhang Zhao said as he put his hands on Gan Ning's hands and reminded him earnestly: "I'm from Xuzhou, you're from Yizhou, we're all living here... As the saying goes, a strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake, the Zhu family... Such a lintel represents the Wu Jun family, and they are tense with each other... Not good for you! In the past, Zhou Lang... Ahem... Ahem, ahem..."

At the mention of Zhou Lang, Zhang Zhao seemed to suddenly come back to his senses, he shouldn't have said this, and hurriedly changed the topic with a cough.

Gan Ning naturally knew what Zhang Zhao meant, "The body is not afraid of crooked shadows... Mr. Zhang, I know what to do, and I will protect myself! ”

Hearing Gan Ning's words, Zhang Zhao walked with the steps of the old dragon clock, and said with emotion as he walked out:

"Good, good... There are not many people who have lived in our homes in the past, not many of them are still alive..."

It seems that what Zhang Zhao said is meaningful.

Not much...

Zhang Zhao walked away slowly, but it was his words that made Gan Ning stand in front of the door, and he had a long aftertaste, but he didn't feel good in his heart.

Oh, yes...

There are not many people who have come to Jiangdong who are still alive.

Tai Shi Ci is gone, Zhou Lang is gone, Huang Gai is gone, old brothers... One by one left, what is left of him Gan Ning?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shake my head, and immediately gathered my mind, not daring to think about it.

I'm getting ready to go back to the house...

"General Gan..."

A voice suddenly came out, it was a servant, Gan Ning recognized that this was a servant who had just served Zhang Zhao, and it was Zhang Zhao's internal attendant.

Immediately, Gan Ning raised a little spirit, "But does Zhang Changshi have any instructions?" ”

"Some things, Zhang Changshi can tell General Gan in words, but some things can only be written on a letter and handed over to General Gan!"

With these words, the servant shoved a note into Gan Ning's hand.

Gan Ning slowly unfolded, it was indeed Zhang Zhao's words... He could still tell the difference.

It's just that the contents of the letterhead...

- "Zhu Ran invited General Gan to come to the house late at night, and Mrs. Sun's case found new suspicions, the thief has another person, this person's identity is valuable, and he can't be rashly identified, he needs to think about it in the long run!" ”

Not...

Because it is Zhang Zhao's servant, Zhang Zhao's notes, so... Gan Ning didn't have the slightest suspicion about this note.

He simply asked the servant, "Is this serious?" ”

"There is a small door in the backyard of the Zhu family, just wait for General Gan to come to the house, and think about it in the long run, because of the identity of the thief... My host is also there..."

The words of the servant are serious.

At this time, Gan Ning did not hesitate for a moment, and solemnly ordered the servant, "Lead the way ahead!" ”

"Wait, let me change into my nightwalking robe!"

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(End of chapter)