Chapter 165 Zhuge Ziyu
“Young Master, this thief is the bandit leader!”
Gan Ning’s brocade robe was almost dyed maroon, but he was almost unscathed.
You can't help but admire Gan Ning's bravery and luck.
He broke through the formation along the way and occupied two of the opponent's ships.
Although these large ships can only carry twenty or thirty people,
The warships of the Han Dynasty are roughly divided into building ships, Lu Nao, Xian Deng, 艉艉, Chima, ships, scouts, etc. according to their types, functions and sizes. Boat etc.
These seem very complicated and their functions are unclear.
Therefore, Liu Feng roughly divided these ships into four categories after his own sorting.
The first category is battleships, building ships, and fighting ships. The smallest ship of this type is more than 500 tons, and the largest building ship can even reach a displacement of thousands of tons, especially the top-level ships. The ship can even carry three thousand soldiers.
This type of ship can not only travel on large rivers, but can even sail on the ocean.
The second category is high-speed battleships, such as Lu Nao, Xian Deng, Kankan, and Chi Ma, all of which can be counted in this category.
Not only is it fast, but it also has certain protection and charge capabilities. It is a very important multi-functional warship.
The third category is ships, scouts, and boats, including sailing boats, scouts, yachts, etc. These are small boats that can only carry a few people, and are used to gather intelligence and penetrate the front line.
The boats used by the water bandits on Sheyang Lake are almost all of the third category. There is not even a single second category boat. The largest boat can only carry fifteen or six people. Human beings are considered a relatively large group of people.
The two big ships on Liu Feng's side are both orthodox Lu Nao, so they are naturally in a crushing situation.
When Gan Ning first entered the battle, he robbed seven or eight of the opponent's ships in a row. The water bandits he killed, no one dared to face him, and they all jumped into the water to survive, thus greatly reducing the pressure on the besieged fleet.
Subsequently, Gan Ning keenly found the location of the water bandit leader after Dong attacked the ship and rushed over to capture him.
"He is really a tiger general."
The person who sighed like this was not Liu Feng, but Xu Shao.
After the water bandits collapsed and fled, he also asked the remaining fleet to come forward to cover them up and saw Gan Ning's performance.
Liu Xian looked as usual, but there was some regret deep in his eyes.
Xun You's expression became more and more interested. He was keenly aware of Liu Feng's kindness and hospitality towards him, but he was very measured and not as enthusiastic and unrestrained as he was towards Gan Ning.
Xun You was a little confused before, but now he understands.
Obviously, Liu Feng was also very aware of the tacit understanding between the noble clans.
Whether Xun You can stay or not, the attitude of the Liu family and his son towards him is naturally very important, but in addition, other things are also essential.
Otherwise, why didn’t Xun You stay in Jingzhou and serve Liu Biao?
Liu Biao also thought highly of him and summoned him many times when he was in Xiangyang, showing him both kindness and power.
But why did Xun You never consider Liu Biao?
Isn’t it just because Liu Biao doesn’t have enough hard power?
Therefore, if you want to keep Xun You, in addition to the attitude of attention and trust of Liu Bei and his son, you also need to have sufficient strength and ability.
Before Xun You didn't think that the other party could meet the standard, but now looking at it, the other party may have not only met the standard, but even exceeded his expectations.
In this case, Liu Feng's attitude towards him is very normal. He is respectful and attentive while maintaining a certain distance.
This kind of just right closeness makes Xun You feel quite comfortable.
In particular, Xun You saw with his own eyes how Liu Feng treated Gan Ning. This scene made him think highly of Liu Feng.
If the other party treats Gan Ning the same way he does to himself, Xun You, who is humble and low-key by nature, will probably be very unhappy.
Liu Feng’s performance varies from person to person, but it can only be said to be just right.
The eyes of Xu Shao and Xun You fell on Liu Feng. They saw that the young man did not even look at the water bandit leader. He just pulled Gan Ning to stand up and complained: "The general is brave and brave. Sweeping invincible, he is indeed the best tiger general in the world. But in Feng's opinion, his talent is only that of a fighting general. What is the point of being a general? He is capable of commanding thousands of ships and armies, galloping across the ocean. "< br>
"The general should take this as his ambition and not risk it easily."
Liu Feng's words made Gan Ning flush with admiration.
Gan Ning did not expect that Liu Feng would have such high hopes for him, and he was fascinated by the scenes Liu Feng described. He immediately said: "Master Meng expected me, Ning Ding should use this to strengthen myself."
Liu Feng heard this After saying this, he was immediately overjoyed: "Good!"
After that, Gan Ning was asked to wash up and change clothes.
Now Gan Ning really looked like he had returned from hell. Not only was his brocade robe stained with blood, but his body was also covered with various unspeakable human tissues. Liu Feng was speechless.
Liu Feng loved and worried about Gan Ning.
Gan Ning was actually a man of both wisdom and courage.
Many people think that Gan Ning is just a fighting general with outstanding martial arts.
In fact, Gan Ning made great achievements in both strategy and tactics, and like Mr. Zhang, he also had special respect for scholars.
The only slight difference is that Zhang Fei had too much respect for the scholars in history, to the point of being a bit of a dog-licker, while Gan Ning respected them more than anything else, and would quarrel with them when they should.
Historically, after Gan Ning defected to Soochow, he offered advice to Sun Quan to attack Huang Zu, but was strongly opposed by Zhang Zhao.
Zhang Zhao was really the number one person under Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty at that time. Not only the Huaisi conquest faction admired him, but also the local nobles in Jiangdong also admired him.
But even so, Gan Ning still dared to fight in public without saving any face for Zhang Zhao, which is evident from his upright and tyrannical temper.
Whether it is from the results or from the analysis of later generations, it is true that Gan Ning was right and Zhang Zhao was wrong.
In addition, Gan Ning's Baiqi hijacked Cao Ying's camp, which seemed like a reckless act that led to death, but it was actually the product of careful consideration.
Although Gan Ning's Hundred Horsemen are small in number, they can move away with one strike and will not be stuck by the enemy, let alone be surrounded and eaten.
Being beheaded for dozens of levels and returned can greatly boost the morale of Jiangdong Army.
At that time, Cao Cao and Sun Quan fought at Ruxukou for several months. Cao Cao won many battles, and Sun Quan could only defend Ruxukou. The morale of the Jiangdong Army was very low.
Boosting morale is what Gan Ning really wants to do.
Judging from these things, Liu Feng believed that Gan Ning had the talent of a general.
But Liu Feng was also worried that his bloodthirsty character would seriously affect Gan Ning's career as a general.
However, Gan Ning has one advantage. Once he wakes up, he will actively correct himself.
Just like in the old days in Shu, once I woke up, I concentrated on studying for several years, which can be seen.
Liu Feng hoped that Gan Ning could get rid of his cruel and murderous habit just like he concentrated on studying.
After Gan Ning left, Liu Feng planned to return to the wooden platform of the ship.
At this moment, the attacked fleet finally sent someone over to express thanks.
Several guards escorted a donkey-faced young man to the bottom of the ship.
After asking a few questions, Dong Xi came to Liu Feng and reported: "Young Master, here comes someone who claims to be the Langya Zhuge clan, and he has come to thank you for your rescue."
The corners of Liu Feng's mouth curled up slightly. He had been planning for so long, and it was finally time to accept the fruit.
Only God knows how much hard work Liu Feng has put in for this moment.
Liu Feng knew that the simpler the layout, the better, and the more complex it was, the easier it was to make mistakes.
So he always tried to simplify the plan and hit the right time, and finally succeeded.
It was only at this moment that Liu Feng took a breath and relaxed.
"Ask him to come up."
With Liu Feng's order, the sailors lowered the rope ladder and let Zhuge Jin climb up.
After boarding the boat, Zhuge Jin carefully tidied up his appearance, then walked respectfully to Liu Biao, bowed and thanked him: "Mr. Langya Zhuge, thank you for saving your life."
Liu Feng used the torch to look at Zhuge Jin carefully. As expected, as recorded in history, Zhuge Jin's face was very long and narrow, resembling a donkey's face, and his appearance was actually somewhat ugly.
But Zhuge Jin has a cautious and steady temperament that makes people trust him.
Liu Feng returned the salute solemnly, and then asked: "My lord, Liu Feng, may I ask your surname?" Zhuge Jin immediately introduced himself: "My lord, Zhuge Jin, whose courtesy name is Ziyu. He is from Yangdu, Langya, and is heading to Jingzhou with his uncle."
Liu Feng became thoughtful and asked after a moment: "My dear ancestor, I am very loyal and upright. Is this Zhuge Shaoji Gong? Is your father the former magistrate of Taishan County and the wise Duke Gong of Zhuge? ”
Zhuge Jin's calm expression suddenly changed, revealing a look of surprise: "Don't you think you have heard of the name of your ancestor, my father?"
"It turns out that I am really a descendant of Duke Zhuge."
Liu Feng showed admiration: "Zhuge Shaoji is upright, strict in enforcing the law, and is not afraid of powerful people. He has always been respected by my father. I also heard that Zhuge Gong once said, 'Kill yourself to secure the country, and be executed to show the king.' This is a true man. "Ziye."
"Meng Jiangong once wrote that Zhuge Gong said, "The Ming Jing is the county literature, and the name is upright." This is not enough to show Zhuge Gong's virtue."
< br>Meng Jian is the name of Ban Gu, so the book written by Ban Gu is naturally the Book of Han, one of the first four histories, and is of extremely high value.
After receiving Liu Feng's affirmation and praise of his ancestors, Zhuge Jin showed a moved expression and said humbly: "It's a pity that we, our ancestors, were unworthy and could not inherit one or two of them."
Filial piety was the first priority in the Han Dynasty, so in the Regarding Liu Feng's rainbow fart, even if Zhuge Jin was modest, he could only start from his own perspective, and could not blame the achievements of his ancestors.
Liu Feng stepped forward and held Zhuge Jin's hand and said, "Brother Ziyu is too modest. My father once hired Brother Ziyu's uncle Yin Yigong to serve as the governor of Guangling, but he declined. I'm so sorry."
Zhuge Jin looked a little embarrassed. He was an honest and kind person, but in his opinion, this matter was indeed a bit disrespectful.
Liu Bei kindly recruited him and asked him to serve as the governor of Guangling, which was the head of a county.
But Zhuge Xuan not only refused, but also made some disparaging remarks about Liu Bei at home.
Now Liu Bei's son admires his father and ancestors so much, which makes Zhuge Jin not feel ashamed.
After Zhuge Jin thought about it for a while, he half-explained and half-apologized: "Young master, please forgive me, my uncle has a close relationship with Jingzhou Liu Shijun, they are in love with each other, and they were each other's former officials. If it weren't for worry. My brother and uncle had returned to Jingzhou to meet Liu Shijun a long time ago. It was only when my father suddenly died of illness that my uncle heard the news and rushed to Taishan. In order to accommodate us, Liu Shijun had to leave Jingzhou temporarily, so he declined. Xuande Gong's conquest."
Liu Feng laughed in his heart. Zhuge Jin was really an honest man, and he was indeed telling the truth. He just felt sorry for such an honest man who still tried every means to make up for his uncle.
“Gong Yinyi cares about his old master and is not moved by his high position. He is truly a great sage.”
Liu Feng took advantage of the opportunity and asked with concern: "I don't know why tonight, how could we attract so many water bandits?"
Zhuge Jin was also frightened, shook his head and sighed: "Uncle has always wanted to go south. , and also sold the property in his hometown in Yangdu, and wanted to move to Jingzhou. However, the news leaked out from somewhere, and there were many rumors. It was rumored that Zhuge was going south with hundreds of millions of goods. There were several bandit attacks, but thanks to the protection of the clan soldiers, nothing serious happened.”
Speaking of this, a trace of fear flashed across Zhuge Jin’s face: “I just didn’t expect that in this Sheyang Lake, Suddenly encountered so many water bandits, and the soldiers of the Zhuge family are not good at water fighting. Fortunately, there is a big boat at home, otherwise I would not dare to imagine it. "
The soldiers of the Zhuge family are not good at water fighting. Fortunately, they have. A large boat can be relied upon, otherwise it is expected to cause greater damage to the water bandits.
But Zhuge Jin didn't know that this big ship was specially arranged for them by Liu Feng.
Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence.
Later, Liu Feng asked about the casualties and losses of the other party, and learned that the losses were not large. Except for the casualties of more than twenty clan soldiers, there were no other losses.
This is because Gan Ning arrived too quickly, which directly diverted the water bandits' attention, leaving them no energy to concentrate on besieging the big ship.
And because they were concerned about their property, the water bandits did not want to launch a fire attack on the big ship as a last resort.
But when it was really necessary, I found that it was already too late.
There was an unexpected situation. Zhuge Xuan, who was in the middle of the command, was hit by an arrow. Fortunately, the hit was not a vital part, and it was blocked by the leather armor, so the injury was not serious.
Therefore, Zhuge Jin was extremely grateful to Liu Feng and was very grateful to Liu Feng.
Subsequently, Liu Feng accidentally mentioned the existence of Xu Shao and Liu Xian. Zhuge Jin was immediately surprised and immediately asked for a visit.
Liu Feng happily followed and took Zhuge Jin to the cabin.
As for Zhuge Xuan, Liu Xian is an acquaintance, and the two of them have met once.
Compared with northern Jingzhou, the gentry in southern Jingzhou were more friendly to the gentry living in the north because they were located in a remote location and did not control the upper-level power of Jingzhou.
After all, in this era, Jingnan is already a barbaric land. When the nobles in the barbaric land see the nobles in Henan, it is really no different from fans seeing popular idols.
Although Zhuge Xuan was not a nobleman in Henan, he was also a famous scholar in Xuzhou. He had a quite harmonious conversation with Liu Xian at that time.
So, after hearing that Zhuge Xuan was injured, Liu Xian immediately offered to board the ship to visit.
Liu Feng persuaded: "Why do you need to be in a hurry, Duke Shizong? The night is still dark at this time, and there are especially the remnants of water bandits on the water. It would be better to wait for another two hours, and the sky will be bright. By then, Safer. ”
Liu Feng's persuasion was approved by Xu Shao, Xun You and Teng Zhou, and Liu Xian followed suit and agreed.
It was still early at this time, so Liu Feng persuaded everyone to go back and rest first.
Xun You and Liu Xian returned to the room. Liu Xian was a little confused and said: "Gongda, I have a doubt that is bothering me."
"Brother Shizong, what doubts do you have?"
Hearing this, Xun You was surprised and replied: "But it doesn't matter."
Liu Xian thought about it and asked: "Xu Gong is a famous person in the world. One word can raise the dragon, and one word can cause him to fall into the abyss. Today, Liu Shijun's son is so outstanding, why is he silent? And Liu Feng has never been like this. May I ask for your comment?"
Xun You laughed dumbly. It turned out that Liu Xian was wondering about this.
Liu Xian's question is also reasonable. Xu Shao came here to ask for help from Liu Yao.
Although Xu Shao was fair and did not show favoritism.
Perhaps Shao also has his flexible side, which is most vividly reflected in his treatment of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Therefore, isn't it the best time to seek Xu Shao's evaluation at this time?
Besides, Liu Feng performed very well. Even by Liu Xian's standards, he still has a good reputation. What's more, Xu Shao still needs Liu Bei?
From Liu Xian's point of view, as long as Xu Shao doesn't hate Liu Feng, even if he evaluates him truthfully, he will still have a good reputation.
Liu Shijun, the father of Liu Feng, would burst into tears with gratitude to Duke Xu when he heard about it. Why didn't Duke Xu do such a good deed that achieved multiple things with one stone?
Therefore, Liu Xian couldn't figure out the matter, so he asked Xun You for advice.
"You don't know the reason for this matter. I just have some feelings and can tell it to Brother Shizong." He is steady and resourceful. He has never asked Xu Gong for comment, perhaps because of his confidence."
Liu Xian was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and after tasting it for a moment, he gradually became enlightened.
Xun You praised Liu Feng for being determined and not swayed by outsiders.
Even if he is a famous person like Xu Gong, he still treats him as normal.
This sense of normalcy is extremely valuable.
Liu Xianyou asked further: "What about Mr. Xu...?"
Xun You laughed: "Of course he values this sense of normalcy and is happy to see the results."
Liu Xian nodded slowly. Although Xun You only said that this was his personal opinion, Liu Xian felt that Xun You might have hit the nail on the head.
Liu Feng was also appeasing Dong Xi and Gan Ning.
Liu Feng was quite pleasantly surprised by Dong Xi's performance.
This is not to say that the opponent's ability is still higher than Gan Ning. After all, if Gan Ning had not joined the group of water bandits at that time, he would have been able to crush the water bandits with the advantage of his ships after being called back by Liu Feng. bandit.
It’s just that Gan Ning has a more intense temperament, a bold character, and the courage to act.
After the news was sent back, Gan Ning observed the battlefield and keenly sensed the opportunity to capture the thief first and capture the king first, and then put it into action.
Dong Xi is more calm and pays more attention to Liu Feng's orders. He puts obedience in a higher position than killing generals and capturing flags, which cannot but be liked by Liu Feng. .
No wonder that all three generations of the Sun family spoke highly of Dong Xi in the future. From Sun Ce, to Wu Guotai, to Sun Quan, they all regarded Dong Xi as one of their own.
Dong Xi died in the battle in the end. It was because Sun Quan relied too much on him and let him personally lead five ships. He was a high-ranking official. It was a pity that he encountered a storm and would rather die than surrender. In the end, he sank with the ship.
Dong Xi just died too early, otherwise he would probably be the first person to be granted the title of marquis.
When Sun Quan first took over, Dong Xi was the second-highest military officer in Sun Quan's group.
Before the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan was just a general who was fighting against generals, but Dong Xi was already a partial general, and his military rank was higher than that of Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu was only on the same level as Cheng Pu at that time, and both were Zhonglang generals.
It was only after the Battle of Chibi that he was promoted to the rank of general due to his merit. One can imagine Dong Xi’s status at that time.
And Liu Feng knew very well that the reason why Dong Xi had such a status was entirely due to his military exploits.
(End of this chapter)