Soldiers come to the world

Now Gan Ning's risk does not come from Zhang Yun, but from Liu Biao. Although Gan Ning has no position for the time being, Liu Biao accepted his surrender after all, and Zhang Yun did not dare to arrest people indiscriminately without evidence.

However, Zhang Yun would report to Liu Biao and exaggerate the facts. In addition, he was Liu Biao's nephew, which caused Liu Biao's anger. In addition, Liu Biao didn't care about Gan Ning. In this way, Gan Ning's situation would be extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, today is the day, and there are many things, even if Liu Biao wants to intervene in this matter, he will have to wait until tomorrow.

He, Liu Jing, can use the precious time left today to complete all the missing things and exonerate Gan Ning.

Now it depends on whether Gan Ning can cooperate with him.

"General Gan, if I propose to give me all five hundred military slaves, will you agree?"

The words are a bit abrupt, but this is the crux of the matter. If Gan Ning is to be exonerated, Liu Jing is the only one who will follow up on this matter. Otherwise, even if Gan Ning's slave trade is legal, it will also arouse Liu Biao's suspicion. Not everyone can do this kind of thing.

Gan Ning was silent. Of course he understood what Liu Jing meant, and he wanted to exonerate himself, but he had already received a deposit of 1000 taels of gold from his family. If the slaves were transferred to Liu Jing, the gold would have to be returned to them. , his loss was great.

But after all, Gan Ning is a thoughtful and sensible person. He just kept silent for a while, and then he agreed, "Okay! I will transfer all the five hundred military slaves to you. I will give you their information, and you don't have to give them to me." What compensation do I have, even if I give it to you."

Liu Jing smiled, "Let's talk about compensation! Let's talk about this matter after getting through the crisis."

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Liu Jing met Kuai Yue at the pier in Fancheng, and he asked Liu Hu to deliver a letter to Kuai Yue. When Kuai Yue heard that it was about Zhang Yun, he hurried over on horseback.

"Nephew, what happened?" Kuai Yue asked loudly when he saw Liu Jing.

Liu Jing hurried forward, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Uncle Shi, it's hard to talk here, let's go to another place!"

Kuai Yue nodded, and came to a secluded place with Liu Jing, Kuai Yue ordered his men to watch out, so he hurriedly asked Liu Jing, "What happened?"

Liu Jing told the whole story of what happened without hiding anything from Kuai Yue. Kuai Yue gradually understood, frowned and said, "Are you really going to take this risk for Gan Ning? You know, Zhou Mu may be because of This matter is disgusting to you, although Gan Ning is a talent, but you will lose more, think again!"

Liu Jing shook his head, "I know there will be risks, but for some things, I do it for my own beliefs, for righteousness, and don't think too much about benefits."

Kuai Yue sighed softly, no wonder Liu Jing was willing to give up his life to save Zhao Yun, his thoughts were indeed different from ordinary people, and he would not be hindered by immediate interests, then Gan Ning was a talent, it would be a pity to lose it, no matter what, it would be nice to help him It is considered as a long-term plan.

Thinking of this, Kuai Yue nodded and smiled, "Now I understand, okay! I can help you."

Liu Jing was overjoyed, and quickly saluted deeply, "Thank you, Uncle Shi."

Kuai Yue smiled, "Actually, when I was young, I was just like you. I acted with loyalty. I advised He Jin not to trust the eunuch. If He Jin refused to listen, I would chase after him. In the end, he would be annoyed. If I hadn't If you are stubborn, you can get a high-ranking official, alas! Forget it, let’s not mention the past, I will go to Wang Juncheng and ask him to help me with this, you can go to him later!”

"Thank you Uncle Shi for your help!"

Kuai Yue smiled, patted him on the shoulder, stared at him and said, "You are a caring person, and that's why I helped you. I hope you don't let me down."

He raised his head and laughed, urged the horse to leave, and after walking a few steps, Kuai Yue turned back and said, "Let me advise you again, don't underestimate the state shepherd, his heart is like a mirror."

Kuai Yue walked away, Liu Jing understood Kuai Yue's meaning, he pondered for a long time, this matter really cannot be kept from Liu Biao.

"Brother Jing!"

Liu Hu also galloped over on horseback, and he asked a little strangely, "It seems like it's over after just a few words?"

Liu Jing said with a smile: "I entrust Duke Kuai to do something, and I will go to the county office later."

"I will go with you."

Liu Jing shook his head, "You go to the payment office with me first, and I will introduce you to some brothers. Zhang Ping should be on duty tonight, but he is locked up by me, so you will replace him."

"But..." Liu Hu was a little panicked, "I don't know anything, how do you ask me to be on duty?"

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Of course someone will follow you, you are the nephew of the state shepherd, there are many people who want to curry favor with you!"

Liu Hu scratched his head, feeling both anticipation and worry in his heart, followed Liu Jing to the payment office.

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In the afternoon, Liu Biao, who had finished a day of celebrations, took his eldest son, Liu Qi, out of the government office. He had been busy since dawn, and Liu Biao seemed a little tired.

As soon as he walked to the carriage, Zhang Yun, who had been waiting at the side, hurried up to greet him, and said with a smile: "Uncle, you have worked hard."

Liu Biao also liked this nephew very much. He was smart and capable, able to lead troops to fight, and he was his right-hand man. Regarding the large number of officials today, officials from all over Jingzhou gathered in Xiangyang. Liu Biao did not notice that Zhang Yun did not attend the congratulatory ceremony today.

"What's the matter with my nephew?" Liu Biao asked with a smile.

"Uncle, my nephew has something important to report."

Liu Biao nodded, "Get in the carriage and talk!"

He got a little tired and got into the carriage. After Zhang Yun and Liu Qi greeted him, they also got into the carriage. The carriage started slowly and drove towards the gate of the state government.

In the carriage, Zhang Yun carefully reported to Liu Biao about Gan Ning's smuggling of military slaves. Somewhere along the river, my nephew suspected that Gan Ning had some ulterior motives in buying these five hundred military slaves."

"What's his intention?" Liu Biao asked with his eyes closed.

"He is recruiting troops to increase his own strength."

Liu Biao opened his eyes slightly, flashed a murderous intent, and then closed them again.

"Do you have any basis for saying this?"

"Last night, when my nephew's brother, the thief from the Youjiao Cao, was inspecting Hanshui, he found Gan Ning trafficking in military slaves. He stepped forward to investigate and found the military slaves. Gan Ning was afraid that things would be exposed, so he arrested him. Get up and lock yourself up in the station, this matter is absolutely true, my nephew is willing to guarantee it with his head."

Zhang Yun's words finally angered Liu Biao. Liu Biao also knew about the slavery in Runan, but he didn't expect Gan Ning to be involved. Is it a child's play to treat me as the law of Jingzhou for smuggling military slaves?"

After a pause, Liu Biao asked again calmly: "I heard that you dispatched a part last night, is it for this reason?"

Zhang Yun was taken aback, "My nephew dispatched some of his own soldiers just because he was in a hurry to save his brother. He just put pressure on them and forced them to release them. He didn't take any action. He quickly withdrew the troops. Without his uncle's consent, my nephew of course Don't dare to mess around."

Liu Biao didn't speak for a while, he closed his eyes, he didn't know what to think, after a while, Liu Biao said slowly: "In the future, don't send out any private soldiers at will. If you need to send troops, you can report to me. As long as the reason is right, I will agree."

"Yes! Nephew, remember!"

Zhang Yun was secretly pleased that as soon as he got Liu Biao's authorization, he would immediately send troops to arrest Gan Ning, and he would be famous at that time.

At this moment, Liu Qi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "The governor of the Youjiao Bureau is not Brother Jing. Does he not care if his subordinates are arrested?"

Liu Biao was stunned, and then remembered that Liu Jing was the governor of Youjiao Cao, and he couldn't help but look at Zhang Yun strangely.

Zhang Yun secretly hated Liu Qi, but he already had a countermeasure, and quickly said: "Brother Jing is of course responsible for checking this matter, but he has a close relationship with Gan Ning, and it will be a dilemma. I suggest that it is best not to let him intervene."

Although Liu Biao was bewitched by Zhang Yun for a while, he was a person who did great things after all, he was the lord of Jingzhou, and he also had his shrewdness. He heard Zhang Yun's words had obvious prejudice against Liu Jing.

Liu Jing is the supervisor of the Youjiao, arresting thieves and inspecting tax evasion and slave trade are all his affairs. Liu Jing is responsible for this matter, but what Zhang Yun said is also reasonable, Liu Jing is likely to cover up Gan Ning.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Biao said slowly, "Don't make too much noise about this matter."

Zhang Yun was overjoyed, Liu Biao agreed, and he immediately said: "Don't worry, uncle, nephew has his own measure."

At this time, Liu Qi reminded again: "Father, today is the day!"

One sentence reminded Liu Biao, and Liu Biao added: "Well! Today is the day, we can't use troops, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

Liu Biao closed his eyes, he didn't want to listen to any more words, Zhang Yun didn't dare to refuse, but he had to wait until tomorrow, so he stared fiercely at Liu Qi's back with great hatred in his heart.

But since Liu Biao agreed, tomorrow is tomorrow, and he insists on making Gan Ning pay the price in blood!Zhang Yun gritted his teeth for a while.

Zhang Yun left, Liu Biao opened his eyes again, looking at Zhang Yun's back, he couldn't help but sneered.

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The county government office of Xiangyang County is located in the south of Xiangyang City. It occupies a much smaller area and scale than the state government office. Today is the day when most of the officials are resting at home, and the county government office is very quiet.

But it was a different scene in Juncheng's official room. The three clerks were busy checking their names and registering slaves, and a list of 500 slaves was placed in front of them.

They need to register these slaves one by one, and then issue the slave deeds. The workload is quite heavy, at least until late at night.

However, although the three clerks worked hard, they were also willing. Each of them had a heavy piece of gold in their pockets, which made them very motivated. They had entrustment from their superiors and extra income. People feel very comfortable in their hearts, and they have a sense of dignity that is worthwhile.

In the next room, the prefect Wang Ji was chatting with Liu Jing about the division of factions in Jingzhou, and Wang Ji was happy to express his views on this topic.

"Where there is officialdom, there will be conflicts of interests, and there will be factions where there are conflicts of interests. This is a very normal thing. It is like a piece of cake. It is only so big in total, but everyone wants to share a piece, and everyone can share it. how much?

What's more, the piece of cake in Jingzhou has already been divided, and there is no room for outsiders to share the food, so don't feel unfair, Mr. Jing, everyone understands the truth, but it involves your own interests, so the interests are the most important. "

Wang Ke is Liu Biao's son-in-law, and he belongs to the outsider faction according to the region, but Wang Kee does not admit that he is a pure outsider faction.

"The so-called foreign faction refers to people whose native place is not Jingzhou, so the lord should also be a foreign faction, but no one would think so, so we have always believed that in addition to the foreign faction and local faction, there should be Conglong faction, that is, He The lord is related by in-laws or disciples, such as me, Zhang Yun, Yiji, and even Mr. Jing, we are not from Jingzhou, but we are not a simple northern gentry, and Jingzhou gentry fully accepts this."

Liu Jing nodded, he understood Wang Ke's theory of interests, but he didn't necessarily agree with it.

"I think the state pastor should set up a special institution, such as Jixian Academy, Hanlin Academy, etc., to accommodate some outstanding northern gentry, such as Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan, Sima Hui, etc. These talents Just like precious wealth, it is really a pity to discard it.”

Wang Yu chuckled, and persuaded in the tone of a person who has been here before: "Mr. Jing's idea is good, but it's not easy! Jingzhou gentry absolutely does not allow this kind of yamen to exist. Back then, my lord proposed to give monthly subsidies to these northern gentry who came to Jingzhou to seek refuge. The money and food were also strongly opposed by the Jingzhou gentry. In the end, the lord promised to give priority to the Jingzhou gentry in the appointment of officials, so it was approved.

Mr. Jing, the officialdom is complicated, and the lord actually understands many things, but he is also helpless. Mr. Jing is young and energetic, and he just arrived in Jingzhou not long ago, so he doesn't understand the situation. This kind of mood is understandable, but Mr. Jing will slowly I understand that for the interests of the officialdom, it is fundamental to keep one's own share. If you want to keep your interests, you must cooperate with the local faction. "

At this time, a secretary came in with a thick stack of slave contracts, bowed and saluted and said, "Juncheng, this is the first batch of completed slave contracts, a total of [-] copies, please have a look."