Gan Ning was born in the Gan family of Ba County, and his ancestor was said to be Gan Mao, the prime minister of the Qin State. The Gan family was quite famous and powerful in Linjiang, Ba County.
And because the local salt is produced, the Gan family also controls the profits of salt, and is a famous and wealthy family.
Gan Ning was born into such a wealthy family, lived a luxurious life since childhood, and had a very rough temperament.
Liu Bei also heard that Gan Ning had a typical heroic career in the local area for a period of time. He often robbed, looted, attacked and killed others. He took many lives on his hands and even killed officials. People at the time called him the Jinfan Thief.
He was called a thief. You can imagine how arrogant and domineering this guy was back then.
He was so lawless, but because his family was so powerful, no one pursued him. When he got older and read some books, he was able to enter an official career, which was smooth sailing.
One can imagine how much influence the Bajun Linjiang Gan family has in the local area.
Liu Bei was quite unhappy with Gan Ning's past behavior, but he still observed Gan Ning carefully for a while and found that he also had merits.
For example, he has martial arts, culture, good personal fighting ability, and also has great insights. When talking to Liu Bei about Sichuan, Shu, and the world, he can speak clearly and eloquently.
Therefore, he is qualified for the position in Liu Bei's hussar general shogunate.
In addition, his character has a bold side. He doesn't hide anything in his heart, but directly expresses it. He says what he needs to say without being hypocritical.
He is a typical heroic villain who is very direct in his bad deeds and never hides his bad deeds.
Furthermore, although he behaved in a rough manner, he unexpectedly respected the scholars very much. He showed great enthusiasm and respect to his fellow scholars, and even more respect to Liu Bei.
Well, he is a kid from a rich family who has some brains. He has big problems with his behavior and style, but he knows who he can and cannot mess with.
How to use this kind of people and lead them is a very challenging thing. If they are done well, they can give full play to their abilities. If they are not done well, they will be counterattacked.
However, Liu Bei felt that Gan Ning could not even attack Sun Shiwan, let alone himself. He could also bully and bully Liu Zhang, a recognized weak master, but even this could not succeed. Next, Liu Biao and Huang Zu,
He can't deal with any of them.
He has brains, but not much, and he is capable, but not strong.
Lu Meng's evaluation of him was very accurate - Fighting General.
So when Gan Ning made it clear that he wanted to participate in military affairs, Liu Bei made an agreement with him that he must restrain his temper.
"There are two worlds outside the army and within the army. When you enter the army, you must abide by military regulations. I run the army, and military laws are as strong as mountains. There is no room for slack. If you violate military laws, I don't care who you are and I will never spare you."
Gan Ning slapped his chest and swore.
"If I violate military law, I don't need you to punish me. I will give you an explanation!"
Liu Bei then awarded Gan Ning the position of military prince based on his test results, and then personally gave him a complete collection of military regulations and asked Gan Ning to go back and recite them, so that he could check them randomly in the future.
Compared to Gan Ning, Zhang Ren, another Yizhou native who impressed Liu Bei, seemed much more low-key.
Perhaps because of his low background, he is relatively taciturn, but he has military strategy and strength. During the military test, he was considered to have the ability to adapt to positions above the rank of military prince.
In Liu Bei's army, new recruits, regardless of background or ability, are awarded the highest position of military prince, and military merit is required for higher ranks.
Moreover, after this evaluation system was established, few people were considered to have the ability to hold positions above a military prince when they first joined the army, but Zhang Ren was considered to have such ability.
Liu Bei admired Zhang Ren very much, so he personally awarded him the position of military prince, allowed him to join the army and lead troops, and had high expectations for him.
This group of talented shogunate members recruited from Yizhou are relatively qualified in Liu Bei's opinion, at least in terms of ability. In order to gain Liu Bei's favor and gain some possibility in the future, they recruited Liu Bei at this time.
He did a lot of work on this matter and helped Liu Bei recruit troops smoothly.
It cost a lot of money, but the results were real. Liu Bei hoped that the army he built could become the backbone and soul of a powerful army that would sweep across all directions in the future. To this end, he did not hesitate to invest heavily.
As for the recruitment work, Liu Hong also went very smoothly.
To say that there are not many choices is actually relative. In order to fight against the He family and the Yuan family, Liu Hong not only selects talents within the eunuch group, but also takes into account the combat effectiveness of this army, so he needs some professionals.
Therefore, officers of the New Army are mainly selected from people outside the system with clean financial status or middle- and lower-level officers of the Central Army with relatively simple social connections. Family background is not very important.
Of course, it would be best if you have a eunuch background.
For example, Xiaohuangmen Jian Shuo was an eunuch himself, and Feng Fang was the son-in-law of the eunuch Cao Jie.
After all, it was the emperor who was recruiting troops, and the emperor's soldiers were commanded by the emperor himself. For the honor and the reportedly generous treatment, people who wanted to join the new army were rushing to join the new army, and the quota of more than 30,000 people was quickly filled up.
After the recruitment is full, the army will be formally formed and trained.
In order to show that this was the emperor's personal army, Liu Hong stationed this army in Liu Hong's favorite Xiyuan, closest to Liu Hong himself, and provided them with good treatment, so this army was also called the Xiyuan Army.
After the Xiyuan Army was officially established, it had a great momentum in Luoyang. Every time it organized and practiced, it would create a big battle, setting off waves of discussion inside and outside Luoyang City. Everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew it.
I don’t know, everyone is amazed by this.
What a strong army!
For Liu Hong, this was just the first step to demonstrate his monarchy and suppress his relatives and scholars.
In the second step, after discussions with Jian Shuo, Liu Hong ordered that Jian Shuo, the commander of the Xiyuan Army, serve as the general person in charge of the entire Luoyang military armed forces. The army commanded by General He Jin must also obey Jian Shuo's command.
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This order was the one that really stirred up the hornet's nest in Luoyang City.
If the establishment of the Xiyuan Army only made everyone suspect that Liu Hong wanted to target He Jin, then the issuance of this order made everyone's guesses and suspicions come true.
The emperor is really going to target He Jin.
The dignified general had to listen to an eunuch's order to mobilize the army. Although it was only in name, and it was not certain whether it could be implemented in practice, this kind of order was a slap in the face to He Jin, making He Jin feel uncomfortable, lose face, and make him look bad.
Don't start.
It can be called a biological and chemical weapon in the political arena.
Yuan Wei has not been openly targeted for the time being, so he is feeling better, but He Jin is really uncomfortable.
After receiving the emperor's order, he privately chopped his desk into pieces. He was so angry that he almost killed someone at home. He was full of resentment towards Liu Hong.
I am your wife's brother and your brother-in-law. I am loyal to your family and have made great contributions. How could you do this to me?
In addition to resentment, He Jin also had strong uneasiness and fear in his heart. He Jin was very worried that Liu Hong was really planning to abolish the elders and establish younger ones.
Regarding me, besides wanting to abolish the elder and establish the younger, is there any other possibility?
Abolish the elders and establish young ones, establish that little bastard Liu Xie, and then liquidate my He family, right?
Liu Hong, you are so cruel!
Do all my years of hard work seem worthless in your eyes?
Do you like that dead woman that much?
He Jin's heart was filled with resentment, grievance and fear.
At this stall, Yuan Wei quickly met with He Jin regarding this possibility.