Chapter 1023 Jiang Qian, a famous official
Yuan Shao thought for a while and continued:
"Since Lu Xun is so aware of the current affairs, I decided to send someone to persuade him to surrender.
It wouldn't be too late to fight if he didn't surrender.
Yang Hong?"
"Ah... I'm here."
When Yang Hong heard Yuan Shao call his name, he was shocked and stepped forward to respond with a fierce bullet.
"Are you willing to go to Runan?"
"This... Although my subordinates want to share the worries of the king, they are not healthy recently.
If I were to be sent to Runan, I would probably miss the king's big affairs!"
Yang Hong has been psychologically shady by Yuan Shu and he will never want to go to Chu again in his life.
"Hmph, trash!
Get out of here!"
Yuan Shao originally wanted his advisers to show his face, but Yang Hong was unable to support him.
Unwilling to go to such a simple thing makes Yuan Shao look dizzy.
Just when Yuan Shao's face looked ugly, a scholar wearing a dark blue cloth appeared and said:
"The king calms down and wants to go to Runan, and say that Lu Xun is coming to surrender with his silence!"
Yuan Shao looked closely and saw that the man was thin, handsome, elegant, and had a common man's slim figure.
It looks a bit literary.
Yuan Shao valued his appearance the most. Seeing that this person is good, he felt a little favor in his heart.
Moreover, the scholar also explained his embarrassment, and Yuan Shao's favorability towards him became even stronger.
Yuan Shao asked in a gentle tone:
"Who is sir?"
Seeing that Yuan Shao had a good impression of this scholar, Yuan Tan, who was sitting below, quickly stood up and said:
"Reply to Father!
This person is a good friend of Erchen, his surname is Jiang, his name is Gan, and his courtesy name is Ziyi.
Mr. Jiang Gan is from Jiujiang, and he is unique in Jiangjiang with his eloquence. No one in the world thinks it is right.
My son invited Mr. Jiang Gan to be the leader of our army, and now he is his father's minister."
When he heard that Jiang Gan was from Jiujiang, Yuan Shao said arrogantly with his beard:
"Sir, since he is from Jiujiang, why don't he defect to Yuan Shu, but instead go to Gu?"
Jiang Gan’s family knows his family affairs, and he can be famous in Jiujiang all depends on his good looks and mouth.
Moreover, a large part of his fame was made by Jiang Gan himself, but in fact he had no real talent and knowledge at all.
Jiang Gan dreamed of becoming an official in Da Chu, but now Da Chu is in the imperial examination system, and no tests can be done in every layer.
With his ability, he cannot stand out under the strict exams at all.
Jiang Gan took the exam for two consecutive years and couldn't even pass the exam for a juren.
In desperation, he had to settle for the second best, and followed Xuzhou all the way north to Dayan to try his luck.
Fortunately, Jiang Gan was lucky and met a very fooled Yuan Tan.
After some tricks, Yuan Tan admired Jiang Gan's talent very much and regarded him as the main one.
Jiang Gan was also delighted to find a place where he could gain wealth and prosperity, and hit it off with Yuan Tan.
But when Yuan Shao asked this, Jiang Gan must not be able to tell the truth, otherwise it would be lighter if he was shot out.
Jiang Gan has mastered the skill of pretending to be strong, and even Liu Bei and Cao Cao cannot see through it.
Jiang Gan straightened his waist, closed his eyes slightly, and replied to Yuan Shao indifferently:
"Yuan Shu did a rebellious manner in Chu and arbitrarily changed the laws of the Han Dynasty.
If my Jiang family has a wealth of Han, how can we follow the traitor?
The king really despises someone when he asks this."
Jiang Gan's character made Yuan Shao even more happy.
Such literati generally have great abilities!
It seems that my eldest son is lucky, but he quietly won over such a talent for Dayan.
Yuan Shao said to Jiang Gan seriously:
"Since the gentleman volunteered to go, the king handed over the mission to the gentleman for his mission to Runan.
After the sir arrived in Runan, there was no need to say anything, just persuade Lu Xun to surrender.
Tell Lu Xun that he must surrender tomorrow.
Otherwise, when the lonely army attacked the city, the upper and lower armors of Runan would not be left behind!"
Although Jiang Gan didn't have much real talent and knowledge, he was still good at fooling people.
He had been listening carefully to the conversation between Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others.
It seems that the general named Lu Xun is afraid of the three-country coalition forces and wants to find a way out for himself.
Jiang Gan felt that it would be enough to threaten such timid mice, and it would not be difficult to make him surrender.
This is also his confidence in asking for an envoy to Runan.
As long as Lu Xun surrenders in the city and Runan goes without fighting, isn’t this the main contribution to the expedition to the Great Chu of Jiang Gan?
Even if you do nothing, you can enjoy your lifelong glory and wealth even if you lie on the credit book.
Jiang Gan bowed to Yuan Shao and said:
"Don't worry, King, Jiang Ganding will not be humiliated."
Seeing Jiang Gan's confident look, Yuan Shao also felt proud.
In a good mood, Yuan Shao smiled and said to Jiang Gan:
"Mr. Ziyi is indeed a talented person.
I sent a team of guards to protect Mr. Runan to envoy, and I will protect Mr. Xu."
Jiang Gan's eyes were dripping, and he thought to himself that there were 100,000 elite Chu troops in Runan City, and a team of guards were useless.
Anyway, Lu Xun was scared by the millions of troops and definitely did not dare to kill him. It would be better to take this opportunity to pretend to be a thug.
How to show off the best effect?
After thinking about it, Jiang Gan decided to follow the route of Zhuge Liang, a military advisor of the Great Chu.
The wise men of the Great Chu were like the sky. If you talk about your ability, Jiang Gan couldn't tell which group of counselors was higher and which one was lower.
But when it comes to being strong, Zhuge Liang is definitely the well-deserved king among the military advisors of the Great Chu.
Thinking of this, Jiang Gan raised his eyelids and said softly:
“There is no need for a guard.
The king only needs to provide someone with a carriage and take two book children to the mission to Runan."
When Jiang Gan said this, everyone was shocked.
Such a thin literati actually has such courage. It seems that King Yan is really full of talents.
After distributing the tent, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh:
"Jiang Ziyi is really a talented person, but unfortunately he can't be used by the orphans."
Guo Jia stood beside Cao Cao and said with a smile:
"I think Jiang Ganyan's words are just a person who seeks fame."
Cao Cao asked:
"Why did Fengxiao say this?"
Guo Jia said to Cao Cao softly:
"The king has also analyzed the Battle of Hanzhong. Who is Lu Xun? I believe the king knows very well.
Jiang Gan looked like a wise man on the outside. Just by his belief that Lu Xun could surrender to Yuan Shao, he could conclude that this person was useless."
Jiang Gan's language and appearance are really confusing, and he is not inferior to Zhuge Liang's appearance alone.
Cao Cao was also frightened by Jiang Gan's appearance before, so he thought that this person was a talented person.
However, Guo Jia's pair of keen eyes can see Jiang Gan's essence through details.
After hearing Guo Jia's explanation, Cao Cao suddenly said:
"Fengxiao is right. I'm so lucky that I even regard Jiang Gan as a talent.
In this way, Yuan Shao may suffer.
Do you think I should advise Yuan Benchu?”
Guo Jia shook his head and said:
"Yuan Shao is stubborn and it is difficult to listen to other people's good words.
Even if the king advised him with kind words, Yuan Shao would find it difficult to appreciate it.
It is very likely that he will have a rift with the king because of this.
This first battle would have caused Yuan Shao some losses.
Chapter completed!