Chapter 398

Gan Ning was not truly an idiot in politics; he understood a thing or two about officialdom and human relationships.

Especially after being forced by Su Xuan over these years to go to the academy and military school to learn quite a lot.

Gradually, he understood more.

If he were to write to Su Xuan at this time, wouldn't that be clearly showing his distrust of Xu Shu and Lu Su?

He wouldn't do such an offensive thing.

Of course, the premise was that he believed Xu Shu and Lu Su’s judgment was correct.

Otherwise, even if it offended the two, he would choose to report it.

Everything was prioritized by the Lord’s interests.

He had actually faintly understood the benefits of this plan before, but hadn't thought it through thoroughly. Now, hearing Xu Shu’s detailed analysis, he finally understood completely.

Naturally, he would no longer have any doubts.

"Not at all! Not at all!"

Xu Shu and Lu Su didn't even need to be mentioned regarding human relationships; they were on a different dimension from Gan Ning. Hearing Gan Ning say this, they both quickly waved their hands with a smile: "The General’s concern is actually reasonable; we can understand!"

"It is all for the sake of the Lord’s plan; there is nothing to be offended by."

"On the contrary, the General is so attentive and careful, which makes us even happier!"

"Haha!"

Gan Ning felt extremely comfortable hearing this and bowed: "Since that is the case, I won't say more! The battlefield still needs me to control it, so I won't stay any longer. I shall take my leave!"

"Safe journey, General!"

Watching Gan Ning walk away, Xu Shu and Lu Su looked at each other and smiled.

"Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, is a good general!"

Lu Su couldn't help but sigh.

"Indeed!"

Xu Shu nodded in agreement: "According to what I know, he was a Jinfan bandit for a period of time in the past, but he only engaged in chivalrous acts of robbing the rich to help the poor!"

"In essence, he is a hot-blooded youth with chivalry in his heart."

"I have a very good impression of him!"

"The key is that this person can endure hardship, is willing to listen to advice, and knows how to learn and improve, which is very good!"

"It’s no wonder the Lord appointed him as the first Navy Commander!"

"In the future, he will inevitably be a commander of a side!"

Seeing Gan Ning, Xu Shu thought of his former self.

In his youth, he was also full of chivalrous spirit, preferring to be a wandering knight more than a strategist.

What he longed for most was to become a great hero, punishing the wicked and upholding justice.

It wasn't until he killed someone because of this, committed a major crime, and was caught by the government.

Although he was eventually rescued, he had to hide his name and start living in hiding.

If it weren't for Su Xuan opening the academy, recruiting talent, and cultivating them with care, he certainly wouldn't be where he was today.

Therefore, Xu Shu had always been very grateful to Su Xuan.

Of course, what moved Xu Shu most was not this, but that Su Xuan was thoughtful and had well-settled his mother, giving her a stable, safe, and prosperous life.

She didn't have to toil anymore and could live peacefully.

At the same time, she didn't have to worry about him, this rebellious son, anymore.

"Hehe! I’ve heard of this too!"

Lu Su smiled: "I also heard General Xu Chu say that Gan Ning received the Lord’s support very early on, obtaining precious military books and martial arts cultivation methods gifted by the Lord."

"After he came of age, General Gan Ning couldn't help but run off to become a water bandit, robbing the rich to help the poor!"

"He wants to accomplish a great undertaking and carve out a reputation for himself, and only then will he be able to pledge his service to the Lord, gain the Lord’s heavy trust, and show that he has not failed the grace of the Lord’s cultivation!"

"At the same time, it also showed that he was not a 'connection hire,' but had real skills!"

"In the end, he even deliberately hijacked a fleet of the Su clan merchant guild under the Lord and issued a challenge to the Lord."

"He invited the Lord to battle, personally proving his skills to the Lord! Hehe!"

This was something Xu Chu had mentioned to him in his spare time, and Lu Su had found it very interesting when he heard it.

"Eh?"

Xu Shu clearly hadn't heard of this and looked surprised: "There’s such a thing? I really didn't know! Sure enough, General Gan Ning is also a wonderful person!"

"To actually dare to do such a thing! I guess the Lord must have been very surprised at the time, right?"

The person he invested in deliberately hijacked his fleet to prove his skills to him.

Could there be anything more interesting than this?

"Certainly!"

Lu Su nodded with a smile: "However, according to General Xu Chu’s description, the Lord wasn't angry at all at the time; instead, he found it very fun and personally led people to meet Gan Ning and gave him a good beating."

"Afterward, General Gan Ning formally defected to the Lord!"

Xu Shu stroked his beard, looked at Lu Su, and asked: "Zijing! I remember you were the first academy student the Lord personally recruited when he started the academy, right?"

"That’s right!"

Lu Su nodded affirmatively: "At that time, the Lord was only the Administrator of Nanjun, and he suddenly sent a letter inviting me to study at the Nanjun Academy. Our family was very surprised!"

"However, in the end, our family fully supported me in coming to Nanjun to study!"

"To show our sincerity, we even sold our fields and property in Xuzhou and moved the whole family to Nanjun!"

"In the end, when the Lord learned of this, he arranged for our family to settle in Nanjun very well, and even provided quite a bit of farmland at a low price for our family to purchase!"

"To be honest, we were all very surprised at the time that the Lord actually knew me and even sent an invitation personally."

"You have to know, I was only a few years old at the time..."

"Oh?"

Xu Shu was surprised: "I had long heard that the Lord has the ability to calculate the past and future and can discern talent of the future. Now it seems it is indeed true!"

"Not just you; I was also easily valued and even heavily used by the Lord!"

"It was as if the Lord had long determined that I would be successful."

"The rumor that the Lord is a Heavenly Man descended to the world is probably true!"

They were truly lucky to follow such a legendary Lord who possessed abilities that ordinary people did not.

"Indeed!"

Lu Su nodded affirmatively: "Actually, one can see a thing or two from the many divine techniques and supernatural classics in the Merit Pavilion!"

"Most of those things were deduced and created by the Lord himself."

"Even the sages of the pre-Qin period wouldn't have this ability, right?"

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