第95部分(第1/7 页)

Still　Sun　Quan　halted　between　two　opinions　and　would　not　decide。

Then　came　mander　Lu　Meng　who　said　to　his　master；　〃While　I　was　at　Dragon　Gorge；　one　leader　of　Huang　Zu；　Gan　Ning　from　Lingjiang；　offered　to　surrender。　I　found　out　all　about　him。　He　is　something　of　a　scholar；　is　forceful；　fond　of　wandering　about　as　a　fighter…errant。　He　assembled　a　band　of　outlaws　with　whom　he　roamed　over　the　rivers　and　lakes；　where　he　would　terrorize　everybody。　He　wore　a　bell　at　his　waist；　and　at　the　sound　of　this　bell　everyone　fled　and　hid。　He　fitted　his　boats　with　sails　of　Xichuan　brocade；　and　people　called　him　the　'Pirate　with　Silken　Sails。'

〃Then　he　reformed。　He　and　his　band　went　to　Liu　Biao；　but　they　left　him　when　they　saw　he　would　never　acplish　anything；　and　now　they　would　serve　under　your　banner；　only　that　Huang　Zu　detains　them　at　Xiakou。　Formerly　when　you　were　attacking　Huang　Zu；　he　owed　the　recovery　of　Xiakou　to　this　same　Gan　Ning；　whom　he　treated　without　liberality。　When　mander　Su　Fei　remended　Gan　Ning　for　promotion；　Huang　Zu　said；　'He　is　unsuited　for　any　high　position　as；　after　all；　he　is　no　more　than　a　pirate。'

〃So　Gan　Ning　became　a　disappointed　and　resentful　man。　Su　Fei　tried　to　win　him　over　to　good　humor　and　invited　him　to　wine　parties　and　said；　'I　have　put　your　name　forward　many　times；　but　our　chief　says　he　has　no　place　suitable　for　you。　However；　time　slips　away　and　man's　life　is　not　very　long。　One　must　make　the　most　of　it。　I　will　put　you　forward　for　the　magistracy　of　Exian；　whence　you　may　be　able　to　advance。'

〃So　Gan　Ning　got　away　from　Xiakou　and　would　have　e　to　you　then；　but　he　feared　that　he　would　not　be　weled；　since　he　had　assisted　Huang　Zu　and　killed　Ling　Cao。　I　told　him　you　were　always　ready　to　wele　able　people　and　would　nourish　no　resentm