They said they wanted to give it a try, but they just wanted to think about it. The question before the three of them was how to recruit Zhao Yun under their command.
The three of them chatted for a long time before going back to their rooms to rest. Finally, they made preliminary arrangements for their actions in the next two days.
At dawn the next day, Zhao Yun, dressed in silver armor, was already waiting outside the post house. Today he was going to take everyone to visit the camp outside the city. He came here early and did not disturb everyone's rest. He stood at the door with a neat military appearance. , Qi Yu was in a mess.
When it comes to loyalty and courage, Zhao Yun can be ranked among the top three among the Three Kingdoms. He defected to Liu Bei after Gongsun Zan's death. Even after Liu Bei passed away and Zhao Yun became old, he still devoted himself to the Kingdom of Shu.
So from Zhao Yun's perspective, it is actually difficult to make him willing to leave with everyone, so we can only start from Gongsun Zan.
Being able to serve as Gongsun Zan's personal bodyguard proves that Gongsun Zan has a high degree of trust in Zhao Yun, and it seems that there is no way for him to let go of his own initiative.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun was not the only direct lineage that Gongsun Zan trusted.
Zhao Yun looked at the five people walking out of the post house with a look of confusion on his face. He cupped his fists and saluted and asked, "Brother Xuande, I don't know, Brother Qi Zhen..."
Liu Bei smiled, smoothed his beard, and said softly: "He caught the wind and cold last night and told me to rest in the posthouse today and come with us tomorrow."
Zhao Yun suddenly realized.
"General Zhao, it's getting late, let's set off now!" Zhang Fei said.
At first glance, Zhang Fei is the kind of rough guy who has a great body and doesn't care about anything. He speaks with a lot of anger, and there is always a bit of sternness in his words. If you don't know, people would think that he is always holding back. Others fight.
But there is a saying that goes well - fate is wonderful beyond words.
Zhao Yun had been observing the three of them in Gongsun Zan's mansion yesterday. Liu Bei's gentleness, Guan Yu's arrogance, and Zhang Fei's careless character, inexplicably seemed to poke a hole in Zhao Yun's heart. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this was happening. The three of them were very kind.
Zhao Yun smiled slightly, and there were soldiers beside him who took the horses for the five people to ride on. He took the lead and went straight to the camp outside the city.
After everyone left, it took about a while for a cup of tea. Qi Zhen walked out of the post house calmly. She softly said in her heart that I wish you all a good time, then turned and walked in the opposite direction.
While strolling along, Qi Zhen was not in a hurry. She thought carefully about how to speak and respond for a while. After confirming that everything was correct, Shi Shiran knocked on the door of the mansion in front of her.
Changshi Mansion.
Qi Zhen didn't know much about what kind of official Chang Shi was, and Qi Zhen didn't know much about the people in this mansion either. But fortunately, Liang Sicheng was by his side, which gave Qi Zhen such a flaw that couldn't be called a flaw.
This person did not appear in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and he was only introduced in a few chapters in the official history.
"Shiqi, named Guan Jing, is from Taiyuan. He is a cruel official. He flatters but has no big plans. He is especially trusted by Zan."
The only thing used to judge the other party is this hasty sentence.
Guan Jing, Gongsun Zan has a long history, he is not good at anything, and he is the number one in flattery. This is all Qi Zhen knows about him.
However, this man died as a martyr after Gongsun Zan died, which can be considered loyal.
After reporting to her family that she had something important to report, Qi Zhen was invited into the mansion and saw the man sitting on the main seat in the middle.
This man's appearance is not surprising, but he is not as thief as Qi Zhen thought before he came.
It seems that not all fawning subordinates have a treacherous and evil face.
Knowing that Qi Zhen and others were Gongsun Zan's guests, Guan Jing's expression was not too arrogant, but he didn't quite understand why Qi Zhen came to him today, so his indifferent expression was still two parts doubtful and three parts wary.
If it weren't for the fact that the relationship between people is so magical, it would be hard for Qi Zhen to understand why Gongsun Zan would trust this person so much.
Qi Zhen first exchanged a few words, saying that Youzhou has beautiful scenery, beautiful people, and so on.
Guan Jing was very polite, and kept saying that everyone was impressive and had extraordinary talk.
He kept talking for ten minutes, until Qi Zhen couldn't find any words anymore, so she slowly said: "Today, General Zhao Yun was supposed to lead us all to take a look inside the military camp outside the city, but... I heard that Brother Guan is the most respected by General Gongsun in Youzhou City, so naturally he has to come and visit first, which is the way to be a guest."
"Oh? I wonder what you think of General Zhao?" Guan Jing asked.
Snapped!
Qi Zhen slapped her thigh, startling Guan Jing.
"That's great!" Qi Zhen was overjoyed and praised loudly.
"I wonder what's so good about this?" Guan Jing said blankly.
"Harm! You don't know. Yesterday we saw General Zhao at General Gongsun's residence. We felt that General Zhao was very talented and majestic. After we left the general's residence, General Zhao came over in the evening and said that he also hit it off with us. We were here In the post house, they lit up lamps and talked for a long time until midnight. It turned out that they had similar interests, and they parted happily in the end! No, at dawn, General Zhao came to wait outside the post house. By this time, he should have arrived at the camp outside the city. "Qi Zhen said in high spirits.
"Well..." Guan Jing was stunned for a moment when he heard Qi Zhen's cheerful words. He didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, but he didn't answer.
Qi Zhen seemed not to notice his expression, and kept talking to herself about how much they admired and appreciated each other. They talked about it for ten minutes.
"After General Zhao came out of Changshan County, he did not vote for Yuan Shao but General Gongsun. It was precisely because of the benevolent government in Youzhou, and it was all thanks to General Gongsun..."
Qi Zhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly awkwardly: "I'm sorry, Chief Guan, but when it comes to General Zhao, I did say too much."
Guan Jing's smile was also a little unnatural, and he said softly: "General Zhao is indeed a rare tiger general with his talents. It is inevitable that you will highly respect him, otherwise my lord Gongsun would not let him be his personal guard."
The two of them exchanged some meaningless words, but Guan Jing was completely absent-minded.
Qi Zhen could naturally see it, and she was secretly happy while pretending that nothing happened. She said goodbye and left Chang Shi's mansion and returned to the post house.
Less than a stick of incense had passed before Qi Zhen left the Chang Shi's Mansion. The Chang Shi hurried out of the door and went straight to Gongsun Zan's mansion with a heavy look on his face.
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Zhang Fei's eyes widened in admiration when he saw the Youzhou Army's uniform drill.
Compared with these soldiers, the soldiers in Zhang Fei's own village are really not very good at being on the stage.
Both Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are talented generals, so we can naturally see how extraordinary these soldiers are.
Liu Bei concealed his desire for these Youzhou troops very well and listened to Zhao Yun introduce the origins of these soldiers.
"What you see is our army's white horse Yi Congyi. It's just a daily routine.
There is no need to wear armor during training, so it is no different from ordinary soldiers. "Zhao Yun introduced.
Everyone suddenly realized that he was the best among the best, no wonder.
"It seems a bit boastful. The Baima Yi soldiers were originally volunteers from our Changshan County. It was only after joining the Youzhou Army that they continued to recruit elite soldiers from the state army. This number is three thousand." Zhao Yun continued.
Others had no reaction. Only Liang Sicheng was moved and asked: "General Zhao, I wonder if the white horse rebels are now among them. The original rebels of Changzhou County are still no different from ordinary soldiers?"
"Of course not." Zhao Yun smiled sarcastically, "My sons in Changzhou County, among whom Baima Yi is now all at the rank of captain. Those with outstanding military achievements are also lucky enough to be able to become General Gongsun's personal retinue like me."
Liang Sicheng's expression remained unchanged, but he was making calculations in his heart.
"You really have such a valiant military appearance, it's so admirable." Liu Bei sighed.
Hearing this, there was a hint of pride on Zhao Yun's face, and it seemed that he took advantage of Liu Bei's praise.
At this time, Liang Sicheng stepped forward, gently touched Zhao Yun's silver armor, and praised: "General Zhao's silver armor is so spirited!"
Zhao Yun obviously didn't expect that the young man in front of him was so out of line. He was stunned and didn't react to get out of the way. However, the surprise on his face disappeared and returned to normal. He said with a smile: "Since we are an elite tribe, this equipment Excellence is natural and inevitable.”
"General Zhao, I have something to tell you. If I don't want to share it with outsiders, please come over." Liang Sicheng said softly.
Zhao Yun was stunned again. In his impression, he didn't have much interaction with this young man. Even when he spoke, it was just a few words. Why did he need to be so secretive?
He briefly glanced at Liu, Guan, and Zhangtang, and saw that all four of them had expressions on their faces, and he seemed to understand something in his heart.
Liang Sicheng just wanted to make him misunderstand that he had quarrels with other people, and what he said to him should not be known to them.
So Zhao Yun leaned over and heard Liang Sicheng whisper in his ear: "General Zhao, I have something to say, listen. You can pretend you didn't hear it, but if you really need help one day, find someone to come to the post house. notice me."
"What are you referring to?" Zhao Yun asked doubtfully.
Liang Sicheng lowered his voice and whispered: "I feel that General Gongsun seems to have some opinions about you. Maybe he doubts your loyalty, maybe he is disgusted with your behavior. In short, I just want to remind you."
Zhao Yun still smiled openly and shook his head gently: "Master Gongsun treats me very well, so don't talk nonsense."
"It's just a reminder, please don't mind, General Zhao." Liang Sicheng said with a smile, and patted Zhao Yun's shoulder again.
Zhao Yun felt nothing in his heart, and even felt that there was something wrong with this young man.
However, the actions and demeanor between the two were completely exposed in broad daylight. In the eyes of other soldiers in the camp, the actions between the two were a bit too close.
Zhao Yunfu walked forward again, Liang Sicheng trailing behind him, smiling mischievously.
"Isn't the idea you two thought of too simple? Are you sure Gongsun Zan can be fooled like this?" Tang Yi walked to Liang Sicheng and said softly.
"It is because of its simplicity that it is effective. Don't worry, you will know the results in less than two days." Liang Sicheng yawned. It seemed that he was really sleepy after talking until late at night yesterday.
