Chapter 393: What is the origin of Zhao Yun? Why is he so highly regarded by the king? King and minister meet again. We have not changed!
Yijing.

The ten-mile-long ramparts were covered with Chu army battle flags, fluttering in the blood-red setting sun.

More than 200,000 Chu soldiers gathered on the fortress, waving their weapons and cheering.

Liu Bei listened to the thunderous cheers, stepped on the corpses of the Wei army, spurred his horse, and entered Yijing in high spirits.

Climb up the city wall and look north, and the entire Youzhou Plain is in sight.

"Your Majesty, I have conquered the main city of Yijing and killed the enemy general Chunyu Qiong!"

"Reporting to the king, my troops have killed 3,000 enemies and captured 4,000."

"Your Majesty, I have killed and captured more than 5,000 Wei soldiers!"

"Your Majesty..."

The generals went up to the city wall one after another to report the results of the battle to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei nodded slightly and kept praising his generals, while the counselors beside him were calculating the number of enemies killed and captured by the generals.

"Your Majesty, I just made a rough calculation and found that our army has killed and captured about 40,000 enemies in this battle."

"This means that we have completely wiped out the enemy in this battle, and the Wei army has been completely annihilated in this battle."

"Youzhou can be conquered by issuing an edict!"

Tian Feng's face was filled with joy, and his old face was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

As a Hebei native, I naturally cannot bear to see my hometown suffer from endless war.

Now the remaining main forces of Wei State have been completely destroyed, which means that the war in Hebei is finally coming to an end.

As a native of Hebei, Tian Feng was naturally excited and happy.

"Jinglue, what do you think?"

Liu Bei turned around and looked at Xiao Fang with a smile on his face.

Xiao Fang smiled slightly and pointed his feather fan to the north:
"Just as Tian Yuanhao said, the main forces of the pseudo-Wei have been completely destroyed, and Youzhou can be conquered with just one order."

"The only flaw is that Yuan Shang escaped. I expect he will flee to Bingzhou and seek refuge with Yuan Xi."

"The Bingzhou Wei army has only 20,000 people, which is not enough to cause any trouble. Even if the two Yuans join forces, it will not change the outcome of the pseudo-Wei being destroyed and Your Majesty taking over Hebei."

"The only thing I am slightly worried about is..."

Before Xiao Fang could finish his words, some soldiers suddenly climbed up the city wall in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, more than fifty riders and horses have arrived outside the north gate, all riding white horses."

"The leader of the group, a man with a white horse and a silver spear, claims to be Zhao Zilong from Changshan. He is an old friend of the king and has come to seek refuge with the king."

Changshan Zhao Zilong!
Hearing these five words, Liu Bei was greatly encouraged, and an expression of endless surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

"My king, it's Zilong, Zilong is here!"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also looked at Liu Bei with surprise.

After Liu Bei was surprised, he couldn't help laughing:
"Today I have conquered Yijing first, and now Zilong has come to join me. This is truly a double blessing!"

"Let's go, follow me to meet Zilong!"

Liu Bei laughed and went down the city wall, heading straight for the north gate.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were old acquaintances of Zhao Yun and had once worked together to save Beihai. Naturally, they were very happy and followed Liu Bei out of the city.

Huang Zhong, Zhang He and other generals were all at a loss.

"Zhao Zilong? I've never heard of such a person in the four states of Hebei."

"How come the king was so surprised to hear that this person was coming, and even went out of the city to greet him personally?"

"Who is this Zhao Zilong?"

The generals looked at each other, guessing secretly in their hearts, with a bit of confusion in their eyes.

Xiao Fang smiled but said nothing. He was not surprised by Liu Bei's move to mobilize his troops and personally welcome Zhao Yun.

Looking around the world, how many people can compare with Lao Liu in his ability to judge people?
Although he and Zhao Yun did not spend much time together, they fought side by side, first saving Beihai and then saving Xuzhou. It can be said that they had a friendship of life and death.

Although they had spent a short time together, with Lao Liu's ability to judge people, how could he not see that Zhao Yun was unparalleled bravery and loyalty.

In history, Zhao Yun's military achievements were not as great as those of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, or even Huang Zhong, and his official position was not as prominent as those people.

However, Old Liu always entrusted the important task of commanding the guards to Zhao Yun and Chen Dao.

After Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, Zhao Yun was appointed as the Central Guard General and became the head of the imperial guards.

From this alone, we can see that among the generals of Ji Han, Zhao Yun ranked third, only after Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

When Lao Liu learned that a military general, whose level of trust was second only to his two sworn brothers, came to surrender, how could he not be ecstatic and go to greet him in person?

"Everyone, Zhao Zilong of Changshan is a man of courage."

"Don't underestimate Zhao Zilong. Apart from other things, his martial arts alone can rival those of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei."

Xiao Fang smiled slightly and followed Liu Bei out of the city.

All the generals were surprised.

Can his martial arts rival those of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are so skilled in martial arts that they are brave enough to fight against ten thousand enemies and can compete with Lu Bu.

Among all the generals, only Huang Zhong had the confidence that he could compete with Guan and Zhang.

The remaining generals, even the arrogant one like Gan Ning, had to admit defeat to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

But now Xiao Fang actually claims that Zhao Yun's martial arts are comparable to Guan and Zhang!
Are there such macho men in Hebei?
All the generals were very curious and immediately followed Xiao Fang out of the city, all wanting to catch a glimpse of Zhao Zilong of Changshan.

The north gate of Yijing was wide open.

Liu Bei strode out and looked into the distance. That familiar figure finally came into his sight again after so many years. He was still riding a white horse and holding a silver spear, still as heroic and extraordinary, exuding a resolute and resolute aura.

It’s just that his heroic spirit now has a bit more maturity and stability.

Who else could it be if not Zhao Zilong of Changshan!

"Zilong, Zilong!"

"I have finally got you here!"

Liu Bei jumped off his horse and rushed towards Zhao Yun with joy and excitement.

At this moment, Zhao Yun, who was standing on his horse with a spear in hand, immediately recognized Liu Bei, and an expression of endless joy immediately filled his face.

He immediately thrust his silver spear into the air, leaped off his horse, and took the lead in kneeling before Liu Bei:

"Yun greets Lord Xuande... No, Yun greets the king!"

Liu Bei hurried forward to help Zhao Yun up, his eyes full of joy, and looked Zhao Yun up and down, as if he wanted to confirm again and again whether he was seeing things.

After a while, Liu Bei patted Zhao Yun's shoulder heavily and laughed with satisfaction:
"Not bad, not bad. He is still the same heroic and dashing Zhao Zilong of Changshan."

"Zilong, ah Zilong, since we parted in Xuzhou, I have been thinking about you all the time."

"Over the years, I have sent many people to Zhending to look for you, but there has been no news of you."

"I didn't expect that you would take the initiative to come look for me in Yijing today."

"This is truly God's kindness to me. Heaven has gifted me with a loyal and righteous general!"

The last bit of worry in Zhao Yun's heart also disappeared at this moment.

Almost as he had expected, Liu Bei was still the same Liu Bei. He was still respectful to the wise and humble, and his respect and trust in him remained the same.

"I have received Your Majesty's love and I still remember Yun. But Yun left Your Majesty that year. I am truly ashamed of your respect."

Zhao Yun, however, felt guilty and blamed himself for leaving Liu Bei.

Liu Bei smiled generously and said comfortingly:
"When your brother Zilong died, it was only natural for you to return home to attend the funeral. This is filial piety."

"What's more, you are a general under Gongsun Bogui, and you can't bear to abandon Bogui, which shows your loyalty."

"What you did is exactly what I respect, Zilong, why do you need to blame yourself!"

After hearing these magnanimous words, Zhao Yun finally felt relieved and admired Liu Bei's magnanimity even more. He firmly believed that he had made the right choice to come and join Liu Bei.

Zhao Yun immediately put away his guilt and bowed to Liu Bei:
"From today on, I will be your Majesty's minister. I will go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

Liu Bei hurriedly helped Zhao Yun up and patted him on the shoulder. All the words he had expressed in emotion turned into a hearty laugh.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also laughed and came forward to meet Zhao Yun.

Huang Zhong, Zhang He and other generals became more and more curious and didn't understand why Liu Bei thought so highly of Zhao Zilong.

"Zilong, let's go to Yijing. I want to drink a thousand cups with you until we are drunk!"

Liu Bei pulled Zhao Yun and was about to enter the city.

Zhao Yun suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly:

"Your Majesty, I did not come here empty-handed this time. I have also prepared a gift for you to capture Yijing."

congratulations?

Liu Bei looked surprised and wondered when Zhao Yun became so understanding of human nature. He came just in time and even brought him a gift.

"Come here, bring up my gift for the king."

Zhao Yun waved behind him.

Several men dragged a blood-stained, disheveled general off his horse and escorted him to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei stared at the tied-up man with a blank look in his eyes.

Behind him, Zhang He, Tian Feng and other Wei surrendered ministers all had a changed expression, and their eyes were instantly filled with surprise.

"Zilong, this is..."

Liu Bei pointed at the disheveled man with a confused look in his eyes.

Zhao Yun raised his hand and pointed, saying calmly: "This man is Yuan Shang!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Liu Bei was even more shocked, and looked at the kneeling general in surprise, with disbelief in his eyes.

"It's like this, I was on my way to Yijing to seek refuge with the king, and I met this thief..."

Zhao Yun did not beat around the bush and told the whole story of how he defeated Wen Chou and captured Yuan Shang alive.

Liu Bei then suddenly realized and understood the reason.

"Yuan Shang thought he had escaped, but he never expected to run into Zilong along the way."

"My lord, it seems that God wants to destroy the Yuan family!"

Xiao Fang looked at Liu Bei with a sneer.

Liu Bei finally realized what was going on. He couldn't help but laugh and said:
"Zilong, ah Zilong, you really gave me a great gift!"

"If this thief is caught, you will have eliminated a major hidden danger for me. No one in Hebei will be able to cause trouble anymore!"

Zhao Yun was not arrogant, he just smiled and said:

"I just stumbled upon this by mistake. The fact that this thief fell into my hands shows that Your Majesty has the destiny to destroy the Yuan family and avenge General Gongsun!"

Liu Bei stopped laughing, his face instantly became as cold as ice, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

He looked down at Yuan Shang who was lying on the ground and said coldly:
"Yuan Shang, I will give you a chance to speak. If you have any last words, please tell me now!"

(End of this chapter)