Zhao Yun's brother has been buried, and now it is the mourning period, except for the mourning clothes, the house is relatively quiet, and there are no guests.

In the hall of the east courtyard, Zhao Yun listened to Liu Bei's experience after the separation, and his mood was a little heavy. The sky was overcast, and it was raining lightly, and the ground in the courtyard was wet, and the water was flowing slowly, and the branches outside the courtyard were wet with the rain, and the brown branches were darker. Zhang Fei raised his head and suddenly said, "Zilong, is it very cold this winter?" ”

Zhao Yun nodded blankly. Liu Bei was also a little inexplicable, and he didn't know why Zhang Fei suddenly interjected this sentence. Zhang Fei didn't explain, and continued: "Has it been like this for the past few years? ”

Zhao Yun thought about it carefully. "It always has been." He followed Zhang Fei's gaze, and his eyes became solemn. "Compared to when I was a child, it has been surprisingly cold for the past few years. It stands to reason that it is already the beginning of March, and the branches should be green, but now there is no movement at all. ”

Zhang Fei was thoughtful. "What is the grain production, and is there a bad harvest?"

A hint of discoloration flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes. "It seems that Yide has not only made great progress in martial arts in the past two years, but also greatly improved his knowledge. I don't know if there have been any poor harvests in Changshan and Zhongshan in the past two years, but it is a fact that there are more and more hungry people and grain prices have been rising. Yuan Shao entered Jizhou, bent on appeasing the family, and fought with Gongsun Boqi one after another, and the life of the small people was not easy. ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized, and hurriedly followed Zhao Yun's words. "Zilong didn't know that the imperial court had sent the imperial servant Zhao Qi to explain the Kanto, but Yuan Shao refused. I rushed to Youzhou this time, just in the hope that Liu Yuanjun and Bo Jue could turn the war into a jade silk, and only when they joined forces, Yuan Shao would be forced to fight cautiously in the situation. Zilong, I need your help......"

Zhao Yun lowered his eyebrows, drooped his eyelids, and raised his hand without looking at Liu Bei. Liu Bei closed his mouth in disdain. From the moment he was about to ask Zhao Yun for help, he knew that it would not go well. In the past two years, the situation has not been good, and he has to be reluctant in order to survive, and it can even be said that he is in the twilight of the Qin Dynasty, which does not match Zhao Yun's character. It's only natural that he doesn't look down on himself. But this time when he returned to Youzhou, Guan Yu stayed in Nanyang, except for Zhang Fei and Jian Yong, he didn't have any helpers, Zhao Yun was stable and good at riding battles, which was exactly the talent he needed. Knowing that he would hit a wall, he had to try his luck, hoping that the edict on his body could help a little. Seeing that Zhao Yun was unmoved at this moment, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, extremely disappointed.

But he doesn't blame Zhao Yun, he only blames himself. I only blame myself for having a shallow foundation, I only blame myself for not studying well at the beginning, I only blame myself for being in a hurry and not looking far enough.

"Zilong, I ......"

"General Ming is one step ahead, let me prepare a little, as little as October, no more than half a month, I will definitely rush to Jicheng and meet General Ming."

Liu Bei was overjoyed and left the table to worship. "I'll wait for Zilong to go along."

Zhao Yun shook his head. "General Ming should not stay longer, if Yuan Shao receives the news and chases you, you may not be able to leave."

Liu Bei woke up like a dream and nodded again and again. Zhang Fei was also very happy, and laughed: "Zilong, it's really good to be able to fight side by side with you again." ”

Zhao Yun smiled. "Yide is advancing by leaps and bounds, and there are divine soldiers in hand, I'm afraid that I am not Yide's opponent, and I will ask Yide for more guidance when the time comes."

Zhang Fei laughed heartily.

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Zhao Yun changed his mount for Liu Bei, replenished his bags, and sent Liu Bei out of the city. Seeing Liu Bei disappear into the distance of the official road in three steps, Zhao Yun turned the horse's head, believed in the horse's reins, and slowly came to the city gate. It was getting late, and the pedestrians hurried home, crowded at the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city were also a little impatient, so they looked at it casually and let them go.

Zhao Yun persuaded Liu Bei to go out of the city at this time, and there was also this reason. Liu Bei came from Bingzhou and passed through Jingcheng. He voted for Yuan Shao and then Sun Ce, and Zhang Fei also fought with Jiang Qi with Sun Ce, fearing that Yuan Shao would hate him, so he didn't dare to travel through Jizhou. After leaving Zhending, he will quickly pass through Zhongshan Country and enter Youzhou. As long as he doesn't enter the county seat and doesn't live in the pavilion, it is unlikely that he will be discovered.

But Zhao Yun was still worried. Jing Cheng is a fortress, Liu Bei will inevitably leave a record when he passes through Jing Cheng, and Zhang Fei's snake spear is so unique that whoever has seen it will take a look, and it is impossible to hide it for too long.

After waiting for a long time, Zhao Yun followed the crowd into the city and slowly moved forward along the street.

"Zilong." There was a shout behind him. Zhao Yun reined in his mount, looked back, and saw that it was Xia Houlan, so he turned over and dismounted, and stood on the side of the road waiting. Xiahou Lanzema walked over, and the nail leaves rattled. Xia Houlan is seven feet five inches tall, half a head shorter than Zhao Yun, but he has good facial features, does not smile, and is quite majestic. He walked up to Zhao Yun and motioned for Zhao Yun to go with him.

Zhao Yun looked at the bustling pedestrians. "Wait a minute, there's no hurry."

Xia Houlan understood, also got off the horse, and stood side by side with Zhao Yun on the side of the road. "Have you decided?"

"It's decided, I was just going to find you." Zhao Yun hesitated. "Ziqing, I'm not going to Yecheng."

Xia Houlan turned her head to look at Zhao Yun, her eyes puzzled. "Why? Who was that person just now, the messenger of Gongsun Boju? ”

"An emissary of the imperial court." Xiahou Lan is the military marquis of the city gate, and Zhao Yun knows that he can't hide his eyes. "You should be able to guess who he is."

Xia Houlan rolled her eyes, thought about the person's appearance for a while, and was suddenly taken aback. "Big ears are beardless, arms are longer than knees, Liu Xuande?"

Zhao Yun nodded. "He came from Chang'an, with an edict on him, and wanted to go back to Youzhou to mediate Liu Zhijun and Gongsun Boju."

Xia Houlan chuckled: "I understand." Zilong, Liu Bei is lighter than going, brave and strategic, even if he has an edict in hand, what can he do? The imperial court is partial to Guanzhong and has no power to advance eastward, Liu Bei is just a chess piece, and the world will be Yuan's sooner or later. Last time, the county entrusted you to go to Youzhou to attach to Gongsun Zhan, and it has delayed you once, and now you have chosen the wrong one, but you have delayed yourself. Your ability will not be weaker than Zhang Junyi, he can be reused as a halberd, you are good at riding and fighting, it is exactly ......"

"That's why I don't want to go to Yecheng."

Xiahou Lan understood what Zhao Yun meant, opened her mouth, and didn't say anything more. Zhao Yun is good at riding battles, and if he is under Yuan Shao, he will definitely fight against the old lord Gongsun Zhan, and he is the main force.

"There is another reason why I don't go to Yecheng: I'm not optimistic about Yuan Benchu. Ziqing, some people say that the reason why the Han Dynasty has fallen so far is because Confucianism has a good name, empty talk, rich families, and insatiable greed. Yuan Benchu is both famous and profitable, even if he wins the world, the new dynasty is just another Liu Han, what's the point? Rather than that, I should support the imperial court that dares to change the law. ”

Xia Houlan frowned, hesitated for a long time, and stopped talking several times. He felt that Zhao Yun was reasonable, but thinking about the reality in front of him, he felt that neither the imperial court nor Liu Bei seemed to have the possibility of defeating Yuan Shao. He looked at the gloomy sky and sighed faintly. "Zilong, of course it is good for the court to change the law and be martial, but I doubt that it can succeed, since ancient times, many people who change the law have not died well. Shang Ying's car was cracked, King Wuling starved to death in the dunes, whether it was a gentleman or a minister, and if he went against the world's families, he would inevitably die and lose his reputation and leave stinking classics. ”

Zhao Yun smiled, his expression firm and calm. "Although Shang Ying died, Qin was strengthened because of it. Although Wu Ling is sleepy, Zhao is powerful because of this. Death is done, even if you die. ”