Speaking of Zhao Yun, everyone must be familiar with it, right?

Back then, it was Zhao Yun who followed Liu Bei and his gang to fight the world. Dedicated to the Shu Han regime.

Zhao Yun is a perfect hero with lofty knowledge, loyalty and bravery, and flawless conduct (evaluated online).

So how did Zhao Yun get started?

Zhao Yunzi Zilong was usually called "Zhao Zilong" by people during the Three Kingdoms period.

Zhao Yun is a native of Changshan Zhending. In present-day Zhengding, Hebei.

In the second year of Chuping (191 AD), Zhao Yun was elected by the people of Changshan County. led the righteous soldiers of the county to defect to Gongsun Zhan.

Zhao Yun went to Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Zhan said to Zhao Yun: "I heard that the people in Jizhou want to attach themselves to Yuan Shao, how can you be the only one who can get lost?" Zhao Yun replied: "There is a big chaos today, I don't know who is the master, the people are in danger of hanging upside down. It's not that we're biased toward you because we're personally alienated from Yuan Shao. Since then, Zhao Yun has been soliciting with Gongsun Zan everywhere.

At that time, Liu Bei was also at Gongsun Zhan's place. and attached to Gongsun Zhan. So Zhao Yun had a deep friendship with Liu Bei in private.

Later, Gongsun Chan fought with Yuan Shao. Zhao Yun made his debut on the battlefield for the first time. For this battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, there are two versions of "Romance" and the official history.

This is how it is described in "Romance".

In that year, after the dissolution of the anti-Dong coalition army. Yuan Shao left Luoyang and stationed troops in Hanoi, because of the lack of grain and grass, he wanted to seize Jizhou, so he used the strategy of the strategist Fengji, secretly sent a letter to Gongsun Zhan, and invited him to take Jizhou together with the bait after the deed was completed. Gongsun Zhan believed it to be true, and rushed to Jizhou on the same day.

Yuan Shao saw that Gongsun Zhan had already been planned, so he sent someone to tell Jizhou Mu Han Fu. Han Fu was afraid of Gongsun Zhan, so he hurriedly sent someone to ask Yuan Shao to send troops to help. As soon as Yuan Shao arrived in Jizhou, he seized Han Fu's power and occupied Jizhou. Han Fu was annoyed and turned to Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao.

When Gongsun Chan learned that Yuan Shao had already won Jizhou, he sent his younger brother Gongsun Yue to Yuan Shao to ask for half of Jizhou's territory. Yuan Shao said that he wanted Gongsun Zhan to come to discuss in person. At this time, Gongsun Yue had no choice but to say goodbye and return, but he had only walked less than fifty kilometers before he was shot to death by someone who claimed to be Dong Zhuo's general with a random arrow.

Gongsun Zhan heard that the entourage who had fled back reported what had happened, and he was furious and scolded: "Yuan Shao tempted me to raise troops, but he took advantage of the fisherman's profits, not only did he not keep his promise, but instead sent someone to kill my younger brother by pretending to be Dong Zhuo's general, and I must avenge this revenge." ”

Gongsun Zhan immediately led his troops to kill Benjizhou, and Yuan Shao immediately led his troops to meet him. The two armies met at the Pan River and a battle ensued.

Having said all that, this is the version of Romance. There is also a simple canonical version.

The canonical history describes it this way.

It is said that Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao were at war. Gongsun Zhan sent Tian Kai, the assassin of Qingzhou, to occupy the land near Shandong. Yuan Shao also sent tens of thousands of troops to fight, and at this time, Gongsun Zhan promoted Liu Bei to Sima of other departments and sent Liu Bei to help Tian Kai resist Yuan Shao. Zhao Yun went out with Liu Bei and was in charge of the cavalry for Liu Bei.

However, for Zhao Yunlai to take refuge in Gongsun Zhan, there is still a small episode in "Romance".

"Romance" says that when Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao's army met in the Pan River and started a fight. Yuan Shao sent the general Wen Chou to face Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Chan was not Wen Chou's opponent, and he was defeated in less than ten rounds.

Gongsun Chan was defeated and left, and Wen Chou took advantage of the victory to pursue. Gongsun Zhan's bow and arrows fell, and his helmet fell to the ground. He fled on his horse up the hillside, but unexpectedly the horse stumbled and fell. At this time, Wen Chou saw the right time and stabbed Gongsun Chan with a twisted gun.

At this moment of crisis, Zhao Yun appeared.

At this moment, a young general suddenly flashed from the side of the hill. Pegasus held up the gun, and the two of them fought for fifty or sixty rounds, but it was still difficult to distinguish the winner. Later, when Gongsun Zhan's rescuers arrived, Wen Chou pulled his horse and left.

Gongsun Chan was saved. Gongsun Chan saw that the young man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was majestic. Busy asking for his name. The young man bowed and replied: "My name is Zhao Yun, the word Zilong, I was originally Yuan Shao's subordinate, because I saw that Yuan Shao did not have the heart to be loyal to the king and save the people, I came to defect to the general." At this time, Gongsun Chan was overjoyed, took Zhao Yun, and returned to the army together.

It can be seen that Zhao Yun originally wanted to take refuge in Yuan Shao. Later, it was discovered that Yuan Shao was not Mingjun. So he temporarily took refuge in Gongsun Zhan.

This is probably the story of Zhao Yun's defection to Gongsun Zhan. There is no record in the official history of how Zhao Yun defected to Gongsun Zhan. "Romance" used this short episode to put the finishing touch.

I think everyone knows what happened after that.

There is such a description in "Romance".

Gongsun Chan has not finished fighting with Yuan Shao. The next day against Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan decisively divided a group of soldiers and horses to Zhao Yun. In the melee, Zhao Yun led the crowd into Yuan Shao's army, rushing left and right. It's like being in a no-man's land. At this time, Liu Bei and others also led troops to kill. Yuan Shao was defeated.

This description is present in the Romance. But there is no way to verify it in the official history. And "Romance" later had the following sentence.

Liu Bei learned that his friend Gongsun Zhan was fighting with Yuan Shao, so he came to help. When he saw Zhao Yun, he loved it very much.

From this, "Romance" said that Liu Bei was for his "friend" Gongsun Zhan, and when he learned that Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao were at war, he also came to help in the war.

But the opposite is true in history. It was also mentioned above. Liu Bei was indeed attached to Gongsun Zan at that time, not a friend. This is a fiction in "Romance".

In the official history, Gongsun Chan sent Liu Bei and Zhao Yun to fight against Yuan Shao.

Next, the author wants to briefly analyze, how did Liu Bei and Zhao Yun meet?

It was also mentioned above. Zhao Yun met Liu Bei when he defected to Gongsun Zhan. There is no record of how to defect in the official history.

Another point is that Liu Bei was attached to Gongsun Zan at that time. And not friends.

That is to say, Zhao Yun met Liu Bei with Liu Bei, who was also attached to Gongsun Zhan, after defecting to Gongsun Zhan. And the relationship is very good in private.

Back to the original topic. Later, after Yuan Shao's army was defeated, he could not hold out. Soon Dong Zhuo sent someone to mediate, and Gongsun Zhan decided to return to the territory, and Zhao Yun accompanied him.

"Romance" also said that when Liu Bei and Zhao Zilong separated, they shed tears and couldn't bear to be separated.

Later, not long after. Zhao Yun left Gongsun Chan because of the death of his brother.

The official history tells that Zhao Yun asked Gongsun Zhan to resign and return to his hometown. At this time, Liu Bei, who was attached to Gongsun Zhan. Knowing that Zhao Yun is gone, he will not come back. Therefore, holding Zhao Yun's hand, he was reluctant to part.

Before Zhao Yun left, he also said a very famous sentence to Liu Bei.

Zhao Yun said goodbye to Liu Bei and said: "After all, you can't do things that violate morality." ”

After Zhao Yun left Gongsun Zhan, about seven years later, he met Liu Bei in Yecheng, and since then he has followed Liu Bei to achieve great things.