After receiving Zhao Yun, such a first-class general, everyone was very happy. After all www.biquge.info they all generally understand how strong Zhao Yun's level is: being able to teach a sister who can fight like Zhang Fei is at least at the same level as Zhang Fei as an elder brother - this is already a terrifying level. "Tough, with the addition of such a strong person, our future development will naturally be faster, maybe the world will really belong to all in the future?" With such an idea, most of the people at the banquet to welcome Zhao Yun were drunk.

Of course, there are also people who are sober when most people are drunk, such as Zhao Yun and Li Sheng. Zhao Yun was awake because he was injured and didn't dare to drink, while Li Sheng didn't dare to drink more because the doubts in his heart were not explained. After everything dispersed, Li Sheng found Zhao Yun.

"Actually, I still have some doubts about you in my heart, so I want to talk to you." Li Sheng asked straight to the point: "Why did you agree to stay so easily?" From what I've seen of you these days, I see that you're a determined person, and generally speaking, you don't change your mind about things easily, so I'm a little puzzled by your change today. ”

"Do you suspect that I am a liar today, and that I am not sincerely seeking refuge in you?" Hearing Li Sheng say this, Zhao Yun's pale face suddenly became gloomy, and he asked in an unkind tone.

"No, I don't doubt you. Because I know your personality: once you decide to join a lord, you won't go to anyone else unless that lord is completely finished. To put it mildly, you're a die-hard loyal. Li Sheng waved his hand and smiled, giving twelve points of affirmation to Zhao Yun's loyalty: "The reason why I am suspicious is just because of curiosity and some awkwardness in my heart, I want to understand this matter." Of course, it's okay if you don't want to say it. Li Sheng said very sincerely.

"Really?" Zhao Yun smiled noncommittally: "Being able to express the doubts in your heart shows that you are not a treacherous person." However, judging by your previous performance, you should very much want me to join you. Why do you have such doubts now that I have taken refuge in you? Where do you wonder. If it were just because you see that my personality doesn't match what I'm doing, you wouldn't ask that. Because of this inconsistency, it can be said that your words convinced me. ”

"It can't be." Li Sheng shook his head gently: "Say that a call can make people who have not been in contact with you at all convince you?" Unless that person has ulterior motives or is a fool, a person with real brains will not be so quick to agree. I understand the gap between me and others now, I don't have many soldiers, I don't have much reputation, and compared with Uncle Liu Huang's, I am really much worse. You originally wanted to take refuge in Uncle Liu Huang, but now you have voted for me, if you say that it is just for my words, it is really impossible. After all, I'm a 'hairless, can't do things' guy, how can I have such a big charm. He laughed self-deprecatingly.

"You see things very clearly." Zhao Yun smiled and said with some approval: "It's the first time I've seen the Lord who can admit his own flaws. However, it also shows that I made the right choice. ”

Li Sheng didn't answer, he just looked at Zhao Yun quietly. He knew he was going to keep it going. Because the box has been opened, it is naturally not easy to take back the conversation immediately.

Sure enough, Zhao Yun did not stop the topic after this slight pause, and he began to explain: "Do you know why I chose Liu Bei, who is nothing, in the first place? It's not because I think he can achieve great things, or because I fancy his status as an imperial uncle, but because I was moved by his love for the people and his sincerity towards his subordinates. You know, I'm from an ordinary Orion family, and although I've learned a good skill, because of my background, I'm not valued by those monarchs from wealthy families. This was the case with Yuan Shao at the beginning, and so was with Gongsun Zan later. Under their account, I generally belong to the kind of people who charge first and have no chance of promotion. No one looks up to me, except Liu Bei. At the beginning, Liu Bei was just a county order, and his status was not much more than that of you now. But he collected displaced people in the plains, opened up fields, built water conservancy, and trained soldiers, and developed a small plain country into one of the largest counties in Qingzhou, almost becoming a pure land in this troubled era. It has become the most desirable place for the people of Jizhou, Youzhou and Qingzhou, and people have returned there, not only our Han people, but even the Hu people in eastern and western Liaodong are proud to live in the plains. When I heard this, I understood that he was a man who could bring a better life to the people of the world. So I paid attention to him and paid attention to what he was doing. Of course, I just had a certain crush on him at the time. What really made me make a promise to him was when I went to Xuzhou to rescue him, and during those days, I felt his concern for everyone under him as a monarch, and also saw his feelings for his two brothers. Although I have brothers and sisters myself, I have never felt such emotions at all because I have not spent a lot of time with them since I was a child and have not spent much time with them. When I saw that the relationship between Liu Guanzhang and the three of them was so mellow, I couldn't help but be attracted and made up my mind to join Liu Bei's men. Zhao Yun said and looked at the sky in the distance, he suddenly fell silent, obviously caught up in the memories of the past.

"And then?" The field fell silent all of a sudden, and Li Sheng waited for a long time and didn't see Zhao Yun continue to speak, so he had to ask.

Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard this, and raised his head with a smile. If it weren't for Li Sheng's timely words, I'm afraid he would still continue to think about it. It's not so easy to forget everything you have done. It's easy to say goodbye and forget these words, but in reality few people do it cleanly.

"Not even me." Zhao Yunzhi shook his head mockingly, and continued to say under Li Sheng's concerned gaze: "Why did I change my mind and join you, mainly because of three points. First, because of various misunderstandings, my sister and I have offended Liu Bei a lot. If it is only an ordinary general who offends, it is fine, but it is Liu Bei's brother who is offended, which is difficult to obtain Liu Bei's forgiveness. Liu Bei attaches great importance to the friendship of brothers, and I don't know what he will do for his brother. So, I was scared - I promised my brother to take care of Yun'er; Second, to make the lives of the people better was my original goal in joining the army, and I wanted to help my lords to achieve that through my efforts. I have seen what Liu Bei did to love the people, and what he did and what you said today are completely related to the specimen. He only does things to treat the symptoms, while you do things to cure the root cause, and I think you should do better than him in the future; Third, Yun'er is no longer small. I can continue to run around and follow any lord to conquer the world, but Yun'er can't. She is still a woman after all, and she can't live without stability. Judging from Liu Bei's current situation, I don't know when he will be able to have his own territory. For Yun'er's future consideration, it seems that it is better to join your account. In the end, he glanced at Li Sheng meaningfully, but nodded a little strangely.

Li Sheng didn't understand what Zhao Yun's last look and nod meant. Although he was a little strange about this, he didn't delve into it anymore. After listening to Zhao Yun's three reasons why he took refuge in himself, he was a little depressed. Because he could hear that Zhao Yun did not take refuge in admiration of himself. He was just forced to come to his army because he had nowhere to go under a series of mistakes.

"With such a refuge, how loyal will he be to himself?" After saying goodbye to Zhao Yun, Li Sheng returned to his house and thought about such a question. Although he himself said that he believed in Zhao Yun's loyalty, and also said that "there is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need to suspect people", but after all, it is only all on the surface. He values Zhao Yun too much, so he cares about every bit of Zhao Yun very much. Because he knew that Zhao Yun was only forced to take refuge in himself, he attached great importance to Zhao Yun's loyalty. He knew that Zhao Yun would not easily turn his back on him, but if his loyalty to him was too low, it would also be a troublesome matter.

"It seems that I will do something as soon as possible to win Zhao Yun's heart." Looking at the gloomy night outside the window, Li Sheng made up his mind, and he quickly started his brain.

In order to let Zhao Yun recognize himself and understand himself, Li Sheng hated to tie Zhao Yun with a rope and let him be in his sight anytime and anywhere, so that he could observe himself nearby and understand how "wise and great" he was On the way back to Xinxi, Li Sheng and Zhao Yun were almost inseparable. He learned from the appointment given to Zhao Yun by Liu Bei in later legends, and let him command his own personal soldiers and become the captain of his personal guard. This is one of the best ways for Li Sheng to control Zhao Yun, but for others, including Zhao Yun, this move is Li Sheng's own life in Zhao Yun's hands, and it is an incomparable trust in Zhao Yun.

"It seems that my choice is not wrong...... and there is nothing wrong with following this young man." Zhao Yun thought so in his heart. Only here did he really believe what Li Sheng said that night: "I have absolutely never doubted your loyalty. ”

Li Sheng was extremely generous to Zhao Yun, which of course also aroused the jealousy of several of his brothers. Although they also understood that Zhao Yun's ability was indeed stronger than their own, it was about the same level as Huang Zhong and Wei Yan's two masters in terms of strength. But Li Sheng didn't treat Huang Zhong and Wei Yan with kindness to his gang, so how could he ...... Zhao Yun. They were dissatisfied, in order to avenge their master's grievances, but in order to take care of Li Sheng's face, they did not directly express such emotions. Under Li Sheng's consistent teaching, they are relatively able to grasp their emotions. They know that the emotions of these brothers can be expressed when they are with each other, but they must be hidden when they are outside.

Since they hid their emotions very well, and Li Sheng was busy wooing Zhao Yun and didn't pay too much attention to them, he didn't know about this matter. If Luo Zhao, who had been paying attention to the development of the situation, had discovered this, I was afraid that there would still be dissatisfaction with them, until a general outbreak would occur one day. It was undoubtedly hurtful and hurtful. Luo Zhao understood the importance of this matter very well, and without attracting Li Sheng's attention, he called Zhou Li and Zhou Rui out.

"Are you dissatisfied with your lord's recent behavior?" Luo Zhao asked directly. He understood that it was best to have no flickering words on such matters.

"How can there be ......" Hearing this, Zhou Li and Zhou Rui couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly waved their hands to deny it.

"Is that really the case?" Luo Zhao looked at them sternly, and his gaze as sharp as a sword made them look down. Although they denied it in their mouths, they had that idea in their hearts. Now that he is suddenly being told by someone, he is naturally a little weak-hearted.

"This ......" they only don't know what to say. It is not daring to blindly deny it, but it is also unwilling to let them admit it. They just stood there awkwardly, their faces white and white looking strange in the silver moonlight. In the face of Luo Zhao's aggressive momentum, they panicked and hated to flee immediately.

Looking at their flickering gazes, Luo Zhao felt the uneasiness and confusion in their hearts. "Do you know what your relationship with your lord is?" He began to explain on his own, though as soon as he opened his mouth it was a question that seemed to have nothing to do with the problem itself.

"It's a brother." Regarding this question, Zhou Rui and Zhou Li nodded and replied without any hesitation. The vows of childhood worship are still firmly remembered by them.

"What about Zhao Yun now? Is he a brother to his lord? Luo Zhao asked again.

"It's not." There is no doubt about this.

"It's good to know that. Because of knowing this and remembering this, I think you should be able to understand why the lord treats Zhao Yun very kindly. Luo Zhao said.

"Why?" Zhou Li and Zhou Rui still don't understand.

"You and your lord are called kings and ministers, but they are brothers. Whatever the Lord decides, you will not hesitate to approve of it. The Lord uses you as if he were waving his own arms, which is called oneness. Perhaps because he understood that the experience and knowledge of the two were not rich, Luo Zhao's explanation to them was very detailed: "As one and one king, the monarch and the minister are different from the ordinary monarch and minister. You will not betray your lord because he has treated you with contempt, and the courtiers who join in the middle will leave because they are not well treated. In the past, Emperor Gaozu raised troops at the same time as Xiao He and Cao Shen, and he was an old minister. But when Gaozu became the king of Hanzhong, the status of Xiao He and Cao Shen was still under Han Xin, who joined later. We have not heard any dissatisfaction from Xiao and Cao about this matter. ”

"Understood......" Hearing Luo Zhao say it so clearly, with examples and detailed explanations, Zhou Rui and Zhou Li suddenly understood Li Sheng's good intentions for Zhao Yun: "Boss, I was afraid that Zhao Yun would run away." If so, then he should be treated better. After all, talents like Zhao Yun are rare. Although they were a little appreciative of Li Sheng's kindness to Zhao Yun, they still admired Zhao Yun's ability very much. They also believe that if Zhao Yun runs away, it will definitely be a major loss for their side.

"It's good to get it." Luo Zhao saw that their faces gradually calmed down, and understood that the knot in their hearts had been untied, so he couldn't help but nod happily. For Li Sheng's loyalty, he is not much less than these two Li Sheng's brothers. That's why he cares about this matter very much.

"Actually, the lord didn't do this just to win over Zhao Yun." After laughing slightly, Luo Zhao opened his mouth again. He thought of something new.

"And what else?" Zhou Li and Zhou Rui hurriedly asked. The knot in their hearts has been untied, and the whole person is much more relaxed all of a sudden. As for what Luo Zhao is saying now, they probably treat it with a joke attitude of listening and watching.

"In order to better recruit talents. We all understand Zhao Yun's ability. But it is useless for us to understand that most people in the world value reputation rather than ability, and Zhao Yun's reputation is not high. With the current lord's enthusiasm for Zhao Yun, I am afraid that he will be reused after returning to Xiyang. In this way, the news that we have entrusted a person with a great deal of responsibility to an unknown person will spread. Those who know the truth will think that the lord is a wise man who values ability rather than fame, and those who don't know all this will also take refuge in us because the lord uses the analogy of unknown people so much, these two are combined, but I am afraid that more and more people will join our army in the future. After all, the lord is still very famous in Jingzhou. Luo Zhao explained with a smile.

"That's the best." Zhou Rui was a little excited when he heard this: "If you want to fight the world, talent is the most important." Once there are countless talents to join the lord's side, this world is not a low-hanging fruit. ”

"That's it." Luo Zhao nodded, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he told them with a serious expression: "The main guild has found more and more talents to join. For these newcomers, you can't be as dissatisfied with Zhao Yun as you are today. For those who are new, we old people are undoubtedly the pioneers. We should help the lord to keep them, help the lord to gather their loyalty, and make our power more united. Because in the overall situation of the whole competition for the world, our start has been later than Cao Cao and Sun Quan, if we are not united, then the world will basically have no chance with us, and the dream of the lord will die because of this. ”

"We understand." Zhou Rui and Zhou Li hurriedly promised: "There will never be a next time." ”

*****

The journey back to New Breath is undoubtedly long, because there are two very important injuries in the team, and they can't go fast. Fortunately, the agreement with Runan has spread to all the mountains here, although there are still people who are dissatisfied with this, but in the face of this strong team that can be ten and the powerful backstage behind this team, no one dares to act rashly. Have a safe trip. After nearly a month of walking, Li Sheng finally saw the walls of Xinxi City again.

"It seems that Yuanzhi and they have done a good job of tidying up here." Looking at the cyan stone wall on the horizon ahead, Li Sheng couldn't help but praise happily. It was different from when I left, the tall walls had been completely repaired, not only repairing the original damage, but also slightly taller, adding some heavy weapons that looked like catapults. Looking at it from afar, the flags are waving on the head of the city, and there are many soldiers, and it really looks like a big city.

"That's also a blessing from the lord. To be honest, I never thought that those young people would have such abilities. Luo Zhao, who was following Li Sheng, said. He first held Li Sheng slightly, and then made such an exclamation. He is six years old in Chinese New Year's Eve, although he is still young as far as others are concerned, but in Li Shengjun, he is only younger than Huang Zhong and Zhang Ji, plus he is an "old man" who has stayed by Li Sheng's side since the Zhuge Xuan era, so at this moment, he can call Xu Shu, Shi Tao and other Li Sheng's classmates young people in an old-fashioned manner.

"Hehe, when did Zhong Ming become a sycophant?" Li Sheng waved his hand and laughed noncommittally. Regarding what Luo Zhao said, although he denied the front, he agreed with Shi Feng in the back: "Having said that, Yuan Zhi and Gongyuan are indeed a very capable group." ”

"That's ......" Luo Zhao was about to nod his head in agreement, but he saw a burst of dust rise on the horizon in front of him, and the ground shook slightly-like the sound of cavalry's horses' hooves, and it seemed that someone was coming towards him.

"Big bull. Send someone to the front to see. The sudden voice made everyone's original conversation stop, although it was now under the Xinxi City, it was considered to be in Li Sheng's own power, but in order to protect it, Li Sheng still sent additional people to investigate this sudden situation. For him, there is nothing wrong with being more careful.

"Yes!" Zhou Lizun ordered the dispatch of scouts.

People came back very quickly. It seemed that something good had happened, and there was still a smile of excitement on the scout's face: "Lord Qiqi, general, Lord Xu Shu has ordered the defenders of Xinxi County to go out of the city to meet us." ”

"Is it Yuan Zhi?" Li Sheng was stunned when he heard this, and then became happy: "It's so good!" "Although Xinxi is also a place that Li Sheng has occupied for only a few months, there are Xu Shu, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Liao Li and others stationed here. For these familiar partners, Li Sheng regards them as relatives, and now seeing them come out to greet him so warmly, Li Sheng can't help but feel the warmth of going home.

The team moved forward, but it was Li Sheng's generals who walked at the forefront. It is getting closer and closer to the new breath, and everything under the city gate is gradually and clearly displayed in the eyes of Li Sheng and others: the soldiers of several phalanxes are standing straight under the city, and countless flags are fluttering in their array, giving people a sense of grandeur from a distance. The phalanx was facing along the avenue in front of the city gate, and they guarded the passage of the avenue to each other. Under the city gates, above the avenue, there stood a group of people in the distance. Although it was impossible to see their appearance clearly because of the distance, it was obvious that they were Huang Zhong, Xu Shu, Wei Yan, Liao Li and others who came to greet Li Sheng's party.

Closer, the color on their faces can already be seen. Although the months of separation have not changed their appearance, it is very important for each other to be anxious to see if each other is okay. From afar, Li Sheng saw their stretched necks. As he got closer, he could see the longing attention on their faces.

"They are the people who really care about me and help me." Feeling the sincerity of their affection, Li Sheng felt that his heart was warm, and there was a faint flow of heat swirling in it. Seeing that everyone, including his master, was standing quietly under the city gate, but as a disciple, he didn't dare to hold it up, he dismounted from a distance, and walked towards Huang Zhong and them step by step.

"Lord!" Seeing that Li Sheng actually came over, everyone's hearts were moved. After all, this act was a manifestation of the Lord's respect for his subordinates at the time. The people under the city did not dare to stand there, and they quickly greeted Li Sheng when he was about to enter the phalanx formed by the soldiers, and surrounded Li Sheng and his party.

"Lord, it's good to see you." Xu Shu hugged Li Sheng, and said softly in Li Sheng's ear very enthusiastically and ambiguously.

"Me too." Li Sheng nodded, but he couldn't stand Xu Shu's enthusiasm and gently pushed him away a little. "Ladies and gentlemen, Meng Lang, went out for more than a month and didn't come back, and handed over all these chores to you, this is really the willfulness of the kid, please forgive me." Li Sheng hugged his fists and apologized to the people under him. He knew that these people were really worried about changing their plans behind enemy lines without authorization and deliberately lingering in enemy-occupied areas without returning. Regarding his insistence on looking for Zhao Yun and not communicating with them in advance, Li Sheng was really afraid that they would have the feeling that he didn't trust them because of this. Although they may not resent themselves because of this, if they don't say anything and don't give them any explanation, they are afraid that they will really be disappointed in themselves.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Hearing Li Sheng's statement like this, everyone hurriedly waved their hands and said. Everyone has exposed Li Sheng's "willful" behavior, although they really wanted to educate Li Sheng well, but now that Li Sheng has already expressed himself to his side, they really can't say anything more. Seeing that Li Sheng was already standing in front of him unharmed, what else could not be put down. The worries of the past can only be dissipated by the wind, and as courtiers, they naturally understand what a courtier should behave in.

As soon as the ceremony passed, everyone welcomed Li Sheng and others to the city, and then began to report on the achievements of the past month.