Chapter 66: Despised by others
Liu He was discussing and exchanging topics with Zhao Yun about cavalry construction along the way, and most of the time it was he, a layman, who put forward some ideas, and then Zhao Yun would patiently and resolutely improve and correct his statement, and did not arbitrarily echo Liu He just because he was the eldest prince.
Liu He was very satisfied with Zhao Yun's attitude, so satisfied that he would often inexplicably ride on the horse and dance on the ground, and then provoke Xian Yufu, Li Yan and others to look at him with puzzled faces.
It stands to reason that when a leader is corrected by his subordinates, it is a very shameless thing, and if it is corrected one after another, it will be even more unbearable. But Liu He did not have the consciousness of such a leader, he did not communicate with Zhao Yun from the beginning by giving orders from superiors, but with the mentality of a layman seeking advice to lead the direction of the topic.
There is a saying in later generations: professional things should be left to professional people to do. In his previous life, Liu He was just an unemployed normal student, and even if he had some advanced knowledge and concepts from later generations in his mind, when he returned to this era when cold weapon warfare was still in the development stage, he must act in accordance with the laws and characteristics of this era.
Gaozu Liu Bangzhi is not superior to Zhang Liang, Xiao He can't be plotted, and Han Xin is invincible, but he has created a great country and era, and the key to his success is to employ people. A wise leader will never be jealous and jealous of the ability of his subordinates, he needs to do only two things, the first is to ensure the loyalty of his subordinates, and the second is to put his subordinates in the position that is most suitable for his ability.
Zhao Yun's loyalty is not a problem at all, Liu He thinks that with his current status, with the things he has done to Zhao Yun's family, with his sincerity towards Zhao Yun and his unconditional trust in him, he can completely defeat Liu Da'er, who has always been a thief to Zhao Yun, and throw him out of the city for several streets!
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was written as a courteous and virtuous corporal, especially in the matter of recruiting Zhao Yun, and he spared no effort, but Liu He knew that these were just Luo Guanzhong's wishful thinking, and they were far from the truth.
In fact, Zhao Yun came to Yecheng to join Liu Bei several years after leaving Gongsun Zan and returning to his hometown in Zhending, and only when Liu Bei was fighting the battle of Guandu with Cao Cao under Yuan Shao's account. In other words, a martial artist like Zhao Yun, who was born at the bottom, really had no way out at that time, so he had no choice but to defect to his old acquaintance Liu Bei.
The relationship between Zhao Yun and Liu Bei is more like a subordinate and a general, and his status in Liu Bei's camp cannot be compared with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, nor can he be compared with Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang and other strategists.
To put it bluntly, Liu Bei regarded Zhao Yun as a martial arts fighter from beginning to end, and let him act as his captain of the guard! It is precisely because of this that many people in later generations liked Zhao Yun, but found that Zhao Yun actually did not have too many records in Liu Bei's camp.
So, does Zhao Yun have any real skills, and is it worth Liu He's dedication and dedication?
The answer is yes, it's definitely worth it!
In history, Zhao Yun saw that Gongsun Chan was not a person who had achieved great things, so he left Gongsun Chan under the pretext that his brother had passed away, and then stayed in his hometown to watch the changes in the situation in the world, and Gongsun Chan was really defeated. At that time, when Zhao Yun left, Gongsun Zhan controlled most of Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou, and his strength was higher than Yuan Shao. From this incident, it can be proved that Zhao Yun had a unique vision when he was young.
For a similar example, Zhao Yunyi's superb martial arts did not go to Yuan Shao, who was full of talents, nor did he go to Cao Cao, who was thirsty for talent, but later took refuge in Liu Bei, who was still working for Yuan Shao at the time.
Zhao Yun's personality is calm and cautious, which is another quality of doing great things. At that time, when Guiyang was pacified, Guiyang Taishou Zhao Fan was forced to surrender and set up a beauty plan to marry the widowed beautiful sister-in-law Fan to Zhao Yun. Many people persuaded Zhao Yun to accept it and not to refute Zhao Fan's face, but Zhao Yun said: "Zhao Fan was forced to surrender, and his heart is unpredictable." There are beautiful women in the world, so why bother with such trouble. Later, Zhao Fan really fled, but Zhao Yun was not implicated in the slightest.
However, Zhao Yun's true value, or the most important strength, is not his martial arts, not his calmness and prudence, but his overall view.
When Liu Bei pacified Yizhou, many people suggested that the residences in Chengdu and the mulberry gardens outside the city should be given to the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions to the battle, but Zhao Yun was not afraid of public anger and stood up against it.
He said to Liu Bei: "In the past, Huo Qubing said, 'The Huns have not been destroyed, why should they be at home?' With such impassioned words, now that the national thief Cao Cao is still alive, we should be tempered and strive to forge ahead, and it is not yet the time to be greedy for pleasure; Moreover, the people of Yizhou have suffered a lot from the war, and they should return their farmlands and houses to them, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment. ”
Zhao Yun's understanding and realm, compared to those generals with serious small peasant thoughts, holding the attitude of "we are born and died with the lord, not for glory and wealth", how far away is that it is thousands of miles!
After the Battle of Jingzhou, Guan Yu's soldiers were defeated and died, and Liu Bei hated Sun Quan, so he poured the strength of the whole country into preparing to go down the Yangtze River to crusade against Eastern Wu. At this time, Zhao Yun stood up again and persuaded bitterly: "The national thief is Cao Cao, not Sun Quan. If Wei is destroyed first, Sun Quan will naturally be attached, and there will be no need to bother with the sword soldiers. Now that Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and became self-reliant, arousing the indignation of people with lofty ideals in the world, this is the time for us to inspire people and uphold justice. ”
"We should attack Guanzhong as soon as possible and occupy the dangerous places of the river and Weishang, so that the righteous men of Kwantung will definitely rise up and support us. But if we start a war with Eastern Wu now, we can't solve it immediately as soon as the troops are handed over, and the final benefit will only be Cao Pi. ”
Zhao Yun's analysis of Liu Bei definitely grasped the essence and core of the struggle between the Three Kingdoms, and stood at the highest place to look at and deal with contradictions.
It's a pity that in Liu Bei's heart, Zhao Yun is just his subordinates and generals, neither a brother nor a military advisor, so he didn't listen at all, and still led the troops accumulated over the years to go out of Shu to attack Wu, but the result was a defeat in Yiling, and finally died in the White Emperor City.
For those who are generals, this overall view is really the most important thing!
Regardless of ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, from all walks of life, people with a sense of the overall situation are the soul of the team, and only such people can lead the fate and future of the team. Looking at all the generals of the Three Kingdoms, no one can surpass Zhao Yun in the overall situation, and the only one who can be comparable to him is the Wei general Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao's martial arts are still far behind.
If so, what more can the husband ask for?
Liu He took a fancy to Zhao Yun's overall view, of course, he also liked the somewhat handsome Zhao Handsome Guy, the calm and cautious Zhao Kuge, the fierce Zhao Zilong in martial arts, and the loyal General Zhao.
Because he was happy after seeing Zhao Yun, Liu He was less worried about his father Liu Yu, not that he didn't care about his father's life or death, but he felt that now that he had Li Yan and Zhao Yun around him to help, he had some confidence.
I kept talking all the way, and I arrived in Jixian County unconsciously.
The one who rushed out of the city for more than ten miles to greet Liu He was the old guy Xian Yuyin.
When Liu Yu led his troops south, he understood Xian Yuyin's hard work in the past year, and despite Xian Yuyin's resolute request, he still left him in Jixian County to take care of his family, and more than a month has passed.
When he saw Liu He, Xian Yuyin made a move that everyone expected under the gaze of Xian Yufu, Li Yan, Zhao Yun and others.
Xian Yu Yintou gave Liu He a big bear hug, and then shouted loudly: "Childe, you are finally back!" I miss it all! ”
Seeing this scene that was so exaggerated that it made people get goosebumps all over his body, Xian Yufu felt a chill, and thought in his heart: Minghui is not good with his son, right? When I first came back to see me, I didn't see him so excited!
Li Yan has been following Liu He since he came out of Danshui, and he has heard of this "hug-style" meeting etiquette created by Liu He, but after really seeing it, he still feels a little panicked.
However, Zhao Yun was very keenly aware of the kind of concern and concern that naturally flowed out of Xian Yuyin's eyes, this kind of look was definitely not the eyes of a man liking a man, but the eyes of his subordinates who were a mixture of various emotions such as respect and support for the lord.
Liu He himself didn't have so many ideas, he was also very happy at this time to pat Xian Yuyin's shoulder a few times, and then said: "Yes, I'm Hu Hansan, uh...... I, Liu He, are finally back! ”
"Childe, who is Hu Hansan?" Xian Yuyin let go of Liu He and asked curiously.
"Eh, this Hu Hansan is a cow who likes white dragon fish clothes and brocade clothes in the allusion, and I will slowly explain it to you in the future! This is the square, you know...... This is Zilong, the peerless master I recruited when I passed by Changshan, if you don't want to find abuse, don't learn martial arts with him in the future! ”
Everyone walked towards the city with a smile, and when Xian Yuyin turned around, he deliberately glanced at Zhao Zilong, who was silent by Liu He's side.
"Minghui, why are you the only one who came out to greet me?" Liu He asked seemingly casually.
"Well, this ...... That ......, Zhao Beijia was originally going to take everyone out of the city to greet the son, but ...... Eh, this ......" Xian Yuyin scratched his ears and cheeks a little and looked left and right about him.
"There are no outsiders here, you just tell me the truth, I promise not to be angry." Liu He put away the smile on his face and looked at Xian Yuyin with some seriousness.
Hearing that Liu He didn't treat himself as an outsider, Xian Yufu, who was following on the side, felt a little warm in his heart.
Xian Yuyin turned his heart sideways, so he said: "That's the case, some people in the city now question Gongzi's actions in Jizhou, saying that if you hadn't been the master of Gaoyi without authorization, the lord would not have led his troops south, and if the lord did not go to Jizhou, then Youzhou's troops would not be empty, and the Xianbei and Wuhuan people in the north would not have coveted it, and Youzhou would not have the current crisis, and the lord would not be trapped in Macheng." ”
"Well, I understand what you mean, everyone has a lot of opinions about me, don't you treat me well?" Liu He touched his nose and said a little depressed.
"Basically, probably, almost...... That's what it means...... "Xian Yuyin continued to stutter and stutter."