The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 19 Zhao Yun and Tian Yu are leaving (Please read on!)

Almost all the generals in Liu Bei's group advocated taking over Xuzhou directly.

In their view, if they didn't want such a large state or county, it would be a missed opportunity.

As for the powerful enemies they may face in the future, that would be their chance to kill them and gain merit.

But Chen Qun and many civil servants took a longer-term view.

Compared with external threats, Chen Qun never mentioned Xuzhou’s internal troubles.

This is the most worrying issue.

To resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize domestic situation. The fields in Xuzhou were barren and the economy was sluggish.

The money, food, land, seeds, and manpower needed to revive production.

These cannot be solved with money alone.

The local powerful families in Xuzhou are extremely powerful. If Liu Bei wants to govern Xuzhou well, he has to handle his relationship with them well.

On this side, Chen Qun strongly advocated giving up Xuzhou, while on the other side, Guan and Zhang both believed that the opportunity could not be missed.

The two sides are arguing.

Li Yi was not in a hurry to join the game. At the moment, he was not discussing the ownership of Xuzhou.

In fact, there is a very serious problem that no one present is aware of.

This issue even concerns Lao Liu's future.

That is, Lao Liu is about to lose two extremely important talents.

And these two talents are now serving under Liu Bei - Zhao Yun and Tian Yu.

Ever since Xiaopei rushed to Xuzhou, the two have remained silent, although they don't talk much usually.

But at this moment it was eerily quiet.

It was as if he was completely out of touch with the situation and was distracted.

Faced with the extremely important issue of whether to take over Xuzhou, the two men were like outsiders and were indifferent.

Liu Bei had a strong ability to judge people, and he had been busy dealing with issues in Xuzhou these days, and had not noticed anything was wrong with the two men.

Only Li Yi understood that Zhao Yun and Tian Yu were feeling very uncomfortable.

And it won't be long before they leave Liu Bei.

To understand the whole story of this issue, we have to go back three years.

In this year, Liu Bei, then magistrate of Gaotang County, took refuge with his old friend Gongsun Zan.

This year was also the highlight of Gongsun Zan's life.

He personally led 20,000 infantry and cavalry to defeat the Yellow Turban Army, beheaded 30,000 people, captured 70,000 people, and seized countless weapons and supplies, making him famous in Youzhou.

At this time, Tian Yu, who was full of ambition to serve his country, also rushed over from his hometown to join the cause.

Gongsun Zan appointed Liu Bei as the Sima of his own army, but Tian Yu thought that he was too young and needed more experience, so he joined Liu Bei's army.

Liu Bei also took good care of Tian Yu and loved him very much.

In the same year, Liu Bei was appointed magistrate of Pingyuan County to help him threaten Yuan Shao.

During this period, Tian Yu always followed Liu Bei.

It was not until Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou that Liu Bei came to support Tao Qian.

Gongsun Zan also gave Liu Bei a mixed cavalry composed of Xianbei and Wuhuan people.

The general responsible for training and commanding this cavalry was Zhao Yun.

In other words, Zhao Yun and Tian Yu were both in Liu Bei's army at that time.

Tao Qian planned to have Liu Bei stationed in Xiaopei to help him resist Cao Cao.

The conditions offered were very generous, as long as Liu Bei was willing to stay.

He recommended Liu Bei to be the governor of Yuzhou and gave him 4,000 elite soldiers from Danyang.

But if he stayed, it would mean leaving Gongsun Zan and changing his allegiance.

Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were as close as brothers, so logically he should not have separated from Gongsun Zan.

There were three main reasons that ultimately made Liu Bei decide to stay.

First, Tao Qian could rapidly expand his own strength, gain the capital to gain a foothold in troubled times, and allow himself to enter the upper-class officialdom.

This means that Liu Bei has great appeal.

From this point, we can also see that Liu Bei is indeed ambitious and is definitely not the kind of elder-like but fake image in the novel. The last two points are the real reasons why Liu Bei wanted to leave Gongsun Zan.

That is, Gongsun Zan killed Grand Marshal Liu Yu because of personal vengeance.

Liu Yu treated the people well and was a member of the royal family. He had a very high prestige in the court and was a loyal and honest elder.

But Gongsun Zan did not even spare his wife and children, which made him lose the support of the people.

Although Liu Bei didn't say it, he must have been extremely disappointed with him in his heart.

Finally, there is Gongsun Zan’s character. He is stubborn and stubborn and refuses to listen to advice.

This caused his advisers and generals to gradually become alienated from him and become disloyal.

Moreover, Gongsun Zan had no ability to command his army and allowed his soldiers to plunder the people several times.

Liu Bei had sensed that Gongsun Zan would not achieve great things and that his defeat might not be far away, so he took the opportunity to join Tao Qian.

For Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and other old subordinates, Liu Bei's change of camp was of no concern, as they only recognized Liu Bei.

As for whether Liu Bei followed Gongsun Zan or Tao Qian, it didn't matter even if it was Cao Cao.

But only two people were in a very awkward situation.

These two people were Zhao Yun and Tian Yu.

Tian Yu had a deep relationship with Gongsun Zan. He left his hometown to join the army in his early years, originally for Gongsun Zan.

The purpose of staying in Liu Bei's army is purely for experience.

Zhao Yun was originally a subordinate of Gongsun Zan, and his mission was just to help Liu Bei train cavalry.

Now Liu Bei is about to take over Xuzhou, which also means that he will officially separate from Gongsun Zan and become a local lord.

I guess these two people must be feeling very painful at this moment.

After years of living together day and night, they recognized Liu Bei's character and could not bear to leave him.

But if I don't leave, I will be branded as a traitor.

After some mental struggle, the two finally decided to leave.

The reasons given are similar.

Tian Yu said that his mother was old and needed care.

Zhao Yun said that his brother had passed away and he needed to go home to attend the funeral.

Of course Liu Bei knew that this was just an excuse made by the two of them and that they would never come back once they left.

Otherwise, why would he weep bitterly, hold hands, and say reluctantly when bidding farewell to these two?

"I only regret that I can't accomplish great things with you!"

From Liu Bei's words, it can be seen that Liu Bei knew that these two people would never return.

Zhao Yun and Tian Yu helped Liu Bei resist Cao's army in Xuzhou. They had done everything they could.

Now Liu Bei has achieved success and become the governor of Xuzhou.

Zhao Yun and Tian Yu were indeed noble gentlemen who could share hardships, but were unwilling to share wealth and honor because they did not want to bear the infamy of betraying their masters.

"Two generals please."

Taking advantage of the interval between the quarrels, Li Yi quietly came to the sides of Zhao Yun and Tian Yu.

Both of them were stunned, wondering why Li Yi came to see them.

But he still bowed politely to Li Yi:
"Meet sir."

"Don't be too polite. The two generals came here for justice to resist Cao's army. They are truly noble gentlemen. I admire them very much."

These words comforted Zhao Yun and Tian Yu.

Let them know that their efforts in Xuzhou over the past two years have not been in vain.

The two thanked him, but were still a little absent-minded.

Li Yi said seriously:
"The two generals fought bravely on the battlefield and only then were they able to repel Cao's army."

"Now that you are the governor of Xuzhou, I would like to invite you two generals to have a drink and chat. What do you think?"

Zhao Yun and Tian Yu looked at each other and thought, this is a good idea. They should at least keep their dignity before leaving.

Then he bowed and thanked:
"Then I will respectfully obey your command."

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