Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 220 The Victorious General
"Envoy! Envoy!!"

Not long after, loud shouts came from the end of the road, echoing across the plain for a long time. Everyone looked up and saw a group of knights riding towards them.

Seeing that the leading knight was approaching within two hundred steps and had not yet pulled the reins, Xu Chu involuntarily stood in front of Liu Bei, looking ahead with a slightly worried look.

Liu Bei patted Xu Chu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Zhongkang. Zilong and I are brothers. He will definitely stop his horse in time after a hundred steps."

As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, the knight in the distance suddenly pulled the reins, and before the horse's hooves stopped, he had already dismounted with the saddle in hand.

"Good riding skills." Everyone couldn't help but praise in their hearts.

"Envoy, Yun is almost late. I hope you will forgive me."

Zhao Yun, regardless of the sweat on his body, was about to bow and kowtow, but Liu Bei stopped him and said with a smile: "Zilong, why do you have to be so unfamiliar with me? Although you and I are superiors and subordinates, we also have brotherly feelings. Since you are meeting your elder brother, it is enough to be polite. There is no need to be extra polite."

Liu Bei looked at Zhao Yun with satisfaction, then suddenly frowned and said, "Zilong, you have lost weight recently. This is not good. How can a general be so thin? How can he cope with the battles on the battlefield?"

"Lord Dian personally dispatched soldiers with my order to go to the provincial treasury to fetch six months' supply of fatty meat and send it to the Shanyang County Governor's Mansion, and have the chefs and cooks prepare it every day."

Liu Bei turned around, took Zhao Yun's arm, and said with a smile: "Next year I want to see a strong and powerful general, not the thin governor Zhao who has been busy with documents for so long."

"Yun, thank you for your kindness. I will definitely be strong and capable next year and live up to your kindness."

Zhao Yun couldn't help but be moved. As soon as they met, he could carefully notice that Zhao Yun had lost weight. He was very caring towards Zhao Yun. The love between them was deep and sincere.

Liu Bei patted Zhao Yun's hand and took him to the shade of a tree to enjoy the cool. He then said, "Zilong was the governor of Jiyin County. I have also heard that both the nobles and the common people praised you highly. You encouraged people to cultivate crops and led officials to walk in the fields to teach the common people how to follow the will of heaven and observe the farming methods of the seasons so as not to waste the farming season.

He also placed paper and pen outside the county government, calling on the people to point out the gains and losses of his administration, and sent officials to the gate to record the reasons. He also eliminated evil and imprisoned many arrogant and domineering children of powerful clans. He was very talented and honest.

Liu Bei placed Zhao Yun in Jiyin County because he originally wanted him to defend the base in Yanzhou. As long as a few counties were still in his hands, he would not be afraid of local tyrants wanting to welcome Yuan Shao into Yanzhou.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun gave him a surprise and governed the local area beyond Liu Bei's expectations.

After Yunchang, another military officer came and managed the counties in an orderly manner.

But Zhao Yun, after hearing this, looked ashamed and said, "Yun is not worthy of praise. I am just following the steps of the envoy in governing Pingyuan County. I have not made any innovations."

Liu Bei smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Although I have many governors under my jurisdiction, and many of the government orders are before my eyes, there are still no fewer than ten governors who are unable to put them into practice and only hold on to the style of celebrities without grasping the big and small things."

"Without personally visiting and investigating, one would not know how to govern the prefectures and counties. The reason why the Han Dynasty has been so corrupt in various places is that frivolous winds are everywhere. The famous officials recommended by various places are good at talking but not doing practical things. They seek fame but do not do practical things. When they do things, they are top-heavy and do not know the depth of the matter, allowing lawless tyrants to occupy land and buy the people as servants."

"Even many officials and powerful people are in cahoots with each other, colluding with each other. The reason why he killed so many people in Xuzhou was because there were too many of them."

"When you are an official, you should be pragmatic first. Zilong, you have done an excellent job. You will surely be a great helper to the country in the future."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he couldn't help but pat Zhao Yun and encouraged him.

Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said, "If the nobles are not disciplined, they will become axes. If the laws are not strict, they will be tolerated and evil will be nurtured. Managing officials is similar to managing the army. When I manage the army, I lead by example, share hardships, enforce strict military discipline, and first show kindness and then show authority. Only then can my comrades fight to the death on the battlefield."

"The reason why the army is always victorious is not the work of one person, but the unity of purpose of the people from top to bottom. The same is true for government affairs. Please do not Don't forget the contributions of the Jiyin Gongcao, Zhubu, Duyou, Zhuji, Shuzuo and the 18 other Cao officials and their subordinates."

Zhao Yun bowed and invited respectfully.

Liu Bei was slightly startled when he heard this, then he clapped his hands and smiled, saying: "Zilong, you never take credit for yourself and become arrogant, you correct yourself and govern others, you can be said to be a good ruler and a good military man."

"You can always win in the army, and the same will be true when you serve as an official in the future. May Zilong always be the 'victorious general' of the army." When the people around heard that Lord Xuande had such high expectations for the governor of Zhao, they were all stunned.

Lu Su, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others looked at Zhao Yun's back with envy.

They all couldn't help but sigh: "Your Excellency is truly a brotherly person. You treat not only Governor Guan and Governor Zhang, but also Governor Zhao equally. You are like brothers."

"Sir, how could Zhao Yun, a humble man, be valued so highly by you? I really don't deserve it."

Zhao Yun's eyes were filled with tears and he was speechless for a long time. He immediately knelt down and bowed.

"Zilong, get up quickly!"

Fortunately, Liu Bei reacted quickly, first using his left arm to stop him from kneeling, then using his right hand to forcefully pull Zhao Yun up, turning around and introducing him to everyone, saying with a smile: "This is Zhao Zilong of Changshan, also my brother. We have been together through thick and thin until now. He is both talented and virtuous, so I appointed him as the prefect.

Dianjun is familiar with them, but Zijing and Zhongkang are from the Central Plains and Jianghuai, and I have never met them. I am ready to introduce them to you."

"Meet Governor Zhao."

"Meet General Zhao!"

Lu Su and Xu Chu bowed in greeting, and Zhao Yun immediately bowed in return.

Liu Bei smiled and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, this is Lu Su, a man of strategy and wisdom from Xuzhou."

"This warrior is a famous knight-errant in Yuzhou. Xu Zhongkang from Qiao County can be compared to Zhu Hai."

Zhao Yun nodded and bowed earnestly, saying, "I am Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong of Changshan, greeting the Lords of Lu and Xu."

Naturally, Lu Su and Xu Chu did not dare to be arrogant and bowed again.

Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said to Dian Wei, "Mr. Dian, it's been a long time since we last met. How are you?"

Dian Wei smiled broadly under Xu Chu's strange gaze, and said warmly, "Thank you, Governor Zhao, for your concern. I have eaten well and slept well since I followed you. I have nothing else to ask for in this life, except to serve you closely and take good care of you."

At the beginning, Dian Wei and Mao Jie were asked by Liu Bei to write to Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, to seek transfer to the Qingzhou Plain among the counties. It was Zhao Yun who received them when they passed by Jiyin and Dingtao. It was also the first time that Dian Wei felt so close to the prefect who was so close to the knight.

Therefore, I have always had a good impression of Zhao Yun.

But Dian Wei didn't know that when Zhao Yun heard that the two people were specially transferred by the envoy himself, he knew that they must have extraordinary qualities.

When passing by Dingtao, they treated him with courtesy.

"Sir, why haven't you seen Mr. Liu?" Zhao Yun did not see Liu He in the crowd and asked curiously.

"He..." Liu Bei smiled and said, "He is now on trial for the post of Prime Minister of Pei State, so he can't go back to Qingzhou for the time being."

Who made Liu Xuande take over as the prime minister of Pei? A strong wind suddenly blew up, blowing the big banners and flags. If he did not send members of the Liu clan to Xiaopei to offer sacrifices to Emperor Gaozu, he would be drowned in spit.

Thinking that Liu He would be in Pei for several months and could not leave, and that it was impossible to find a suitable person to be the governor of Pei in a short period of time, he had no choice but to let him try the position first.

He had made sufficient contributions and worked hard for many years, but he had no experience in governing a local area, so Chen Changwen was appointed as Gongcao to assist Liu He in governing Pei so that he would not be too busy.

(End of this chapter)