"clang---!"

Zhao Yun retreated and shot straight, but did not stop Li Li's attack. In a side-turned somersault, the Jinniu battle knife wrapped up a thousand pounds of force, cut off the airflow, and slashed in the air again.

In helplessness, Zhao Yun had to hold his gun up before he could stand firm, and there was no other way.

"Bang bang bang!"

When the second sword fell, Zhao Yun caught off guard and couldn't stand it with his gun. He had to take a step back again, hoping to distance himself from both sides and exchange space for counterattack opportunity.

It’s a pity that when he retreated, Li Li was attacking rapidly. In this way, you retreated and I advanced. It’s not easy to get a distance.

"Defeated!"

When Huan Fei saw Zhao Yun take three steps back in a row under Li Li's second attack, he shook his head and sighed, knowing that Zhao Yun had no hope of winning and the defeat was decided. Next, it depends on how many swords Zhao Yun can take over his lord Li Li. Apart from this, there is no room for maneuver in the battle. The lord Li Li has already firmly controlled the battle and firmly held the main attack advantage. There is no suspense in the battle, and he is sure to win.

The next scene on the field was as Huan Fei expected. Although Zhao Yun tried his best to exchange for the defeat and regain the main attack advantage, all his efforts failed to stop Li Li's thunder sword like layered waves, and he was always in a passive defense and could not regain the battle.

When Li Li waved two hundred and thirty-two swords, Zhao Yun's hands cracked and blood flowed. Under the fierce attack of the sword, he was unable to fight again and fell to the ground with all his might. The golden sword in Li Li's hand stopped three inches above Zhao Yun's chest, and the remaining airflow on the blade instantly cut off the blue beard that was more than an inch long under his jaw. The scraping made his cheek hurt.

At this moment, Zhao Yun suddenly felt that death was so close to him.

Suddenly, an indescribable thought surged into his heart, making him not afraid of death, but was calm and calm. At this time, he finally realized that he would face life and death directly, and those who are fearless are fearless. Only those who are fearless can be called "strong".

"Swish!" Li Li put away the sword and saw that there was no trace of incompleteness on the sword of Jinqi, and it was still as bright as new. He couldn't help but smile with a gratitude, and then took a deep breath to relieve his tense mind.

Then he looked down at Zhao Yun on the ground, but saw that Zhao Yun was breathing steadily. His originally flushed cheeks quickly returned to normal, revealing a quiet and peaceful expression. This scene surprised Li Li very much, and he couldn't help but concentrate on observing the expression on Zhao Yun's face, and gradually saw a hint of clue from it.

"Hahaha!" After seeing Zhao Yun's current situation, Li Li laughed and said, "Congratulations to Zilong. I didn't expect that you could actually understand something from the defeat and your mood became more perfect. I think that soon after, your martial arts will definitely go further and become one of the top strong people in the world! It's really gratifying!"

While speaking, Li Li reached out to pull Zhao Yun up, with a knowing smile on his face. It was as if he was the one who had advanced martial arts and was himself, and he was really happy for Zhao Yun.

From this we can see that Li Li does not value Zhao Yun in general, but appreciates and values ​​Zhao Yun from the bottom of his heart. He is not wary of being wary of Zhao Yun, and he truly treats him with sincerity.

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Half a month passed quietly.

With Li Li's strong support and Zhao Yun agreed, the marriage between Li Xian and Zhao Yu was finally settled.

The two parties discussed and decided that the wedding date will be scheduled this autumn, the day of autumn is the time for the wedding. Li Li agreed to all three agreements as his elder brother, the first agreement has been fulfilled, and the remaining two agreements can be realized later.

In addition, after the battle between Li Li and Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun was officially appointed as the General of the Central Army and the Deputy Commander of Jin Qiwei. However, Zhao Yun was unable to accept the position given by Li Li because he was unsuccessful and could not accept the position given by Li Li. Then, Li Xuan, Guo Jia, Zhao Yu, Ma Yunluo and others, as well as Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Dao, all persuaded him, but Zhao Yun finally nodded and took over the appointment, officially becoming a new tiger general under Li Li.

Time passes by, and seasons are like flowing.

After Zhao Yun's late brother Zhao Fengsanqi passed, Li Li and his party decided to leave Zhaojiazhuang and go to the Wuji Zhen family in Zhongshan.

On the eve of leaving, Li Li, Li Xuan, Guo Jia and Zhao Yun sat at the stone table in the backyard drinking tea and talking, and also said goodbye before leaving.

"Zilong, Brother Zhao Feng has passed away, and only you and your younger sister are left in the family, Fan Juan, and they are too lonely. I want you to take your immediate family and settle down directly to Chang'an, and get familiar with military affairs and take office as soon as possible. If Zilong is willing to station on the border and lead troops to fight, I will take care of you and let you go to Beidi County, replace Duan Wei as the deputy commander of the Huben Camp, and fight with the Southern Xiongnu. I wonder what Zilong wants to do?"

At the stone table, Li Li sat in the east, holding a teacup in his hand, and said to Zhao Yun with a smile.

Zhao Yun was very grateful when he heard this, but he shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness. Although the general of the Mo also wanted to go to the battlefield as soon as possible, he was unable to do so now and let his lord down. When his brother was alive, he was the eldest brother in the family. Now that he has passed away, my younger sister and I should stay at home to keep filial piety and be filial. Since ancient times, the filial son has been filial for three years. Although my younger sister and I are not filial sons, we should be filial to the son. Not to mention three years of filial piety, we should also be filial to the son. This time, the younger sister and General Li Xian made a marriage agreement and got married after half a year. The last general's intention was to stay at home to keep filial piety for half a year, and then escort my younger sister to Chang'an to get married. At that time, it would not be too late for me to enter the military camp again.

In addition, the last general heard that the Xiliang army had no war in the past two years, the territory was peaceful and stable, the border troops were not in war, the gates were stable, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Since this is the case, the last general should stay at home for both emotion and reason, so that they can be at peace, have a clear conscience, and will not be criticized. This is the heartfelt words of the general, and I hope the lord will fulfill it."

Zhao Yun's words were reasonable, thorough and impeccable. Even though Li Li wanted to recruit Zhao Yun into the army immediately, he was not inconvenient to speak again, and there was no suitable excuse.

Filial piety has been a major event since ancient times, and nowadays it is the most important event in Tianzi. Otherwise, Gongsun Zan would not allow Zhao Yun to resign and go home, and Liu Bei, who was hungry and eager, would not sit idly by and watch Zhao Yun leave.

This time, Li Li took Zhao Yun under his command through various open and secret means, which was already very difficult. Now Zhao Yun is unwilling to leave home immediately. It is not an exaggeration to insist on filial piety for his deceased brother for half a year. This requirement is not too much. It is reasonable. In this regard, even though Li Li was unwilling and worried about one hundred people, he could not force others to take Zhao Yun and his sister away.

Seeing that the lord Li Li remained silent, Li Xuan and Guo Jia looked at each other, but they had something to say, so they could only look at each other and shook their heads. Then they lowered their heads and continued to drink tea.

After a moment of silence, Li Li nodded and said, "Well, filial piety is the top priority. I should fulfill the filial piety of Zilong. However, I have something to say in advance. Since Zilong worships me as the main person, has a marriage with me, and has a military position. Then during Zilong's mourning period, his salary will be paid as usual, and I will be responsible for all the living expenses in the family. Yuan Zhong will hand over all the salary Zilong should receive in a year and the money and food required in the family to Xiaomei and Fan. In addition, ask them for their opinions. See if there are any difficulties at home. If there are any difficulties, they will be solved together. This matter will be handled tonight and will not be delayed."

"No, my subordinates will accept the order." Li Xuan responded. Then he bowed to Li Li, nodded to Guo Jia and Zhao Yun. Then he stood up and strode away, and immediately handled the matter delivered by Li Li.

"This,,,,,,,,,,,, I am so ashamed that I dare not take it." Zhao Yun was stunned for a while, then stood up and said respectfully.

Li Li waved his hand and signaled that Zhao Yun didn't have to say much. Then he patted Zhao Yun's shoulder gently and said with a sincere expression: "Zilong and I fell in love with each other at first sight. Three days ago, we felt that we met each other too late. Now, although you and I are the masters, in fact, I have already regarded Zilong as brothers in my heart. If it weren't for my helplessness, I would be willing to stay here and guard Brother Zhao Feng with Zilong and worship sooner or later.

Although Zilong's family has a lot of family resources and does not have to worry about food and drink, he used to prepare for funerals to consume a lot of money and food, and then I and my group were bothered for half a month. After that, the family's money and food were already exhausted. Even if there was still surplus food, it was a big deal for me to spend half a year. This amount of money and food was a small task for me. Therefore, Zilong didn't need to say much, just decided. What's more, I just said that Zilong is now a general under my command of Li Li, and I will naturally be responsible for the application. This is a natural thing, and it is also true to travel all over the world.

In addition, there is another thing to inform Zilong in advance. That is, I will then order someone to send six dowry gifts and my sister's dowry. Everything will be handled according to the marriage of the Duke and the Marquis. Zilong can pay attention to it. The servant who came with him was Zilong's future personal guards. They did not have to go back. When they got married, they would escort my sister to get married and go to Chang'an with Zilong."

With every detail, Li Li said the subsequent matters very carefully and thought about them in almost every aspect. Among the thousands of generals of the Xiliang Army, Zhao Yun was the only one who was the one who was in charge of the aftermath of the generals under his command.

After saying the matter, Li Li waved his hand and signaled that Zhao Yun didn't have to refuse, and reminded him that it was time to worship Zhao Fengyingling in the evening.

When Zhao Yun got up and left, Li Li stared at his back and was stunned until his back completely disappeared from sight. He was still unaware of it.

"Will the lord be worried that Zilong will betray his faith and rebel again? Will he change to his master in the future?" Just as Li Li felt lost, Guo Jia asked softly.

"Uh?" Li Li came back to his senses in surprise, shook his head and said, "No, I never doubt Zilong's loyalty and righteousness. Because he is not a traitor, I firmly believe in this!

But,,,,,,,,! I am deeply happy with Zilong's talent and worry that if something happens to happen in the middle of the journey, Zilong is forcibly stayed by other princes, it will be too late to regret it!"

"Oh, so that's it." Guo Jia nodded with a smile and said, "The lord treats Zilong well, we can all see it. Although we don't say that the world is so kind, we are very concerned about everything. If the lord treats him so well and still betray his lord and vote for his lord, it's not a pity to not want such a general. Therefore, the lord does not have to worry too much. In the eyes of his subordinates, General Zilong is definitely loyal to the lord, and it is not a false intention.

Of course, Zilong seemed to be a little hesitant before, and he was doubtful about his lord's intention to promote Huan Fei and his swornship with him. However, after observing, his subordinates found that since Zilong competed with his lord, he had become more respectful to his lord, which was a deep admiration from the bottom of his heart, rather than just respecting his lord's identity and status as before. From this, it can be seen that Zilong's loyalty to his lord was out of sincerity, and it was difficult for anything to shake his loyalty.

What's more, Zhao Yu's younger sister will marry General Li Xian in half a year. The marriage will definitely be determined and cannot be changed. Unless an accident occurs in one party, this marriage is a surefire fact and no one can change it without authorization. In this way, Zilong and the lord will be in-laws and honors and disgraces in the future. They should be the direct confidant generals under the lord. With such an unbreakable relationship between the lord, which princes in the world can interfere with it and try to destroy the subordinate relationship between the lord and Zilong?"

"Hahaha!" Guo Jia's words came to Li Li's heart, making Li Li smile.

After laughing, he said to Guo Jia: "It is rare to see filial piety and deal with people and things in a very thorough manner, reaching the essence directly. In your opinion, what should we do when we go to the Zhen family in Zhongshan this time?"

Guo Jia's expression became serious when he heard this. After thinking a little, he whispered cautiously: "The Zhen family in Zhongshan is one of the few rich families among the Central Plains. This family was also a family of officials. Later, the children of the clan inherited their ancestors for generations, both officials and businessmen, and have accumulated family capital for hundreds of years. Now, the Zhen family's sufficient money and food have made Yuan Shao, who was the three masters of the four generations, jealous of Yuan Shao; there are many shops, all over the world, and the states are rich.

The lord of the previous generation was able to meet Zhen's leader, Zhen's family, and save Zhen's mother and daughter, and make Zhen's mother and daughter trust her lord very much. It has to be said that this is an opportunity that has not been seen in a century. If the lord can convince Zhen to cooperate with our Xiliang army, or directly incorporate it into the lord's account, it will undoubtedly be like a tiger for our Xiliang army. With the strong support of the Zhen family's consortium, our Xiliang army will be greatly shortened, because the century-long accumulation of money and grain in the Zhen family alone is enough to support our army in fighting a big battle. This kind of big battle refers to the battle that our army dispatched about 200,000 troops and lasted for several months.

The subordinates are definitely not talking nonsense, but because they had some understanding of the Zhen family as early as Yuan Shao’s army and sought the results from multiple verifications. Therefore, the subordinates should make good friends with the Zhen family consortium no matter what. Even if they cannot take it for their own use, they should form an alliance with them. As for how to implement it, the subordinates still have no good plans, and the lord needs to make a decision."

Li Li nodded slightly and said with emotion: "What Fengxiao said is right. Our Xiliang army has been dormant for two years. The reason is that in addition to the chaotic situation in the states in the world, it is still due to the lack of money and grain. Since ancient times, we cannot rely entirely on the amount of money and grain to fight, but it is difficult to win without money and grain, and it must not last long. Therefore, after pacifying the prefectures and counties in Xiliang, I had to adopt a long-term strategy of cultivating and maintaining health; encourage farming, building water conservancy, building roads and cities, and the Xiliang army is in a defensive position, tight outside and loose inside, and vigorously develop people's livelihood.

However, in the chaotic times, cultivation and resting are important, but blindly defending and not striving for progress is not enough. This is like sailing against the current. If you do not advance, you will retreat. Sooner or later, you will be eliminated and annexed by other princes. Therefore, while the situation in the world is unclear and the princes are fighting each other, our Xiliang army will also take the opportunity to expand our territory. We cannot always live in a corner. We should also seize a foothold in the Central Plains, further stabilize the situation in the rear, and increase the accumulation of treasury. At present, the Zhen family consortium is an excellent opportunity to quickly enrich the treasury. Therefore, I am determined to win the trip to Zhongshan, and we will not be defeated. Can our Xiliang army expand again in the near future? This is a blow!"

"Okay, the lord has this determination, and I will do my best to make careful plans and strive to win the Zhen family consortium in one fell swoop!" Guo Jia responded with an excited expression.

"Hahaha!" Li Li laughed and said, "I think Fengxiao wants to take down the eldest daughter of Zhen Jiang in one fell swoop! But that's fine. Anyway, we have to seek cooperation with the Zhen family, and it would be even better if we have both people and money!"

Guo Jia's cheeks were red with a little reserved face, and then he smiled without showing any weakness: "Lord, don't make fun of my subordinates. I just fell in love with the daughter of the Zhen family, but lord, you want to take down the head of the Zhen family. You have both people and wealth, and you have a big appetite!"

Li Li looked slightly stunned and looked at Guo Jia with a bright look. Then the two ministers looked at each other and laughed, everything was silent.

"Hahaha!!!"

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Chapter completed!