Zhending County, in the eleventh year of Han Gaozu (196 BC), Dongyuan County was changed to Zhending County, which means that it is a truly stable and peaceful place, and it is under the jurisdiction of Hengshan County.

In the first year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty (that is, in 179 BC), Hengshan County was changed to Changshan County because of the name of Emperor Liu Heng of the Wen Dynasty.

From the thirteenth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (i.e., 37 AD) to the turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhending County was under the jurisdiction of Changshan State.

After the rain, the sky is clear, and the roads are muddy.

"Da Da Da!"

As the horses' hooves galloped, the mud splattered several feet high and scattered in all directions.

"Zilong's injuries are fine, right? If it is not convenient to travel, we can rest for a while and then hurry. Anyway, this is already in Zhending County, and it will be home in half an hour. ”

The horse carried Li Li at a rapid pace, taking the lead, leaving Huan Fei, Xu Chu, Chen Dao, Li Xuan, Ma Yunluo, Guo Jia and Zhao Yun and other seven people far behind. Until entering the territory of Zhending, Li Li reined in the horse and walked slowly, and after Huan Fei and the others caught up, he asked Zhao Yun in a loud voice.

This time to Zhao Yun's hometown, Li Li and his party of eight people set off in the morning, riding fast horses and galloping all the way. Near noon, although the road was slippery, it was still fast for nearly 100 miles, and it was only more than 20 miles away from Zhaojiazhuang, where Zhao Yun was located.

"Woo---"

Hearing Li Li's words, Zhao Yun raised his voice and reined in his horse and went hand in hand with Li Li. At this time, I saw beads of sweat overflowing from his forehead, and his face was slightly flushed, obviously Huan Fei pulled the crossbar last night and smashed his injuries to a lot, so that he felt a little difficult to ride his horse.

This is Zhao Yun, who is extremely strong, and if someone else is smashed by the infinitely powerful Huan Fei, even if he is lucky not to die, he is afraid that he will only have half a life left, and he will inevitably be bedridden, and he will not be able to continue riding a horse at all.

"Thank you for your concern. Rest for the night, and there will be no big problem below. After Lerma, Zhao Yun took a deep breath and said quickly.

"Hmm." Li Li could see that Zhao Yun was a little reluctant to speak, so he said in a harmonious voice: "It's better to hurry slowly, just now we are taking the official road, there are not many pedestrians, and the road is wide." Now it's a country road, and the road is muddy and getting harder to navigate, in case the horse stumbles. Falling into the mud is not beautiful. ”

Without waiting for Zhao Yun to speak, Li Xuan, who followed closely, continued: "What the lord said is very true. I waited for this time to mourn Zilong's brother, if I accidentally slipped and fell to the ground, disheveled. Covered in mud, that would be rude. It's unsightly. Make people laugh! ”

Then he persuaded Zhao Yun: "I am cowardly in my hometown, and Zilong is in a hurry to go home, I can understand it." However, Zilong should know that you will not have time to rest in the next few days. So you don't have to be too anxious now, don't be reluctant if you have injuries on your body, take care of your body. ”

"Hmm." Li Li said: "Yuan Zhong's words are good. When you get home. Yuan Zhong and Feng Xiao will assist Zilong in handling Brother Ling's funeral, and I, Feihu and Zhongkang will help you. Now that Zilong's brother has passed away young, we are Zilong's brother, so there is no need to say polite words. They are all their own brothers, so why not divide each other. ”

Li Li's voice fell, Huan Fei's expression was slightly shocked, and he immediately rode his horse to Zhao Yun's side, and said sincerely: "Brother Zilong, if the virtuous brother does not give up, I am willing to marry you as a brother with a different surname. ”

"This 、、、、、、" Zhao Yun looked at Huan Fei with a shocked face, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

"There is also Xu Chu in a certain county, I am also willing to marry Brother Zilong and Brother Feihu as brothers with different surnames!" Xu Chu rode his horse behind Huan Fei and said loudly.

Seeing that Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Zhao Yun wanted to become brothers, Chen Zhi was quite moved, but he was a little hesitant and seemed to be lacking in confidence, after all, the martial arts of the three people in front of him were above him. At this time, Li Li smiled at him and nodded, giving him encouragement. So he didn't hesitate anymore, and immediately said loudly: "If the three brothers don't think that the younger brother's martial arts are low, how about counting me as one?" ”

"Haha!" Seeing that Huan Fei, Xu Chu, and Chen Zhi wanted to form brothers with different surnames with Zhao Yun, Li Li laughed and said loudly: "Zilong doesn't have to hesitate. This time you lost a brother, but you got three like-minded brothers, which is a great blessing in life!

In the past, the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang formed a righteous alliance in Taoyuan to conquer the Yellow Turban Army, and then the Tiger Prison Battle against Lu Bu became famous and famous all over the world. However, how can the world be as beautiful as possible, why can't the four of you become brothers with different surnames?

Today, I, Li Li, will testify for the four of you, and from today onwards, you will become brothers with different surnames, and from then on, the four of you should share weal and woe, and weal and woe! After the funeral for Brother Zilong, Yuanzhong and Fengxiao and I will celebrate your brothers, and we will talk about it in the future! ”

After a pause in his voice, he noticed that Zhao Yun's expression changed slightly, and he seemed to be quite moved, Li Lihao said aloud: "Ten years ago, at the beginning of the great chaos in the world, there were three alliances in Taoyuan; Ten years later, the world is in turmoil, and finally sees the four heroes!

Ruthless may not be a real hero, a strong man!

In the past, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, changed Dongyuan County to Zhending County, which means real stability. Today, the four of you are married in Zhending County, and you are the heroes of the peaceful and prosperous times in the world! ”

No matter how Zhao Yun felt about Li Li before, Li Li's words made his heart surge, and the ambition of Ling Yun hidden in his heart was suddenly awakened, and his blood was boiling and his ambition was full of ambition.

Immediately, Zhao Yun did not hesitate anymore, and said loudly with an excited expression: "Okay! Thanks to the promotion of the three brothers, Zhao Yun is willing to marry the three brothers with different surnames, and enjoy the same hardships in the future! ”

After speaking, Zhao Yunfei dismounted, stood up, and said loudly: "A certain Changshan Zhao Yun, the word Zilong, is twenty years old; Today, I swear to the heavens, I am willing to live and die with the three brothers, and marry Jinlan! ”

Like Zhao Yun, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Zhi flew off their horses one after another, standing behind Zhao Yun.

"A Dunhuang Huan Fei, the word Feihu, is twenty-eight years old; Today, I am like-minded with my three brothers and worship as righteous brothers! ”

"Xu Chu of a certain county, the word Zhongkang, is twenty-three years old; Swear to the heavens, swear to live and die with the three brothers! ”

"A certain Runan Chen arrives, the word uncle is to, and he is twenty years old; Today, I married three brothers with different surnames, friends of life and death, and never give up! ”

"The sky is above, and the earth is witnessed. Today, the four brothers of ours are brothers with different surnames, and we do not want to be born on the same day, the same month, and the same year, but we hope to die on the same day and month of the same year! ”

Huan Fei was the first, Xu Chu was second, Zhao Yun was again, Chen was at the end, and the four of them lined up in turn, worshipping the sky and knocking on the earth.

In front of them was a majestic mountain with an altitude of 100 meters. A hundred-year-old pine and cypress stands proudly on the top of the mountain; Beneath them, a winding and muddy path was bumpy and a crystal clear stream was babbling eastward.

Seeing such a feat, Li Li helped the four of Huan Fei one by one. He said impassionedly: "I, Li Li and Li Wenchang, testify for your four brothers today, although there is no black ox and white horse sacrifice to the sky at this moment. Nor did they burn incense to bless the earth. But there is true love in the world, and love is true and righteous!

I, Li Li, wish your brother's righteousness to be as green as the green mountains and pines and cypresses, and may your brotherly love be like a thick soil and a clear stream forever! ”

"Thank you, the lord, the 、、、 lord!" Seeing the eldest brother Huan Fei, the second brother Xu Chu, and the fourth brother Chen Zhi bowing to Li Li and thanking him, Zhao Yun bowed and bowed together. However, when he subconsciously said "General Thanks", he suddenly felt that something was wrong. So a sentence of thanks, the lord blurted out.

Because, at this moment, Zhao Yun remembered the oath of the four brothers, sharing weal and woe, life and death. Since the other three brothers all thanked Li Li. How could he, Zhao Yun, stay out of the matter and go against the three sworn brothers, so he subconsciously aligned himself with Huan Fei and the three of them, bowing his head and bowing down.

Until this time, Zhao Yunfang knew that he was inadvertently brought into the Xiliang Army by the three righteous brothers and thrown into Li Li's command, and the whole process seemed to be natural and logical.

For a moment, he did not regret marrying Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Zhi as brothers, but he felt a little bitter in his heart after bowing down to Li Li. Because at this moment, a face of earnest anticipation appeared in his mind, that person had slept and eaten with him, and solicited in every way, but he had never made up his mind and hesitated so far. But today, he worshiped Xiliang Li Li as the master, and lived up to the deep friendship of the person in his mind. That person is Liu Bei, the prime minister of the plains, Liu Xuande.

"Haha!" Li Li stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhao Yun's arm, and said happily: "Okay, good!" Today, I have Zilong, especially the ancestor of Fan, it is really a great luck in my life! ”

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The three busy days passed quietly.

With the joint efforts of Li Xuan and Guo Jia, Zhao Yun's late brother Zhao Feng was successfully buried and buried in peace.

According to the old system, the deceased should be parked at home for at least half a month to show the reluctance of relatives to mourn the deceased. Therefore, just after the first seven days, Zhao Feng was buried in the early morning of the next day, but it was a grand funeral with the gift of a countryman.

As for the posthumous sealing of Zhao Feng after his death, it was completely Li Li who made Zhao Feng a loyal marquis, and distributed 500 acres of farmland in Zhao Yun's house to fifty neighbors. Since then, they have been the tenants of the late Zhao Feng's food estate, and have been responsible for taking care of Zhao Feng's tomb for a long time, burning incense and worshipping every solar term, and the edict will be issued after Li Li leaves Jizhou. And Li Li will compensate Zhao Yun and Zhao Yu brothers and sisters for hundreds of acres of farmland and a township mansion within the three assistants of Chang'an, so that the Zhao family's relatives can live and live.

This is an expedient move, and Li Li can be regarded as doing his best, so as to show his appreciation and special care for Zhao Yun.

If it were usual, Zhao Yun was an iron-clad man, and he would definitely not accept the title given by Li Li for no reason, because he would not be rewarded for nothing. However, Li Li posthumously crowned the late Zhao Feng as a loyal marquis this time, and buried him according to the rites of the marquis, Zhao Yun was indeed very grateful, and calmly accepted it instead of his deceased brother.

After all, geese have taken pictures, and people have taken names. Zhao Yun's brother Zhao Feng was able to get the title of Marquis after his death, which is an extremely glorious thing, and it will forever be recorded in the genealogy of Zhaojiazhuang, which is enough to make the villagers of ten miles and eight towns pass it on by word of mouth and pass it on to future generations.

And this kind of canonization of lords, looking at the world, among all the princes, only Li Li can do it, even if the other princes can privately confer official positions on their subordinate military generals, but they cannot give titles.

It was precisely this extremely inconspicuous and Liao Shengyu posthumous lord that made Zhao Yun grateful to the new lord Li Li, and the cloud of sorrow that had been on his heart disappeared, and he worshipped Li Li with joy and sincerity. And a trace of mustard between him and the three brothers Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Zhi also disappeared, and he truly became like-minded and like-minded brothers, friends of life and death.

This is not because Zhao Yun is selfish and too snobbish, but the reality of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty society.

Throughout history, why the emperors of all dynasties posthumously crowned their deceased heroes after ascending the throne was to show kindness to the people of the world, set up a show, and win people's hearts.

Although Li Li is not an emperor now, he has the same power as an emperor. Therefore, he was able to make full use of the power in his hands and give favors to the civil and military generals he admired, so as to win the hearts of the people; No matter what others think, but he achieved his intended purpose. With that, it is enough.

And the reason why he wanted to put Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, on the court, did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and food to support the royal family and maintain the prestige of the Son of Heaven, was because he easily did many tricky things in the name of the Son of Heaven. Since ancient times, the magic of the use of power lies in this.

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