Xiaoqi

"Hahaha!" Seeing that Huan Fei, Xu Chu, and Chen Dao wanted to form brothers with different surnames with Zhao Yun, Li Li laughed heartily and said loudly, "Zilong don't hesitate. This time you lost an elder brother, but gained three." A congenial brother, this is a great blessing in life!

In the past, the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang formed an alliance in Taoyuan to conquer the Yellow Turban Army. Afterwards, they fought against Lu Bu in Hulao and became famous all over the world.However, how can the world let others be the best, why can't the four of you become brothers with different surnames?

Today, I, Li Li, testified for the four of you. From now on, you will become brothers with different surnames. From now on, the four of you should share weal and woe, share weal and woe!After finishing the funeral for Brother Zilong, Yuan Zhong, Feng Xiao and I will give you brothers a good celebration, which will be passed down as a good talk in the future! "

After a pause, he noticed that Zhao Yun's expression changed slightly, and he seemed to be quite moved. Li Lihao said in a dry voice: "Ten years ago, when the world was in chaos, there was the Taoyuan trilogy; ten years later, the world was in chaos, and finally See the true four heroes!

Ruthless may not be a real hero, but a man with great ambition!

In the past, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, changed Dongyuan County to Zhending County, which meant real stability.Today the four of you are sworn brothers in Zhending County, and you will be the heroes who will bring peace and prosperity to the world! "

Regardless of Zhao Yun's previous impressions of Li Li, Li Li's words made his heart surge, and the lofty ambition hidden in his heart was suddenly awakened, his blood boiled with enthusiasm, and he was full of ambition.

Immediately Zhao Yun didn't hesitate anymore, and shouted excitedly: "Okay! Thanks to the three brothers' favor, Zhao Yun is willing to become brothers with different surnames with the three brothers, and we will have the same blessings and share the same hardships in the future!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yunfei dismounted from his horse, stood up straight, and said loudly: "A certain Changshan Zhao Yun, whose name is Zilong, is twenty-two years old. Today, I swear to the Heavenly Alliance that I will live and die with the three brothers and form a bond with Jinlan!"

Like Zhao Yun, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Dao dismounted one after another and stood behind Zhao Yun.

"A certain Dunhuang Huan Fei, whose name is Feihu, is 28 years old; today, he and the three brothers are congenial, and we are sworn brothers!"

"Xu Chu from a certain Qiao County, whose name is Zhongkang, is 23 years old; he swears to the Tianmeng, and swears to live and die with the three brothers!"

"A certain Runan Chen Dao, whose name is Shuzhi, is twenty-one years old; today, he and his three elder brothers have become brothers with different surnames. They are life and death friends, and they will never leave!"

"Heaven is above, and the thick earth is witness. Today, the four of us are brothers with different surnames. We don't want to be born in the same year, the same month, and the same day, but we hope to die in the same year, the same month, and the same day!"

Huan Fei was at the top, followed by Xu Chu, Zhao Yun again, and Chen Dao at the end. The four lined up one by one, worshiping the sky and bowing down to the earth.

In front of them was a majestic mountain with an altitude of more than [-] meters.A hundred-year-old pine and cypress stands proudly on the top of the mountain; at their feet, there is a winding muddy path with bumps and bumps, and a crystal-clear stream gurgling eastward.

Seeing such a feat, Li Li helped Huan Fei and the four of them one by one.He spoke impassionedly, "I, Li Li and Li Wenchang, are witnesses for your four brothers today. Although there are no black cattle and white horses to offer sacrifices to the sky, and there is no incense to pray to comfort the earth. But there is true love in the world, and the true meaning of love is a lesson from heaven and earth!

I, Li Li, wish your brotherly righteousness to be like green mountains and pines and cypresses forever young, and may your brotherly love last forever like thick soil and clear streams! "

"Thank you, my lord, general,,, lord!" Seeing elder brother Huan Fei, second elder brother Xu Chu, and fourth younger brother Chen Dao bowing to Li Li, Zhao Yun bowed to thank Li Li.However, when he subconsciously said "thank you, General", he suddenly felt something was wrong.So a word of thanks to the lord blurted out.

Because, at this moment, Zhao Yun thought of the oath of the four brothers, sharing joys and sorrows, life and death together.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 kept the same line with Huan Fei and the three, and bowed his head and worshiped.

Until this moment, Zhao Yun knew that he was inadvertently brought into the Xiliang Army by three sworn brothers, and was cast under Li Li's command. The whole process seemed to be a matter of course and logical.

For a moment, he didn't regret being brothers with Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Dao, but he felt a little bitter in his heart after bowing down to Li Li as the Lord.Because at this moment, a face of eager anticipation appeared in his mind, that person had slept and eaten with him, and tried to solicit him in every possible way, but he still couldn't make up his mind and hesitated until now.But today, he worshiped Xiliang Li Li as his master, and he failed the deep friendship of that person in his mind.That person is Liu Bei Liu Xuande, Prime Minister of Pingyuan.

"Hahaha!" Li Li stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhao Yun's arm, and said with a hearty laugh, "Okay, okay! Today I got Zilong, and you beat Gaozu to get Fan Kuai. It's really a great luck in my life!"

The busy three days passed quietly.

With the joint efforts of Li Xuan and Guo Jia, Zhao Yun's late brother Zhao Feng was able to be buried smoothly and he was buried in peace.

According to the old system, the deceased must be parked at home for at least half a month to show relatives' mourning for the deceased relatives. However, the weather is getting warmer and the corpse should not be left for a long time.Therefore, just after the first seven days, Zhao Feng was buried in the early morning of the next day, but it was a grand burial with the honor of a village lord.

As for the posthumous title of Zhao Feng after his death, it was entirely up to Li Li to call the shots, posthumously titled Zhao Feng as Marquis of Zhongxiang, and distributed the [-] mu of farmland in Zhao Yun's family to [-] neighbors.Since then, they have been the tenants of the late Zhao Feng, and they have been responsible for guarding Zhao Feng's tomb for a long time. They will burn incense and worship every solar term, and the imperial edict will be issued after Li Li leaves Jizhou.And Li Li will compensate Zhao Yun and Zhao Yu brothers and sisters with hundreds of acres of farmland and a township mansion within Chang'an Sanfu, so that the Zhao family's direct relatives can live and live.

This was an expedient move, and Li Li also tried his best to show his appreciation and special care for Zhao Yun.

In normal times, Zhao Yun was a tough man, and he would definitely not accept the title that Li Li bestowed for no reason, because he would not be rewarded for his lack of merit.However, Li Li posthumously conferred the title of Marquis of Zhongxiang on the late Zhao Feng this time, and buried him according to the ceremony of a marquis. Zhao Yun was very grateful, and he frankly took the place of his dead brother.

After all, geese pass by to take pictures, and people pass by to leave names.It is an extremely honorable thing for Zhao Yun's elder brother, Zhao Feng, to be given the posthumous title of Marquis Xun after his death. It will be recorded in the Zhaojiazhuang genealogy forever, and it is enough for the folks in ten miles and eight villages to pass it on word of mouth and pass it on to future generations.

And this kind of canonization of lords, looking at the world, among the princes, only Li Li can do it. Even though other princes can privately confer official positions on subordinates and generals, they cannot bestow titles.

It was precisely this inconspicuous, Liao Shengyuwu's posthumous lordship that made Zhao Yun grateful to the new lord Li Li. The cloud of worry that had been in his heart before disappeared, and he sincerely worshiped Li Li.And the grievances between him and the three brothers Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Dao also disappeared, and they really became like-minded and like-minded sworn brothers, friends of life and death.

This is not because of Zhao Yun's selfishness and being too snobbish, but the actual situation of the entire Eastern Han society.

Throughout history, why did the emperors of all dynasties posthumously posthumously posthumous meritorious officials after ascension to the throne? The purpose was to show their kindness to the world, set up a good example, and win people's hearts.

Although Li Li is not an emperor now, he has the power equivalent to that of an emperor.Therefore, he was able to make full use of the power in his hands to show favors to civil servants and generals whom he admired, so as to win people's hearts; no matter what others think, he achieved the expected goal.Based on this, it is enough.

And the reason why he wanted to enshrine the emperor Liu Xie in the court, and he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and food to support the royal family and maintain the emperor's prestige, was because he could easily accomplish many difficult things in the name of the emperor.This is the magic of using power since ancient times.

Chapter 426 Congratulations, see the three appointments again

After a few days of busy work, Zhao's house gradually quieted down.

The Zhao family is located at the foot of the back mountain of Zhaojiazhuang. There are two entrances to the house, and there are a row of wing rooms on the east and west sides.

Although there were no pavilions, terraces, lofts, gardens or waterside pavilions in the whole house, it was still quite spacious, barely able to accommodate Li Li and his party and more than 200 guards who came later.

In the front lobby.

After finishing Zhao Feng's funeral, Zhao Yun, Zhao Yu and Zhao Yun's fiancée Fan Juan accompanied Li Li, Li Xuan, Guo Jia and the sworn brother Huan Fei to have a quiet meal.

Officials' families call eating "dining", but in ordinary people's homes, setting up banquets to entertain guests is also eating, and they don't pay so much attention.

"My lord, brother Yuan Zhong, brother Feng Xiaoxian, eldest brother, second brother, fourth brother, and Mrs. Yunluo, these days it is all thanks to your great help that the deceased brother can be buried as soon as possible and buried in peace. Zhao Yun has nothing to repay for this kindness. , I only want to show my thanks with beer wine, I will do it first as a respect, and you are free to do so!"

At the square table, on the second seat, Zhao Yun picked up the wine cup and said gratefully to Li Li and the other seven people.After finishing speaking, he lifted his wine cup and drank it down in one gulp.

"Zilong doesn't need to be like this. These things are all my duty, so there is no need to say thank you. Come on, I'll drink up this cup!" While speaking, Li Li motioned Ma Yunluo to fill Zhao Yun's cup again, and then said Ten people at the table toasted and drank together.

After drinking the first glass of wine, the people at the banquet stopped eating and drinking casually.

During the banquet, Zhao Yun's fiancée Fan Juan and Zhao Yu's sister-in-law were overwhelmed with alcohol, and they left the meeting with Ma Yunluo, and the three women walked into the inner hall to talk together.

At this point, there were no more female relatives in the lobby, Huan Fei and other bold men completely let go; the wine cup was removed, a large bowl was replaced directly, long sleeves were rolled up, and shirtless went into battle.Go all out and drink.

While drinking, Li Li turned sideways and whispered to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, I think Lingmei has reached the age of Ji, I wonder if she has ever betrothed to someone else?"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Zhao Yun had just taken a sip of wine, and when he heard Li Li's question, he coughed violently and his face flushed.Immediately, he looked at Li Li in astonishment, and asked in doubt: "What does the lord mean by this? Could it be,,,,,, I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate. Although the younger sister is good-looking, she was born in the countryside. I don't know The etiquette is not worthy of the lord."

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed dumbly and said, "Zilong must have misunderstood. The reason why I asked this question was not because of what Zilong had in mind, but because of other intentions. Now that my brother is mourning, I want to share with him Zilong agreed on the marriage of your younger sister. The right is to be happy. The man I want to protect the matchmaker is not the person sitting in the hall, but my own younger brother. He is currently the general of Anbei and Li Xian, the prefect of Beidi. He is already I'm 19 years old. I haven't married my regular wife yet, so I've been thinking about it all the time. I want to find him a wife with both talents and looks, a virtuous and virtuous woman. After meeting my younger sister Zhao Yu this time, I saw that she looks very beautiful She has a straightforward personality and good manners; although she comes from a common people's family, she is still a virtuous woman who is educated and reasonable. Therefore, I intend to protect the matchmaker for my stupid brother and discuss matters of in-laws with Zilong."

"Oh, so that's the case." Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief.His face quickly returned to normal, not as nervous as before.

Obviously, he really misunderstood the meaning of Li Li's words just now, and thought that Li Li had taken a fancy to his younger sister Zhao Yu.

Although Li Li has a high position and authority, he is handsome and suave, but in Zhao Yun's view, he is not a good home for his younger sister.Because Li Li's General Wei's mansion is too high-profile, and Li Li already has nine wives and concubines; if his straightforward sister, Zhao Yu, enters the General Wei's mansion, it may be difficult to adapt, and she will be restrained everywhere and unhappy.Therefore, when Zhao Yun first heard Li Li's words, his expression changed drastically, and he was extremely nervous, for fear that Li Li would ask for marriage.

Fortunately, it turned out that Li Li wanted to be a matchmaker for his younger brother Li Xian, and intended to marry his younger sister Zhao Yu as his sister-in-law.After this, Zhao Yun's tense mind immediately relaxed, his expression remained normal, and he began to think secretly.

After a while, Zhao Yungong said: "My lord, to be honest, Yu'er has not been betrothed to anyone, and there is no suitable candidate. There are some reasons for this. First, my parents passed away more than ten years ago, leaving My brother and sister depended on each other, and for more than ten years, my elder brother was in charge of everything in the family. However, my elder brother doted on my younger sister and let her do whatever she wanted without restraint. Xi Nuhong prefers to dance guns and clubs. Second, the younger sister is outspoken by nature, speaks unscrupulously, is ignorant of world affairs, and does not know the etiquette rules of the official family. Third, my brother has just died of illness. As an elder brother, it is inconvenient to say too much, so as not to be discussed by others.

Therefore, even though Yu'er's elder brother is the final general about the marriage mentioned by the lord, he can't answer the lord immediately, and needs to ask the younger sister for advice.If the younger sister has no objection to this, the last general will agree to the marriage on her behalf; if she has no intention of getting married, please forgive me. "

What Zhao Yun said was very thorough, reasonable and impartial.But from the lines in his words, it is not difficult to hear that he loves his younger sister Zhao Yu very much, for fear that she will be wronged, and the marriage is completely subject to her own wishes.

This kind of pure brother-sister relationship is really rare in the Han territory, and it can be called precious.