Kong Rong was a man who was good at discerning talents. He observed that Liu Bei had a broad mind, a majestic appearance, a modest manner in his words, and a humble attitude in his actions. He thought to himself: This is the person who must be the leader of the Anhan Dynasty! So he had someone to assist him.

Meaning.

After the banquet, everyone dispersed. Only Liu Bei and Kong Rong remained there. Kong Rong then asked: "Brother Xuande, do you have any ambition?"

Liu Bei remained silent, and then said: "How can one live in this world without ambition?"

"Since you have ambitions, can you express your aspirations?"

Liu Bei sighed: "Now the Han Dynasty is in decline, the bandits are causing chaos, and all the heroes stand side by side. Although they have the intention to help, they have no choice but to have more than enough ambition but not enough power!"

Kong Rong said: "The decline of the Han Dynasty began in Hengling. The foreign ministers' chaos in the government began with the eunuchs. The heroes stood side by side and began with Dong's thieves. Now if we want to bring order to the chaos, we must punish Dong's thieves. Later, we will grant amnesty to the world and order

If the bandits are not in chaos and all the heroes in the world reduce their power one by one, then there will be peace in the world and the people will be stable."

Bei said: "But now I am in the plains and have no real power. How can I realize my great ambitions?"

Rong said: "After Dong Zhuo's rebellion is settled, Situ Wangyun and I will report to the Ming Dynasty to recognize your merits and ensure that you are among the three nobles to realize your long-cherished wish!"

Liu Bei was very happy after hearing this, and then he had a few drinks with him, and then they went back.

The next day, Kong Rong secretly summoned Liu Bei and others, and Zhao Yun was among them. After Kong Rong and everyone came to a secret room, he took out a secret letter and gave it to Liu Bei and others to read. After several people passed by

, then it was passed to Zhao Yun, and the letter read: "Brother Wenju: Today Dong's thieves are disrupting the government and subverting the imperial court. It will be difficult to kill this rebellious minister in an instant. What's more, his son, Lu Bu, rebelled against the lord, and is brave by nature.

It is difficult to get rid of the thief by supporting this thief and making him more powerful. Now the only way to have a chance of survival is to make his father and son turn against each other and make the principal and ministers enemies. Now I have a daughter, whose surname is Diao and whose name is Chan.

"Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu are both greedy and lustful people. If you can make them drive a wedge between the two of you, you can eradicate the thieves soon. This is a secret. Please don't make it public."

After Zhao Yun read it, he knew that this was a famous serial plan in history, so he handed it back to Kong Rong. Kong Rong burned the letter and then said to Liu Bei: "The rebellion will be eradicated soon. What do you think?"

Liu Bei said: "In my opinion, even if Dong Zhuo is killed, the matter will not calm down. There may be another traitor who will disrupt the government. This matter will be endless."

"In this case, what are Xuande Gong's plans?" Kong Rong asked.

"I'd better stay in the plains for the time being and wait for an uprising." Liu Bei said. But Zhao Yun knew very well that Dong Zhuo's death was just the beginning of the warlords' melee, and there was no way it would subside.

"I hope things are not what Mr. Xuande thought!" Kong Rong said thoughtfully.

The two chatted privately for a while, and then Liu Bei led thousands of people to Pingyuan. Gongsun Fan had already led his army to the Bohai area. Zhao Yun and Ma Yunlu also followed Liu Bei back to Pingyuan County.

It is said that Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, and the princes captured Surabaya and Hulao Pass. At that time, Sun Jian, the pioneer, led his army to pursue them. When they arrived in Luoyang, they saw that the palace palace was being burned. So he immediately ordered the soldiers to put out the fire and reorganize the palace walls. When they arrived at the Ancestral Temple,

I was delighted to receive the jade seal passed down to the country. Everyone said that Jian had a 95-year sign, so he was told to return to Jiangdong due to illness and wait for the opportunity to achieve great things. Jian was very happy.

The next day, Jian told Yuan Shao that he was ill and wanted to return to Jiangdong. However, Shao had secretly learned that Sun Jian had secretly hidden the national jade seal, so he wanted to ask for it. But Jian's words did not matter. The two wanted to fight, but were dissuaded by the princes.

Jian was so angry that he returned to Jiangdong. But how could Yuan Shao let Sun Jian leave so easily, so he secretly reported to Huang Zu about the jade seal. When Sun Jian passed through Jingzhou, he was killed by Liu Biao's general Huang Zu, and the two families had deep grudges.

The princes also left one after another. At that time, Cao Cao advised Yuan Shao to take advantage of Dong Zhuo's move to the capital and pursue him quickly, but Shao refused. So Cao Cao went to catch up alone, and later fought alone in Xingyang, but was defeated by Zhuo's army. Under the cover of his generals, Cao Cao

, fled back to Hanoi. Recruited troops and waited for the opportunity.

Let's say that Zhao Yun and Ma Yunlu stayed at Liu Bei's house for several months. Suddenly Ma Teng sent someone to ask Ma Yunlu to go back. Ma Yunlu had no choice but to say goodbye to Zhao Yun. When leaving, he handed Zhao Yun a sachet with the word "Zhao Yun" embroidered on it. Zhao Yun

After saying goodbye to Ma Yunlu, he returned to his camp. Zuo Long and others were waiting for him there. Now he saw Zhao Yun coming back and said: "General, Dong Zhuo has been killed by Lu Bu..."

Just as he was talking, he saw the three Liu Bei brothers also walking in, and then smiled and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, I have good news for you."

Zhao Yun asked him what happened, and Liu Bei said: "Dong Zhuo has been killed by Lu Bu, and Chao Gang has been rectified." Zhao Yun then pretended to celebrate along with him.

However, at this moment, a spy reported: "Li Jue and Guo Si have led an army of 100,000 troops out of Xiliang, claiming to kill Wang Yun and Lu Bu to avenge Dong Zhuo."

Liu Bei's surprise immediately turned serious. Unexpectedly, his speculation finally became reality. So he quickly asked Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to pack up the military equipment, intending to go north to rescue Emperor Xian.

However, just as they were preparing to launch an army, another spy reported: "Dong Zhuo's former subordinates attacked Chang'an from all directions."

Liu Bei looked at his army and horses. There were only a few of them. How could he save Chang'an? Liu Bei was hesitating at this time. Guan Yu said at this time: "Brother, why don't we send letters to all the armies and horses and invite them to go together to rescue Chang'an."

Liu Bei secretly thought that this was the only thing he could do now. So he sent envoys to deliver messages everywhere. However, after a few days, no one responded. Liu Bei thought to himself: Could it be that he was from a humble background and they all looked down on him, so they refused to come.

Thinking about how powerfully the seventeen princes attacked Dong Zhuo not long ago, now that Emperor Xian was in danger, no one came to help him. Thinking about this, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel sad and resentful that he was powerless.

However, Zhao Yun knew that it was not that they did not want to come. Instead, they were all planning for their future:

Yuan Shao had just captured Jizhou and was now recuperating to prevent Gongsun Zan from attacking. However, the conflict between Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, seemed to be on the verge of breaking out. When Sun Jian captured Jiangxia, he was defeated by Huang Zu and died in battle;

Cao Cao was about to pacify the remaining Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou; Ma Teng and Han Suixin were defeated by Li Jue and Guo Si. The other princes annexed each other, and few of the previous eighteen princes were left.

At this time, Zhao Yun said to Liu Bei: "General, now Emperor Xian is trapped in Chang'an and cannot be rescued by foreign ministers. Now the general can take advantage of the chaos to increase his own strength in order to revive the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains."

Liu Bei sobbed: "As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, now I see Emperor Xian in danger but cannot save him. How will I face all the ancestors in the future?"
Chapter completed!