From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the past hundred years were in turmoil. As the saying goes, "heroes emerge from troubled times". Countless strategists and generals emerged at the historic moment, unfolding a splendid historical picture. Among the bright generals of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun may not be the brightest and most dazzling, but he is definitely the most perfect one.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has the largest description of the Shu and Han aspects in the book because of the author's creative thinking of "respecting Liu and demoting Cao". Among them, the portrayal of Zhao Yun is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. His deeds of "riding the savior alone", "seven entrances and seven exits of Changban Slope", and "killing five generals with force" are well known to women and children. Objectively speaking, Zhao Yun's achievements and abilities were deliberately exaggerated in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Zhao Yun did not have such a brilliant record in history. Then why does Xiao Ning still say that Zhao Yun is the most perfect among the generals of the Three Kingdoms?

He is brave and good at fighting, and he is full of courage.

"Three Kingdoms": "The former master was chased by Duke Cao in Dangyang Changban, abandoned his wife and went south, Yun Shen hugged the weak son, and protected Mrs. Gan, but he was spared.

It is his bounden duty to be brave and good at fighting for the generals. Zhao Yun is no less than any famous general of the Three Kingdoms in this regard. Although there is no miracle like Chang Banpo's seven entrances and seven exits in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhao Yun's deeds of riding the savior alone are indeed true. There is something going on.

After being chased by Cao Cao's army, Liu Bei abandoned his wife and children and escaped alone. From this, it is confirmed that Liu Bei is indeed a member of the Han family, because Liu Bang also abandoned his wife and children. It happened more than once. At this time, Zhao Yun was holding the infant Liu Chan and a weak woman, Mrs. Gan, and broke out of the siege among the army. There was no protection from Cao Cao's "no cold arrows", and Zhao Yun rescued him from the chaos. You can imagine the strength of the young master.

"Yun Bie Zhuan": "The late master came to Yunying to inspect the place where the battle was fought yesterday and said, "Zilong is full of courage."

Zhao Yun's bravery was most vividly displayed in the battle for Hanzhong. At that time, Cao Cao's army surrounded Zhao Yun's camp. Seeing that Cao Cao's army was strong, Zhang Yi wanted to close the camp gate to defend. However, Zhao Yun ordered the soldiers to stop their flags and drums and open the camp gates. Cao Jun was shocked when he saw such a strange scene. He thought there was an ambush and retreated. However, when Zhao Yun took advantage of the enemy's retreat, he suddenly heard the sound of golden drums and fired with strong bows and crossbows. Cao Cao's army was already frightened, but seeing clouds of arrows, they trampled on each other in fear, killing and injuring numerous people.

The next day, Liu Bei personally came to the battlefield where Zhao Yun and Cao Cao's army fought. After listening to the soldiers' description of the battle, he praised: "Zilong is full of courage." From then on, the army He left behind the name "General Huwei".

Loyalty and prudence, adversity and passion

"Yun Farewell Biography": After the defeat of the First Lord, some people said that Yun had gone north. The First Lord used his hand halberd to blow it up and said: " Zilong will not abandon me and leave. "

In the battle of Changbanpo, Liu Bei was beaten and abandoned his wife and son. Someone told Liu Bei that Zhao Yun had surrendered to Cao Cao. Liu Bei was furious. He hit the instigator with a small halberd and said, "Zilong will never abandon me." Sure enough, Zhao Yun did not leave, but came with Liu Bei's wife and children. Since ancient times, there has been a saying: "A good minister chooses his master." When Liu Bei was in the most critical situation and at his most depressed, Zhao Yun did not turn to Cao Cao, but followed him through life and death without hesitation. This confirmed Zhao Yun's incomparable loyalty to Liu Bei.

"Yun Farewell Biography": The First Lord believed that Yun was serious, so he would be able to order it, and he would be specially appointed to take charge of internal affairs.

Liu Bei took Yizhou to the west, but he was also worried that his newlywed wife, Mrs. Sun, would be arrogant and difficult to control under her subordinates. So Zhao Yun was left as the commander of the camp, firstly to guard against Mrs. Sun and her subordinates, and secondly to protect his family. Everyone knows that the person who can be entrusted to protect his family must be the person who is most at ease and loyal to him. Liu Bei's choice of Zhao Yun must have been carefully considered. This also proves Zhao Yun's status in Liu Bei's heart and Zhao Yun's loyalty to Liu Bei.

As expected later, Mrs. Sun wanted to take Liu Chan back to Jiangdong, but was intercepted by the troops led by Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei. Liu Chan was left behind, which foiled Sun Quan's plot to use Liu Chan to blackmail Liu Bei and laid the foundation for the stability of Jingzhou. great merit.

Far-sighted and not obsessed with money.

"Yunbie Zhuan": The Liang envoy distributed the gifts to the soldiers and said: "There is no military benefit, so what is the gift? Please take note of the gifts and put them into the Chi'an treasury. They must be given in winter in October." Liang Da Good.

After Liu Bei captured Yizhou, he wanted to distribute the land and houses in Chengdu to everyone. Zhao Yun objected: "Although we have occupied Yizhou, it is not the time to settle for pleasure. The people of Yizhou have experienced wars for a long time. , It is a time when people's hearts are floating. The most important thing now is not to reward the heroes, but to settle the people so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, and then they can be used by me to improve our strength." Liu Bei agreed happily after hearing this.

As a military general, Zhao Yun was not dazzled by victory. These words were polite and polite, definitely not the words of a brave general. They deeply reflected Zhao Yun's foresight and politics. Mind, this is beyond many famous generals at that time.

After the defeat at Jieting, all armies suffered heavy losses, and only Zhao Yun's troops were safe. Zhuge Liang was very confused. Zhao Yun's deputy general Zheng Zhi said: "Zhao Yun personally blocked the enemy's rear, so the military supplies were not lost and the soldiers were not separated." Zhuge Liang was very happy and gave Zhao Yun a lot of cloth to distribute among the soldiers. Zhao Yun objected: "How can we reward you if you lose the battle? Please take all the cloth back to the treasury and keep it for the cold winter to distribute to the soldiers." Zhuge Liang was very moved by Zhao Yun's lack of greed for money and accepted this suggestion.

Zhao Yun began to follow Liu Bei in battles before he became successful, until he died of illness in his seventies. It can be said that he served as a soldier all his life. There are not many records about Zhao Yun in history, but from the bits of writing that have been handed down to this day, we can still see an outstanding general who was both wise and brave and very loyal. Xiao Chang commented on Zhao Yun in "Xiao's Continuation of Han Shu": "Of all the generals in Fang Shi, he is the best." This shows Zhao Yun's status in people's hearts.

As the saying goes, "It's easy to get a thousand troops, but it's hard to find a general." It's even more difficult to find a general like Zhao Yun who has excellent moral character and is brave and powerful. Xiao Ning boldly believes that Zhao Yun is a general with the most perfect combination of ability, character, attitude, and morality during the Three Kingdoms period. What do you think of this?