Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 443 Arrival in Jinyang
Everyone outside Jinyang City was eagerly waiting for the emperor, with sweat dripping down their foreheads, and they didn't know how long they had been waiting.

"Hoo ho ho..."

The wind blew gently and seemed to turn into the sound of drizzling rain. Then, from the muddy road in the distance, there was a sudden deafening thunder. The sound was like a river bursting, and the speed was as fast as lightning, echoing through the sky from far to near.

At the end of the road, I suddenly saw Han cavalry riding their horses in a row. The soldier in the front held high a red flag, and a flag with the word "Liu" fluttered in the wind. The flags next to it were blown up by the strong wind and hit the flagpole.

There was a spacious road of more than forty steps, and on both sides, whether it was the scouts or the tiger guards, each man had three horses and one horse, and it stretched endlessly as far as the eye could see.

The leading cavalryman raised his arm and waved, then reined in his horse to stop. The horse neighed and gradually slowed down.

When the bugler saw the commander's gesture, he immediately blew the bugle, and for a moment, stop horns were blown everywhere.

Nearly five thousand cavalrymen tightened their reins and slowed down following the command flags and trumpet sounds. The soldiers all held their heads high and chests puffed out, their movements consistent. Even though they did not maintain a charging posture, they could still reveal murderous aura.

Even though they saw the thousands of cavalrymen galloping towards them successfully stop before their eyes and did not charge towards them head on, the sight of the surging torrent still made the blood drain away from the faces of some nobles and wealthy families, their pale lips trembled, and they held their breath and dared not move.

The Xiongnu nobles not far away saw that the Han army consisted of three horses to one rider, and the other two horses were carrying iron armor, long spears, long-handled sabers, bows and crossbows, arrows and other weapons. They were so scared that they swallowed their saliva and dared not even breathe.

How could the Huns not see that these were definitely the elite among the elite of the Han army? Not only were they fully armored, but the weapons they held allowed them to be used in both infantry and horseback combat. Moreover, when they made an emergency stop, they could use their legs to clamp tightly around the horse's belly to prevent themselves from falling off the horse.

Even in the Xiongnu tribe, herders had to practice this kind of riding skill from a young age in order to develop strong leg strength and make their arms more flexible.

There are very few people who can perform such actions. Otherwise, why do they only surround the enemy with cavalry and archers instead of choosing to engage in direct hand-to-hand combat?

It’s because if someone falls off the horse during a fast charge, he will die on the battlefield. Once he falls, there is no hope of surviving safely.

It was under such circumstances that they were surprised at the riding skills of the Han cavalry, not to mention that when they stopped quickly, they could also get a glimpse of how strong the enemy's military discipline was.

The Emperor of Han brought such fierce cavalry to Jinyang, probably with ill intentions.

When some Hu people thought of this, a feeling of fear came over them, and their legs and feet trembled uncontrollably.

"Order the cavalry to disperse and be on guard in all directions. The scouts should continue to move forward to search the palace. Order the local people not to approach the road for more than 300 steps. The nobles and wealthy families should stop at 150 steps to welcome the guests. The officials of Bingzhou should stop at 100 steps."

"After the other officers have welcomed the Emperor, they will pay their respects to His Majesty when they enter the palace..."

Zhao Yun quickly gave instructions to the other military officers.

Things are different nowadays. When the emperor arrives at a place, he should go to the palace as soon as possible, and then meet with officials, nobles and wealthy families there.

The emperor could no longer dismount and step forward to hold the other's arm, or stop the other from saluting with a smile as he did in the past.

The Emperor of Han Dynasty needed to have the dignity of an emperor and could not be too casual in public.

Zhao Yun solemnly arranged all the matters, then rode forward, quickly dismounted and bowed to Mao Jie and Lu Bu, saying, "I have the important responsibility of protecting the emperor. If I have been inconsiderate, I hope Xiaoxian and Fengxian will forgive me. I will come to apologize after this matter is over."

It was his important responsibility to check for potential safety hazards for the emperor. Even if the officials and soldiers of Bingzhou patted their chests to guarantee it, Zhao Yun would not feel at ease. He had to ask the Central Army to take charge of everything, including Jinyang City and the palace. Even if it would offend the other party, he had to do it.

"General Wei, why do you have to be so polite? When Bu and General Huoqi were fighting against the rebels in Jizhou, I often heard Yunchang talk about General Wei. He was good at commanding cavalry and could use them as easily as his own arms. He was not inferior to Ziyi and Wenyuan. After meeting him today, it is indeed as Yunchang said."

Lu Bu took a step forward and couldn't help laughing out loud.

He went straight up to Zhao Yun and bowed. When he first surrendered to Your Majesty, it was because the generals under the emperor had very good personalities and treated him, Lu Bu, very friendly.

Guan Yu and Taishi Ziyi were both like this, and were much better than Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the cavalry generals under Yuan Shao.

During the siege of Ye City, Wen Chou was at a disadvantage in the field battle and held the city wall to the death for Yuan Shikai. He and Yun Chang besieged the city for a long time before they dug down the corner of the wall and broke into the city at night. Hou Cheng and Song Xian shot and killed Wen Chou in the chaos.

Unexpectedly, at dusk the next day, several riders came riding from the north, bringing Yuan Shang's letter of persuasion to surrender, which surprised him and Yunchang.

I heard that a few years ago, when Your Majesty ascended the throne, he issued an edict to pardon all guilty people, but the families of Yan Liang and Shen Pei were not included in the pardon and were exiled to Wuling County in Jingzhou.

This made Lu Bu secretly happy. This despicable man Yan Liang despised him when he was in Yecheng, but he didn't expect that he would end up being exiled thousands of miles away.

I really want to whip his head with a horsewhip and say with a smile: "You are a common man who insulted me with the traitor Yuan. Have you ever thought that if the Han Dynasty is revived, the Yan family will become traitors?"

This was to avenge his past grudge, but unfortunately he had already arrived in Bingzhou by then.

When Lu Bu thought back on it, he couldn't help but feel a little proud. After several attempts to surrender to others, he finally achieved success, all thanks to his wife's advice and suggestions.

"General Wei shoulders an important responsibility and acts with great caution. Jie has long admired him. How dare he blame him?"

Mao Jie immediately returned the greeting respectfully and said with a smile.

Zhao Yun's identity is not ordinary. He followed Your Majesty and served amidst arrows and stones. He is also an extremely honorable General of the Guards. After the abolition of the Three Dukes, only the General of Cavalry, the General of Chariots and Cavalry, and the General of the Guards have the right to establish a government, and can appoint dozens of people such as the Chief Clerk, the Sima, the Attendants, and the Officials.

Especially when the imperial court was consolidating the powers of the prefects in various places, it was still able to give Guan, Zhang and Zhao the power to establish their own governments. This showed the emperor's extraordinary trust in him and he had no suspicion at all.

If the General of Cavalry and the General of Chariots are your Majesty's sworn brothers, then the General of Guards is an unsworn brother.

His Majesty once said to all his ministers: "Zilong has been with me since childhood, and we have lived and died together for many years. We have been as close as brothers. Now that I have won the world, how can I not treat him well? There is no need to discuss the matter of opening a government office."

If someone else had obtained such an honor and status, they would have become arrogant and domineering long ago.

But Zhao Yun was still gentle in nature, and was cautious and prudent in his work. He never recruited subordinates and even returned the 3,000 households of the fief that he was granted.

He had been guarding the Yunyang Palace for more than a few years. He was diligent and conscientious in his work and had never made any mistakes. He also strictly disciplined his two sons and never had close contacts with ministers.

Zhao Yun's way of dealing with people impressed Mao Jie, who was once the prefect of Youfufeng.

(End of this chapter)