In the summer of the third year of photosynthesis, it was two months since Li Bai issued the order to seek talents. At this time, the four cities including Shen Yang were nearing the end with the efforts of nearly 300,000 people. Once these four cities were built, Liaodong could advance, retreat, and defend.
In the past two months, the number of people who came to the Hall of Seeking Talents had increased significantly. This was also due to Li Bai's plagiarism of Cao Cao's Order of Seeking Talents, which suggested that only talent should be selected and used.
It had indeed attracted many people to Liaodong. Of course, this was also the effect of Li Bai deliberately letting Wind Catcher spread this order to all the provinces and counties. Of course, since Li Bai went to Luoyang to seek an official position, he took in refugees all the way to Liaodong and divided the land in Liaodong. This won him a good reputation and made many people come to seek refuge with Li Bai.
The thing that made Li Bai the happiest was the arrival of Zhao Yun and Tian Feng. Of course, Zhao Yun came with his big brother, Zhao Fan. This made Li Bai very happy. At that time, he was taking an afternoon nap and didn't even wear his shoes. He quickly ran out to welcome Zhao Yun and Tian Feng.
When Li Bai ran out of the prefect's manor and saw the three of them outside the door, Li Bai quickly went forward to hold Zhao Fan's hand and said excitedly,"" Big Brother Zhao, I've finally waited for you to come. Please, please come in quickly."
When the four of them arrived at the living room, Li Bai hurriedly invited them to sit down. At this moment, they realized that Li Bai was actually not wearing shoes, and they were very touched.
At this moment, the maid ran over with Li Bai's shoes and said respectfully to Li Bai,"" My lord, you forgot to wear your shoes." Li Bai looked at his feet.
He smiled awkwardly at Zhao Yun and the other two, then quickly put on his shoes and said," I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself." The three of them didn't say anything and just shook their heads with a smile.
"Brother Zhao, who are these two?" Li Bai asked Zhao Fan.”，In fact, Li Bai already knew their identities, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he asked Zhao Fan with some doubt.
Zhao Fan cupped his hands at Li Bai and said,""Sir Li is too polite. This is the famous scholar of Jizhou, Mr. Tian Feng, and this is Fan Zhi's brother, Zhao Yun."
After hearing Zhao Fan's words, Li Bai said excitedly,""Are you Tian Fengtian, Yuan Hao, and Zhao Zilong?
Zhao Yun and Tian Feng looked at Li Bai with a puzzled look. Li Bai also realized something at this time and quickly laughed,"Zhong Jiu has heard about Mister Yuan Hao and Zilong. Is there anything you need?”。
The three of them nodded. In the end, it was Tian Feng who said,"Feng, can I ask you a question?”
"Please speak, Mister Yuan Hao."
"May I ask how Lord Li views the people of the world?”
Li Bai pondered for a moment and said,"Is everything in Liaodong not enough to explain anything?"”Li Bai asked.
Tian Feng was stunned. He obviously didn't expect Li Bai to answer like this. He then asked,""May I ask what Lord Li thinks of the Great Han Dynasty?"
Li Bai laughed and said,"Good question, Mr. Yuan Hao. The world is in chaos now. Wang Gang is not strong. The emperor is tyrannical. The Han Dynasty has 13 states. There are countless refugees. They are loyal and can't bear it. We have collected 1.5 million refugees in Liaodong. But it's just a drop in the bucket."" My ambition is to let everyone in the world eat, have fields to cultivate, houses to live in, and clothes to wear." Li Bai stopped and looked at the three of them. Tian Feng and Zhao Fan didn't think much of it, but Zhao Yun's expression became a little ugly.
"Zilong, do you have any questions?" Li Bai said to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment before cupping her hands at Li Bai.""Lord Li, we are the subjects of the Great Han Dynasty. How can we say such treasonous words?"
After saying that, he looked at Li Bai. Zhao Fan, who was beside him, quickly pulled Zhao Yun's sleeve, but Zhao Yun stared at Li Bai.
Li Bai looked at Zhao Yun and said,""Dare I ask, whose world is this?”
" Of course it's the current emperor, the Han Dynasty. As the subjects of the Han Dynasty, we should be loyal to His Majesty," Zhao Yun said without hesitation.
Li Bai looked at Zhao Yun mockingly and thought to himself,'Just like Zhao Yun in history, she still has a strong heart.' Li Bai shook his head and said to Zhao Yun,"Zilong is right. We are all subjects of the Great Han Dynasty, but what about the Emperor? What was he? Was he a natural master? Could it be that millions of innocent people would be displaced because of him alone?”
After listening to Li Bai's words, Zhao Yun revealed a shocked and confused expression. What Li Bai said was something that people of this era did not even dare to think about.
The education they received from birth was to be loyal to the monarch. Slowly, in their subconscious, they took loyalty to the monarch as a natural truth. Words and deeds that violated this principle would naturally be regarded as treason.
Thinking back, the reason why Gaozu was able to obtain such a great country, could it really be the so-called fate? If there really was destiny, then what was it? There was destiny, but it was not a god, nor was it fate. It was the will of the people.
As the saying went, those who won the hearts of the people won the world, and those who lost the hearts of the people lost the world. This was actually a very simple truth.
Back then, the reason why the strong Qin Dynasty lost the world was because she did not sympathize with the people, causing the hearts of the people to turn against each other. That was why Gaozu could take advantage of the situation to seize the world in one fell swoop.
Now that the world was in chaos, the eunuchs, the Yellow Turbans, the despotic, and so on were endlessly poisonous. Wasn't the root cause of this because the Liu family had forgotten that the foundation of the dynasty was the interests of the people? At this moment, the Liu Clan was already as rotten as the Ying Clan back then.
Zilong, I need you to make a choice. Will you help me build a new dynasty for the people of the world, or will you fight for the Liu family? After Li Bai finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Yun nervously because this decision was very important to both him and Li Bai.
Zhao Yun's heart was in turmoil. He was unwilling to accept Li Bai's words, but he had to admit that Li Bai's words were very correct.
On one side was the education he had received since he was young, and on the other side was what he yearned for in the depths of his heart. Li Bai's expression was very ugly. He was having a fierce internal struggle.
Li Bai didn't say anything else. He had already said what he needed to say. It was up to Zhao Yun whether she could accept it.
After a long while, Zhao Yun finally made a move. Zhao Yun cupped her hands at Li Bai and said respectfully,"Lord Li, I only have one question to ask.”Li Bai nodded and said,"Please speak, Zilong."
"I admire you for putting the interests of the people first. But how can a man stand without loyalty? Zhao Yun asked seriously.
Li Bai smiled." Zilong is right. If a person is not loyal, how can he stand? However, Zilong, have you ever thought about it? Is this kind of loyalty to a family really loyalty?
If this was the so-called loyalty, then there was no such thing as loyalty at all. Because the Han Dynasty was only standing on the Qin Dynasty. If they wanted to be loyal, they should be loyal to the Ying Family.”Li Bai paused and then asked Zhao Yun,"Zilong, what should we do to be loyal?"”
Zhao Yun was stunned. He had never thought of this question before. Yes, the Han Dynasty stood up on the Qin Dynasty, but the Qin Dynasty did not exist from the beginning. If this continued, where would it end?
Zhao Yun's mind was in a mess. He had a feeling of being at a loss. He suddenly felt that what he had been insisting on was so ridiculous.
Seeing Zhao Yun's confused expression, Li Bai knew that his words had worked, so he struck while the iron was hot and said,""Zilong, loyalty is the foundation of a person. If you don't have loyalty, you're no different from an animal! True loyalty should be to our Chinese race and our Chinese people. Fighting for their interests and well-being is true loyalty! This was true righteousness! This was also the fundamental reason why the new dynasty could replace the old dynasty!”。
Zhao Yun's heart shook. He suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment. Fight for the people! These five words made him unusually excited. Compared to these five words, the so-called loyalty to the king seemed so small and ridiculous.
"If it wasn't for your words, I wouldn't know what the true righteousness is! I swear to follow you and fight for the people of China!”，Zhao Yun knelt on the ground and cupped her fists as she spoke in an extremely solemn tone.
Hearing Zhao Yun's words, Li Bai heaved a sigh of relief. He looked at Zhao Yun and said,"" Zilong, please get up. With Zilong helping me, I don't have to worry about not being able to accomplish anything." He then laughed out loud.
Seeing Li Bai smile, Zhao Yun secretly heaved a sigh of relief and admired Li Bai from the bottom of her heart.
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