Zhao Yun, Zi Zilong, was born in Dingzhen County, Changshan County, Jizhou (now Zhengding County, Hebei Province). According to the system at that time, if a county became a prince's fief, it was called a country, so Changshan country was Changshan county that became a prince's fief. According to Zhao Yunchuan, Volume 36 of the Center of the Three Kingdoms, Pei Songzhi quoted Zhao Chuan as saying that he was "eight feet long and imposing". At that time, one foot was equivalent to 24 centimeters today, and eight feet was one meter 92, exactly the same as Zhuge Liang's height. Tall and mighty, he was born to be a famous soldier.
Zhaoyun entered the society, and it happened that Jizhou changed hands. Yuan Shao, the leader of the separatist regime, killed Han Fu, the military and political commander of Jizhou, and occupied Jizhou. Zhaoyun's hometown, Changshan, organized a group of volunteers, then known as "Yi Cong", to support Yuan Shao's arch-enemy, Gongsun Zan, a military strongman in Youzhou, to fight against the overbearing Yuan Shao. The general in charge of this volunteer army is our hero Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun arrived in Youzhou and began his military career. It was also in Youzhou that he met his wise monarch and devoted his life to him. So who is this person? Yes, this man is Liu Bei. As soon as Zhao Yun arrived in Youzhou, his volunteers were incorporated into Gongsun Zan's Tieqi Corps. This iron cavalry regiment is the main body of the Youzhou army, and its elite division is the volunteer army riding a white horse, which is called "Baima Yicong". From the front, it is invincible and is a famous elite soldier in the Three Kingdoms period. While Zhao Yun led his men to gallop on the battlefield, he also met Liu Bei.
Why is Liu Canbei here? It turned out that Liu Bei had studied under Gongsun Zan and Lu Zhi, a great scholar. They are other disciples. At present, Liu Bei is frustrated and runs to take refuge in his brother. Liu Bei is bent on attracting heroes from all over the world in order to make a comeback. And Zhao Yun also saw that Liu Bei was an extraordinary hero, more promising than Gongsun Zan. So the two men forged a deep friendship, just as the previous biography of Zhao Yun said: "Every time my ancestors accepted the cloud, the cloud was deeply rooted."
Is this Zhao Yun's name from the Book of Changes? "The cloud follows the dragon and the wind follows the tiger" in "Dry Hanging". Dragon's desire for Yun Qi, roaring tigers and dragon's desire, is often used to describe the mutual attraction between a wise monarch and a virtuous minister. Zhao Yun and Liu Bei, this is exactly such a scene. Soon, Liu Bei was appointed by Gongsun Zan to capture Qingzhou of Yuan Shao. Liu Bei, who is trying to stand on his own feet, took the opportunity to make a request: send Zhao Yun to lead the cavalry for himself. Gongsun Zan soldiers will be wide at this time, so a promise. So Zhao Yungui was under the command of Liu Bei and never left. This year is the second year of Xianping in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Liu Bei is thirty-one, and Zhao Yun should be around twenty.