Zhao Yun has been learning art in a child's family since he was a child, and he is a brother with Zhang Xiu. When they were young, the two were like-minded and unswerving, and they wanted to show their skills in the martial arts. Who knew that Zhang Xiu later betrayed his master and took refuge in Dong Zhuo as a tiger. When Zhao Yun was ordered by his master to come to the Tiger Prison Pass to meet the teacher, he was unexpectedly attacked by Zhang Xiu. The marksmanship of the two was originally from the same school, but Zhang Xiu turned his back on the teacher's training for the sake of fame and fortune, and although Zhao Yun couldn't bear to hurt his senior brother, he couldn't disobey his teacher's orders. A vicious battle between the brothers and sisters is inevitable, but what will be the final result? Will Zhao Yun be able to obey his master's orders and abolish Zhang Xiu's martial arts? What kind of regrets will this battle of internal strife leave for future generations?
Zhao Yun's upbringing and martial arts training
It is said that Zhao Yun has been talented and brave since he was a child. He was born into a scholarly family, and his ancestors were scholars for generations. Zhao Yun's father, Zhao Decao, is also a learned scholar, and hopes that Zhao Yun can go all the way to the top and become a promising young man.
But Zhao Yun has been full of strong interest in martial arts since he was a child, and often follows his friends in the village to watch the excitement and amusement everywhere. Once, Zhao Yun saw a martial artist teaching martial arts at the entrance of the village, and he was immediately deeply fascinated. Since then, Zhao Yun has been like a demon, studying with the martial artist all day and night, and the speed of learning is simply unexpected.
Zhao Yun's father, Zhao Decao, saw this, and had no choice but to rely on his son's temperament. He found a well-known local old gentleman Tong and begged to accept Zhao Yun as an apprentice. Mr. Tong saw that Zhao Yun was highly qualified, and readily agreed. Since then, Zhao Yun has officially entered the Tong family to learn martial arts.
In Tong's family, Zhao Yun got acquainted with his fellow brother Zhang Xiu. The two hit it off at first sight, and they hated to see each other late. Zhang Xiu is bold and heroic, while Zhao Yun is alert and calm, the two complement each other's personalities and soon become good friends. They are also in the same class in martial arts, and their martial arts are becoming more and more sophisticated.
Mr. Tong taught his disciples that the way of martial arts lies in "standing up and practicing virtue", and that martial arts should be treated with righteous and awe-inspiring ethics. Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu both took the teachings of the Tong family as their motto, and vowed to make meritorious contributions in the martial arts, act chivalrous and righteous, and promote the prestige of Chinese martial arts.
Zhang Xiu betrayed his master and took refuge in Dong Zhuo
Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu practiced hard in Tong's house, practicing swords and martial arts day and night, and the masters and apprentices were also looking forward to their future. But who expected, just when the two were about to show their skills, a turmoil suddenly broke out, disrupting all plans.
At that time, Dong Zhuo, a traitorous male, was in Beijing and disturbed the court. In order to seek personal gain, he did not hesitate to hold the emperor of the East Palace hostage and coerce the young emperor to support himself as the prime minister. The government and the opposition were shocked, and all the civil and military officials were angry, and they all raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo.
Zhang Xiu originally had great ambitions and dreamed of one day making contributions in the martial arts. But seeing Dong Zhuo so arrogant and daring to be so rampant, his ambition was suddenly aroused. Zhang Xiu believes that if he can take refuge in Dong Zhuo, he will definitely be able to get a piece of the pie and gain fame and fortune.
So, Zhang Xiu resolutely left the division and joined Dong Zhuo's command. His martial arts are strong and he was soon valued by Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo appointed him as the commander of the pro-army and guarded the key places of the Beijing Division.
Zhang Xiu's decision made the Tong family and apprentices all sigh. Zhao Yun, in particular, was even more heartbroken. He used to be a brother and sister with Zhang Xiu, and they were brothers, but now they want to turn against each other, which is really regrettable.
Seeing this, Mr. Tong could only shake his head and sigh helplessly. He immediately summoned the disciples and announced an important decision: "Zhang Xiu has completely betrayed our master, if anyone encounters him in the future, he must be killed to prevent future troubles!"
Zhao Yun was present, so he naturally heard this master's order. Although he didn't want to hurt his old friend, he couldn't disobey his teacher's order after all. He secretly decided that if he encountered Zhang Xiu in the future, he would try his best to persuade Zhang Xiu to turn back, but if Zhang Xiu was still stubborn, he could only obey his master's orders and had to fight with him.
Since then, the brotherhood between Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu has broken down, and they are destined to fight each other in the martial arts. And all of this is due to Zhang Xiu's desire for fame and fortune for a while, and he actually made a stupid move to betray his master.
Zhao Yun was ordered by his master to go to the Tiger Prison Pass
After Zhang Xiu betrayed his master and took refuge in Dong Zhuo, Zhao Yun always thought about this old senior brother. He often recalls the scene when he practiced martial arts side by side with Zhang Xiu, hoping that one day Zhang Xiu can change his mind and return to the right path.
At this moment, a major event affected Zhao Yun's future. At that time, there was a major incident of recruiting troops in Zhending County. In order to recruit elite cavalry, the county lieutenant deliberately set up a school in the city to openly recruit strong men with high martial arts.
After Zhao Yun learned the news, he did not hesitate to go to apply. When he arrived at the school ground, he saw that Xu Huang, a big man with a big shape, had won four games in a row, and was arrogant in the field, pointing fingers at other martial artists. Seeing this, Zhao Yun was very unhappy, so he took the initiative to ask for a showdown with Xu Huang.
The two fought more than 300 times in the field, and you came and went, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner from the loser. In the end, Zhao Yun finally showed his trick "Gentian Marksmanship", which instantly made Xu Huang scramble and retreat. Seeing this, Zhao Yun did not win, but let Xu Huang go. Xu Huang was amazed by Zhao Yun's martial arts, and immediately surrendered, admitting defeat and surrendering.
For a while, Zhao Yun's name spread throughout the entire territory of Zhending. Seeing that Zhao Yun's martial arts were extraordinary, the county lieutenant immediately appointed him as the commander of the capital, and led 500 Zhending's disciples to join the division.
At this time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were uniting the princes to jointly crusade against Dong Zhuo. Zhao Yun's department was incorporated into Yuan Shao's army and was listed in the rear team. In this way, Zhao Yun took 500 Zhending's disciples and followed Yuan Shao's army to Tiger Prison Pass.
Along the march, Zhao Yun kept thinking about how to make Zhang Xiu change his mind. He secretly hoped that perhaps in the battle of Tiger Prison, he could persuade Zhang Xiu to abandon the secret and return to the right path.
Sure enough, when Zhao Yun arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass, he found that Zhang Xiuzheng was leading Dong Zhuo's pro-army and attempting to launch a surprise attack from the rear of the princes' army. Seeing the figure of the old senior brother, Zhao Yun couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart. He secretly made up his mind that no matter what, he would make Zhang Xiu wake up in this meeting.
When the brothers meet, a vicious battle is about to break out
Zhao Yun saw with his own eyes that Zhang Xiu led Dong Zhuo's army to attack the princes' army from behind, and was immediately shocked. He remembered his master's teachings back then, if he encounters a disciple who betrays his master, he must kill him to prevent future troubles.
Zhao Yun secretly hesitated, although Zhang Xiu had completely betrayed his master, but after all, he was his senior brother, and the two grew up together since childhood, and they once had a brotherhood. Now that he wants to kill Zhang Xiu with his own hands, Zhao Yun is really difficult to start.
Just when Zhao Yun was hesitating, Zhang Xiu's army was already approaching the rear camp of the princes' army. Zhao Yun immediately made a decision, rode a horse to block Zhang Xiu's way, and shouted: "Zhang Xiu, you have completely betrayed the master, and today is your death!"
Zhang Xiu saw that it was Zhao Yun, the old junior brother, and was immediately overjoyed. He originally thought that Zhao Yun must have also joined Dong Zhuo's command, but he never expected to meet here. Zhang Xiu looked Zhao Yun up and down, and saw that he was heroic and skillful, and couldn't help but admire: "Senior brother, your martial arts are already so strong!"
Zhao Yun replied coldly: "My martial arts are passed down by my master, but you have turned your back on your master and taken refuge in the traitor Dong Zhuo, it is simply an unforgivable sin!
After that, Zhao Yun stabbed with a gun, Zhang Xiu saw this, and also pulled out his precious spear, and the two fought in the open space in front of the Tiger Prison. The marksmanship of the two is from the same door, the tricks are similar, you come and go, it is difficult to distinguish between the superior.
After dozens of rounds of fighting, Zhao Yun saw that Zhang Xiu was not moved at all, and his determination was made, so he suddenly used his most unique trick "Gentian Trifecta", and instantly cracked all Zhang Xiu's marksmanship.
Zhang Xiu was shocked, he never thought that Zhao Yun's martial arts had reached such a strong point. He tried hard to parry, but he was still defeated, and in the end, he was stabbed in the thigh by Zhao Yun, and blood flowed.
Zhang Xiu covered her wound and looked at Zhao Yun in disbelief, not understanding why Zhao Yun would be so heavy-handed. Seeing this, Zhao Yun sighed and said, "Zhang Xiu, I really don't want to hurt you, but you have completely betrayed the master, and I can only act as ordered." Today I have abolished your martial arts, if you can change your past mistakes, I will naturally show mercy. Otherwise, I'll have to kill you!"