After calling Zhao Yun back, Jiang Siming did not say any flattering or recruiting words to him. He merely asked a few casual questions before sending him away.
He was different from the other warlords. When other warlords recruited talented people, they exhausted their eloquence, fawned over them shamelessly, and offered all kinds of treasures and positions.
Liu Bei went without saying. That guy was a professional bootlicker.
Back then, when he wanted Xu Shu to become his military adviser, Xu Shu had not wanted to serve him. But that guy cried and wailed, and even knelt in the end, finally persuading Xu Shu to come out of retirement.
Recruiting Zhuge Liang had taken three visits to the thatched cottage. His two fiercely loyal brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, had completely ignored their own feelings and focused solely on currying favor with Zhuge Liang.
Boss Cao was a bootlicker too. To recruit Guan Yu, he had given him beautiful women and Red Hare.
When Guan Yu was "working" under him, whenever Boss Cao ate and found some delicious food or fine wine, he would immediately have his servants send it to Guan Yu's residence. He even said that it must not be allowed to grow cold—or he would chop off the servant's head.
Among the two great bootlickers, Yuan Shao was the only exception.
After all, Yuan Shao came from a powerful family. With Four Generations, Three Dukes behind him, he did not need to fawn over anyone. Countless strategists and soldiers would submit to him on their own.
Although Jiang Siming was the prime minister, his family background was nowhere near as deep as Yuan Shao's.
Therefore, not many people had come to serve him.
Among the generals, the only ones who had taken the initiative to join