The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 375: The Birth of the Prototype of Imperial Will

"Impossible! During the two years that I have been in charge of Qingzhou, the land of Qingzhou has had bumper harvests year after year. How could the granary in Licheng be out of food?"

When Liu Bei heard what Xu Shu said, his face suddenly changed. He couldn't believe that there was no food in the Licheng treasury. He had come to check when the new grain was stored before. There was no way there was no food.

However, Xu Shu could not have deceived him in this regard, so it could only be that the granary was really out of food.

But how come there is no food in the Licheng treasury?

"Did someone take action against the grain in the Licheng treasury?" Liu Bei put away his shocked look and spoke in a murderous tone.

He did not ask why Yang Ji, the military and political commander of Qingzhou, did not discover it, nor did he ask why Xu Shu, Yang Ji's chief secretary, did not discover it. He just wanted to know whether someone had tampered with the grain in the Licheng treasury.

If someone really takes action, then Liu Bei will have to let those people see his thundering methods.

Liu Bei was a wise monarch with great benevolence, but that did not mean he was only wise. He also emerged from the battlefield.

"Lord Xuande, don't you think about how many people were in Licheng before today, and how many people have poured in today? How long can the food in the Licheng treasury last?" Yang Ji said speechlessly. It seemed that Liu Bei was even more unwilling to use his brain now.

"Ah?" Liu Bei looked at Yang Ji in confusion, then he remembered the number of troops stationed in Licheng and the local population's household registration, and found that it seemed to be just as Yang Ji said.

"But, didn't Zichuan build a number of large granaries in Licheng? Wouldn't that be enough to feed these one million people even with all of them?" Liu Bei looked away awkwardly and looked at the surrounding military tents. Although it was a bit embarrassing that he had missed the number of people, Liu Bei still moved his gaze back and asked Yang Ji.

Yang Ji did not answer Liu Bei's question immediately, but looked at Xu Shu and asked him to answer Liu Bei's question.

"My lord, it is because of those large granaries that I can provide this level of relief food to the millions of people pouring in at this time." Xu Shu said with a wry smile. Of course he knew that there were granaries built by Chen Xi around Licheng, otherwise the food he prepared for these one million people would not be steamed buns and meat porridge, and there would be no limit on the quantity.

Xu Shu certainly knew the consequences of his actions, but he didn't care. He also knew that Liu Bei wouldn't care either, and Chen Xi wouldn't care about the food. What they cared about was whether these people could have a good meal after entering Qingzhou.

Lowering the food standards just to allow these people to rest for a few more days in this temporary shelter?
Which idiot came up with this stupid idea?

If they were not stupid, why would they be stopped from getting their own land one day earlier? Although it was already June and the spring ploughing had already passed, they could only start ploughing in the autumn ploughing in August or September.

However, this does not prevent them from looking forward to reclaiming the land allocated to them as soon as possible, and it is not like there are no crops that can be planted at this time.

Cookie has been in Fenggao for more than two years, and he has not been focusing entirely on food crops. This is all thanks to Chen Xi. If it weren't for him, Cookie might have to wait until he has finished researching food crops such as rice and wheat, and developed their potential to the current limit before considering various fruits and vegetables.

Although these fruits, vegetables and the like cannot be eaten as staple foods, it is still okay to plant some vegetables with short growth cycles to exchange for some food to get through these months. You can even cultivate the soil in the fields in advance. Isn’t that good?
Listening to Xu Shu's words, Liu Bei looked at the plate of steamed buns and a bowl of porridge with a meaty aroma, plus a small dish of side dishes. Except for Liu Bei and his group, the rest of the people had no bowls or plates for steamed buns and side dishes, except for a ceramic bowl for the meat porridge, and at most a pair of chopsticks.

The fragrance that permeated the camp kept reminding Liu Bei that this was not a simple meal but a very precious one, and the amount of food needed to be consumed was not a small amount.

However, at this time, Liu Bei had no intention of finding out the person who had coveted the treasury and granary, nor did he want to scold Xu Shu for being extravagant.

On the contrary, Liu Bei is now very satisfied with Xu Shu's approach. Food is for people to eat. It is the same for everyone. Food will never have any objections.

As for the food consumed during this period, that was not a big deal. After all, Xu Shu only emptied the granary in Licheng Prefecture, but Chen Xi had built granaries in various places in Qingzhou.

"Can't we mobilize..." Liu Bei was just about to ask why not mobilize the grain from the other granaries in Qingzhou, when he suddenly realized that instead of wasting time here, it would be better to send the people directly to the local area. At least there would be no consumption on the road.

Liu Bei sighed. It seemed that his time in the Government Affairs Office was somewhat wasted. He couldn't even respond to such a simple question.

After connecting everything together, Liu Bei finally understood why Xu Shu let the people in the temporary resettlement site leave tomorrow.

They have their own problems as well as the expectations of the people themselves. They can't wait to get their own piece of land.

"Forget it, since that is what they expect, let's follow your original idea, Yuanzhi." Liu Bei shook his head and agreed to Xu Shu's plan because that was what people wanted.

"By the way, who came up with this plan?" After sorting out all the thoughts in his mind, Liu Bei suddenly realized that this plan that went straight to the heart of the matter should not have been proposed by Xu Shu.

Xu Shu's spiritual talent is to see through or break the situation, and although he can also see through some people's hearts, Xu Shu himself did not do much research on human hearts, or his interest was not here, so until now, Xu Shu has not developed this ability.

If you think about it this way, the only people present who could come up with this plan were Chen Xi and Fa Zheng. Liu Bei did not take Yang Ji into consideration, because it was not his task to disperse these people, but the task of Xu Shu and Fa Zheng. Chen Xi might have happened to be there and just gave Xu Shu and Fa Zheng some pointers.

Liu Bei looked straight at Fa Zheng, and the meaning he wanted to express was very clear: It was you who proposed this plan, right?
"My lord, you have a keen eye. This plan was exactly what I proposed to Yuanzhi on the way back just now." Fa Zheng bowed to Liu Bei and generously acknowledged his role.

"Good! Good, it seems that Xiaozhi, you have already gotten rid of 70% of your impetuousness." Liu Bei stroked his beard and laughed. He was indeed a young man he had high hopes for. His ability to adjust psychologically was really strong.

"How about this, after this matter is over, you will return to Qi and serve as the fake prime minister of Qi. Whether you can remove the fake word and regain the position of prime minister of Qi depends on you." Liu Bei looked at Fa Zheng on the surface, but his eyes drifted to Chen Xi. It didn't count if he said it, and Chen Xi had to say it before it was officially confirmed. When Fa Zheng heard what Liu Bei said, he also looked at Chen Xi. As for the two items of internal affairs and administration, Liu Bei was more of a suggestion. He would not use his power of reward and punishment to decide someone's promotion or demotion, but entrusted this power to Chen Xi.

Therefore, even if Fa Zheng was promoted or demoted, Liu Bei still had to ask Chen Xi's opinion. If Chen Xi disagreed, Liu Bei would really take back what he had said.

"It's up to Lord Xuande to decide, but in the future, your assessment as the prime minister of Qi will be more stringent than that of other county governors and prime ministers." Chen Xi first looked at Liu Bei and then at Fa Zheng. Liu Bei had already spoken, so would Chen Xi reject Liu Bei's suggestion? Not to mention this was such an insignificant matter.

However, since Fa Zheng had used the backdoor, he should show what he should do, so as not to make Liu Bei's recommendation a joke. This was Chen Xi's requirement for Fa Zheng, which was not high, at least for Fa Zheng, it was not difficult to do.

"I will live up to the Lord's recommendation and everyone's expectations." Fa Zheng stood up and bowed to everyone. After the bow, Fa Zheng's temperament suddenly changed, and a calm aura emanated from his body, quickly swallowing up the remaining impetuousness in his body.

Fa Zheng stood up straight, and greeted the scrutiny from Liu Bei, Chen Xi, Yang Ji and Xu Shu with calm eyes. Although there was still a hint of arrogance in his eyes, the most eye-catching thing was the calmness and caution contained in them.

After talking about Xu Shu, Fa Zheng, and the Black Mountain Army, Yang Ji looked at Liu Bei. It was time to talk about the Taiping Will and the collective will feedback system.

Seeing Yang Ji looking at him with a slightly solemn expression, Liu Bei's heart sank. What could have happened that would make Yang Ji look so solemn?

"Zi Yu, do you have anything to say?" Liu Bei said with a slightly serious expression. The thing that made Yang Ji so serious might be a major event that would affect the future.

"Lord Xuande, do you still remember what I said before about how I defeated Yuan Shao's army led by Ju Yi?" Yang Ji looked at Liu Bei and asked seriously.

"Huh?" Liu Bei was stunned, wondering why Yang Ji brought up this matter at this time. Could it be that after Yang Ji used the system left by Zhang Jiao, it brought him some serious sequelae?
"Is it the Yellow Turban system left behind by Zhang Jue?" After calming himself down, Liu Bei told what he knew.

"Yes, that's right. It's the Yellow Turban system left by Zhang Jue, but I prefer to call it a collective will feedback system." Yang Ji nodded and said.

"However, what I want to talk about is not this, but the core existence in this system. If General Huangfu had not discovered the existence of this core and destroyed it in advance, the current situation might not be what it is now." Yang Ji paused, as if waiting for Liu Bei to ask a question.

As Liu Bei listened to Yang Ji's description, Chen Xi's previous analysis came to his mind one by one, and then connected together, making him realize what the core that Yang Ji mentioned was.

Liu Bei was silent for a while, then said: "The core you are talking about is the will of Huang Tian, ​​right?" Liu Bei said with certainty.

"It seems that you have analyzed it from the letter I sent back." Yang Ji had an expression as if it was as he expected. He had already thought about the possibility of it being analyzed, so he didn't feel strange at all.

"Then, Lord Xuande, what do you think of the Yellow Sky Will in my hand, which has been renamed the Will of Peace?" Yang Ji stretched out his hand and condensed a ray of light with a slight topaz color. Yang Ji made the Will of Peace visible to everyone.

"This is..." Liu Bei, Chen Xi and others stared in amazement at the light with a slight topaz color in Yang Ji's hand. They could not believe that Yang Ji had manifested the Will for Peace in this way.

Also, is it so easy to materialize the collective will? Especially the Taiping Will, which was born out of the Huangtian Will, the prototype of the Imperial Will?

Unless this person is recognized by most members and becomes the leader of the organization, and is a leader with real power. Or, this collective will was originally created by this person himself.

So, which type does Yang Ji belong to? It really tests one's heart.

"So, Lord Xuande, what do you think of this peaceful will that originated from the Yellow Turbans?" Yang Ji held the gleam of topaz light in his hand and asked Liu Bei again.

"Haha, it's nothing more than what the people want. What can I think about it?" Liu Bei looked at the gleam of the topaz in Yang Ji's hand and said in a very calm tone.

Liu Bei didn't care where this topaz light came from. When it appeared, it represented a gathering of people's hearts.

What Liu Bei needed to do was to listen to the gathered hearts and what kind of hearts they represented.

Is it good or bad? Is it spontaneous or manipulated by someone with ulterior motives? Is it the simple wish of the people or...

"Is that so?" Yang Ji was silent for a while, then spoke again: "Then, Lord Xuande, what do you hope for... this collective will?"

Listening to Yang Ji's question, Liu Bei fell silent. He could feel a lot from the yellow jade light in front of him, the most blazing of which was the word "Peace". No wonder Yang Ji named it the Will of Peace.

"Since you, Zi Yu, have brought it up, you should have a solution, right?" Liu Bei said slowly. Although he had a lot of feelings, he also knew that there could not be two imperial wills within one empire.

Once upon a time, he had personally experienced the scene of two imperial wills existing in one country, although one of them was only the embryonic form of an imperial will.

Yang Ji did not answer Liu Bei's question, but looked at Chen Xi. Although he could also dissolve this Taiping will, Chen Xi was an expert in this regard.

"Zichuan, you should have sensed the existence of the embryonic form of the empire's will by now, right?"

(End of this chapter)