Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 107 Twelve Letters Calling You Back

Li Ji, who was sitting in the tent, put down the bamboo slips in his hand, carefully looked at the man in front of him, and then said.

"You can be considered a man, but if your attack succeeds, will we spare our lives? With such a light sentence, you will take responsibility for everything, and you think you can solve the problem? How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

The man's expression visibly trembled, and then he kowtowed to Li Ji.

"We are just seeking money. Even if we kill you, we will never do more killings."

"Asking for money?"

Li Ji was a little surprised.

I didn't bring much food with me on this trip, and supplies were carried out in various counties along the way.

However, Li Ji reacted in a flash and sneered. "You're so brave. It turns out you were targeting the war horse we were waiting for."

It should be noted that even the cheapest horse costs more than 4000 yuan in Northland.

A good horse that can be used as a war horse, even in the North, costs between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan each.

If it were in the land of Jiangdong, war horses would be hard currency in the true sense, and each horse would be comparable to the BBA, a high-end sedan of later generations.

Not only does the price of each war horse range from 100,000 to 200,000 yuan, but most of the time it is still expensive but not marketable.

This is why a large number of horse dealers like Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang have been spawned. The profits are almost ten times more, enough for them to travel long distances and take various risks.

The man did not retort, but continued to keep his head touching the ground, begging for mercy from the winner.

Li Ji also squinted his eyes and started thinking. According to the information reported by Zhao Yun, this group of people should be Jiang thieves, and they also found two Mengchong and a dozen flat boats and small boats parked on the edge of the Yangtze River. Class of common civilian ships.

And compared to ordinary bandits, this person also knows how to use more torches and create more publicity to confuse the enemy, and only attacks one side of the camp. If he encounters a timid person, he might actually scare the opponent into abandoning the camp. Escaped, leaving behind a large amount of supplies and some war horses.

"Who are you? And how did you target the war horse?" Li Ji asked.

"I am Jiang Qin, named Gongyi, from Shouchun, Jiujiang. All the brothers under my command are from the same hometown and village. This year's harvest is not good. Most of the brothers can't even guarantee food and clothing for the coming year. If they don't want to sell themselves into slavery, , I encouraged my brothers to do a few jobs to make ends meet."

Jiang Qin spoke slowly, not forgetting to take all the responsibility on himself, and continued.

"We didn't want to act in Jiujiang. We were afraid of harming the countryside and damaging our reputation, so we went down the river to Wu County. Then we accidentally discovered your team, and we had evil thoughts."

"You are quite courageous. Since you are just a water thief, instead of plundering the unarmed people, you instead set your sights on a group of cavalry." Li Ji said.

"Although I, Jiang Gongyi, am not a gentleman, I am still a man who knows what is good and what is good. I cannot rob the people." Jiang Qin replied.

"Then you can rob me?" Li Ji asked.

"You are the son of a noble family. Even if you lose some supplies and horses, it is just a drop in the bucket. And I have never thought of hurting your life." Jiang Qin replied.

Hearing this, Li Ji couldn't help laughing and said.

"It seems that you are really new to Wu County, and you don't even know me. I am not a young master from a noble family, let alone a libertine traveling around with three hundred slaves."

Jiang Qin looked at Li Ji with surprise on his face.

In Jiang Qin's opinion, Li Ji was undoubtedly the kind of son from a wealthy family.

Not to mention Li Ji's far from ordinary temperament, and he also brought a book boy with him when traveling. Although there were many cavalry on the left and right, they did not display any banners.

Moreover, Jiang Qin also followed Li Ji from a distance for two days, watching with his own eyes that Li Ji seemed to be wandering around Wu County with nothing to do, and happened to be camping by the river tonight.

This made Jiang Qin couldn't help but lead his brothers to rob the young master, and then retreat back to Jiujiang with the loot.

By then, even if the young master has a deep background and pursues him crazily, Jiang Qin will not worry that he will find Jiujiang County to take revenge.

Before Li Ji could speak, Xia Houlan, who was beside Li Ji, couldn't help but speak loudly.

"You thief, how dare you compare the son of an ordinary family with my husband? The person you are facing is Li Zikun, the Prime Minister of Wu County!"

Hearing this, Jiang Qin blurted out almost subconsciously.

"Li Sanqian!!??"

Immediately, Jiang Qin's face instantly turned pale, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he fully understood that he was probably in big trouble.

"Oh, it seems you know my name too."

Li Ji said with some surprise. He did not expect that his reputation would even be heard by the bandits and civilians in Jiangdong.

"Who doesn't know Li Sanqian, who is famous all over the world?"

Jiang Qin seemed to have lost most of his strength in an instant, and then spoke.

"Furthermore, the fact that Li Sanqian destroyed 50,000 bandits in Wu County in one fell swoop has spread all over the east of the Yangtze River, causing all Yangzhou bandits to change their expressions after hearing about it."

"Having heard my name, you still dare to go to Wu County to plunder?" Li Ji asked.

"I was just lucky, thinking that I might not be noticed when I act on the river, and I planned to make a big deal, focus on those horse dealers, rob them, and then leave, but I happened to bump into Li Sanqian. In front of me, I am truly destined to die." Jiang Qin sighed, and then kowtowed to Li Ji again.

"Please sir, please leave a way for my brothers to survive. Jiang Qin is willing to work as a cow or a horse in the next life to repay his great kindness."

Li Ji said slowly. "The next life is too long..."

Jiang Qin's body was obviously shaken, and his face was so pale that there was no trace of blood. When he saw that he was about to completely collapse to the ground, Li Ji continued.

"It's better to live in this life."

Suddenly, Jiang Qin seemed to realize something, and he suddenly looked up at Li Ji with a little more hope in his eyes.

Jiang Qin!

He seems to have little reputation, but he is listed as one of the "Twelve Tiger Ministers of Jiang Biao" together with Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Huang Gai and others.

What's more important is that in Jiangdong, the navy is also a top priority.

It's just that all the generals under Liu Bei's command were from the north, and none of them were good at water warfare. However, Jiang Qin was one of the "Twelve Tiger Ministers of Jiang Biao" and was a water thief, so he must have some understanding of water warfare.

Therefore, Li Ji naturally came up with the idea of ​​taking him under his command and establishing the initial prototype of the naval army as soon as possible.

However, when it comes to attracting people's hearts, whether it is based on his duties as a minister or his ability in this area, Li Ji will naturally not speak rashly, but said.

"Since you have never robbed the people, you can be exempted from the death penalty, but the decision of the living crime must be decided by the lord himself."

"I will have you sent to Wu County, and then the lord will interrogate you personally. Do you have any objections?"

Jiang Qin, who had narrowly escaped death, didn't dare to object. He thanked Li Ji repeatedly and said.

"Sir, you have been so kind. I will definitely repay you generously in the future."

"You don't need to flatter me. Whether I can spare you or not depends on my lord's thoughts. However, my lord is kind and kind. You just need to tell the truth and tell the truth. I don't think you will be severely punished."

Li Ji stepped forward to comfort Jiang Qin, and then asked someone to take Jiang Qin into custody.

Later, Li Ji wrote a handwritten letter in person, talking about Jiang Qin's character and abilities, suggesting that Liu Bei could take Jiang Qin under his command to establish a prototype navy, and sent a cavalry to deliver the handwritten letter to Wu County and hand it over to Liu Bei.

Otherwise, Li Ji was really worried that after Liu Bei learned that some bandits dared to attack him at night, he became angry and decided to kill all those bandits as a warning to others.

A few days later, when Li Ji mobilized two hundred county soldiers to escort the prisoners headed by Jiang Qin to Wu County, Liu Bei's reply was also delivered.

However, after reading Liu Bei's reply, Li Ji couldn't help but burst into tears.

In the reply, the matter about Jiang Qin was only mentioned in passing. In addition to concern for Li Ji, there was also some faint complaint. Li Ji's letter only mentioned Jiang Qin in every sentence, but did not include any greetings. A few words Lord.

Moreover, Liu Bei's letter asked Li Ji to return to Wuxian County for the holidays no matter what, on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

'Really are……'

Li Ji smiled and shook his head, then calculated the days and found that he had been inspecting various places for nearly two months, and New Year's Eve would be in seven or eight days.

No wonder Jiang Qin was so excited that he actually took the risk to attack Li Ji.

Generally speaking, Jiang Qin was also eager to make a fortune, and then took his brothers back to his hometown for the holidays.

It's a pity that Jiang Qin will spend the holidays in Wu County now.

'It seems that we have to speed up. At least we will complete the inspection along the Yangtze River in the north of Wu County before New Year's Eve, and then return to Wu County to celebrate the festival with our lord. '

Li Ji thought secretly, feeling a little more anxious in his heart.

After all, this is also the first New Year's Eve when Liu Bei rises and Li Ji becomes Liu Bei's leader, which is of great significance.

After solving Jiang Qin's problem, Li Ji speeded up the inspection along the river in the northern part of Wu County and shortened unnecessary time as much as possible. Except for the necessary rest, he was almost always on horseback.

As New Year's Eve approaches, and tomorrow is New Year's Eve, Liu Bei, who is in Wu County, becomes more and more anxious when he sees that Li Ji has not returned yet, and has not even replied to the letter.

This made it difficult for Liu Bei, who still had difficulty showing a smile on his face as the festival was approaching, to speak.

"Ji Chang, I'll write another handwritten note. You can send someone to deliver it to Zikun quickly. Tell him that if Zikun doesn't come back, I will personally go and kidnap him."

Seeing this, Xiahou Bo couldn't help but persuade him with some helplessness.

"Lord, you have sent six letters in a row in the past three days. Together with the previous reply to Mr. Zikun, you have written twelve letters to call Mr. Zikun back."

"But Zikun didn't even reply to a letter. What does he want to do?! Does he still have eyes for me?"

Liu Bei shouted with a somewhat sullen tone. "Or are you saying that I will be out of town, and you will not accept your order? I just want to call Zikun back to celebrate the festival and rest for a while, am I going to embarrass him like this?"

Immediately, Liu Bei, who thought more and more about gains and losses, waved his hand and said.

"Bai Ma, I want to find Zikun myself. I must get him back no matter what."

(End of this chapter)