Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 109 Chen Zheng wants to fight to the death...

None of this matters, what else matters?
  Li Ji was almost killed by Liu Bei.

For Liu Bei, who is based in Wu County, this is the real strategic point and has a huge stake.

"Zikun, please take a break for a while, put down all your work, and spend the holidays with me..."

Liu Bei spoke in an extremely complicated tone, which made Li Ji, who subconsciously wanted to interpret it, think that it was just a fan diagram.

Three parts sadness, three parts reluctance, three parts joy and one part sadness...

I'm afraid even King Gou Jian of Yue, who watched the Queen of Yue returning from the envoy of Jin in vain, could do nothing more than that, right?

"My lord, what's the matter?"

Li Ji asked tentatively.

"Nothing, nothing."

Liu Bei responded with a forced smile, which made Li Ji feel that something must have gone wrong, and even Liu Bei was deliberately hiding it.

'In other words, something related to me? '

Li Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, and did not ask Liu Bei again. Instead, he and Liu Bei walked towards the gate of Wu County while telling what he had seen and heard during this field trip. What he saw and heard was not only the topography of various places, but also a lot of knowledge about the local area. the customs and conditions of the people.

Here, Li Ji has to mention something.

When he stayed in Wuxian County, Li Ji didn't feel much about the cook as it was a gift from the Mi family.

When he actually went to inspect various places in Wu County, sometimes going into the city for supplies or tasting the craftsmanship of the common people, Li Ji suddenly realized what it meant to be a food desert.

The ingredients are obviously very good, but they are magically unpalatable...

Liu Bei sent Li Ji all the way to the mansion, told Li Ji to have a good rest, and then left with a complicated expression.

Li Ji watched Liu Bei leave, and noticed Jia Xu's seemingly meaningful smile as he left, which made Li Ji further certain that something had happened.

'Could it be that... my lord arranged a blind date for me? Speaking of which, it seems that this era also has the custom of "blind dates" between married men and women during the Lantern Festival, so why is it urging me to come back? '

Li Ji secretly guessed and couldn't help but feel a headache.

Female lust?

That just affects the speed of thinking.

Li Ji was completely unable to adapt to the custom of matchmaking. Fortunately, he had no father or mother in this era, so he was spared some troubles.

Otherwise, according to the customs of this era, it is very common for women to get married between the ages of twelve and sixteen. Those who are over sixteen can be called late-marriage leftovers.

However, asking Li Ji to marry someone under the age of sixteen made Li Ji feel that he was being tortured too much and could not pass the test in his heart.

In this regard, Li Ji still quite supports the "Wei Wu legacy", and young women are...

cough!
  Li Ji quickly gave up the idea, then whispered to Xia Houlan, and then returned to the house to bathe and change clothes.

By the time Li Ji finished washing and came out, Xia Houlan had already invited Jia Xu into the study.

Jia Xu, who looked like a gentle gentleman, was browsing carefully with a collection of Li Ji's books in his hand. He looked at Li Ji and sat down in front of him before he spoke.

"Zikun invited me over, but do you have anything important to discuss?"

"If nothing happens, why can't we talk to Wen He?"

Li Ji responded, even more suspicious in his heart.

With Jia Xu's character, after returning to Wuxian County, why didn't he quickly abandon the government affairs and turn to Li Ji to get out of the situation? Instead, he remained so contented?
  Immediately, Li Ji and Jia Xu started chatting, and neither of them blew themselves up first.

Li Ji was sure that Jia Xu was waiting to see some of his own fun. Once he took the initiative to ask, Jia Xu would probably take the opportunity to dig a hole.

It's just that Jia Xu is not in a hurry. He can't let Li Ji take the initiative to speak first, and then sign some unequal treaties with compromise. Anyway, even if this end drags on, at least he can see some fun.

In the end, Li Ji, who was already quite tired, didn't have the patience to keep grinding with Jia Xu like this, so he turned to Xia Houlan who was guarding outside the study and said something loudly.

"Mingzheng, could you please go and invite your brother over?"

When Jia Xu heard this, he said with a smile. "Zikun, go and ask Ji Chang. Ji Chang will definitely be told by his master that he is not allowed to tell you."

"That's okay. After calling Ji Chang, I separated Ji Chang and his confidants, and then personally questioned Ji Chang's confidants. I expected that those confidants would not be specifically told to hide anything." Li Ji replied calmly. .

"It's really difficult..."

Jia Xu shook his head and understood that many people in Wu County knew about this matter. As long as Li Ji took the time to confirm it himself, he would definitely be able to hide it from Li Ji.

Immediately, Jia Xu cupped his hands at Li Ji.

"Congratulations to Zikun for your promotion. I will be a high-ranking official in the future and you will have a generous salary in your hands. Don't forget to protect me."

"Gaosheng?"

Li Ji frowned and asked. "In the land of Wu County, the county magistrate is below the county magistrate. How can he be promoted..." At this point, Li Ji's voice paused and he immediately realized something.

"That's right, the emperor sent an angel to announce the edict, recruiting Zikun to serve as an official in the central court, and he will naturally be promoted."

Jia Xu said with a smile, but Li Ji's handsome face fell. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to rub his temples, which were swollen and tired, and said.

"Even with Lu Gong's evaluation, my reputation reached the heavens so quickly, and even the emperor himself issued an edict? It's a bit unexpected."

"It seems that Zikun misjudged something."

Jia Xu spoke.

"Now that Zikun's reputation has followed the destruction of bandits in Wu County in one fell swoop and the recruitment of refugees on a large scale, he is not just a mere name, he is already a well-known virtuous minister and counselor."

After being reminded by Jia Xu, Li Ji immediately understood what he had neglected during this period.

Previously, Li Ji only considered the problems of the Wujun family from military and political perspectives, and judged that the Wujun family could not be destroyed no matter what, otherwise, no matter how clean it was, there would be endless troubles.

However, the Wujun family is inherently intertwined!

Not only would the Wujun aristocratic families marry each other, they would also have their own influence on the center of the imperial court.

Therefore, 70% of the Wujun family was massacred by the Yellow Turbans and local bandits. Undoubtedly, it was a major event that shocked the imperial court in the period when the Yellow Turbans were first established and there were hymns at home and abroad praising the emperor.

What's more, the governor of Wu County is Liu Bei, who rose to fame during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Coupled with the policy of "ruling the world with one county" that he had previously promoted, Wu County is even more eye-catching.

As a result, the bandits in Wu County united to cause turmoil. A madman, Yan Baihu, claimed to be the "King of Eastern Wu" and claimed that 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command rebelled. Naturally, the emperor and the Dukes quickly noticed.

When the imperial court heard about Yan Baihu's rebellion, it was already considering who to choose as its general to go to Wu County to put down the rebellion.

Overnight, Yan Baihu and the so-called fifty thousand thieves were instantly wiped out. This undoubtedly once again proved the ability of Li Ji, who was praised by Lu Zhi as "no one in the world can match him."

In addition, unlike other states and counties that regarded refugees as a danger, Wu County continued to recruit a large number of refugees for resettlement. This was a kind of political correctness that greatly appreciated by the emperor.

When Jia Xu unhurriedly told the news he had learned from many important ministers or envoys sent by aristocratic families, Li Ji's face turned extremely ugly.

In this period of troubled times, before a large number of outstanding and famous ministers came into office, Li Ji further realized how conspicuous he was.

At the end of the sentence, Jia Xu did not forget to make a joke. "Congratulations to Zikun for his great grace. Your future is boundless."

"Don't make trouble..."

Li Ji waved his hand, cursed with a smile, and said. "Is that why the lord's reaction is so weird?"

"Yes, the angel arrived in Wu County first. After discovering that you were not in Wu County, he went to the north of Wu County to find you to declare the imperial edict. Therefore, the lord sent twelve letters in a row but received no reply. He thought that Zikun had followed the angel to Beijing. Holy." Jia Xu replied.

Twelve letters? !

Lee Ji was shocked by the amount.

Yue Fei has received twelve gold medals. Should I put this aside and receive twelve letters?
  "I only received one letter, and subsequent messengers may not have found me."

Li Ji explained helplessly.

Jia Xu was not surprised at all by this result and continued.

"Zi Kun spends a good time with the Lord, and then he can tidy up and wait for the angel to return to Wu County to read the emperor's edict and go to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit."

"It should be noted that when the Lord learned that Zikun was favored by the emperor, he was both melancholy and happy. He worried many times that he would never see Zikun again after we parted."

In response to this, Li Ji couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly, and a thought subconsciously appeared in his mind:
  I am about to fight to the death, why would your Majesty surrender first?

Li Ji had no interest at all in becoming an official under Ling Emperor Liu Hong. Instead, he was quite interested in Liu Bei, the Zhaolie Emperor in his original trajectory.

Moreover, today's government affairs are controlled by eunuchs and relatives. Let alone Li Ji, even if ten Zhuge Liang are thrown into the court together, they will have to beat the legs of the ten permanent servants and pour tea before they have the slightest chance to show their talents.

"Wen He was promoted as a filial and honest official, so why did he abandon his official position and leave?"

Li Ji asked Jia Xu in return, indicating that he had no interest in becoming an official in the court, and then said. "Wen He knows the situation best, is there any way to avoid this trouble?"

"This is easy to hear."

Jia Xu said calmly.

"Didn't Zikun send a group of river thieves back before? Now that group of river thieves has been subdued by the lord, and everyone is willing to die for the lord."

"Therefore, Zikun can ask Jiang Qin to take the opportunity to intercept and kill the angel, and then flee to the Yangtze River to continue to be a river thief. Zikun can then secretly support him with money, food and weapons."

"In this way, not only will we avoid Zikun's worries, but in the future, when the river bandits led by Jiang Qin grow stronger and dominate the Yangtze River, they will be able to block the Yangtze River and make the lord invincible."

???

Li Ji.

After listening to Jia Xu's advice, a term subconsciously appeared in Li Ji's mind: burning celery...!
  It’s all thanks to you, Jia Wenhe!

(End of this chapter)