Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 116 True Eight Gentlemen of Wei and Jin
  The old servant pushed the four-wheeled cart and quickly sent Li Ji to a side courtyard of the mansion.

The old servant seemed to help Cai Yong organize his collection of books and introduced them like treasures.

"Sir, these three rooms are where I temporarily store classics. There are currently 9,367 volumes in them, and each volume has been stored in categories."

"Books related to water conservancy..."

The old servant pushed Li Ji directly to the room on the far left and said. "Sir, you can go in and read by yourself. I still need to return to serve you."

"Thank you, old man."

Li Ji returned the salute to the old servant, and after the old servant left, he stood up from the four-wheeled vehicle.

After all, Li was basically not injured and had to travel on a four-wheeled vehicle on weekdays. It was just an order from his lord.

Now that Liu Bei was still talking to Cai Yong in the main hall, Li Ji naturally did not need to embarrass himself and stood up on his own.

However, when Li Ji stood up, he suddenly discovered that there was an additional figure in front of him.

Li Ji looked up and was surprised to find that it was a young man of similar age to himself who had not yet reached the age of maturity. He was also holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand. His expression seemed to have changed instantly. When Li Ji saw his face clearly, the expression on the screen.

Honest, upright, and even a little dull...

However, Li Ji confirmed that he was not dazzled just now. When he saw himself getting up from the four-wheel station, the young man's expression showed a bit of shrewdness and shock that was completely different from the honest and honest man.

At this moment, Li Ji and the young man looked at each other.

Li Ji was puzzled about the identity of the young man in Cai Yong's house, and the sudden change in his expression. He seemed to be deliberately pretending to be honest and honest, and he had some interest in him.

And the young man's hands hidden in his sleeves were trembling uncontrollably.

'How could I meet Li Zikun here...'

'I seem to have accidentally uncovered some secret of Li Zikun's? He's not going to silence me, is he? '

'Furthermore, could it be that he deliberately sat in a four-wheeled vehicle because he had some plot against Master Cai? '

The young man's thoughts were whirling in his mind, but a slightly restrained and honest smile appeared on his face. He nodded proactively towards Li Ji, then raised his steps and walked past Li Ji towards the door. go.

"Wait a minute!"

Li Ji's sudden voice made the boy pause for a moment.

However, while the palm of the young man's hand holding the bamboo slip couldn't stop sweating, his eyes were somewhat blank as he looked back at Li Ji blankly and asked.

"What advice do you have?"

"I am Li Zikun in Longxi. I have just arrived at Master Cai's library for the first time. I want to find a few volumes of books. I wonder if you can help me?" Li Ji said gently and elegantly.

The young man seemed a little dull and straightforward, nodded and replied. "I'm with Gu Yong in Xiawu County. It's just that I've just studied under Master Cai for the first time, so I don't know much about it."

Gu Yong?

It turned out to be him.

The "Eight Gentlemen of the Wei and Jin Dynasties" and the "Four Prime Ministers of the Eastern Wu" all have their names. They can be regarded as the famous prime ministers of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

People from Wu County...Gu family.

Li Ji recalled for a moment, and soon remembered that the Gu family was among the aristocratic families recorded by Liu Bei, and the Gu family was originally a Wuxian aristocratic family.

In this way, with Gu Yong's ability to immortalize his name in history, but now he looks like he doesn't recognize me at all, is it worth pondering?
  A master at pretending to be confused?
  Thoughts were swirling in Li Ji's mind, but he did not rush to expose Gu Yong and still requested politely and sincerely. "It doesn't matter. I happen to have limited legs and feet and am worried about how to find books. Mr. Gu won't help me, right?"

No matter how to deal with masters who pretend to be confused, they will naturally also pretend to be confused and be morally kidnapped...

Perhaps, a master who pretends to be confused may not be moral, but he is confused.

Gu Yong seemed to be thinking about it for a few breaths in a daze, and then he quickly stepped forward to support Li Ji and said.

"Mr. Li, since your legs and feet are inconvenient, please sit down quickly and I will push you to search."

Hearing this, Li Ji raised his eyebrows...

Okay, okay, it seems like my four-wheeler can’t survive without riding on it!
  Li Ji did not refuse, and simply sat back down again, and said gratefully.

"There are still many good people in this world. Fortunately, I met Mr. Gu. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find books."

Gu Yong smiled innocently and did not answer. He seemed to be not very good at dealing with other people's compliments, and then said.

"Mr. Li, please don't call me sir. I was just allowed to stay in the mansion as a student by Master Cai just for the sake of my father. I don't understand anything, I don't know anything, I'm stupid." Stupid, how can you be called Mr.”

Li Ji looked at Gu Yong's dull and upright look as if his eyes were empty when he spoke. If he hadn't known about his ability in history, and had accidentally seen the change in Gu Yong's expression just now, he might not have believed it. Gu Yong's words.

Okay, okay, these are the "Eight Gentlemen of the Wei and Jin Dynasties". As expected, each one is more like a gentleman than the last.

Jia Xu, who is also one of the "Eight Gentlemen of the Wei and Jin Dynasties", looks like a gentle gentleman, but Gu Yong is actually a master of pretending to be confused and honest?
  Li Ji sat on the four-wheeler with a smile, letting Gu Yong push him from behind, and then said.

"If you haven't reached the top, then I will boldly call you Gu Yong, and Gu Yong doesn't need to be so polite. You and I are peers, and we hit it off right away, so just call me by my cousin." Gu Yong's His expression seemed to stiffen for a moment, and then he shouted submissively.

"Zi Kun."

"What Ji is looking for are classics related to water conservancy."

Li Jiyan made his purpose clear and let Gu Yong push him towards the corner of the bookshelf where the bamboo slips were lined up in rows to prevent it from going deep, and said.

"Ability comes second, and the most important thing for an official and a person is character. In my opinion, your conduct and behavior can be regarded as a gentleman."

When Gu Yong heard this, he showed a polite yet honest smile, and just wanted to get rid of Li Ji and run away.

It's too dangerous to stay with Li Ji!

It was so dangerous that Gu Yong felt like the hairs all over his body were standing on end, and his heartbeat was accelerating completely uncontrollably.

And when Gu Yong pushed Li Ji in front of the bookshelf where water conservancy was stored, he was thinking about finding an excuse to escape smoothly without attracting Li Ji's attention.

"Gu Yong, you seem to be afraid of me?"

Li Ji suddenly turned around and said this, which made Gu Yong's pupils shrink. Looking at Li Ji who seemed to be hiding in the shadow of the bookshelf, he almost subconsciously took a step back.

Then, Gu Yong, who suddenly reacted, scratched his head and said with an honest face.

"Zikun suddenly turned around and scared me."

"Is that really all?"

Li Ji reached out to the bookshelf in front of him and pulled out a scroll of bamboo slips. After opening it and flipping through it, he said to himself.

"The Gu family in Wu County, after King Goujian of Yue, passed through the Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty. It was passed down that Goujian's seventh grandson Yao had made contributions in helping the Han Dynasty destroy Xiang Yu, and was named the King of Yue because of his merits. Later, Yao named his son Gu Yuhou, and his descendants were granted the title The title is a surname, and the surname is Gu."

Although Liu Bei was solely responsible for the resettlement of the aristocratic family, it did not mean that Li Ji knew nothing about the Wujun aristocratic family. On the contrary, Li Ji knew all the information about the Wujun aristocratic family.

It's just that Li Ji is too busy on weekdays and doesn't have time to pay much attention to the already declining Wujun family.

However, when recalling the inheritance of the Gu family, Li Ji suddenly felt that Gu Yong might not have the style of his ancestor Gou Jian.

Gou Jian tasted excrement for his husband, slept on his salary and tasted courage. Apart from being extremely forbearing, he must also be a master at pretending to be confused!

And listening to Li Ji reciting the Gu family's inheritance word for word, Gu Yong felt his heart go cold and fear arose spontaneously.

'Li Zikun, is it true that he has been eyeing the Gu family for a long time? '

'I personally destroyed 70% of Wujun's aristocratic families, doesn't that satisfy Li Zikun? '

Gu Yong's face turned pale for a while, and even his whole body was a little shaky.

Perhaps, the other Wujun aristocratic families failed to notice, and even Gu Yong had no evidence for this, and did not dare to tell his guess.

But as a smart man, and a talented smart man, Gu Yongtai knew very well that if no one was secretly colluding, how could the bandits who usually hide in the mountains and forests attack at the same time, and accurately attack the defensive emptiness? of aristocratic and wealthy families.

Which remnants of the Yellow Turbans are secretly working together?
  Although some members of the family suspected that it was the Yellow Turbans, Gu Yong understood that this was simply impossible.

If the Yellow Turbans had this ability, why would the massive uprising sweeping across eight states fail completely in just a few months?

And watching Liu Bei take office, he wiped out the bandits, aggressively inspected the fields of wealthy families all over Wu County, and provided a seemingly endless supply of money and food to resettle the refugees.

Gu Yong then understood that 90% of this matter was related to Li Ji, and it was even completely controlled by Li Ji secretly.

However, Gu Yong never dared to reveal this speculation, fearing that if the secret was leaked, the matter would accidentally reach the ears of Li Ji in the government office.

The next day, he committed suicide with seven stab wounds in the back. The whole family committed suicide by burning charcoal and accidentally caused a fire, burning the entire Gu family to the ground overnight.

Gu Yong suppressed his panic and agreed. "I didn't expect Zikun to know so much about the down-and-out Gu family."

abjection?

Compared with their ancestors who were once kings of Yue, the Gu family today is undoubtedly in a state of poverty.

But as far as the local aristocratic families in Wu County are concerned, the Gu family can be regarded as the leading aristocratic family in Wu County.

"I wonder if Gu Yong has the desire to revive the family?"

Li Ji continued to look for books and asked as if unintentionally.

However, in Gu Yong's opinion, this question is more like a proposition.

It's like an executioner asking: "Do you want to live? Or do you want to die?"

If the answer is yes, does it count as ambitious in Li Zikun's eyes? Might the Gu family affect the stability of Wu County?
  Or answering no would be too hypocritical and would also trigger a series of suspicions.

(End of this chapter)