Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 120 Etiquette...Inconvenience

"My lord, your worries have been resolved." Jia Xu cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"really?"

Liu Bei confirmed again with some excitement.

"The expectation is true, and Zikun's intention is probably to get along well with Cai Gong, so that Cai Gong will accept him."

Jia Xu said with certainty.

Xia Houlan reported almost everything about Li Ji's whereabouts and behavior in the past three days.

Therefore, Jia Xu, who knew that Li Ji's acting style often had a strong purpose, was naturally certain that Li Ji would never make friends with Cai Yong purely out of friendship.

But Cai Yong is now being persecuted by the Shichangshi, and has to stay away from the rivers and seas. He only has three things in his life: fame, books and the "talented girl" Cai Zhaoji.

Fame, Li Ji no longer needs;
  Li Ji could also borrow books from Cai Yong through Liu Bei;

Then Li Ji's purpose becomes quite clear. Cai Yong may not be able to see through it, but Jia Xu, as a bystander, can guess it clearly.

"Great!"

Liu Bei's eyes flashed with excitement and he spoke.

"Zi Kun has said many times before that he doesn't like women. Even if he wants to get married, he should look for someone very old. He is worried about this, lest Zi Kun is too focused on building a career and not wanting to start a family."

"Mr. Zikun actually has such a hobby?" Xiahou Bo was shocked.

Zhao Yun also looked surprised and couldn't understand. He couldn't tell that the handsome and elegant Mr. Zikun had such interest.

Jia Xu listened on the sidelines, wondering if Liu Bei had misunderstood something, but instead of explaining for Li Ji, he continued to push.

"This is in line with Zikun's style. Zikun has always been so independent."

Liu Bei said with full luck.

"Fortunately, Miss Zhaoji is indeed a talented woman. I think this was the last time that I specially ordered Zikun to go to the side courtyard to look for books alone according to the time Miss Zhaoji usually spent sorting out books in the side courtyard, so as to meet Miss Zhaoji. Therefore, Zikun's heart is moved."

"Of course, when I saw that Zikun had brought back a young man named Gu Yong from the side courtyard, his words were very suggestive. I thought that Zikun had not met Miss Zhaoji, and felt quite regretful in his heart. He didn't want to let him go in the end. Prepare to be disappointed."

When he said this, Liu Bei was in a good mood, patted his robe, stood up, and said.

"Although Zikun has no parents to take care of him, I am his master. How can Zikun have to ask Master Cai for such a major marriage?"

"Later, Bei will go to see Zikun. As long as Zikun opens his mouth, Bei will ask Master Cai to ask Miss Zhaoji for Zikun no matter what."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said to Xiahou Bo. "Ji Chang, without further ado, you should go back to the government office now and prepare an acceptance gift immediately."

Xiahou Bo thought for a while and said. "Lord, the most important gift from Na Cai is a live goose. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find it for a while."

Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said. "This matter is easy. Yun Ke rides a fast horse out of the city to look for the wild geese. With the three-stone bow in Yun's hand, he will be able to fetch the wild geese for Mr. Zikun."

"Okay, then I'll bother Zilong."

Liu Bei agreed repeatedly and asked Xiahou Bo and Zhao Yun to go and prepare quickly before taking Jia Xu and Xia Houlan towards Li Ji's residence.

Not long after Li Ji returned to the mansion, Liu Bei had already arrived.

Before Li Ji could go to greet him, Liu Bei walked in with a happy face and said.

"What's the matter with Zikun Xunbei?"

The matter is of great importance, and Li Ji is not ambiguous. What is more important is that the inconvenience of etiquette and law exists in the world.

In this era, it is impossible for Li Ji to propose marriage to Cai Yong with his servants carrying gifts like the dandy in some TV dramas.

Not to mention that Cai Yong was a great scholar in the world, even if the woman was from a small wealthy family, this kind of behavior without using a matchmaker or inviting elders would be a great insult to the woman.

Therefore, unless Li Ji is willing to recognize Jia Xu as his adoptive father, he can only leave the matter to Liu Bei.

"Don't worry, Zikun."

Liu Bei agreed to this without any hesitation, and immediately left in a hurry.

The next day.

Li Ji had just woken up when he heard a servant coming to report Liu Bei's visit.

When Li Ji quickly finished washing up and went to see Liu Bei, he learned a piece of news from Liu Bei.

Cai Yong already agreed.

'So fast? '

Li Ji felt that he had not woken up yet and was still in a dream.

Although he knew that Cai Yong had no reason to refuse this marriage, and Cai Yong had just married his second daughter Cai Zhenji to Tai Goat not long ago, Liu Bei's efficiency was too fast, wasn't it?
  It was as if everything had been prepared in advance for fear that Li Ji would regret it.

Looking at Liu Bei's excited look, Li Ji felt inexplicably as if Liu Bei was more excited than himself.

'So, when I wake up, I immediately have a talented woman as my fiancée? ' Everything happened so quickly and easily that Li Ji didn't know what he was feeling.

However, Li Ji also knew that to be able to go so smoothly, perhaps even if his family background was not a famous one, his ability and huge reputation could be regarded as a match.

In addition, with Liu Bei acting as matchmaker, Cai Yong really had no reason to refuse this marriage.

And in this era of etiquette and law, many people often don't even know what the other person looks like before getting married, so there is no possibility of free love at all.

Emotions only last for a long time after getting married.

Furthermore, Li Ji would rather marry Cai Zhaoji than marry a girl between twelve and sixteen years old.

"Anyway, I would like to thank my lord here." Li Ji cupped his hands and said.

"Little things, little things..."

Liu Bei waved his hands repeatedly and then said.

"Bei is already preparing for the next three books and six etiquettes. Zikun only needs to stay at home and wait for the good news. Bei will definitely prepare everything for Zikun's wedding. We want Zikun’s wedding to be a great event for the entire Wu County.”

"No."

Li Ji said quickly. "Nowadays, Wu County is full of waste and needs to be revitalized. We must not be extravagant and wasteful. We can ask Cai Gong for his opinion on this matter and keep everything simple."

"This……"

When Liu Bei heard this, his eyebrows twisted unconsciously.

In Liu Bei's plan, he was prepared to organize Li Ji's wedding, and he even did not hesitate to go beyond the scale in some places to make preparations.

"Zikun, getting a wife is a major event in life. It should not be too simple. Moreover, all expenses can be paid out of Bei's private treasury, so there is no need to worry." Liu Bei advised.

Li Ji glanced at Liu Bei helplessly and couldn't help but secretly say something in his heart.

'Where did my lord get his private treasury? It's not the government's treasury, and how much food is in the treasury, how can I still be unclear about it? That will be the confidence I will use to develop Wu County in the future. '

'However, the lord has not yet married, so he did not set up a private treasury. We need to pay attention to this issue in the future. '

Thinking that there might be signs that Liu Bei would hollow out the government offices, Li Jiji instinctively began to conceive of a plan to separate Liu Bei's private treasury and public treasury in the future, and replied.

"My lord, you must not indulge in extravagance and waste. Look at how many homeless people outside the city are hungry and have no clothes to wear. It's hard to think of a grand wedding."

"Even if we really need a grand wedding to celebrate, we still want that wedding to be called a grand occasion."

When Liu Bei heard this, he was silent for a long time, and then he stood up and said seriously.

"You've learned a lesson, Zikun."

Previously, everything seemed to be getting better in an orderly manner as everything went very smoothly under control of Wu County, and the banditry was suppressed, and the treasury was full.

This couldn't help but make Liu Bei feel a little arrogant, and he thought of spending countless money and food to organize a grand wedding for Li Ji, and bring hundreds of thousands of people from Wu County to congratulate my son Kun. idea.

Now that he was shocked by Li Ji's words, Liu Bei realized that there was something wrong with his idea.

'I hope that wedding will be called Shengshihu? It's really deafening and sobering. '

Liu Bei couldn't help but praise in his heart. At the same time, he kept these words firmly in his heart to urge himself at all times. Why be extravagant if your ambition is not fulfilled?

Immediately, Liu Bei, who had changed his mind, also gave up his thoughts of spending a lot of money and food, and was ready to listen to Li Ji's proposal. While respecting Cai Yong and complying with etiquette and law, he would be simple to a certain extent.

However, when Liu Bei asked Li Ji for information such as his birth date and horoscope, Li Ji was completely stumped.

Helpless, Li Ji could only regard the moment when he opened his eyes in this era as the time of birth for the purpose of "Naji".

Li Ji also took this opportunity to inquire about Cai Zhaoji's age and found that Cai Zhaoji was roughly three years older than Li Ji. Moreover, when Cai Zhaoji married Wei Zhongdao, Wei Zhongdao had died on the way to Hedong. .

Therefore, the Hedong Wei family, who originally wanted to marry Cai Zhaoji as a wedding so that the frail and sick Wei Zhongdao could be healthy, thought that Cai Zhaoji was an unlucky person and killed Wei Zhongdao, so he drove Cai Zhaoji away.

In this regard, we can only say that we are lucky to have Wei Zhongdao and the Hedong Wei family. Otherwise, with Cai Zhaoji's appearance, reputation, and family background, why would she not have truly become a woman in her early twenties?

However, Li Ji also got married for the first time in this era and had little experience, so he could only leave all the ceremonies to Liu Bei.

And Liu Bei was also very efficient. Before Li Ji could even take the time to remove the banner, Liu Bei and Cai Yong had already agreed on an auspicious date for their wedding, and they set it on an auspicious day about half a year later.

At this point, everything has settled.

Li Ji just walked out of the mansion again and went to Cai Mansion to visit Cai Yong in the name of asking for advice.

Just meeting Cai Yong again, Li Ji's expression couldn't help but feel a little more embarrassed about meeting his father-in-law.

Last time, the two sides had a close relationship, but this time it became a son-in-law relationship.

So after both parties took their seats in the main hall, both parties remained seated in an upright posture, and neither knew how to speak.

'Continue to call Cai Gong? Or call him Master Cai? Or maybe call me your father-in-law? '

Li Ji suddenly felt that his visit this time was a bit presumptuous, so much so that he felt that his feet were almost digging out an extra negative floor for his father-in-law's mansion.

(End of this chapter)