Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 138 "Military" and "Political"

At this moment, Guo Tu thought that he had completely seen through Li Ji's trick.

This is a game from start to finish!

It is very likely that Cai Yong, Sima Hui, Zheng Xuan and many other great scholars as well as scholars from all over the world were included in the scheme.

The "Rende Academy" seems to be completely established for the world's scholars, but in fact, it is completely for the interests of Liu Bei.

Countless scholars will be recruited by the "Ren De Academy" and the teaching force composed of countless famous Confucian scholars, and then become the hard-working and uncomplaining petty officials under Liu Bei and Li Ji.

Once Wu County is fully developed, those scholars who serve as small officials will have no credit, and the reputation and glory will belong to Liu Bei and Li Ji.

What a powerful trick, this is completely to play with the world's scholars, and even the name Li Zikun deliberately invited in Julu City was just to prepare for this moment.

Li Zikun did not have the name invited at that moment, so he would not be accepted as his son-in-law by Cai Yong, nor would he attract many scholars to gather at this moment.

Guo Tu immediately shouted loudly.

"Everyone has fallen into the trap, and Liu Xuande is a traitor..."

But before Guo Tu could finish speaking, he was suddenly hugged by Xu You from behind, and covered Guo Tu's mouth firmly with one hand, locking Guo Tu so tightly that he couldn't move, which shocked Guo Tu's pupils.

"Xu Ziyuan, what do you want to do?!"

Guo Tu continued to struggle, drinking vaguely with his mouth tightly covered.

Xu You spoke nervously in Guo Tu's ear. "Guo Gongze, if you want to seek death, please don't involve me."

Suddenly, Guo Tu, who suddenly reacted, looked at the enthusiastic performance of many scholars around him towards Liu Bei, and felt a sense of fear in his heart.

As a celebrity in Yingchuan, Guo Tu can be regarded as a vested interest in Yingchuan. With such a title, he will be treated politely wherever he goes.

Therefore, "Rende Academy" has no appeal at all to Guo Tu.

However, this does not mean that the "Rende Academy" is not very attractive to ordinary scholars, and Liu Bei's image and status in the hearts of many scholars have suddenly been raised to a height that an ordinary county guard should not have.

In this kind of fanaticism around him, Guo Tu openly insulted Liu Bei. Even if some staunch scholars drew their swords and chopped Guo Tu into pieces on the spot, it would not necessarily be a strange thing.

Feeling that Guo Tu's resistance gradually weakened, Xu You breathed a sigh of relief and slowly let go of Guo Tu.

If Xu You was not too close to Guo Tu, and Guo Tu came from Wu County with Xu You, and Xu You was worried that Guo Tu would implicate himself, Xu You would not pay attention to Guo Tu.

Xu You could also see how much benefit the "Ren De Academy" would bring to Liu Bei, but what Xu You felt in his heart was a sense of frustration.

Are Li Zikun's clever ideas really endless?

The establishment of "Ren De Academy" will undoubtedly be a win-win outcome for all three parties.

For many famous Confucian scholars who are determined to educate, there is now a best channel for education; for countless students who have failed to study, there is also another channel for studying; for the development of Wu County, it has been solved in an instant. There are a lot of contradictions caused by the lack of officials at the middle and lower levels.

Even if Li Zikun was hindered by the assessment and only limited those scholars to temporarily serve as minor officials for three to five months, he could instantly solve a large number of talent gaps that were urgently needed for the development of Wu County.

If we include some of the scholars who may have stayed under Liu Bei forever, as well as many students who will work under Liu Bei after graduating from the academy...

This almost perfectly solved the problem of insufficient officials at the middle and lower levels in Wu County. Wu County even had a talent reserve that far exceeded that of Zhongyuan County.

A glimpse of the leopard in the tube...

It is rumored that Li Zikun is not only good at deduction, but also has the ability to govern the country. It seems to be true.

'Maybe my lord doesn't value Li Zikun enough! '

'This person can be a counselor to quell chaos and war if he advances, and a capable minister who can govern the world if he retreats. He will definitely be a great help to our lord. If I can win over Li Zikun and get him to join my lord...'

Originally, he just wanted to go to Wu County to ask Li Ji for advice. Xu You, who was defeated by Li Ji in Julu City before and was so angry that he vomited blood, had more thoughts in his mind.

Li Ji, who was standing on the high platform, naturally did not notice the thoughts of Xu You and Guo Tu who were hidden in the crowd, but looked at the lively atmosphere with great joy.

There were no engineers to speak of in this era, and the literacy rate was horribly low.

Therefore, even if Li Ji had drawn up a drawing of the river channel to be excavated and constructed, and even specified the depth, width, etc., it would be impossible to follow the drawing without enough scholars to guide him based on the drawing.

and so……

'It's all labor force. '

Li Ji looked at those scholars as if he were looking at little white sheep waiting to be developed.

After entering Wu County, you still want to run away?

Li Ji was already thinking about a series of subsequent methods to retain talents based on the "Ren De Academy".

The aim is to achieve this: people come in intact, and if they want to leave, they can only take their bodies back to their homeland and bury them in peace. Even if the popularity of "Rende Academy" is high enough in the Han Dynasty and attracts a large number of wealthy families and even businessmen, then it is not impossible to build a "school district housing" relying on "Rende Academy".

Talents should shine while they are alive, and they should leave a mortgage for their children and grandchildren to continue their struggle after they die.

After Cai Yong explained in more detail the specific details of the path of "politics", he advocated fairness on the surface, and also needed to thank Liu Bei, who was based on benevolence and virtue, for providing a platform for many scholars to benefit the people. , then said.

"The above is the path of 'politics' that you can study in the inner gate of the academy. There is also a path called 'military', which was introduced to you personally by Li Ji, the prime minister of Wujun."

Immediately, at Cai Yong's invitation, Li Ji stepped out from Liu Bei's side.

Wearing a simple white scholar's uniform, there are already a few strands of thin beard under the chin. His facial features are extraordinary and his temperament is elegant and gentle. A breeze blows by, gently rolling the scholar's uniform and thin beard, which sets off Li Ji even more. The appearance is extraordinary.

"I came to Longxi, Li Zikun, late in my studies and met you all."

Li Ji said something, and then saluted everyone in front of him.

Immediately, the eyes of many scholars who heard about Li Sanqian but saw Li Ji for the first time felt their eyes light up.

That is a demeanor that is consistent with the reputation, and it is also a heart-breaking demeanor...

For a time, many scholars also consciously returned gifts to Li Ji.

And Li Ji said with a slight smile on his face.

"What Cai Gong said just now was about the assessment of 'politics'. In addition, there is another way to enter the inner sect, and that is to pass the assessment of 'military', that is, through the sand table deduction obtained by the guidance of the gods. .”

"Everyone, please look..."

Immediately, Li Ji pointed at something standing on the side of the academy gatehouse and covered by a huge black cloth.

The next moment, Xia Houlan, who had been standing below, raised his hand and pulled the black cloth down.

Suddenly, what appeared in front of everyone was a sand table about two feet high. The main body was piled with stones, but what was engraved on it was a sand table similar to the terrain, facing the crowd vertically, and it was already filled with symbols representing the red and blue sides. Pawns of military strength.

This extremely rare giant sand table made many people subconsciously exclaim.

Li Ji continued to introduce.

"In the dream, the god said that this battle was 'Four Crosses of Red Water', and I named it after this."

"As for the previous rumors in the market about what basis can be judged by the performance on the sand table to be superior to military strategists, that is just a joke. Please don't pay attention to it."

"Those who want to enter the inner gate of 'Ren De Academy' only need to successfully escape a thousand people and reach the edge of the sand table in the sand table simulation of 'Four Crosses of Red Water'."

"Since Ji will be focusing on studying 'Four Crossings of Red Water' in the near future to find the real solution, so if we want to discuss the method of sand table deduction with Ji, we should also use 'Four Crossings of Red Water' as the title. We need to study 'Four Crossings of Red Water'. In "Crossing the Red Water", the blue side led more than 5,000 men to break through the encirclement and reach the edge of the sand table, or counterattack the red side's more than 15,000 men."

"If there is any genius who can lead the blue side to lead more than 10,000 people to break through the encirclement to the edge of the sand table, or counterattack more than 30,000 red side enemy troops, I should personally welcome him and ask him for advice on how to use troops."

"As for the specific details of 'Four Crosses of Red Water', I have also asked the craftsmen to carve them under the sand table. You can read them by yourself, in the hope that someone will soon solve the difficult problem left by the god in his dream. I thank you again and again." ."

After Li Ji said this, he saluted everyone again to show humility.

However, under that seemingly humble performance, many people knew very well that Li Ji seemed to be explaining the rumors in the market, but in fact, he was completely verifying it.

Only those who hold the blue command and lead thousands of people to escape to the edge of the sand table are qualified to enter the inner sect to study;
And if you further escape 5,000 people or kill 15,000 enemy troops, you will be qualified to meet with Li Ji to discuss the use of troops;
Further up, only those who have escaped 10,000 people or killed more than 30,000 people can become Li Zikun's guests.

So what if none of the above can be done?

Li Ji didn't say it clearly, but it was better than saying it clearly, that is, they were all just mediocre people as the market rumors said.

In this way, it even completely corresponds to the five levels mentioned in the market rumors: mediocre talent, state and county talent, outstanding talent, extreme talent, and a god who is rare to appear in thousands of years.

A scholar who was closest to the sand table couldn't help but exclaimed after seeing clearly some of the details engraved under the sand table.

"The complete victory pursued by this sand table deduction is actually the blue side leading more than 30,000 light infantry to counterattack the red side's commander of more than 400,000 heavy infantry, cavalry, and crossbowmen, or the blue side leading more than 400,000 heavy infantry, cavalry, and crossbowmen. How is it possible for 30,000 soldiers to break through the siege and escape to the edge of the sand table?"

For a time, many scholars expressed doubts.

"How is this possible?"

"Is it just a gimmick?"

"May I ask Mr. Zikun, how far can you go?"

……

Faced with questions, Li Ji answered humbly.

"The number of troops that can escape is slightly more than 10,000 people, so I have just made this sand table public, and I hope to find a big talent to break it."

(End of this chapter)