Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Looking at Zhao Yun's serious look, Li Ji naturally knew that Zhao Yun was not a selfish person.

In other words, the entire Liu Bei Group, including Liu Bei and Li Ji, may show favoritism, but Zhao Yun will never have any thoughts of showing favoritism.

"Zilong, what I mean is that you can secretly release Gan Ning." Li Ji said.

Zhao Yun finally understood after hearing this.

However, Zhao Yun remembered Gan Ning's performance and spoke. "Mr. Zikun, I'm afraid even if Gan Ning is released, he may not be able to escape."

"Let's give him a try."

After a pause, Li Ji then spoke.

"If Gan Ning runs away, then let him go. It can also clear the relationship between this matter and Wu Jun. Just assume that Gan Ning has never appeared in front of me. If Gan Ning does not run away, then there is no doubt that he will be dragged away. value.”

"Yes."

Zhao Yun nodded and went down to arrange the matter.

It would be too obvious to just let Gan Ning go.

But as long as the government servants guarding Gan Ning give Gan Ning a chance, it will be easy to escape from the prison with Gan Ning's bravery.

Soon, Zhao Yun came over to report to Li Ji: Gan Ning ran away!

"So be it."

Li Ji said nothing more.

Even Li Ji had some doubts and tension in his heart.

What if Gan Ning was still loyal to Liu Zhang, and everything Gan Ning did was ordered by Liu Zhang to test Li Ji?
Although Li Ji did not think Liu Zhang could achieve this level, Li Ji, who had been in contact with Jia Xu for a long time and knew Jia Xu's style, subconsciously chose to guard against this possibility.

Therefore, Gan Ning ran away as he pushed the boat along, so Li Ji didn't care too much.

Even with long-term considerations, Wu Jun still has a huge gap in navy generals, but it is by no means certain to convince Gan Ning.

Therefore, Li Ji didn't feel any regret at all. After putting down the military book he had been reading in his spare time, he fell asleep peacefully.

However, the next day, when Li Ji got up early as usual and opened the door, he saw Gan Ning kneeling in the yard.

Zhao Yun stood guard by Li Ji's door, silently watching and guarding Gan Ning.

After Li Ji opened the door, Zhao Yun quickly saluted Li Ji.

"Zilong stayed here all night?" Li Ji asked in surprise.

Zhao Yun replied.

"Yun woke up when Gan Ning arrived at the third watch last night. In order to prevent Gan Ning from doing anything wrong, Yun just stood guard outside Mr. Zikun's door. He shouldn't have disturbed Mr. Zikun's sleep, right?"

"Zilong's work is really reassuring."

Li Ji sighed with emotion and then continued. "Thank you for your hard work, Zilong. Why don't you go down and rest for a while?"

"Mr. Xie is concerned, but Yun Wuzhi, let alone not sleeping all night, was ordered by his master to continue dancing with the gun without rest in an attempt to break through the limit. However, he danced for two full days and nights and was still in high spirits. On the contrary, the master was sleepy. It’s no longer possible, so I have to give up.”

When Zhao Yun mentioned this past event, his tone contained a bit of helplessness, as if he felt deeply guilty for not being able to break through the limit.

But when Li Ji heard these words, he couldn't help but think of a sentence: The physiques of people cannot be compared.

Zhao Yun's physique looks similar to Li Ji's, but what kind of monster is he hiding?

No wonder he was able to enter and exit seven times among a million-strong army. If he didn't have such unimaginable physical strength, he would probably die of exhaustion first.

After thinking this, Li Ji gave up the idea of ​​persuading Zhao Yun to rest, and turned to look at Gan Ning who was kneeling in front of him, and said in a deep voice. "Gan Xingba, since you escaped last night, why did you come back here? Do you really think that my Li Zikun's sword is harmful to you?"

At this moment, Gan Ning's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, and there were some bloodstains from wounds everywhere on his body. It was obvious that he had experienced a lot of fighting last night. He put his hands on the ground and said.

"I know that Mr. Nai Zikun deliberately let me leave last night. I was not running for my life, but wanted to return to the fleet to inform my uncle and brother Yiying to escape..."

"It's just that my uncle and brothers have been captured long ago, and Liu Zhang's son set up an ambush. I killed more than ten people and jumped into the river before escaping."

"Of course, if Gan Ning can run away, how can my uncle, brothers, and family members still in Ba County survive?"

"I only ask for Mr. Zikun's mercy. As long as I can save my uncle, brothers and family members who are still in Ba County, Gan Ning will be willing to drive for Mr. Zikun for the rest of my life, and I will never hesitate to be a slave."

At the end of the sentence, Gan Ning's face was filled with regret, and he kowtowed to Li Ji without saying a word.

After a while, Li Ji walked up to Gan Ning and asked. "So you regret assassinating Liu Jiyu?"

Gan Ning pondered for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said.

"I don't regret that little Liu Zhang humiliated me so much and treated me like an abandoned shoe. If I didn't kill him, I would rather be a tyrannical man!" "What I regret is that he stabbed me with the help of sword dancing. He was such an assassin of a villain. That's what I should do if I am willing to be a hegemon. I should gather my troops and attack and kill them at night."

When Li Ji heard this, he couldn't help but cursed and said. "You are truly worthy of being called a Jinfan thief. What are your thoughts and actions different from those of a thief?"

"I Gan Xingba is the Jinfan thief from Ba County!"

Mentioning this name, Gan Ning still spoke with some pride.

Li Ji didn't know how to complain about what Gan Ning was so proud of. Is being a thief something to be proud of?
After Gan Ning became so proud, he realized his situation and immediately did not dare to say anything again, but silently lowered his head again.

Now, Gan Ning has thought about various possibilities, but he also understands that the only way to keep Jiang Zhi and the three hundred brocade thieves brothers under Liu Zhang is to ask for the help of Li Ji, who Liu Zhang flatters.

Otherwise, Gan Ning could only try to attack Liu Zhang again, hoping to succeed in killing Liu Zhang, and then take advantage of the chaos to rescue Jiang Zhi and the three hundred Jinfan thieves, and then return to Bajun to pick up their families and escape Yizhou.

However, Gan Ning knew that if Liu Zhang was on guard, the possibility of attacking and killing Liu Zhang was slim, much lower than asking Li Ji.

and so……

Just when Gan Ning felt his heart gradually sinking, Li Ji's voice finally sounded.

"I won't accept you, and neither will my lord. There is no place for thieves in Wu County, but Ba County is too small. Since I can't accommodate you, you might as well take your three hundred brocade sail thieves to the sea. toss."

Gan Ning looked up at Li Ji blankly, but couldn't react for a moment.

However, Li Ji had no intention of continuing to explain, and instead walked directly past Gan Ning and walked out of the courtyard.

When Li Ji's back was about to disappear from sight, Gan Ning quickly kowtowed in Li Ji's direction.

Being able to take three hundred brocade sail thieves to the sea undoubtedly shows that Li Ji is willing to help...

But if Wu Jun did not want to be at odds with Yizhou, then Wu Jun would obviously not be able to take Gan Ning in.

However, Li Ji's original plan was to let Gan Ning go to the sea to cause some trouble.

If there are no thieves, then there is naturally no need for soldiers.

Previously, Li Ji's intention to establish a navy was easily criticized, and it was also likely to arouse some suspicion.

However, if Gan Ning went to the sea to wreak havoc, then it would be quite natural for Wu Commandery to establish a navy to defend against pirates.

This is not because Wu Jun has any other ambitions, it is just to protect the territory and protect the people from being plundered and harassed by pirates.

As for whether there is a possibility that Wu County will support the bandits to respect themselves, that is even more impossible!
Gan Ning was from Bajun, Yizhou, and had no connection with Wujun at all. Moreover, Gan Ning had often called himself the "Jinfan Thief" in Yizhou before and committed crimes, and he openly assassinated Liu Zhang when Li Ji hosted a banquet...

Isn't it logical that such an evil thief fled to the sea and became a pirate, causing trouble everywhere?
Thoughts kept popping up in Li Ji's mind, and he realized that Gan Ning was Wu Jun's best chess piece in developing the navy through the method of "nurturing the bandits to respect themselves".

Moreover, Gan Ning attaches great importance to the people he recognizes. As long as the Gan family is placed in Wu County, there is no fear that Gan Ning will have rebellious thoughts.

The next question is how to clear up the relationship between Wu Jun and Gan Ning, and persuade Liu Zhang to let go of Jiang Zhi, the Jinfan thieves and the Gan family.

While Li Ji was thinking, a small official came to report Liu Zhang's visit.

Immediately, Li Ji ordered the Jinyi Division to take Gan Ning away from the back door of the county government office, and temporarily placed Gan Ning in a secret place in the city, and then hurriedly took Zhao Yun to meet Liu Zhang.

When Liu Zhang saw Li Ji, he was as enthusiastic as if he were seeing a relative. He said hello repeatedly and was concerned about Li Ji's sleep last night.

This made Li Jidu a little surprised. He came to greet him so early in the morning. I am afraid that even Liu Zhang, who was usually filial to Liu Yan, could not be so diligent in greeting him every day, right?

Filial piety!

So filial!

Even though Li Ji and Liu Zhang were similar in age, this kind of filial piety made Li Ji slightly uncomfortable, but it must be said that it was hard to refuse.

After Li Ji led Liu Zhang all the way to sit down in the house, Li Ji asked Liu Zhang about his sleep last night, and Liu Zhang suddenly spoke in a panic.

"Mr. Zikun, you scared me last night. After I returned to the post house, the more I thought about it, the more something was wrong. Gan Xingba seemed to be dancing with his sword for fun, but he actually wanted to do what Jing Ke did."

"Last night, the evil thief Gan Xingba sneaked back into the fleet and killed more than ten people in a row. He was brutal and vicious. Therefore, I came here early to ask Mr. Zikun to send out documents to arrest this evil thief."

Li Ji pretended to be surprised and said.

"Oh? There is such a thing! Isn't Gan Ning Ji Yu's bodyguard? During the banquet last night, I thought it was a sword dance specially arranged by Ji Yu. Even the intended assassination was purely for temporary effect. , I don’t want to have such an inside story.”

"Yes, yes!"

Liu Zhang also said with a puzzled look on his face.

"That Gan Xingba is really hateful, and I treat him well. I don't know when he had such sinister thoughts. If Zilong hadn't taken action in time, I wouldn't have been splattered with blood last night, so I came here early today. I want to say thank you to Zilong." (End of chapter)