Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The news that the angel was coming made Liu Bei a little worried, but there was nothing he could do.

With Lu Zhi leaving the court, even though Jinyisi has been developing towards the north and setting up an intelligence system in Luoyang, Jinyisi obviously does not have the ability to directly inquire about the court news.

Regarding the purpose of the angel's visit, we only knew that it seemed to be related to Li Ji, but we undoubtedly knew nothing about the specific information.

A few days later, the angel carriage arrived in Wu County. Liu Bei also led a group of officials in the government office to burn incense according to etiquette to welcome him and listen to his victory.

This time Zhao Liang, a small yellow man holding a staff, walked out of the carriage. He raised his sleeve with one hand to cover half of his face. He looked at the small and rundown environment of Wu County Government Office with his eyes full of disgust and disdain.

Liu Bei was unmoved by Zhao Liang's expressive look, let alone angry. Instead, he secretly commented that the eunuch Zhao Liang did not seem to be a scheming person.

As for the dilapidation of the government office, it is not that Wu County does not have the money to carry out large-scale repairs. It is not difficult to even build another government office.

But Liu Bei was a person who disliked extravagance and was greedy for pleasure. More importantly, the government office, which often symbolized the face of the county governor, was so dilapidated. This was Li Ji's deliberate move to confuse the world.

It was just the dilapidated government office that made Zhao Liang silently refuse Liu Bei's invitation to sit in the government office. He only covered half of his face with one hand and secretly made a gesture to Liu Bei asking for money with the other hand. .

When Liu Bei saw this, he had a secret expression on his face. He wished he could change this corruption on the spot, but he also knew that being impatient would ruin his plans.

Now Zhao Liang represents the emperor, and he must not be rude in the slightest.

Xiahou Bo, who was standing in the corner, knew the rules and habits of the eunuchs. He stepped forward and handed Zhao Liang a bag of gold under the cover of his sleeves.

Zhao Liang secretly weighed the weight of the gold, his originally worried expression gradually softened, and he thought to himself.

'The government office is in such a dilapidated state and there is no money to repair it. On the contrary, it is given with great kindness. It seems that Liu Bei, the governor of Wu County, is not an ignorant person. '

Immediately, Zhao Liang invited the emperor's edict and read it to a group of officials headed by Liu Bei.

"In the fourth year of Zhongping, I heard that Wuhuan was in rebellion in Youzhou, and I was very worried. My people would be plundered by the barbarians. Fortunately, there were people from Longxi. Li Ji, the prime minister of Wujun, led an army to actively resist and guard our Han territory. I, a Han citizen, helped Youzhou Mu to defeat Wuhuan, and my great achievements are all in my eyes. I remember that he has both moral character and courage, and has the appearance of a national scholar..."

When they heard this, the expressions of many people present changed.

Previously, Li Ji's name of "Guoshi" came from Liu Yu's praise, and gradually became famous all over the country. However, no matter how high Liu Yu's reputation was, it was only from his own mouth after all, and those who did not recognize Li Ji's title in the world did not Many.

However, the emperor Liu Hong wrote this sentence in the edict, which is tantamount to the approval from the emperor and the court.

From then on, the name "guoshi" among the Han Dynasty can refer to a kind of praise, and it can also refer to Li Ji.

Liu Bei, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and other people who had close personal relationships with Li Ji all had a bit of joy on their faces unconsciously. Only Guo Jia, who was at the bottom of the table, frowned unconsciously.

'It's too much...'

'Even when the Han Dynasty was in turmoil and people's hearts were floating, the Youzhou victory was a victory that was urgently needed by today's world. However, the Han Dynasty never lacked external victories, and there were very few people who boasted about it so straightforwardly in the imperial edicts. '

'Praise for killing? Or...'

The thoughts in Guo Jia's mind were racing, and he had some guesses almost instantly.

Zhao Liang's voice paused for a moment before continuing.

"Therefore, as a meritorious official, Jin Li Ji was appointed as the governor of Liaodong County. He was given the title of Marquis of Zhaoting and a settlement of 200 households. He announced it to the world and the Xian envoys knew about it."

(PS: In the original trajectory, Gongsun Du was recommended as the governor of Liaodong in the sixth year of Zhongping. Moreover, Gongsun Du, who was dismissed from home at that time, still had Dong Zhuo's relationship through his fellow villager Xu Rong, and became the governor directly.)
As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei's face, which originally showed a bit of joy, changed immediately.

The expressions of the other officials are also different.

However, Zhao Liang did not pay attention to the change in Liu Bei's expression. Instead, he glanced at the officials behind Liu Bei and shouted loudly.

"Has the Marquis of Zhaoting returned to Wu County from Youzhou? Why don't you hurry up and receive the imperial edict?"

Even considering Liu Bei's palace, the smile on his face at this moment was more of a smile than a smile, and he stepped forward and answered.

"The Marquis of Zhaoting has not returned to Wu County and is not here."

"Not here?"

Hearing this, Zhao Liang hesitated for a moment, then spoke. "Then for the time being, Mr. Liu Fu will accept the edict on behalf of his subordinates."

This time, Liu Bei paused for a long time before taking the edict with both hands.

Then, Zhao Liang, who had no intention of staying in this humid and remote Wuhui place for a long time, nor did he intend to attend the banquet hosted by Liu Bei. When he was about to leave, he remembered something and turned around.

"Mr. Liu Fu, wait until Chang Shi Zhang has asked me to tell Marquis Zhaoting to go to Liaodong to take office as soon as possible. Don't delay and shirk the Holy Will and commit the crime of deceiving the emperor."

When Liu Bei heard this, he looked at Zhao Liang steadily, then looked at the staff in his hand, responded with a smile, and respectfully sent Zhao Liang away.

Afterwards, the sullen Liu Bei waved the officials to disperse, and he walked quickly towards the side hall, and after entering the side hall, he directly asked Xiahou Bo to close the door. The next moment the door closed, Liu Bei suddenly drew his sword and slashed at the table in front of him, directly cutting the entire table in two.

"You castrated dog, how dare you bully me like this?"

Immediately, Liu Bei, who couldn't understand his hatred, kicked over the table that was cut into two parts.

Seeing Liu Bei's never-present anger, Xiahou Boleng, who was still confused, was on the spot and had no idea where Liu Bei's anger came from.

It wasn't until Liu Bei slashed the table with dozens of swords as if he were a castrated dog, and he sat down on the ground panting, and slammed the Han sword in his hand to the ground, that Xiahou Bo dared to ask cautiously.

"My lord, is there any big problem with the promotion of Mr. Zikun in the emperor's edict?"

Liu Bei, who was extremely depressed, took a deep breath and finally spoke after a long while.

"Ji Chang doesn't know that Liaodong is located on the east side of Youzhou, which is a bitter cold land. There are Fuyu, Goguryeo, Wuhuan, etc. in the surrounding area. It seems that he is promoted, but is it really any different from being exiled?"

"This must be because the castrated dog slandered His Majesty. On the one hand, he held Zikun in high esteem, and on the other hand, he used his reputation to force Zikun to take up a post in Liaodong County. It can be described as cruel."

After hearing this, even Xiahou Bo gradually understood the sinister intention.

Since many Han Dynasties have a tendency to resign from office to prove their nobility, it is quite normal for famous Han Dynasty officials to be recommended as officials but then refuse to accept them.

However, now Li Ji had just helped Youzhou defeat Wuhuan, and was recognized by the court and the world as a "national scholar". He was also granted the title of "Marquis of Zhaoting" by the court.

If under such circumstances, Li Ji refused to take office because Liaodong was a bitter cold and remote place, which would undoubtedly reduce Li Ji to a person with a false reputation.

Even with Li Ji being praised so highly, can Li Ji continue to stay in Wu County as he is now?
Regardless of the official position or title granted by the imperial court, Li Jike was no less inferior to Liu Bei.

"Mian Zikun is a talented man who governs the country and saves the world. In order to protect the Han Dynasty, he personally led his infantry to surprise the Wuhuan camp in the rain, and then won a victory for the Han Dynasty."

"Your Majesty did not want to reuse these talents in order to win over the generals, but instead listened to the eunuchs and sent them far away to a cold and remote place. Why is this?"

"Your Majesty, you are confused! Your Majesty!!!"

Liu Bei burst into tears and felt extremely sad in his heart.

Previously, based on Li Ji's assertions about the future situation, Liu Bei made a lot of preparations to imitate Emperor Guangwu and rebuild the Han Dynasty when necessary.

But it does not mean that Liu Bei does not have the slightest hope for the emperor and the court. He hopes that the emperor will work hard to eliminate evil at home, go abroad to the four directions, and teach the great men to restore the purity of the sea, Yan, and rivers.

For this reason, Liu Bei secretly wrote a lot of good words to the court and the emperor without telling Li Ji many times. He even planned how to persuade Li Ji to join the court as an official with him when the emperor suddenly woke up and began to reuse talented people. Abdomen.

However, at this moment, Liu Bei felt an unprecedented chill.

'The emperor is ignorant and ignorant...'

'Nowadays, none of the princes in the imperial court are loyal and virtuous officials who care about the Han Dynasty. No wonder Zikun would assert that the Han Dynasty is about to fall, and preparations need to be made early. '

Tears soaked most of Liu Bei's clothes. He was saddened not only by the treatment Li Ji received, but also by the fact that the powerful man who dominated all directions was now seriously ill at the hands of a cowardly king and treacherous ministers.

Seeing Liu Bei's extremely sad look, Xiahou Bo, who didn't know how to persuade him, could only stay by his side silently, letting Liu Bei vent his inner sorrow on his own.

But while feeling sad and choked in his heart, Liu Bei was thinking about how to stop all this.

If Zikun went to Liaodong, the Han Dynasty would almost lose a savior.

But if Zikun refuses to go to Liaodong, the blow to Yu Zikun's reputation will be extremely serious. It is even possible that the castrated dog hates Zikun so much that he will make a big fuss about it and punish him.

"No, I will prepare an urgent letter to submit to His Majesty, stating the pros and cons of this matter, and ask Your Majesty to withdraw the order."

Liu Bei stood up suddenly and couldn't help but said in a deep voice.

Although Liu Bei knew that the possibility of the emperor withdrawing or changing the holy will was extremely low, Liu Bei absolutely could not let Zikun bear it alone.

At this moment, the door to the side hall was knocked lightly three times.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Who?" Xiahou Bo asked in a deep voice immediately.

"Yingchuan Guo Fengxiao, my lord is in the side hall?"

Guo Jia's voice, which seemed to be somewhat frivolous and casual, came in.

When Liu Bei heard this, he frowned, then stood up and straightened his appearance, then motioned to Xiahou Bo to open the door and let Guo Jia in. (End of chapter)