Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

That is to say, because Xiahou Bo needed to be stationed in Wujun, Li Ji temporarily needed to be responsible for a lot of direct arrangements regarding the Jinyi Division. Otherwise, Li Ji's only main task would be to occasionally teach and guide Xu Shu and Shi Tao.

However, Liu Bei obviously did not think so. He felt that although Li Ji had put aside many trivial matters, he was still worried about the direction of the overall situation from time to time, with his brows furrowed and relaxed.

"Zikun, now that Wujun has won a great victory, the general situation has been determined. There is nothing to worry about for the time being. You should relax..."

After a pause, Liu Bei continued.

"Didn't Zikun come to Qiao County this time to visit a wise man? Why don't you bring Zilong and Yide with you and station the army in Qiao County, and then we can travel light and just treat it as an outing, what do you think?"

"That's good. I would like to thank you for your concern."

Li Ji had no reason to refuse Liu Bei's suggestion, regardless of whether it was well-intentioned or out of public interest.

Once the army moves, the impact will naturally be on all aspects.

The dismantling and reconstruction of the temporary camp requires a lot of effort.

In addition, infantry is far less convenient to march than cavalry, so after arriving in Qiao County, it is undoubtedly most convenient for the infantry to stay where they are and for the cavalry to accompany and escort them.

However, Li Ji then smiled and spoke.

"My lord, the battle of Yangxian ended much faster than expected. The original marching plan was to arrive in Qiao County to visit the wise men, then transfer to Xuzhou or Qingzhou and return to Wujun by water."

"But now the overall situation in Yangzhou has been settled. Even if we return directly from Yuzhou to Yangzhou, we don't need to worry about alerting the enemy if we pass through Lujiang and Danyang and return to Wujun. Not only can we save a lot of effort, but we can also intimidate those villains with the might of our army."

After hearing this, Liu Bei suddenly reacted.

Yangzhou itself borders Xuzhou, Yuzhou and Jingzhou, but Wu County is only adjacent to Xuzhou, while the two counties adjacent to Yuzhou are Lujiang and Jiujiang.

Therefore, the reason why Li Ji planned to take a detour to Qingzhou or Xuzhou and return to Wujun by water before the war situation became clear was actually to avoid alerting the enemy.

However, even Li Ji was quite surprised at the end time of the Battle of Yangxian. Now, returning to Wujun via Lujiang and Danyang would not have any impact. Besides, the marching time could be shortened and there would be many benefits.

"That's great. After the matter in Qiao County is over, I will lead the army southward. I'm afraid it won't take more than half a month to return to Wu County."

Liu Bei also said with some joy.

"Moreover, the army is entering from Lujiang, so we can dispatch some troops to garrison in the counties of Yangzhou to quickly stabilize the situation."

"That's right." Li Ji nodded with a smile.

At this moment, Liu Bei is about to become the true governor of Yangzhou. With the righteous cause in hand and the defeat of the anti-Wu allied forces, it is natural for Liu Bei to completely control Yangzhou.

If Chen Gong knew about this, he would definitely find it hard to believe.

After all, compared to the time Chen Gong had originally expected Liu Bei to take control of Yangzhou, this was at least one year earlier.

In troubled times, if you take one quick step, all your steps will be quick!

Almost in the blink of an eye, Liu Bei's starting point in the turbulent times was brought to the same level as Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Liu Yu and other relatives of the Han Dynasty.

Even governors like Liu Yan, Liu Biao, and Liu Yu did not have complete control over the entire state.

Liu Yan's control over the southern counties of Yizhou is still quite limited. The Yizhou aristocratic families are deeply rooted and there are many barbarians.

Liu Biao's situation was similar. Liu Biao, who entered Jingzhou alone, had to marry into the aristocratic families of Jingzhou and gain their support before he could firmly control Nanjun and Jiangxia counties.

But in Nanyang County, not only were Yuan Shu's words more effective than Liu Biao's, but even the four counties in southern Jing were only nominally subordinate to Liu Biao.

Before this, powerful governors of Jingnan County like Sun Jian had never paid any attention to Liu Biao.

As for Liu Yu, who has a softer character, there is no need to mention him.

To this day, Gongsun Zan still firmly controls most of the military power in Youzhou. That is, with the occasional mediation between Liu Bei and Li Ji, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan have maintained a fairly good relationship.

Otherwise, Liu Yu, as the governor of Youzhou, might have been directly sidelined by Gongsun Zan.

But now in Yangzhou, all obstacles have been completely cleared, and it is just waiting for Liu Bei, the governor of Yangzhou, to come and become the true overlord of Jiangdong.

Liu Bei gradually realized this, and his eyes revealed a bit of anticipation.

"No one would have thought that after Bei traveled thousands of miles to join the alliance and fight against Dong Zhuo, he was only given the title of Yangzhou Mu, while they were about to take over the entire Yangzhou."

"This just shows that my lord is destined to be the king."

Li Ji complimented subconsciously, then realized the problem with his wording.

When I looked up, I found that Liu Bei's expression also froze slightly.

If someone else had said this, Liu Bei might have angrily criticized the person on the spot for his intention. Could it be that he wanted to slander me for having the intention of treason and usurping the throne?
Today, Liu Bei may have the ambition to dominate the world and support the Han Dynasty, but at least he still maintains respect for the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, after hesitating for a long time, Liu Bei moved closer to Li Ji and whispered.

"Zikun, please don't say such things in front of others. It would be bad if there were any misunderstandings."

Li Ji was slightly startled, and subconsciously raised his eyes to look at Liu Bei, and instantly understood the various meanings contained therein.

Dominate the world and support the Han Dynasty.

This is Liu Bei's goal now. And under the subtle influence of Li Ji, Liu Bei's direct target to emulate is Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.

At first, Liu Bei did not react, but afterwards he naturally and inevitably thought of the fact that after Liu Xiu unified the country, he took the opportunity to become emperor.

Even though Liu Bei did not have such disrespectful thoughts originally, some things would inevitably be affected if he thought about them too much.

With the precedent set by his ancestors, Liu Bei gradually no longer wanted to be a Duke of Zhou in his plans for supporting the Han Dynasty. Instead, he felt that emulating Emperor Guangwu and being faithful to his principles was also in line with the ancestral system.

Especially the four words "follow the ancestral system", which were very convincing to Liu Bei himself.

Li Ji, who knew Liu Bei quite well, also instantly sensed the subtle change.

"Yes, yes, it was just a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, sir..."

Immediately, Li Ji smiled and admitted his mistake repeatedly.

However, at this moment.

A burly figure rushed into the military tent at high speed. Before he arrived, a sound like thunder rang out.

"Mr. Zikun, I'm here. What you said can make me..."

Suddenly, Zhang Fei rushed in and looked at Liu Bei and Li Ji who were whispering to each other at the table. His voice suddenly paused, and then he spoke subconsciously.

"Hey, brother, why are you here..."

Originally, Liu Bei and Li Ji each had their own concerns, and were in a state of "you know what I'm thinking even if I don't say it."

Zhang Fei's sudden rush in almost frightened Liu Bei and Li Ji to the point of shaking their bodies at the same time.

This made Liu Bei's face almost noticeably darker, and he asked back.

"Why can't I be here? And you barged into Zikun's tent without any notice. Do you know what etiquette is? Aren't you afraid of bumping into Zikun?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ji looked at Liu Bei with his pupils slightly trembling.

Why do these words feel so strangely familiar?
Has the lord, who has always reminded himself of benevolence, also learned double standards?

When Zhang Fei saw this scene, he subconsciously thought that Liu Bei and Li Ji were discussing something important. He lost confidence and smiled awkwardly.

"Shouldn't I come in at this time? Big brother and Mr. Zikun, you guys continue. I'll come in later."

"Okay, okay..."

Li Ji couldn't bear to see such a big man like Zhang Fei looking so embarrassed and helpless, so he quickly spoke out to stop him.

"Yide, come over here too. The three of us can discuss the matter of visiting the wise man later."

Hearing Li Ji's order, Zhang Fei nodded almost subconsciously. He just raised his foot a little and looked towards Liu Bei instinctively.

"Since Zikun asked you to come over, why is Yide still standing there?"

Liu Bei said this unhappily, but of course he was not really displeased with Zhang Fei.

Just now, Liu Bei was indeed thinking a little bit about what would happen after unifying the world. Then, he was frightened by Zhang Fei. For some reason, he felt as if his secret had been exposed, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry and humiliated.

"yes, Sir."

After receiving Liu Bei's order, Zhang Fei walked to the table in a few steps and sat down properly.

In front of his big brother Liu Bei, the usually reckless Zhang Fei is just a younger brother, and the thing that stands out is that he is well-behaved.

However, after Zhang Fei sat down, his big eyes like copper bells looked eagerly at Li Ji.

The reason why Zhang Fei suddenly rushed in early in the morning was that Li Ji sent someone to tell Zhang Fei a message, asking Zhang Fei to come to the military tent to explain something.

Zhang Fei was the person who could not stand boredom the most, and the long-distance march was naturally quite boring.

If it were any other time, Zhang Fei might even find a way to have some fun.

But at the same time, being under the watchful eyes of Liu Bei and Li Ji, Zhang Fei dared not even to think about it, for fear that Liu Bei and Li Ji would see through his thoughts and punish him.

"Mr. Zikun, you sent someone to tell me what it is that can make me feel good and happy once?"

"It's to have a good fight," Li Ji corrected.

Zhang Fei asked back subconsciously.

"Isn't this the same thing?"

However, feeling Liu Bei's gaze, Zhang Fei grinned, immediately changed his tone and said.

"It is indeed different. I cannot be as rigorous as Mr. Zikun. I just said it out of habit. Please forgive me, Mr. Zikun."

Li Ji also knew that Zhang Fei's body reactions were faster than his brain reactions, so he didn't bother with Zhang Fei and spoke directly.

"I came to Qiao County because I heard that there was a brave warrior named 'Xu Chu' in Qiao County, who was so brave that he could not be defeated by ten thousand men..." (End of this chapter)