Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"Brother Ganglie is still nice to hear. He is not like the other noble families who are full of meaningless stubbornness. It is really annoying."

Li Ji said this with a smile, which made Zhu Zheng feel a little frightened.

Immediately, Li Ji ignored the other noble families who were also gathered in front of the Guoshihou Mansion, and walked into the mansion with Zhu Zheng.

Even though the other noble families wanted to step forward at this moment, they did not dare to rashly block Li Ji.

Especially just now, Li Ji openly asked Liu Qin to compile a list of people who did not give gifts, which made the other Yangzhou families who were preparing to give gifts feel terrified.

After Li Ji walked into the gate of Guoshihou Mansion and the gate was closed again, the other Yangzhou families almost rushed to Liu Qin like crazy to give gifts, fearing that they would be too late if they were a little late.

Zhu Zheng, who was waiting for Li Ji to enter the Guoshihou Mansion, was even more cautious and did not look around, for fear that he would do something inappropriate and upset Li Ji.

However, after Li Ji brought Zhu Zheng to the conference room, he had no intention of talking to Zhu Zheng. He asked the maid to serve Zhu Zheng some cakes and tea.

Li Ji dealt with some accumulated official duties on his own, leaving Zhu, who was on pins and needles, waiting day by day.

Until the night fell on the earth again, Liu Qin, a member of the Jinyi Division, brought the completed list to Li Ji. Li Ji, who had been busy at his desk, stretched his neck and began to look through the list.

After reading it, Li Ji handed the list to Zhu Zheng.

Zhu Zheng picked up the list with some trepidation and began to read it. It only listed the names of seven families.

Jiujiang Huang, Lujiang Lei, Danyang He...

What frightened Zhu Zheng was that these were the Yangzhou families who had followed him in expressing their opinions during the discussion in Wu County yesterday.

Moreover, Zhu Zheng felt that their reaction at the time was probably that they really believed that the Yangzhou families were ready to work together, so it was not surprising that they did not react and send gifts in time.

Moreover, some of these aristocratic families are related by marriage to the Yuzhang Zhu family.

After Zhu Zheng finished reading, Li Ji asked with a smile, "Ganglie, what do you think? In your opinion, how should we deal with these people?"

This question made Zhu Zheng swallow his saliva, and he realized that this was a dilemma.

However, Zhu Zheng hesitated for only a moment and then spoke quickly.

"Deserves to be killed!"

Not being firm in taking sides is the same as being firm in not taking sides.

For the sake of Yuzhang Zhu family, Zhu Zheng felt a little reluctant, but he would not hesitate.

When Li Ji heard this, he spoke with some hesitation on his face.

"Ganglie is really murderous, but I can't just kill them on the pretext that they don't give me gifts. Wouldn't that make me look cruel and inhumane, like a personal vendetta?"

Zhu Zheng waved his sleeves and spoke with righteousness.

"Guo Shi Hou, this is wrong!"

"These noble families often bully the locals and commit crimes repeatedly. They have also participated in the "Anti-Wu Bandit Army". They should be killed to serve as a warning to others."

"It's just that Uncle Liu was kind and compassionate, so he gave the Yangzhou family a chance to reform."

"However, the noble families on this list have no respect or gratitude for the national hero. It can be seen that they are ungrateful and ruthless. Saving their lives will only bring disaster to the country and the people."

At this point, Zhu Zheng's face turned red, and he bowed to Li Ji in anger.

"Therefore, Yuzhang Zhu is begging the state marquis to take into account the interests of the people, Yangzhou, and the Han Dynasty. Do not be soft-hearted. Take back the mercy you have given me and purge the evil with thunderous means."

Talent!
If it were someone who is naive about the world, wouldn't he be confused after hearing such words?

Li Ji's bloody act of massacre in revenge for not giving gifts was portrayed by Zhu Zheng as being done for the public good.

Perhaps Zhu Zheng was reluctant to part with the two taels of flesh under his crotch, otherwise if he had let this kid enter the palace so early, the Ten Eunuchs might have become the Eleventh Eunuchs.

Originally, Li Ji wanted to use Zhu Zhengzheng as a chess piece to be discarded, but this instead gave rise to some admiration for his talent.

When the bird grows up, it will naturally see all kinds of forests.

It is impossible to avoid flatterers or ministers with ill intentions.

No matter how clear the water is, there is always invisible filth hidden.

Even if Liu Bei eventually conquered the world and rebuilt the Han Dynasty, could he avoid having no treacherous ministers in the court?
Liu Bei might not easily listen to the words of treacherous ministers, but what about Adou? What about Li Xiang? And what about the other second-generations who will inevitably occupy various important positions in the future?

Therefore, people like Zhu Zheng are really suitable to be teachers so that the education of the second generation can be enhanced with an anti-allergic response to flattery.

You may like to hear flattery, but at least you should not be affected by it.

Li Ji hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said.

"What Ganglie said is very reasonable. The reason why we have to fight against the Wu bandits is nothing more than that some evildoers are bullying our lord's kindness and integrity..."

After a pause, Li Ji turned to Zhu Zheng and spoke.

"Fortunately, I was awakened by the kind words of the strong people. Otherwise, if I had indulged myself blindly, I would have caused disasters again one day."

"Your Excellency, Mr. Guoshi, are too kind. I am just expressing my humble opinion." Zhu Zheng replied quickly.

"No, no, no!" Li Ji waved his hand and said.

"I am too strong and modest. It is because my master is benevolent, so most of the civil and military officials under my master are kind and upright. Even if I want to deal with the noble families, I am often troubled by the lack of people who are good at this."

"Now that Ganglie is willing to help me, isn't it like a fish in water?"

After a pause, Li Ji pointed at the list in front of Zhu Zheng and said, "Let Ganglie take care of these seven families."

When these words were spoken, Zhu Zheng felt as if he had been struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

If it is said that Zhu Zheng entered Li Ji's mansion alone, it represented the severance of the Yuzhang Zhu family from the Yangzhou family.

So if Zhu Zheng personally exterminated these seven families, it would undoubtedly make the Yuzhang Zhu family completely stand on the opposite side of the Yangzhou families, and would be hated by all the Yangzhou families.

However, in just a moment, Zhu Zheng realized that he had no way out, and neither did the Yuzhang Zhu family.

Zhu Zheng was well aware of how important a role the Yuzhang Zhu family played in the "Anti-Wu Alliance". Even the so-called defense map was made by the Yuzhang Zhu family.

It was precisely because he understood the seriousness of the matter that Zhu Zheng flattered Li Ji so shamelessly.

If Zhu Zheng refused at this moment, the first to be exterminated would be the Yuzhang Zhu family.

Immediately, Zhu Zheng left the table in a few steps, then with an excited look on his face, he knelt in front of Li Ji and spoke loudly.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Marquis Guoshi. I will not let you down and will not let any of these seven rebellious families escape."

Zhu Zheng's decisiveness and ruthlessness made Li Ji look up to him slightly.

However, this is also the chess piece that Li Ji needs.

A Yangzhou family that works together is not in the interests of Liu Bei's group, especially when Li Ji is preparing to reform the Yangzhou family.

If the Yangzhou noble families really show their unity and would rather die than obey, it will become a very difficult matter.

It is true that the Yangzhou families now have their own agenda, but this is also because they are aware that they are competitors and want to make each other scapegoats.

In this case, once heavy pressure is brought to bear on all the Yangzhou families, there is still the possibility of a collective rebound by the Yangzhou families.

Therefore, further dividing the Yangzhou families and making them hate each other is just a small trick before the one-month deadline.

"I have understood the intentions of the Yuzhang Zhu family. You just need to be resolute and work hard. I will report the matter to my lord tomorrow. The enemy troops are holding some of the Yuzhang Zhu family members hostage. They should be released as soon as possible and allowed to return home to recuperate."

Li Ji said with a bit of a smile.

This made Zhu Zheng's face light up, and he quickly said to Li Ji, "Guo Shi Hou, please understand. I would like to thank Guo Shi Hou on behalf of my father and the 19 clansmen."

Immediately, Li Ji handed Zhu Zheng a handwritten letter that he had prepared in advance.

This handwritten letter would allow Zhu Zheng to retrieve two hundred slaves and retainers from the Yuzhang Zhu family among the captives.

With these slaves and retainers, Zhu Zheng has enough to do what he needs to do.

Zhu Zheng was naturally very grateful for this, and he also understood that the Yuzhang Zhu family had no way out.

After walking out of Guoshihou Mansion, Zhu Zheng could not help but turn his head to take a look at the plaque "Guoshihou Mansion" hanging above, without having any idea of ​​playing tricks on Li Ji in his heart.

Zhu Zheng suddenly realized that this might be an opportunity for the Yuzhang Zhu family, an opportunity to tie the Yuzhang Zhu family firmly to Liu Bei.

Zhu Zheng had already learned that Gu Yong of the Wujun Gu family had been promoted to the position of Wujun County Magistrate.

It can be predicted that within ten years, the Wujun noble families will regard the Gu family as the most respected.

This wave that is sweeping across the entire Yangzhou family will inevitably take away a large number of families, and will also leave large tracts of space that can be occupied.

"Yangzhou is still too crowded. Why does it need so many noble families?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Zheng clenched the letter in his hand, and a look of excitement appeared on his face.

The next day.

While Li Ji was paying attention to Zhu Zheng's movements, he also went to the prison where Zuo Rong was imprisoned.

Unlike his former dignified appearance, after being imprisoned for such a long time, Zuo Rong could only recite Buddhist scriptures every day to soothe his inner confusion, and he had obviously lost three points of weight.

Afterwards, Li Ji had Zuo Rong brought out of the prison. After a simple cleaning, he was brought in front of Li Ji.

At this moment, Zuo Rong had already learned from others that the person he was about to meet was the state scholar Marquis Li Ji.

Therefore, when he was brought in front of Li Ji, without waiting for the guards to push Zuo Rong to the ground, Zuo Rong knelt down on the ground with his whole body prostrated.

Zuo Rong's initiative made the guards who were originally escorting him unable to react.

"I pay my respects to the great and kind-hearted lay Buddhist Yuanzhi Guangming Pushan..."

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Li Ji.

Where did a nickname come from that is longer than my place of origin? (End of this chapter)