Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

After saying that, Li Ji ignored Gu Yong's eyes filled with disbelief and pleading for mercy, stood up and walked towards the entrance of the courtyard.

Just as Li Ji's figure disappeared at the door, the representatives of the aristocratic families, who were originally intimidated by Li Ji's power and dared not move, rushed towards Gu Yong like crazy.

Countless voices asking questions related to Yizhou instantly drowned out Gu Yong.

Listening to the chaotic noise behind him, Li Ji pursed his lips and suppressed the smile that was rising on his face.

Even if ordinary people want to make any major decision, they need to understand, confirm and consider it again and again, let alone the aristocratic families?

The situation in Izuo cannot be explained clearly in just a few words.

It was naturally impossible for Li Ji to explain everything clearly to each of the doubtful families like a "customer service" did.

In contrast, Gu Yong is the most suitable one. Not only does he know Yizhou well, but he is also from a noble family in Yangzhou.

It can be predicted that before the fleet sets sail for Yizhou, Gu Yong will probably not have a moment of leisure, and the phrase "crowded with people" is not enough to describe how lively it is.

Of course, it is true that Gu Yong will be bothered for a long time, but the benefits that Gu’s family can gain from it are also predictable.

"This is a reward for Yuan Tan's previous performance..."

Thinking of this, Li Ji felt that there seemed to be no need to feel sorry for Gu Yong. He might even be enjoying it at the moment.

At this moment, Li Ji saw a familiar figure in the corner.

"Hmm? The lord is here too?"

Upon seeing this, Li Ji hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.

However, Li Ji discovered that something seemed to be wrong with Liu Bei, and he looked at him with an extremely moved expression.

"My Lord, what has touched you so much?"

"It's all because of Zikun."

Liu Bei quickly helped Li Ji up and said with emotion.

"Zi Kun has worked hard for my great cause day and night, getting up early and staying up late. I really don't know how to reward Zi Kun, and I feel extremely ashamed."

Li Ji was slightly startled and suddenly felt embarrassed...

This set of rhetoric was just Li Ji's way of increasing his credibility in front of the representatives of the aristocratic families.

Li Ji can't really be called a person who gets up early and goes to bed late.

During this period, Li Ji was on duty at a checkpoint every day. Li Ji was probably the fastest runner in the entire governor's mansion. He was anxious to go back to tease little Li Xi and occasionally teach Li Xiang.

If we really talk about model workers, Gu Yong is the real model worker; he came early and left late.

The person who can accumulate two years of experience in one year on the job is undoubtedly Gu Yong.

Therefore, seeing that Liu Bei seemed to be trying to find ways to reward him on the spot, Li Ji quickly changed the subject and told Liu Bei about the subsequent arrangements for the aristocratic families.

Li Ji had already communicated the content of this meeting with Liu Bei in advance, but the subsequent arrangements still needed to be adjusted based on the reactions of the aristocratic families.

Facing Li Ji's report, Liu Bei nodded frequently and expressed the only worry in his heart.

"Zikun, this strategy is not bad, but what I am worried about is that a hundred years later, if Yizhou, which is completely occupied by aristocratic families, does not obey the orders of the court, or even rebels, it may be a hidden danger."

"My lord, you worry too much."

Li Ji said with a smile.

"How can a mere Yizhou compete with the Thirteen Prefectures of the Han Dynasty? If they harbor rebellious thoughts, they can be destroyed in a snap."

"Furthermore, the fact that Yizhou is nominally handed over to the aristocratic families for self-government does not mean that they will really be allowed to carve up the land and become kings. As for the autonomy, ownership, use rights, etc., as long as a practical system is established, it will be enough to firmly check and balance them."

"Their names will indeed be passed down forever, but the developed Yizhou will eventually belong to the Han Dynasty."

When Liu Bei heard this, he felt particularly relieved.

Family!

Such a large group not only did not become an obstacle in Zikun's hands, but instead allowed them to direct their power towards the development of the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, Liu Bei also agreed deeply with what Li Ji said.

The most difficult thing about aristocratic families is their influence and deep-rooted network of relationships.

But as long as the noble families are led to the overseas Yizhou, once they dare to rebel, they can be destroyed in an instant. In Li Ji's opinion, it is most appropriate to describe the noble families as "a pile of shit when together, and a sky full of stars when apart".

Afterwards, the situation developed just as Li Ji had expected.

Faced with the big bait of "Yizhou", the aristocratic families who were legally "dealt with" did not cause any waves, and the compensation of almost every Yangzhou family was sent to Wu County at the fastest speed.

This made Yangzhou's granaries fill up again at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The focus of the Yangzhou families is all on Yizhou.

During this period, the Yangzhou families were almost frantically collecting information related to Yizhou to confirm its authenticity and feasibility.

Not only was Gu Yong repeatedly questioned by a large number of aristocratic families, but some aristocratic families also used unknown means to establish connections with Guan Yu and his soldiers who were heading to Houyizhou, in an attempt to conduct a second verification.

Twenty days passed in a flash!
When the day came for the fleet to set sail, more than 95% of the noble families solemnly sent a large number of representatives to accompany them to Yizhou to confirm the situation in person.

As the "Izu" slowly sailed into the port, the huge ship, which was far beyond the imagination of the representatives of the aristocratic families, undoubtedly shocked the eyes of many of them.

Perhaps it was because Wujun had advanced sea vessels in the past that this allowed Li Ji to lead his army on an expedition to Yingzhou.

Rumors and seeing it with one's own eyes are undoubtedly two different concepts.

Even though a county-level sea vessel seemed just so-so to Li Ji, in the eyes of the noble families who were used to seeing river vessels, it was undoubtedly a behemoth beyond imagination.

At this moment, many doubts began to quickly dissipate in the minds of the representatives of the aristocratic families.

With such a sea vessel, at least thousands of people can be accommodated at a time, and there is no need to worry about sailing to and from Izu.

Amid the increasingly strong expectations of the representatives of the aristocratic families, they set out with the fleet to Yizhou to begin the investigation.

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at the same time.

South of Jiaozhou is the Linyi Kingdom.

Influenced by Han culture, after Qu Lian established himself, the regime he established naturally subconsciously imitated the Han system.

The capital was established in Champa, a royal palace was built, the country was governed by three dukes and nine ministers, and even the system of court deliberation was maintained.

At this moment in the palace, Qu Lianzi, the "King of Linyi", is no longer as high-spirited as he was fifty-four years ago.

Qu Lian, who was over eighty years old, looked very old and frail, slumped on the throne inlaid with numerous gems.

Due to his extremely old body, Qu Lian even had difficulty wearing the crown that he had personally made for him.

Therefore, as early as five years ago, Qu Lian stopped wearing the crown and began to let Wang Sun Qu Ba handle the government affairs.

However, his desire for power and fear of betrayal made Qu Lian unwilling to leave the throne even at this point. He would slumped on the throne and listen to every court meeting.

Although Linyi called itself a country and continued to conquer and expand its territory after Qu Lian rebelled, the actual area of ​​Linyi is still smaller than that of Wujun, and its population is only over 500,000.

Therefore, the so-called court meetings, apart from trivial matters, were more about dealing with disputes among domestic nobles.

Not everyone was as stubborn as Qu Lian and unwilling to die. Except for Qu Lian, all the heroes who had joined Qu Lian in the rebellion had passed away, and their descendants naturally became nobles.

Without the suppression of the previous generation, it is only normal for conflicts to arise between nobles.

The focus of the Linyi Kingdom’s court meeting this time was also the conflict between the two nobles.

As the grandson of the regent prince, Qu Ba is not good-looking and seems to be fair and peaceful, but after dealing with this conflict among the nobles, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Another one..."

District tyrant calculated silently.

Although District Overlord's treatment seemed fair and just, in fact District Overlord had already reached an agreement with one of the nobles, and wanted to win over the other party's support on the condition of helping him.

Qu Lian had more than just Qu Ba as his descendant. He had thirteen sons, not to mention grandsons.

Qu Ba was never favored by others. He was almost a harmless and invisible person among Qu Lian's descendants. That was why he was chosen by Qu Lian to be the regent five years ago.

Immediately, Qu Ba glanced at Qu Lian on the throne secretly and swore secretly in his heart again.

'No one thinks highly of me, but it doesn't matter, I will definitely take the throne! ' (End of this chapter)