Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"you……"

Yu Guo's lips trembled slightly as he opened them, and he subconsciously wanted to remind Gu Jun of the risks of going to Linyi State, asking Gu Jun to reconsider.

But when the words came to his lips, Yu Guo felt that if he said those words again, it would be an insult to Gu Jun's determination.

Yu Guo slowly stood up, walked in front of Gu Jun, stretched out his hand to carefully tidy up Gu Jun's clothes, and then spoke in a complex and gentle tone.

"It's all about protecting yourself."

"Brother-in-law, rest assured that I will not disgrace your past teachings..."

After a pause, Gu Jun couldn't help but grin and said, "In this case, I am also a real Han Chinese, right?"

Nearly three hundred years ago, Emperor Wu of Han conquered Nanyue and established the Jiaozhi Inspectorate.

According to this genealogy, Gu Jun is a descendant of the Nanyue people. Moreover, due to the mediocre results of the governance of Jiaozhou in the past three hundred years, there are still many people who consider themselves as Nanyue people.

However, Gu Jun was deeply influenced by the State of Yu and was more accepting of his Han identity.

"Once you go through this door, you will be the envoy sent by the Rinnan County of the Han Dynasty, and you will be the Han envoy." Yu Guo said in a deep voice.

Gu Jun couldn't help but smile, then his eyes became slightly warm and he whispered.

"Please don't tell my sister about this matter, brother-in-law. Just say that I was appreciated by a high official and was taken to the Central Plains."

"it is good."

Yu Guo nodded.

Immediately, Gu Jun took two steps back, knelt down and kowtowed to Yu Guo, and said in a hoarse voice.

"Please take care of yourself, brother-in-law. I'm sorry that I won't be able to repay you for your care and guidance over the years."

Yu Guo's eyes were red, but he was unable to speak.

Although the State of Yu hoped that Gu Jun could return safely, given the attitude of the State of Linyi towards Rinan County in the past and its ferocious style, the hope of Gu Jun's return was slim.

Perhaps, the State of Yu could also try to send someone else as an envoy to the State of Linyi.

But let alone whether the others are trustworthy, if they are threatened with death and beg for mercy, it will be a great shame and may even leak a lot of information.

More importantly, if others can go, why can’t Gu Jun, the county magistrate’s brother-in-law, go?
If it weren't for the fact that Yu State, as the county governor, could not afford to cause any trouble, Yu State would have wanted to go to Linyi State in person.

……

Half a day later, Yu State asked Gu Jun to take almost all the ceremonial items that could be found in the government office, and also took the documents stamped with the county governor's seal to Linyi State.

After arriving at the border of Linyi State, Gu Jun, who originally looked a little depressed and reluctant, changed into gorgeous clothes and asked his entourage to raise more flags to make it as grand as possible.

The Linyi Kingdom was not that big, even though Gu Jun had been promoting his identity with great fanfare along the way and moving slowly.

Two days later, Gu Jun also arrived at Champa, the current capital of the Linyi Kingdom.

Facing the envoys from Rinan County, the people of Linyi had different attitudes, and most of them were curious about Gu Jun's purpose.

Moreover, compared with the Han Dynasty, the Linyi Kingdom had no red tape. Gu Jun was invited to the palace almost on the same night he arrived in Champa.

Compared with Rinan County, Linyi Kingdom was undoubtedly much richer. The palace of Linyi Kingdom was the most magnificent and gorgeous building that Gu Jun had ever seen in his life, but when Gu Jun stepped into the palace, he always kept his head high and chest puffed out, maintaining his arrogance.

Because Gu Jun knew very well that what he represented now was no longer the ignorant mud boy he used to be, but more than 200,000 people in Rinnan County, and what he represented was the distant and brilliant man in his mind.

Once upon a time, Gu Jun had no concrete impression of the vague and distant Han Dynasty that was always highly praised by the Yu State. It was not until he saw the overwhelming fleet that he confirmed from the Yu State that they were people from the Han Dynasty.

Everything seemed to have become concrete.

Is that the Han style?

Before leaving, the detailed instructions of Yu State regarding the diplomatic mission kept emerging in Gu Jun's mind. He racked his brains to come up with many ways for Gu Jun to achieve the goal and save his life as much as possible during the mission.

"Oh, my brother-in-law has always considered himself a real man, but in the end he is so nagging..."

As people from Rinan County, the oppression of Rinan County by Linyi Kingdom is not just a recent thing, but has been going on for nearly fifty years.

It can be said that the resentment that Rinan County had towards Linyi State had accumulated to a great extent, and Gu Jun naturally had also been hostile to Linyi State for a long time.

After sorting out the various contents explained by Yu Guo, Gu Jun was already very clear that the real purpose of his visit this time was only one.

That is... a declaration of war!
It is not the way of the Han Dynasty to start a war without declaration.

The Han Dynasty is going to clearly inform the Linyi Kingdom, list the charges against you, and declare that we are going to attack you.

When he thought of this, Gu Jun felt his blood boiling in his chest. It was so heroic for a man to die like this!
Even the royal palace, which seemed so magnificent to Gu Jun at first, seemed to be passed by in the blink of an eye as he took unconsciously big steps and raised his head slightly in contempt.

When Gu Jun stepped into the main hall of the Linyi Royal Palace, the hall was already crowded with people, and a large number of ministers and nobles were waiting for Gu Jun's arrival.

After all, in the 54 years since the establishment of Linyi, it has continued to be hostile to the Han Dynasty and has continuously encroached on the land of Rinan County. In addition, the Han Dynasty has never taken the so-called Linyi Kingdom seriously.

Therefore, since the establishment of Linyi, not to mention the Han Dynasty, even Rinan County had never officially sent envoys to Linyi.

The arrival of Gu Jun this time made many ministers and nobles of Linyi Kingdom feel that he might come to beg for mercy on behalf of Rinan County. Therefore, many nobles and ministers of Linyi Kingdom almost rushed to participate, making the main hall, which was usually quite spacious, feel a bit more crowded.

Facing the scrutinizing gazes of the crowd, Gu Jun walked in with his head held high, as if he was taking a walk in his own back garden.

When Gu Jun reached the center of the main hall, he paused, did not salute, and spoke loudly.

"I, Gu Jun of the Great Han, am here on the orders of Lord Yu, the governor of Rinnan County in Jiaozhou of the Great Han."

Fan Shang, who had been struggling with how to complete his tasks these days, immediately shouted in order to please his superiors.

"You bold Han man, the king is here, why don't you quickly pay your respects?"

Instead of being afraid, Gu Jun let out a scornful laugh and said.

"How can a mere barbarian accept the courtesy of a Han envoy?"

Barbarians?!
As soon as these words came out, many people in the hall became furious, and the voices denouncing Gu Jun came towards him frantically and chaotically, with some even wanting to chop Gu Jun into meat paste on the spot.

Gu Jun, however, looked straight ahead, first glanced at Qu Lian who looked old on the throne, and then looked at Qu Ba who was standing on the stairs below.

Seeing that the situation seemed to be getting out of control, Qu Ba quickly raised his hand to stop the chaotic scene, then looked at Gu Jun's young face, who was only in his early twenties, and said sarcastically.

"There is no one left in Rinan County? How dare you send a kid like this as an envoy?" (End of this chapter)