Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Gu Jun retorted with disdain.

"It is just right for a child to visit a small country."

This made everyone's faces, including Qu Ba, darken obviously.

This unconventional move, which simply brought down the Linyi Kingdom by self-depreciation, was something that Qu Ba had not expected.

"You are so young, but you have only learned how to show off your eloquence. Aren't you afraid of bringing disaster to Rinnan County and even the Han Dynasty?" Qu Ba said in a cold voice with a slightly gloomy face.

"Hahaha!!"

Gu Jun laughed with a mixture of sarcasm and delight, as if he had heard a joke, and said.

"Your small Linyi nation was founded by Qu Lian, a county official of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty has at least 8,000 people like Qu Lian. You dare to bring disaster to the Han Dynasty? What a joke!"

This sharp remark not only angered everyone further, but even Qu Lian, who was originally slumped on the throne, raised his half-closed eyelids a lot. He stared at Gu Jun not far away with his cloudy eyes, and spoke in a distorted and hoarse voice.

"The governor of Rinan County sent you here just to anger the king?"

"No."

Gu Jun looked straight at Qu Lian, shook his head, then took out a bamboo slip from his arms and said.

"This is a document written by Lord Yu, ordering you to return the land you have secretly embezzled over the years within one month according to the document, and return Linyi County to Rinan County..."

After a pause, Gu Jun glanced at the stunned nobles and ministers and said in a cold voice.

"If you have exceeded the limit and have not returned, do not say that I did not warn you."

At this moment, the main hall of the palace was almost burning with raging anger.

From the perspective of the Han Dynasty, returning the occupied land was just giving the Linyi Kingdom an opportunity.

But for the noble ministers of Linyi State, Gu Jun's move was tantamount to ordering the people of Linyi State to be his subjects, and the land of Linyi State was closely related to the interests of the noble ministers.

"Arrogant!!"

"How dare you, a bold lunatic, say such outrageous words."

"Since you want to die, I will grant your wish."

"Your Majesty, please order this lunatic to be taken away and executed immediately."

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For a moment, the mood in the hall was turbulent. The nobles in the hall were not allowed to carry weapons, otherwise they might not be able to resist attacking Gu Jun.

Qu Lian, who was originally slumped on the throne, also had an angry look on his face. He held the armrests of the throne tightly with his hands, and slowly sat up a little, like a sick tiger that regained its ferocity.

"Han boy, do you know what you are talking about? Are you really not afraid of the blades of the 50,000-strong army of Linyi?"

"Then, Qu Lian, aren't you afraid of the anger of the 200,000 people in Rinnan County? Aren't you afraid that once the Han gets angry, the heavenly soldiers will come and crush you into dust in an instant?"

Gu Jun retorted fearlessly, pointing his finger directly at Qu Lian and spoke loudly.

"One month! Not only the land, but also you, Qu Lian, must go to Rinan County to confess your crime and accept punishment. Otherwise, your descendants and clans will be implicated. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

At this moment, even Qu Lian, who had become more cautious and timid due to his old age, was so angry at Gu Jun's words that his blood boiled.

Perhaps Qu Lian instinctively felt that there were many strange and suspicious aspects, but now many noble ministers of Linyi Kingdom have gathered together.

If Qu Lian remained unresponsive to the scolding of such a child, his authority would probably be gone in an instant and he would no longer be able to maintain his position.

"Take this kid pretending to be a Han envoy and behead him!"

Qu Lian used his remaining rationality to cover up a bit and then gave the order.

After hearing Qu Lian’s royal order, between life and death, Gu Jun felt his consciousness slightly blurred.

Even though Gu Jun had been mentally prepared for this, when the time came...

"Hahaha!"

Gu Jun's laughter became even more wanton, and his voice resounded throughout the main hall.

"What's the harm if I, Gu Jun, go ahead? You will regret it soon."

As two sturdy attendants rushed towards Gu Jun, ready to forcibly hold Gu Jun down and behead him.

Gu Jun somehow managed to burst out a burst of brute force from somewhere, and forcibly broke free from the control of the two attendants, and said proudly.

"Why do you barbarians need to hold me captive? I'm going to die anyway, so why should I be afraid?"

Immediately, in front of everyone, Gu Jun slowly and carefully tidied his clothes, then strode out of the hall.

That calm back figure shocked everyone for a moment.

At this moment, it seemed as if Gu Jun was not going to die, but was going to perform some solemn ceremony. This made Qu Lian frown, feeling inexplicably sad, and then his eyes fell on the bamboo scroll that fell to the ground when Gu Jun struggled against the control of the attendant.

"Bring the document to me," Qu Lian said.

Immediately, without waiting for the others to take a step, Qu Ba picked up the bamboo slips himself and presented them to Qu Lian.

Qu Lian opened the heavy bamboo slips himself with some difficulty, and scanned the contents with his cloudy eyes. At the beginning, Qu Lian's expression became more and more displeased the more he read.

And wait until the end...

[If Linyi refuses, the Han army will arrive, so please do not make mistakes.]

This sentence, coupled with Gu Jun's attitude that seemed to want to die, made Qu Lian's originally somewhat dull brain seem to explode suddenly, and he seemed to understand something in an instant.

Rinan County is not just bluffing, it must have something to rely on!

Gu Jun, who was born in Rinan County, was determined to die. He probably wanted to completely cut off the last escape route of Linyi Kingdom and wanted to cut off all the escape routes of Linyi Kingdom with his own life.

Could it be that... the Han court really sent a large army south to this point?
Qu Lian, who had once been a Gongcao of Dahan County, suddenly remembered clearly the education he had received when he was young, the record about Nanyue killing Han envoys and dividing the country into nine counties.

Could it be that Linyi today will be the Nanyue yesterday?

For a moment, Qu Lian sat up in shock as if he was dying. He stood up from the throne and shouted in a hoarse and rapid voice.

"Quick! Spare his life!!!"

However, just as Qu Lian finished speaking, a dull sound of a sharp blade entering flesh came from outside the hall.

Soon, a servant returned to the main hall holding the head and asked Qu Lian to examine it personally according to custom.

Qu Lian looked at Gu Jun's head, whose eyes were still open, and could even read a bit of contempt and ridicule in those completely lifeless eyes.

Unconsciously, Qu Lian's legs softened and he sat back on the throne, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Seeing this, Qu Ba asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty, has something happened?"

Qu Lian, who had regained consciousness, held the bamboo slips tightly in his skinny hands, feeling that the bamboo slips were of a thousand pounds in weight, and then he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Han Ting, I'm afraid he's going to go to war with us."

Upon hearing this, Qu Ba was very dissatisfied and was even more disappointed with Qu Lian's inappropriate reaction. He felt that Qu Lian was indeed old and no longer had any of his former spirit.

Qu Lian once dared to rebel and proclaimed himself king. He conquered many countries and finally established the vast Linyi Kingdom.

Even though he is now very old, people from all walks of life in Linyi Kingdom are still in awe of Qu Lian, the founding leader.

Unexpectedly, Qu Lian showed such an inappropriate reaction at this moment, as if he was afraid of Han Ting.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Linyi is as powerful as Han. The whole country is united and can mobilize more than 50,000 troops. No neighboring country will dare to disrespect us."

After a pause, Qu Ba suddenly realized that this seemed to be an excellent opportunity, and hurriedly bowed his head to comfort him.

"As the grandson of the king, the king was able to defeat the Han court and establish Linyi. I, Qu Ba, am also willing to follow the king's example!"

"The Han court dares to be so disrespectful to the king. Not to mention whether they dare to send troops to attack, even if they don't come, I will also lead my troops north to capture Rinan County, so as to teach the Han court the consequences of sending people to insult the king with words."

Qu Ba's words brought some light back to Qu Lian's eyes.

Now that things have come to this, there is no point in regretting.

Whether the Han court would really send a large army south was still an unknown. Even though Qu Lian was very old, he would not be so frightened.

And Qu Ba's reaction also made Qu Lian speak with great satisfaction.

"Good, good, good! I am very pleased that your grandson has such ambition."

At present, Qu Lian has decided to make preparations for both scenarios.

On the one hand, Qu Lian quickly put Gu Jun's body in a good coffin, and then sent someone with valuable gifts to send Gu Jun's body back to Rinan County, explaining the misunderstanding and testing Rinan County's reaction.

On the one hand, Qu Lian appointed Qu Ba as the commander-in-chief and immediately mobilized a large number of troops to march north to the border.

And what Qu Ba said also touched the heart of Qu Lian!

If Rinan County was really bluffing, it would mean that the Han court might really have run out of luck, so it might as well take advantage of the situation and launch a massive attack into Rinan County and occupy it completely.

In order to stabilize the internal situation of Linyi, Qu Lian naturally did not dare and could not show the slightest guilt and revealed that the main purpose of deploying troops on the border was to resist the subsequent retaliation of the Han court.

Therefore, Qu Lian simply used the Han envoy's arrogance and disrespect as an excuse to mobilize troops and stated that if Rinan County could not give him a reasonable explanation, he would send troops to attack Rinan County.

Suddenly, a large number of troops from Linyi began to gather towards the north. (End of this chapter)