Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"Zikun still understands me. Alas, I'm so thirsty from talking. I need to quench my thirst."

After Liu Bei put down the teacup, he looked happy and relaxed.

In response, Li Ji smiled helplessly and continued to make the second pot of tea.

Now that Liu Bei is the governor of Yangzhou, he naturally needs to maintain his dignity and status when facing outsiders.

When receiving representatives from various princes and families, Liu Bei would carefully consider every word he said before speaking, and naturally would not easily make any unnecessary moves to avoid being misunderstood.

Therefore, even if Liu Bei was already talking with guests until his mouth was dry, he would not easily lower his head to drink tea, so as to avoid being misunderstood as being impatient to see the guests off.

Especially since Yangzhou was just being settled, the issue of how Yangzhou would get along with the aristocratic families was at the center of attention, so Liu Bei needed to be even more cautious.

"Thank you for your hard work, my lord."

Li Ji also sighed, then spoke.

"In a few years, when you have the power to dominate the world, you won't have to be so cautious and have many more concerns."

"It's okay, it's nothing. These are just small matters."

Even though he had been so busy for a week, Liu Bei didn't really feel bored.

After all, Liu Bei was a man who was good at dancing with long sleeves and had extraordinary charm when dealing with people.

So Liu Bei took the opportunity to contact many aristocratic families. Not only did he discuss many important matters with them, but he even bewitched several families so much that they were ready to bring their entire families to join Liu Bei.

This made Liu Bei very satisfied, and it completely cleared away the frustration he had felt for the cold treatment he had received in Yingchuan.

It’s not that I, Liu Xuande, am incompetent, but it’s a problem with your Yingchuan family!

He went to the trouble of taking a detour to visit the Yingchuan family, but in the end he was looked down upon by all of them.

Liu Bei will remember this for the rest of his life!

Immediately, Liu Bei, who was obviously in high spirits after meeting Li Ji, took the initiative to talk about the talented people among the representatives of various princes and families.

For example, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, who had just come of age, was both a man of military strategy and had a very good character, which made Liu Bei feel very grateful that Meng De had a successor, and he was the best among the second generation of princes.

Relatively speaking, Yuan Tan, as Yuan Shao's representative, was much inferior to Cao Ang in Liu Bei's eyes.

"From what Cao Zixiu said, his younger brother Cao Pi is about the same age as Adou, but he has also read a lot of classics, which is only slightly inferior to Xiang'er."

Inexplicably, the more Liu Bei spoke, the angrier he became, as if he wanted to take some time out to give Ah Dou a good beating.

Upon seeing this, Li Ji hurriedly persuaded Liu Bei to change the subject and talk about Liu Yan.

"Uncle?! Ma Shang Feng?!"

Liu Bei was also shocked, his mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "I didn't expect that my uncle, who is nearly fifty years old, would suffer such a disaster because of beauty."

After a pause, Liu Bei gradually calmed down and spoke.

"In any case, my uncle has helped us to pacify the Yellow Turbans, and it is not a good thing to tell others about this matter. Zikun, please do not publicize it too much, lest it be recorded in the history books and ruin your uncle's reputation."

Li Ji nodded and said, "My Lord, Liu Yizhou's reason is not important. From what I see, Liu Qi's actions are worth considering."

Liu Bei asked in confusion. "Hmm? How do you say that? Even if Liu Qi and Liu Zhang were a little playful, it seems..."

"If my guess is correct, the seemingly honest and low-key Liu Qi is now on good terms with Liu Zhang. Could it be that he is preparing to invite Liu Zhang to visit Jingzhou?" Li Ji frowned.

"Going to Jingzhou as a guest?"

Liu Bei didn't react at first, but then his expression became serious and he said.

"If Liu Jingsheng also knows about my uncle's current condition and tries to trick Liu Zhang into being trapped in Jingzhou, then Yizhou will be in chaos and my uncle will not live long..."

"Liu Jingsheng... wants to take Yizhou?!" At the end, Liu Bei's expression changed drastically.

The reason why Liu Yan felt at ease letting Liu Zhang come to Wujun was because Liu Bei always valued his reputation. In addition, Yangzhou and Yizhou were not adjacent to each other, so it was absolutely impossible for Liu Bei to do anything that would be detrimental to Liu Zhang.

But if Liu Biao really knew Liu Yan's current situation, he would take the opportunity to trick Liu Zhang into Jingzhou and then raise an army to attack Yizhou.

Liu Yan was about to die, Yizhou was leaderless, and facing internal and external troubles, it was really difficult for them to withstand the attack from Jingzhou.

Li Ji's thoughts were similar to Liu Bei's, and he spoke word by word.

"Liu Jingsheng is definitely not someone you can easily deal with. In addition, he has been holding the imperial seal but has yet to return it to the emperor. Perhaps he has already developed a rebellious mind."

At this moment, Liu Biao was listed as one of the "Eight Horses" in the world. He then seized the opportunity to be promoted to the governor of Jingzhou. He rode into Jingzhou alone and used clever means to check and balance all parties, firmly grasping most of the power in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao was fully capable and courageous.

Therefore, Li Ji not only did not underestimate Liu Biao, who had originally been sitting in Jingzhou and enjoying his life, but became more wary of him.

Especially after Liu Biao obtained the jade seal, which was an "ambition amplifier", it seemed that even Liu Biao was excited, and he was somewhat imitating Emperor Gaozu of Han who believed that people in their forties or fifties were the right age to work hard.

Liu Bei fell into deep thought. He stood up and paced for a long time with his hands behind his back. Then he asked Li Ji with a serious face.

"Zikun, what should we do about this?"

"If Yizhou is taken by Liu Jingsheng, Jing and Yi will be connected, which will be very disadvantageous to the world. We should stop it." Li Ji replied.

"Preparation is also the meaning here."

Liu Bei nodded and agreed.

Of course, if we expand the overall situation a little, it will be very disadvantageous to the world.

To be honest, that would be very disadvantageous to Liu Bei.

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?
It is in Liu Bei's interest for Liu Biao to guard Jingzhou.

If Liu Biao became more powerful, Liu Bei would not be able to sleep well, as he would have to be on guard against Liu Biao's surprise attack on Yangzhou along the Yangtze River at all times.

Immediately, Liu Bei continued to ask.

"But...how can we stop it?"

Li Ji said with a smile. "This is easy. All you need to do is have the lord summon Liu Jiyu and give her a few words of advice."

"So simple?" Liu Bei couldn't believe it.

"Liu Jiyu is greedy for pleasure, but he is definitely not stupid. As long as the lord makes it clear that he is in danger, Liu Jiyu will naturally stay away from him and be cautious."

"As long as Liu Jiyu is not deceived into entering Jingzhou, it will not be easy for Liu Jingsheng to attack Yizhou even if he uses all the troops in Jingzhou." Li Ji replied.

"That's easy. Let's send someone to find Liu Zhang."

Liu Bei said this, and then sent someone to find Liu Zhang.

Immediately, Liu Bei remembered the matter of Jiaozhou and asked.

"Zikun, recently there have been many people from aristocratic families who have acted as lobbyists to plead for Zhang Zibu. I think the news that Zhang Zibu had a rift with Beisheng and was placed under house arrest has spread all over the world. But can this really lead to Zhang Zibu being appointed as the governor of Jiaozhou by the court?"

"That's enough."

Li Ji tasted the freshly brewed tea and said.

"The court does not care who is the governor of Jiaozhou, but only cares whether that person has a bad relationship with the lord." (End of this chapter)