Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 513: Yizhou Sends Out Troops
However, although malt sugar may be quite common in Yangzhou, it is still an extremely rare thing in Rinan County.

Because they were so poor that they had difficulty even having enough to eat, the official robe of the county magistrate of Yu State was covered with patches. Gu Jun did not have much money to buy maltose for his son.

Therefore, the appearance of these malt candies instantly caught the attention of Gu Jun's son, and his hands moved almost subconsciously.

However, Gu Jun's son suppressed his impulse and bowed to Li Ji politely.

On the way to Wujun, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu taught Gu Jun's son a lot of common sense and etiquette, and he realized that the man in front of him, who was as handsome as an immortal in a painting, was the legendary national hero.

"Gu Wei from Rinan County pays homage to the Marquis of Guoshi."

Li Ji stretched out his hand to pull Gu Wei up, then stuffed the few candies into Gu Wei's hand and said.

"Good boy, eat the candy first."

"Is it okay?" Gu Wei asked after hesitating for a moment.

"can."

Li Ji responded, then simply picked up a piece of candy, peeled off the outer shell and stuffed it into Gu Wei's mouth.

Suddenly, the sweet and soft feeling that Gu Wei had not tasted for many years spread in his mouth, and his eyes, which were originally wide open with concentration, unconsciously narrowed into slits.

"Is it sweet?" Li Ji asked.

Gu Wei nodded repeatedly and replied.

"sweet."

After a pause, he repeated, "Very sweet."

After that, Gu Wei carefully raised the two remaining candies in his hand and said, "My Lord, don't you want to eat them?"

Li Ji smiled when he saw this, and he also took out a piece of candy from his sleeve, peeled off the outer shell, stuffed it into his mouth, and said.

"Don't worry, I still have some. You can keep these two for yourself."

Gradually, Gu Wei's originally tense heart relaxed unconsciously, and he felt much closer to Li Ji without realizing it.

Immediately, Li Ji asked Gu Wei about some matters in Rinan County as if he was chatting about family matters.

After all, Gu Wei was only eight years old, and under the inadvertent guidance, he unknowingly poured out a lot of his past.

Rinnan County was indeed very poor and miserable.

And through some small questions that Li Ji occasionally asked, Li Ji also had a general evaluation of Gu Wei's knowledge level and personal abilities.

Apart from being good at expressing himself and having a quick wit, Gu Wei is just average in other aspects.

In addition, Gu Wei's foundation was also weak and he had not yet reached the stage of literacy, let alone forming any insights into various military and political affairs.

In this situation, Li Ji really let Gu Wei become a disciple and classmate with Zhuge Liang and others, and Gu Wei could only be a drag.

He might even be hit hard from time to time, and his constant self-doubt might be more harmful than helpful to Gu Wei.

Therefore, Li Ji hesitated slightly and asked in a gentle voice.

"Gu Wei, do you know everything about your father?"

Gu Wei paused and nodded. "I know."

"So what are your expectations or pursuits for your future?" Li Ji asked again.

"I……"

Gu Wei unconsciously clenched his fists and replied, "I also want to be a Han envoy."

Upon hearing this, Li Ji turned his gaze and met Gu Wei's.

Gu Wei's eyes did not flinch at all, and he tried hard to express his belief, wanting to let Li Ji know that he was not speaking on impulse. After a few breaths, Li Ji smiled and said.

"You are still a long way off from becoming a Han envoy at your age..."

Gu Wei's face darkened slightly and he nodded.

"but……"

Li Ji changed his tone and continued, "I am still short of a book boy. I would like to give you some tips on dealing with people and quick wits. Would you like to do that?"

"I am willing!"

Gu Wei was stunned, and agreed without hesitation.

"it is good."

Li Ji was also quite satisfied with this.

After Xiahou Lan and Guo Jia became independent, Li Ji was always lacking someone to help share the chores.

Gu Wei's background, character, and ability can all be said to be quite suitable, and it can also be regarded as an explanation to Gu Jun.

However, Gu Wei at the moment didn't even have some common sense sorted out, so after returning home, Li Ji handed Gu Wei over to Li Qin for some simple instruction.

At the very least, Gu Wei should get to know some important people and understand what he needs to do in daily life as a servant.

Gu Wei might not be as good as some evildoers, but he is also a smart person as Li Ji said.

In just one month, Gu Wei had gradually become able to handle many trivial matters.

And within this month, with some orderly arrangements, spring plowing was successfully completed.

Linyi rice was promoted smoothly under Liu Bei's rule. Even the earliest batch of Linyi rice had begun to sprout green shoots in the fields. Liu Bei, who was inspecting the planting situation everywhere, was happy all day long.

However, unlike Liu Bei who was obsessed with the joy of farming, as the information after the spring plowing was passed back to Wujun through the Jinyisi, Li Ji sensed that a storm was about to come.

Cao Cao, who had barely managed to gain a foothold in Qingzhou in the first year of Chuping, had secretly used countless means to sow discord and divide the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.

As a result, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have become chaotic now, and Cao Cao is obviously waiting for the right opportunity to completely pacify the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou in one fell swoop.

In addition, the situation north of the Yellow River is visibly tense.

In the winter of the first year of Chuping, frictions between Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and Han Fu had been constant, and the entire Jizhou seemed like a powder keg ready to explode at any time.

The remnants of Dong Zhuo entrenched in the Sanfu area, Lu Bu who controls the righteousness of the court, and Yuan Shu who is secretly recruiting troops are all ready to make a move.

What made Li Ji frown the most was the information sent back from Yizhou.

Liu Yan, who had been bedridden for a long time, began to mobilize Yizhou's troops as soon as the spring plowing ended. His intention to launch a large-scale attack on Jingzhou was extremely obvious.

During this period of time, Liu Zhang's whereabouts had not been determined, and the three families of Yang, Jing, and Yi were all arguing with each other.

However, Liu Yan acted as if he was preparing to launch a massive attack on Jingzhou, which made Li Ji inexplicably feel that something was not right.

Is it because Liu Yan feels that his life is coming to an end that he is completely furious?
Or was it simply to intimidate Liu Biao and force him to hand over Liu Zhang.

But if Yizhou's troops went out of Sichuan to fight, Li Ji was not optimistic about Liu Yan.

Perhaps the military force that Liu Yan could mobilize was greater than that of Liu Biao, but in recent times, news about Liu Yan's serious illness has been rampant, and Liu Yan has yet to publicly appear to prove it.

As a result, the news that Liu Yan was seriously ill was well known to not only the princes but even the common people.

Under such circumstances, even if Yizhou sent troops, many of its soldiers would certainly be full of worries and lack morale. How could they win?

(End of this chapter)