Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

But Liu Qi actually didn't want to meet Sun Qian at all, as he knew Sun Qian was always saying the same thing over and over again, and he was even almost scolded by Sun Qian.

However, for the sake of the overall situation, he wanted to avoid angering Liu Bei, and more importantly, to avoid giving Liu Bei an excuse to attack Jingzhou with his army stationed in Chaisang.

Not only could Liu Qi entertain Sun Qian with fine wine and tea, he also sent a large number of heavy troops to protect Sun Qian at all times, to prevent other forces from killing this Liu Bei envoy who swaggered around Xiangyang City every day, and then putting the blame on Jingzhou.

Liu Qi prepared himself mentally for a long time and thought about the happy things in the first half of his life. Then he came out to bathe in Sun Qian's saliva and send him out of the governor's mansion with good tea and wine.

However, after Sun Qian stated his purpose in a serious manner, Liu Qi, full of confusion, even tilted his head, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

Should we persuade the Yi and Jing families to stop fighting and make peace instead of fighting against each other?

It also shows that Liu Bei is willing to set an example and never allow a single soldier to set foot in the territory of Jingzhou, which is owned by his fellow clan member, without Liu Biao's permission?

'It's still dark and I'm already half asleep?'

Liu Qi couldn't help but look up at the bright sunshine outside the house. For a moment, he thought that he had been busy day and night in Xiangyang these days, so he didn't know when he fell asleep and was still dreaming.

For Jingzhou at the moment, being able to delay time is undoubtedly the most advantageous.

Liu Qi might be an average person, but he also knew that Jingzhou was currently being surrounded by Liu Yan, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu, who were eyeing it covetously and were about to divide it up.

All the preparations Liu Biao made were just to defend Xiangyang to the death while trying to take the opportunity to annex Yizhou.

Moreover, all these conditions must be based on the premise that Liu Bei will not send a large number of troops to attack. Otherwise, if Liu Bei and Yuan Shu join forces to divide Jingzhou, Jingzhou will be unable to resist at all.

Now, what is the difference between Sun Qian’s words and directly expressing support for Liu Biao?
Liu Qi reacted and turned his head to look at Kuai Liang and Wen Pin, who were left by Liu Biao to help him defend the city. Seeing that they were also stunned, he quickly stood up and said.

"Sir, do you really mean what you say?"

Even though Sun Qian was also confused in his heart, he could only answer with a firm attitude.

"How can such a big event be false? What my lord did was nothing more than to revive the Han Dynasty. He did not want to see the Han Dynasty's relatives, the backbone of the Han Dynasty, fighting against each other, causing pain to the relatives and joy to the enemies."

In an instant, the smile on Liu Qi's face bloomed like a chrysanthemum. He walked up to Sun Qian and said.

"Okay, okay, I know that my uncle has always been kind and benevolent, but now Liu Yizhou has wronged my father for no reason and sent a large army to invade our border, forcing my father to raise an army to resist in order to prevent the people under his rule from suffering disasters."

After a pause, Liu Qi said with a smile.

"It's not that Jingzhou is unwilling to shake hands and make peace with Liu Yizhou, it's just that Liu Yizhou has gone too far."

"Therefore, please tell your uncle that as long as he can persuade Liu Yizhou to withdraw his troops, I, Liu Qi, am willing to do my best to persuade my father to put aside the past grudges, restore peace with Liu Yizhou, and support the Han Dynasty together."

After going around in circles, Liu Qi easily kicked the ball back into Sun Qian's arms.

Anyway, for Jingzhou, the longer the delay, the better. At least it can ensure that Liu Bei will not take the initiative to attack Jingzhou.

Sun Qian, who was equally unsure in his heart, appeared to be unperturbed and answered calmly.

"Please rest assured, Master Qi. My master has also sent people to lobby Liu Yizhou. Please also submit a letter to Liu Jingzhou as soon as possible. Don't start a war."

"It's easy to talk about."

Liu Qi agreed with a bright smile, and then entertained Sun Qian with unprecedented enthusiasm.

Liu Qi personally escorted Sun Qian out of the governor's mansion and sent hundreds of personal guards to protect him. He was determined to protect Sun Qian well, and not even a hair could fall off. Afterwards, Liu Qi thought about the matter carefully and took the initiative to ask Wen Pin and Kuai Liang for their opinions.

However, not only was the skilled and brave Wen Pin full of doubts, but even the strategic Kuai Liang was somewhat confused about what Liu Bei was up to.

No matter how you look at it, Liu Bei's actions are of no benefit to Yangzhou.

After thinking for a long time, the only possibility that Kuai Liang could think of was:
"Or maybe, Uncle Liu is really as the rumors say, based on benevolence and virtue, and puts the Han Dynasty first, and just now he wanted to resolve the conflict between the lord and Liu Yizhou, so that they can work together to support the Han Dynasty."

At this moment, Liu Qi was silent.

Recalling the several times I met Liu Bei, Liu Bei was always worthy of being a kind and gentle elder. He was very caring towards me and even showed more concern than Liu Biao.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Liu Bei is a hypocrite who seeks fame and reputation.

But a gentleman judges deeds rather than intentions. As a close neighbor of Yangzhou, from what Liu Qi knew, the emperor's uncle's deeds throughout his life were always virtuous.

"Alas, maybe we are judging others by our own standards..."

Liu Qi said this with some shame, and then quickly sent a letter to Liu Biao to report what happened today.

At this moment, Liu Qi estimated the time and felt that perhaps the Yizhou army had officially entered the territory of Jingzhou.

This made Liu Qi's eyes reveal a bit of worry.

Liu Qi actually didn't care about becoming the king or the crown prince promised by Liu Biao. What he was worried about more was the safety of his father who was leading the troops himself.

In addition, Liu Qi also felt extremely guilty towards Liu Zhang who was imprisoned in Xiangyang City and his uncle Liu who was far away in Wujun.

"It's difficult to be both filial and righteous..."

Liu Qi sighed leisurely.

……

Around the same time that Sun Qian received the secret letter, Guan Yu and Jia Xu, who were currently stationed in Shouchun City, also received the letter.

Of course, unlike the secret letter that was carefully delivered to Xiangyang, what Guan Yu and Jia Xu received was a document directly stamped with Li Ji's seal.

However, the content of the document clearly required Guan Yu to change his low-key style that had lasted for several months and instead begin to deliberately provoke friction with the Yuzhou direction.

If Guan Yu had not repeatedly verified the authenticity of the seal on the document, he might have thought that this was a secret agent who had infiltrated the organization and passed on this false order to him.

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.

The content of this document is completely contrary to the previous strategy.

"Mr. Wenhe, I wonder what your opinion is on Mr. Zikun's order?" Guan Yu asked Jia Xu who was sitting below him.

Jia Xu also looked depressed.

In order to provoke and intensify the friction between Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, Jia Xu personally went to Shouchun City to make arrangements and command for several months, and finally achieved considerable results.

Li Ji's order proved that everything Jia Xu did was completely useless in the strategic change. (End of this chapter)