Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The next moment, Liu Zhang, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly jumped up with an agility that was inconsistent with his body size, rushed towards Li Ji in two steps at a time, and shouted excitedly.

"Mr. Zikun!!!"

Li Ji subconsciously took a step back. Xu Chu, whose view was blocked, put one hand on the hilt of the knife, thinking that he was being attacked.

Fortunately, Li Ji took a look and barely saw the shadow of Liu Zhang's past from the round outline.

"Ji Yu?"

Li Ji asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Mr. Zikun, it's me..."

At this moment, Liu Zhang was so excited that it was difficult to describe.

When I saw Li Ji, it was as if there was light coming out of him.

However, Liu Zhang ignored his current weight and the fact that he had hardly exercised for more than half a year.

So when I wanted to take a big step over the stairs, my stride was much smaller than I expected, and I missed the step...

Right under Li Ji's nose, he performed an unexpected fall on the ground, right in front of Li Ji.

"boom!"

This movement made Li Ji's mouth twitch involuntarily. His mind raced, and he forced himself to smile and smiled for Liu Zhang.

"Why does Ji Yu need such a big gift?"

However, what Li Ji never expected was that Liu Zhang not only did not stand up, but instead stretched out his hands, hugged Li Ji's legs directly, and cried.

"Mr. Zikun, you must save me. That bastard Liu Biao has captured me and brought me here, imprisoning me in this tiny room and torturing me day and night... I can't bear the humiliation, and I'm going to hit my head and die here..."

Li Ji looked at Liu Zhang's round and plump figure, and it was really hard for him to connect the day and night torture with this figure.

However, seeing Liu Zhang's collapsed appearance with tears and snot, Li Ji could only comfort him for a while.

After venting for a long time, Liu Zhang asked belatedly.

"Why is Mr. Zikun in Xiangyang? Could it be that he came here specifically to rescue me?"

Immediately, Li Ji signaled Xu Chu for help, and after forcibly helping Liu Zhang up, he described the situation in detail.

But when Liu Zhang learned that Liu Yan had been pretending to be sick from the beginning to the end, he sent him as bait to Liu Biao's nose, and had already brought his three beloved brothers back to Yizhou early.

The expression on Liu Zhang's face seemed to say "kind father, filial son". He was so excited about the good news that his old father sat up in shock from his dying illness that his face looked grim.

However, when Liu Zhang learned that Liu Yan vomited blood and fainted in public and became bedridden because the plank road in Ba County was destroyed, he was obviously laughing with extreme sorrow, slammed the table, and shouted loudly.

"it is good!"

Feeling the gazes of the people around him, Liu Zhang paused for a moment and added.

"So... So sad. Why is my father so sick and full of disasters? What if he accidentally overcomes the disease? No, I mean it would be best if my father could not overcome the disease..."

Li Ji couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand, then added a word to help.

"It seems that Ji Yu is mentally unstable due to this great joy and sorrow, so he makes mistakes in his statements."

"Yeah."

Liu Zhang responded, and then after realizing what was going on, he said with a frown.

"My father is ill in bed, and my three brothers are away all year round. I am afraid they don't know how to take care of him. I want to return to Yizhou as soon as possible to fulfill my last filial duty. I wonder if Mr. Zikun can help me?"

Filial piety? ! (crossed out!)
Fight for inheritance.

Even in front of Li Ji, Liu Zhang now barely concealed his true intentions, and his hatred for Liu Yan was even more evident. And this was exactly what Li Ji was aiming for.

How to digest Jingzhou as quickly as possible is the current focus.

Even if Li Ji wanted to intervene directly in the affairs of Yizhou, he was powerless.

Regardless of whether Liu Yan could survive this crisis, sending Liu Zhang back to Yizhou to muddy the waters and further make Yizhou, which was in civil strife, unable to expand outward in a short period of time, was the most beneficial approach.

Li Ji thought for a while with a hesitant look on his face, then spoke.

"Ji Yu, you and I have known each other for many years, and the lord treats you like his own son or nephew..."

Li Ji was a disciple of Liu Bei, and might have only acquired a little bit of Liu Bei's influence, but the sincere concern he revealed was enough to deeply move Liu Zhang, who had just experienced a low point.

"Yes, Zhang knows..."

Liu Zhang wiped his tears and spoke in a crying voice.

"While under house arrest here, I have always regretted not listening to Uncle Liu and not being more cautious, so that I still fell into the trap of the thief Liu Biao."

"I can see clearly who treats me well and who treats me like a pig or a dog."

At the end of his speech, Liu Zhang couldn't help but look up at Li Ji, and then his gaze swept towards Zhang Song on the side.

This caused Li Ji to lean back slightly unconsciously.

The look Liu Zhang gave Zhang Song... wasn't right?
In the past, didn’t Liu Zhang dislike Zhang Song’s ugly appearance so much that he turned a blind eye to Zhang Song’s talents?

Liu Zhang and Zhang Song have been under house arrest together for half a year. What kind of bond have they developed?
Li Ji's thoughts wandered for a moment, and then he continued in a gentle voice.

"Since Ji Yu has understood the truth, why should he return to Yizhou and get involved in that vortex? Why not follow me back to Wujun in a few days? My lord can also ensure that Ji Yu will be rich and prosperous for the rest of his life."

After hearing this, Liu Zhang was even more moved.

Li Ji was not simply trying to make promises to Liu Zhang in order to win him over with the care and concern that Liu Zhang lacked.

If Liu Zhang was unwilling to return to Yizhou, Li Ji would never force him.

Apart from anything else, when Wujun was accepting a large number of refugees, Liu Zhang mediated and sent a lot of food to Wujun, which greatly alleviated the urgent need. Liu Bei and Li Ji also remembered Liu Zhang's favor.

Furthermore, Liu Zhang stayed in Wujun from then on, which gave him an additional excuse when he wanted to take over Yizhou in the future.

Therefore, for Li Ji, the difference between Liu Zhang returning to Yizhou or not was only a matter of making a small profit or a big profit.

"I appreciate Mr. Zikun's kindness."

Liu Zhang stood up with some difficulty and bowed, saying, "But it's Liu Zhang's turn, and I will never back down."

Li Ji was silent for a while, then asked, "So, Ji Yu is determined to return to Yizhou?"

"Yes……"

After a pause, Liu Zhang said with deep eyes, "If I am lucky enough not to die at the hands of my brothers, I will repay the kindness of my uncle and Mr. Zikun one day."

"Ugh."

Li Ji sighed helplessly and said.

"Since Ji Yu has made up her mind, Ji will not say more. Ji Yu should take a good rest first. After some time, Ji will send someone to escort Ji Yu back to Yizhou."

Liu Zhang nodded excitedly and gratefully, then he limped to his feet and walked into the room to rest.

Amidst this great joy, sorrow and anger, Liu Zhang was obviously not as calm as he appeared to be. He was so exhausted that he could hardly hold on any longer.

After Liu Zhang walked away, Li Ji turned his attention to Zhang Song, who was trying not to say a word. (End of this chapter)