Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 59: Rule the world with one county
  "So... Bei's son Kun is not Zhang Liang, but Xiao He?"

Liu Bei murmured, then recalled his contact with Li Ji during this period, and suddenly woke up.

Through strategy, farming, and the recent battle of Boluojin, Zikun found the Yellow Turban's flaw in a very short period of time, and defeated the strong with the weak.

This is not just Zhang Liang or Xiao He, it is clearly a combination of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty.

"Oh!"

Liu Bei was so excited that he accidentally knocked over the tea cup with his palm, and looked at Li Ji excitedly and said.

"If this is really the case, and with Zikun helping me, why should I worry about the difficulty of cultivating fertile land south of the Yangtze River?"

After a pause, Liu Bei slapped his palm and said.

"In this case, there are many aristocratic families in Jingzhou, which will definitely restrict Zikun's talents. How about choosing Yangzhou?"

Li Ji nodded and said in agreement. "Yangzhou is indeed not bad. Brother Xuande has a great opinion."

No matter how you say it, the founding of the Soochow Kingdom was based on Yangzhou and established the potential of the Three Kingdoms, which fully proves the great potential of Yangzhou.

When Liu Bei saw that the atmosphere was so heated, his breathing became a lot heavier unconsciously. His heartbeat kept accelerating due to excitement and nervousness, but his brain was constantly at war between heaven and man.

Just now... Zikun must have been hinting at me just now, right?
  It was suggested that I choose to serve as the county governor between Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and he made it clear that he was good at cultivating fertile land. Was this definitely a hint to me?

However, there was an impulse in Liu Bei's heart, but facing Li Ji, who valued Li Ji more and more, he felt inexplicably uneasy and hesitant, fearing that once that layer of membrane was broken, the relationship between the two parties would become alienated.

"Gulu!"

Liu Bei swallowed his saliva and finally made up his mind.

No more delay!
  Liu Bei gritted his teeth, stood up suddenly, straightened his clothes solemnly, and then bowed to Li Ji.

However, when he really spoke, Liu Bei suddenly forgot all about the manuscript he had been typing for a month or two.

"Brother Xuande, what are you doing?"

Listening to Li Ji's inquiry, Liu Bei's mind started to heat up and he spoke bluntly. "If you are lucky enough to be the governor of a county, I would like to ask Zikun to be the county magistrate."

When Liu Bei finished speaking, he immediately felt regretful in his heart.

By speaking like this, he neither expressed his regard for Zikun, nor praised Zikun's abilities, nor promised to treat Zikun with courtesy in the future. How could he be rude?
  Immediately, Liu Bei's brain raced and he was about to speak and find a way to remedy the situation.

"Thanks to my lord for not giving up, I am willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses."

When Liu Bei heard this, he stared at Li Ji for more than ten seconds, which made Li Ji feel inexplicably flustered and began to reflect on whether he had expressed wrong feelings.

Liu Bei suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed loudly.

"Hahahaha, I am favored by Zikun, which is really the greatest blessing in life."

Immediately, Liu Bei quickly stood up and helped Li Ji, who was bowing down, and said with a bit of a mouth.

"Zi Kun, Zi Kun, from now on, although you and I are called ministers, we are actually brothers. Even if I only get a bowl of broth, I will share half of it with you."

Li Ji also laughed and asked. "What about the gold, silver, treasures, and beauties' titles?"

"what?"

Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment and said in a feigned annoyance.

"How can Zikun compare himself to those things outside of himself? How can those gold, silver, treasures, beauties and titles be compared to Zikun?"

After a pause, Liu Bei seemed to have thought of something and asked.

"Is Zikun worried that he will not be able to survive in the future, so he committed suicide early?"

After saying that, without waiting for Li Ji to answer, Liu Bei immediately pointed his finger to the sky as an oath, drew his sword with the other hand, cut the table next to him in half, and shouted.

"By the heavens above, Liu Bei swears in the name of his ancestors that if he ever has the slightest idea of ​​not tolerating Li Zikun, he will have no children or grandchildren, and his body will be cut into two parts due to such a case."

? ? ! !
  Li Ji.

Li Ji quickly stopped Liu Bei and said.

"My lord, what are you doing? How can a lord swear by heaven to live up to his ministers? Are you trying to trap me into disloyalty and unrighteousness?"

Liu Bei said seriously. "Zi Kun, I know that I am a humble young man. He is favored by Zi Kun. I am the one favored by heaven. He also regards Zi Kun as a brother."

Even though Li Ji had a high resistance to all kinds of painted cakes, he could not help but be moved by Liu Bei's sincere and heart-piercing words at this moment.

"Ji, you should do everything you can to repay your lord by breaking your body into pieces..."

"Zikun..."

Just when Liu Bei became more and more excited and looked at Li Ji with tearful eyes, he was about to say something more.

"Oh!"

The door was suddenly kicked open, and one door even flew past Li Ji's side and crashed into the wall.

Zhang Fei's burly figure like an iron tower rushed in and shouted.

"Is Brother okay? Why is there the sound of drawing a sword and slashing..."

When Zhang Fei saw clearly what was going on inside the room, his thunderous voice unconsciously weakened. Liu Bei's face felt as dark as ink for a moment.

This suddenly made Liu Bei feel like he had taken off all the bitter tea seeds on his wedding night, and suddenly the police came to check the house and crack down on pornography. Liu Bei was so angry that the blood surged in Liu Bei's chest.

"Brother, Mr. Zikun, I'm sorry, you...you continue..."

Zhang Fei saw that the situation was not good and wanted to run away on the spot. He suddenly shrank out and pulled the remaining half of the door forcefully shut.

"boom!"

However, Zhang Fei was undoubtedly too rough, causing the already drooping half of the door to shatter on the spot.

Zhang Fei, on the other hand, rushed straight out of the small courtyard without looking back, and his back disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

When Liu Bei saw this, he couldn't help but sigh and said.

"Yide is still acting so recklessly and shamelessly. I will definitely teach him a lesson later. Please don't blame Zikun."

Li Ji looked at his door. One side was stuck to the wall, and the other side was shattered. This made Li Ji's mouth twitch uncontrollably, but it didn't annoy Zhang Fei.

"This is nothing more than a trivial matter."

Li Ji waved his hand, then sat down in front of the case again, only to find that the map had also been cut in half.

Immediately, Li Ji put the two maps back together and said.

"My lord, Ji did have some plans for the future of my lord and Yangzhou. I wonder if my lord would be interested in knowing it."

"Please Zikun give me your advice." Liu Bei replied.

"Yangzhou, the land of Jiangdong, has six counties: Lujiang County, Danyang County, Wu County, Kuaiji County, Yuzhang County, and Jiujiang County, and most of the population is concentrated in the four northern counties, that is, Lujiang, Jiujiang, Danyang, Wu Si County." Li Ji simply explained.

"So, Zikun means to choose one of the four counties of Lujiang, Jiujiang, Danyang and Wu to be the county governor?"

After a pause, Liu Bei spoke.

"Speaking of which, Master Lu also served as the governor of Jiujiang and Lujiang. He was deeply loved by the local people, and was later transferred back to the imperial court for re-employment. As a disciple of Master Lu, if he goes to Jiujiang or Lujiang to serve as the governor, he may be able to borrow Master Lu's help. Prestige comes in handy."

Regarding Lu Zhi's official past, this was something Li Ji had not known before.

Moreover, if Lu Zhi once served as the governor of Jiujiang and Lujiang counties, then Liu Bei could easily win over some people by taking up the post in the name of Lu Zhi's disciple.

However, Li Ji shook his head slightly and said. "My lord, in my opinion, the first choice is to be the governor of Wu County, followed by Danyang County and Jiujiang County."

"Why?" Liu Bei asked with some confusion.

"Because these three counties are the only ones in Yangzhou that are connected to Xuzhou. If the connection with Xuzhou can be opened, it will be possible to continuously recruit refugees from the Central Plains to solve the problem of developing fertile land but having no farming capacity." Li Ji replied.

As for why Wu County was chosen as the best, it was not convenient for Li Ji to explain this to Liu Bei.

Taihu is ripe and the world is full.

The Taihu Lake referred to in this proverb from later generations is located in Wu County.

Therefore, although Li Ji has not had the opportunity to inspect the land of Wu Jun on the spot, he knows that Wu Jun has the greatest potential.

As long as we lay a good foundation in Wu County and wait for the opportunity to move, we can unify Yangzhou from north to south, from east to west and form the basis of hegemony.

Then, they may move up the Yangtze River to seize Jingzhou and enter Shu, and send troops from Guanzhong, Nanyang, and Guangling, becoming a force that sweeps the world.

Or, defend Jingzhou in the west, seize Xuzhou in the north, use Yangzhou as the foundation to provide food, start from Xuzhou and gradually encroach on the Central Plains, and finally become a whale that swallows the world.

However, before the collapse of the Han Dynasty, these blueprints could not be expressed to Liu Bei, otherwise Liu Bei would definitely regard them as traitors and traitors harboring evil intentions.

Only when the Han Dynasty has fallen, and Liu Bei, a member of the Han clan, is determined to support the Han Dynasty and recreate the era of Ji Han, can Li Ji speak frankly about his plans.

Therefore, Li Ji thought for a while and said.

"If my lord can manage Wu County properly, he can accommodate and resettle a large number of refugees while also cultivating countless fertile fields. Not to mention that the greatness of his achievements is immeasurable, and more importantly, he can prove to the Gungun princes in the court that Jiangnan is The potential of the land is so great that it can satisfy the hunger of all peoples.”

"At that time, with the full support of the court, the lord will personally preside over the continuous migration of people to the south and cultivate the fertile fields in the south of the Yangtze River, so that the people will be fed and clothed, and the granaries will be sufficient. This may be the time when the Han Dynasty is at its peak."

"This is to rule the world with one county."

It has to be said that Liu Bei was completely moved by the cake drawn by Li Ji.

Especially since he was deeply hit by the Yellow Turban Rebellion not long ago, in the future described by Li Ji, Liu Bei clearly saw that he could single-handedly change the chaos of the world, feed and clothe countless people, and restore a prosperous age. possible.

To rule the world with one county? !
  "it is good!"

Liu Bei put his palms together and praised.

"Zi Kun is indeed an unparalleled talent. He can rule the world from one county. He is really magnanimous and has a promising future. This may be the way to truly repay the country and bring peace to the common people."

"The road is long and long, and I will search up and down..."

Liu Bei's eyes flashed, then he squeezed Li Ji's hand and said.

"Zikun, with your help, I will definitely be able to change all the chaos in this world, and I will unswervingly fulfill my aspirations."

Li Ji bowed his hands and said. "Ji, I also believe that my lord can realize his ambition."

(End of this chapter)