Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 60 The prime minister must start from the state department

Of course, Liu Bei is not bound to be able to serve as governor of any state or county he wants to serve.

It's just that Li Ji provided Liu Bei with a general scope and direction, and Liu Bei went to the court to fight for it through Lu Zhi.

This is also one of the biggest benefits that Lu Zhi can see in the short term, so that all his military achievements will not be swallowed up by Dong Zhuo and his like, and there will also be someone who can fight for Liu Bei's desired position as governor from the court.

Otherwise, even if Li Ji assisted Dong Zhuo in defeating the Yellow Turbans, and Liu Bei was elected as the county governor by Liu Yan, Liu Yan would never go out of his way to win over a certain state or county for Liu Bei, but would let the court assign it on its own.

In this case, once assigned to Jiaozhou or northern Youzhou, in Li Ji's opinion, wouldn't it mean being exiled to Lingnan and being assigned to Ninggu Pagoda?
  Even if Liu Bei becomes the county governor, in the harsh and underpopulated places in Jiaozhou and northern Youzhou, it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

Therefore, after Li Ji further explained to Liu Bei why he chose the three northern counties of Yangzhou near Xuzhou as targets, and added various ideas of "ruling the world with one county".

Liu Bei, who acted vigorously and resolutely, immediately went to visit Lu Zhi and asked for Lu Zhi's advice and to report to the court about the governorship.

Now, the military report that Liu Bei defeated Zhangjiao and assisted in the capture of Julu City has been sent to Luoyang. Lu Zhi did not have the slightest idea of ​​appropriating Liu Bei's military achievements in it, and described Liu Bei's contribution truthfully.

Therefore, if Lu Zhi had not recommended Liu Bei to the court in time and waited for the court's reward to be confirmed in advance, it would have been too late.

Since the Julu City government office was burned down by Zhang Liang, after Lu Zhi moved into Julu City, he could only choose another mansion to operate as a temporary government office.

On the one hand, Lu Zhi also stopped his troops and focused on defending Julu City to prevent the Yellow Turbans from surrounding Julu County from retaking Julu City. On the other hand, he used Julu City as the center to clear out the surrounding areas bit by bit. Yellow Turban Thief.

It can be said that with the capture of Julu City, the overall situation of the war in Jizhou can be said to be settled, and the remaining Yellow Turban thieves are just a disease of mustard moss and will not be able to succeed.

Lu Zhi only needs to advance steadily, slowly eliminate the other Yellow Turban thieves, and then defend Julu City, which is of great significance to the Yellow Turban thieves, which will be a great achievement.

Therefore, when Liu Bei visited Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi was handling official documents in the temporary government office, and soon received his impressive disciple in person.

Looking at Liu Bei's calm and joyful expression, Lu Zhi, who was still wearing a washed-out oar robe, could not see any prestige that would make the Yellow Turban thieves frightened. Instead, he looked like an old scholar.

Lu Zhi asked after Liu Bei greeted him with a respectful salute and motioned Liu Bei to sit down.

"Xuande, look at your happy face, do you have something happy to share with me?"

"Master Lu Ming saw that my disciple did have a happy event, so he couldn't hide his joy in his heart." Liu Bei replied.

"Oh?" Lu Zhi asked.

"Zi Kun, who has been unconscious for five days, has woken up and worships his disciple as his master."

When talking about this matter, even though Liu Bei deliberately controlled his expression, the corners of his mouth still rose unconsciously.

Lu Zhi heard this and asked.

"But the Li Ji and Li Zikun you mentioned to me many times before are the Li Zikun who plans to build a large mountain, trap the giant deer in vain and in reality, and defeat Zhang Jiao in three ways?"

"Exactly." Liu Bei replied.

When Lu Zhi heard this, his expression immediately became a little silent, and he looked at Liu Bei with a slightly strange and...disgusting look in his eyes.

Liu Bei asked nervously when he saw this. "Master Lu, is there something wrong with this?"

Lu Zhi sighed slightly and said.

"I originally wanted to wait for Li Zikun to wake up, and after talking with him, I would recommend him to the emperor. With Li Zikun's talent, he cannot be found in one state or one county."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei immediately understood what Lu Zhi meant.

Following Liu Bei with Li Ji's talents is undoubtedly a waste. It can be called a pearl in secret, a flower stuck in cow dung.

This made Liu Bei feel a little more guilty for Li Ji unconsciously, and also felt deeply lucky.

Fortunately, he acted quickly. Otherwise, after Master Lu met with Li Ji and decided to recommend Li Ji to the imperial court, no matter how much Liu Bei longed for Li Ji, he would not be able to compete with Master Lu or compete with the imperial court for people.

Now that the title of chief minister has been established with Li Ji, unless Li Ji has a strong will, even Lu Zhi cannot go beyond Liu Bei and make arrangements for Li Ji.

However, Lu Zhi's hidden meaning behind his words made Liu Bei feel that his teacher's love had completely disappeared.

I remember that when he was studying, Lu Zhi also valued Liu Bei a lot, otherwise he would not have given him several volumes of handwritten books. Moreover, after meeting in Boluojin, Lu Zhi also praised Liu Bei from time to time.

did not expect……

Liu Bei said somewhat aggrievedly. "Master Lu, this disciple will definitely not let Zikun down, and will definitely try his best to let Zikun use his talents and knowledge to benefit the world."

Lu Zhi stroked his beard and said. "Now that things have come to this, can I still force it?"

The sensible disciple has already taken the initiative to offer Li Ji to worry about the teacher.

However, Liu Bei was pretending to be deaf and dumb at this moment, as if he did not understand the other hint hidden in Lu Zhi's words.

"Previously, Zikun proposed that 'one county should govern the world'. Bei was deeply impressed by this and came here to ask Master Lu for advice."

"Rule the world with one county?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhi thought about the meaning of this sentence. Moreover, the superficial meaning of this sentence is not difficult to understand. To influence and govern the world through a state and county shows the magnanimity and extraordinary self-confidence of the person who said this sentence.

But how to rule the world with one county is a puzzling problem.

Lu Zhi, who was interested, said. "Xuande, please elaborate."

"Master Lu, why can the demon Zhang Jiao easily deceive a large number of people? It is because natural disasters occur frequently and it is difficult for the people to have enough farmland to maintain food and clothing."

In front of Lu Zhi, Liu Bei naturally could not use too radical and sharp statements, but instead put forward his own ideas in this more gentle way.

In this regard, Lu Zhi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

This is indeed undeniable.

"Therefore, Zikun proposed to set his sights south of the Yangtze River!"

Having said this, Liu Bei's tone became a little excited unconsciously, and he said.

"Compared to the Central Plains, south of the Yangtze River, despite the sweltering climate and many poisonous insects and beasts, there is a large amount of cultivated land that can be cultivated, dense water networks, and no risk of drought."

"Therefore, my disciples want to go to the south of the Yangtze River to manage a county, resettle the refugees, dredge water conservancy, and cultivate fertile farmland."

"At that time, if the disciples' governance is very effective, the princes in the court will be able to understand the potential of the land south of the Yangtze River, which may change the pattern of the world, allowing the court to fully develop the south of the Yangtze River, and gradually make the south of the Yangtze River a The world’s granary.”

When Lu Zhi heard this, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he twirled his beard and fell into thinking.

Unlike Liu Bei, a northerner who had never been to the south of the Yangtze River, Lu Zhi had served as the governor of Jiujiang and Lujiang counties respectively, and he had a good understanding of the situation south of the Yangtze River.

After a full moment, Lu Zhi sighed and said.

"I once heard that "Han Feizi Xianxue" said: 'Prime ministers must be born in the state, and strong generals must be sent to the army.' I didn't think it was true. I felt that it was just a family saying. Unexpectedly, I saw it today and I know it is true."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel excited about it.

I understand that this is Lu Zhi praising the cleverness of this policy, and also thinking that Li Ji has the talent of a prime minister.

"The far-sightedness of this boy is amazing."

Lu Zhi sighed and said.

"I have also governed the states and counties south of the Yangtze River, but I never thought that developing the south of the Yangtze River might alleviate the problem of insufficient arable land in the world. I am really ashamed."

"So, Master Lu thinks this strategy is feasible?" Liu Bei asked.

However, Lu Zhi shook his head and replied. "I don't know."

"Ah?" Liu Bei replied.

“When things are not done yet, who knows the outcome?”

Lu Zhi asked a question, and then answered.

"But in my opinion, this is a feasible direction. But when I was governing Jiujiang and Lujiang, there was a barbarian rebellion in Jiujiang County, and I was ordered to put down the rebellion. Later, I was not suitable for the soil and water of Jiangnan, so I had to say goodbye after hurriedly putting down the rebellion. official."

"Then, there was another barbarian rebellion in Lujiang, and the imperial court appointed me as the governor of Lujiang County to quell the rebellion. However, he only served for more than a year before he was recalled by the imperial court to serve as a councilor. He collated Confucian classics in Dongguan and continued to write "Han Dynasty". remember"."

After a pause, Lu Zhi continued.

"In addition, according to what I saw in Jiujiang and Lujiang, in Yangzhou there are not only barbarians and Shanyue rebellions from time to time, but bandits and bandits can also be seen everywhere."

"Moreover, due to the dense water network, the number of water thieves is comparable to that of crucian carp crossing the river, and it is extremely difficult to clean up. If there is a slight movement, those water thieves will dig into the reeds in rivers and lakes. Relying on their understanding of the water network, it is difficult to Searching.”

"Therefore, when I served as the county governor of Jiujiang and Lujiang, I was busy suppressing bandits almost every day. If Xuande intends to cultivate fertile land south of the Yangtze River, he will bear the brunt of the damage caused by bandits."

Hearing these words, Liu Bei's heart went cold on the spot.

Liu Bei had also heard Li Ji mention that there were many bandits south of the Yangtze River, but he never expected that with the ability of Lu Shi, he would also find it extremely difficult to suppress the bandits.

However, now that the matter has come to this, Liu Bei has no reason to back down.

Regardless of Liu Bei's trust in Li Ji, more importantly, if the south of the Yangtze River can be successfully developed, it will be of great benefit to all people in the world. This is enough for Liu Bei to face the difficulties.

"Thank you Master Lu for teaching me, but my disciple has already made up his mind. How can he hold back because of the trouble of bandits? If this matter is of great benefit to the world, even if he spends his whole life doing it, he will never tire of it."

Liu Bei replied firmly.

"it is good!"

Seeing this, Lu Zhi was quite pleased with Liu Bei's determination and asked instead.

"Since Xuande wants to rule the world with one county, does he want to be the governor of the county? I can also recommend him to the court, which can be regarded as a helping hand for Xuande."

(End of this chapter)