Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Li Ji always felt that his moral bottom line was quite flexible, but he had to admit that Sima Yi was still the floor tile for the moral bottom line of this era.

As a member of aristocratic family, Sima Yi knew the weaknesses of aristocratic families very well, and stabbing his own family members in the kidneys was indeed a hit.

If the mob really breaks into the city, how can the noble families stop the endless stream of mobs even if they secretly raise private soldiers?
Li Ji subconsciously rubbed the fan bones with his hands behind his back, deducing the strategy proposed by Sima Yi.

From the perspective of solving the famine in Yuzhou, Sima Yi's strategy can be regarded as giving a man a fish and then giving him a fish.

At the moment, Li Ji had neither extra troops nor the ability to transfer large amounts of food and fodder to Yuzhou.

Turning these disaster victims into mobs and teaching them how to attack the local city families can also help them become self-reliant.

In addition to solving the famine problem, even though Sima Yi did not explain in detail, Li Ji immediately understood the other invisible benefits.

First, it can further weaken Yuan Shu's control over Yuzhou.

Some things are like a prairie fire that spreads all over the place. Once an example appears, more victims in Yuzhou, where people are full of resentment, will naturally follow suit.

Secondly, once a riot really broke out against the Yuzhou aristocratic families, the situation of the Yuzhou aristocratic families would be desperate, and the blow that would be inflicted on the Yuzhou aristocratic families would be terrifying.

During this special period, Yuan Shu naturally could not have the spare energy to help the Yuzhou families suppress the riots, and Li Ji was even less likely to take the initiative to intervene.

Even if the influence of the Yuzhou noble families is so great that they can directly mobilize Yuzhou soldiers on weekdays, where are the troops in Yuzhou for the Yuzhou noble families to mobilize right now?

Influence, connections, heritage, quality, knowledge, etc., all the things that the Yuzhou families are proud of, without the support of guns, will only appear fragile under the violence of the mob.

By the time the noble families in Yuzhou have really felt the pain from the harm done by the mobs, the outcome of the battle for Yuzhou would have been decided long ago.

Their only way out was to crawl in front of Li Ji and ask for help.

By then, won't Li Ji be able to have whatever he wants?
As long as the aristocratic families in the four states of Yu, Xu, Jing and Yang were subdued, then in a sense the aristocratic families in these four states would be able to represent the majority of the aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty.

However, once a riot breaks out, many innocent people will inevitably be affected.

Just like the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the past, it started out as an uprising of believers, but in the end, countless ordinary people who could have survived were forcibly dragged into the rebellion.

There is no doubt that this is a vicious plot, and a riot can easily become a double-edged sword that hurts others and oneself.

The most prosperous place in Jizhou used to be Julu County. However, it has been nearly ten years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Julu County, which was the center of the turmoil, has not yet recovered.

The most prosperous area of ​​Jizhou gradually moved eastward from Julu County to Bohai County.

Li Ji paced back and forth for a while, his eyes fell on Sima Yi, and he spoke.

"If Yi Er is given full responsibility for this matter, is Yi Er confident that she can control the riot within a certain range?"

Sima Yi couldn't help but feel refreshed when he heard this.

Sima Yi's ambition in making this suggestion was naturally not just to gain the credit for making the suggestion, but also to win Li Ji's trust to be responsible for the execution of this plan.

Once successful, it will mean that Sima Yi can truly step onto the political stage of Liu Bei's group, rather than just being a military adviser in name only.

"What category do you mean by teacher?" Sima Yi asked in a low voice.

"We can have as many weapons as you need. I can also provide about 100,000 dan of grain for Yi'er to use to win people's hearts. I can even allow Yi'er to call upon the Jinyi Division in Yuzhou..." When Li Ji said this, Sima Yi's breathing couldn't help but quicken.

Weapons are fine.

But 100,000 dan of grain and the mobilization of the Jinyi Division in Yuzhou were undoubtedly quite strong support.

"I don't care how Yi'er uses the mob to cleanse the powerful family..."

After a pause, Li Ji raised two fingers and said.

"What Yi'er needs to do is not only to prevent the riots from harming innocent people to the greatest extent possible, but also to calm down the riots in Yuzhou at the command of the lord, and make the rioters grateful to the lord."

Upon hearing this, Sima Yi did not rush to answer. Instead, he lowered his head for several breaths before suddenly raising his head, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's.

How could Sima Yi not understand what Li Ji meant?

Sima Yi did a good job, so naturally he deserved credit;
But if this riot gets out of control, Sima Yi will have to take the blame.

Li Ji was not worried whether Sima Yi would not accept it. If Sima Yi refused, Li Ji would urgently transfer Jia Xu over to control and guide the riot behind the scenes.

Although Jia Xu's action would likely cause a much higher number of casualties in the riot, with his insight into and control over people's hearts, he would definitely be able to meet Li Ji's requirements.

But Sima Yi also knew that this was an excellent opportunity. If he did not find a chance to step forward, with Liu Bei's momentum, it might not take a few years for Liu Bei to start taking steps towards unifying the world.

"Disciple is willing to try his best."

"good very good!!!"

Li Ji smiled gently, saying, "It's no wonder that I value you so much. I regard Yi'er as my successor and a noble."

"In that case, this matter will be handed over to Yi'er to take full charge. Come up with a charter as soon as possible."

Soon, Li Ji brought Sima Yi back to the campfire again. He did not tell Liu Bei about the plan, but instead used the excuse that the matter was serious and planned to send a letter to Liu Bei for a decision.

For a moment, no one doubted it.

However, when they started marching towards the Huai River again the next day, Zhuge Liang discovered that Sima Yi had disappeared from the army, and a team of tiger guards had also disappeared.

Suddenly, Zhuge Liang understood something, but he didn't say it out loud, nor did he take the initiative to ask further questions.

In addition, Sima Yi was not very popular, so his disappearance did not cause any waves. Li Ji found an opportunity to publicly mention that Sima Yi had been transferred to another position, thus covering up Sima Yi's whereabouts.

Another three days passed. While Li Ji was secretly keeping an eye on the movements of the famine victims and cooperating with Sima Yi in making a series of arrangements, they finally arrived at the location of the Huai River as scheduled.

At the agreed-upon Fuduan of Shushui City, Gan Ning personally led the Jinfan bandits to escort the fleet along the way in order to ensure the safety of the transported food and fodder.

Looking at the fleet anchored on the Wei River from afar and the Jinfan thieves who heard the bell before seeing the people, Li Ji couldn't help but smile.

Gan Ning even rode alone and rushed towards Li Ji, shouting.

"My Lord, Gan Ning is here to help!" (End of this chapter)