Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Chapter 103: Good! Very Spirited

For Jia Xu, not to mention blood splattering five steps away, even blood splattering one step away was unbearable.

Of course, the premise was that it was Jia Xu's own blood.

If it was someone else's blood, even if it flowed like a river, Jia Xu wouldn't care.

This was a major matter concerning his safety, so Jia Xu decided to slip away and leave Wu County to avoid the limelight.

"Wenhe, please stay, please stay."

However, Li Ji grabbed Jia Xu again and said, "Wenhe will still need to assist the Lord within the government office, so he cannot leave Wu County lightly."

"With you, Li Zikun, in the government office, handling the affairs of a commandery is as easy as turning your hand. What does it matter whether I am here or not?" Jia Xu retorted.

"I am about to leave the government office to inspect various parts of Wu Commandery in preparation for constructing water conservancy projects and reclaiming fertile land. In this case, only Wenhe and Xianhe will be assisting the Lord. How can Wenhe leave without permission?" Li Ji explained.

However, Jia Xu responded with a meaningful gaze.

As for substituting for Li Ji in proposing that strict policy for settling the refugees, Jia Xu, who didn't care about his reputation, considered that he could take the opportunity to show his true style of using schemes, so he was happy to accept it.

In this way, even if Jia Xu had to propose a poisonous plan directly in the future, it wouldn't leave Liu Bei, who had appointed him as his lord, without any psychological preparation.

However, what Jia Xu didn't expect was that it was only the beginning, and the real trouble was waiting for him later.

After a moment, Jia Xu clapped his hands and laughed, saying.

"Good, good, good, I was careless for a moment and didn't expect to fall for your trick, Li Zikun."

Li Ji showed a pure and innocent smile, as if he didn't mean it at all.

What letting Jia Xu take the blame, and by the way, keeping Jia Xu in the government office afterward, unable to go out, and only able to deal with government affairs every day to relieve boredom, how could Li Ji be such a person?

Li Ji looked at Jia Xu sincerely, with an attitude of entrusting him with important matters, and said.

"Wenhe, this was also a temporary decision, so I can only trouble you a little. Moreover, as Ji's reputation becomes more and more widespread, it is likely that scholars will come to Wu County to visit. At that time, Wenhe will be in charge of receiving them and paying attention."

"If there are any talents among them, Wenhe can inform the Lord to recruit them to assist in handling government affairs, so that Wenhe will naturally be much more relaxed in handling government affairs."

At this moment, Jia Xu was almost laughed at by Li Ji's seemingly caring words, and said.

"Xu has never seen such a brazen person!"

"You are clearly making me bear the many troublesome things of attracting scholars to visit and receive them on your behalf, but you, Li Zikun, can say it so freshly and delicately and with such care, it is truly rare."

"How does Wenhe view Ji in this way?"

Li Ji sighed deeply, and then, with his hands behind his back, he left with a sigh, reciting. "I sincerely offer my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines in the gutter…"

"Shameless."

Jia Xu's angry scolding, regardless of his demeanor, did not stop Li Ji's footsteps at all, but quickly disappeared around the corner, leaving only one sentence.

"Whether it is shameless or brazen, Wenhe misunderstands Ji in this way, and Ji has nothing to say, but please Wenhe complete the handover of government affairs with Ji as soon as possible…"

Immediately, Jia Xu felt that he had been greatly tricked.

Jia Xu didn't believe a single "Ji" character that Li Ji's departure from the government office was a temporary decision. It must have been premeditated, and even the preparation to entrust a large number of government affairs to Jia Xu for handling must have been prepared in advance.

Even Jia Xu being coaxed by Li Ji to urge him to pay respects to Liu Bei as his Lord at the celebration banquet might have been prepared for this very moment.

However, even if Jia Xu was unwilling to take over the many tedious government affairs, he had no choice but to quickly complete the handover with Li Ji.

Three days later.

After Li Ji completed the handover of government affairs, he quickly set off to prepare for an on-the-spot investigation of the terrain in various parts of Wu Commandery.

Li Ji's original plan was to bring Xiahou Lan and a dozen personal guards, and travel lightly.

Unexpectedly, before Li Ji could even step out of the government office, Liu Bei was already waiting for him, and behind him were three hundred cavalrymen led by Zhao Yun, fully armed and ready to go.

"Lord, Ji is only going to various places in Wu Commandery to investigate, and 90% of the bandits in Wu Commandery have been wiped out. It's not like going to attack cities and seize strongholds, so why bring three hundred cavalrymen?" Li Ji said with a bit of a wry smile.

Recalling that Zhang Liao broke through 100,000 Jiangdong soldiers with eight hundred cavalry, and Zhao Zilong was a ruthless man who charged in and out seven times among 100,000 troops alone, bringing such a group of people was really too exaggerated.

However, Liu Bei was not moved at all. He stepped forward, grabbed Li Ji's wrist, and said.

"In other matters, I can follow Zikun, but in the matter of protection, Zikun must follow me no matter what."

After a pause, Liu Bei seemed to be worried that his tone was too heavy, and explained softly.

"The land of Jiangdong has many mountains and forests, and it is not certain that there are any fierce people hidden among them. Last night, I tossed and turned all night and could not sleep. After much deliberation, only if Zikun brings Zilong and three hundred cavalrymen can I feel slightly at ease."

Looking at Liu Bei's worried expression, Li Ji wanted to refuse, but he could only nod and agree, saying.

"Ji thanks the Lord for his concern."

"Very good, very good…"

Liu Bei couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said.

"I have already instructed Zilong that everything must be focused on Zikun's safety. If you encounter any chaotic thieves or bandits, Zikun must not be impulsive, and quickly retreat and inform me by letter, and I will send a large army to help…"

Immediately, Liu Bei gave a lot of instructions, all of which were words of concern for Li Ji's safety.

Li Ji nodded repeatedly and walked all the way with Liu Bei towards the outside of the city gate.

It was not until Liu Bei had escorted Li Ji three miles outside the city that Li Ji couldn't help but say, "Lord, you can send me here."

"Send you one more mile, send you one more mile." Liu Bei said somewhat reluctantly.

"Lord, Wu Commandery is not very big, and if you send me a few more miles, you will have walked through Wu Commandery."

Li Ji persuaded helplessly. "Moreover, I am only investigating the terrain within Wu Commandery, and I expect it will take three months at most, and two months at least."

"Alright then."

Looking at Li Ji's firm attitude, Liu Bei could only give up, and then personally helped Li Ji onto his horse, watching reluctantly as Li Ji led a group of cavalrymen disappearing into the distance, still looking into the distance for a long time before reluctantly returning to the city.

And Li Ji, who had set off, looked at the cavalrymen guarding him, and his heart was filled with emotion.

It should be known that horses are scarce in the South, and it is extremely difficult to replenish the cavalry under Liu Bei after losses.

Even though Liu Bei has been actively expanding his cavalry, the number of cavalry under Liu Bei has still not broken a thousand.

Guan Yu led troops to garrison in Fuchun Mountain and took away five hundred cavalry, and Li Ji took away three hundred more. I am afraid that Liu Bei now has less than two hundred cavalry that can be used, which shows how much Liu Bei values Li Ji.

What's more, Liu Bei did not hesitate to transfer Zhao Yun as the commander of this cavalry to protect Li Ji, which can be said to have maximized his safety.

And Li Ji's gaze swept casually across the cavalry, and suddenly noticed a thin figure behind Zhao Yun.

"Sun Ce? Why is he here?"

Li Ji said with some surprise.

Although due to the times and the problem of war, when many armies recruited soldiers, twelve-year-old boys were also within the scope of recruitment.

However, Sun Ce was only nine years old. Even though his physique was no different from that of a teenager in his teens, he was obviously not old enough to join the army.

Zhao Yun heard the words and replied.

"Mr. Zikun, this is Madam Wu's entrustment to the Lord, hoping to take this opportunity to temper Sun Ce. The Lord could not refuse, so he could only agree."

Li Ji couldn't help but be a little surprised by the relationship between Liu Bei and Madam Wu when he heard this.

It seems that the "Great Han Charmer" has once again performed normally, so that he easily gained the trust of Madam Wu, and even was willing to entrust her nine-year-old eldest son to Liu Bei's command for training.

Li Ji nodded and reminded.

"Then Zilong should take care of Sun Ce. His father, Sun Jian, is a good friend of the Lord. If anything happens to Sun Ce, I am afraid that the Lord will have difficulty explaining it to Sun Jian."

However, Sun Ce, who had been bowing his head, suddenly raised his head, and his face did not have the slightest bit of well-behavedness and understanding in front of his mother, Madam Wu, but was full of arrogance and unruliness.

"I see that Li Zikun, who is famous throughout the world, is nothing more than this. How dare you underestimate me so much?"

"Oh?"

Li Ji looked up and down at Sun Ce and said. "What ability do you have that should make me look at you twice?"

"I can pull a bow of one and a half stones with both arms!"

Sun Ce raised his head slightly, and said with a look of pride.

Li Ji was slightly surprised when he heard the words.

It should be known that a qualified archer in the army can draw a bow of one stone, and being able to draw a bow of two stones is already in the ranks of fierce generals. Sun Ce is only nine years old and can draw a bow of one and a half stones. His arm strength is so strong that it is no wonder that Madam Wu is relieved to let Sun Ce train.

However, Sun Ce's pretense… can be regarded as being in the wrong place.

Li Ji turned to look at Zhao Yun beside him and asked. "Zilong, I wonder how many stones you can pull?"

"Zilong is not talented, but he can barely pull a bow of three stones." Zhao Yun replied modestly.

Li Ji had long understood Zhao Yun's style of speaking.

What is called barely is generally referred to as easily.

However, Sun Ce obviously did not believe that Zhao Yun's physique and temperament, which always made people despise him, could actually draw a bow of three stones, and subconsciously retorted.

"Impossible!!"

Li Ji, who was aroused, teased this young tiger while on the road, and said.

"What's impossible, Sun Ce, if you are a rookie, you need to practice more. Pulling a bow of three stones, the generals under the Lord can do it with their hands."

Sun Ce, who was casually teased and provoked, shouted with a flushed face.

"I don't believe it, you must not deceive me."

"Why would I deceive you?"

Li Ji seemed to shake his head helplessly and said.

"I simply couldn't bear to see you like a frog at the bottom of a well, unaware of the vastness of the world. Excessive arrogance in the future would only lead to your demise."

When it comes to arguments, not even Sun Ce alone, or the three siblings together, not even including the one in Madam Wu's womb, could match Li Ji.

In just a few words, he completely enraged Sun Ce, causing him to instinctively shout:

"Zhao Zilong, if you have the guts, compete with me!"

Before Zhao Yun could decline, Li Ji stepped in to fuel the flames, saying:

"Good! Very spirited!!!"