Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Liu Shi Jun?!

Gu Yong's mind subconsciously thought of Liu Bei, but then he suddenly connected it to the latter part.

Splitting the land of Shu, occupying the land of abundance, and becoming kings and lords…

This clearly refers to Yizhou, not the land of Wu.

And 'Shi Jun' is often a respectful title for officials like Inspector or Governor, but generally, an Inspector who doesn't hold real power in a state wouldn't be respectfully called 'Shi Jun'.

Similar to Liu Bei, who concurrently held the position of Prefect and Inspector, most people would still only respectfully call Liu Bei 'Fu Jun', representing his position as Prefect, and not 'Shi Jun'.

Now, in the land of Yizhou, the only one worthy of being called 'Shi Jun' is probably the Governor, Liu Yan.

But what does Li Zikun mean by this?

Why write a letter to Liu Yan discussing matters of state? Does he want to betray our lord and defect to Shu?

And why does he want me to write it for him?

Gu Yong's heart was in turmoil for a moment, feeling as if the brush in his hand weighed a thousand pounds, unable to move it even a fraction.

"Yuan Tan, what are you spacing out for? Write quickly."

Only when Li Ji reminded him did Gu Yong suddenly come back to his senses, look up at Li Ji, understand that as a recording clerk, he had no room to refuse, and then pretended to be slow as he began to write.

And watching Gu Yong's dragon-like and phoenix-like calligraphy connecting up and down on the bamboo slips, worthy of art, Li Ji then understood that Gu Yong's calligraphy skills were far above his own.

Immediately, after Li Ji finished saying the soul-searching question at the beginning, his tone changed and he said.

"I once heard that Shi Jun's ancestor, Liu Yu, was a descendant of Emperor Jing, and was honored with the title of Huaiyang, and then transferred to be the King of Lu, passed down from father to son, Liu Guang was named the King of Lu'an, and son passed down to grandson, and grandson passed down to son again, to Shi Jun, there is almost no remaining glory of his ancestors, and no royal title bestowed upon him.

Alas, it is a pity that Shi Jun is of the bloodline of the High Ancestor, a descendant of Emperor Jing…"

It must be said that Liu Yan's background was more than a little stronger than Liu Bei's, a proper descendant of the High Ancestor, a descendant of Emperor Jing.

As for Liu Bei's traced ancestor, Prince Jing of Zhongshan, and Liu Yan's ancestor, the King of Lu, were brothers, but just the fiefdoms and royal titles of the two ancestors were enough to show that the difference was not small.

What's more, Prince Jing of Zhongshan was a proper human-shaped self-propelled seeding machine, with more than 120 descendants when he died at the young age of fifty-three, and the glory of his ancestors can be said to have withered.

By the time of Liu Bei's generation, he had already been reduced to weaving mats and selling shoes for a living, no different from ordinary people.

On the other hand, Liu Yan was born extraordinary, and was also recognized by the imperial court as a member of the Han clan, and his father had been a Prefect, and his mother was the aunt of the current Governor of Qingzhou, Huang Wan, with intricate connections in the court.

More importantly, Liu Yan has ambition!

Whether it was based on the foresight of history or personal contact with Liu Yan, Li Ji knew that Liu Yan had ambition.

Perhaps Liu Yan doesn't have the intention to dominate the world, but towards the imperial court, towards the Son of Heaven, towards the Great Han, Liu Yan doesn't have any respect.

Actively promoting the "Policy of Governors", and impatiently going to Shu to serve as the Governor of Yizhou, all secretly reveal Liu Yan's heart.

Moreover, Liu Yan has been the Governor of Yizhou for nearly half a year, and after initially taking control of Yizhou and tasting the power of the Governor, which is comparable to splitting the land and establishing a kingdom, the ambition in Liu Yan's heart will inevitably expand uncontrollably.

It must be known that Yizhou is only one of the thirteen states of the Great Han!

But the area, resources, population, and military strength of a single state in China are much stronger than the sum of the three Hans in the southern part of the peninsula.

Therefore, Li Ji's letter is intended to further arouse Liu Yan's ambition, to truly let Liu Yan see the possibility of dominating Shu, the possibility of splitting the land and becoming king.

It's just that Li Ji didn't specify the specific strategies on how to become king in the land of abundance, and how to avoid being deprived of the position of Governor by the imperial court or the Son of Heaven in a moment of thought and forced to leave Yizhou.

Instead, he borrowed grain from Yizhou to relieve disasters and save the people, as for the quantity…

[The more the better]

[Longxi, Li Ji, Li Zikun bows.]

As Li Ji finished reading this last sentence, Gu Yong, who was writing for Li Ji, was almost numb, feeling that his back was probably wet, and there was a hint of fear in the depths of his eyes looking at Li Ji.

'Li Zikun, does he really have the Great Han in his heart?'

'He actually instigates such a senior official to betray the imperial court, split the land and become king…'

Even if Li Ji's goal seems to be to exchange a large amount of money and grain from the Governor of Yizhou, Liu Yan, through this strategy, Gu Yong still feels terrible, a kind of terrifying feeling that is difficult to breathe.

Harming the people, perhaps not.

But Li Ji's actions are definitely harming the country, and even pushing the decaying Great Han to the brink with the last bit of strength, completely pushing the Great Han to the abyss of disintegration.

Li Zikun, he wants to sell the Great Han for a good price, and then become the resource for the development of Wu.

And as Gu Yong finished writing, Li Ji bent down and picked up the bamboo slips in front of Gu Yong, browsed through them carefully, and praised.

"Yuan Tan, it's no wonder I recommended you to the lord as a recording clerk, just this calligraphy skill is already amazing."

After a pause, Li Ji looked at Gu Yong, who seemed to be a little dazed, and then slowly asked.

"Yuan Tan, after writing this, do you have any thoughts or doubts? Feel free to ask."

As soon as this was said, Gu Yong's heart was suddenly shocked, and Gu Yong suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

Although Gu Yong still doesn't know Li Ji's real intention in having him write it, this secret is obviously not something that ordinary people should know.

Knowing too much is very easy to die.

And with Li Ji's status and position in Wu County, even if Li Ji ordered someone to chop Gu Yong down, Liu Bei would not question anything, and the Gu family would not dare to turn against Li Ji for this.

Just pretending to be stupid and not knowing is too fake, and it doesn't take Li Ji seriously enough.

But Gu Yong is unwilling and dare not get involved in this matter of splitting the land and becoming king. If he is not careful, not to mention himself, even the entire Gu family will be turned into powder because of this.

For a time, Gu Yong felt that his brain was running at an unprecedented speed, and his expression naturally showed a silly smile, saying.

"As expected of County Chancellor Li, if he can use this plan to deceive a large amount of money and grain from the Governor of Yizhou, countless people will be able to live because of it."

"Deceive?"

Li Ji's eyebrows raised, it's hard for Gu Yong to find such a perfect excuse for himself in such a short period of time.

Yuan Tan, he is really a master of pretending to be confused!

So be it…

Li Ji smiled, neither admitting nor denying, and left the main hall of the council with the bamboo slips.

It wasn't until Li Ji completely disappeared from sight that Gu Yong couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and then a lot of worries arose, and he couldn't help but think about a problem that he hadn't noticed before.

Wu County… where to go?

And Li Ji went to find Zhao Yun with the bamboo slips, handed the bamboo slips to Zhao Yun, and then said.

"Zilong, you will immediately lead three or five riders to set off for Shu in light clothing, and you must personally deliver these bamboo slips to the Governor of Yizhou, Liu Yan."

"Yes, Mr. Zikun."

Zhao Yun carefully held the bamboo slips and replied.

Li Ji then solemnly reminded him. "Remember, the bamboo slips must not be lost, the person is there, the bamboo slips are there, the person is dead… the bamboo slips must not be leaked."

Although Li Ji had great confidence in Zhao Yun's martial prowess and character, this bamboo slip was of great importance and could not be lost, as it related not only to the disaster relief of many refugees, but also to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Wu County and the development of Wu County.

And once the content of the bamboo slips is leaked, Wu County will immediately be placed in an absolutely unfavorable situation, and Liu Bei and Li Ji will be suspected of disloyalty.

Even if Li Ji specially asked Gu Yong to write it for him, in order to reduce the handle, but for the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, suspicion is often enough.

And Zhao Yun heard the words, his expression became more solemn, he clasped his fists hard, and then ordered five personal guards.

In addition to Zhao Yun's Night Shining Jade Lion, the other five personal guards all started heading towards Shu with one person and two horses.

As long as Zhao Yun can send this bamboo slip to Liu Yan's hand, Liu Yan will definitely not hesitate to lend out a large amount of money and grain in exchange for a strategy from Li Ji that can help him split the land and become king.

And Li Ji didn't specify how much money and grain to borrow, which is the most expensive thing.

How big is Liu Yan's ambition, how urgent is he to split the land and become king, that's how much money and grain he will lend out.

As for the question of "returning"…

Ridiculous!

Not to mention a mere amount of money and grain, even if our lord Liu Bei borrowed the huge Jingzhou, he wouldn't return it, let alone this little thing.

Why should I return something borrowed by strength?

Even if Liu Yan threatens Li Ji with that bamboo slip in the future, or even wants to ruin Li Ji's reputation, but that is a letter written by Gu Yuan Tan, what does it have to do with me, Li Zikun?

If you don't believe it, just compare the handwriting.

… …

At the same time.

When Zhao Yun set off for Shu, Liu Bei also arrived in Xuzhou, and only then did he feel that the number of refugees was even more than he had imagined.

Along the way, Liu Bei deliberately walked along the road opened up for the refugees for a while, and found that the refugees fleeing south were almost constantly pouring in.

And even though the Wu County ferry has mobilized all the ships to transport refugees day and night, the number of refugees crowded on the north bank of the Yangtze River is still increasing.

Unlike Wu County, which is trying its best to ensure the most basic food and clothing for the refugees, Guangling County in Xuzhou does not have any porridge distribution points. Only the Mi family is following Liu Bei's orders to distribute a little food at fixed points along that passage.

Therefore, in order to resist hunger, the places passed by the refugees are almost barren, a true sense of barrenness.

Grass roots, bark, leaves, insects…

Everything that could possibly be eaten was eaten clean by the refugees.

This made Liu Bei feel distressed and shed tears secretly along the way, and he could only speed up to visit the prefects of various counties in Xuzhou in order to borrow grain to save the people.

The first stop Liu Bei chose in Xuzhou was Langya County, which Li Ji repeatedly reminded and designated.

Because in matters of "borrowing grain," examples are extremely important. There must first be someone who takes the initiative to lend a large amount of grain, and only then will the other commandery administrators be embarrassed to refuse due to the matter of face.

Among the commanderies of Xu Province, the present Langya Kingdom is the fief of Liu Rong, the King of Langya. Liu Rong is known to be the most benevolent, often doing good deeds for the people. He is pure, filial, and has an excellent reputation among the populace, and he does not seek personal pleasure.

Since Liu Bei personally visits Langya Kingdom as an uncle to borrow grain from Liu Rong, the King of Langya, and they are both members of the Han imperial clan, Liu Rong naturally will not refuse to lend grain.

(End of this chapter)