Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

It's just that rock candy might be quite common in Yangzhou, but it is still an exceptionally rare item in Rinan Commandery.

Because poverty made even filling their bellies difficult, Yu Guo, the governor, had many patches on his official robe, and Gu Jun had even less money to buy rock candy for his son.

Therefore, the appearance of these few pieces of rock candy instantly caught the attention of Gu Jun's son, and his hand almost moved subconsciously.

However, Gu Jun's son still restrained his impulse and bowed respectfully to Li Ji first.

On the way to Wu Commandery, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had taught Gu Jun's son a lot of common sense and etiquette, and he also understood that the handsome man in front of him, like an immortal in a painting, was the rumored Marquis of the State.

"Gu Wei from Rinan Commandery pays respects to the Marquis of the State."

Li Ji reached out to help Gu Wei up, then put the few pieces of rock candy into Gu Wei's hand and said.

"Good boy, eat the candy first."

"May I?" Gu Wei hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Yes."

Li Ji responded, then simply took a piece of rock candy, peeled off the outer layer, and put it into Gu Wei's mouth.

Instantly, the sweet and soft sensation that Gu Wei hadn't tasted for many years flooded his mouth, and his originally wide eyes unconsciously narrowed into slits.

"Is it sweet?" Li Ji asked.

Gu Wei nodded repeatedly and replied.

"Sweet."

After a pause, he repeated, "Very sweet."

Having said that, Gu Wei carefully raised the remaining two pieces of rock candy in his hand and said, "Lord Marquis, won't you eat some?"

Seeing this, Li Ji smiled, took out a piece of rock candy from his sleeve, peeled off the outer layer, and put it into his own mouth, saying.

"Don't worry, I have more. You can keep these two for yourself."

Gradually, Gu Wei's originally tense heart unconsciously relaxed a lot, and he unknowingly felt much closer to Li Ji.

Immediately, Li Ji asked Gu Wei about the affairs of Rinan Commandery as if chatting casually.

Gu Wei was only eight years old after all, and under unintentional guidance, he unknowingly poured out a whole basket of his past.

Rinan Commandery is indeed very poor and miserable.

And in some small questions that Li Ji occasionally mixed in, Li Ji also had a general evaluation of Gu Wei's knowledge mastery and personal ability.

Apart from being good at expressing himself and having some quick wit, Gu Wei's other aspects were just mediocre.

In addition, Gu Wei's foundation was also weak, and he was not yet in the literacy stage, let alone having insights into various military and political affairs.

In this case, if Li Ji really made Gu Wei a disciple and made him classmates with Zhuge Liang and others, Gu Wei could only hold them back.

He might even be deeply hit from time to time, and under constant self-doubt, it might be harmful rather than beneficial to Gu Wei.

Therefore, Li Ji hesitated slightly and asked softly.

"Gu Wei, are you clear about your father's affairs?"

Gu Wei paused and nodded, "I know."

"Then do you have any expectations or pursuits for your future?" Li Ji asked again.

"I…"

Gu Wei clenched his fist unconsciously and replied, "I also want to become a Han envoy."

Hearing this, Li Ji turned his gaze and met Gu Wei's eyes.

Gu Wei's eyes did not flinch at all, and he tried hard to express his belief, wanting Li Ji to understand that he was by no means speaking on a whim.

After a few breaths, Li Ji smiled and said.

"You want to become a Han envoy at such a young age, it's still a long way off…"

Gu Wei's face darkened slightly, and he nodded.

"However…"

Li Ji's tone changed, and he continued, "I happen to be missing a page by my side now, which can just let you practice dealing with people and quick wit. I wonder if you are willing?"

"I am willing!"

Gu Wei was stunned and agreed without hesitation.

"Good."

Li Ji was also quite satisfied with this.

After Xiahou Lan and Guo Jia each took charge of their own affairs, Li Ji had been missing someone to help share the trivial matters.

Gu Wei's background, character, and ability can be said to be quite suitable, and it can also be regarded as an explanation to Gu Jun.

However, the current Gu Wei has not even sorted out a part of his common sense, so after returning to the mansion, Li Ji handed Gu Wei over to Li Qin for some simple guidance.

At least, let Gu Wei know what some important people look like, and also let Gu Wei understand what he needs to do as a page on weekdays.

Gu Wei may not be comparable to some evildoers, but as Li Ji said, he is a witty person.

In just one month, Gu Wei has gradually been able to handle many trivial matters.

And in this month, under a series of well-organized arrangements, the spring plowing also ended smoothly.

Lin Yi rice was steadily initially promoted under Liu Bei's rule, and even the first batch of Lin Yi rice planted had begun to sprout green shoots in the ground, making Liu Bei, who went around to inspect the planting situation, happy all day long.

However, unlike Liu Bei's joy in indulging in farming, as intelligence reports after the end of spring plowing were transmitted back to Wu Commandery through the Brocade-Clothed Guards, Li Ji sensed the coming storm.

Cao Cao, who barely gained a foothold in Qingzhou in the first year of Chuping, secretly did not know how many methods he used to alienate and divide the internal Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.

As a result, the internal Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are now in chaos first, and Cao Cao is obviously waiting for the opportunity to completely pacify the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in one fell swoop.

In addition, the situation north of the Yellow River is also visibly tense.

During the winter of the first year of Chuping, the friction between Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Han Fu continued, and the entire Ji Province was like a powder keg that could explode at any time.

The remnants of the Dong bandit entrenched in the Three Auxiliary Lands, Lu Bu who controls the righteousness of the imperial court, and Yuan Shu who is constantly conscripting troops in secret are also eager to move.

What made Li Ji frown the most was the intelligence sent back from Yi Province.

Liu Yan, who had been lying in bed for a long time, began to mobilize the Yi Province troops at the first time after the end of spring plowing, and his intention to launch a large-scale attack on Jing Province was extremely obvious.

During this period, Liu Zhang's whereabouts have not been determined, and the three families of Yang, Jing, and Yi are tearing each other apart.

However, Liu Yan's posture of preparing to launch a large-scale attack on Jing Province made Li Ji feel a little uneasy for no reason.

Is it because Liu Yan feels that his life is not long, so he is completely anxious?

Or is it simply to intimidate Liu Biao, trying to force Liu Biao to return Liu Zhang?

But if the Yi Province troops go out of Sichuan to fight, Li Ji is not optimistic about Liu Yan.

Perhaps the troops that Liu Yan can mobilize are above Liu Biao, but during this period, news about Liu Yan's serious illness has been raging, and Liu Yan has not publicly appeared to prove it.

As a result, now the news of Liu Yan's serious illness is quite clear not only to the princes, but even to the common people.

In this case, even if the Yi Province sends troops, many soldiers will inevitably have many concerns and insufficient morale, how can they win?