Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Only after Liu Zhang had completely walked away did Zhang Song step forward and gratefully say,

“Thank you, Lord Marquis, for coming to my rescue.”

Compared to Liu Zhang's mental state, Li Ji was more concerned about Zhang Song's somewhat thin and frail physique, and asked with concern.

“Why do you need to say such polite words between us? It's just that the great cause has not yet been accomplished, Ziqiao needs to take care of his health.”

“Song remembers.”

Zhang Song responded in a low voice.

Afterwards, Li Ji inquired Zhang Song about the detailed process of being abducted here.

The general process was exactly as Li Ji had expected, the only surprise was that Liu Zhang seemed to have developed trust and even dependence on Zhang Song after this shared experience of imprisonment.

Speaking of the end, Zhang Song asked in a low voice. “Lord Marquis, should Song return to Yizhou with Liu Jiyu?”

This question was like trampling Liu Zhang's trust under his feet.

Looking at the disgust and disdain in Zhang Song's eyes when he mentioned Liu Zhang.

In a sense, Zhang Song was also a dedicated person.

He consistently disliked Liu Zhang…

This made Li Ji cough lightly and comfort him.

“I know that Ziqiao is unwilling to return to Yizhou, but the Lord's ambition is to support the Han Dynasty and revive the Great Han.”

“Yizhou, is ultimately an unavoidable problem, therefore, perhaps Ziqiao still needs to suffer some grievances, and currently only Ziqiao can solve this problem.”

At first, when he talked about the righteousness of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Song's expression was somewhat unwilling.

But when it came to the point that only Ziqiao could solve this problem, Zhang Song's chin unconsciously raised slightly, feeling that Li Ji was the only one in the world who truly understood him.

“It's just that Liu Jiyu has been regarded as a discarded son by Liu Yan, even if he returns to Yizhou, I'm afraid he won't be able to compete with his three older brothers.” Zhang Song said with a slight frown.

At least, in Zhang Song's view, Liu Zhang's value had greatly decreased from the moment he was regarded as a discarded son by Liu Yan.

Li Ji smiled slightly, opened the folding fan in his hand, and said.

“Ziqiao, if Liu Yizhou is lucky enough to survive this crisis, then so be it.”

“If Liu Yizhou really passes away, even if he intends to appoint his other sons as heirs, will the Yizhou aristocratic families support a completely unfamiliar Lord of Yizhou? Or will they support Liu Jiyu, who has a good reputation in Yizhou and a seemingly cowardly and gentle personality?”

The answer to this is undoubtedly obvious.

No matter what, Liu Zhang also has advantages that his brothers cannot compare with, that is, Liu Zhang has been trying to win over the Yizhou aristocratic families for many years, not to say how successful he has been, at least he is familiar with the Yizhou aristocratic families.

Especially the unique terrain of Yizhou, which makes most of the Yizhou aristocratic families have no ambition to make progress, so the Lord of Yizhou they prefer will inevitably tend to be Liu Zhang's personality.

With the support of the Yizhou aristocratic families, who will win and who will lose is still unknown.

And after being pointed out by Li Ji like this, Zhang Song, as a member of the Yizhou aristocratic family, quickly reacted, and his thoughts also became active.

“So, Lord Marquis hopes that Yizhou will continue to maintain chaos?” Zhang Song asked.

“If Ziqiao can do it, supporting Jiyu to become the Lord of Yizhou would be the best.” Li Ji said.

On the surface, it seems that it is a good thing for Yizhou to be in constant internal strife.

But considering that Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is by no means a mediocre person, it is necessary to consider whether there is a possibility of being taken advantage of by Zhang Lu in the situation of internal strife in Yizhou.

If Yizhou, which has been planned for so long, is ultimately made a wedding dress for Zhang Lu in vain, wouldn't it be ridiculous?

And considering that Liu Zhang himself does not have much ambition to make progress, it is better to form a good relationship with Liu Zhang and support Liu Zhang as the Lord of Yizhou.

When Liu Bei's general trend of unifying the world is achieved, perhaps a single order will be enough for Liu Zhang to offer Yizhou, and it can also save Yizhou from a lot of war disasters.

And even if Liu Zhang changes his mind, with Zhang Song as an internal traitor, there is no need to worry about not being able to open the gate of Yizhou.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Liu Zhang's ability to become the governor of Yizhou is undoubtedly beneficial to the overall situation.

“Song, understands, will definitely do his best.”

Zhang Song replied solemnly, as if he had more responsibility on his shoulders.

“If there are any difficulties, you can send a letter to me at any time, but if you encounter any danger, Ziqiao should prioritize saving his life.”

Li Ji exhorted in a gentle voice.

“For the Great Han, whether Yizhou can eventually return peacefully will be entrusted to Ziqiao alone, but even if there is no way to pacify Yizhou, Ji also has other methods available.”

“But if Ziqiao encounters misfortune, then I will lose a close friend in this life.”

At this moment, Zhang Song was so excited that his whole body was shaking.

For Zhang Song, who has been repeatedly disliked for his appearance, being entrusted with great ambitions by Li Ji with such trust and importance made Zhang Song feel the impulse of "What's the harm in dying for this ambition".

After a while, Zhang Song, who had slightly calmed down, said word by word.

“Song, will definitely not let you down!”

“Take care!”

Li Ji returned a salute to Zhang Song and said.

Immediately, Li Ji took Xu Chu out of this small courtyard and hurried to participate in the celebration banquet prepared by many Jingzhou aristocratic families.

It's just that this celebration banquet, in Li Ji's view, is to celebrate the great defeat of Yuan Shu, or to celebrate the arrival of the new master of Jingzhou, that will have to be questioned.

When Li Ji arrived at the gate of the Jingzhou State Shepherd's Mansion, Cai Zhong and Cai He, the current heads of the Cai family in Jingzhou, had been waiting at the gate for a long time.

When Li Ji's chariot appeared in front of Cai Zhong and Cai He, Cai Zhong and Cai He ordered the main gate of the State Shepherd's Mansion to be opened wide, and at the same time took the initiative to greet him and lead Li Ji inside.

“Lord Marquis, please…”

“Lord Marquis, be careful of the steps.”

As Li Ji walked into the State Shepherd's Mansion, the servants who were coming in and out along the way seemed to have been trained in advance, and everyone would stop and salute as soon as they saw Li Ji's figure, respectfully saying "Greetings, Marquis of the State".

Such respectful behavior, with everyone bowing wherever he passed, undoubtedly manifested power and status.

In the past in Yangzhou, neither Liu Bei nor Li Ji were people who loved this kind of superficial effort, so now experiencing this scene, Li Ji also felt a little novel.

When Li Ji passed through the decorated front yard and arrived at the main hall.

The main hall was already crowded with people, all the civil and military officials and aristocratic families of the Jingzhou State Shepherd's Mansion had arrived, and everyone was constantly looking up in the direction of the main gate.

The moment Li Ji appeared, even before Li Ji could see the situation in the hall clearly, people stood up and saluted one after another.

“Greetings, Marquis of the State.”

“Kuai Liang of Xiangyang greets Lord Marquis.”

“Lord Marquis, please take your seat quickly, we have been waiting for you for a long time.”

…

Wherever Li Ji passed, there was almost a chaotic sound.

At this moment, Li Ji walked through the main hall, raised his eyes and swept around, and suddenly understood why there was a saying "Those who are obedient to me may not know their people, those who disobey me are clear at a glance."

(End of this chapter)