Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

In the end, Liu Bei was indeed the man of benevolence, or perhaps a rare contrarian in this era.

Even if using the heads of these Yellow Turban rebels to exchange for merits was in line with the mainstream values of this era, Liu Bei's thoughts did not waver in the slightest.

The same words, when heard by different people, often lead to different interpretations.

When someone is short of money and is reminded by others that there is money in the bank, to a robber, it means to rob; to a businessman, it means to take out a loan; to an ordinary person, it means there is no money in the card to withdraw.

Therefore, the literal meaning of Li Ji's words is not important; what is important is that the different interpretations often reflect the corresponding state of mind.

What made Li Ji even more delighted was that Liu Bei seemed to gradually understand Li Ji's thoughts, believing that Li Ji also did not really want to exchange the heads of the Yellow Turban rebels for merits, but was merely reminding Liu Bei in this way.

"Since Brother Xuande is determined to save these people, then allow Ji to lend a helping hand," Li Ji said with a smile, and then continued.

"Now, in the eyes of the imperial court, these Yellow Turban rebels are inherently bandits, and the key lies in how to remove the label of bandits from these Yellow Turban rebels. This matter is easy if you say it is easy, and difficult if you say it is difficult."

"Where is it easy, and where is it difficult?" Liu Bei asked.

"It is easy in whether these Yellow Turban rebels are bandits or not, only needing a chief official willing to defend them; it is also difficult in how to make a chief official willing to defend them to the imperial court," Li Ji replied.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei and Guan Yu frowned slightly, and then understood what Li Ji meant.

The character 'official' (官) has two mouths, one facing down and one facing up.

The key to this matter undoubtedly lies in the attitude of Liu Yan, the Prefect of Zhuo Commandery. If Liu Yan insists that these Yellow Turban rebels are remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, then even if most of these Yellow Turban rebels are innocent, who will be able to hear the so-called voices of the Yellow Turban rebels, and who will be willing to listen to their voices?

However, if the Prefect of Zhuo Commandery, Liu Yan, changes his tune and claims to have rescued a group of innocent people from the hands of the Yellow Turban bandits, then the imperial court will also have no reason to investigate further, and these Yellow Turban rebels will be able to return to their hometowns.

"I, Bei, after making some arrangements, will set off to return to Zhuo County to see my uncle," Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

"In my opinion, Brother Xuande, as the backbone, must not act rashly, for action will lead to chaos! You must know that there are also many Yellow Turban bandits hidden among these Yellow Turban rebels, which is a great hidden danger," Li Ji reminded.

Immediately, Liu Bei thoroughly understood how big of a trouble this was, like a hot potato.

Li Ji observed Liu Bei's expression, wanting to see if he would show any regret.

In a chaotic world, upholding benevolence is undoubtedly a hellish difficulty, with thousands of difficulties and obstacles to face, far less easy and direct than solving problems by any means necessary to maximize benefits.

However, if one attempts to look forward to a great cause, then upholding one's original intention is the most correct path; otherwise, the benefits once obtained by any means necessary will sooner or later be repaid at a greater cost.

Just like the price paid by the Sima family for usurping the state, assassinating the emperor in the street and violating the oath of the Luo River also caused the Jin Dynasty to pay countless prices after its founding, and also caused the Sima family to be spurned by the world.

Therefore, Li Ji undoubtedly hopes that even Liu Bei, who is now only in his twenties, can begin to consistently implement the heart of benevolence from beginning to end, so that if he can achieve a great cause, the foundation will be as solid as Mount Tai.

"Since I, Bei, have vowed that I will not let them go hungry no matter what, then I will naturally practice it to the end, and I must do my best even in the face of thousands of difficulties and dangers," Liu Bei said in a deep voice, expressing his determination.

Li Ji nodded, then cupped his hands and said, "In that case, Ji is willing to be a lobbyist for Brother Xuande, return to Zhuo County to visit Prefect Liu Yan, and request Prefect Liu Yan to accept these Yellow Turban rebels."

Liu Bei was first stunned, and then subconsciously objected, "No, absolutely not!"

"Hmm?"

Li Ji was somewhat surprised, but he did not expect Liu Bei to object.

At this moment, Liu Bei felt a strange sense of panic in his heart, and he did not even know why he was panicking.

Especially when Liu Bei suddenly thought of Liu Yan expressing his intention to recruit Li Ji earlier, it was as if he was afraid that Li Ji would not return this time, afraid that Li Ji would exchange his loyalty to Liu Yan for Liu Yan's change of attitude at the cost of his own service.

"This matter is Bei's insistence, how can I let Zikun take the risk?"

Liu Bei tried his best to suppress the sudden chaotic thoughts in his heart, grabbed Li Ji's wrist and said, "It is better for Bei to personally visit my uncle. If Bei presents the merits of exterminating the Yellow Turban bandits, I expect my uncle will not push his luck."

Li Ji shook his head and said affirmatively, "Brother Xuande, you cannot convince Liu Yan."

In Li Ji's eyes, Liu Yan was undoubtedly a pure politician, and profit was what Liu Yan valued most. The bargaining chips that Liu Bei could offer could not move Liu Yan at all.

Or rather, Cao Ben, the Supervisor of Bandits under Liu Bei, was originally Liu Yan's subordinate official. In essence, Liu Bei's merits already belonged to Liu Yan, and even if Liu Yan was a little black-hearted, he could even monopolize the merits of exterminating the Yellow Turbans when reporting to the imperial court by omitting Liu Bei's name.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly wishful thinking to use something that a politician already gets as a bargaining chip.

"This matter, is it really necessary for Zikun to go?" Liu Bei asked with a frown.

Li Ji sighed and then said,

"It is not that Ji must go, but that Brother Xuande does not have other eloquent people under his command. Although Ji is also not good at it, he knows how to make Prefect Liu Yan cooperate, so this time only Ji can go in person."

These words filled Liu Bei's heart with unwillingness, and he inexplicably developed the idea that he was a drag on Li Ji, so much so that Li Ji needed to take risks and sacrifice himself.

Liu Bei shook Li Ji's wrist forcefully, his eyes seemed to be filled with tears, and said.

"Zikun, then you must promise me that no matter what, you must not harm yourself in the slightest because of Bei, and you must not force yourself to agree to anything, otherwise Bei will not be able to rest in peace even in death."

Li Ji nodded subconsciously, then suddenly froze…

Wait, how does it seem like something is not quite right?

Why does this conversation seem like a flag that will inevitably appear when a virtuous wife is preparing to visit her superior alone for the sake of her husband's future?

In fact, after being said so by Liu Bei, Li Ji felt inexplicably scared.

After all, the term "cut-sleeve love" originated in the Western Han Dynasty, which is enough to prove that it is not surprising that "zero-one" incidents occur in this era.

'That Liu Yan, could there be a problem?'

Li Ji thought like this, and suddenly he was really a little worried about his safety.

After all, Li Ji believes that no matter from what point of view, he can be regarded as a proper beautiful man.

'Uh, I still have to be steady…'

Li Ji thought secretly, even if his spirit has not fully recovered, he still decisively used the "Strategy Simulator" to deduce whether the plan to visit Liu Yan is feasible.

[Golden scales are not things in a pool, they turn into dragons when they meet wind and clouds.

For Liu Bei, who has been implementing the idea of benevolence throughout his life, he is destined to embark on a bumpy road. Even with the help of the two fierce generals Guan and Zhang, it is destined to be the starting point of a generous and tragic song that has been passed down in the land of Youyan since ancient times.

However, with Guan and Zhang like clouds, you are like the strong wind that can make the golden scales soar thousands of miles, allowing Liu Bei, who should have disobeyed the order and forcibly led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other five hundred righteous soldiers out of the city to defeat the enemy, to embark on a completely different trajectory.

Unlike the original trajectory in which Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to kill Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao by chance, and then not only did not gain anything, but also completely offended Liu Yan invisibly, not only was he deprived of all his war merits, but in the end he could only leave Zhuo County in despair as a commoner.

Now, Liu Bei, who has captured more than 50,000 Yellow Turban rebels, has the capital to truly gain a foothold at the beginning of the chaotic world, but the prerequisite for all this is to convince Liu Yan.

To this end, you choose…]

[1. Suppress with power; 2. Honey trap; 3. Entice with profit.]

When Li Ji saw the three different branch options that automatically appeared according to Li Ji's ability in the "Strategy Simulator", Li Ji felt a burst of scalp tingling when he saw "Honey Trap".

Immediately, Li Ji reacted.

It's okay, it's okay…

That's a honey trap, not a male honey trap.

As long as the protagonist of this plan is not me, what does it matter.

As for "Suppress with power", even if Li Ji does not specifically simulate it, Li Ji also generally understands that it is to assist Liu Bei to solve the problem of the Yellow Turban Army first, and even completely take the entire Yellow Turban Army for his own use.

At that time, Liu Bei personally led more than 50,000 people to arrive under the city of Zhuo County, and Liu Yan would naturally truly become a kind and amiable uncle.

For Liu Bei's few requests, out of love for his own nephews, as long as Liu Bei does not rebel against the heavens, he will definitely agree quite readily.

It's just that Li Ji is very clear that with Liu Yan's position and reputation in the imperial court, coupled with the fact that he actually defended Zhuo County from the Yellow Turban's attack this time, the position of a state governor is within Liu Yan's reach.

And this method seems simple, rude and direct, but in a sense, it completely offends Liu Yan.

Similar to Liu Yan's political-style character, he may not show any displeasure on the surface, but if interests break down in the future or there is an opportunity, he will definitely give Liu Bei a hard one.

Therefore, the hidden dangers of this method are not small, which is also why Li Ji does not intend to suggest this to Liu Bei.

And the final "Entice with profit" is the method that Li Ji intends to adopt this time, and it is also the main direction that he intends to deduce this time.

However, Li Ji couldn't help but be curious and chose "Honey Trap".

Nothing else, Li Ji is purely curious about how he would test Liu Yan, this cadre, through the "Honey Trap".

After some hesitation, you deeply understand that the weaknesses of human nature are nothing more than "wine, sex, wealth, and anger." It seems that Liu Yan in history lost Hanzhong because he was fascinated by the "sex" of Zhang Lu's mother, which completely caused his successor, Liu Zhang, to lose hope of competing for the Central Plains.

Therefore, you chose the method of "beauty trap" to win over Liu Zhang.

Where are the beauties? They are among the people.

Subsequently, you personally went into the Yellow Turban crowd and selected three beautiful young girls who deliberately concealed their faces. You used a gold price and promised to give their parents a stable life, and then made the three girls wholeheartedly loyal to you.

You renamed the three girls 'Meng Ji,' 'Mei Ji,' and 'Chun Ji.' Then, on the one hand, you assisted Liu Bei in eliminating the real Yellow Turban bandits and stabilizing the Yellow Turban crowd. On the other hand, you personally trained the three girls.

You may not have experienced the test of a beauty trap, but you have learned about too many videos in your previous life. In addition, the three girls you selected have different temperaments and appearances, but they are extremely prominent in different styles.

Therefore, under your special guidance and training, the three girls completely exploited their hidden talents in less than seven days, allowing them to complete a gorgeous transformation, whether cute, charming, or pure.

Immediately afterwards, you led the three girls back to Zhuo County. After some arrangements, you did not show up and let the three girls meet Liu Yan as one of the looted people.

The three girls claimed that their purpose in coming to Zhuo County was to repay the kindness, to repay Liu Yan for sending Cao Pozei, who was subordinate to the bandit suppressor, to save their families and elders from fire and water. They had no way to repay, so they took the initiative to come to Zhuo County to pay homage to Duke Liu, willing to be slaves and servants with their humble bodies.

At first, Liu Yan was quite reserved and repeatedly declined, but how could that slight resistance be able to withstand the various novel seduction methods you taught the three girls?

In a few days, Liu Yan became addicted to the gentle land of the three girls and could not extricate himself.

Immediately afterwards, you saw that the situation was appropriate, and then you showed up to report the results of the battle to Liu Yan, and asked how to deal with the more than 50,000 Yellow Turban crowds?

Liu Yan suddenly wanted to use the heads of the more than 50,000 Yellow Turban crowds as military exploits in exchange for a prosperous official career, but the three girls gave timely advice, grateful to Liu Yan for saving the lives of their families and elders.

At this moment, Liu Yan, who was obsessed with the three girls, changed his mind in an instant, and took the initiative to define the more than 50,000 Yellow Turban crowds as innocent civilians who had been looted, and sent officials and county soldiers to resettle the Yellow Turban crowds back to their hometowns.

This matter, which would have caused a serious conflict between Liu Yan and Liu Bei's ideas, was perfectly resolved.

After that, with the help of the three girls from time to time, Liu Yan, who was addicted to the gentle land, did not secretly seize Liu Bei's military achievements. Therefore, after the war, Liu Bei was promoted to the position of Colonel and began to leave Zhuo County to pacify the Yellow Turban Road.

As for Liu Yan, he was obsessed with the beauty of the three girls and did nothing in his life. His body was completely hollowed out in less than three years, and he died seven years earlier than the original trajectory.

Until his death, Liu Yan still stared at the three girls with reluctance, leaving a sigh: "It's not that my will is not firm, but the Ji... is too beautiful..."

Afterwards, Liu Yan's son, Liu Zhang, inherited his grace and succeeded him. Displeased with his father's defeat, he tested himself with the three girls again. In less than ten years, he also died, and before his death, he also sighed: Ji, so beautiful.

Evaluation: Since ancient times, heroes have had difficulty passing the beauty test, let alone Liu Yan?

The lives of Liu Yan and his son alone interpreted the beauty of Ji. It cannot be resisted by the firmness of the will. Looking directly at the beauty of Ji will eventually fall into the beauty of Ji.

The completely obsessed Liu Yan also lost his desire to fight for power and profit. He did not actively propose the strategy of state herdsman to the court, which also had a certain impact on the situation in the late Han Dynasty.

It's just that, for you, is this impact acceptable?

After Li Ji understood all the content deduced by the "Strategy Simulator", the whole person was almost stunned, and only four words kept echoing in his mind.