Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Liu Bei, upon hearing this, pondered for a good while before turning his gaze towards Li Ji and asking,

"Zikun, what do you think?"

"It's all up to you, my lord."

Li Ji responded in this manner, his gaze drifting towards Guan Yu. Liu Bei immediately understood Li Ji's inclination.

In fact, regarding the current situation of the islanders, Li Ji also had many uncertainties.

Gan Ning, leading the Jinfan pirates, had merely circled the island, making a rough assessment of the situation there.

However, in terms of ability, Guan Yu was undoubtedly more suitable to lead an army independently, and the almost divine aura unique to Guan Yu made it easier for people to be convinced.

Perhaps, with Guan Yu's prestige, staying on the island for a period of time would lead a large number of islander survivors to regard Guan Yu as a deity hundreds or even thousands of years in advance, consulting Guan Yu like a god with a holy grail whenever major events occurred.

On the other hand, Zhang Fei's style could be described as fierce and malevolent, inspiring fear but making it difficult to inspire respect.

However, relatively speaking, Zhang Fei had indeed been eager to lead troops for a long time. Liu Bei, as the elder brother, needed to take care of Zhang Fei's feelings to some extent, which made Liu Bei somewhat troubled.

Li Ji also noticed the reason for Liu Bei's difficulty. Looking at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were both volunteering for battle, he had an idea and spoke up.

"Yide, in fact, after reading many ancient books that the madam brought to the mansion as dowry, I discovered that a branch of the tyrannical Qin dynasty might still remain overseas. After hundreds of years of dormancy, they may have accumulated enough strength and are ready to counterattack the Great Han at any time."

"What?!"

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei exclaimed almost simultaneously.

The Great Han was established by Emperor Gaozu after defeating the tyrannical Qin dynasty. For the Han people, the tyrannical Qin was an absolute enemy.

Now, upon hearing that a branch of the tyrannical Qin bloodline still remained overseas and was ready to counterattack the Great Han at any time, how could Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei not be shocked?

"Zikun, is this matter reliable?" Liu Bei pressed.

"Has my lord ever heard that Emperor Qin Shi Huang once sent the Taoist Xu Fu to lead three thousand boys and girls across the sea to the east, and also brought enough food, clothing, medicine, and farming tools for three years?"

"Moreover, according to the records in those ancient books, Emperor Qin Shi Huang passed away in Shaqiu in the same year that Xu Fu sailed east. After Xu Fu learned of this, he simply established himself as king overseas."

Li Ji slowly spoke.

This was not Li Ji fabricating things. It was indeed a definite record that Li Ji had found in the ancient books that Zhaoji had brought.

The time and place of the sea voyage, as well as the boys and girls and various supplies brought, were all written clearly.

"Now, nearly four hundred years have passed. What I am worried about is what the tyrannical Qin remnants who established themselves overseas have developed into. I am even more worried that they all have the tyrannical Qin in their hearts, and may take advantage of the chaos in the Great Han to take advantage of the situation."

Li Ji frowned, speaking quietly.

Upon hearing these words, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were undoubtedly the most stimulated, and they both shouted.

"If they dare, I will skewer them all with one spear."

"A group of sneaky and cowardly Qin rats, how would they know the sharpness of Guan's Green Dragon Crescent Blade!"

As for Liu Bei, he was instead frightened by Li Ji.

Especially after Liu Bei learned from Li Ji that the chaotic world of the Great Han was approaching, if that branch of the tyrannical Qin remnants took advantage of the situation, it would be a problem.

In particular, Li Ji's tone made Liu Bei subconsciously and infinitely elevate the threat of that branch of the tyrannical Qin remnants.

"Zikun, you must attach importance to this matter and take precautions," Liu Bei said in a tone as if facing a great enemy.

Now, the internal situation of the Great Han court had already disappointed Liu Bei quite a bit, and he knew that almost none of the officials in the court could be relied upon.

If he wanted to protect the Great Han from the threat of that group of tyrannical Qin remnants, in Liu Bei's opinion, he could only rely on himself now.

Li Ji nodded and said in a deep voice. "This is also my idea, and I have already sent people to look for clues about that group of tyrannical Qin remnants."

"Wait, Zikun, do you think that the islander survivors might be related to the tyrannical Qin remnants?" Liu Bei asked suspiciously.

"That is naturally impossible."

Li Ji shook his head and said.

"The 'Book of Documents' records the deeds of the islander survivors, and the tyrannical Qin remnants brought a large number of clothes, food, medicine, farming tools, etc. Therefore, it is impossible for them to rely on gathering and hunting for a living after establishing themselves overseas, unlike the islander survivors."

"What you said is very true. I was a little confused for a moment," Liu Bei replied, slightly relieved.

Immediately, Li Ji slowly spoke.

"My lord, according to my idea, on the one hand, send a general to lead troops to be stationed on the island, and on the other hand, find out that group of tyrannical Qin remnants lurking overseas as soon as possible."

"Then, before our Great Han is in chaos, first deal with foreign threats and then stabilize the country, in order to prevent the possibility of the tyrannical Qin remnants taking advantage of the situation."

Liu Bei nodded deeply in agreement, feeling that what Li Ji said made a lot of sense.

Even Liu Bei, who based himself on benevolence and virtue, believed that the degree of hostility, from largest to smallest, was roughly: tyrannical Qin remnants \u003e foreign tribes \u003e rebellious officials and traitors \u003e mountain bandits and bandits...

Therefore, if there really was a group of tyrannical Qin remnants hiding overseas, eyeing the Great Han covetously, Liu Bei would definitely list them as the first priority threat to be resolved.

"Therefore, in my humble opinion: Yide is brave and unmatched. If we really find that group of tyrannical Qin remnants, Yide is most suitable to be the vanguard and should not be moved lightly."

Li Ji slowly said, and the words of praise made Zhang Fei's chin, covered with tiger whiskers, unconsciously rise.

"Therefore, the responsibility of going to the island to sit in town is better left to Yunchang."

However, Guan Yu was a little unhappy with Li Ji's seemingly preferential treatment and cupped his hands and said.

"Mr. Zikun, don't underestimate me. If we are to conquer the tyrannical Qin, Guan will definitely not lose to the third brother as the vanguard."

This made Li Ji a little dumbfounded and said.

"Sitting in town on the island is also about recovering lost territory, which is of great importance. Yunchang must not be careless. Moreover, although we are trying our best to find those tyrannical Qin remnants, it is still difficult to say when we will find their traces."

Guan Yu thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he cupped his hands and agreed.

Zhang Fei received a promise to be the vanguard in the future conquest of the tyrannical Qin remnants, and he was also very happy, so he no longer competed with Guan Yu to go to the island.

With these two major events settled, Liu Bei didn't want this rare private gathering to be all about official matters. Instead, he suppressed the worries in his heart about that group of tyrannical Qin remnants and took the initiative to bring up topics such as romance and beautiful scenery.

In such weather, taking a sip of fragrant warm wine was undoubtedly a kind of enjoyment.

This banquet continued until dusk. No one knew how many wine jars had been emptied, nor how many heartfelt words had been exchanged.

Only after everyone had enjoyed themselves did they disperse.

Li Ji returned to his mansion. Cai Zhaoji looked at Li Ji's slightly drunk appearance. Her face, full of elegance and scholarly temperament, unconsciously showed concern and worry.

Immediately, Cai Zhaoji took the initiative to replace the other servants, helping Li Ji to walk to the backyard, while telling Li Shu and Li Qin to quickly prepare some sobering soup from the kitchen.

"Husband, why did you drink so much wine?"

"I was having a good time, and unknowingly, I emptied several jars."

Listening to Li Ji's somewhat slurred voice from the couch, Cai Zhaoji did not blame Li Ji, but said with concern.

"Next time, if husband is drinking, you should bring a few more personal guards with you, otherwise, what if husband encounters any danger?"

"Moreover, it is snowing lightly outside. Husband should travel by carriage."

"Mm, mm..."

Li Ji responded vaguely.

It was still good when he hadn't left Liu Bei's mansion, but the full stomach of wine, stimulated by the falling snow on the road, became inexplicably more intense.

As a result, when Li Ji returned to the mansion, he really felt dizzy and his consciousness was dull.

Fortunately, the alcohol content of the wine in this era was not very high. Otherwise, Li Ji, who had emptied several jars with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, might have been drunk unconscious at Liu Bei's mansion.

Listening to Zhaoji serving him sobering soup and occasionally hearing some nagging words of concern, Li Ji felt a warmth in his heart.

Seeing Cai Zhaoji preparing to personally pour out the hot water she had used to wipe Li Ji's forehead, Li Ji raised his hand and grabbed Cai Zhaoji's wrist and said.

"Zhaoji, you are pregnant. Let Li Shu and Li Qin do these things."

"It's okay. Serving husband is my duty," Cai Zhaoji said gently.

Knowing that he couldn't persuade Cai Zhaoji in this way, Li Ji simply said slowly.

"I want to hear you read."

"Yes, husband."

Upon hearing this, Cai Zhaoji's small face unconsciously turned slightly red, and she could only put down the basin, then sat beside Li Ji, and helped Li Ji's head up to rest on her lap.

Cai Zhaoji knew that this was Li Ji's favorite way to listen to books. He once said: In this way, opening your eyes is like looking at a beautiful painting, and listening to the ears is like listening to the teachings of the sages, wonderful to the extreme.

However, Cai Zhaoji, who seemed aloof but was actually very thin-skinned, still felt quite shy about this posture, and asked softly with some shyness.

"What does husband want to listen to today?"

Li Ji's still hazy eyes moved slightly and said. "Last time, Zhaoji read to the twelfth chapter of 'Wei Liaozi', 'War Power'. Let's continue with that."

In the next moment, Cai Zhaoji's gentle and crisp voice floated into Li Ji's ears.

"The art of war says: A thousand people form power, and ten thousand people form might. When power is first applied to people, the enemy will not exert their strength in battle..."

'Drunk and returning home, to be treated like this by a virtuous wife, how fortunate am I?'

The thought unconsciously flashed through Li Ji's mind. While understanding and absorbing the content Cai Zhaoji was reciting, he completely relaxed and fell asleep without realizing it.

When Li Ji woke up again, it was the next morning, and Cai Zhaoji had, as always, cooked Li Ji's favorite seafood porridge.

After Li Ji and Cai Zhaoji had breakfast together, they didn't rush to the yamen for roll call but went straight to the study. (End of Chapter)