Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 256: If he doesn't go to hell, who will?

Zhang Zhao?!

Li Ji was naturally very familiar with this name.

"Ask Zhang Zhao for internal affairs, ask Zhou Yu for external affairs," this sentence made Zhang Zhao one of the most famous civil officials in the original timeline of Eastern Wu.

Of course, perhaps it was this sentence that made Sun Quan wary, so that Zhang Zhao could not serve as prime minister for the rest of his life.

However, Zhang Zhao's inability to be prime minister in Eastern Wu was the limit of what Sun Quan could tolerate, and it was not that Zhang Zhao's ability was insufficient to serve as prime minister.

Li Ji did intend to pay attention to Zhang Zhao's movements through the Jinyi Division, but only knew that Zhang Zhao was an important minister of Eastern Wu in the original timeline, but completely did not remember where Zhang Zhao was from. In addition, the scholars of this era almost all traveled around to study, without a fixed residence.

Unexpectedly, after searching and searching, Zhang Zhao happened to be living in Gu Yong's mansion.

"Good, good, good, Yuan Tan has done a good job in recommending talents, and the lord will definitely reward him when he finds out." Li Ji said with a smile.

With someone to replace Gu Yong, it also means that Gu Yong can be sent out to serve as Guan Yu's deputy.

With Gu Yong's experience in handling all aspects of trivial government affairs in Wu County for a year, it will definitely be easy to handle in the island barbarian area. Moreover, how can this not be regarded as letting Gu Yong preside over one side and giving him a more free platform to play his role?

Li Ji sent Gu Yong back to continue working, and prepared to hand over government affairs to others. His conscience did not hurt at all.

Although in the current political atmosphere of the Han Dynasty, being sent to Jiaozhou to serve as an official is considered a kind of exile, let alone going to the island barbarian area, which is much more primitive than Jiaozhou, in a sense, it is even more of an exile among exiles.

'However, the position of county magistrate...'

Li Ji pondered slightly, and already had an idea in his mind.

Li Ji is not a gentleman who only knows how to draw big cakes. Since he promised to recommend Gu Yong as the county magistrate, Li Ji will naturally not break his promise.

Even if Li Ji wanted to give Gu Yong the position of Wu County magistrate, Liu Bei would definitely object.

However, isn't there still a vacant position for the Kuaiji County magistrate?

Immediately, Li Ji took a blank bamboo slip and wrote a document appointing Gu Yong as the Kuaiji County magistrate, and then sent it to Jia Xu to stamp it.

After that, he only needs to report to the court in the name of Guo Yi and pay some money to the Ten Attendants, then Gu Yong's position as county magistrate will be justified.

Afterwards, Gu Yong was sent to the island barbarian area by Guo Yi, the governor of Kuaiji County, which has nothing to do with Li Ji.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Li Ji's face. He sent someone to invite Guan Yu, and then discussed the details of going to the island barbarian area with Liu Bei.

And "island barbarian" is an ancient name. In order to make it easier to call, they took the word "barbarian" and officially named "island barbarian" as "Yizhou".

After completely finalizing the details of going to Yizhou, Li Ji mentioned Gu Yong's recommendation of Zhang Zhao, and suggested that Gu Yong go to Kuaiji County to serve as the county magistrate and then be sent to Yizhou to assist Guan Yu in governing the local area.

Liu Bei naturally would not raise any objections to Gu Yong's destination arrangement. On the contrary, he became interested in Zhang Zhao, whom Li Ji praised highly in his tone.

That day, after Gu Yong finished his duty, Liu Bei, who was full of action, went to Gu's mansion under the pretext of visiting Gu Yong.

As expected, the Han Dynasty succubus performed steadily...

Especially Liu Bei, as a member of the Han Dynasty clan, now has a great reputation for benevolence and virtue. For many scholars who are still commoners, few can resist a set of courteous and heartfelt words.

The next day, when Li Ji slowly came to the government office to work, Liu Bei brought in a scholar who looked about thirty or forty years old, with a solemn and mature appearance, and introduced him to Li Ji.

"Zikun, let me introduce you. This is Zhang Zibu from Pengcheng. I talked with him a lot last night, and I have benefited a lot in terms of government affairs."

"Greetings, County Magistrate." Zhang Zhao took the initiative to clasp his hands and salute.

Li Ji got up and returned the salute, carefully looking at Zhang Zhao.

According to Li Ji's investigation through the Jinyi Division last night, Zhang Zhao was born in 156 AD, and is only 30 years old now, but his appearance looks much older.

On the contrary, Zhang Zhao was also secretly looking at Li Ji.

Now Zhang Zhao's reputation in Xuzhou can be regarded as just beginning to show, but compared with Li Ji, who is famous all over the world, it is like a firefly meeting the bright moon.

Young!

Too young!

This was Zhang Zhao's first feeling when he first saw Li Ji, and it was indeed as rumored that he was outstanding in demeanor, with the appearance of a gentleman like jade.

"Zikun, Zibu accepted my invitation and is willing to work in the government office to benefit the people. I hope you can work together in the future," Liu Bei said.

"Please give me more advice, Mr. Zikun," Zhang Zhao said modestly and seriously.

"It's just right that Zibu came. Yuan Tan is about to take office as the county magistrate elsewhere. There is a shortage of manpower in the government office. Zibu can temporarily replace Yuan Tan's position as a clerk, how about it?" Li Ji asked.

"That's what I want, I dare not ask for it," Zhang Zhao replied calmly without showing any emotion.

Immediately, Li Ji personally took Zhang Zhao to the main hall, and then asked Gu Yong to hand over all government affairs to Zhang Zhao.

And Zhang Zhao is indeed the person recommended by Gu Yong. After experiencing a period of unsuitability, he quickly got started.

This scene made Li Ji's eyes full of relief...

After all, if Zhang Zhao is not good, then Li Ji can only take over these trivial matters again.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhao is not only anxious and mature in appearance, but also has a very calm and mature personality and ability, which makes Li Ji feel a lot more relieved.

After three days of preparation, Guan Yu also led the troops named "Yijun" by Liu Bei and was fully prepared to set off, and directly boarded the "Yizhou" ship at the port of Wu County.

The personnel going to Yizhou are not only 3,000 Yijun soldiers, but also the families of 2,000 Shanyue people, totaling more than 5,000 people.

In addition to the military supplies, there are also a large number of seeds, farm tools, clothing and other materials.

Besides, there is Gu Yong!

Gu Yong had many doubts about the arrangement of boarding the ship, and asked. "Mr. Zikun, why should I board the ship? And where are General Guan and the others going?"

Li Ji said with a smile.

"A fisherman reported that he found a place overseas that seems to be the old land of Kyushu, so General Guan went to confirm it. And isn't Yuan Tan going to take office as the county magistrate of Kuaiji County?"

"The land route is bumpy and difficult to travel, and General Guan is going to pass through Kuaiji County anyway, so I specially asked General Guan to take Yuan Tan along the way."

Gu Yong was relieved when he heard this.

And he did receive the appointment letter from Kuaiji County, appointing Gu Yong as the county magistrate of Kuaiji County.

This is undoubtedly one of the best choices for Gu Yong.

Kuaiji County is close to home, and it is not difficult to go home to visit relatives occasionally. In addition, the local customs and climate are similar to those of Wu County.

Therefore, when Gu Yong learned that Li Ji had recommended him to serve as the county magistrate in Kuaiji County, the gratitude in his heart was beyond words.

At such a young age, he can start from the position of county magistrate, which is a height that none of Gu's ancestors have ever reached!

The only thing that made Gu Yong a little strange was that half a year ago, Wu County and Kuaiji County were still in a state of war privately. Unexpectedly, the governor of Kuaiji County would give Li Ji so much face and be willing to appoint him as the county magistrate.

"Then I will thank you for your kindness, Mr. Zikun. Speaking of which, I have never been on a sea ship before, so this is a good opportunity to experience it," Gu Yong said gratefully.

Seeing this, Li Ji did not forget to ask with concern. "Going to Kuaiji County this time, does Yuan Tan have anything to tell his family?"

"Kuaiji County is adjacent to Wu County, and it only takes a few days to send a message, so there is nothing to tell," Gu Yong ignored Li Ji's kindness and replied.

Li Ji said meaningfully. "It's better to tell a word or two. It doesn't matter if I forward it on your behalf."

Gu Yong pondered for a while, and also felt that what Li Ji said was quite reasonable.

Immediately, while the remaining "Yijun" soldiers began to board the ship one after another, Gu Yong hurriedly wrote a letter and handed it to Li Ji, and then bid farewell to Liu Bei, Li Ji, and Zhang Zhao who came to see him off.

Especially to Liu Bei and Li Ji, Gu Yong's heart was full of reluctance and gratitude.

And Li Ji also seemed to be touched. At the time of parting, he did not forget to pat Gu Yong's shoulder hard, and repeatedly told Gu Yong to take good care of himself.

This made Gu Yong feel even more moved, and he only felt that his past prejudice against Li Ji was too narrow-minded. For the first time, he intimately called Li Ji brother, and said that he would definitely not forget his brother's teachings after taking office, and would imitate Wu County's governance with a benevolent heart to benefit the local people.

"Good, good, good, Yuan Tan, don't forget these words."

Li Ji wiped away the tears in the corners of his eyes, and watched the "Yizhou" ship that Gu Yong was on gradually disappear at the end of the estuary.

And Liu Bei, who was also reluctant to part with Guan Yu's expedition, couldn't help but step forward to comfort him when he saw this.

"Zikun, if you really can't bear it in your heart, it's still too late to send a fast boat to chase Yuan Tan back now."

"Stop it, stop it..."

Li Ji shook his head and said.

"How can we abandon public affairs for personal reasons? Moreover, Yuan Tan has such talent, if he doesn't go to hell, who will? How can we disregard the peace and prosperity of countless people and remnants because of our personal friendship with Yuan Tan?"

After a pause, Li Ji sighed quietly.

"Let Yuan Tan go, that is also a place where Yuan Tan can fully display his talents, but after this farewell, I don't know when we will be able to see Yuan Tan again."

Liu Bei was also quite touched when he heard this and said.

"Isn't Yun Chang the same? Every time I think about this, my heart aches faintly, and I have been unable to sleep well every night for nearly a month."

"However, this is Yun Chang's choice. I, Bei, can only hope that Yun Chang will achieve unparalleled feats in the future, so that as his elder brother, I can share in his glory!"

Zhang Fei, who had come specifically to see Guan Yu off, was uncharacteristically silent at this moment, only watching Guan Yu's direction from afar.

However, Zhang Zhao, standing not far behind Liu Bei and Li Ji, felt sweat pouring down his back as he listened to their conversation, feeling increasingly uneasy.

'Yuan Tan, this isn't about taking up the post of Assistant Prefect at all, but about being sold off overseas? The kind that sends you straight to hell?'