Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

However, no matter how strange the situation in the Central Plains became,

Li Ji was never in a hurry, maintaining a calm and composed attitude.

It had only been a year since Jing and Yang provinces were connected, and there was still great potential to be tapped based on this foundation.

To put it simply, Jing and Yang provinces were truly beginning to transition from farming to mass military expansion.

Money, food, young men, equipment, and all other aspects related to war were gradually being perfected by Li Ji in Jing and Yang provinces, leaving no weaknesses.

The later the changes in the Central Plains situation occurred, the more time Jing and Yang provinces would have to accumulate troops, and the momentum of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains would be even greater.

It was the heroes of the Central Plains who should be anxious, not Liu Bei and Li Ji.

Especially Yuan Shu, who was currently blocking the path of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. As long as he dared to act rashly and leave his rear empty, Li Ji would immediately strike Yuzhou with thunderous force, completely opening the gate to the Central Plains.

Moreover, compared to the heroes of the Central Plains, Liu Bei's greatest advantage was that Li Ji had long since resolved any potential worries about the rear, allowing him to confidently deploy a large number of troops to fight without worrying about instability in the rear.

The Shanyue, Southern Man, and Jiaozhou tribes,

all three of which could have caused troublesome rear problems, had been resolved, and could even serve as a slight aid in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.

Therefore, the entire Liu Bei group, from top to bottom, only needed to consider one thing now, and that was—the Northern Expedition.

While Li Ji was contemplating the situation in the Central Plains, time flew by quickly, and it was time to get off work again.

Seeing that there was no one around, Li Ji stretched lazily, tidied up the things on his desk, and then walked out contentedly, preparing to go home after work.

As the administrative system in the Provincial Governor's office became more complete, Li Ji naturally didn't have to handle everything himself as he had in the past.

In particular, Gu Yong had gradually grown into a brick for revitalizing the Han Dynasty, to be moved wherever needed.

After Gu Yong was transferred back to Shouchun from Jingzhou, the number of things that Li Ji had to personally handle every day was reduced a lot.

Therefore, although it was said that he was on duty at the Provincial Governor's office, Li Ji actually spent most of his time drinking tea with Liu Bei, discussing the changes in the Central Plains situation, and controlling the policy development of Jing and Yang provinces, which was enough.

This comfortable life seemed to have made Li Ji gain a lot of weight in just one month.

When Li Ji walked to the gate of the Provincial Governor's office, Liu Bei also happened to walk there with perfect timing.

Li Ji, who was caught by his "boss" leaving right on the dot, didn't show any embarrassment on his face, but instead said with a smile.

"Lord, shall we go together?"

"Let's go, let's go."

After leaving the Provincial Governor's office, the two of them didn't get into a carriage, but walked towards their residences.

Moreover, under Liu Bei's arrangement, the residences of Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Li Ji were all adjacent, and even the houses of Liu Bei and Li Ji faced each other.

On the way together, Liu Bei and Li Ji didn't talk about any political or military affairs, but instead talked about whose wives and concubines among their colleagues were pregnant again, and whose family was marrying into whose family.

Most of the time, Liu Bei was talking, and Li Ji was listening.

Don't look at Liu Bei seeming to be idle every day now, but he actually knew everything about the officials and generals under his command, big and small.

Especially within Yangzhou, he knew the magistrate, deputy magistrate, military commander, and the three elders of each township in any county very well.

As Jingzhou stabilized and the war to pacify the Southern Man ended, many generals were transferred back to Shouchun to resume their duties, and then shifted their energy from the battlefield to the backyard, which naturally led to the wives and concubines of Liu Bei's generals beginning to become pregnant one after another.

Especially the wives of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were also starting to have second children.

Even Sun Ce and Zhou Yu got married not long ago, and the wives they married were a pair of Qiao sisters, who were twins, and they also became pregnant at lightning speed.

Seeing that the residences were already close at hand, Liu Bei, who had been gossiping for a long time, finally revealed his true intentions and said.

"Zikun only has Xiang'er and Xi'er, one son and one daughter, and the family is still a little thin."

With Li Ji's familiarity with Liu Bei, he knew whether he wanted to take a big or small dump when Liu Bei just started to raise his butt.

When Liu Bei intentionally or unintentionally led the topic to the children of his colleagues, Li Ji knew that it would definitely come back to him in the end.

Li Ji was just pretending not to see it while cooperating with Liu Bei's performance…

At this moment, a look of embarrassment appeared on Li Ji's face, and he said.

"Lord, isn't it a little too early to talk about this matter?"

Early?

Liu Bei didn't react and subconsciously asked. "How is it early?"

Li Ji shook his head and sighed.

"How old is Xiang'er? Even if I want to have grandchildren as soon as possible, Xiang'er is powerless."

These words finally hit the nail on the head, forcefully pushing back the persuasion that Liu Bei had already湧到涌到 his throat.

Seeing Li Ji pretending to be confused, Liu Bei didn't expose him, but just talked and laughed about other things, and then they each returned to their residences.

How could Li Ji not know Liu Bei's intentions?

What Liu Bei was worried about was that Li Ji had no successor, but Li Ji really didn't have any worries about this matter.

After all, Li Ji was only in his early twenties now, and when Li Xiang could marry and have children, Li Ji would still be considered middle-aged.

Therefore, even if something unexpected really happened to Li Xiang, Li Ji would still have the ability to slowly level up a small account at that time.

In fact, Li Ji occasionally worried about whether Li Xiang could outlive him.

If Li Ji had any hereditary duke titles in the future, Li Xiang might not have the opportunity to inherit them in his lifetime, and in the end, it would directly benefit his嫡孙.

Thinking of this, Li Ji, who had returned to his residence, looked at Li Xiang, who came to greet him respectfully and sensibly, and couldn't help but reach out and rub Li Xiang's head.

This sudden closeness from his father made Li Xiang a little unbelievable and a little uneasy.

'Could this be the last meal before being beheaded?'

While following behind Li Ji with some trepidation, Li Xiang couldn't help but start to recall whether he had made any mistakes recently, fearing that Li Ji would start to bring out the "teaching whip" again.

It was only after Li Ji returned to his residence and had dinner, happily teasing little Xi'er for a while, that Liu Bei personally came over to call him out to participate in a small banquet.

Only then did Li Xiang feel relieved.

Although it was said to be a small banquet, in fact, the uncle and father basically just grilled meat and drank wine, and occasionally, when they were in high spirits, they would sing and drink while going out of the city for night fishing.

Sometimes, they might not return home all night.

In fact, because the Provincial Governor's office was closed tomorrow, Li Ji was really dragged out by Liu Bei for night fishing that night, and he didn't return home until dawn.

By the time Li Ji woke up, it was noon.

Just as Li Ji washed up and prepared to find an ancient book to read leisurely for a while, Zhao Ji told him that Sun Ce had come to visit early this morning.

However, after learning that Li Ji was resting, Sun Ce asked not to disturb Li Ji and had been waiting for two and a half hours.

After hearing this, Li Ji tidied up his clothes with Zhao Ji's help before heading to the front yard of the residence.