Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, Liu Huangshu, the benevolent lord, was indeed good, and he would share the benefits with them.

Unlike the soldiers under other warlords, let alone such rewards, even the basic provisions were rarely guaranteed.

Moreover, in the incentive system designed by Li Ji, the portions received by the commanding general and the soldiers were separate.

This also prevented the commanding general from using battlefield spoils to win over ordinary soldiers, and it also made the ordinary soldiers always aware that their preferential treatment came from Liu Bei.

It was also because of this that, unlike other warlords who often allowed their soldiers to plunder after capturing a city to boost morale,

Even though Liu Bei's military law strictly forbade soldiers from looting the people, the soldiers did not feel any dissatisfaction or resentment in their hearts.

It could be said that in this system, once a commanding general wanted to command the army to rebel, Liu Bei probably wouldn't even need to mobilize troops to suppress it, as the soldiers would tie up the rebellious commanding general first.

However, Gan Ke still asked with some confusion.

"Since sir is not reprimanding the boss, then what does sir mean...?"

Gan Ning replied frankly.

"Sir is repeatedly reminding me that it's okay to pretend to be a bandit under orders, but don't actually become one."

"Otherwise, if we touch on places that the lord is wary of, I'm afraid even sir won't be able to protect us."

As for what things were not allowed to be done, they were naturally all written in the military law that Liu Bei participated in formulating.

"I see, then the boss must not be careless," Gan Ke reminded.

"Do I need you to tell me? Get lost!"

Gan Ning kicked Gan Ke far away unhappily, and then began to ponder.

Gan Ning was not worried about the reminder conveyed by Li Ji through Gan Ke's mouth.

Since ancient times, apart from some truly brutal and bloodthirsty people, the reason for harming the people has been nothing more than the word 'interest'.

Gan Ning was not greedy for money, and even if he was somewhat bloodthirsty, he would not bother to massacre the people. As long as he did not relax his supervision of the Yellow Turban Army under his command, there would be no trouble.

What Gan Ning was now considering was the content of the secret letter.

"What are the aristocratic families of Yu Province doing? Making sir so unhappy..."

"Forget it, whatever they're doing, just wipe them out."

"It's just that the deadline is a bit short, a month's time..."

Thinking of the end, a smile unconsciously spread across Gan Ning's face, and he became somewhat serious.

As Qiao County, where the administrative center of Pei State was located, was captured, Gan Ning's Yellow Turban Army finally attracted the attention of the officials and aristocratic families of the surrounding prefectures and states.

However, before they could focus their attention and energy on the Ruyang offensive and defensive battle that determined the ownership of Yu Province and make any response to this inexplicably rising Yellow Turban Army,

Gan Ning, who had just captured Qiao County, once again led his troops north, leading the Yellow Turban Army, which had grown in size again, straight to Liang State in the north.

......

Just as Gan Ning was leading the increasingly large Yellow Turban Army and began to attack and sweep away the aristocratic families of Yu Province,

Cheng Yu and the letter sent back by Sun Ce's ship arrived in Xiapi State, causing Liu Bei, who learned the truth about the Yellow River breach, to be extremely angry and repeatedly shout that Cao Cao was a "Han traitor"!

As for Cheng Yu, who fell into Liu Bei's hands, even though Xu Shu repeatedly persuaded him, trying to get Liu Bei to spare Cheng Yu's life for the time being,

The furious Liu Bei still ordered the summoning of civil and military officials to discuss matters. After publicly announcing Cheng Yu's crimes, he ordered Cheng Yu to be torn to pieces and his body left to be eaten by wild dogs.

As soon as Liu Bei issued this order, not only Xu Shu, but also the other civil servants, including Chen Gui, opposed it.

It was not that everyone felt that Cheng Yu did not deserve to die, but that they believed that his life should be spared temporarily to serve as evidence to convict Cao Cao.

Moreover, Cheng Yu was now a prisoner of war. Publicly killing prisoners of war, and still with such extreme punishment, would inevitably arouse the rabbit-dead-fox-sadness in the hearts of Cao Cao's civil and military officials. In the future, they would rather fight to the end than dare to surrender.

However, no matter how gentle Liu Bei usually treated people, in reality, his personality could be described as extremely resolute, and it was really difficult to tolerate this sinner living in the world, even for a moment.

"If we impose extreme punishment on a Cheng Yu today, I'm afraid that more Cheng Yu will not dare to surrender to the lord in the future."

"If the lord is unwilling to keep this evil person, why not send this person to the imperial court to be dealt with by the imperial court?"

"What Yuan Zhi said is very reasonable. Sending Cheng Yu to Luoyang to have the Son of Heaven adjudicate the crime and convict Cao Thief as a Han traitor who harms the country and the people is even more appropriate."

......

Listening to the voices of the civil servants below one after another, Liu Bei's face was frighteningly gloomy, and the fist hidden in his sleeve tightened again and again. Looking at Cheng Yu, who was tied up and pressed down in the hall, his eyes were always full of murderous intent.

Liu Bei's temperament had never been as impulsive as Zhang Fei's, but the more peaceful his temperament was on weekdays, the more difficult it was to restrain when he became impulsive.

Liu Bei knew that the advice of the civil servants under his command was good, but at this moment, Liu Bei only wanted to kill this evil person with extreme punishment to warn the world.

"I have made up my mind, no more..."

Just as Liu Bei said in a deep voice, preparing to order the guards to drag Cheng Yu down immediately,

A personal guard suddenly rushed to the outside of the council hall and said urgently.

"Lord, Marquis Guoshi has sent an urgent letter back from Yu Province."

This was also the rule set by Liu Bei. All documents and letters sent back by Li Ji, whether Liu Bei was in a meeting or sleeping, had to be delivered at the first time, so as not to delay any important matters.

This sudden interruption made Liu Bei's voice pause, and it also made the civil servants in the council hall unconsciously breathe a sigh of relief.

Since ancient times, there has been an unwritten rule that punishment does not extend to scholar-officials.

In addition, the actual situation of the Han Dynasty was that the Son of Heaven and the aristocratic families jointly ruled the world. Although Cheng Yu came from a poor family, he could now be considered one of the aristocratic families.

After Cheng Yu pushed all the crimes onto Cao Cao and Xun Yu, Liu Bei's public imposition of extreme punishment on Cheng Yu would undoubtedly have a great impact on his reputation, and even seriously affect the attitude of the aristocratic families towards Liu Bei.

This was also the reason why the civil servants, including Xu Shu and Chen Gui, tried their best to persuade Liu Bei.

"The Marquis's letter came just in time, just in time to resolve the siege..."

Chen Gui, whose hair was already turning white, secretly wiped his cold sweat and whispered to Xu Shu beside him.

It was not that Chen Gui was timid, it was just that Liu Bei's power was too great just now. Even though Liu Bei had never been punished for his words, it still frightened Chen Gui, who was already a grandfather, like a grandson.

Xu Shu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief and muttered.

"Could it be that the Marquis had foreseen this, so he sent back a letter in advance to persuade the lord?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was slightly stunned, and then they felt that Li Ji's ability to plan strategies was indeed somewhat possible.

If anyone could persuade the lord in this situation, it would probably only be the Marquis.

Therefore, everyone unconsciously cast their eyes on Liu Bei, who was unpacking the letter and browsing it.

The next moment, in the somewhat puzzled gazes of the crowd, Liu Bei, who was holding the letter in both hands, suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha..." (End of this chapter)