Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 93: Working Together with One Heart

However, in the eyes of others, it seemed that Li Ji was quite fond of Sun Quan, as he went straight up and hugged Sun Quan, and said cheerfully.

"Ji was in a hurry today and didn't know the name of the second son of the Sun family, otherwise I would have brought some oranges."

"Second brother, why don't you thank Mr. Zikun for the oranges?" Sun Ce quickly reminded him.

The young and ignorant Sun Quan looked at Li Ji with a smile on his face, although he always felt a sense of inexplicable malice, he still obediently said.

"Thank you... Thank you, Mr. Zikun."

Li Ji said gently, "No need to thank me. Don't run around at home and listen to your mother and brother. I will bring you some oranges in the future."

"Okay," Sun Quan replied.

The smile on Li Ji's face was even brighter, inexplicably feeling like he was kicking the North Sea Kindergarten.

However, being born early means you can do whatever you want. I'll take advantage of your young age to bully you. How should you respond?

Li Ji ruffled Sun Quan's hair fiercely before putting him down.

And the last one to walk up to Liu Bei and Li Ji was a girl who was still staggering when she walked.

"This girl is my husband's eldest daughter, Sun Ren, who is just over a year old and is at the age of learning to speak."

Sun Ren?

Sun Shangxiang?

Immediately, Li Ji realized the identity of the girl in front of him, and then unconsciously glanced at Liu Bei, secretly despising him.

Liu Bei was completely unaware of this, and instead bent down with a smile to tease Sun Ren, who couldn't even speak clearly, and repeatedly praised Sun Ren for being very cute.

It's just that this scene, which in the eyes of others showed Liu Bei's benevolence and kindness,

In Li Ji's eyes, under some preconceived notions, Liu Bei looked like a pervert.

Immediately, Li Ji bent down again and picked up Sun Ren, who was like a porcelain doll.

Sun Ren, who was lifted high, immediately laughed excitedly, calling out with some unclear pronunciation.

"Ya ya ~ High high ~"

Looking at Sun Ren's delicate appearance up close, she looked just like a delicate and fair little lucky doll.

So cute...

Suddenly, Li Ji also had a feeling of "this old man is feeling girlish", and couldn't help but tease Sun Ren again and again, even teaching Sun Ren to speak from time to time.

"Ji ~ Jiji ~ ~ ~"

"Zikun ~ ~ Kunkun ~ ~ ~"

"Call me brother ~ giegie ~ ~ ~"

Liu Bei, who was on the side, couldn't help but remind him, "Zikun, according to seniority, she should call you uncle."

"Let's each go by our own generation."

Sun Ren, who couldn't walk very well yet, didn't forget to give Li Ji a few tricks when Li Ji put her back on the ground, rolling back and forth on the ground, watching Li Ji laugh for a while.

After that, Madam Wu set up a banquet more like a family dinner to entertain Liu Bei, Li Ji, and Xiahou Bo, and both sides were happy.

Seeing that dusk was approaching, in order to avoid suspicion, Liu Bei then took Li Ji and Xiahou Bo to bid farewell.

Madam Wu led her children to send Liu Bei and Li Ji to the door, watching their departing backs, and couldn't help but say.

"Xuande is truly a benevolent and kind person! Ce'er, in the future, you should be closer to Duke Xuande, and it is said that Duke Xuande has many fierce generals under his command, so you can ask for advice."

"Of course, mother hopes that you can learn more from Mr. Zikun. Mr. Zikun has the talent to manage the world. If you can learn one or two things, you will definitely benefit endlessly."

Sun Ce repeatedly agreed, but Madam Wu knew that her eldest son had admired his father's bravery since he was a child.

Even if he was extraordinarily filial, he probably wouldn't listen.

Immediately, Madam Wu could only turn her gaze to Sun Quan and Sun Ren, who were being held by two servants behind her, and then said.

"Quan'er, Mr. Zikun seems to value you quite a bit. Those words about oranges may have a deeper meaning. You should perform well, and perhaps Mr. Zikun will value you in the future."

"I know, mother," Sun Quan replied, tilting his head.

Sun Ren thought it was being said to her, and said vaguely.

"Mother ~ Mother ~ ~ giegie ~"

......

After leaving the Sun residence, Liu Bei didn't get on his horse, but walked back to the government office with Li Ji.

"Zikun seems to be quite fond of the eldest daughter of the Sun family?"

Liu Bei asked, preparing to take this opportunity to persuade Li Ji to get married as soon as possible, so that he could have such a lovely offspring as soon as possible.

It's just that Li Ji obviously misunderstood Liu Bei's meaning, and looked at Liu Bei with a strange and shocked expression.

Seeing this, Liu Bei, whose concern for Li Ji's marriage was no less than that of an old father, repeatedly retreated and said.

"Okay, okay, I won't say it."

Li Ji shook his head helplessly, then his face straightened and asked, "Lord, how is the matter of the aristocratic families moving? How many aristocratic families have agreed?"

"Oh, let me see..."

Liu Bei took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve and spread it out. What was recorded on it was the list of aristocratic families in Wu County, and then he replied.

"In addition to the Sun family just now, the Gu family, Ling family, Zhu family, Lu family, and Zhang family have already moved to Wu County, and the Wu family, Wei family, Hua family, Zhou family, and Quan family are already on the way. At the latest, they will all arrive in Wu County within seven days."

After speaking, Liu Bei suddenly remembered something, his spirits lifted, and he said.

"Zikun, the day after tomorrow at noon, I will take you to visit a great sage who is hidden in Wu. Be sure to make time."

"What great sage is making the Lord so excited?"

Li Ji recalled slightly, but for a moment he really couldn't think of any great sages in the Jiangdong area.

Even the beautiful Zhou Lang, who "talked and laughed, and the oars and masts were wiped out", was about the same age as Sun Ce at this moment. Li Ji believed that even if Zhou Yu gave him one hand, he could still hang him up and beat him.

Of course, beating Zhou Yu was okay, but beating Sun Ce was not okay.

Just now, Li Ji took the opportunity to observe Sun Ce. Although Sun Ce was only a nine-year-old child, he already had a body of sinewy muscles. Li Ji might not be able to knock down this tiger cub even if he used both hands.

And according to Madam Wu, when bandits came to the door before, Sun Ce, who was only nine years old, drew his sword and angrily slashed several people, which could already be called a first glimpse of ferocity.

It's just that Liu Bei rarely played a trick and said, "Zikun will know the day after tomorrow, and Zikun will definitely be very happy."

"Then Ji will wait quietly for the day after tomorrow," Li Ji replied with a smile, and also extinguished the thought of inquiring or secretly investigating, in order to satisfy Liu Bei's psychology of seemingly deliberately preparing a surprise.

"By the way, Zikun came to the Sun residence to find me today, there should be something important, right?" Liu Bei asked.

"There is indeed one thing that needs to be reported to the Lord," Li Ji replied, and then said in a low voice.

"The plan to confuse the enemy that was used before has already begun to take effect. The bandits in Wu County deeply believe that our army is weak and incompetent. In addition, the aristocratic families along the way deliberately show off their wealth when they move to Wu County, and Ji uses spies to instigate and spread rumors..."

"The bandits have the intention of launching a large-scale attack on Wu County. Now they are secretly colluding. It is expected that in about ten days, the bandits in Wu County will besiege Wu County on a large scale."

Hearing this, a hint of killing intent appeared in Liu Bei's eyes, and he said.

"The thieves are so bold. If they were to hide in the mountains and fields, I still wouldn't know what to do. Now they intend to attack the city, they are really seeking their own death."

"Although the thieves are a rabble, the Lord must not be careless. Moreover, Wu County lacks a lot of labor. If the young and strong can be captured, they can be used," Li Ji reminded.

"How many thieves are invading the territory?" Liu Bei asked.

Li Ji estimated for a moment and replied, "It is expected that it will not exceed twenty thousand, and our army, in addition to the three thousand elites, probably only has about seven thousand county soldiers who have been urgently transferred."

It's just that for this difference in strength of more than double the number, Liu Bei not only didn't panic in the slightest, but instead looked like he had everything under control, as if the advantage of ten thousand against twenty thousand was on my side.

"Lord, aren't you worried?" Li Ji asked in surprise.

Liu Bei said in a flat tone.

"Since Zikun already knows the number of the enemy and us, it is expected that the plan to defeat the enemy is also in his heart. What worries do I have? I think the reason for looking for me this time is just to get the military talisman, right?"

I have to say, Liu Bei's words seemed to imply that the mere twenty thousand enemies were just a small matter. I, Bei, don't need to take action, and my Zikun can destroy them with a flip of his hand. This attitude made Li Ji not know what to say for a while.

This confidence seemed to be even greater than Li Ji's own.

Before Li Ji could say anything, Liu Bei took off the military talisman from his waist and stuffed it into Li Ji's hand, saying.

"Zikun, just let go and do it. Everyone from me down can be mobilized and ordered. If there is anyone who doesn't obey, kill them!"

This heavy trust made Li Ji couldn't help but fall silent.

Liu Bei didn't even ask about Li Ji's specific battle plan, and completely handed over the military talisman to Li Ji.

With this level of trust, Li Ji really suspected that even if he really led troops to rebel and tied Liu Bei in front of him, Liu Bei would firmly believe that the person in front of him was definitely not Li Ji himself, but a compatriot who looked similar to Li Ji.

"Lord, don't you confirm whether there are any omissions?" Li Ji asked.

Hearing this, Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said.

"Zikun is right, how about this, Zikun first uses the military talisman to mobilize troops, and then informs me when the generals are discussing matters, I will personally go to the military meeting to sit for Zikun, so as to prevent some county soldiers from not obeying Zikun."

"No, Lord, aren't you worried that Ji will make mistakes in using troops?" Li Ji asked again.

"Zikun..."

Liu Bei suddenly stopped, patted Li Ji's shoulder with one hand, and pointed at the city of Wu County in front of him with the other, saying.

"Before, Zikun once asked me whether my ambition was to be a general who wins every battle, or a strategist who decides victory thousands of miles away, or to govern and stabilize one side so that the people under my rule can live and work in peace, or to study industry, medicine, agriculture, and other items..."

"At that time, my answer was that I was willing to govern one side, to shepherd the people for the Son of Heaven, to protect the people so that they can live and work in peace, and to reproduce the prosperous age of the great Han."

"However, Bei knows his strategies are inferior to Zikun, and his martial prowess cannot compare to Yunchang and Yide. After much contemplation, my strength and fortune truly lie in gathering all of you under my command..."

"And the Wu Commandery before us is not just Bei's Wu Commandery, but also Zikun's Wu Commandery. If we work together with one heart and mind, I will do what I do best – gather people's hearts – so that Zikun can unleash his talents without restraint. That alone is enough. Too much interference or meddling would be more harmful than helpful."

Liu Bei paused for a moment, then spoke gently.

"Even if Zikun makes mistakes in his actions, I will not blame him. Even if there is a temporary defeat, as long as we are of one heart and one mind, we will surely have a day of resurgence, a day when the great prosperity of the Han Dynasty can reappear."