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 if you are not sure about domestic affairs, and ask Zhou Yu if you are not sure about foreign affairs." It was this sentence that made Zhang Zhao one of the most famous civil servants in Soochow.

Of course, perhaps it was precisely because of this sentence that Sun Quan was so afraid that Zhang Zhao was not allowed to serve as prime minister for life.

But Zhang Zhao couldn't be the prime minister in Soochow. That was the limit of Sun Quan's endurance. It didn't mean that Zhang Zhao's upper limit of ability was not enough to serve as the prime minister.

Li Ji was interested in keeping an eye on Zhang Zhao's movements through the Jinyi Department, but he only knew that Zhang Zhao was originally an important minister of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, but he had no memory of Zhang Zhao's family name. In addition, almost all the scholars of this era traveled around to study and lived in nowhere. Settled.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhao ended up staying at Gu Yong's house.

"Okay, okay, Yuan Tan has done meritorious service, and the lord will definitely reward him when he finds out." Li Ji said with a smile.

With the replacement of Gu Yong, it means that Gu Yong can be released to serve as Guan Yu's deputy.

With Gu Yong's experience in handling all aspects of trivial government affairs accumulated in Wu County for a year, he must have it at his fingertips when he arrived in Daoyi. And why couldn't this be regarded as allowing Gu Yong to take charge of the government and giving him a platform to express himself more freely?
Li Ji sent Gu Yong back to continue his duties and was ready to hand over government affairs to others, without any pain in his conscience.

Although in today's political atmosphere of the Han Dynasty, being sent to Jiaozhou to serve as an official can be regarded as an exile, not to mention going to an island barbarian that is much more primitive than Jiaozhou. In a sense, it is an exile within an exile.

'However, the position of Jun Cheng...'

Li Ji thought about it for a moment and already had an idea in mind.

Li Ji is not a gentleman who just makes 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 the position of Chancellor of Wu County to Gu Yong, Liu Bei would definitely object.

However, isn't there still a vacant position of the Prime Minister of Kuaiji County?
Immediately, Li Ji took a blank bamboo slip and wrote the document appointing Gu Yong as the magistrate of Kuaiji County, and then had someone send it to Jia Xu to stamp it.

After that, he only needed to report to the court in Guo Yi's name and pay some money to Shi Changshi, and then Gu Yong's position as county prime minister would be justifiable.

Later, Gu Yong was sent to Daoyi by Guo Yi, the governor of Kuaiji County, which had nothing to do with Li Ji.

Thinking of this, Li Ji couldn't help but smile on his face, sent someone to invite Guan Yu, and then discussed with Liu Bei the details of going to Daoyi.

"Dao Yi" is an ancient name. In order to make it easier to call it, during the discussion, one of the characters "Yi" was taken and "Dao Yi" was officially named "Yizhou".

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

Liu Bei would not raise any objections to the arrangement of Gu Yong's whereabouts. On the contrary, he was somewhat interested in Zhang Zhao, who was also highly praised in Li Ji's tone.

On the same day, after Gu Yong was off duty, Liu Bei, who was full of mobility, went to Gu's house on the pretext of visiting Gu Yong.

As expected, the Han Succubus performed steadily...

Especially as Liu Bei, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, now has a great reputation for benevolence. For many scholars who are still white-bodied, few can withstand the sincerity of a set of etiquette and virtuous corporals.

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

"Zikun, let me introduce you. This is Zhang Zibu from Pengcheng. I had a lot of conversations with him last night. It can be said that I benefited a lot from him in terms of government affairs."

"I've met Jun Cheng." Zhang Zhao took the initiative to salute with his hands in hand.

Li Ji stood up and returned the salute, then looked at Zhang Zhao carefully.

However, according to what Li Ji checked through the Jinyi Department last night, Zhang Zhaonai was born in 156, and he is still only 30 years old, but his appearance looks much older.

On the contrary, Zhang Zhao was also sizing up Li Ji secretly.

Nowadays, Zhang Zhao's reputation may be considered to be emerging in Xuzhou, but compared with Li Ji, who is famous all over the world, it is like a firefly seeing the bright moon.

young!

too young!

This was Zhang Zhao's first feeling when he saw Li Ji for the first time, and he was indeed as handsome and distinguished as a gentleman, as rumored.

"Zikun, Zibu accepted Bei's invitation and is willing to join 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 Zhaoqian said seriously.

"Zibu comes at the right time. Yuan Tan is about to take up the post of county magistrate. The government office is in short supply of manpower. Zibu can temporarily take over Yuan Tan's post of record-keeper. How about that?" Li Ji asked.

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears." Zhang Zhao replied calmly and without showing any emotion.

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

And Zhang Zhao was worthy of being recommended by Gu Yong. After experiencing a period of discomfort, he quickly got started.

Seeing this scene, Li Ji was filled with joy... After all, if Zhang Zhao failed, then Li Ji would have to take over these tedious things again.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhao was not only mature in appearance, but also quite calm and mature in character and ability, which reassured Li Ji a lot.

After three days of preparation, Guan Yu also led the troops named "Yi Army" by Liu Bei and were fully ready to set off, and boarded the "Yizhou" directly at Wujun Port.

The people who went to Yizhou were not only 3,000 Yi soldiers, but also 2,000 Shanyue's family members, totaling more than 5,000 people.

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

In addition, there is Gu Yong!
Gu Yong asked as he was puzzled about arranging for him to board the ship. "Mr. Zikun, why should I board the ship? Where are General Qiguan and the others going?"

Li Ji said with a smile.

"A fisherman reported that he had discovered a suspected old land in Kyushu overseas, so General Guan just went to confirm it, and isn't Yuan Tan going to Kuaiji County to take up the post of county magistrate?"

"The road is bumpy and difficult to travel. In addition, General Guan is going to pass through Kuaiji County, so Yiji specially requested General Guan to take Yuan Tan along the way."

When Gu Yong heard this, his doubts were cleared up.

And he indeed received the appointment letter from Kuaiji County, appointing Gu Yong as the post of county magistrate of Kuaiji County.

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

Kuaiji County is close to home, and even if you want to go home to visit relatives occasionally, it is not difficult. In addition, Kuaiji County and Wu County are similar in terms of local customs, climate and customs.

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

At such an age, you can start from the position of Jun Cheng. That is a height that none of the ancestors of the Gu family have ever reached!
The only thing that made Gu Yong a little strange was that Wu County and Kuaiji County were at private war six months ago. Unexpectedly, the governor of Kuaiji County would actually give Li Ji face and be willing to appoint him as the county magistrate.

"Then thank you Mr. Zikun for your kindness. Speaking of which, I haven't been on a sea ship yet, so I can experience it this time." Gu Yong said gratefully.

When Li Ji saw this, he asked with concern. "I'm going to Kuaiji County now. Is there anything else Yuan Tan can say to my family?"

"Kuiji County is adjacent to Wu County. It only takes a few days to send a message. There is nothing to explain." Gu Yong responded disapprovingly and ignored Li Ji's kindness.

Li Ji said meaningfully. "It's better to explain a word or two. Yuan Tan can leave a few words, and it's okay for Ji to pass it on."

Gu Yong thought about it and felt that what Li Ji said was quite reasonable.

Immediately, when the rest of the "Yi troops" began to board the ship one after another, Gu Yong hurriedly wrote a handwritten letter and handed it to Li Ji, and then said goodbye to Liu Bei, Li Ji, and Zhang Zhao who came to see him off.

Especially for Liu Bei and Li Ji, Gu Yong felt very reluctant and grateful.

And Li Ji seemed to be touched. When leaving, he patted Gu Yong's shoulder vigorously and repeatedly told Gu Yong to take good care of him.

This made Gu Yong feel more and more moved. He felt that his past prejudice against Li Ji was too narrow-minded. He called Li Ji his brother for the first time, and said that after taking office, he would definitely not forget his brother's teachings and be benevolent. Imitate the governance of Wu County and benefit the local people.

"Okay, okay, Yuan Tan, don't forget this."

Li Ji wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and watched as the "Yizhou" that Gu Yong was on gradually disappeared at the end of the estuary.

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

"Zikun, if you are really reluctant to give up, it is still not too late to send a clipper to recover Yuan Tan."

"That's all, that's all..."

Li Ji shook his head and said.

"How can you abolish public service for personal reasons? What's more, since Yuan Tan has such talents, if he doesn't go to hell, who will go to hell? How can you ignore the peace and contentment of countless people and survivors because of your personal relationship 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. It's just that this is a farewell. I don't know when I want to see Yuan Tan again next time."

When Liu Bei heard this, he spoke with deep emotion in his heart.

"Isn't it true that Yun Chang is not like this? Every time I think about this, I feel a dull pain in my heart. I have been unable to sleep every night for the past month."

"It's just that this is Yun Chang's choice. Bei can only hope that Yun Chang has made extraordinary achievements before. As an elder brother, it is also an honor!"

Zhang Fei, who came specially to see off Guan Yu, was rarely silent at this moment, just watching Guan Yu's direction from a distance.

However, Zhang Zhao, who was standing not far behind Liu Bei and Li Ji, felt sweaty when listening to the conversation. The more he listened, the more something was wrong.

'Yuantan, this is not about being appointed as a county magistrate at all, but about being abducted and sold overseas? The kind that goes directly to hell? '

(End of this chapter)