Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Just, right now.

A doorman rushed in and spoke.

"Master, the master sent a messenger."

Suddenly, Gan Ning's face, which had originally shown a hint of drunkenness, became serious in an instant, and his hazy eyes regained clarity in a few breaths, and he spoke loudly.

"We can discuss the rest later. Let's go and listen to the lord's military orders."

Immediately, Gan Ning followed the doorman to see the messenger. Jiang Qin, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Jiang Zhi also followed in a hurry.

At this time, there is still an urgent order. Who knows if something big is going to happen!

Thinking of this, everyone's face became more solemn.

After meeting Gan Ning and Jiang Qin, the messenger sent by Liu Bei quickly conveyed Liu Bei's order, asking Gan Ning and Jiang Qin to quickly go to Liu Bei's mansion to participate in the urgent meeting.

Summoning generals in the middle of the night, I'm afraid a war is about to break out!
Although Gan Ning and Jiang Qin were a little confused, they did not dare to delay for a moment and rushed directly to Liu Bei's residence.

After Zhou Yu pondered for a while and sorted out what he knew about the general situation in the world, he also could not figure out why he needed to urgently summon Gan Ning and Jiang Qin.

"Could it be that... a noble family in Yangzhou started a rebellion? So Gan Ning and Jiang Qin were sent to lead troops to suppress it as soon as possible?"

However, in just a moment, Zhou Yu denied this speculation.

Not to mention that the Yangzhou aristocratic families had almost lost their ability to cause unrest, even Liu Bei had already completely grasped the military power of all the counties in Yangzhou. The Yangzhou aristocratic families alone could not do anything.

Plus, Gan Ning and Jiang Qin are both water generals...

Suddenly, a bold guess came into Zhou Yu's mind.

"Could it be that Liu Biao of Jingzhou was confused and took the initiative to send his navy down the Yangtze River to attack Wujun?"

In Zhou Yu's opinion, the possibility of this speculation is also very small, but it seems to be the only reasonable reason at the moment.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu quickly told Sun Ce about his guess.

Suddenly, Sun Ce, who was originally a little confused and was about to go back home on his own, had slightly red eyes.

If it were something else, Sun Ce might not be interested, but when he thought about attacking Liu Biao, Sun Ce could hardly hold back for a moment.

Without waiting for Zhou Yu to open his mouth to offer any suggestions, Sun Ce immediately jumped on his horse, pulled Zhou Yu up with him, and galloped towards Liu Bei's residence.

When Gan Ning and others arrived at Liu Bei's mansion first, Sun Ce also followed with Zhou Yu.

Without Liu Bei's permission, it was naturally impossible to allow Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to rush in rashly. Sun Ce could only ask Gan Ning on the spot to ask Liu Bei to allow him to participate in the urgent meeting.

However, when Liu Bei heard that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were also waiting outside the mansion hoping to participate in the urgent discussion, he subconsciously asked a question.

"When the messenger arrived, were you all gathered together?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Qin immediately felt himself sweating profusely, fearing that Gan Ning would say something he shouldn't.

Gan Ning, however, seemed to have noticed nothing and answered directly.

"That's right. Gong Yi, Sun Ce and I were discussing the coming of age ceremony just now. When we heard that the Lord had summoned us, we came directly to meet Him. Maybe Sun Ce thought something big had happened, so he followed us."

Liu Bei nodded, but was a little hesitant about whether to allow Sun Ce to participate.

Li Ji, who was studying the nautical charts and routes on the sewn cloth in the conference room with his back to everyone, spoke.

"My Lord, please let Sun Ce and Zhou Yu come in as well."

"Then let's do as Zikun said."

After Liu Bei said this, he gestured to Xiahou Bo.

Soon, Xiahou Bo sent someone to bring in Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who were waiting outside the mansion.

After a while, Xu Sheng, who was farther away, also hurried over.

However, unlike Gan Ning and others, Xu Sheng was fully armored when he arrived, and was obviously ready to fight at any time. This made Liu Bei secretly admire him, and he whispered to Li Ji.

"Wen Xiang has the style of Rang Ju."

This evaluation is not low.

Many people may not have any impression of the name Tian Rangju, but he is one of the Ten Sages of the Temple of War, along with Zhuge Liang.

However, based on the style and ability demonstrated by Xu Sheng, he is indeed worthy of this evaluation.

Gan Ning, Jiang Qin and others were both talented generals, but Li Ji considered Xu Sheng to be a commander as talented as Guan Yu who could stand on his own.

Xu Sheng, wearing armor, walked into the conference room, then knelt down and saluted solemnly towards Liu Bei and said.

"Xu Sheng greets the lord. I don't know if there is an emergency, so I came here in a hurry. Please forgive me."

"What crime has Wen Xiang committed? Please stand up and take a seat." Liu Bei said with satisfaction.

"Yes."

After Xu Sheng responded, he walked directly to the seat reserved for him and sat down. Immediately, Liu Bei spoke.

"I have urgently summoned you all this late at night because there is something urgent that cannot be delayed."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the conference room became noticeably tense.

"In the second year of the Yonghe reign, there was a traitor named Qu Lian who rebelled, split off the land of the Great Han and proclaimed himself the 'King of Linyi'. I want to send troops to conquer the Linyi Kingdom, avenge the people and punish the criminals, so that Linyi will return to the Great Han and restore the power of the Great Han."

At the beginning, the first reaction of everyone present was how bold that person was. He was so arrogant that he could directly grant land and confer a title of king at this time. This was an achievement that even Dong Zhuo had not achieved yet.

Then, after everyone has recovered...

The second year of Yonghe?!
Ah? ? ?
Now it is already the second year of Chuping.

Zhou Yu, who knew the sequence of era names very well, figured out almost instantly that it was fifty-four years ago.

If we calculate a generation as about fourteen or fifteen years today, then this happened nearly four generations ago.

Even if the rest of the people were slower to react, they generally knew that "Yonghe" was the reign title of Emperor Shun of Han. However, Emperor Shun of Han had changed five emperors so far.

This time... isn't it a little too long ago?

For a moment, even someone as radical as Gan Ning felt a little confused. He didn't understand how Qu Lian, who was probably already dead, had provoked his lord and caused him to take revenge on him.

King of Linyi?
Linyi Kingdom?
"I've never heard of these names. Where are they hiding?"

Gan Ning muttered to himself, and then asked, "May I ask, lord, where is the Linyi Kingdom?"

Li Ji pointed at the nautical chart that was now hung up, pointed at the location where Lin Yi was with his folding fan, and said.

"Linyi is right here."

Everyone present could be considered a naval commander, so naturally they would understand the sea chart.

Although the nautical chart Liu Ji brought back was quite simple, it was sufficient to indicate the location and distance of the Linyi Kingdom.

Just a rough estimate can show that the distance from Wujun to Linyi is almost the same as that to Yingzhou.

It’s not that Wujun’s seafaring technology was not enough to reach Linyi Kingdom, but the impression of Jiaozhou in the eyes of the Han people was beyond words, let alone Linyi Kingdom which was south of Jiaozhou.

A group of generals, including Sun Ce, did not dare to directly question Liu Bei.

But when Zhou Yu saw all this, he couldn't help but feel that it was a warmongering move.

Although Wu County was now prosperous under the governance of Liu Bei, it was because Li Ji had the ability to govern the country.

And traveling thousands of miles to conquer such a small country, and a place with such a harsh environment, even if the conquest is successful, what is the point other than wasting countless money and food?
Zhou Yu, who had not yet worshipped Liu Bei as his master, hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said, "Uncle Liu, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "You can go ahead and tell me what you want."

Immediately, Zhou Yu said loudly.

"Linyi is a small country. Although it offends the great power of the Han Dynasty, it was split from Jiaozhou. It is not appropriate for Emperor Liu to take the initiative to attack it."

"The best policy is to report this to the imperial court, and then let Jiaozhou quell the rebellion on its own and return Linyi to Han territory again."

Of course, this is just a warning in a nicer way.

If Jiaozhou had been able to quell Qu Lian's rebellion, Qu Lian would not have rebelled in the second year of Yonghe and declared himself the "King of Linyi", and the Linyi Kingdom was never reconquered by the Five Emperors.

On the one hand, there was no doubt that the Han officials in Jiaozhou were seriously corrupt and lazy, and going to Jiaozhou was like exile; on the other hand, the internal situation in Jiaozhou was complicated, and they were simply unable to conquer Linyi.

Therefore, Zhou Yu's implication was almost equivalent to persuading Liu Bei not to meddle in other people's affairs.

Moreover, Linyi State was so remote that even if troops were sent to conquer it, it would cost a lot of money and food. Jiaozhou was simply unable to govern it, and Yangzhou could not directly control such an enclave thousands of miles away.

The other generals present also agreed with what Zhou Yu said.

When we went on the expedition to Yingzhou, besides having a righteous purpose, we also knew that Yingzhou was full of gold and silver, so we won the support from all levels.

Linyi?

What was there in Linyi that was worthy of the Han Dynasty's long expedition?

"My lord, what Zhou Yu said is not entirely correct, but it does make some sense."

The boldest Gan Ning also spoke up.

"It is useless to attack Linyi now. It is better to wait until the lord unifies the world. Then, a single order will be enough to make the whole country of Linyi surrender."

"If Linyi refuses to surrender, I will lead my elite troops to destroy its country, destroy its ancestral temples, and tie up the bandits and their descendants, bringing them to the Han Dynasty as eternal slaves."

Seeing this, Liu Bei raised his hand, pressed it slightly, and spoke.

"I understand what you all mean, but Linyi has been part of the Han territory since ancient times. If I don't take it back, I won't be able to face my ancestors in my grave."

"Also, Linyi has a high-yield rice plantation. If we can retrieve a large amount of rice seeds, the Han Dynasty will no longer have to worry about famine." (End of this chapter)