Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

If Liu Yan unfortunately defeated the disease, Liu Zhang would have no chance to fight for the inheritance even if he returned to Yizhou.

Fortunately, the disease finally defeated Liu Yan.

This would give Liu Zhang the chance to return to Yizhou.

However, the plank road in Ba County has been cut off, and the only way to enter Yizhou is to take the waterway.

When it comes to familiarity with the waterways of Ba County, I'm afraid no one can compare with Gan Ning.

Moreover, Liu Zhang's brothers might also be wary of their foolish brother returning to Yizhou. Under such circumstances, it would not be easy to send Liu Zhang back to Yizhou safely.

"Xingba, can you send Liu Jiyu back to Yizhou safely?" Li Ji asked.

After hearing this, Gan Ning hesitated for a moment and said.

"It's not difficult to send Liu Zhang back to Yizhou safely. The difficulty lies in the conflict between Liu Zhang and me before. I'm afraid something might happen."

"Xingba, you don't have to worry about this. I have communicated with Liu Jiyu in advance. He will follow your arrangements throughout the journey back to Yizhou." Li Ji explained.

"If that's the case, Lord, don't worry. I will definitely make sure Liu Zhang returns to Yizhou safely."

Gan Ning patted his chest and made the promise.

Li Ji nodded and then spoke.

"After sending Liu Jiyu back to Yizhou, Xingba does not need to rush back. He can help Liu Jiyu seize power as appropriate."

"My lord, what's the point of Liu Zhang's help?" Gan Ning still couldn't hide his disgust for Liu Zhang.

"Liu Jiyu promised that after he gained control of Yizhou, he would cede Ba County to Jingzhou."

Li Ji's light words made Gan Ning subconsciously widen his eyes.

How could Gan Ning not understand the importance of Ba County?

Liu Biao planned again and again, and what he wanted was Ba County, which was the gateway to Yizhou.

As long as Ba County is in hand, Yizhou's natural defenses will be reduced by seven points, and it will be easy to march straight into the heart of Yizhou from Ba County.

He also promised to cede Ba County to Jingzhou, which was not only a political reward, but also a statement of Liu Zhang's position.

"I didn't expect Liu Zhang to be willing to do this. Could it be a trick?"

Gan Ning said this with some surprise.

Li Ji smiled lightly and said, "If Liu Jiyu cheated, his head would be hanging in the southwest."

Hearing this, Gan Ning felt a sudden chill all over his body, realizing that Li Ji had definitely made more than one preparation.

Gan Ning did not ask any more questions. After confirming the details of sending Liu Zhang back to Yizhou, he retreated.

After Gan Ning left, Li Ji sat down and sipped the tea carefully. Then he stood up and returned to the table at the top of the seat, on which was spread a map of the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty.

In addition to Jing and Yang states, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and Yu Guo, with the secret support of Liu Bei, have already initially taken control of Jiao state.

However, Jiaozhou is vast and sparsely populated, with a complicated situation. It is obviously impossible to provide any great help in the struggle for world hegemony, but there is no longer a risk of affecting the rear.

However, by connecting the coastal areas of Jiaozhou with developed sea vessels, it is also possible to use a similar "outsourcing" method to allow the people of Jiaozhou to help build some military equipment in their spare time for a fee, thereby alleviating pressure.

For example, the largest consumable item is the arrow shaft.

The problem of Yizhou was what Li Ji was least worried about.

With the support of Yizhou's noble families and the assistance of Zhang Song and Gan Ning, Liu Zhang's chances of ascending to power were much higher than those of his brothers. Even if Liu Zhang had hidden ambitions and relied on the power of Yizhou's noble families to ascend to power, he would inevitably be restricted by them in all aspects and would find it difficult to achieve great things.

And when Yizhou and Jingnan are stabilized and Jingzhou is completely digested, then will be the day for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.

However, the heat in Li Ji's eyes flashed by and then subsided, and he refocused his energy on stabilizing Jingbei.

The reason why Li Ji had to stay in Xiangyang in northern Jing was not only to intimidate Yuan Shu and control the overall situation, but also to guide the Jingzhou families to rush to Yizhou like the Yangzhou families did.

The events of Yizhou were no secret among the Han aristocratic families.

It's just that the Yangzhou family has only been in Yizhou for a short time, and they have only just barely gained a foothold in Yizhou, let alone any obvious benefits or advantages they have gained.

Furthermore, the inconvenience of information transmission caused a lot of information to be distorted or exaggerated, so the noble families outside Yangzhou were more skeptical or disdainful of this matter.

Therefore, Li Ji still needs to plan carefully on how to get the Jingzhou families to join in voluntarily.

In addition, there was another major event, which was that Li Ji was preparing to advise Liu Bei to move the seat of government.

After initially settling in Yangzhou, Liu Bei still designated Wu County as the seat of government, which was barely acceptable.

But now, even though the Yangtze River runs through Jing and Yang states, it is quite inappropriate to use Wu County as the seat of government.

More importantly, the location of the government seat not only affects the control of the people under its rule, but also indirectly indicates the monarch's ambitions.

Just like, Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beiping, intending that "the emperor guards the national gate and the king dies for the country."

Just like in the original trajectory, Eastern Wu established its capital in Jianye City south of the Yangtze River. As a result, he spent his entire life as the Jerry of Jiangdong. He never had the ambition to march north to the Central Plains and unify the world, and only wanted to live in peace in a corner.

Liu Bei's ambition was to unify the world and revive the Han Dynasty. Now that the two states of Jing and Yang are connected, how can he still govern from Wu County?

When the seat of government was officially moved, it needed to be moved to the north of the Yangtze River to demonstrate the ambition to conquer the Central Plains in the north and unify the world.

Among the two states of Jing and Yang, the only two cities north of the Yangtze River that are suitable for being the seat of government are Xiangyang and Shouchun.

There is no need to say much about Xiangyang. It has a superior geographical location, connects all directions, and has a complex water network. After advancing north to Nanyang County, you can take Yuzhou to the west and Sili to the north. It is also one of the most powerful cities in the world.

However, after repeated consideration, Li Ji still suggested in a letter to Wujun that Liu Bei should move the seat of government to Shouchun.

Perhaps Shouchun is not as critical as Xiangyang in terms of its terrain, but there is a saying in later generations that "if the southerners take it, the Central Plains will lose its barrier; if the northerners take it, the south of the Yangtze River will lose its throat."

This shows the importance of Shouchun, and it will be the bridgehead for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.

If Liu Bei had used Shouchun as his capital, he could have taught the world about his ambition to conquer the Central Plains from the north, and also rally the hearts of the people at all levels.

More importantly, compared with Xiangyang, Shouchun's location is more conducive to Liu Bei's control of many ports near the coast.

Guan Yu also took the opportunity to successfully capture Ruyin City and expanded hundreds of miles to the north of Shouchun, leaving Shouchun City with sufficient barriers and depth, so that the enemy could not directly attack the city.

[……All of the above are just my humble thoughts at the moment, and there may be many omissions. Please forgive me, my lord.

It is September, and the autumn wind is starting to blow. I wonder if you are in good health, my lord? I hope you will take good care of yourself.

——Li Zikun】

When the letter arrived in Wu County, Liu Bei read it carefully three times to make sure there was nothing he had missed before he frowned and began to think carefully.

Relocating the government is a major event, and it affects the entire body, so all aspects need to be considered.

(End of this chapter)