Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Liu Bei's laughter was full of joy, and it made everyone present look at each other in confusion, not knowing why.

After a while, Liu Bei's laughter subsided a little.

Chen Gui just took the opportunity to ask.

"My Lord, why are you laughing? Could it be that the news sent back by the Marquis is a victory?"

"It can be considered as good news."

Liu Bei's expression was completely different from just now, and he spoke loudly.

"Zi Kun has joined forces with Generals Xu Sheng and Wen Pin to surround Ruyang."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's face showed joy.

Given the current situation in Yuzhou, as long as Li Ji can capture Ruyang, the entire Yuzhou will be in his hands.

Of course, Yuzhou has a large population and a huge area. It will take a long time to truly control and even digest it.

However, once Yuan Shu was destroyed and Yuzhou was swallowed up, Liu Bei would become the overlord of the four states of Jing, Yang, Yu and Xu, even in name only, and would almost actually control half of the Han Dynasty.

For the civil and military officials who followed Liu Bei, a thought truly emerged in their minds: Our lord has the potential to unify the world, so I may also be his minister.

"Congratulations, my lord..."

"Congratulations, my lord. Yuzhou is already in your hands."

"The lord has taken another step towards fulfilling his vow to revive the Han Dynasty. This is cause for celebration."

……

For a while, the conference hall was filled with congratulations and everyone looked joyful.

Even Cheng Yu, who was tied up and thrown into the hall, breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression was complicated. He had never expected that he would be able to survive one day, and he still relied on the good news brought back by Li Ji.

However, although everyone's congratulations made Liu Bei even happier, he did not feel elated at all.

If Yuan Gonglu could stop his own Zikun, that would be something that Liu Bei would find unbelievable.

Now that Li Ji has besieged Ruyang, Yuan Shu has become a trapped beast, which was within Liu Bei's expectations.

"Alright, alright. Zikun has just besieged Ruyang. Ruyang City is heavily guarded. Whether it can be successfully taken is still unknown. It is better to wait until Zikun returns triumphantly before speaking of congratulations."

After a pause, Liu Bei, with his hands in the air, looked at Cheng Yu again. The murderous intent and disgust in his eyes were still there, which made Xu Shu, Chen Gui and other careful civil officials feel a little nervous.

'Could it be that the teacher did not foresee what would happen to Cheng Yu in advance?'

'That's right. Bofu had just sent Cheng Yu back to Shouchun. No matter how much you foresaw, you couldn't have known in advance that Bofu had accidentally captured Cheng Yu.'

When he thought of this, Xu Shu realized that he had been confused just now. He subconsciously thought that the teacher knew everything.

Immediately, Xu Shu, who had come to his senses, stepped forward and spoke again in order to avoid Liu Bei from being infamous for killing Cheng Yu.

"My lord, it is not appropriate to kill prisoners when such great news of victory has been received. Why not detain Cheng Yu for the time being? And we can get a clearer picture by listening to both sides. It is better to send a letter to ask the teacher how to deal with Cheng Yu."

At this moment, Xu Shu could only place his hopes on his own teacher.

In Xu Shu's heart, his teacher has always been kind, wise and rational, and he must understand the various impacts that killing Cheng Yu will have on Liu Bei.

And it just so happened that the teacher brought back good news, which alleviated some of the lord's anger and might make Liu Bei change his mind.

However, what Xu Shu did not expect was that Liu Bei waved his hand and then spoke.

"no need."

After a pause, Liu Bei met Xu Shu's somewhat stunned expression and spoke.

"Although Zikun does not know about Cheng Yu, some of the suggestions mentioned in the letter happen to include the evil guy Cheng Yu." "I wonder what the teacher's suggestions are?" Xu Shu asked.

When asked about this, Liu Bei couldn't help but smile.

It was a smile that came from the heart, a tacit understanding that was in harmony with Li Ji's thoughts.

The advice given by Xu Shu and others was good advice, and Liu Bei was aware of it.

But everyone has likes and dislikes, and it is impossible for Liu Bei to be free from all worldly desires.

The suggestions made by Li Ji were not only good advice, but also touched Liu Bei's heart, giving Liu Bei a reasonable way to vent his anger and gloom that did not violate his own wishes.

Immediately, Liu Bei simply pushed the letter in his hand towards Xu Shu and spoke.

"Yuanzhi, please read the letter written by Zikun to you all."

"Yes."

Xu Shu stepped forward to take the letter and took a closer look. The first thing that caught his eye, besides the greetings, was a report on the progress of the current attack on Yuzhou.

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When Xu Shu finished reading this part and looked at the following content, his voice remained steady, but his pupils shrank unconsciously.

[Jiyuan was in Yuzhou and also heard that the Yellow River had burst its banks. The floodwaters rushed down from Jinan, passed through Mount Tai and entered Xuzhou, flooded Langya and approached the East China Sea.

The Yellow River floods have caused widespread grief and corpses floating across thousands of miles. Thinking of them, I picked up my pen and shed tears. Every stroke of my pen is like hearing the cries of injustice. I want to say something in anger, and I hope you will accept it.

In the past, the Qin Dynasty was tyrannical and unjust, but Emperor Gaozu founded the Han Dynasty, and the world gradually became stable.

However, why did the tyrannical Qin Dynasty lose Qin?

Because of the tyranny of Qin, he lost the hearts of the Qin people.

If the people do not exist, where will the country be? 】

When these words were conveyed to everyone through Xu Shu's mouth, they felt like a wake-up call.

Although Mencius also said: People are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important, but he was far from pointing out so bluntly that there would be no country without the people, and he still used the Qin Dynasty, which is the most familiar to the Han people, as an example.

Moreover, this "people" can refer to the people themselves, but why can't it also refer to the people's hearts?

Xu Shu also couldn't help but pause for a moment before continuing to read.

[The lord's ambition is to support the Han Dynasty and revive the Han Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty is made up of all the people. It is the duty of the ruler to protect and love the people and to establish this as the foundation of the country.

First, there was the traitor Dong, who brought disaster to the country and the people, and allowed his soldiers to plunder Sili at will; later, there was the traitor Cao, who massacred the people in Xuzhou, and was also suspected of secretly digging up the Yellow River. His heart was worthy of death, and he deserved to be killed even more.

If the lord does not express his opinion, it will be tantamount to encouraging this trend.

Today's Dong and Cao thieves may be Yuan thieves, Lu thieves, Sima thieves in the future...

Therefore, Ji earnestly requested the lord to issue a manifesto to protect the people and explain the pros and cons to the bandits so that they would not dare to act rashly, as if they acted, their three clans would be exterminated and all nine clans would be punished.

——Li Ji bows with tears in his eyes]

When Xu Shu was a little distracted and recited the whole part of "Bow down with tears in my eyes", the whole conference hall was almost silent.

At the beginning, Xu Shu, Chen Gui and others subconsciously felt that Liu Bei's plan to kill Cheng Yu was too radical, which would likely cause a lot of criticism from people all over the world.

But what Xu Shu never expected was that the letter sent back by his teacher Li Ji, who in his eyes should have acted cautiously and conservatively, actually said that Liu Bei's already radical approach was too conservative.

How could it be enough to publicly kill Cheng Yu alone?
We should make it known and issue proclamations to fight against the thieves who are harming the people. (End of this chapter)