Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Now that Ruyang has been captured, Yuan Shu has surrendered, and the Yuzhou noble families have been thoroughly devastated.

Therefore, suppressing the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou became an urgent issue that Li Ji needed to resolve.

Although Li Ji had connections above him in the Yellow Turbans of Yuzhou, he still needed to handle the situation carefully to avoid causing too many unnecessary casualties and affecting public morale.

With the death of Zhang Jue, the Yellow Turban Rebellion seemed to have ended, but the remnants of the Yellow Turbans scattered throughout the Han Dynasty have not yet been completely eliminated.

Li Ji naturally did not want such a situation to happen in Yuzhou.

Li Ji had already planned to pacify the Yellow Turbans so quickly, but he also needed Liu Bei's cooperation.

Therefore, while Li Ji was designing Ruyang City, he also sent a message to Xia Pi City, asking Liu Bei to come to Ruyang City.

If any other lord received such a message from the commander-in-chief leading the troops outside, he would not only be furious, but would also definitely suspect whether Li Ji had stationed hundreds of swordsmen and axemen in Ruyang City.

He just waited for Liu Bei to arrive at Ruyang City, and then gave the order to chop Liu Bei into pieces, and then led his troops to rebel.

But this was a message from Li Ji, and the one who received the letter was Liu Bei.

As soon as Liu Bei received the letter, he did not delay even for a moment, and hurried to Yuzhou with Xu Shu, Zhou Tai and Chen Dao, under the protection of the Bai Li soldiers, and was eager to meet Li Ji.

It was less than five days after Li Ji took control of Ruyang City and began to use the mouthpieces of Yuzhou noble families to inform the rest of Yuzhou counties and kingdoms of Yuan Shu's defeat and surrender.

Liu Bei rushed all the way to Ruyang City by boat and horse, arriving one day earlier than Li Ji expected.

When someone came to report the news and Li Ji hurried to greet him, Liu Bei had already entered the gate of the governor's mansion.

"Zi Kun!"

Liu Bei looked at Li Ji's slightly surprised expression, and asked as he walked up to him with joy.

"Why is Zikun so at a loss..."

After a pause, Liu Bei looked past Li Ji to the main hall behind him and said meaningfully.

"Could it be that Zikun is doing something shameful? Could it be that there is a beauty in Yuan Gonglu's mansion that has attracted Zikun to come out in broad daylight..."

Li Ji couldn't help but laugh bitterly and interrupted, speaking.

"My lord, you are joking."

Liu Bei noticed that Li Ji's expression seemed a little strange, and his eyes shifted to the side.

After years of tacit understanding, Liu Bei's expression slightly straightened. Then he looked in the direction indicated by Li Ji, and a person Liu Bei had never expected appeared in front of him...

Yuan Shu, Yuan Gongli!

Recalling what he had just said, even Liu Bei couldn't help feeling extremely embarrassed.

It is really not very kind to tease Zikun in front of others, asking him whether he was playing with their beauty in broad daylight.

Even though Yuan Shu was aware that prisoners had no dignity, he at least avoided being humiliated in front of others.

Yuan Shu, who was always proud and arrogant, turned green and then red. He couldn't help but walk away on the spot.

Li Ji saw this and knew it was a misunderstanding, but he didn't want to add fuel to the fire by trying to persuade or explain anything.

Some misunderstandings really cannot be explained in a few words.

Even if Li Ji tried to persuade Yuan Shu, he couldn't say that he wanted Yuan Shu to emulate Gou Jian and endure humiliation for the sake of the Yuan family, right?

Looking at Yuan Shu's back as he walked away, Liu Bei reacted and hurriedly pulled Li Ji and asked in a low voice.

"Zikun, why is Yuan Gonglu here?"

"Yuan Shu surrendered." Li Ji replied. "Huh?"

Liu Bei made a voice full of doubt.

Based on Liu Bei's understanding of Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu was definitely not someone who would surrender willingly. How could he be willing to be a prisoner?
Immediately, Li Ji explained to Liu Bei in detail the reasons and process of Yuan Shu's surrender.

Since Liu Bei rushed to Ruyang City immediately after receiving the message, he knew nothing about the details of Li Ji's capture of Ruyang City.

Even though Li Ji had already captured Ruyang City, Liu Bei only learned about it when he arrived near the city.

After all, Liu Bei's speed of travel was not much slower than that of the messenger, which made Li Ji inexplicably amazed at the astonishing speed of Liu Bei's travel while leading a small force.

No wonder in the original trajectory, Liu Bei left behind the name "Liu Paopao" in later generations. He was defeated repeatedly and kept running away, and could never be caught.

When Liu Bei learned that Yuan Shu had surrendered, his joy was beyond words.

It is understood that at this critical juncture, Yuan Shu's surrender will allow Liu Bei to recruit countless Yuan's disciples and former officials for his own use, making up for one of his biggest shortcomings at the moment.

After all, even though Liu Bei had academies under his command that continuously trained officials and talents, in just a few years, Liu Bei's territory expanded like a balloon from Wujun to the four states of Jing, Yang, Yu and Xu.

At present, even in Jiaozhou, Yizhou and Yingzhou, there is still a huge gap in talent.

Furthermore, Liu Bei also knew that no matter how well the academy trained, it would be impossible for a single academy to train enough talents to govern and control the entire Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Yuan Shu's surrender will undoubtedly greatly alleviate the current dilemma of too rapid expansion of territory, leaving no one available, and stabilize the four states of Jing, Yang, Yu and Xu as soon as possible.

"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, Zikun. With your help, what else can I ask for?"

Liu Bei, who couldn't help but sigh again, obviously didn't expect that Li Ji was secretly making up the name "Liu Paopao" in his mind at this moment.

Li Ji's expression became slightly serious. He put aside the slight offense towards Liu Bei in his heart and spoke seriously.

"Yuan Shu is very useful to you, my lord. Even if we can put him under house arrest, if we can get Yuan Shu's full support..."

After a pause, Li Ji pointed to the north and said.

"Yuan Shao in Hebei left behind many famous ministers and generals. Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi may not be able to use them. They may choose to go south to join the lord, so as not to let Cao Cao take advantage of them."

Liu Bei nodded and replied, "Don't worry, Zikun. I have a pretty good idea of ​​how to win over Yuan Shu."

Having said this, Li Ji realized that this was not the place to talk, and he and Liu Bei went into the main hall.

After Li Ji explained the current situation in Yuzhou to Liu Bei, Liu Bei waved his hand to dismiss his attendants and spoke with some confusion.

"The situation in Yuzhou is very good. I wonder why Zikun asked me to come to Ruyang?"

"It's nothing, it's just the Yellow Turban incident in Yuzhou." Li Ji replied.

"Zi Kun wants to pacify the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou, but it only takes one word..."

After a pause, Liu Bei frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

"Could it be that Gan Xingba has developed rebellious intentions? No, Xingba is not seeking power, he values ​​gratitude and loyalty, and he will definitely not rebel."

"My Lord, please understand."

Li Ji praised him and said, "Xingba has no ulterior motives. It's easy for Xingba to abandon the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou, but it's very difficult to resolve the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou smoothly."

It's like wearing a yellow robe.

When one's status reaches a certain level, even if one wants to retreat, it is not so easy.

Even if Gan Ning's prestige among the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou was high, and he forced the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou to disband, they might not be willing to pick up the hoe again, and it might only add tens of thousands of bandits to Yuzhou. (End of this chapter)