Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Liu Bei thought about it carefully and couldn't help shaking his head.

Perhaps, Liu Bei could argue that it was not easy for common people to survive in troubled times, but the fact was that common people just wanted to "live and work in peace and contentment."

The Han Dynasty seemed to be on the verge of destruction, but they would not take the initiative to pay attention to it.

Liu Bei might have been born in poverty, but he studied under Lu Zhi when he was young, was well-informed, and had a heart towards the Han Dynasty, which gave rise to his ambition to support the Han Dynasty.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also had their own reasons.

Guan Yu had studied "The Spring and Autumn Annals" intensively for many years, while Zhang Fei was a powerful landlord, and they were not comparable to ordinary people.

Suddenly, Liu Bei suddenly understood something from his three brothers and asked.

"Could this be the reason why Zikun intends to enlighten the people? If the people are ignorant, they will not know what is happening in the world, and will be easily deceived by others, and will just go with the flow when it comes to life and death?"

"Not quite right, but not far off either."

Li Ji, who is well versed in how to control Liu Bei's psychology, which is actually not much different from child psychology, did not forget to give Liu Bei a small affirmation.

"There is a saying: governing a country is like cooking a small fish. If you break down many of the ways to govern a country, the truth is actually obvious."

"The people only know that they are Han people, but they don't know why."

"Only those who are wise and open-minded know that if a country is destroyed, a family will be destroyed. Isn't this a way to ensure that when the country is in decline, it will not be destroyed by foreign hands?"

Li Ji said this sentence with great regret and in a particularly complicated way.

The rise and fall of dynasties in the Central Plains were often accompanied by foreign invasions.

Take the Five Barbarians’ Invasion of China as an example.

Faced with the invasion and looting of foreign races, there were naturally some wise men who were willing to fight to the death, but most of the people were still ignorant and were slaughtered. Some were even treated like sheep and were powerless to resist. They could only run away...

Among the many examples of foreign invasions and the decline of the Central Plains dynasties that Li Ji knew of, only one was a real victory.

That was a bloody battle across the country, in which the whole country turned the tide and drove out the foreign race.

What's the difference?

The main reason was that people gradually became more aware, countless students made appeals, and people of insight tried their best to unite the countless people who rose up in resistance. They understood that if the country was destroyed, the family would be ruined, and they did not want their descendants to become slaves to be slaughtered at will, so they had no choice but to fight to the end.

Once people become wise, they will not be so easily fooled, but will also spontaneously protect their country and understand what their country is.

Of course, these things had not yet happened in the powerful Han Dynasty, so Li Ji had no way to give examples to Liu Bei.

However, Liu Bei read out another answer with his own thinking.

If tens of millions of Han people had spontaneously supported the Han Dynasty, instead of being like it is now, how could the world have become so chaotic?
Even the thieves Dong and Cao, how dare they rebel?

Especially the thief Cao, who massacred the people in this way. If the people of the Han Dynasty were enlightened, all Han people would spontaneously draw a clear line between themselves and the thief Cao and regard him as their sworn enemy.

How dare you, Cao thief, do such a evil thing?
Liu Bei took a deep breath and gradually had an inclination in his mind, but he still asked with some concerns.

"But the people have always been ignorant. If they were to become wise, and everyone followed Chen Sheng and Wu Guang and raised the banner of 'Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different races', I'm afraid the court would never have a day of peace."

Li Ji asked back, "If the Han Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the lord could have enough food and clothing just by weaving mats and selling shoes, would you have rebelled?"

Suddenly, Liu Bei couldn't help laughing and replied.

"Of course not."

"Will Yunchang and Yide rebel?" Li Ji asked again.

If Li Ji had asked someone else, they might not have such a deep and personal understanding. But what Li Ji asked was something Liu Bei knew very well.

Compared with the common people who are still ignorant and unenlightened, Liu, Guan and Zhang are undoubtedly the most typical examples.

If the country is truly peaceful and prosperous, with the people living and working in peace and contentment, who would have nothing better to do than raise the banner of rebellion?
"Yun Chang Yide, that's even more impossible."

Hearing Liu Bei's answer, Li Ji couldn't help but laugh and said.

"In fact, even if Yunchang Yide wanted to rebel, if the people were enlightened and had a good life, how many people would be willing to follow him and do such a turbulent thing?"

After hearing this, Liu Bei took a deep breath and was completely convinced by Li Ji, and said with emotion.

"In this case, broadening people's knowledge is the foundation for long-term peace and stability."

Seeing that Liu Bei's interest was completely aroused, Li Ji immediately explained to Liu Bei in detail the blueprint of the various benefits of enlightening the people.

Under Li Ji's repeated guidance, Liu Bei gradually and subconsciously began to envision his plans based on the blueprint drawn by Li Ji.

Judging from the court's historical tendencies, once the people become more aware of the situation, rebellions will often break out in various places.

But Liu Bei unconsciously looked at it from the perspectives of the rulers and the people, and found that broadening people's knowledge was not a bad thing for both the rulers and the people.

Those who think it is a bad thing are the group of people between the rulers and the people who seek benefits from both sides.

For example: corrupt officials, and powerful families.

Moreover, with the supervision of countless people who can enlighten the people, it can prevent treacherous ministers and eunuchs from misleading the emperor and causing him to become incompetent, and urge the emperor to be diligent and enlightened.

For a moment, Liu Bei became more and more excited the more he listened, and suddenly felt that the blueprint described by Li Ji was undoubtedly an unprecedented prosperous era.

What a wonderful situation it would be if the emperor and countless common people were of one mind and one purpose?
In this way, once the emperor spoke, countless people would rush to follow him to create a prosperous era, instead of having the imperial decrees passed down to local areas and relying entirely on the actions of local officials as before.

The common people often have no idea what is going on, and even if the local authorities misinterpret the intentions of the court, the common people can only allow themselves to be oppressed.

"Good good!"

Before he knew it, Liu Bei's face had become as rosy as Guan Yu's.

Not only did Liu Bei's heart suddenly clear away the haze of people's hearts that had been bewitched not long ago, he even became so excited that he almost lost control and praised.

"I have heard that Cao was rated as a capable minister in a peaceful era and a treacherous hero in a chaotic era."

"In my opinion, looking at the great sages of all ages, none can be better than Zi Kun in governing the country. This is truly a national policy for long-term peace and stability, and for stabilizing the country and safeguarding the nation."

"When the world is unified, I will do my best to represent Zikun and ask the emperor to…"

When he said this, Liu Bei finally reacted and his voice gradually weakened.

Even Liu Bei knew that Li Ji's strategy would never get the support of the current emperor, and countless court ministers and aristocratic families would certainly stop Li Ji.

I'm afraid I'm the only one who can support Li Ji.

But if the power is returned to the emperor, what is the point of Liu Bei supporting Li Ji?
In addition, Zikun's previous actions had basically made the soldiers of both armies firmly believe that Liu Bei was the one destined to succeed.

With all these things in mind, even if Liu Bei wanted to escape, he could not help but understand Li Ji's intentions.

Liu Bei hesitated and struggled for a long time before he sighed and said.

"Zikun, hey, are you going to... hey..."

"That's all. If that day ever comes, I will always be of one mind and one heart with you, and support you in governing the country with all my strength." (End of this chapter)