Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"Thank you, Lord."

Li Ji responded and walked up to Liu Bei and sat down.

Liu Bei secretly kicked Adou, causing the dazed Adou to look at Liu Bei subconsciously.

Seeing Adou's not very smart look, Liu Bei couldn't help but yell in annoyance.

"Why are you looking at me? Why don't you pay your respects to your father-in-law?"

Ah? ?

Adou.

But didn’t father just say that we can skip the traditional ceremonies?
It was not until Liu Bei's eyes seemed to become more sharp that A Dou reacted and hurriedly stood up, wanting to greet Li Ji.

"Young Master, there is no need to be so polite."

Li Ji quickly supported Ah Dou and said to Liu Bei, "My lord, you just said that we can waive the customary etiquette. Why are you making things difficult for us?"

"Zi Kun and I are brothers, and Adou and Zi Kun are father and son. This is a great filial piety, how can we abolish it lightly? If we abolish it today, won't he not take Zi Kun seriously in the future?"

This time, Liu Bei was unusually persistent and turned to speak to Adou.

"You're still not polite?"

Li Ji was slightly startled, but in a flash he understood the deep meaning of Liu Bei's words.

What is today?

What about the future?
Today, Adou is just an ordinary second-generation official. But when Liu Bei becomes king, Adou will be the second-generation king. What's more, it is not impossible that Adou will ascend the throne and become emperor one day.

Therefore, Liu Bei was secretly expressing his stance to Li Ji and warning Adou.

Adou naturally did not understand the deeper meaning of this, but in fact, compared with Liu Bei, Adou was much closer to Li Ji in his heart.

Without waiting for Li Ji to let go, A Dou broke free on his own initiative, and then bowed to Li Ji properly, and even made a "dong dong dong" sound when he kowtowed.

"Father, Adou greets you."

"Young Master, get up quickly, get up quickly."

Li Ji quickly pulled Adou up and found that this honest child had a noticeable red spot on his forehead from the knock.

"What is Ah Dou's character like? Ji has watched him grow up, why does the lord have to do this?"

There was a hint of blame in Li Ji's words for Liu Bei, and he immediately arranged for someone to take A Dou to see a doctor to apply medicine to reduce the redness.

Liu Bei didn't care at all about A Dou who was taken away. Instead, he urged Li Ji to taste the venison quickly to prevent it from getting cold and becoming unpalatable.

Only after Li Ji, who was also very hungry, had finished all the venison in the food box did Liu Bei take the initiative to fill Li Ji's cup of tea before speaking.

"Zikun, I've been thinking about something these days and I want to hear your opinion."

"My lord, please speak."

Li Ji answered while sipping his tea to relieve his greasy feeling.

"It's funny, I never expected that I would be crowned king one day, and my title would be the 'King of Han' that Gaozu used..."

Liu Bei first sighed, then said.

"Since he is crowned king, Adou will naturally become the crown prince. It is not appropriate to use the nickname Adou anymore. It is time to give him a real name."

Upon hearing this, Li Ji nodded in approval.

Although this matter seems insignificant, it is actually one of the things that cannot be ignored in this era.

If Adou had always been known by just a nickname, it would undoubtedly make outsiders doubt Adou's status, which would have added a lot of trouble.

"After much deliberation, I decided to let Adou be named 'Chan'. What do you think?" Liu Bei asked.

Liu Chan? This name was very familiar to Li Ji, and he couldn't help but sigh that many things have inertia.

Perhaps it was also for political reasons, to show the world that he had no intention of becoming emperor, so he named Adou "Chan".

But isn't this just a coincidence?

“This is a very good name.”

Li Ji replied.

With Li Ji's affirmation, Liu Bei smiled and continued.

"Besides that, there is the debate among the ministers on whether to establish a new capital and re-establish the imperial court. I wonder if Zikun has heard of this?"

"Of course I've heard about it."

Li Ji responded, "Even if the lord doesn't come to ask about this matter, I am ready to go to the lord tomorrow to discuss this matter."

Liu Bei was slightly shocked. As expected, this matter was also within Zikun's expectations. He hurriedly asked.

"Zi Kun, you don't know that those who come to visit me for this matter are probably going to break the threshold. Both of them have their own reasons and arguments. Bei is also hesitant."

"I'm sure you're tired of hearing the arguments from both sides. I'll explain it from different perspectives, and I'm sure you'll be able to make a decision."

Li Ji answered, then called on Gu Wei, who was guarding outside the door, to bring over the map of the Han territory, placed it in front of himself and Liu Bei, then pointed at Chang'an and Luoyang and spoke.

"When Emperor Shizu restored the Han Dynasty, he established the capital by abandoning Chang'an and establishing the capital in Luoyang. My lord, do you understand the reason?"

After a little thought, Liu Bei gave his answer, the key point of which was that Chang'an was in ruins.

After all, after the Wang Mang Rebellion and the melee between the Red Eyebrow Army and the Gengshi regime, the Guanzhong and Sanfu regions were severely damaged.

In addition, Luoyang has a geographical advantage over Chang'an, which is more conducive to controlling the Central Plains.

Li Ji did not give a direct answer, but asked again.

"And on the eve of Emperor Gaozu's founding of the country, he originally planned to make Luoyang the capital, but suddenly changed his mind and made Chang'an the capital. My lord, do you know the reason?"

This also did not pose a problem for Liu Bei, and the matter was clearly recorded in "Records of the Grand Historian", so Liu Bei repeated what Lou Jing had said to persuade Emperor Gaozu.

But after Liu Bei finished speaking, he frowned instead.

Because these two seem to be in conflict.

And Li Ji also took the opportunity to speak.

"In the final analysis, Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Shizu chose different capitals. Apart from the various reasons that have been made public, the reason is closely related to the place where they made their fortunes."

"Emperor Gaozu made his fortune and defeated Xiang Yu by relying on the Guanzhong area. His foundation was in Guanzhong. Even if he had his eyes on Luoyang at the beginning, he had to compromise."

"The Emperor Taizu started his career with the support of the Nanyang noble families. His roots were in Nanyang. As he was a Guandong noble family, he naturally had to choose Luoyang as his capital to benefit Guandong."

After hearing this, Liu Bei thought about it for a while, then he suddenly realized and understood everything.

In a subtle way, this seems to correspond to the groups that currently support and oppose the establishment of a new capital.

Almost all the clan members and old ministers, led by Liu Yu, were against it;

Almost all of Liu Bei's ministers who were born in Yangzhou and started his career supported the establishment of a new capital.

This appears to be a struggle for the capital, but in reality it is also a struggle for interests among different groups.

While Liu Bei was pondering, Li Ji suddenly changed the subject and spoke.

"Of course, this is the reason why the voices of support and opposition are so clear-cut, but when my lord considers the capital, he should not only consider this aspect, but also consider where the capital should be located in a way that will be more beneficial to the Han Dynasty."

"After all, the lord started from scratch. Unlike the Emperor Taizu, he does not need to be swayed by any group." (End of this chapter)