Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Liu Bei's face turned from annoyance to joy, and he said.

"In this case, we can wait for Zikun to capture the tiger."

"It's not difficult."

Li Ji agreed with a smile.

It’s not that Li Ji underestimated Lu Bu’s bravery, nor was it that he underestimated the Bingzhou Wolf Riders, but in Li Ji’s view, the gap in the basic situation of the two sides was like a dwarf in an octagonal cage against Ty... Luo.

No matter how brave Lu Bu is, or how strong the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is, they only have this one pair of bombs. If they fail once, they will be doomed.

And would Lu Bu be a person who would not reveal any flaws?

impossible!
So I dare not say anything else, but since Liu Bei wants to capture the tiger, Li Ji really thinks it is not a difficult task, it is just a matter of time.

Immediately, Li Ji signaled Gu Wei to deliver the document in his hand to Liu Bei's desk, and personally explained to Liu Bei in detail all the arrangements for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and crowning the king.

There was assistance from many clan members, veteran officials and great Confucian scholars such as Zheng Xuan, Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and Liu Yu. Although the ceremony was a bit complicated, it was done to the best of its ability so that people would not be able to find any fault with it.

This also concerns the legitimacy of Liu Bei's inheritance of the Han Dynasty, so naturally it needs to be as appropriate as possible.

Liu Bei bent his head as he read through the book, while Li Ji explained it in detail to Liu Bei. Liu Bei could not find any fault with it.

Of course, Liu Bei, who used to weave mats and sell shoes in the market, was also completely in the dark. After reading it once, he felt a sense of awe.

This cumbersome ceremony made Liu Bei's scalp tingle.

Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh at Li Ji, "Being a king is so complicated, wouldn't being an emperor be even more troublesome?"

“My lord, what you said… no matter how complicated this ceremony is, it is something that others cannot ask for.” Li Ji said with a smile.

After Liu Bei thought for a while, he suddenly said something.

"Does Zikun want to be king?"

Li Ji was stunned, his heart skipped a beat, and for a moment he was even a little confused about the intention of Liu Bei's words.

Test?

Or sincerely?

However, before Li Ji could answer, Liu Bei waved to his left and right men, including Gu Yong, signaling them to retreat.

When Liu Bei and Li Ji were the only ones left in the room, Liu Bei put one hand on the document and spoke.

"When I swore brotherhood with Yunchang and Yide in Taoyuan, we said we would live and die together. Zikun may not have sworn brotherhood with me, but to me, Zikun is no less a brother than Yunchang and Yide."

"Since we can share life and death, if I rule the world, I will share the glory and wealth with Zikun, Yunchang, and Yide..."

After a pause, Liu Bei looked directly at Li Ji and spoke with sincerity in his eyes.

"Zi Kun, whichever state you like, circle it. If I, Liu Xuande, ever unify the world and restore the Han Dynasty, Zi Kun's achievements will be more than enough for him to take a state and become the king."

At this moment, Li Ji believed that Liu Bei was sincere.

If it was a test, then the birds would have flown away before hiding the bow, and not making promises at this time.

But Li Ji smiled and shook his head.

"I have absolutely no intention of testing you. I am sincere. As long as Zikun wants to be the king somewhere, just ask him. I will never refuse."

Liu Bei spoke again in a serious tone, as if he was afraid that Li Ji would refuse.

Li Ji heard this and expressed his own thoughts. "My Lord, who doesn't have the ambition to be a king? Of course, the Han Dynasty is big, but also small."

"Today Ji takes one piece, tomorrow Yunchang and Yide also take one piece, and how much will be left for the Han people?"

"Once my lord has opened this loophole and conferred titles on many kings of different surnames, future rulers will follow suit. It will be difficult to close this loophole in the future." Liu Bei understood this, but he still couldn't help sighing a few times and fell silent.

Liu Bei knew that what Li Ji said was correct, but he was even more unwilling to betray the loyalty of Li Ji, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who had joined him in the rebellion.

If it weren’t for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, I might still be selling shoes in the market.

Without Li Ji, he would have died in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, or he would have been displaced in the chaotic times, living from day to day and not knowing what his future would bring. How could he have been crowned king and dominated the world today?

Liu Bei had great ambitions, but he could not forget the support given to him by Li Ji, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei when he was down and out.

"Is there no possibility of enthroning Zikun as king in the Han Dynasty?" Liu Bei couldn't help but ask.

In response, Li Ji still shook his head slightly.

But Liu Bei suddenly had an idea and spoke.

"Zi Kun is helpless this time, but Bei has a brilliant plan that will make Zi Kun the king without leaving hidden dangers for future generations."

Li Ji was somewhat surprised.

Liu Bei also has a plan?
"I wonder what the brilliant plan is?" Li Ji asked.

Liu Bei spoke with some pride.

"It is not appropriate for Zikun to be king of the Thirteen States of the Great Han Dynasty. Then, it should be okay to give Zikun the land outside the Thirteen States of the Great Han Dynasty as king, right?"

This……

Li Ji's eyes widened slightly.

It seems outrageous, but it also seems to be somewhat reasonable.

The Han Dynasty hasn't even been unified yet, but Liu Bei has already set his sights on foreign lands?

My lord, you only used the land of another country to become the king of the Han Dynasty. How great is the power of the Han Dynasty!

Li Ji didn't know how to refute for a moment, nor did he know whether he should speak up to support her. He could only smile bitterly and said.

"My lord, this matter is still far away, let's talk about it later."

"Not too far away. Such a major event needs to be prepared early. It is better to establish it when the country is unified..."

Liu Bei seemed very interested at this moment and said.

"Besides, didn't Zikun always say that all land under heaven belongs to the king, and all people in the world are the king's subjects?"

"The Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty are the ancestral lands and should not be divided. However, as Zikun said before, it is reasonable to designate the Thirteen States as the Central State and then take the land outside the Central State and give it to Zikun as the king. People in the world cannot find any fault with it."

For a moment, Li Ji felt that it was all over...

Before this, Li Ji always felt that Liu Bei was a conservative when it came to dealing with foreigners and ethnic groups, while he himself was a radical.

Therefore, Li Ji had been conveying some radical ideas to Liu Bei, both openly and secretly, to avoid ideological differences between the two sides on foreign policy in the future.

But now, Li Ji felt that Liu Bei, a conservative, was much more radical than himself, a radical.

Li Ji only wanted to open up the Maritime Silk Road during his lifetime, and then use the powerful families as nails to send them overseas for development, so as to achieve the level of flourishing and strengthening the Central Plains.

Why does Liu Bei sound as if he wants to confer fiefdoms upon overseas countries as titles of fiefdom to those who have performed meritorious service?

Suddenly, an idea popped up in Li Ji's mind unconsciously following Liu Bei's thoughts.

How about going a step further?
Directly let the Han Dynasty reproduce the prosperity of the "Western Zhou Dynasty", set the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty as the "Zhongzhou", and then take the overseas vassal regions as vassal states to protect Zhongzhou...

By then, when the next great unification is achieved, won’t the small broken ball be the one that has grown? (End of this chapter)