Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Hearing Li Ji's evaluation, Lu Su was overjoyed and replied quickly.

"I dare not. It is just a name given by my parents. How can I abandon it just because of my power?"

"Very good."

Li Ji hesitated for a moment and said, "I am still short of a clerk. I wonder if Zijing is willing to do the job?"

Suddenly, Lu Su and Taichang Cheng almost thought they had heard it wrong.

Lu Su originally thought that he had caught Li Ji's eye and it was a stroke of luck to receive a few words of praise from Li Ji, but he never expected that he would be valued by the prime minister.

It should be noted that the current Taichang Gu Yong was once just a clerk beside the prime minister.

"It would be a great honor for Su if he could always be by the Prime Minister's side and listen to his teachings."

Li Ji smiled gently, raised his hand and patted the flattered Lu Su on the shoulder, saying.

"You can apply to Gu Taichang yourself and let him stamp it..."

After a pause, Li Ji continued to ask.

"Since Zi Jing has such an identity, I'm sure the general will not dare to treat him rashly. Even if the general comes to you privately, you should argue with him."

Lu Su was deeply moved by these words.

The Prime Minister is truly a very kind and benevolent person. He specially transferred me to his right side to serve him, not only to appreciate and reuse me, but also to protect me.

How can I repay the Marquis for his kindness?

Watching Li Ji's departing back, Lu Su could only bow deeply to see him off.

At this moment, Taichang Cheng looked at Lu Su's excited expression and wanted to force a smile and say congratulations, but his face froze.

If I had known that the Prime Minister would protect me so much, I should have handled the paperwork myself. How could such a small official who had just joined the company get such a benefit?

In the future, I will be transferred to the Prime Minister's side to obey his orders. Why worry about not having the opportunity to rise to a high position?

Finally, Tai Chang Cheng, who barely suppressed his resentment and depression, said with an ugly smile.

"Zi Jing, if you become rich and powerful, please don't forget me. If you become successful in the future, please don't forget me..."

"Of course, of course, I will never forget the kindness of Taichang Cheng in supporting and caring for me."

Gu Yong, who seemed to be passing by but had actually been standing in a corner not far away for a long time, chuckled softly, and his eyes revealed a sense of sympathy when he looked at Lu Su, and then he let out a meaningful sigh.

"Still young..."

Once upon a time, Gu Yong was also played around by Li Zikun, and at a young age he accumulated rich experience in governance that only the older generation should have.

Gu Yong had anticipated Zhang Fei's reaction, and he tried to clear himself from the matter by pretending to be confused. But of course he did not completely ignore it, lest Zhang Fei go too far and get into big trouble.

It is precisely for this reason that Gu Yong, as a bystander, knows very well that Lu Su has fallen into a pit and will jump into the next bigger pit.

Although charging into battle may seem dangerous for military officers, it is actually not easy for civil servants either.

Military generals only need to devote themselves to the battlefield and follow orders, but civil officials have much more to consider.

Paperwork is physically and mentally exhausting, and this is no joke.

Looking back on the past, Gu Yong once boasted that he was a fine young man in corrupt times, a refined scholar from Jiangdong, proficient in all the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he even studied under the great Confucian scholar Cai Yong.

now……

"Alas!" Gu Yong, who was less than 30 years old, touched his increasingly thinning hair, let out a long sigh, turned around and left with his hands behind his back, intending to take advantage of the rare day off tacitly approved by Li Ji to see Zhang Zhongjing to regulate the qi of his five internal organs.

It has to be said that Gu Yong knows quite a bit about Li Ji.

Li Ji had secretly paid attention to Lu Su, a famous minister, before he recommended himself to join Liu Bei.

However, the Liu Bei Group today is no longer the makeshift team it once was.

Especially after Liu Bei proclaimed himself king and nominally rebuilt the Han court, even though Li Ji was the prime minister, it was impossible for him to directly grant high positions and generous salaries to someone just because he liked and appreciated him.

More importantly, as Liu Bei's power grew, whether Lu Su joined him or not was essentially insignificant.

However, after Lu Su took the initiative to surrender, Li Ji was worrying about what reason to give Lu Su more responsibilities, when Gu Yong, the old fox, happened to divide the tasks and push them onto Lu Su.

This undoubtedly gave Li Ji an excellent excuse.

Even though Li Ji promoted Lu Su out of turn, all the officials would envy Lu Su's luck, but they would only feel that Li Ji never looked down on minor officials and was considerate to his insignificant subordinates.

Paperwork is indeed both physically and mentally exhausting.

As all the states and counties are now moving towards stable development, even with Gu Yong sharing the burden, the official tasks that come to Li Ji every day are still as numerous as stars.

Without a qualified helper, it would be difficult for Li Ji to devote more energy to his work with peace of mind.

Originally, Li Ji was considering whether to transfer Zhuge Liang back from Yuzhou, so that after Zhuge Liang officially came of age and started his official career, he would directly serve as an official under the prime minister and continue to handle government affairs.

The emergence of Lu Su is undoubtedly the best replacement candidate.

Especially unlike Gu Yong who is gradually becoming "old and doesn't talk much", Lu Su is a true example of "an honest man who doesn't talk much" and is a good official who just focuses on his work.

The next day, when Li Ji arrived at the government office on time to report for duty, Lu Su had already arrived an hour earlier and was spontaneously familiarizing himself with various matters.

This made Li Ji very satisfied, and with Lu Su's grateful response, he continued to use Lu Su.

Lu Su's talent in governing the country was second to none in the world.

After training Li Ji for half a month, Lu Su had become quite skilled in using him, and was able to handle quite properly a large amount of official business submitted to the prime minister.

This finally gave Li Ji more free time after he became prime minister, so he no longer had to bury himself in paperwork all day long.

In his spare time, Li Ji, apart from occasionally drinking with Liu, Guan, and Zhang, could also occasionally take time out to go to Rende Academy to teach his other disciples so as not to leave them alone.

When the first snow fell in Shouchun and Li Ji arrived at Rende Academy, Zhou Yu, the "auditor", arrived again very consciously.

Li Ji was accustomed to this and let it go. Zhou Yu also gradually took the initiative to treat Li Ji as a teacher and a student.

However, after Li Ji finished his lecture, Zhou Yu took the initiative to step forward and greet him, then spoke with a guilty look on his face.

"Prime Minister, I have an old friend who is famous for his eloquence and is unrivalled in the Jianghuai region. Not long ago, I was badly defeated in a debate with him and he asked me to recommend him to you, Prime Minister. So I am so bold and shameless as to do this. Please punish me, Prime Minister."

This kind of situation was quite normal in the Han Dynasty which still used the system of recommendation to appoint talented people. Naturally, Li Ji would not fail to give Zhou Yu such a favor, so he asked Zhou Yu to invite the person over.

Soon, a scholar in plain clothes and a hemp scarf but with a very outstanding appearance was invited over, and he bowed in a graceful and elegant manner.

"Jiujiang Jiang Gan, I pay my respects to the Prime Minister."

Jiang Gan?

Li Ji's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes moved slightly. (End of this chapter)