Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Li Ji knew Liu Bei's thoughts clearly.

It is true that the Wuhuan Rebellion has not yet been quelled, but it is also nearing its end.

If nothing unexpected happens, Gongsun Zan will be able to put down the Wuhuan Rebellion before winter comes.

Therefore, Liu Bei's trip north this time was not so much to lead an army of 200,000 to rescue Youzhou, but rather to return to his hometown in glory and bring honor to his family.

However, considering that Cao Wei had surrendered, Liu Bei's passage through Jizhou with an army of 200,000 could just be a good opportunity to recover the area and intimidate the people, which was justifiable both publicly and privately, so Li Ji let Liu Bei go.

The fact was just as Li Ji expected. In order to accept Cao Wei's surrender, Liu Bei had to stay in Jizhou for a while.

When Li Ji assisted Liu Bei in making a preliminary arrangement for Jizhou and then led the army northward to Youzhou, Liu Bei had just arrived in Zhuo County.

Gongsun Zan, who fought a great battle with the Wuhuan in Youbeiping, sent back news of victory.

Big win!

In this way, there was naturally no need for the army to continue moving north.

Liu Bei took advantage of the situation and stationed his troops in Zhuo County, and then took Li Ji, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei back to Taoyuan where they had first sworn brotherhood.

The Peach Garden was still being secretly taken care of by the Jinyisi, but due to the season, the peach blossoms were not in bloom.

After more than fourteen years, I am back here again.

Both Liu, Guan, Zhang and Li Ji had deep feelings.

That night, all four of them were drunk.

On the second day, Liu Bei took Li Ji to revisit the thatched cottage where he once lived.

This former residence was secretly well taken care of by the Embroidered Uniform Service and was not occupied by other refugees passing by.

Looking at this thatched cottage, Liu Bei's eyes were full of reminiscence, and he pointed and smiled.

"The rise of the Han Dynasty began from this."

"It is my great fortune to meet the king."

Li Ji was also quite emotional.

Soon after, Liu Bei, dressed in royal robes, forced Li Ji to go fishing by the pond in the thatched cottage, wanting to experience what it was like when Li Ji lived here before.

Li Ji couldn't persuade him, so he just let it go.

However, after fishing with Liu, Guan and Zhang for a while, the sun gradually rose higher and Li Jina felt quite tired, so he simply went back to the house to take a rest.

Li Ji didn't know how long he had slept. When he opened his eyes and looked outside, he found that it was already dusk.

This surprised Li Ji, and he quickly pushed the door open, only to find Liu, Guan, and Zhang standing outside the door with their hands behind their backs, as if they had been waiting quietly for a long time.

"I fell asleep for a while and didn't know the time had passed. Why didn't the king wake me up earlier so that I wouldn't miss the time to go back."

"No problem, no problem. Zikun is exhausted from worrying about state affairs. I am afraid that I will disturb his sweet dreams. What's the use of waiting for a while?"

Liu Bei responded with a smile, his face looking much more mature than fourteen years ago, his expression and smile remained the same.

Li Ji was deeply touched and bowed to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei helped Li Ji up and said with a smile.

"If Zikun likes this place, I will allocate this land to you and build a large mansion so that Zikun can rest occasionally. How do you think?"

"Thank you, my lord." Li Ji replied.

"I just wonder if Zikun has had enough rest today?"

"That's enough."

Liu Bei suddenly bowed to Li Ji and said, "In that case, I would like to ask you to come out of seclusion. The Han Dynasty is still waiting for you."

"Lord."

Li Ji responded with a name that he hadn't called for many years, which made Liu, Guan and Zhang couldn't help but laugh out loud, and Zhang Fei spoke even more casually.

"Hahaha, brother, Zikun, why are you still being polite? Let's go together, let's go together..." "Let's go together."

"Let's go together!"

……

The third year of Xinghan, late autumn.

There were frequent reports of victories from Liang and Bing states. Ma Chao and Zhao Yun swept the border and captured countless Hu women, children, the elderly and the weak.

The thirteen states of the Han Dynasty were reunited.

Spring of the fourth year of Xinghan.

Gu Wei was ordered by the king to serve as a Han envoy to the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

Some small countries in the Western Regions were disrespectful to the Han envoys, so Ma Chao, who stationed 200,000 troops in Liang Province, was appointed by Liu Bei as the Protector General of the Western Regions and General of Pacification of the West, and led an army of 200,000 to pacify the countries in the Western Regions.

It took Ma Chao six months to conquer thirteen countries in the Western Regions. The name of the mighty general was so famous that it could make children stop crying in the Western Regions.

In the same year, barbarians in the southwest of Yizhou rebelled.

Prime Minister Li Ji appointed Zhuge Liang as commander-in-chief and led an army of 100,000 into Sichuan to pacify the barbarians.

It took a year for Zhuge Liang to capture and release the barbarian king Meng Huo seven times and finally secure the southwest forever.

In addition, over the past year, the Five Tiger Generals have frequently led their troops north to sweep the grasslands and wipe out the remaining Hu tribes, so that there are no border threats in the north and a large number of captives are continuously transported to the Central Plains as labor.

During this year, Li Ji also carefully sorted out the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty that had just been established.

During this period, documents from all over the country requesting the King of Han to ascend the throne fell like snowflakes in Shouchun, and spontaneous petitions from aristocratic families and the common people were endless...

By the fifth year of Xing Han, the world had been settled, the thirteen states and the Protectorate of the Western Regions were returned to the Han Dynasty, the barbarians and the Hu people were pacified, and the city of Jianye was established.

Liu Bei declined three times before deciding on Jianye as his capital, ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, rebuilding the Han Dynasty. He still took "Xing Han" as the reign title, appointed Li Ji as prime minister, and changed the three dukes and nine ministers to the system of the Secretariat and six ministries.

At this point, the Han Dynasty was established, benevolent policies were implemented, and peace came to the world.

It was not until the sixth year of the Xing Han Dynasty that Li Bao returned from a long voyage and presented maps of the four oceans, which marked the beginning of the development of the Maritime Silk Road and the overseas feudal system.

This time, Li Bao sailed south along the Southeast Islands and reached Oceania in Li Ji's memory.

At that time, Oceania, which was comparable to the Ten States of the Han Dynasty, was called the "New World".

And as Liu Bei first appointed Li Ji as the first overseas king and named the king "Chu", intending to take the territory of Chu in the New World, he personally sent a large army south to open up territory for Li Ji. This undoubtedly completely ignited the impulse of countless people.

With the Thirteen Provinces of the Han Dynasty as the Central Province and the overseas territories as fiefs, in a sense this is undoubtedly a reproduction of the feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty.

For a time, after the reconstruction of the Han Dynasty, a large number of meritorious military generals and countless powerful families, all started a craze to go to sea.

During this period, in order to open up the overseas Silk Road and make other countries submit.

Li Ji recommended Zhuge Liang as the commander many times, and he led the army to Southeast Asia seven times, eventually making Zhongzhou the main force and the overseas countries the leaves.

One by one, fiefdoms recognized by the Han Dynasty began to light up overseas maps.

By the time Liu Bei had been emperor for 25 years, he had enfeoffed 800 princes overseas, and the reputation of the powerful Han Dynasty had spread to Rome.

Afterwards, Liu Bei abdicated the throne to Liu Chan, and established the ancestral precept that the emperor should not rule for more than twenty-five years.

At the same time, Prime Minister Li Ji also chose to resign and retire, and the prime minister, who held both military and political power, was split into left and right prime ministers to take charge of military and political affairs respectively.

Liu Chan went to Li Ji's house for seven days in a row to try to keep him, until he was reprimanded by the retired Emperor Liu Bei. He had no choice but to give up and instead appointed Li Xiang as the left prime minister to govern the country, and Zhuge Liang as the right prime minister to command the military.

During the reign of Liu Chan, his army reached Rome, the reputation of the powerful Han Dynasty became as famous as the sun, and his fiefdoms spread across the oceans.

It was not until 800 years later that the imperial system ended due to changes in productivity.

However, the name of Han has spread throughout the five oceans and seven continents, and later generations called it "Yan Han".

————End of this book. (End of this chapter)