Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

In just a few words, Liu Bei fully explained the difficulties that the Han Dynasty was currently facing.

The Han Dynasty was in decline, its prestige no longer existed, and many heroes emerged, ushering in a time of chaos.

Although Dong Zhuo's death preserved the last bit of dignity of the Han Dynasty, and prevented the capital Luoyang from being burned down and the emperor from being abducted to Chang'an, it still could not change the fact that the Han Dynasty had become a situation of strong branches and weak trunk, and its control over the local areas was almost non-existent.

However, these remarks, which exposed the current fig leaf of the Han Dynasty, were somewhat inappropriate coming from the mouth of Liu Bei, the emperor's uncle.

A group of representatives of the princes and noble families looked in the direction of Liu Bei, their minds constantly fluctuating.

Since Emperor Guangwu restored the Han Dynasty, the government has been controlled by eunuchs and relatives of the emperor's wife in turn. In addition, there were times when the emperor had no heirs, so the only way was to choose suitable people from among the Han royal family to ascend the throne.

This also led to the situation that when Dong Zhuo controlled the government, Yuan Shao even wanted to support Liu Yu as the new emperor and divide the entire Han Dynasty into two.

The reason why Yuan Shao took this action was that in the eyes of the world, it was not completely unacceptable for a relative of the Han royal family to succeed to the throne when he was in a righteous position.

However, there is no two suns in the sky. Liu Yu had no ambitions and he knew very well that once he ascended the throne, the entire Han Dynasty would be completely divided, so he flatly refused.

However, the scene that attracted the support of the people just now made many people feel that Liu Bei was trying to replace the Han Dynasty by uncovering its fig leaf.
Some subordinates who were only loyal to Liu Bei and had no thoughts about the Han Dynasty itself could not help but feel some thoughts at this moment.

Among them, Guo Jia reacted the fastest. He secretly moved towards Xiahou Bo, looking back and forth at Xiahou Bo, which made Xiahou Bo look confused.

"Fengxiao, is there something wrong with me?" Xiahou Bo asked.

"No."

Guo Jia shook his head, somewhat disappointed that he did not see Xiahou Bo wearing any dragon robe or anything like that.

If Liu Bei wanted to become emperor here as a relative of the Han royal family, then Xiahou Bo, as Liu Bei's close confidant, might have a dragon robe.

However, after Guo Jia calmed down and thought about it for a while, he felt that his guess was a bit too outrageous.

Even if the lord has such ambition, with the wisdom of a teacher he will understand that now is not the right time. Not only will it damage his own foundation, it may even lead to criticism from all the heroes.

At this moment, Liu Bei, who was excitedly talking about the current plight of the Han Dynasty, really did not notice the changes in people's minds.

"… And the great scholar once said that every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country! The Han Dynasty is now in trouble. I, Liu Xuande, may be a weaver and shoe seller, rising from the humble beginnings of the market, but I also have the desire to support the Han Dynasty and stabilize the world…"

"My heart's desire and my aspiration are only one thing, and that is: to make the Han people great again!"

"Let it shine like the sun over the nine provinces, so that all people can live and work in peace and contentment, reproduce and thrive, and protect the people of the Han Dynasty from being plundered by foreign races!"

These words were not a draft prepared by Li Ji for Liu Bei in advance. Every word and sentence was what Liu Bei thought.

Of course, some of this may have been greatly influenced by Li Ji.

However, when Liu Bei spoke these words to the princes, aristocratic families, and the people, his past was flashing wildly through his mind.

The ambition he made when he was a child pointing at the mulberry tree, the time he heard about the invasion of foreign races when he was a teenager, what he learned from Master Lu in his youth, and more of what he has seen and heard along the way with Li Ji, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei to the present.

In particular, a meaningful sentence Li Ji once said left a deep impression on Liu Bei.

"My lord, the Han Dynasty has suppressed the foreign races for hundreds of years, and has established the name of a strong Han Dynasty on the corpses of countless people. However, the foreign races have not been destroyed. They are like the weeds on the grassland, which can never be cut or burned..."

"But if the mighty Han ever weakens, then the foreign races will swarm in like hungry wolves, turning their ancestors' cowardice and fear into hatred and cruelly inflicting it on the Han people." "Therefore, the Han Dynasty cannot perish. If the Han Dynasty perishes, perhaps it will not be a matter of changing dynasties, but a disaster of national destruction and extinction."

Those words seemed to come out of Li Ji's mouth lightly, but when Liu Bei looked at Li Ji's distant eyes looking up at the night sky, he understood that Li Ji was not worrying about nothing, but that the Han Dynasty had this hidden danger.

Especially in recent years, signs of this have begun to emerge, with the Qiang, Wuhuan and Xianbei peoples in the northern border areas launching large-scale looting one after another.

This is the case now. If the Han Dynasty really weakens completely, countless Han people will inevitably be trampled by the iron hooves of foreign races.

Liu Bei, who was born and raised in Youzhou, knew only too well the cruelty and ruthlessness of foreign races.

and so……

At this moment, Liu Bei's eyes were shining faintly as he glanced at the countless people looking at him below. What surged in his mind was the lofty ambition to protect the people and revive the Han Dynasty.

"Even if I have to walk through mountains of corpses and seas of blood in this life, I will definitely protect the lights of thousands of families behind me, hold high the banner of Han, and walk step by step to the other side!"

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Bei drew the sword from his waist, raised it high and shouted.

"Liu Xuande hereby swears to devote his entire life to protecting the Han Dynasty and ensuring that the people live and work in peace and contentment. I ask the heavens and all the people to bear witness to this oath."

For a moment, it was boiling!

This was the oath Liu Bei made in the presence of the people, princes, and aristocratic families. It was an event that must be clearly recorded in history books.

If Liu Bei violates this oath in his future actions, he will be despised by future generations and be cursed for all eternity.

“What kind of courage and ambition is this?”

Sima Lang looked at Liu Bei with a look of shock in his eyes, and murmured, "Isn't Emperor Liu afraid of violating his oath, and being cursed and despised by the world?"

Compared with the concerns expressed by Sima Lang, Sima Yi saw more of the great benefits hidden behind it.

With this move, Liu Bei will undoubtedly possess unparalleled righteousness before he breaks his oath, and he will also be the unrivaled monarch who supports the Han Dynasty.

In the eyes of countless people who are loyal to the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei's prestige and status will be even greater than that of the emperor.

Judging others by himself, Sima Yi felt that after he had achieved great success through this noble oath, what would it matter if he violated the oath?

"Liu Xuande, if he is not a pure and kind ruler, then he is a treacherous and evil tyrant..."

Sima Yi's eyes flickered, and his determination, which had been somewhat hesitant, was finally made up at this moment.

In addition to Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang was also staring at Liu Bei's back at this moment. He felt that Liu Bei seemed to be glowing under the sun. He was so excited that he wanted to complete his studies quickly and contribute a little to Liu Bei's ambition.

"Such a benevolent king is my master!"

Zhuge Liang muttered.

In addition to Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, in a more peripheral area, a young man with an ugly appearance also had a burning gaze and whispered.

"Interesting, interesting..." (End of this chapter)