Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

jade belt?

Li Ji was slightly startled, then realized something and asked.

"Where is the jade belt?"

"Knowing that this matter is of great importance, I dare not let the jade belt leave my body for even a moment. Please forgive me, my Lord."

Sun Qian explained, then stood up, untied the jade belt, took off his outer robe, carefully untied the jade belt tied inside, and handed it to Li Ji.

Li Ji took the jade belt, rubbed it for a while, and then found a gap that was not sewn well. He reached in and pulled it, and pulled out a piece of blood-stained cloth.

Li Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and unfolded the piece of cloth in his hand, and the contents written in blood on it came into view.

Clothes edict!
Sun Qian noticed that Li Ji's expression changed slightly, and he was also very curious about the contents written on the blood-stained shirt, but he also knew that not knowing some things might not be a bad thing.

Even matters concerning the emperor may not be suitable for the lord to know directly.

After a long moment, Li Ji folded the blood-stained shirt in his hand and spoke.

"Gongyou has made great contributions!"

"They all support the Han Dynasty and revive the Han Dynasty."

Sun Qian expressed his true feelings and solemnly told Li Ji that his action was not for personal gain.

As a disciple of the great Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan, Sun Qian also has his own views on the Han Dynasty in these troubled times. He knows very well that if he wants the Han Dynasty to be reborn from the ashes, he must not let it fall into the hands of the current child emperor.

A lord who is benevolent and virtuous and is also a relative of the Han royal family is the best choice for all the people in the world.

Li Ji naturally knew Sun Qian's intention, and that was why he recommended Sun Qian to Liu Bei as an envoy to Luoyang.

"My heart is also with the Han Dynasty. Gongyou does not need to worry. Please go down and rest for a while. This matter... I still need to consider it for a while." Li Ji explained in a gentle voice.

Sun Qian understood and realized that the blood letter he took out from the jade belt might be more serious than he expected.

Immediately, Sun Qian stepped back, leaving Li Ji with a quiet space.

Li Ji unfolded the blood letter in his hand again and stared at its contents.

The size of the cloth was limited, and Liu Xie didn't have much blood to shed, so the content was unusually brief, consisting of only one sentence:

[The Lu thief is advancing again and again. I am in danger. Please ask my uncle to unite with loyal and righteous people to rescue me quickly. ]

This secret decree can be said to be useful, but it can also be said to be useless.

Nowadays, the world is gradually becoming divided into three parts with one hegemon and two strong powers.

Liu Bei had actually occupied the five states of Yu, Xu, Jing, Yang and Jiao. Only Lu Bu, who occupied Sili and Yanzhou, and Cao Cao, who now dominated the area north of the Yellow River, had the power to resist.

It can be said that the world situation is in Li Ji's hands.

In just two short years, Liu Bei annexed the three states of Jing, Yu and Xu, and was already showing obvious signs of indigestion.

If we don't want to be like Emperor Guangwu, who had to rely on the aristocratic families to govern the local areas, and once again fall into the situation of sharing the world with the aristocratic families.

Then it would be necessary to temporarily slow down the Northern Expedition, thoroughly digest the existing territory, and then use it as a foundation to steadily unify the world.

Li Ji's original plan was to force Cao Cao and Lu Bu to quietly farm for a few years.

Then, relying on his absolute foundation and mobilization capabilities after the reform, he used a wave with the least impact on the world to take away Cao Cao and Lu Bu at once, and then unified the world.

Therefore, this "Secret Edict" that seemed to give Liu Bei the righteousness to start a war became useless for a while.

Starting a war now is not in line with Li Ji's strategy. What Li Ji wants is not a big man who is beaten to pieces and then slowly revived, but a powerful man who is reborn from the ashes and can conquer all directions in his lifetime.

But if you don't use the reputation of "righteousness" now, it will be too late.

As Liu Xie gets older, his ideas may change, and it is even hard to say when Chen Gong and Chen Qun will successfully persuade Lu Bu and Liu Xie to ease their relationship.

When Liu Xie grows older and truly tastes the power, he will realize how huge the threat Liu Bei poses to him is, and the current closeness and trust between them will no longer be restored.

More importantly, Li Ji finally persuaded Liu Bei to make up his mind to become emperor.

If this secret decree was delivered to Liu Bei, it is possible that Liu Bei would be moved by Liu Xie and then want to be a Duke of Zhou, which would be the most troublesome thing.

"The imperial edict must not be known to the lord."

Li Ji's eyes narrowed as he murmured.

If the Secret Edict was destroyed at this point, it might be buried forever, and no one except Liu Xie, Li Ji and Sun Qian would know of its existence.

Can……

"It's a pity to waste such a good reputation."

Li Ji frowned slightly, stood up and walked back and forth, weighing how to make the decision. For some uncertain points, Li Ji even used a strategy simulator to assist in deduction and judgment.

For example, if the secret decree was handed over to Liu Bei and the emperor ordered the suppression of the enemy, the results simulated by the strategy simulator were almost consistent with what Li Ji expected.

This also reaffirmed Li Ji's decision.

Although destroying the secret decree could be treated as if nothing had happened, Li Ji was unwilling to miss this great opportunity.

"My Lord, the Prime Minister sent someone to ask if we would like to have dinner together tonight."

Li Ji fell into deep thought for a long time until Xu Chu suddenly knocked on the door of the hall. He came back to his senses when he heard the sound.

Li Ji looked at the sky outside the gap in a daze, and then he realized that he had been thinking for half a day, so much so that he didn't even notice that the sky was gradually getting dark.

"Just let Xiang'er and the others have their meal."

Li Ji answered and rubbed his aching temple. It had been many years since he had felt so deep in thought and yet could not find an answer.

This also made Li Ji suddenly wake up and realize that he might have entered a dead end and it was time to change the direction of his thinking.

As a national hero, Li Ji sometimes has too many concerns and wants to take into account too many things, which makes it difficult for him to find the answers.

It was not difficult for Li Ji to change his thinking. He could refer to the habits of people he was familiar with, such as Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Pang Tong and others.

Suddenly, Li Ji's expression paused and his eyes gradually brightened.

Jia Xu…broke the country…

Sima Yi...stole the country...

Many times, for a wise man, lowering the moral bottom line is undoubtedly like untying many shackles.

The glorious deeds of Jia Xu and Sima Yi in the original trajectory gave Li Ji considerable inspiration.

Before this, Li Ji had intentionally protected the emperor because he needed to keep the flag of the Han Dynasty alive, lest some ambitious people would be impatient to declare themselves kings or emperors, thus making the world even more chaotic.

However, as Liu Bei used the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou to establish the idea that he was destined to rule, and Liu Bei's hegemony was already accomplished, Li Ji saw Liu Xie's value as dispensable, and he became a huge obstacle. (End of this chapter)