Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

To be honest, Xun Yu was undoubtedly a tough and difficult enemy in Li Ji's eyes.

He is good at strategy and governance.

Therefore, the news of Xun Yu's death made Li Ji happy, but from a strategic perspective, Li Ji did not like Xun Yu's death at this critical juncture.

"Let's talk after we go in."

Li Ji said this and walked towards the mansion with Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.

When they arrived at the main hall, they found Jia Xu already sipping tea leisurely. When he saw Li Ji appear, he stood up and said something.

"Zikun is back? Come on, this tea is just right."

This was like the host's behavior, and Li Ji couldn't help but laugh and curse.

"Wenhe is living a comfortable life."

"I'm very upset, so I need to drink tea to calm my mind."

Jia Xu responded with a hum, poured Li Ji a cup of tea, and then nonchalantly motioned for the two younger brothers, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, to do as they pleased, and continued to sip his tea leisurely.

Li Ji ignored Jia Xu's attempt to complain and seek credit, and instead asked Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi to sit down, and then asked Sima Yi to give a detailed account of the intelligence sent back from Yuzhou.

Xun Yu’s death was undoubtedly a major event in Yuzhou and could not be concealed at all.

What's more, the mansion where Xun Yu lived was one of the key targets of the Jinyi Division, so the intelligence sent back was naturally quite detailed. There were even records of the fact that Cao Cao and Xun You had visited Xun Yu for a period of time before he committed suicide.

Finally, Sima Yi said with a hint of joy on his face, "Teacher, the death of Xun Wenruo can be regarded as the elimination of a great enemy."

If Li Ji was the head of the civil officials in Liu Bei's group, then Xun Yu was equivalent to half of Li Ji to Cao Cao, and all internal affairs were handled by Xun Yu.

Moreover, Xun You, who was appointed as Cao Cao's chief adviser, was also a descendant of the Xun family, and many of his civil officials were recommended by Xun Yu.

Therefore, Xun Yu's death was tantamount to cutting off one of Cao Cao's arms.

"It's a good thing that Xun Yu died, but he died too early..."

Li Ji sighed and frowned slightly, which made Sima Yi unable to react, so he asked.

"Teacher, why is this?"

Li Ji understood that Sima Yi had only been in charge of the Jinyi Division for too short a time and knew little about some past events, so he explained briefly.

"Xun Yu can be called a 'royalist'. His loyalty is not so much to the Han Dynasty or the Han Dynasty, but to the emperor."

In a sense, the contradictions and conflicts between Xun Yu and the Han royal family princes were even worse than those between the Han traitors and the Han royal family princes.

Once the princes, who were relatives of the Han royal family, grew strong enough, it would be natural for them to replace the emperor, but at least the world would not raise much protest or opposition.

Especially since Emperor Guangwu, the Han emperors have died out many times, and new emperors have been chosen from among the Han royal family members many times, which has almost become the norm.

Immediately, Li Ji dipped his hand in the tea, simply drew a map of the world situation on the table, and said.

"Now the world is divided into three parts. The lord is the only one in power, while Cao Cao and Lu Bu are in a two-horned situation. Only the alliance of Cao and Lu can resist the lord."

"This point can be clearly seen by all knowledgeable people in the world."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi also nodded.

Although Liu Bei gradually gained the upper hand over half of the country, the battle for hegemony is not just about data on paper, and it does not mean that Cao and Lu had no chance at all.

Moreover, with the alliance of Cao and Lu, their data on paper is not necessarily weaker than Liu Bei's.

"However, Xun Yu's ultimate goal in assisting Cao Cao was to allow the emperor to regain control of the government one day. But today, the emperor was murdered by Lu Bu in the street, which undoubtedly completely cut off all of Xun Yu's thoughts..." "More importantly, Xun Yu knew that if Cao Cao wanted to resist the lord, he had to unite with Lu Bu."

"But Xun Yu would rather die than form an alliance with Lu Bu. He also knows that he cannot stop Cao Cao with his own selfish desires."

"After all these efforts, Xun Yu, who was completely hopeless, chose to commit suicide by taking poison."

As the saying goes, the person who knows you best is often your enemy.

Xun Yu regarded Li Ji as his greatest enemy, and Li Ji also never underestimated Xun Yu.

Therefore, even though he was thousands of miles away, Li Ji could easily guess Xun Yu's thoughts and realized that Xun Yu had no intention of living in humiliation and had no place to stay.

After being slightly stunned, Sima Yi reacted and realized that what Li Ji said about Xun Yu dying too early was not a good thing.

If Xun Yu chose to live, he would definitely strongly oppose the alliance between Cao Cao and Lu Bu, and even do everything he could to persuade Cao Cao to attack Lu Bu to avenge the emperor.

The conflict between Cao and Lu was undoubtedly a great opportunity for Liu Bei to reap the benefits.

At that time, Cao Cao was caught in a dilemma. He could not break up with Xun Yu, but he also knew that going to war with Lu Bu would be his own destruction.

But Xun Yu's death undoubtedly put an end to everything and also made Cao Cao less worried.

Jia Xu, who was standing by, couldn't help but speak out when he heard Li Ji's tone full of helplessness and regret.

"Zi Kun seems so helpless and regretful, as if he had fallen into some evil scheme of Xun Yu. But don't forget the cause of Xun Yu's death."

These words made Zhuge Liang a little confused.

Isn't it clear that Xun Yu died of poisoning? Why does it seem like there is another hidden story?

On the contrary, Sima Yi, who had been led astray unknowingly, understood everything instantly and swallowed back the words he had originally wanted to say to comfort Li Ji.

It is said that the fundamental cause of Xun Yu's death was despair, but in the final analysis, it was Li Ji who pushed everything behind the scenes who caused Xun Yu to lose all hope.

How could Xun Yu commit suicide if the emperor was still alive?

and so……

It was clearly the teacher who indirectly killed Xun Yu, so the teacher's look of regret was indeed a bit inappropriate.

Li Ji, whose face was exposed by Jia Xu, did not change at all.

"If Wenhe is drunk, I will have someone take you down to sober you up."

醉？
Jia Xu, who had been drinking tea, was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm a little tipsy, but there's no need to sober up."

Li Ji did not bother with Jia Xu, but instead said a few words to Sima Yi, trying to spread some rumors in Jizhou through the Jinyi Division to see if he could add some obstacles or variables to the alliance between Cao and Lu.

Even if it is not enough to stop it, it would be good to add some trouble and disgust Cao Cao.

Sima Yi wrote them down one by one and then continued to report.

"Teacher, Zuo Ci returned to Ruyang City yesterday, and brought with him a head that he claimed was that of the Nanhua Immortal as a gift."

The head of the Nanhua Immortal?
This was somewhat beyond Li Ji's expectations.

Unexpectedly, before he even opened his mouth, Zuo Ci had already taken the head of the Nanhua Immortal.

Li Ji naturally understood Zuo Ci's intention, which was nothing more than to prove that Taoism would definitely support the Han Dynasty in the future and completely draw a clear line between itself and the anti-Han Taiping Dao. (End of this chapter)