Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"The head has been stored away now. Teacher, do you need to verify its identity personally?" Sima Yi asked.

"I don't even know the so-called Nanhua Immortal, so what is there to verify?"

Li Ji shook his head and then spoke.

"Besides, it doesn't matter whether the head of the Nanhua Immortal is real or fake. From now on, Zuo Ci will be even more unwilling to see the emergence of the Taiping Dao than we are."

The meaning of Zuo Ci's act of presenting the head of Nanhua Immortal is more important than whether the head belongs to Nanhua Immortal.

In fact, Li Ji was never afraid that the people under his rule would be bewitched by the Taiping Dao and start a large-scale rebellion when they were living and working in peace and contentment.

However, this was a statement made by Zuo Ci, which made Li Ji quite satisfied.

Li Ji thought for a while and said.

"Take the head. Liang'er, go meet Zuo Ci now and follow what I said before to set up the Natural Science Academy as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Zhuge Liang responded and then retreated.

The School of Natural History holds a high position in Li Ji's mind, but it is impossible for him to do everything himself. From the very beginning, Li Ji planned to let Zhuge Liang take charge of this matter.

By the way, Li Ji wanted Zhuge Liang to try and see if he could learn something from it.

After all, Zhuge Liang in the original trajectory was not only a man of both civil and military skills, but he also improved or developed equipment such as the wooden ox and horse, Zhuge crossbow, and bridge-building gun, making him a complete genius.

After Zhuge Liang left, Li Ji asked Jia Xu and Sima Yi to recount in detail the details of Lu Bu's regicide in the street.

Some things cannot be left with even a single word.

Even within the Jinyisi system, no records can be left. Otherwise, not only will it be known to Liu Bei, but there is also a risk of it being leaked.

Therefore, the only three people who really knew the relevant confidential details were Sima Yi, Jia Xu and Liu Bao.

Even if there were records left in the Jinyi Division, it would only be that Liu Bao realized that Lu Bu had the intention to murder the emperor, so he had to take the risk of revealing his identity and wanted to take the emperor to escape from Sili, but ultimately failed.

Therefore, even Li Ji had no idea what details motivated Lu Bu to kill the king. It was not until now that he had the opportunity to learn about it in detail to confirm whether there were any omissions.

Obviously, Jia Xu would not make such a low-level mistake.

Apart from using Liu Bao as a hidden chess piece, the entire process was smooth and seamless, with no flaws to be found.

Even the eunuchs gathered by Liu Bao were all loyal followers whom Liu Bao had won over in recent years by means of his status as a constant attendant. Those eunuchs believed that they were protecting the emperor's escape until their death.

"Very good."

Li Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and the worries in his heart were completely put to rest.

Sima Yi took the opportunity to speak.

"Congratulations, teacher. With Lu Bu's perverse actions, not only will a large army be approaching Hangu Pass, but rebellions will also break out in his territory, and he will be unable to take care of himself."

"Cao Cao, who is far away in Jizhou, has also lost Xun Yu as his right-hand man. It will take more time to rectify his rule or completely destroy Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi."

"As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, when the day comes when Master leads his troops to the north to attack the Central Plains, the Cao thieves and the Lu thieves will surely flee in panic and will not dare to face the royal army directly."

Naturally, everyone likes to hear good words, especially Sima Yi's good words, which seem to be an analysis of the overall situation.

"loquacious."

Li Ji cursed with a smile, and then gave Sima Yi a task, which was to try to contact the civil and military officials under Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi in the name of Yuan Shu.

Today, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi are undoubtedly like their uncle Gong Lu, and will become dead bones in a grave.

That is to say, Cao Cao was busy rectifying his rule and restoring people's livelihood, so he had to give Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi some breathing space. However, that was just the countdown to their demise.

If it’s as early as this year, it’s as late as next year.

Cao Cao would certainly get rid of Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, the two remnants of the Yuan family, as soon as possible, and then completely unify all the territories north of the Yellow River except Youzhou, in preparation for the battle against Liu Bei, the great enemy.

However, the large number of civil and military officials left behind by Yuan Shao were full of useful talents, and if they all fell into Cao Cao's hands, it would be tantamount to aiding the enemy.

Instead of aiding the enemy, it is better to try to build a ladder through the name of Yuan Shu, and win over as many people as possible.

Thinking about the direction of the world situation, Li Ji couldn't help feeling a little excited.

This chaotic world came quickly, but it also seemed to go away faster than anyone expected.

It has not even been five years since the chaotic times started by Dong Zhuo, and some people are not even ready to make a big move, but the chaotic times seem to be heading towards unification.

"This time...is almost here..."

'After completing all the reforms under my rule, I will unify the country.'

With this thought in mind, Li Ji raised his hand and gently covered the undried water stains on the table and wiped them away.

Li Ji stayed in Ruyang City for five days, and after confirming that Yuzhou Academy and Ziran Academy were both on the right track, he returned to Qiao County.

However, after returning to Qiao County, an order from Liu Bei quickly recalled Li Ji to Shouchun.

This order was also within Li Ji's expectations.

It was nothing, but Liu Bei, who was farther away from Luoyang, had already learned the sad news that the emperor was killed by Lu Bu.

In a state of panic, Liu Bei almost subconsciously chose to urgently summon Li Ji back to Shouchun for discussions.

Li Ji, who had been prepared, left Jia Xu in Yuzhou, nominally to let Jia Xu take charge of the situation, but in reality he handed over the state to Zhuge Liang to continue to be responsible for it, and then he started the return journey with Liu Chan, Li Xiang and Li Xi.

Another year has passed since I left Shouchun. During this year, Shouchun seems to have undergone many changes. It has become more prosperous and lively, without any of the depression that should be seen in troubled times.

It’s just that Li Ji didn’t have time to appreciate it properly, and even Liu Bei couldn’t wait and asked Li Ji to send Liu Chan, Li Xiang and others back home first.

As soon as Li Ji got off the boat, Liu Bei sent Zhao Yun with the White Horse Volunteers to greet him. They intercepted Li Ji and sent him to the camp outside Shouchun City.

When Li Ji entered the camp, he found that the entire camp was filled with a murderous atmosphere.

Of course, this killing was not aimed at Li Ji, but at the fact that he was already prepared to go to war at any time.

Li Ji went straight to the central army tent, and before he could even take a quick look around...

Liu Bei, who was standing in front of a map and leading a group of counselors and generals in a heated discussion, looked up as if he had sensed something, immediately dropped what he was holding, and quickly ran towards Li Ji.

"Zi Kun!!"

Liu Bei's face was not only excited, but also a little tired and angry than before, but he still tried to force a smile and said, "You are finally back."

"Thank you for your concern, my lord. I am late." Li Ji saluted.

"Not too late, not too late, you're back just in time..."

Liu Bei, dressed in military uniform, pulled Li Ji towards the map. The other counselors and generals in the tent reacted and saluted Li Ji.

Li Ji, who was pulled to the map, asked in confusion.

"My Lord, are you preparing to send troops?" (End of this chapter)