Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Soon, with the sound of large footsteps in the governor's mansion, Liu Bei, who heard the news, hurried out the door with a group of Han royal family members.

It was the moment Liu Bei appeared, before Liu Bei could stand firm.

The densely packed people on the street saluted and shouted.

"Greetings, uncle."

This scene shocked Liu Bei, and the group of Han royal relatives following behind Liu Bei were also extremely surprised.

The people spontaneously responded to the greetings, which was truly a sign of winning the hearts of the people.

"Fellow villagers, please stand up quickly."

Liu Bei quickly spoke while personally helping up several old men in the front row, then spoke loudly.

"You all gathered here, are you facing any difficulties? Please tell me, I will do my best to help you."

One of the old men standing in front of Liu Bei spoke tremblingly.

"It's not that we are in trouble, but we are shocked to hear that there are Han thieves who killed the emperor in the street, and there are Han thieves who claim to be king, so I came to see the emperor's uncle."

Liu Bei answered loudly, "I am sorry to have caused you so much worry. I will never reconcile with the Han thieves. I will do my best to get rid of them as soon as possible and restore order to the Han Dynasty."

"But the country cannot be without a king for a day. Even though the people know that the person who can support the Han Dynasty is none other than the emperor's uncle, he has repeatedly declined the promotion. We are all very worried." The old man said again.

This made Liu Bei frown, and then he asked, "Is this organized by someone behind the scenes?"

As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, a loud response came from the crowd.

"Uncle, please rest assured. We all came here on our own accord. I am from Shuitian Village. Two years ago, you were there before..."

"Uncle Emperor, do you still remember Ninghua Township? We have never forgotten the kindness of Uncle Emperor."

"If it weren't for the Emperor's uncle, my family would have starved to death many years ago. It was only because I heard the Emperor's uncle's concerns that I came here to petition."

……

Liu Bei had indeed not known about this scene in advance, and he actually saw many familiar faces in the crowd.

Just at this time, Li Ji stepped out and spoke.

"For the sake of the world, for the sake of the Han Dynasty, and for the sake of all the people, please ascend to the throne and be crowned emperor, so that the people of the world can be at peace."

The next moment, as Li Ji's voice fell, first the civil and military officials who had been prepared, then the Han royal family members who followed Liu Bei and just reacted, and finally the people who gathered here, all shouted in unison.

"Please, my lord, ascend the throne and be crowned emperor, so that the people of the world can be at peace."

There were nine loud shouts in a row, and even outside the streets there were countless people shouting along, as if it was the will of heaven and the people's hearts were gathered here.

Yuan Shu, whose mansion was located on the same street as the governor's mansion, climbed up the platform and witnessed this scene. He could not stop envy.

That's right!

That's right! !
This is what I, Yuan Shu, want...

Hearing the voices that were still echoing, Yuan Shu was so excited that he also shouted loudly.

"Please, my lord, ascend the throne and be crowned emperor, so that the people of the world can be at peace."

Following Yuan Shu who kept yelling, he felt that no matter what, he was at least participating in the enthronement.

This sound continued to echo in Shouchun City and even seemed to spread outside the city. It lasted for half an incense stick of time before it stopped.

Facing countless burning and expectant gazes, Liu Bei showed a helpless and bitter look on his face and said, "You are causing me so much trouble by doing this."

"My lord, please consider the overall situation and don't make any more excuses." Li Ji advised.

"That's all, that's all..."

Liu Bei sighed deeply several times, then spoke.

"It's just that my promotion this time is a last resort to stabilize people's hearts, and I don't dare to claim to be the emperor. I just want to temporarily take over the government for the king."

"After we have pacified the chaotic world, eliminated the Han thieves, and recovered the jade seal, you gentlemen can choose another person of good character and conduct from among the Han royal family to be the emperor, so that you can return power to the emperor at that time."

This remark caused everyone to talk a lot, and there was an endless stream of voices of dissuasion, but Liu Bei's attitude remained firm.

In the end, the Han royal family led by Liu Yu had no choice but to accept it.

After all, for all the Han royal family members, only by quickly supporting a person who is capable of carrying the banner of the Han Dynasty can they gather the hearts of the people and maintain the name of the Han Dynasty.

However, Liu Yu and others chose to take a step back, but at Li Ji's timely proposal, they required Liu Bei to choose the title of king "Han".

That is the title once used by Liu Bang... "King of Han"!
It was not until Liu Bei politely declined and had to accept the offer that the matter was finally settled, and the crowd gathered outside the governor's mansion slowly dispersed.

The promotion to the throne has been decided. What needs to be done next is to quickly announce it to the world and prepare all the necessary ceremonies for the promotion to the throne. This will also be one of the major events that Li Ji is currently in charge of.

However, when Li Ji returned home after a busy day, he saw Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who looked helpless, had been waiting for a long time.

Li Ji signaled to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu that there was no need to be polite, and then he asked.

"What happened to Bofu?"

Sun Ce was sweating profusely and looked around nervously. He slowly took out an object wrapped in yellow cloth from his arms and said.

"Teacher, this..."

Li Ji lowered his eyes slightly, and easily determined from the appearance that it was the imperial seal that had been hidden by Sun Ce.

However, after taking a glance, Li Ji looked away, took the hot tea handed to him by Zhou Yu and sipped it slowly.

After the defeat in Qingzhou, Zhou Yu's impetuousness and arrogance were much less than before. He seemed to be much closer to Li Ji and spoke helplessly.

"I have advised Bofu several times, saying that the Marquis has his own plans for this matter, but Bofu is still uneasy and worried, and he insisted on coming to see the Marquis."

Sun Ce followed up.

"Teacher, isn't it true that what the lord lacks in order to become emperor is the imperial seal? Why don't you take this opportunity to hand it over to the lord, so that the lord can be crowned emperor with a legitimate reason?"

After hearing this, Li Ji smiled and said, "Bofu, no one who wants to be emperor will lack this imperial seal..."

After a pause, Li Ji thought of someone and said, "Except for some dead bones in the tomb, whether or not one is emperor, the imperial seal has never been the key."

"You must know, when the First Emperor unified the nine provinces, what was the Jade Seal? The Jade Seal was nothing more than a name given by the First Emperor."

"If the lord pacifies the troubled times and rebuilds the Han Dynasty, even if he points to a rock on a mountain as the imperial seal, who would not recognize it? Why should we worry about future generations not recognizing it?"

Sun Ce was stunned when he heard this. "So, this jade seal is useless?"

"That's not..."

Li Ji thought about it for a moment, and gave up the idea of ​​explaining it in detail to Sun Ce, and said.

"The jade seal is of no use to you, my lord, but if it gets lost, it might cause a lot of trouble." (End of this chapter)