Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Of course, this was not Li Ji's bad taste, but a deliberate effort to cooperate with Jiang Gan's use of spies.

Since Jiang Gan came here to act as a spy, if you want the spy and the people behind him to believe the stolen secrets, you must make Jiang Gan feel like he can endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. A little "workplace bullying" is just one part of it.

What Jiang Gan wanted was the credit for turning the situation around, and the person behind Jiang Gan must also need a hero who could change the situation.

But without the corresponding suffering and tempering, how can one be called a hero?
We must set up some tribulations, tests, and obstacles for Jiang Gan, so that Jiang Gan will rack his brains to overcome all difficulties and get the answer. Only in this way can Jiang Gan and the people behind him firmly believe that this is what they need.

However, even if he wanted to make things difficult for Jiang Gan, Li Ji could not show up in person, for fear of scaring Jiang Gan away or making Jiang Gan suspicious.

Gu Wei is a choice. How is a book boy serving a high-ranking official different from some eunuchs in the inherent impression of the world?
It is normal for Gu Wei to make things difficult for Jiang Gan repeatedly because he is vindictive.

Moreover, it was Jiang Gan who first offended Gu Wei, which made Gu Wei's embarrassment of Jiang Gan seem more like a reasonable revenge.

Gu Wei gradually understood and realized that he was taking revenge according to the imperial order, but what made Gu Wei curious was...

"Could it be that the Prime Minister deliberately asked me to stay because he had anticipated that Jiang Gan was a spy and would speak rudely?"

In response, Li Ji smiled but said nothing. He was not in a position to say that he had become suspicious when he heard the name Jiang Gan.

After a conversation with Jiang Gan, Li Ji was more certain of Jiang Gan's identity as a spy.

It’s not that Jiang Gan lacks the ability. The answers were indeed printed on another mock test paper, and the questions were moved here for the exam without any changes. Who wouldn’t copy it?
Perhaps even Jiang Gan himself could not believe that his identity was exposed in this way.

After all, since Liu Bei proclaimed himself king, his prestige and reputation in the Han Dynasty undoubtedly reached a new level. During this period, countless people went south to join Liu, including many from aristocratic families in Jizhou, Yanzhou, Sili and other places.

There is no other reason. Separate betting is the way of survival for most of the wealthy and powerful families.

Nowadays, the noble families and powerful people in the north hate the "taxation system" to the core, and they fully support Cao Cao and Lu Bu, but they also know that Liu Bei is gradually gaining momentum to revive the Han Dynasty, so they will naturally send their outstanding sons and daughters to the south to join Liu in order to protect their retreat.

In comparison, Jiang Gan did not stand out in the rising wave of people joining Liu. In fact, in terms of ability and background, Jiang Gan had great advantages over other children from aristocratic families.

Moreover, sending Jiang Gan as a spy was already a huge move.

With Jiang Gan's talent, it's a bit of a pity to use him as a spy.

After all, there were counselors in the world who were more capable than Jiang Gan, but it was the same as Liu Bei would never send Li Ji out as a spy even if he was crazy.

No matter whether the person behind Jiang Gan was Cao Cao or Lu Bu, they were reluctant to send their truly trusted advisers to be used as spies.

Celebrities are often extremely careful about their reputations and are unwilling to tarnish their reputations easily. Someone like Jiang Gan is rare, and no celebrity would be willing to do so.

After Liu, Guan and Zhang discussed the general outline of Jiang Gan's plan, everyone gradually drank and ate their fill in the falling snow.

Liu Bei waved his hand to dismiss all the outsiders including Gu Wei, and then asked.

"Zikun, the best time to send troops is next year, or the year after?"

"Is the king anxious?" Li Ji asked with a smile.

"As long as the world is not stable, I will not be able to sleep well." Liu Bei answered in a deep voice.

Being promoted to king did not make Liu Bei lose himself in power. Instead, he increasingly felt a great sense of responsibility and was determined to pacify the troubled times as soon as possible.

Guan Yu echoed and said, "Brother, you are right. For the sake of the Han Dynasty, we should also start the Northern Expedition as soon as possible to bring prosperity to the people."

"Big brother and second brother are right." Zhang Fei nodded in agreement.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei all looked at Li Ji unconsciously. This scene made Li Ji feel like he was back in the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

"Oh!"

The next moment, Li Ji drank the warm wine in the cup, then placed the cup heavily on the table and said in a deep voice.

"Yunchang, Yide, and the lord..."

At this moment, Li Ji was so excited that he unconsciously called out the name he was more used to.

"The date of the Northern Expedition originally planned was the autumn of next year at the earliest, and the early spring of the year after next at the latest. However, since the Lord is so eager to quell the chaos as soon as possible, I, as a minister, should work day and night to complete all preparations for the Northern Expedition before the autumn of next year."

After hearing such an exact time from Li Ji, Liu Bei was so excited that he suddenly stood up on the spot, supported the table with both hands, leaned towards Li Ji, and asked urgently.

"really?!"

However, after saying this, Liu Bei smiled and said, "Since it is Zikun's judgment, it must be true!"

"Next autumn will be the time for the Northern Expedition. The Northern Expedition in autumn!!!"

Liu Bei couldn't help but repeat excitedly, looking at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei excitedly.

"Yunchang, Yide, we are not far from fulfilling the oath we made in Taoyuan to support the Han Dynasty."

Guan Yu was also very excited. He stood up and bowed to Liu Bei.

"Brother, I will do my best to help the Prime Minister conquer the north, unify the country, put an end to the chaos, and support the Han Dynasty for the sake of my elder brother, the Han Dynasty, and the people!"

Zhang Fei, whose face turned red and black with excitement, quickly followed suit and clasped his fists.

"Me too."

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly, put his hands on Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's shoulders and said.

"Well, well, well, with the combined strength of the three of us brothers and the wisdom of the Prime Minister, there is no need to worry about the unrest in the world, and why should we worry about the day when the Taoyuan oath will not be fulfilled?"

"Northern Expedition!"

"Northern Expedition!!!"

……

The next day.

After taking a bath and changing his clothes, Jiang Gan went to the government office early.

Although he was not very satisfied with the position of Prime Minister Shi, it was a position that allowed him to have direct contact with Li Ji, which was a good choice for Jiang Gan.

"Next, I need to try to gain the trust of Li Ji, and convince him with my talent and strategy, so that he will value me more..."

As Jiang Gan walked into the office, he had already thought of many brilliant ideas that he could put forward when handling official business, so that Li Ji could understand that the position of Prime Minister's historian was undoubtedly not worthy of me.

However, when Jiang Gan arrived at the area in the government office where the prime minister and his subordinates handled official business to check in, he did not see Li Ji. The person in charge of the prime minister's post was Lu Su, who served as the prime minister's chief secretary.

After Jiang Gan secretly inquired, he heard that Li Ji, who was also the Grand Commander, had gone to inspect the military households in various places last night with Liu Bei, the King of Han, Guan Yu, the General of Cavalry, and Zhang Fei, the General of Chariots and Cavalry. (End of this chapter)