Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Liu Bei looked so serious, which was rare in Li Ji's memory.

"Don't worry, my king. Xiang'er is fine."

"Don't call me the king. I'm afraid that you, Li Zikun, don't even see me as the king..."

Hearing the faint sound of the dispute between Liu Bei and Li Ji coming from outside the house, Jiang Gan, who was lying in the house, moved his ears almost subconsciously, and even his breathing slowed down a lot, and he began to eavesdrop carefully.

Did Liu Bei and Li Ji have a conflict?
As this thought emerged in his mind, Jiang Gan felt his heart beating faster and faster.

However, before Jiang Gan could continue eavesdropping in the house, Li Ji was dragged away by Liu Bei to personally confirm the safety of Li Xiang.

This time, Liu Bei was undoubtedly really angry, and his expression only eased a little until he confirmed that Li Xiang had not suffered any external injuries.

Soon after, Liu Bei was invited by Li Ji to the deserted meeting room.

However, before Li Ji could speak, Liu Bei slammed the table and shouted angrily.

"Li Zikun, how many lives does Jiang Gan have to compare with Xiang'er? How can you let Xiang'er take the risk? What should we do if something unexpected happens?"

"And you dared to do it first and report it later, hiding it from me."

At the end, Liu Bei couldn't help laughing out of anger, and he kept clapping his hands.

Li Ji smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to say anything.

Why would they execute first and report later? Wouldn't it be impossible to execute if they had reported?
Even though it was Zhang Ren who was riding the horse and Zhao Yun was guarding him, Li Ji had no worries about Li Xiang's safety, but this was obviously not the explanation Liu Bei wanted to hear.

Therefore, Li Ji might as well not explain, and waited until Liu Bei's anger subsided a little before stepping forward and speaking.

"Jiang Gan was sent by Cao Cao. If we can successfully deceive him, he will be of great use in the Northern Expedition next autumn, and will help us to quell the chaos and revive the Han Dynasty as soon as possible. Let alone Xiang Er's small risk, even if Ji joins the game, what's the harm?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Bei's anger dissipated instantly, and he even regretted for a moment that his words just now seemed to be too harsh on Li Ji.

But it's not Liu Bei's fault that he didn't get angry. Li Ji had only one son, Li Xiang. If something unexpected happened to him, Li Ji might not have any descendants.

Normally, Liu Bei treated Li Xiang much closer than his own son, and compensated Li Ji for many things he felt he owed him.

When Liu Bei heard that Li Xiang was almost hit by a frightened warhorse, he almost felt dizzy and couldn't control his anger, so he came to settle the score with Li Ji.

"That's all..."

Liu Bei sighed repeatedly, and his tone softened completely. "But Zikun must promise me that next time you will never let Xiang'er be in danger again."

"There won't be a next time." Li Ji agreed readily.

After thinking for a few breaths, Liu Bei added.

"Even if we need to set up a scheme to gain people's trust next time, we can just let Adou go. Zikun, do you understand? With Adou's status, he can convince people more than Xiang'er."

……

Li Ji.

I understand, but Li Ji won't respond to what he said.

In desperation, Li Ji had to repeat it again.

"There won't be a next time."

"Then I will remember what Zikun said, and next time, I will definitely..."

When Liu Bei said this, he couldn't utter the harsh words he wanted to say, and it took him a long while before he spoke in a confused manner.

"I will punish you severely without mercy."

Li Ji was a little amused, but in order to save Liu Bei's face, he had to pretend to be terrified. Looking at Li Ji's fake terrified look, Liu Bei waved his hand and said.

"Okay, okay, what are Jiang Gan's plans for next?"

Li Ji replied. "Hua Tuo diagnosed that his injuries were serious, including two broken ribs. He will need at least a month of recuperation. By then, I will reward him generously in the name of repaying his kindness. Cao Cao and Jiang Gan will not be suspicious."

After a brief pause, Liu Bei spoke.

"If that's the case, then Bei should just come forward and appease and reward Jiang Gan himself, lest Zikun's poor acting skills ruin things."

"Then I'll trouble you, Your Majesty." Li Ji said with a smile.

Afterwards, Liu Bei, who had been waiting patiently in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a while, went to comfort Jiang Gan in person after learning that Jiang Gan had woken up.

During this process, Liu Bei's words were so sincere and his expression was so grateful that Li Ji, who was watching with him, was deeply moved and shed tears. He felt as if his son had almost died and was saved by Jiang Gan.

In order to express his gratitude to Jiang Gan, Liu Bei gave Jiang Gan a mansion in Shouchun City, where every inch of land was worth a lot of money. He also asked Jiang Gan what official position he held, promoted him to the position of Prime Minister's Chief Clerk, and asked Li Ji to train and use him more.

Li Ji nodded repeatedly. After seeing Liu Bei off, Li Ji also expressed his gratitude to Jiang Gan in private and kept Jiang Gan in his mansion for a few days to recuperate.

Only after the mansion that Liu Bei had rewarded to Jiang Gan was tidied up did Li Ji personally send Jiang Gan there.

It was said that he needed a month to recuperate, but after half a month, even though the wind outside was freezing, countless guests came to visit Jiang Gan, making Jiang Gan a hot commodity in Shouchun.

After he recovered from his injuries, Jiang Gan, who served as the prime minister's chief clerk, was kept by Li Ji at all times.

The position of chief clerk is essentially similar to what later generations called an office secretary.

This also allowed Jiang Gan to quickly come into contact with important documents that he had not dared to imagine in the past, and Jiang Gan also kept an eye on Li Ji's daily whereabouts.

Jiang Gan also gradually understood why Li Ji had been too busy to show up in the government office for a long time. It was true that Li Ji, who served as both prime minister and governor, was very busy.

On the third day after Jiang Gan officially took office as the prime minister's chief clerk, Li Ji left Shouchun again with his guards and some accompanying officials, Jiang Gan being one of them.

"The snow hasn't stopped yet. Where are you going, Prime Minister?"

Jiang Gan, who was riding in the same carriage with Li Ji, asked in confusion.

"Do I have to tell you everything about the Prime Minister?" Gu Wei asked sarcastically while fiddling with the small stove.

Jiang Gan answered innocently. "Why is Gu Lang speaking so rudely? I asked this question just now because I wanted to assist the Prime Minister in time and relieve him of his worries."

"you……"

Without waiting for Gu Wei to speak again, Li Ji, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly shouted.

"Don't be rude to Ziyi."

"Yes, Prime Minister."

Gu Wei quickly lowered his head, and then had to apologize to Jiang Gan under Li Ji's gaze, which made Jiang Gan feel secretly happy.

"Humph, a mere native of Jiaozhou dares to go against me. This is just the beginning..."

Li Ji took the warm tea handed over by Gu Wei and said.

"This time we are traveling in the snow to go to Wujun Port."

"What big deal is there at Wujun Port that requires the Prime Minister to go there in person?" Jiang Gan became more and more puzzled.

Li Ji sighed, then spoke. "It is true that the lord has spent a lot of money and food to build a fleet and is about to go out to sea, so he needs me to go and take charge." (End of this chapter)