Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

However, Li Ji's voice did not interrupt the banquet.

The nobles present were still immersed in pleasure and did not even notice Li Ji appearing at the palace gate.

Li Ji's voice was easily drowned out by the soft music played by the musicians, without a single ripple.

The only person sitting at the last seat was Guo Yi, the former governor of Kuaiji County. He noticed Li Ji's appearance at the first moment.

This frightened Guo Yi so much that he quickly let go of the beautiful maid he was hugging, sat upright with his head lowered, his face full of shock.

After all, Guo Yi was once a local lord, but later he became a puppet controlled by Jia Xu and cleared out the obstacles to Liu Bei's control of Kuaiji.

However, after Liu Bei was promoted to the governor of Yangzhou, he did not kill Guo Yi so as not to hurt people's hearts.

On the contrary, Liu Bei left Guo Yi a leisurely position in Shouchun. Although he did not have much freedom, at least his life was safe and he had no worries about food and clothing.

It was for this reason that Guo Yi was so in awe of Prime Minister Li Ji that he prayed secretly for fear of being remembered by Li Ji.

"It was Yuan Gonglu who took the king to enjoy himself. Prime Minister, don't look at me, don't look at me, I just followed along..."

The next moment, Guo Yi saw from the corner of his eye that Li Ji had drawn the Qinggang sword from his waist, walked forward three or two steps, and the sword suddenly slashed towards him.

"what!!"

Along with Guo Yi's subconscious scream of fear, there was also the sound of the table in front of Guo Yi being split in half.

Suddenly, the music in the hall was interrupted by the voice of Guo Yi, who was so frightened that he thought his life was over. The whole banquet stopped as well.

Everyone at the table looked in Li Ji's direction with hazy eyes.

Li Ji's behavior not only forced the banquet to stop, but also frightened Jiang Gan.

Drawing a sword in front of someone is an extremely dangerous move.

Soon, Jiang Gan carefully turned towards Liu Bei who was sitting in the main seat, only to see that Liu Bei's cheeks were flushed and his eyes were blurry with drunkenness.

"Hmm? Zikun is back..."

Liu Bei seemed to have not reacted yet. He was stunned for several seconds before he stood up shakily and said.

"Um... hurry up, add a seat for Zikun..."

Li Ji, holding a sword, strode forward and walked to the center of the hall. The dancers who were blocking Li Ji bowed and retreated to both sides to make way.

"May I ask if Your Majesty has not taken care of state affairs for ten days?" Li Ji asked in a deep voice.

Liu Bei said with a smile. "Zi Kun is making a fuss out of nothing. In the severe winter, there is little government affairs, and the four states are all peaceful. Why not have a feast with the ministers?"

"King!!!"

Li Ji suddenly shouted loudly, with a murderous look on his face, and questioned.

"Could it be that the Han Dynasty only has four states? Could it be that the lord is satisfied with being promoted to the King of Han? Could it be that the king has forgotten the oath he made to support the Han Dynasty and revive the Han Dynasty?"

These three consecutive "maybe" made Liu Bei, who was originally drunk, look ugly and said angrily.

"How dare you! Do you still have the courtesy of a master and a subject in your heart? I have fought wars all my life. Can't I enjoy myself during this harsh winter when peace is all around us?"

"The world is not yet settled, the two thieves Cao and Lu have split the land and established themselves, but have not yet been destroyed. Millions of Han people are still in dire straits. How can we talk about enjoying ourselves?" Li Ji asked in return.

Being questioned again and again by Li Ji in public seemed to make Liu Bei completely lose face. He was so angry that he shouted.

"How presumptuous, bold, and arrogant! How dare you interfere with me? Is this the end of your tenure as prime minister?"

Li Ji, who had no intention of backing down, slowly bowed and said.

"Please follow me back to the office to govern the country immediately."

Liu Bei's chest rose and fell rapidly. He prepared himself mentally for several breaths and kept comforting himself secretly, "It's fake, Zikun can understand it." Then he shouted angrily.

"Get out of here, don't ruin my mood." Li Ji, who continued to bend over, stood still.

This dispute between the emperor and his ministers frightened everyone at the banquet, including Yuan Shu, so much that they dared not make any noise, for fear of attracting Li Ji's wrath.

Li Ji couldn't convince Liu Bei at this time, but could he not deal with them?

Everyone knew about the conflict between the monarch and his minister, but given Li Ji's high prestige, it would not be easy for Liu Bei to seize Li Ji's position as prime minister with just a few words.

Several breaths passed, which seemed like a year to everyone.

Li Ji just stood up and walked out of the hall step by step.

Just as Li Ji walked to the palace gate, Liu Bei's voice sounded again from behind him.

"Why are you all so low-key? Don't let Li Ji ruin your mood..."

"Come, come, come, continue to play music and dance. I and you will drink this cup to the full."

At this moment, Jiang Gan looked at Li Ji, who stopped involuntarily when he reached the palace gate, and saw that Li Ji's usually straight back seemed to have become a little hunched in an instant. He couldn't help but feel unfair for Li Ji.

The Prime Minister has worked hard and devoted all his energy to the Han Dynasty, but the King of Han treats him like this.

"Let's go."

Li Ji's voice was no longer as elegant and steady as usual, but instead revealed a strong sense of powerlessness. Then he walked out of the Prince of Han's Mansion as the music sounded again behind him.

After leaving the palace, he got on the carriage.

Under Jiang Gan's gaze, Li Ji, who was sitting in the carriage, was stunned for a long time. Then he seemed to realize it belatedly and said he would return to the office.

This made Jiang Gan unable to help but take the initiative to persuade him.

"Why don't you go back home and rest for a while, Prime Minister? We can handle official business tomorrow."

Li Ji sighed and replied.

"The prime minister's affairs can help Lu Zijing relieve some of his worries, but the king has not been concerned with government affairs for many days. I am sure that the government affairs that need to be decided by the king have piled up like a mountain, and I urgently need this marquis to handle some of them."

"And I can rest for a day, but can the people involved in these government affairs be delayed for a day?"

Li Ji asked back, then spoke.

"Don't say anything more, return to the office."

At that moment, Jiang Gan didn't know what to say, but he couldn't help feeling complicated.

Accompanied by Jiang Gan, Li Ji returned to the office and started to deal with the mountains of official business without stopping for a moment.

This process lasted until nightfall.

Jiang Gan, who was assisting from the side, was already exhausted, but Li Ji, who was buried in his work, did not make any unnecessary movements.

This made Jiang Gan, who was complaining in his heart, could only persuade in a low voice.

"Prime Minister, there are still a lot of official business that has not been dealt with. I am afraid that we cannot finish it today. Moreover, the Prime Minister has been traveling a long way back to Shouchun and has not rested for even a moment. It is better to go back to the mansion to rest first and continue tomorrow."

"What time is it?"

Li Ji asked, looking up.

"It's the beginning of the hour of Hai." Jiang Gan replied.

Li Ji frowned slightly and said, "It's still early. I'll take another hour to deal with it..."

However, before Li Ji could finish his words, Gu Wei's somewhat panicked voice suddenly came from outside the house.

"Prime Minister, this is bad..." (End of this chapter)