Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

In the following time, Jiang Gan stayed in his mansion almost all the time with the door closed, not daring to go out.

However, Jiang Gan sent a large number of servants out to gather information.

Just on the second day, the entire city of Shouchun was under martial law.

Generals such as Jiang Qin and Gan Ning, who were originally training the navy outside, rushed back to Shouchun day and night, and even clashed with the soldiers who besieged the Prime Minister's Mansion.

This made Jiang Gan feel even more threatened, as he saw that Liu Bei had completely taken control of the four city gates in order to maintain stability.

Jiang Gan quickly sent someone to deliver a third secret letter, further stating the dramatic changes in Shouchun and asking the King of Wei to make plans early.

These three secret letters were delivered to Cao Cao almost in no particular order.

After Cao Cao finished reading these three secret letters, his expression was complicated, including shock, ecstasy and regret...

Judging from Cao Cao's political acumen, if what Jiang Gan said was true, then Li Ji would undoubtedly die, and a huge civil strife would break out under Liu Bei's rule.

Even if the Han Dynasty ruled by Liu Bei would not fall apart as a result, it would certainly be severely damaged and lose the hearts of its subjects.

Sima Yi, Guo Jia and other disciples mentioned by Jiang Gan were obviously aware of this, and they contacted generals from all over the country to enter Shouchun at all costs.

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Cao Cao couldn't help but reveal a hint of emotion on his face.

This scene undoubtedly resembled the eve of the general's death.

However, Cao Cao also judged from the secret letter that Liu Bei might have been confused at the beginning, but his subsequent blockade of the Prime Minister's Mansion must have been guided by an expert.

The timing is just right.

Now that the relationship has broken down, it is obviously necessary to do everything possible to avoid giving others any reason to criticize.

"As long as the Prime Minister's Mansion is besieged, who can tell whether Li Zikun died of illness or some other accident?"

'Afterwards, Liu Da'er cried for Li Ji again and punished himself with three cups of wine, which could have eliminated much of the impact of the incident.'

Cao Cao couldn't help but stand up and walk back and forth, pondering the details.

'However, Li Zikun is also a good teacher, and his students quickly realized the crux of the problem.'

'He didn't hesitate to call on the generals who held military power outside to come to Shouchun to force Liu Bei to retreat, or try to rescue Li Zikun, which would have given him a glimmer of hope.'

Cao Cao couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh, praising him.

"Wonderful! It's really wonderful!"

"If Jiang Gan hadn't happened to crawl to Li Ji's side, how could outsiders know about such open and secret struggles? I'm afraid that everything was over, and the news was only leaked afterward."

But after laughing, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh for Li Ji and murmured.

"Zikun, Zikun, you have considered all the external enemies, but have you ever considered the fickleness of human hearts and the mind of the emperor?"

"Benevolence? It's just what Liu Da'er said to show off. It's a pity that you, as wise as you are, believed it so much that you fell into such a deadly situation."

Thinking of this, Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, then wrote a secret letter and tried to send it back to Jiang Gan, asking Jiang Gan to protect himself while waiting for an opportunity to act.

If there is a chance, you must do your best to bring Li Ji to Wei and tell him that I am willing to lead a large army to support him and treat him as the prime minister.

After this secret letter was sent, Cao Cao immediately sent a secret order to Cao Ren, who was stationed in Qingzhou, ordering Cao Ren to closely monitor whether there were any troop movements on the border of Xuzhou.

If the Shouchun Incident had really happened, and Liu Bei still had advisers behind him, he would have realized that if he moved against Li Ji, the biggest hidden danger would be his popularity among the people and his prestige in the army.

The people's sentiments can still be concealed, but we are afraid of a large army causing chaos.

Therefore, Liu Bei would inevitably urgently dispatch troops to various places for containment or defense.

"Unfortunately, this is a bad timing. It is almost late autumn. Otherwise, it would be a great opportunity to join forces with Lu Bu to attack Liu Da'er while the internal strife is going on."

Cao Cao had to suppress the thought of mobilizing troops immediately, knowing that it was too late. He could only wait and see what happened in Shouchun and make plans in the spring of next year.

Under Cao Cao's close attention, news soon came from Qingzhou.

The scouts and spies who had infiltrated Xuzhou discovered that troops were constantly being mobilized.

After receiving this news, Cao Cao further confirmed that the content of the secret letter sent by Jiang Gan was true.

If it weren't for the dramatic change in Shouchun, Liu Bei would never have mobilized troops in the country and wasted money and food for no reason near late autumn.

Moreover, Cao Cao also knew that Li Ji had little chance of surviving this time, and his chances of escaping to Wei were even slimmer.

With this thought in mind, Cao Cao, feeling both sad and happy, simply sent someone to summon a carpenter to carve a wooden body based on Li Ji's portrait, preparing to build a tomb for Li Ji in Wei State, so that his soul would not be left without a place to rest after being killed by Liu Bei. …

At this moment, Shouchun City no longer has any of its former hustle and bustle. Teams of soldiers are constantly patrolling the city, creating a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Almost every day after Li Ji was seriously injured, generals who were commanding troops and training in various places rushed to Shouchun.

By the eighth day, even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were far away in Jing and Yu, rushed back.

During this period, Jiang Gan was terrified every day, fearing that fierce fighting would break out outside at any time. He was even more afraid that as the prime minister's chief secretary, he would be implicated by Li Ji.

Now, it is the ninth day.

Jiang Gan counted the days with his fingers, knowing that there would be a result on the tenth day. This was also the day Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo had originally scheduled to judge whether Prime Minister Li Ji could wake up.

Just when many people in Shouchun City were anxious.

Adou secretly stole Liu Bei's seal and entered the besieged Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Prince?!"

The appearance of Adou shocked Li Xiang, who was looking worried.

"Brother."

When Adou saw Li Xiang, who had lost a lot of weight after not seeing him for a few days, his eyes immediately turned red.

"Why is the prince here?"

Immediately, Li Xiang noticed the Han King's seal in Adou's hand and said urgently, "Leave quickly, this is not a place for the prince to stay."

Adou didn't even bother to wipe his tears. He quickly stuffed the seal in his hand into Li Xiang's hand and said urgently.

"It is my elder brother and my father-in-law who should go."

"Your Majesty, you..."

Li Xiang was a little stunned, then he forced a smile on his face and said.

"What are you doing, my father just had a small conflict with the King of Han. When my father wakes up tomorrow, everything will be fine. Nothing happened. You can go back now, but don't let the King of Han find out that the seal is lost."

Adou's eyes were filled with tears as he spoke.

"Brother, please don't lie to me. I know I am stupid, but I am not a fool."

"My father and my second father are now at loggerheads. I cannot bear to see my second father and elder brother suffer. I ask my elder brother to hold me hostage as a threat and then take my father's seal and flee Shouchun as soon as possible."

This scene not only made Li Xiang, who was usually smart and calm, burst into tears, but also the two people hiding in the corner had different expressions.

Liu Bei's face flushed slightly, and his whole body was shaking slightly.

"Zikun, look at this, look at this Adou..."

Li Ji's face was full of embarrassment.

When Adou arrived with the seal, Liu Bei happened to be afraid that Li Ji was pretending to be sick and bored, so he slipped in through the back door.

In this way, he naturally knew about the arrival of Adou, the unexpected visitor, at the first time.

Then, Liu Bei pulled Li Ji over, wanting to see what Adou was up to.

What no one expected was that Liu Bei and Li Ji both overheard it.

Li Ji quickly spoke up and whispered to comfort him, "Don't be angry, my king. Ah Dou was just confused for a moment..."

Without waiting for Li Ji to finish, Liu Bei clasped his hands together and continued.

"Adou said it well. It's really good. Knowing that his father and his father-in-law had a conflict, he sided with the weaker party and risked his life to protect them. This can be called a great filial piety."

……

Li Ji.

Liu Bei's words really made Li Ji unable to do anything.

After a pause, Liu Bei stroked his beard with satisfaction and whispered.

"I originally thought that this child, Adou, was too stupid to be of great use, but today I know that he has such a kind of character, which is very good."

"I have made up my mind. If I ever unify the country, I will make Adou the crown prince. That way, even if I encounter any unexpected events, I can rest assured about state affairs." (End of this chapter)