Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The moment this piece fell, it was like a move by god, reversing the situation of the entire chessboard again.

The black piece that occupied the entire corner not only failed to cut off the white piece's dragon as it wished, but was trapped in a jar.

Even though Jia Xu was not fond of Go, he could not help but be distracted by this move, and tried to find a flaw with his eyes unwillingly...

After a while, Jia Xu sighed and said helplessly.

"It's really a dead end."

What is an endgame? It is a chess game in its final stage.

This seems to be the middle game, with a corner left for the black pieces to fight and turn the tables, but in fact that corner is a cage, the more they fight in it, the more they will be trapped in it.

But looking at the entire endgame, that very spot is the only hope for Black to reverse the situation.

Therefore, from the very beginning, it seemed that the black piece had only two choices: a small loss and... a complete loss.

Perhaps it was because he wasn't good enough at chess, or he wasn't serious enough, or maybe the cage was too obscure. Jia Xu, who didn't see through it at the beginning, was unable to react now, and there was no hope of breaking the deadlock.

"Of course, there is a way out..."

Jia Xu used the tactic of drinking tea to ease the embarrassment. He couldn't help but think of the deeds of Emperor Jing. He took out the chessboard and started playing, not caring about whether it was a chess game or not.

Of course, Jia Xu would not do such a thing. If he made the slightest movement, he might be chopped to pieces by Xu Chu, who was always watching him with one eye.

More importantly, what was Liu Bei’s background?
Descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, great-great-grandson of Emperor Jing.

Emperor Xiaojing was the real ancestor of Liu Bei's lineage, and one could not easily joke about Emperor Xiaojing. Jia Xu would naturally not commit this taboo.

Therefore, if you can't even move the chessboard, there is no solution to this game.

Li Ji smiled, took the folding fan and waved it across the chessboard, dividing the chess pieces on the board into two groups, and then spoke.

"Unfortunately, the battle for world domination is not something that can be resolved by simply giving up and admitting defeat. Even if the outcome is set, one must eat up all the chess pieces one by one, leaving only the white pieces..."

"And on this chessboard, there are only two groups of black pieces left, one in the north and one in the west."

How could Jia Xu not understand what Li Ji was hinting at?
However, Jia Xu didn't know where Li Ji's winning move had landed in reality, which made Li Ji so confident.

Jia Xu asked with some disbelief.

"Has the situation been decided?"

Coincidentally, two more scouts arrived at the platform almost at the same time.

After Zhuge Liang took the military report and read it, he quickly handed it to Li Ji with a look of joy on his face.

Li Ji lowered his eyes and glanced at each one. After handing the military report back to Zhuge Liang for filing, he patted his palms with his folding fan and repeated a sentence in an affirmative tone.

"The overall situation has been decided."

"After today, there will no longer be any coalition forces between Wei and Zhao..."

Even a man like Jia Xu could not help but be shocked when he heard this.

Immediately, Li Ji signaled Zhuge Liang to refill the tea for Jia Xu, who had unknowingly finished the tea in the cup, and then he said something that seemed irrelevant and asked.

"Wenhe, you have already reached your prime years without realizing it."

Jia Xu was stunned. He raised his hand and stroked his beard gently. Looking at the white beard, he sighed softly.

At fifty, one knows the will of Heaven.

Jia Xu is now in his early fifties. Even if he takes good care of himself on a daily basis, he can't hide his old age.

Jia Xu, not knowing the reason behind Li Ji's sudden remark, just continued to speak.

"In recent years, I have felt increasingly overwhelmed and have been considering resigning from the throne..."

Before Jia Xu could finish, Li Ji interrupted the continued output of this persecution delusion and said bluntly, "Wenhe is now the Minister of the Chancellery, with a salary of 1,000 stones and the title of Guannei Hou. It's a pity."

Jia Xu's expression changed, and he looked up at Li Ji, waiting for Li Ji's subsequent words.

In the Cao Wei Dynasty, although the Shangshu Ling was only a thousand-stone official, he held real power and was even one of the most important officials.

But in today's Han Dynasty court, the real power belongs to the prime minister and the nine ministers, and the Shangshu Ling is a completely idle position.

Of course, if we really talk about Jia Xu's achievements, he would not be excluded from the list of Nine Ministers.

But the problem is that most of Jia Xu's achievements cannot be shown to the public. Otherwise, before Jia Xu has even secured his official position, the aristocratic scholars who want to kill Jia Xu might be able to block the gate of the Prince of Han's Palace.

"I have promised Wenhe a lifetime of wealth and honor. How can I break my promise? The position of Shangshu Ling and Guannei Hou are not enough to match Wenhe's achievements."

"Besides, Wenhe has a family to support him, and Jiamu is still waiting for Wenhe to make further progress. How can we slack off?"

"The position of Shangshu Ling is indeed too low. Let's make him a Nine Ministers, and a county marquis is enough. This way, Wenhe will not have to worry about wealth and honor for the rest of his life. Even if he wants to travel around the world looking for tea seeds after retirement, it will be enough."

Li Ji threw down big cakes one after another, but Jia Xu's expression did not change at all, he just asked one question.

“Where does the merit come from?”

This is a naked question.

As the imperial court gradually became more complete, it naturally could no longer make promotions and arrangements as arbitrarily as the previous makeshift team.

Li Ji pointed at the black pieces on the west side of the chessboard with the folding fan in his hand and said.

"This pile, mine..."

"And that pile, I plan to let someone else deal with it."

These words made Jia Xu, who understood it instantly, slightly stunned.

These two groups of black spots undoubtedly represent the State of Wei and the State of Zhao respectively.

It is obvious that Li Ji is preparing to take all the credit for pacifying Cao Wei?

"Zi Kun doesn't want the reputation of pacifying the world?" Jia Xu was very surprised.

Even if it were Jia Xu, he would find it difficult to refuse such a good reputation that would last forever.

"For me, there is no more room for improvement. Even if I make great achievements, the most the king can do is give me a few more cups of peach wine at the banquet..."

After a pause, Li Ji spoke in a leisurely tone.

“But for Wenhe, and for many young civil officials and military officers who need merit, they need a lot of merit to gain a foothold in the court.”

Now the civil and military officials under Liu Bei were too young. Even Li Ji was only in his early thirties, not to mention Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, and Pang Tong.

Once the world is stable, it means that there will be no chance to quickly rise to a high position in a short period of time.

As a result, many talented people or people with the talent to govern the world have to slowly gain experience.

Given Li Ji's public-spirited character, he naturally did not want the pace of the Han Dynasty's revival after unification to slow down.

Therefore, after the overall situation was decided, the Cao Wei army was undoubtedly a group of walking merits, enough for a large number of heroes to accumulate enough merits to gain a firm foothold in the court.

Jia Xu was not overwhelmed by the news, but asked, "Even now, Cao Wei probably still has about 300,000 troops. Isn't Zikun afraid of breaking his teeth?"

Li Ji heard this and asked softly, "If Lu Bu is unable to take care of himself and is about to be defeated, what will Cao Cao do?"

"If this is really the case..."

Jia Xu uttered a sentence. "The only way is to evacuate Guandu as soon as possible." (End of this chapter)