Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Zhang Ren was a little confused, but he did not refuse. Instead, he and Zhang Song walked to a secluded place nearby and asked politely.

"What instructions do you have?"

Although both of them were from Sichuan and had the same surname, they had some differences in personality and had no personal relationship to speak of.

"When General Zhang leads Zhang Xiu and others to the armory later, we should take the opportunity to kill Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng."

"what?"

Zhang Ren's pupils shrank slightly. He never expected Zhang Song to say such a thing, so he asked back.

"Why is this?"

"General Zhang, just follow orders." Zhang Song replied.

"I'm sorry, I can't obey your order. If the Prime Minister blames me, it's not something you and I can be responsible for, and it might even implicate our lord." Zhang Ren refused without hesitation.

Zhang Song opened his mouth but did not directly point out that this was the prime minister's hint.

The word "kill" reminds me to communicate with my colleagues.

After being reminded of this, Zhang Song naturally understood that Li Ji's intention was to get rid of that traitor, but he didn't dare to say it directly.

Then, Zhang Song thought for a while and said.

"General, you can take Zhang Xiu and others to the armory. They will definitely be able to get armor and weapons before Wei Xu and others. There will definitely not be heavy soldiers guarding the armory to stop you and others from doing what you want."

After hearing what Zhang Song said, Zhang Ren reacted vaguely.

Zhang Song had no grudges against Wei Xu and others. Even though Zhang Ren thought Zhang Song was narrow-minded and vindictive, he would not take the risk to get rid of him for no reason.

unless……

Zhang Ren understood, but he also knew that some things could only be understood but not explained.

"If the armory is unguarded, and Zhang Xiu and his men receive the armor and weapons first and see the traitor Wei Xu and his ilk, they may get angry and kill people. I will not try to dissuade them."

"Then I'll trouble you, General, to do your best to dissuade him," Zhang Song reminded.

"sure."

After Zhang Ren answered, he said goodbye and left, then took Zhang Xiu and others straight to the armory.

Li Ji returned to the government office in the city to continue handling government affairs, and also sent Xu Chu to the treasury to help him get some writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

Before I knew it, half an hour had passed.

Suddenly, Xu Chu strode in with a head in his hand, threw the head into the hall, and then knelt down.

"Zhongkang, what's wrong with you?" Li Ji asked in surprise.

Under the gaze of Li Ji and the clerks present, Xu Chu tilted his neck and answered.

"When I went to the treasury, I happened to hear Chen Qun talking nonsense behind my back, insulting the prime minister and the king. I was so angry that I drew my sword and killed him. Please punish him, prime minister."

"what?!"

Li Ji was quite shocked. He stood up and walked down to pick up the head. It was Chen Qun, whose face still showed some shock.

Just at this time, the Tiger Guards came to report that Zhang Ren had led his men to apologize.

When Li Ji gave his permission, Zhang Xiu, Cao Xing, Hao Meng and Cheng Lian walked in covered in blood.

"What's going on with you guys?"

Zhang Ren bowed and said, "Prime Minister, the four of them had an argument with Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, and Song Xian in the armory, and then a fight broke out, and they accidentally killed Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, and Song Xian."

"boom!"

Li Ji slammed the table in anger and shouted, "You two are so bold. Even though the four of them had no official positions, they also made contributions to the destruction of the city. You actually killed people in a fit of rage. Do you still have military law in your eyes?!"

Zhang Xiu and the others felt relieved, and then they quickly responded in unison. "We know our crime, please punish us, Prime Minister."

Li Ji paced back and forth with an angry look on his face, pointed at Xu Chu and said.

"Remove Xu Chu from his position as the leader of the Tiger Guards and punish him with thirty military sticks. Are you convinced?"

"Whatever the Prime Minister says."

Xu Chu raised his head and went out to receive the military stick, and it just so happened that the person who enforced the military law was also a member of the Tiger Guard.

Immediately, Li Ji looked at Zhang Xiu and the other three again, sighed, and said.

"You have not yet held any official position in the army. If you were to be judged by military law, you would be dissatisfied."

"Even if you are seeking revenge for your former master, it is understandable, but the crime of murder must not be left unpunished..."

After a pause, Li Ji continued, "Then I will send you back to Shouchun to be punished by the king. Do you have any complaints?"

Zhang Xiu and the others could not hide their joy on their faces, knowing that the Prime Minister was just as Zhang Ren said and also disliked those who betrayed their master. Even if they were punished for the time being, it would bring them a bright future.

Zhang Song, who was standing aside, saw it more clearly. He understood that they were not being sent back to Shouchun to be punished, but were clearly being sent to Liu Bei. This meant that these people had taken the blame for their prime minister, had their hands dirty, and had made contributions.

Immediately, Zhang Xiu and others naturally expressed their willingness to be punished.

After severely punishing all the perpetrators, Li Ji looked at the heads of the victims in front of him, waved his hand, and had them taken away and buried properly.

At the same time, Zhang Liao was riding his horse at full speed all the way to Hulao Pass as a lobbyist.

It was not until dusk that Zhang Liao rushed back to Hulao Pass, revealed his identity and asked Gao Shun to come out for a chat.

When he saw his old friend who came alone, Gao Shun asked in a calm tone.

"Did Wenyuan surrender? If he is a Han general, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship."

As Gao Shun raised his hand slightly, many soldiers at Hulao Pass drew their bows and arrows and aimed at Zhang Liao below.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face.

Zhang Liao knew Gao Shun best.

Extremely rigid and inflexible.

They get along quite well in private, but when it comes to official business, there is no personal affection at all.

It was for this reason that when Li Ji asked Zhang Liao if there was any way to persuade Gao Shun to surrender, Zhang Liao's answer was that Gao Shun would not surrender unless there was a military order from Lu Bu.

Otherwise, even if he took Lu Bu's head and knocked on the door of Hulao Pass, Gao Shun would certainly live and die with Hulao Pass and would never surrender voluntarily.

Therefore, Zhang Liao did not talk about personal matters, but spoke directly.

"I have a military order from King Zhao. Please take a look, General Gao."

After hearing this, Gao Shun thought for a moment and then ordered his men to lower the hanging basket, let Zhang Liao put the so-called military order in it, and then pull it back to the top of the city wall.

As Gao Shun opened the military order, he recognized at a glance that it was written by Lu Bu himself, and it was also stamped with the seal of King Zhao, which made Gao Shun fall into silence.

At this moment, Zhang Liao below was also looking at Gao Shun with some nervousness.

Zhang Liao did not want to see his colleague Gao Shun and Hulao Pass destroyed together, especially since Lu Bu was already dead, there was no need for Gao Shun to defend Hulao Pass to the death.

But Zhang Liao knew better that Gao Shun was a rigid person who only followed "military orders". The last military order left to him by Lu Bu was to defend Hulao Pass, so Gao Shun would definitely hold on to it until the last moment.

It was not until a long time later, in the last rays of sunset, that the gate of Hulao Pass slowly opened... (End of this chapter)