Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

That night.

Xu Chu, who had been beaten with a military stick during the day, could not sit still after a simple rest for half a day. Subconsciously, he personally inspected the area around Li Ji's office as he did in the past to ensure that there were no loopholes in the Tiger Guards' defense.

Especially since Xingyang was just conquered, there was no telling whether any of Lu Bu's die-hard followers would hide in the city and take the opportunity to assassinate him.

"How can there be a dog hole here? Block it!"

"Put a secret sentry here."

"Don't be careless. Cheer up."

Faced with the scolding from Xu Chu, who still had bandages on his body, the Tiger Guards trained by Xu Chu naturally did not dare to and would not complain. They all called out "Commander" and agreed.

Xu Chu kept reminding him, saying, "I made a mistake today, and the Prime Minister has removed me from my position as commander. Don't yell."

"Yes, Commander."

The Tiger Guards responded one after another.

After Xu Chu made a round and returned to the main hall of the government office in Xingyang City, he saw the candlelight still on in the room and asked the tiger guards standing outside the door.

"Has the Prime Minister had his dinner yet?"

"There are spies coming in and out continuously. They just stopped for a while. It seems that the Prime Minister has forgotten about dinner."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chu was so anxious that he scratched his head.

On weekdays, Gu Wei handled these matters properly, and naturally ensured the prime minister's daily meals, so Xu Chu didn't need to worry at all.

But Xu Chu carefully peeked into the room and found that the prime minister was holding some official documents in one hand and seemed to be studying a map at his desk.

This made Xu Chu want to remind the Prime Minister to eat, but he was afraid of disturbing the Prime Minister and interrupting his thoughts, which would be a serious sin. However, Xu Chu was not as accurate as Gu Wei in judging the right time to remind him.

Xu Chu was a little anxious and a little at a loss.

Especially Xu Chu knew that the Prime Minister had to spend a lot of energy every day. Not to mention staying up all night, he was often still thinking about the Northern Expedition late at night.

Until another spy brought an urgent report, and the other tiger guards were preparing to take over and check it before sending it into the house.

Xu Chu took it and walked in on tiptoe as much as possible, even deliberately slowing down his breathing, which was usually as heavy as an ox, so as not to suddenly disturb Li Ji.

"Prime Minister, urgent report."

Li Ji subconsciously raised his hand to take it, and just then he felt that the voice was familiar.

"It's Zhongkang."

A smile appeared on Li Ji's face, his eyes fell on the bandages on Xu Chu's body, and he asked with concern.

"Zhong Kang just received thirty military sticks during the day. Why did he come here instead of taking a good rest?"

"Hey, I know that the Prime Minister secretly gave the order, so those brats used less force when they executed the military sticks. It looks intimidating, but in fact, I think bandaging is unnecessary..."

After a pause, Xu Chu continued.

"Besides, Xingyang has just been settled, and I am afraid that those little guys will become careless and relax their guard, so I thought of coming over to take a look."

"Zhongkang has been wronged."

Li Ji said with a little guilt.

But Xu Chu became a little anxious for a moment, and waved his hands and said.

"Prime Minister, you must not say that. If it weren't for the king and the prime minister, I would probably still be a hunter in Qiao County. I can be a marquis like I am now, live in a big house, eat and drink well, and even have several children. This is something I never dared to think about before."

"My life belongs to the king and the prime minister. The prime minister can tell me how to use it. Not to mention killing someone, even if you let me commit suicide on the spot, I will never frown."

Xu Chu spoke awkwardly, even his left and right eyes were darting around anxiously as he thought of the words, which made Li Ji feel both moved and a little amused.

"I know Zhongkang's intentions, but in the end, Zhongkang has to bear this infamy..."

After a pause, Li Ji pondered for a moment and spoke. "If we can wipe out the thieves this time and allow the king to rebuild the country and revive the Han Dynasty, then the crown prince will be enthroned soon. By then, I will recommend Xu Yi as the crown prince's groom."

"Thank you, Prime Minister."

Xu Chu first thanked him, then asked in a low voice.

"Prime Minister, should I send a message back to my little boy, asking him to take care of the horses more often?"

Li Ji was stunned and said unhappily.

"This is one of the Crown Prince's officials. It doesn't mean Xu Yi is really asked to raise horses. Just remember that."

"Good good."

Xu Chu responded with a smile. Even though he had no idea what it was, he just did whatever the Prime Minister said.

Immediately, Xu Chu took the opportunity to remind him.

"The Prime Minister hasn't had dinner yet, how about having dinner first?"

After being reminded by Xu Chu, Li Ji just felt hungry and then spoke.

"Has Zhongkang used it?"

"I, I have used it." Xu Chu responded stutteringly, subconsciously not daring to look directly at Li Ji with his left and right eyes.

"I've used it before, let's use it again."

Li Ji said this without giving any room for further explanation, and then ordered dinner to be served.

Under the influence of Li Ji, the "shared dining system" gradually became popular from top to bottom.

Liu Bei naturally supported this idea strongly, believing that it would deepen his relationship with Li Ji, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and he gradually implemented it over the past decade.

Just as the King of Chu loved thin waists, many people in the palace starved to death.

Now, what the King of Han and the Prime Minister like will also be regarded as a trend by countless dignitaries.

While being at the front line, even in Xingyang City, even Li Ji did not have any big fish or meat, just a simple meal to fill his stomach.

In comparison, Xu Chu's appetite is obviously much larger.

Li Ji was already full, but Xu Chu was still working hard. Over the years, Li Ji had become accustomed to Xu Chu's seemingly rough eating habits.

Then, when Li Ji stood up and prepared to continue handling official business, Xu Chu subconsciously prepared to stop, but Li Ji signaled him to continue eating.

When Li Ji returned to the desk, he opened the urgent report that Xu Chu had just sent and glanced at it. A hint of joy flashed across his face.

This was an urgent report sent back by Zhang Liao, saying that Gao Shun had already opened the city and surrendered, and the 30,000 Han troops originally guarding outside Hulao Pass had also entered Hulao Pass and taken over the defense.

Once Hulao Pass falls, the connection with Luoyang will be completely severed, cutting off the last glimmer of hope for the remnants of Lu Bu who remain in Luoyang.

Without Hulao Pass, even if Luoyang relied on the city walls to temporarily block Ma Chao and Yang Ren, it would be nothing more than a futile struggle for Li Ji who could march straight in.

Immediately, Li Ji picked up his pen and marked the location of Hulao Pass on the map on the table with a black pen, covering the original red mark.

'It's done. '

Li Ji recited the sentence silently. In the map reflected in his eyes, there were large black spots to the south of the Yellow River. It seemed that Guandu, where the Cao Wei army was located, was surrounded, like a mouth that had been opened to the extreme.

Just as Xu Chu was enjoying his meal with satisfaction, secretly sighing that it was another beautiful day, and had just put down his chopsticks, Li Ji suddenly spoke.

"Zhongkang, send someone to pass on the order to convene a military meeting immediately."

"Yes!"

Xu Chu suddenly stood up, responded loudly, and immediately turned around to go out and make arrangements.

Even though, at this moment, the night is getting darker... (End of this chapter)