Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

With the Emperor still alive, it was uncertain whether Liu Bei would declare himself emperor after unifying the realm.

But now that the Emperor was gone, Liu Bei was undoubtedly like the former Emperor Guangwu, with no obstacles to declaring himself emperor after unifying the realm in every aspect.

In other words, this would be a meritorious service of supporting the rightful emperor.

Three years!

Li Ji's public statement also indirectly conveyed certain information to his colleagues, thereby arousing cohesion.

Subsequently, Liu Bei, having dispelled the idea of ​​raising troops, took Li Ji and left the camp first.

However, after experiencing such a nearly farcical event, the civil and military officials not only did not feel dissatisfied with Liu Bei, but everyone looked excited and watched Liu Bei leave.

Who wouldn't want the merit of supporting the rightful emperor?

And who wouldn't want to be like the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai, to have their portraits preserved and admired by future generations?

From Li Ji's words of "three years", a naked opportunity was already placed in front of everyone.

Three years later, Liu Bei would begin to take steps to unify the world.

Being granted titles and appointed generals was among them.

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Liu Bei, however, did not know that a large amount of chicken blood had been injected into his civil and military subordinates. After returning to his residence in Shouchun with Li Ji in the same car, he sent someone to fetch a jar of peach blossom wine from the manor outside the city.

It seemed to be due to the Peach Garden Oath in those years, or because Li Ji brought back a peach blossom from Jingzhou and gave it to Cai Zhaoji.

Liu Bei, who often needed to stay behind to guard the rear, was inspired by this and personally brewed a batch of wine buried under the peach forest in the manor outside the city. Whenever Li Ji, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei returned, Liu Bei would take out a jar to drink with them.

Sitting opposite Li Ji, Liu Bei, without outsiders present, did not hide his joy and undiminished anger in his eyes.

However, Liu Bei still had a happy expression on his face as he poured wine for Li Ji, saying.

"Come, Zikun, try whether this year's peach blossom wine is more fragrant and pure."

"My lord, please."

Li Ji didn't hesitate and drank the fine wine in the cup in one gulp.

Liu Bei, who also drank his fill, sighed and said.

"It's a pity that Yunchang needs to guard Jingzhou, and Yide is still stationed in Yangxia leading troops. If it weren't for an urgent matter that summoned Zikun back, Bei would have wanted to relieve his worries with wine, but there would be no one to accompany him."

For Liu Bei, there were many people he trusted.

Such as Mi Zhu, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Bo, etc., were all trusted.

But only Li Ji, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, who had accompanied Liu Bei from Zhuo County, were irreplaceable by others, and only in front of Li, Guan, and Zhang would Liu Bei reveal his true nature without concealment.

After a pause, Liu Bei, who was obviously the lord, asked a question in a tone similar to that of a lonely old man, as if unintentionally.

"How long can Zikun stay in Shouchun this time?"

Li Ji smiled and asked back. "Could it be that my lord doesn't want to see me in Shouchun?"

"Of course not, without Zikun, Bei feels doubly bored even when drinking."

"Since that's the case, then I will stay in Shouchun to accompany my lord to drink from time to time, how about it?" Li Ji asked.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then asked in disbelief.

"Zikun doesn't need to return to Yuzhou to oversee the implementation of the new policies?"

Liu Bei would naturally be clear about the series of plans that Li Ji implemented in Yuzhou.

It was precisely because he was clear that Liu Bei subconsciously felt that Li Ji would have to rush back to Yuzhou soon.

"The new policies in Yuzhou have initially gotten on the right track. With Liang'er and Wenhe watching over them, and with a large army stationed in Yuzhou, it makes no difference whether I am in Yuzhou or not."

After a pause, Li Ji said with a smile.

"Furthermore, the Great Han is not just Yuzhou. If I have to be stationed in the localities for everything, after my lord unifies the realm, I can't always run around in the localities, and I should also delegate power."

Suddenly, Liu Bei's face was full of joy, even happier than when he had previously heard Li Ji's theory of three to five years.

"Good, good, good..."

Liu Bei said good repeatedly, personally got up to continue pouring wine for Li Ji, and said.

"Today, I must not return until I am drunk with Zikun."

"My lord, this is embarrassing me. I passed by my house without entering, so I can't go back drunk, can I?"

"Then Zikun should stay in the mansion tonight, and go back after you wake up tomorrow..."

Li Ji's words implied a bit of refusal, but this time he also knew that Liu Bei was still worried and angry about Lu Bu's assassination of the emperor on the street. In order to make Liu Bei feel better, Li Ji could be said to be risking his life to accompany the gentleman, and would accompany him to the end.

When Li Ji, who didn't know when he lost consciousness, woke up again, it was already noon the next day, and Cai Zhaoji, who had been serving him for a long time without undressing, was by his side.

Afterwards, Li Ji rested in the mansion for a few days, and after spending some time with Zhaoji, he also met with many visiting guests, and learned in detail about the situation in Xu, Jing, Yang, Jiao, Yi, Yingzhou and other places.

However, although it was said that the new policies in Yuzhou were handed over to Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang for subsequent promotion, Li Ji, who was re-appointed to duty in Shouchun, would actually be even busier.

Stationed in Shouchun, Li Ji not only needed to pay attention to the changes in the new policies in Yuzhou from time to time, but also the affairs of other newly established prefectures and counties were constantly pouring in like snowflakes.

Especially since there was a relative shortage of officials and personnel in various places, this made the large and small officials in the Shouchun government office work around the clock every day.

And although Liu Bei took the overall situation as the most important thing and had to temporarily extinguish the idea of ​​sending troops to attack Lu Bu, the external expression would naturally not be without reaction.

Under Li Ji's suggestion and the secret promotion of the Brocade-Clothed Guard, the most intense war of public opinion in the history of the Great Han Dynasty was launched.

Even if Lu Bu tried to cover it up, the assassination of the emperor on the street quickly spread throughout the entire Great Han Dynasty.

Especially in Lu Bu's rule, not only did some ambitious people from aristocratic families and powerful families take the opportunity to make trouble, but many righteous people also chose to raise the banner of righteousness against Lu Bu.

Countless members of the Han Dynasty's imperial family, headed by Liu Bei, Liu Yu, and Liu Zhang, naturally also condemned Lu Bu one after another, and branded Lu Bu as a Han traitor who was irreconcilable.

Only at this moment did Lu Bu realize the serious consequences caused by the assassination of the emperor on the street, which really aroused the collective contempt and disgust of the world.

But as the situation reached this point, Lu Bu, who had no way to justify himself in righteousness, could only adopt a strong attitude. While constantly sending troops to suppress the rebel righteous armies that continued to emerge in Sili and Yanzhou, he personally led the Bingzhou wolf cavalry to fight fiercely with the Liangzhou coalition forces.

It was also in the re-battle between the Bingzhou wolf cavalry and the Xiliang iron cavalry that a young general who had just reached adulthood became famous for his record of fighting with Lu Bu for hundreds of rounds without a clear victory, and was praised as the Xiliang Jin Machao.

Some Qiang people who witnessed the process of the fierce battle between Lu Bu and Ma Chao even called Ma Chao "General Shenwei Tian" in fear and trepidation.

But before the world could pay attention to the appearance of another peerless fierce general, as the winter of another year approached, shocking news from Jizhou quickly swept the entire Great Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao, who had pacified the remnants of the Yuan family with thunderous force, dug out one of the Nine Tripods in Yecheng, obtained the mandate of heaven and inherited the favor, saying "He who replaces Han is Dangtugao, and Tugaowei", and then called himself "King Wei" to establish a government.