Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The entire Han Dynasty was in an uproar!

Ever since Emperor Gaozu established the "White Horse Alliance," he decreed the oath: "If anyone not of the Liu clan becomes king, the whole world shall attack him."

Cao Cao's action was undoubtedly another violation of the "White Horse Alliance" after Wang Mang, raising the banner of rebellion against the Han, just like the Yellow Turban Rebellion of the past.

However, the timing chosen by Cao Cao could not be said to be unwise.

After Lü Bu had already suffered intense public condemnation for more than half a year, Cao Cao, taking advantage of the fame of the Nine Cauldrons and raising the prophecy of "He who will replace Han will be Tu Gao," which had been circulating for hundreds of years, instead gained some support.

… …

"Bang! !"

An enraged Liu Bei couldn't help but draw his sword and cut down all the objects around him, venting the anger in his heart.

"Cao traitor! How dare you do this?!"

If the matter of the Son of Heaven being assassinated was something that Lü Bu had been concealing, and the common people only knew a few rumors and dared not believe it for sure,

Cao Cao's claim to be king undoubtedly gave countless people a sense of dynastic change, wondering "What year is it tonight?"

This was to completely tear off the last fig leaf of the Han Dynasty and then trample it underfoot.

To some extent, the Han Dynasty, re-established by Emperor Guangwu's restoration, had already perished as a foregone conclusion from the moment Cao Cao claimed kingship.

"My lord, calm your anger!"

Xu Shu and Xiahou Bo hurriedly stepped forward to try to appease Liu Bei.

Liu Bei slammed the Han sword in his hand heavily on the ground and said with disheveled hair.

"How can I calm my anger? Cao Cao establishing himself as king is undoubtedly proclaiming to the world: the Han Dynasty is dead, dead! !"

Just then, Li Ji, with hurried steps, walked in from outside the door and said loudly.

"As long as the lord is here, the Han imperial family is here, and the Han people are here, who says the Han Dynasty is dead?"

"Zikun, you also know about that Cao traitor's matter?" Liu Bei asked.

"Cao thief has taken the initiative to announce this matter to the world, sending out documents far and wide. Not to mention Shouchun, I'm afraid it won't take long to reach Jiaozhou," Li Ji sighed.

"How dare he do this?!"

Liu Bei trembled with anger and said, "Why is that Cao traitor doing this? Could it be that he thinks the infamy left in the history books is not enough?"

"How could Cao Cao care about the infamy after his death?"

As Li Ji spoke, he stepped forward and directly snatched the Han sword from Liu Bei's hand, which made Xiahou Bo and Xu Shu on the side stunned.

It wasn't until Li Ji handed the Han sword to Xu Shu that Xu Shu woke up from his dream and hurriedly stepped forward to take it and sheath it.

"What Cao Cao is plotting is righteousness."

Li Ji did not try to comfort Liu Bei, but analyzed it for Liu Bei, saying.

"Since the Son of Heaven was assassinated, the court established in Luoyang has been in name only. Lü Bu can only constantly cover it up and dare not establish a new emperor… …"

After a pause, Li Ji continued.

"And Lü Bu's predicament is also obvious to all. It seems that everyone's heart is towards the Han Dynasty, so Lü Bu is spurned by the world, and rebellious flags are constantly emerging under his rule."

"Because of this, with Lü Bu's example in front, how dare that Cao traitor risk the world's disapproval?" Liu Bei became even more puzzled.

"Voices will be suppressed… …"

Li Ji sighed and said.

"Among the people, it is not that there are no people who want to see the collapse of the Han Dynasty, but their voices have been covered up by the voices of those who are loyal to the Han Dynasty."

"Moreover, the wider Lü Bu's notoriety spreads, the further it undermines the little remaining authority of the Han Dynasty. In this way, it is unknowingly and constantly fueling the voices against the Han Dynasty."

In the end, the assassination of the emperor in the street was too bad.

Since the Han Dynasty, it is not that there have been no precedents of the Son of Heaven being killed by foreign relatives and eunuchs. On the contrary, too many Sons of Heaven have died in the deep palace.

But for the common people, they are all secrets they never knew. In the eyes of the common people, the Son of Heaven is still the existence to whom Heaven's Mandate belongs.

Once they hear about the "assassination of the emperor in the street," the common people will undoubtedly continue to question the Son of Heaven.

"Therefore, Cao Cao chose such a time to claim kingship, and invisibly, he also catered to a considerable number of people… …"

"More importantly, only in this way can Cao Cao obtain the various righteousness he needs."

Speaking of this, Li Ji's voice became a bit more stern.

What is righteousness? In short, it is to have a name for acting and to win people's hearts.

For example, the degree of support that can be obtained from suddenly sending troops to attack the island nation and sending troops to attack Tianzhu in later generations is undoubtedly completely different.

This is nothing more than the fact that attacking the island nation in later generations naturally has the righteousness of revenge, and naturally it is what people want and compete to support.

And before, in order to fight for survival in the troubled times, Cao Cao can be said to have done everything possible. His reputation in the Han Dynasty has long been rotten to the extreme, and his actions are full of shackles.

But once Cao Cao establishes himself as king, he will not only completely get rid of the rules brought by the Han Dynasty, but also quickly win over a part of the people.

This is like, if we follow the same "Han Dynasty" rules to compete for hegemony, compared to Liu Bei, Cao Cao is obviously already extremely disadvantaged.

Continuing to "respect Han" will only continue to be suppressed by Liu Bei in terms of "righteousness."

Therefore, Cao Cao also completely tore off the pretense that existed in name only and directly established himself as king, wanting to draw a country within a country in the Han Dynasty.

Listening to Li Ji's analysis that directly pointed to the essence, Liu Bei was surprised and quickly calmed down.

Liu Bei's previous anger was more of an anger at why Cao Cao, who was also a Han, wanted to stab the Han Dynasty in the back.

But at this moment, how could Liu Bei not understand that Cao Cao's actions were ultimately for the sake of profit, for the sake of winning "righteousness."

"Zikun, we must not sit idly by and ignore this matter. Do you have any good strategies?" Liu Bei asked in a deep voice.

In response, Li Ji frowned and paced back and forth in front of Liu Bei.

After a long while, Li Ji said with a troubled expression.

"It's difficult! If Cao Cao dared to establish himself as king in the past, he only needed an edict from the Son of Heaven to follow the 'White Horse Alliance' and summon the heroes of the world to attack him together."

"But now, not to mention that the Son of Heaven has passed away, even that Lü Bu is also a thorough Han traitor. How can he summon the heroes?"

After hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but say "Hateful" three times.

Is the Han Dynasty dead?

Not yet!

But it already exists in name only.

The Son of Heaven is gone, and the court is also a mere formality, so much so that Cao Cao's claim to be king will not even be opposed by the court, let alone stopped.

"Unless… …"

Speaking of this, Li Ji couldn't help but pause.

"Unless what?" Liu Bei asked anxiously subconsciously.

"Unless a new monarch ascends the throne, so that we can not only cut off the world's worries about the vacancy of the throne, but also righteously condemn Cao Cao in the name of the court," Li Ji replied.

Hearing this, Liu Bei frowned and sighed.

"It will not be easy to persuade Lü Bu, and even if Lü Bu is willing to establish a new monarch, I am afraid that there will be many people in the world who will not accept it."