Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

In matters concerning the establishment of an heir, even if Li Ji favored A Dou in his heart, he dared not speak rashly, lest he spoil things.

After Liu Bei mentioned it, he saw Li Xiang and A Dou weeping in each other's arms, appearing as if they were facing a life-or-death separation. Feeling puzzled, he asked,

"Zi Kun, does Xiang'er not know the truth?"

"As the saying goes: 'If a ruler is not discreet, he will lose his ministers; if a minister is not discreet, he will lose his life; if secrets are not kept, harm will come.'"

Li Ji shook his head and then explained,

"Even if Xiang'er is precocious, he is ultimately not yet capable of handling important matters. I naturally dare not inform Xiang'er of this matter, lest it be accidentally leaked and ruin the great Northern Expedition."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei also agreed, and he also had not informed A Dou of the truth beforehand, which caused this misunderstanding.

Of course, Li Ji was worried about accidents, while Liu Bei simply did not trust A Dou.

To this day, the number of people who truly know all the inside information, even including Li Ji's wife, Zhao Ji, and the students who need to participate, does not exceed ten.

Therefore, the many officials and generals gathered in Shouchun City today are all in a state of anxiety, truly believing that Liu and Li have broken up.

Of course, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, among the military generals, are all in the know.

As long as these three do not cause chaos, there will be no major disturbances.

Among the civil officials, there is also Gu Yong stabilizing the people's hearts and sealing off Shouchun City early on, preventing this news from spreading widely among the people.

Therefore, although the impact seems huge, it is firmly controlled within Shouchun City, and it is used as an excuse to summon the generals under his command who were originally stationed in various places to gather in Shouchun.

Otherwise, given the current state of hostility between Liu Bei and Lu Bu and Cao Cao, a large-scale conscription of generals from various places back to Shouchun for deliberation would not only be impossible to hide, but would also inevitably trigger a high degree of vigilance from the Cao and Lu families.

However, after thinking about it, Liu Bei said softly,

"However, tomorrow will be the tenth day. All preparations have been made, so it is okay to tell Xiang'er as well, so as to avoid these two children worrying too much."

While Li Ji was still a little hesitant, Li Xiang and A Dou, who were weeping in each other's arms, had calmed down a little.

Li Xiang raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and no longer insisted on observing etiquette as usual, and said,

"A Dou, this matter is not as simple as you think. You brought the seal into the mansion, and soldiers must have gone to inform the Han King."

"And even if you have the seal in hand, Xiahou Bo is guarding outside the mansion day and night, and will definitely not let us out easily."

"Furthermore, Father is seriously injured and dying, and until now, he has relied entirely on Mr. Zhongjing and Mr. Yuanhua to come and treat him every day, in order to give him a chance of survival. How can we move him lightly?"

A Dou looked dejected, his expression even more unwilling, and asked helplessly, "Then what should we do? Otherwise, I'll go back and beg Father?"

"It's useless."

Although Li Xiang was young, he knew what politics was under the influence of his family. This was definitely not a major matter that could be shaken or changed by personal feelings.

A Dou's request to the Han King would not only be futile, but might also harm A Dou.

Li Xiang sighed and said, "However, if Father passes away, A Dou's position as heir will definitely be in jeopardy, so it doesn't make much difference."

Li Xiang knew very well the prestige and influence of his father. The Han King would inevitably need to suppress everything related to his father at all costs afterward.

A Dou was also one of the first to bear the brunt.

Immediately, Li Xiang's expression became solemn, and he said seriously,

"A Dou, for the present plan, there is only one plan that can save Father and save the Great Han. However, if it fails, you and I may be reduced to ashes..."

Before Li Xiang could finish speaking, the somewhat chubby A Dou resolutely replied,

"Brother, just say it, I am willing to live and die with you."

"Good!"

Li Xiang was filled with emotion, and then he stuffed the seal back into A Dou's hand and said, "Now, the Han King and Father are at odds, there must be treacherous villains bewitching him..."

"It's Yuan Gonglu!" A Dou blurted out a name.

In his memory, it was this Yuan Gonglu who always managed to get close to Father, and only then did Father's changes become so great.

However, does it matter who it is?

Li Xiang, who was not as naive as A Dou, knew this very well. It was no longer a situation that could be salvaged by simply getting rid of the treacherous villain Yuan Gonglu.

Li Xiang had also been thinking hard day and night about a way to break the situation in order to save his father.

And after thinking about it, Li Xiang felt that the only way to save the situation was... to clear the Emperor's court of evil ministers!

It was just that the Prime Minister's mansion was besieged, and Li Xiang had also secretly tried to contact Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo, but found that Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo's attitude was ambiguous, and he could not entrust his life to them and make a desperate bet.

Now, A Dou, who was holding the Han King's seal, became the hope in Li Xiang's eyes.

At present, escaping from Shouchun with the seal might be a bit too fanciful.

However, let A Dou, who is holding the seal, quickly contact the generals in the city and immediately launch a mutiny to clear the Emperor's court of evil ministers. As the heir, A Dou has the seal in hand.

As long as the action is fast enough, and the generals and troops responding to A Dou are enough to suddenly attack the Han King's mansion and control the Han King, and then ask the Han King to abdicate in favor of A Dou, the situation can be turned from danger to safety.

At that time, hanging Yuan Gonglu's head out will be able to eliminate this turmoil.

With this thought in mind, Li Xiang spoke urgently.

"A Dou, you must leave the Prime Minister's mansion quickly and go to contact..."

However, as the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father.

Before Liu Bei could understand what was going on, Li Ji's pupils shrank, and he had already guessed what Li Xiang intended to do.

He thought that A Dou was already very filial, but Li Xiang was even more filial among the filial.

Some words cannot be said...

Immediately, Li Ji, disregarding everything else, hurriedly interrupted.

"A Dou is here, why not let your stepfather see him?"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei was unable to react for a moment, not to mention A Dou and Li Xiang, who were both startled and instinctively trembled.

Immediately, A Dou and Li Xiang realized that the voice was so familiar, and hurriedly turned their heads to look, only to see Li Ji walking out of the corner with a smile.

At this moment, A Dou and Li Xiang were both pleasantly surprised and extremely excited.

Among them, A Dou quickly rushed into Li Ji's arms, saying excitedly,

"Could it be that Heaven has pity? Stepfather is well, stepfather is well..."

Liu Bei, who was originally quite curious about the wonderful plan mentioned by Li Xiang, also came out, but his tone was slightly serious as he taught A Dou a lesson.

"I and your stepfather are as close as brothers, one body and one soul, how could I destroy myself? And do I still need you, a child, to worry?"

"Father? !"

A Dou was a little dazed, but also a little happy, understanding that he seemed to have really misunderstood something, otherwise, how could Father appear together with the unscathed stepfather.

On the contrary, Li Xiang's pupils shrank, and he thought more about it, and felt a burst of fear, and also understood that he almost ruined some plan of the Han King and his father.

While Li Ji was bending down to coax A Dou, Liu Bei also beckoned to Li Xiang and said,

"What was the wonderful plan that Xiang'er said just now? Tell me and see how much of Zi Kun's insights our Xiang'er has gained."

(End of this chapter)