Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Perhaps, the carefree Adou could focus on enjoying each day, but the precocious Li Xiang had many more things to consider and pay attention to.

Ever since Li Ji went to Chaisang to oversee matters, Li Xiang had been constantly monitoring his father's movements, and naturally, he also noticed the widely discussed matter of Sun Ce.

However, it didn't matter if Adou himself didn't understand; when faced with Li Xiang's inquiry, he turned to the other children beside him and asked them instead.

With the other children chattering and eagerly answering, Adou quickly understood what had happened.

"Is Big Brother very close to General Sun?" Adou asked.

Li Xiang nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Sun Ce often visited Li Ji at the residence, and naturally, he would inevitably meet Li Xiang.

Sun Ce, with his forthright personality and emphasis on loyalty, would often bring fun little trinkets as gifts for Li Xiang.

Moreover, because Li Ji usually didn't discuss official matters with Zhao Ji and Li Xiang at home, Sun Ce became the easiest channel for Li Xiang to learn about his father's other side.

Over time, Sun Ce and Li Xiang became well-acquainted.

Now, hearing that Sun Ce had been imprisoned by Liu Bei, Li Xiang's mood was naturally not good.

Just then, a maid led Sun Ren, who had come to the residence, to this small courtyard.

Seeing Adou and Li Xiang, Sun Ren's face lit up with joy, and she called out.

"A'Xiang, Young Master."

Seeing Sun Ren's reaction, Adou said with a smile, "Why are you late today, Sister Ren?"

Then, noticing the anxious look on Sun Ren's face, Adou realized that Sun Ce was Sun Ren's elder brother.

Sun Ren, not even bothering to greet Adou, immediately stepped forward and pleaded.

"A'Xiang, Young Master, please, save my elder brother."

Upon hearing this, the eyebrows on Li Xiang's small face furrowed even more, while Adou thought for a moment and then looked at Li Xiang.

Although Sun Ren was a girl, she usually had some of Sun Ce's forthrightness, and she was quite popular in this small group.

Therefore, when Sun Ren made this request, many children gathered around as well.

Seeing that Adou and Li Xiang were not saying anything, Sun Ren said even more anxiously.

"Young Master, A'Xiang, you are the only ones who can save my elder brother now. As long as you say something, Uncle Liu will definitely reconsider."

Seeing that Sun Ren was about to cry and was pleading while holding back her tears, some children who were usually close to her couldn't help but speak up as well.

"A'Ren, don't worry, you have to let Brother Xiang think of a way."

"It may not necessarily work if the Young Master and Brother Xiang speak up, but it's always worth a try."

"A'Ren looks like she's about to cry, and she usually never cries…"

…

Seeing that the scene was getting a little chaotic, Li Xiang clapped his hands, and the group of children quickly quieted down.

Perhaps in this small group, Adou had the highest status, but the precocious Li Xiang undoubtedly had more prestige.

Immediately, Li Xiang said with a somewhat troubled expression.

"A'Ren, I want to help you too, but even if we want to save Bo Fu, the Young Master and I absolutely cannot plead with Uncle, otherwise, we might make things worse."

"Why?"

Not only was Sun Ren's face full of confusion, but the other children also looked bewildered.

Li Xiang opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to explain the logic behind it.

After all, Li Xiang vaguely sensed this point, which was a kind of intuition developed unconsciously under Li Ji's occasional guidance.

But Li Xiang was too young after all, and he hadn't been able to sort out the logical relationship clearly.

Perhaps it wouldn't be difficult for Li Xiang and Adou to go and plead with Liu Bei, but Li Xiang felt that even if Sun Ce was ultimately fine, it was likely to harm Sun Ren, or even more people.

However, Adou replied thoughtfully, saying.

"Big Brother's meaning is perhaps somewhat related to what Father and Foster Father mentioned unintentionally, 'the harem should not interfere in politics'? Father and Foster Father both seem to be very wary of this matter, and Mother never expresses any opinions on political affairs."

‘The harem?’

Li Xiang was slightly stunned, as if he had grasped something, and then his small face couldn't help but turn red. He raised his eyes to look at the tearful Sun Ren, and quickly subconsciously withdrew his gaze.

Hearing this, Sun Ren, whose hope had been shattered once again, slumped to the ground in a daze, crying incessantly.

This caused the group of children present to become anxious and comfort Sun Ren.

"A'Ren, don't cry anymore, I won't fight with you again in the future."

"This is candy I brought from home, A'Ren, eat candy, don't cry…"

"A'Ren, my dad always says that a real man doesn't fear death. Your big brother is also a real man, so if he dies, he dies, don't cry. How about we accompany you to pay respects to him then?"

For a time, Sun Ren's crying became even louder.

This chaotic scene made Li Xiang even more headachey, feeling that women were really troublesome.

A'Ren clearly looked like someone he wanted to look at a few more times, but she wasn't as gentle and virtuous as his mother…

But how to save Sun Ce?

Li Xiang racked his brains, but he couldn't think of a suitable method for a while. Instead, Cai Zhao Ji was attracted by the crying.

After Cai Zhao Ji understood what had happened, she couldn't help but feel more pity for Sun Ren. After comforting Sun Ren a few words and sending someone to take Sun Ren back to the Sun residence, the gathering ended.

After everyone had dispersed, Li Xiang instead sorted out some clues and came up with a bold idea.

That was to let Sun Ce perform meritorious service!

Even if it couldn't offset all his misdeeds, it could save Sun Ce's life.

Only in this way could Sun Ce be rescued as much as possible without implicating anyone.

But now that Sun Ce had been imprisoned in the dungeon, the first difficulty Li Xiang had to face was to find a problem that would force Liu Bei to use Sun Ce from the dungeon, so that Sun Ce could have the possibility of performing meritorious service.

This made Li Xiang unconsciously recall some of the remarks his father had unintentionally made. Sometimes, it's not that a position is vacant before recruiting talent, but that there is talent first, and then there is a vacant position.

So what was Sun Ce good at?

Li Xiang kept responding to Sun Ce's past trajectory… and his ideas became bolder and bolder!

…

Li Ji, who was thousands of miles away, was naturally unaware of this, and even more unaware that his son, who had not yet learned to control his bladder for many years, had already begun to try to control people's hearts.

However, in the Jingzhou battlefield, as the scouts of both sides continued to clash, the intelligence of both sides became clearer and more transparent.

After facing each other for five days across a hundred miles, Yuan Shu repeatedly confirmed that Li Ji had about 60,000 combat troops available, and he was overjoyed, greatly increased his confidence, and reconvened all the civil and military officials to discuss matters in the main tent.

As the intelligence about the Yangzhou army was distributed to all the civil and military officials, quite a few people showed joy on their faces.