Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Li Ji's words were particularly calm, without a trace of superfluous fluctuation.

But these words, when heard by the middle-aged man of the Xun family, felt like a sentence of doom.

This middle-aged man of the Xun family, who had been trying to maintain some composure, completely lost control of his expression, realizing that Li Ji might not just be making a gesture, or even using it as an excuse to suppress the Xun family.

But was truly going to plunge the Xun family into eternal damnation.

Immediately, the middle-aged man of the Xun family almost subconsciously bent slightly and began to speak.

"Lord Marquis, the Xun family..."

Seeing his father bow, the young man of the Xun family's eyes turned bloodshot, as if he had suffered a great humiliation, and he shouted angrily.

"What a joke! Just because Uncle Wenruo is your enemy, and you can't do anything to Uncle Wenruo, you've found such a ridiculous excuse to make things difficult for us?"

"If this gets out, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"

"If you really have the ability, why not capture Uncle Wenruo? What's the point of capturing us here?"

This young man of the Xun family, who had always been known for his eloquence within the clan, used an aggressive tone to launch a barrage of three questions, intending to make Li Ji feel ashamed.

In fact, this young man of the Xun family had already prepared several more sharp rebuttals in his mind, targeting several possible explanations that Li Ji might make.

However, Li Ji didn't even look at the young man of the Xun family, nor did he have the slightest intention of explaining anything to him.

For Li Ji, the only people he needed to explain to were Liu Bei and the people of the world.

Li Ji didn't care whether this young man of the Xun family was impulsive or clever.

But as long as Li Ji opened his mouth and categorized the matter as a certain crime, then the Xun family would have plenty of excuses and methods to prove their innocence from this crime.

Moreover, as the situation has developed to this point, with Li Ji's current understanding of the aristocratic families.

As long as Li Ji was willing to compromise, the Xun family would definitely not hesitate to cut ties with Xun Yu, thereby clearing the Xun family's relationship with Xun Yu and preserving the Xun family.

But was the Xun family really innocent?

Didn't Xun Yu's position bring various direct or indirect benefits to the Xun family?

Today, even if the Xun family intends to cut ties with Xun Yu, it is only because Xun Yu's decisions are about to involve the Xun family.

If the Xun family had angrily cut ties with Xun Yu after the Yellow River burst its banks, then it could have indirectly proved the Xun family's innocence, and Li Ji might have given the Xun family a chance.

But since Wei Yan had already captured all the members of the Xun family, Li Ji didn't mind using the Xun family to further kill the chicken to warn the monkey.

Immediately, Li Ji's gaze swept over the crowd of Xun family members and he spoke to Wei Yan.

"Wen Chang."

"Your subordinate is here."

Wei Yan, who was glaring at the bold young man of the Xun family, quickly responded.

"According to the Xun family genealogy, behead all three branches of Xun Yu's family, bury them on the spot, and erect a monument stating their crimes. As for right and wrong, let future generations judge."

"As for the Xun family members outside of the three branches, send them all to Xiapi and relegate them all to the lowest social class."

In an instant, all the Xun family members who clearly heard these words turned extremely pale.

Exterminating the three branches of Xun Yu's family was just removing one branch of the Xun family.

For the Xun family, this was barely considered a serious injury, but in the eyes of the Xun family members who were not from Xun Yu's branch, it was not without its benefits.

However, in addition to the three branches of Xun Yu, the fact that everyone else was relegated to the lowest social class was beyond many people's expectations.

The lowest social class meant being slaves and servants.

For the Xun family, who were a prominent aristocratic family, this was undoubtedly the most cruel punishment, no different from death.

"No, Li Ji, you don't have this right, on what basis?"

"Lord Marquis, spare our lives!"

"All of this was done by that beast Xun Yu, it has nothing to do with us, we are all innocent, Lord Marquis, please withdraw your order..."

......

For a time, many Xun family members who were originally secretly watching and calmly seeking a way to break the situation completely panicked and shouted at Li Ji.

However, before those Xun family members could get close to Li Ji.

A series of sharp blades were instantly drawn, blocking in front of those Xun family members, preventing them from getting closer.

"Anyone who takes another step forward will be killed without mercy."

Wei Yan shouted sternly, his eyes fixed on the young man of the Xun family who had repeatedly offended Li Ji.

Li Ji ignored this little commotion, nor did he respond to the voices begging for mercy. With a flick of his sleeves, he turned and left.

After Li Ji left, Wei Yan picked up the Xun family genealogy and beheaded the Xun family members within Xun Yu's three branches one by one on the spot.

The rolling heads frightened many Xun family members who only knew how to sit and talk about principles, causing the voices that were originally constantly clamoring to quickly die down.

However, while naming the three branches of Xun Yu one by one, Wei Yan's gaze occasionally fell on the young man of the Xun family.

Until he had crossed out all the captured members of Xun Yu's three branches in the Xun family genealogy, it was still not the young man of the Xun family's turn.

Immediately, Wei Yan walked up to the young man of the Xun family, who was so frightened that his legs were trembling, and asked, holding the Xun family genealogy in one hand.

"You, what is your name?"

The young man of the Xun family was stunned for a moment, unable to react at first, and then realized something, and said in a panic.

"No, no, no, I am not within the three branches with Uncle Wenruo."

Wei Yan frowned, and then sneered.

"You look so much like Xun Yu, you might be Xun Yu's illegitimate son."

The young man of the Xun family widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

The middle-aged man of the Xun family, who was his father, was also so angry that his face turned red, and he shouted.

"Shameless! A scholar can be killed but not humiliated! Moreover, the Xun family has a very strict family tradition, and there is absolutely no such dirty thing."

"The lowest social class, and you still have a family tradition?"

Wei Yan ridiculed these self-proclaimed aristocratic families, who still didn't seem to see reality.

Before the Lord Marquis spoke, Wei Yan would still give some face to the so-called Xun family, and at most would just whip them a few times during the expulsion.

But after the Lord Marquis spoke, then there would be no more Yingchuan Xun family.

Immediately, Wei Yan waved his hand at the terrified young man of the Xun family and said. "Drag this suspected illegitimate son of Xun Yu down and behead him."

As soon as these words came out, two guards stepped forward and held down the young man of the Xun family, who was immediately so frightened that he struggled and roared frantically.

"Wait, I am not Xun Yu's illegitimate son, this is an added crime, I don't accept it..."

"You are violating the laws of the Han Dynasty, according to the Han law..."

"No, no, no, Father, save me, I don't want to..."

A burst of sword light fell, and the young man of the Xun family's begging for mercy came to an abrupt end. The remaining Xun family members were all in a state of silence, for fear of attracting Wei Yan's attention.

However, Wei Yan was not a bloodthirsty person.

In Wei Yan's opinion, the young man of the Xun family's fate was entirely his own fault.

(End of this chapter)