Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Jade belt?

Li Ji was slightly taken aback, then realized something and asked.

"Where is the jade belt?"

"Knowing that this matter is of great importance, I dare not let the jade belt leave my body for a moment. Please forgive me, Marquis."

Sun Qian explained, then got up, took off his outer robe, carefully untied the jade belt that was tied inside, and sent it to Li Ji.

Li Ji took the jade belt and stroked it for a while, then found an unsewn opening, reached in and pulled out a piece of blood-stained cloth.

Li Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, unfolded the cloth in his hand, and the content written in blood appeared before his eyes.

Edict in the belt!

Sun Qian noticed the slight change in Li Ji's expression. He was also very curious about the content written on the blood-stained cloth, but he also knew that sometimes it was better not to know some things.

Even matters concerning the Son of Heaven may not be suitable for the lord to know directly.

After a long while, Li Ji folded the blood-stained cloth in his hand and said.

"Gongyou has made a great contribution!"

"All for the sake of supporting the Han Dynasty and revitalizing the great Han."

Sun Qian expressed his feelings, and also solemnly stated to Li Ji that his actions were not for personal gain.

As a disciple of the great scholar Zheng Xuan, Sun Qian also had his own views on this chaotic Han Dynasty. He knew that if he wanted the great Han to be reborn from the ashes, he could no longer let the great Han fall into the hands of the current child emperor.

The lord, who is based on benevolence and virtue, and is also a member of the Han clan, is the best choice for the people of the world.

Li Ji naturally knew Sun Qian's heart, and that was why he recommended Sun Qian to Liu Bei as an envoy to Luoyang.

"My heart is also in the great Han, Gongyou need not worry. Please go down and rest for a while. This matter... Ji still needs to consider it for a while."

Li Ji explained softly.

Sun Qian understood and realized that the blood book taken out of the jade belt was probably more important than he had expected.

Immediately, Sun Qian retreated, leaving Li Ji with a quiet space.

Li Ji then unfolded the blood book in his hand again, staring at the content on it.

The size of the cloth was limited, and Liu Xie didn't have much blood to shed, so the content was unusually short, only one sentence:

【The traitorous Lu is repeatedly pressing, I am in danger, please, Imperial Uncle, unite the loyal and righteous men to rescue me quickly.】

This edict in the belt is useful and useless.

Now the world is faintly forming a three-way division of power with one hegemon and two strong men.

Liu Bei has actually occupied the five states of Yu, Xu, Jing, Yang, and Jiao. Only Lu Bu, who occupies Sili and Yanzhou, and Cao Cao, who is now dominating north of the Yellow River, have the power to contend.

It can be said that the general trend of the world is already in Li Ji's hands.

However, in just two years, Liu Bei has annexed the three states of Jing, Yu, and Xu in a row, and has already shown obvious indigestion.

If he doesn't want to be like Emperor Guangwu, who had to use aristocratic families to govern the localities, and once again become a situation where he shares the world with aristocratic families.

Then he must slow down the pace of the Northern Expedition, completely digest the existing territory, and then use this as a basis to steadily unify the world.

In Li Ji's original plan, he was to force Cao Cao and Lu Bu to also quietly farm for a few years.

Then, relying on the absolute foundation and the mobilization ability after the reform, he would take away Cao Cao and Lu Bu in one wave with the least impact on the world, and then unify the world.

Therefore, this "edict in the belt", which seems to allow Liu Bei to have the righteousness to start a war, has become a burden for a while.

Starting a war now is not in line with Li Ji's established strategy.

What Li Ji wants is not a great Han that has been beaten to pieces and then slowly resuscitated, but a great Han that has been reborn from the ashes and can sweep across all directions in his lifetime.

But the name of "righteousness" is something that will expire if you don't use it now.

Liu Xie's thoughts may change as he gets older, and even Chen Gong and Chen Qun may successfully persuade Lu Bu and Liu Xie to ease their relationship.

When Liu Xie's age increases, and he truly tastes the taste of power, he will realize how great a threat Liu Bei poses to him, and he will no longer be as close and trusting as he is now.

More importantly, Li Ji finally persuaded Liu Bei to initially firm up his determination to become emperor.

If this edict in the belt is sent to Liu Bei's hands, maybe Liu Bei will be moved by Liu Xie, and then wholeheartedly want to be a Duke of Zhou, which is the most troublesome thing.

"The edict in the belt must not be known to the lord."

Li Ji's eyes narrowed and he muttered.

If he destroys this edict in the belt, he may be able to bury it forever, and no one except Liu Xie, Li Ji, and Sun Qian will know of its existence.

But…

"It would be a pity to lose this top-notch name of righteousness."

Li Ji frowned slightly, got up and walked back and forth, weighing how to decide. He even used the strategy simulator to assist in the deduction and judgment in some uncertain places.

For example, the results of the strategy simulator's deduction of handing the edict in the belt to Liu Bei and launching a crusade against the rebels in accordance with the edict were almost the same as Li Ji had expected.

This also further strengthened Li Ji's decision.

But destroying the edict in the belt would certainly allow him to pretend that nothing had happened, but Li Ji was still unwilling to give up this great opportunity.

"Marquis, Gongzi Xiang has sent someone to ask if you would like to have dinner together tonight."

Li Ji was lost in thought for a long time until Xu Chu suddenly knocked lightly on the hall door and his voice came, which brought him back to his senses.

Li Ji looked dazedly at the sky outside the crack, and only then did he realize that he had been thinking for half a day, so that he had not noticed that the sky was gradually darkening.

"Let Xiang'er and the others have dinner by themselves."

Li Ji replied, rubbed his aching temples. It had been many years since he had felt this way of thinking hard and not being able to find an answer.

This also made Li Ji suddenly wake up and realize that he might have entered a dead end and should change the direction of his thinking.

As the Marquis of the State, Li Ji sometimes had too many concerns and wanted to take care of too many things, so it was not easy to find an answer.

And it was not difficult for Li Ji to change his thinking. He could refer to the habits of familiar people such as Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, and Pang Tong.

Suddenly, Li Ji's expression paused and his eyes gradually brightened.

Jia Xu… troubled the country…

Sima Yi… stole the country…

Many times, for a wise man, lowering the moral bottom line is undoubtedly unlocking many shackles.

The glorious deeds of Jia Xu and Sima Yi in the original trajectory gave Li Ji considerable inspiration.

Previously, Li Ji intentionally protected the Son of Heaven, because he needed to protect the banner of the great Han from falling, so as to prevent some ambitious people from impatiently proclaiming themselves kings and emperors, making the world even more chaotic.

But as Liu Bei laid the foundation for the theory that he was destined to rule by borrowing the Yellow Turbans of Yuzhou, and Liu Bei's hegemony had been achieved, then in Li Ji's view, Liu Xie's value was dispensable, and he had invisibly become a great obstacle.

(End of this chapter)