Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 67 Smells like a wife

Suddenly, an inexplicable sense of familiarity surged from Li Ji's heart, which made Li Ji, who was a little overwhelmed by Cao Cao's impressive compliment, suddenly wake up with a start.

This scene seems so similar!
  I always feel like it was just like how I tricked Jia Xu into leaving the table not long ago...

Suddenly, Li Ji's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he felt deeply uncomfortable looking at the carriage parked in front of him.

If you really get on Boss Cao's carriage, you can have a few drinks with Boss Cao and get drunk to death.

When Li Ji wakes up again, I'm afraid he won't be still in Julu County, and he won't be dragged directly to the Jinan Kingdom where Cao Cao is about to take office, right?

'and……'

Li Ji looked at Cao Cao and Liu Bei who was being supported beside him, and couldn't help but suspect that getting Liu Bei drunk was part of Cao Cao's plan, right?

At the banquet, he heard that Liu Bei had a great sage under his command. Cao Cao moved his index finger and immediately offered Liu Bei a drink. Then when he sent Liu Bei back home, he took the opportunity to...

Why does this plot development sound like a married woman?
  Wife Cao’s intentions are very questionable!

The more Li Ji thought about it, the more something was wrong, and he quickly handed it over.

"My lord is drunk, and I dare not leave you lightly. Please forgive me, Meng De."

When Cao Cao heard this, he almost couldn't help showing admiration in his eyes.

When they first met, Cao Cao felt that Li Ji was very popular and must be talented.

Therefore, when Cao Cao was chatting with Liu Bei at the banquet and inviting him to drink, while he was drunk, he brought the topic to Li Ji. He easily learned about Li Ji's various deeds from the proud Liu Bei. .

After hearing what Liu Bei said, Cao Cao was almost astonished by Li Ji!
  How can such a talented person with so much experience in the world be buried?

Immediately, Cao Cao personally helped Liu Bei leave the banquet, and took advantage of the opportunity to talk to Li Ji, intending to invite him to the mansion for in-depth exchanges.

Cao Cao realized that with his talents, he would definitely defeat Liu Bei by a lot, and he would also be able to convince Li Ji.

Facing Li Ji's polite refusal, Cao Cao not only was not annoyed, but felt even happier.

Have a strategic mind and a loyal heart...

How could one not love such a talent?
  "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..."

Cao Cao said with a smile on his face.

"The mansion that Mr. Lu lent to Cao for temporary residence is not far away. Xuande was drunk at the time. Cao originally planned to take Xuande to stay in the mansion to sober up for the night. In this way, Zikun can take care of Xuande at the mansion. You I'll have a long chat on the side, how about that?"

? ? ! !
  Li Ji.

This is my husband's eyes... ah no, is the Lord guilty now? !
  How could Li Ji still not see that Cao Cao was clearly planning to win over him, and that he was still planning to wave his hoe directly in front of the drunk Liu Bei?

This is simply not taking Liu Bei seriously at all...

However, with Liu Bei's current shallow foundation, even if Liu Bei and Cao Cao belong to the same level as county guards in official positions, there are still Cao and Xiahou families behind Cao Cao. What is behind Liu Bei?
  Among the Han clan members who have been established for nearly 400 years, there are not tens of thousands but thousands of clan members of the down-and-out Han clan. Naturally, Cao Cao will not really take him seriously based on this status alone.

Therefore, Cao Cao was simply more ruthless than Li Ji. Li Ji at least knew how to kidnap Jia Xu with some talents behind his back. Cao Cao planned to attack Jia Xu directly in front of him.

A lot of thoughts raced in Li Ji's mind, which made Li Ji understand that it was not appropriate to enter Cao Cao's mansion, so he continued to politely refuse.

"I have received Meng De's wishes for the time being on behalf of my lord. However, Meng De has just entered the city today. It is expected that the mansion has not been reorganized yet. How can Ji come to disturb you at this moment?"

After a pause, Li Ji cupped his hands and said. "Tomorrow, my lord and I will visit Meng De again and bring gifts to thank Meng De for his care and consideration."

When Cao Cao heard this, he heard the polite and reasonable refusal, but in fact it seemed to contain some meaningful metaphors.

I just entered the city today, but the mansion has not yet been tidied up...

Unstable and unestablished?
  Tomorrow, we will come to visit you together again. Thank you for taking care of me...

You and I know very well what you want to do. One day our Lord will definitely come to look for trouble? Please stop.

There was no trace of guilt on Cao Cao's face, but he said with much admiration.

"Cao has heard that Zikun not only has a lot of strategies, but also has a very powerful tongue. It seems that this is true, but Cao is being presumptuous. Please don't blame Zikun."

After a pause, Cao Cao continued.

"In this case, Cao Cao will sweep the couch at his house tomorrow, waiting for Zikun's arrival."

As for Liu Bei, Cao Cao ignored it and did not say whether Liu Bei would come or not.

In the eyes of Cao Cao today, Liu Bei is just a lucky guy without any measure. He accidentally saved Li Ji once in Zhuoxian County. Thanks to Li Ji's advice, he fought thousands of miles, burned demons and spread his wings, and finally defeated the Yellow Turbans. Chaos has made unparalleled achievements.

With such achievements, even if Liu Bei did not have the heart to save the country and secure the people, and entered the court to assist the emperor in governing the world, he should still be sitting in a war-torn place and living a happy life as a prefect.

However, Liu Bei actually had this small ambition and asked Duke Lu to recommend him to Wu County in Jiangdong as the county governor.

Who knows that the land east of the Yangtze River is vast and sparsely populated, but it is settled in a corner. Could it be that it is just for pleasure?

Facing Cao Cao's invitation, Li Ji bowed his hands and bowed.

"I will try my best to inform the Lord tomorrow that I will have time to visit Mengde."

As for whether you can really get a false claim, then it’s not up to you to decide at that time?
  Immediately, Li Ji took Liu Bei from Cao Cao, glanced at the ten soldiers waiting outside the government office, and then walked in the direction of his mansion. After all, Julu City was the former headquarters of Taiping Dao. Liu Bei would not travel without his own soldiers, but the soldiers were not allowed to enter the government office.

The residence Lu Zhi arranged for Liu Bei was quite close to the government office.

And Liu Bei, who is more practical, will not prepare a carriage or anything. Even on foot, it is only a stick of incense.

Looking at Li Ji helping the drunk Liu Bei leave, Cao Cao gently stroked his short beard, his admiration and regret were almost beyond words.

Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan, who had been following Cao Cao at a distance, were quite sober at this time, so they stepped forward and asked.

"Brother, since you appreciate Li Zikun, why don't you forcefully invite him to the house? How can ten personal guards stop him?"

"Nonsense."

Cao Cao glanced sideways at Xiahou Dun who said this, making Xiahou Dun, who was covered in tendon meat, shrink his neck, obviously in awe of Cao Cao.

"Zi Kun is a great talent, how can he use his strength? What I want is Li Zikun's heart."

After a pause, Cao Cao's face twitched slightly and said.

"Liu Da'er has little ability, and his words and deeds are a bit superficial, but his luck is enviable. Not to mention that Li Zikun is a rare person in the world, even Zhao Zilong seems to have extraordinary magnanimity."

"I just don't know why Zhao Zilong didn't show up when the banquet was over, otherwise I would have roped him in together."

After hearing this, Xia Houyuan tried his best to recall and replied.

"It seems that Zhao Zilong didn't drink at the banquet. It seemed that he went out alone during the banquet and never came back."

Cao Cao didn't think much of Zhao Yun, but he felt inexplicably attracted to Li Ji. He couldn't help but sigh and said.

"Alas! Liu Da'er is just a man with insufficient resources who chooses to settle in Jiangdong. Li Zikun has to help him because of the friendship of rescuing each other. It is really a great pity."

"It is really a waste to use Li Zikun's talents to assist in the management of a county in Jiangdong District."

"Cao is determined to win Li Zikun's heart and take him under his command. He will first rule the Jinan Kingdom. If he really has a talent that can be developed, then he can be brought into the court, where he may be able to help the great Han Dynasty."

Having said that, Cao Cao stood there and watched Li Ji's figure disappear completely around the corner. He then got on the carriage and took the Xiahou brothers back to the mansion arranged for him to rest.

……

Li Ji, who supported Liu Bei all the way, returned to the mansion smoothly, arranged for Liu Bei to wash and change clothes, and asked the kitchen to prepare sobering soup.

Then he wiped his sweat and walked towards the guest room in the mansion.

When Li Ji walked into the guest room where Jia Xu was placed, Zhao Yun was also staring at Jia Xu. Jia Xu, on the other hand, lost his previous gaffe and knelt down on the couch calmly and closed his eyes. Eyes nourishing.

'Guessed my purpose? Or simply pretending to be calm? '

Li Ji secretly guessed, then slightly arched his hands towards Zhao Yun and said.

"Zilong, please watch Jia Xu yourself."

"It's out of the way."

Zhao Yun replied quickly.

"Then I'll trouble Zilong to go and rest first, and then arrange four personal guards to guard the door." Li Ji said.

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, but paused slightly before leaving, and whispered in Li Ji's ear.

"Mr. Zikun, I will rest on the side of the guest room here tonight. If this person makes any changes or makes any noise, it will not be hidden from my ears. I will never let him escape."

"Therefore, if Mr. Zikun is tired today, he might as well rest first and then ask this thief about Mr. Zikun's past tomorrow."

When Li Ji heard this, he naturally heard the concern in Zhao Yun's words and responded.

"Don't worry, Zilong. Ji will only ask Jia Xu about some minor details tonight. The specific matters will be discussed tomorrow after the Lord sobers up."

"Mr. Zikun, please take a rest early."

Zhao Yun said this before turning around and leaving, preparing to go down and arrange for four personal guards to come over and guard the house.

As Zhao Yun left, Li Ji also took the opportunity to sit in front of Jia Xu, his face still seemed to have a look of resentment, and he took out the silk cloth from his arms and placed it in front of Jia Xu, and said directly.

"Jia Wenhe, you wrote on the silk: 'Wuwei Jia Wenhe'. I am going to compare it with the handwriting."

Jia Xu, who had been closing his eyes to rest his mind, slowly opened his eyes and answered slowly.

"Five words, no."

Li Ji snorted coldly, put his palm on the hilt of the sword at his waist again, and asked. "Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"

Jia Xu smiled and replied.

"Li Zikun, don't try to trick me again. Do you really think that I don't know that you want to trick me into writing those five characters, and then use them to imitate the handwriting and forge the fictitious blood letter written in swaddling clothes?"

"At that time, with the evidence in hand, my life will be truly over!"

(End of this chapter)