Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 73 True Poisoner

Li Ji replied with a helpless smile.

"Thank you, Prime Minister Cao, for your consideration, but I haven't thought about changing my family yet, so please come back."

Immediately, seeing that Cao Cao seemed to want to say something else, Li Ji was so anxious that he quickly pushed Cao Cao out.

It should be noted that although Liu Bei looks calm and gentle on weekdays, he is actually a man with great ambitions and must have a bloody nature.

According to many records, it was not Zhang Fei who whipped the postal supervisor, but Liu Bei himself in his youth.

Therefore, Li Ji had no doubt that Liu Bei would probably really fight Cao Cao in anger. Even if he didn't actually kill Cao Cao, he would probably beat him up.

At that time, it will really be regarded as a scandal that is not only circulated for a while, but even recorded in the history books.

If Liu Bei and Cao Cao were to establish their own kingdoms and proclaim themselves emperors in the future, it would be like a street fight between the two founding emperors. What would it look like?
  Until Li Ji sent Cao Cao out and returned to the side hall, Liu Bei still looked angry.

"Lord, why are you angry?" Li Ji asked.

Liu Bei said angrily.

"It's true that the traitor Cao bullied me too much. My love for Zikun is comparable to that of three thousand gold. Even if it is thirty thousand gold or three hundred thousand gold, it is difficult to compare with Zikun."

Li Ji blinked when he heard this.

Actually, if it’s really 300,000 gold... it’s not impossible.

That’s three hundred thousand gold!

With 300,000 gold in hand, it is not impossible for Li Jiino to help Cao Cao govern the Jinan Kingdom. Anyway, Cao Cao cannot always be in charge of the Jinan Kingdom. After Cao Cao retires as the Jinan Kingdom's Prime Minister, Li Ji will return to Liu Bei's command, and he can choose anyone. There's nothing wrong with it.

Of course, Li Ji also knew that was impossible.

No matter how greedy the Cao family is, it can only be accumulated over three generations. After all the money they have spent, the Cao family's current wealth is not expected to be more than 300,000 gold.

Li Ji asked seriously. "Lord, don't you understand my feelings? Do you think the Foundation is interested in wealth?"

Liu Bei quickly walked up to Li Ji and said. "Bei naturally believes in Zikun."

Li Ji said softly.

"In this case, the lord should not be angry, let alone draw swords against Cao Guoxiang. It should be noted that the lord cannot be angry and raise an army, and he cannot be angry and lead to war."

"Now that my lord has drawn his sword to kill Prime Minister Cao because of me, what benefit does it have to the country? What benefit does it have to the people of the world? What benefit does it have to my lord?"

After hearing this, Liu Bei calmed down completely, but he was also ashamed.

After all, Liu Bei is still a young man in his twenties after all, and he has just been appointed as the governor of Wu County. He is very proud of himself.

After Cao Cao touched the bottom line in his heart, he almost became furious on the spot.

"Zi Kun taught you a lesson, be prepared for mistakes."

Liu Bei immediately admitted his mistake and asked. "Zikun, now that the mistake has been made, what should we do?"

When Li Ji heard this, he also fell into thinking.

Li Ji was naturally moved by what Liu Bei did, but this behavior was undoubtedly quite inappropriate.

Obviously, Liu Bei is far from having the mature political ability in the later period. He does not understand the meaning of hypocrisy, compromise and mutual compromise. He still has not got rid of the mentality of being a civilian selling straw sandals and an army general.

Compared with Cao Cao, who has clearly begun to mature his political style, Liu Bei still needs enough time to adapt to the change in his identity.

Therefore, in Cao Cao's view, as long as a sufficient price is paid, the staff can ask for help and borrow it. As for whether they still pay it back, it depends on the situation.

However, in Liu Bei's view, Li Ji was undoubtedly an inseparable brother and would not tolerate Cao Cao's bullying.

Li Ji thought for a while and felt that he might need some time to adapt to the change in identity.

A few months ago, Li Ji was just an unknown gangster, but after assisting Liu Bei to fight thousands of miles away, forcing Zhang Jiao to self-immolate and quelling the Yellow Turbans, Li Ji has obviously become a remarkable strategist throughout the era.

It is precisely because his thinking has not completely changed that Li Ji always subconsciously underestimates his own weight.

Now, Liu Bei and Cao Cao draw swords against each other. This matter is undoubtedly a big or small matter.

Behind Cao Cao is the Cao family, who is also on good terms with the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third prince, and is also a subordinate of Huangfu Song. All kinds of connections are very close.

To put it more seriously, if Cao Cao wanted revenge, given the darkness of the court in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it would not be difficult to depose Liu Bei as the governor of Wu County, and even Lu Zhi might not be able to keep it.

If we look at it from a small perspective, given the strong ethos of this era, drawing swords against each other was a common thing not only among scholars, but also among civilians, and it was the most inconspicuous thing.

After Liu Bei calmed down completely, he obviously realized the consequences.

Immediately, Liu Bei asked his servants to clean the side hall, and then ordered Jia Xu, who was staying in the backyard, to go to the main hall to discuss matters.

After Liu Bei recounted the story again, Jia Xu was shocked by Liu Bei's protection of his shortcomings and food, but his eyes towards Li Ji couldn't help but look a little more playful, as if he was saying:

'Li Zikun, have you received retribution? You just snatched me over, and then you were targeted by others. The positions of hunter and prey were swapped. '

Li Ji felt Jia Xu's teasing gaze and didn't understand what it meant.

"Mr. Wenhe, do you have any good ideas?"

Li Ji asked back, to prevent the old boy from turning his eyes from side to side with unclear meaning.

Jia Xu twirled his beard and said.

"This matter is easy." When Liu Bei heard this, he was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, Jia Xu, who originally stayed by Li Ji's face, seemed to be quite quick-witted and asked quickly.

"What's the plan?"

"You only need to divert Prime Minister Cao's attention. Then he will naturally not have any worries about matters with Duke Xuande."

Jia Xu replied.

"Please elaborate." Liu Bei asked quickly.

Jia Xu glanced at Li Ji seemingly inadvertently and continued.

"Now Prime Minister Cao obviously values ​​Zikun and regards Zikun as his prey like a hunter. However, the relationship between the hunter and his prey can be reversed at any time."

The more Li Ji listened, the more something was wrong. He always felt that this old boy was hinting at me.

"Therefore, as long as we find a hunter who can regard Cao Guoxiang as his prey, or find other prey for Cao Guoxiang, this matter will pass quietly."

After a pause, Jia Xu raised a finger and said.

"For example: Didn't Prime Minister Cao say he wanted to use three thousand gold to borrow Zikun from the prince to govern Jinan? Then why not send people to spread rumors to a large number of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou."

"Since Prime Minister Cao is willing to take three thousand gold coins to recruit talented people, then it must be the most reasonable thing to carry ten thousand gold coins with him on his way to the throne."

"This will naturally arouse the greed in the hearts of a large number of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, whether it is a large number of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans besieging Jinan Kingdom, or a large number of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans ambushing Cao Guo on his way to take office."

"At that time, no matter what the outcome is, will Prime Minister Cao still have the energy to care about the slight conflict with Xuande Gong? Even if he deeply regrets that he easily used three thousand gold and revealed his wealth, he may not necessarily do so."

Then, Jia Xu explained the entire plan in a gentle and gentle manner, and Liu Bei and Zhao Yun looked at Jia Xu almost blankly.

Too... too poisonous!

Suddenly, Liu Bei suddenly felt that he and Cao Cao had just a small conflict. Why did this happen?

Even Li Ji, who was extremely venomous in his tactics against the "poisonous man" Jia Xu, was extremely shocked.

It should be noted that even five years later, although the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are fighting on their own, there are still as many as one million in number.

And the rumors, with a little push, are likely to evolve into an exaggerated version that is unimaginable.

Ten thousand gold?

Too conservative!

It is very likely that there is a little rumor that Cao Cao will go to Jinan with millions of gold.

I am afraid that in the eyes of all the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, as long as they do this job, they will become completely rich.

By then, the entire Qingzhou Yellow Turbans will probably rush towards Jinan and Cao Cao like crazy.

Jia Xu simply used the hundreds of thousands of people in the now relatively stable Jinan Kingdom to forcefully divert Cao Cao's attention and downplay the minor conflicts between Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

Even if Cao Cao is gone accidentally, then there will naturally be no conflict with Cao Cao.

This is like Jia Xu having a grudge against someone, so he simply poisoned the wells in the whole village and carried them all away, and perfectly concealed Jia Xu's true purpose. Who would have guessed that the murderer would be Jia Xu.

Don't ask how big the involvement is, just ask if your neighbor is dead?
  This is indeed a true poisoner!

After Liu Bei reacted, he waved his hands almost immediately.

"Mr. Wenhe, this plan will harm the peace of the world and will also implicate countless people in Jinan. It cannot be used or used."

If I could use one word to describe Liu Bei's inner feeling, it would be "fear"...

This plan is so terrible and vicious!

Liu Bei had no idea how Jia Xu, a gentle and gentle man, could speak so easily of a vicious plan that put the lives and peace of hundreds of thousands of people at risk.

"Lord, I also feel that this plan is inappropriate. It is just a conflict between the lord and Prime Minister Cao. It is too implicated." Zhao Yun also expressed his own opinion.

"Then Rong Xu thinks about it for a while."

Jia Xu responded, actually expecting this result.

Or maybe Jia Xu did it on purpose, so that Liu Bei could have a general understanding of Jia Xu's strategy, so that he would not be unable to accept Jia Xu's strategy when he really needed it in the future.

In this regard, Li Ji glanced at Jia Xu, knowing full well Jia Xu's purpose, and also knew that Jia Xu was doing this incidentally to tease him.

However, Li Ji was once again glad that he had tied up Jia Xu in advance. Otherwise, with Jia Xu's strategy and a master with unlimited morals, it is estimated that the entire Han Dynasty would not be able to cause disaster for Jia Xu alone.

Any kind of human flesh food seems to be too childish in front of Jia Xu.

"Cough cough..."

Li Ji coughed slightly and changed the subject.

"My lord, in my humble opinion, this matter does not need to be so troublesome. All we need to do is turn this matter from a scandal into a good talk, so that we can save the face of both parties and give Prime Minister Cao Guo no reason to bear grudge against us."

When Liu Bei heard this, he felt happy and looked at Li Ji with increasingly satisfied eyes.

Compared with Jia Xu's scary plan just now, my son Kun's plan is mostly a benevolent plan that has the best of both worlds, and you don't need to listen carefully to feel that it suits your heart.

Liu Bei said quickly. "Zikun, please tell me."

(End of this chapter)