Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Himiko Hoko, a child of about six or seven years old.

Faced with a series of changes such as the murder of his father and the rebellion of Kogo Chihiko, he was as if frightened on the spot, his face pale, controlled like a puppet by the remaining rebels, not daring to make the slightest move, not even daring to breathe hard.

The other Yamato people present, looking at Himiko Hoko controlled by the remaining rebels, were also caught in a dilemma.

There was one point that the remaining rebels did not say wrong.

In the current situation where the Kunu Kingdom's lord Himiko Dada is dead, the only heir is the young lord Himiko Hoko.

Once the young lord Himiko Hoko is killed, then the Kunu Kingdom will fall into a situation where there is no successor to the throne, which will inevitably lead to infighting among the many small countries that originally respected the Kunu Kingdom.

At that time, the Yamatai Kingdom will inevitably attack the Kunu Kingdom, and how can the Kunu Kingdom, with the throne vacant, resist the Yamatai Kingdom.

Just as the Yamato people were in chaos, the Han army, which had been watching from the sidelines, moved.

A large number of soldiers almost instantly surrounded the remaining rebels. Facing the Han army's bright weapons, the less than a thousand remaining rebels, who had originally been clamoring at the other Yamato people, instantly became a little trembling.

Immediately, accompanied by Jia Xu and guarded by Zhang Fei and others, Li Ji walked to ten steps away from the remaining rebels, tapping lightly with his folding fan and said.

"What an ugly rebellion, surrender immediately, and I will spare your lives."

The translator brought by Jia Xu, seeing this, immediately puffed out his chest, imitated Li Ji's demeanor, and translated loudly in Yamato language.

This sentence alone made many of the remaining rebels unconsciously lower the weapons in their hands.

Not only because of the power from the suzerain state, but more importantly, compared to the Han army surrounding them in full armor, most of these remaining rebels were only wearing wooden armor.

As for the gap in weapons, it was undoubtedly even greater.

As long as the Han army was willing to destroy these thousand or so people, it would only take a moment, and they might not even have the ability to make a ripple.

However, the leader of these remaining rebels, who had kidnapped Himiko Hoko, understood that precisely because the gap with the Han army was so great, the only bargaining chip and hope was Himiko Hoko in his hands.

Immediately, the leader bowed deeply in the direction of Li Ji to show his respect, and shouted loudly.

"Respected envoy, it is not that I want to disobey your orders, I only want to live. As long as you let the powerful Han army open a path, we will definitely not appear in front of you again after we leave."

"Moreover, you probably don't want Himiko Hoko to be injured, do you?"

Li Ji lowered his eyes slightly, listening to the translator's words, the familiar tone was indeed strong to the point of being boundless.

Unfortunately, Li Ji did not buy it, but could not help but sneer.

"Not to mention you, even the entire Yingzhou has no right to threaten me, let alone you despicable people."

Just as the translator was starting to repeat this sentence in Yamato language, a feather arrow accurately penetrated his neck from the blind spot of the rebel leader with lightning speed.

"Puff!"

It was not until the Yamato leader wanted to speak that he realized that the strength of his whole body was rapidly draining away.

Before the remaining rebels to the left and right of the Yamato leader could react, following that feather arrow, more than ten feather arrows were like they had been aimed at their targets in advance, and respectively hit all the remaining rebels within three steps of Himiko Hoko.

In the next instant, a white horse rushed out of the Han army formation.

Before the remaining rebels further away from Himiko Hoko could react, it swept to Himiko Hoko's side like a white shadow, protecting Himiko Hoko.

Seeing that the target that Jia Xu had suggested to keep had already been protected by Zhao Yun, Li Ji had no intention of continuing to say anything, and without waiting for the already stunned translator to finish repeating, he said lightly.

"Leave none alive."

The translator from Goguryeo and the other Yamato people then saw what was called the Han army formation.

Under the formation and advancement of those elite infantry, the remaining rebels, who knew that there was no way out, fought back, trying to break out a bloody path.

The will of the Yamato people was firm, but the resistance was weak…

The process was cruel, but the result was peaceful…

Before the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the thousand or so remaining rebels who had been surrounded by the Han army had all fallen asleep.

Himiko Hoko, who was protected behind Zhao Yun, witnessed this scene almost at close range, and even a large amount of blood splattered on his body.

Himiko Hoko, who was already timid by nature, softened his legs, and his whole person unconsciously collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the Yamato corpses that had fallen all over the ground.

It was not until Li Ji walked to Himiko Hoko's side that several nobles loyal to Himiko Dada helped Himiko Hoko up and quickly urged and reminded him in a low voice.

"Young lord, quickly, quickly thank the envoy for his life-saving grace…"

At this point, Himiko Hoko woke up as if from a dream, and quickly bowed to Li Ji in the Yamato ceremony, not even daring to raise his head.

Li Ji maintained his refined, calm, and dignified expression, taking in Himiko Hoko's performance and reaction, and looking at Himiko Hoko's crotch, which was wet.

It was only because Himiko Hoko's body was already half wet with blood, and there was the cover of the bloody smell, that most people did not notice Himiko Hoko's gaffe.

'Weak and timid, difficult to achieve great things…'

Li Ji secretly commented, then nodded slightly, which was considered a return gift to Himiko Hoko.

Immediately, Li Ji said to the Yamato nobles who were protecting Himiko Hoko to the left and right.

"You all take him down to bathe and change clothes first, and then have people clean up the corpses and blood stains in the Han army garrison."

After saying that, Li Ji asked Zhang Fei and Sun Ce to direct the rest of the Han army on the other sea ships to disembark and rest, while he took Jia Xu to the main tent of the garrison.

It was not quite appropriate to call it the main tent.

The entire garrison camp was mainly built of wood, mainly because there were no other building materials in Yingzhou at all.

After Li Ji and Jia Xu entered the main tent, Li Ji sat directly on the main seat, and the calm and dignified expression he had maintained in front of the Yamato people dissipated, but there was a bit more fatigue and laziness between his brows.

After all, the comfort of the Wujun sea ships was definitely not high, and coupled with the fact that Li Ji had been drifting at sea for a while, he would naturally feel tired.

"Wenhe, now that it's just the two of us here, tell me, what exactly are your plans?"

Faced with Li Ji's questioning, Jia Xu was not in a hurry, and took out tea sets and tea leaves from the corner, using the tea-making habits that Li Ji had gradually brought about, while making tea, he said.

"Zikun, these are the tea leaves I brought from Wujun. I have been reluctant to brew them, and I have been thinking about waiting for you to come and drink them together."

"You have a heart, Wenhe."

While Li Ji was talking, he inadvertently picked up a few tea leaves and rubbed them to confirm whether these were tea leaves that had been dried again after being damp. Jia Xu didn't want to brew them, and it would be a waste to throw them away, so he used them to perfunctorily treat himself.

The result proved: these were indeed moldy tea leaves…

Therefore, after Jia Xu poured a cup of tea for himself and Li Ji respectively, the two sat facing each other, holding their teacups in their hands, but neither of them put the contents of the cup into their mouths.

"Zikun, please."

"The elder is respected, Wenhe, please go first."

"You and I are close friends, and we have always been on an equal footing. Where does the elder being respected come from? This is good tea that I specially treasured to entertain Zikun, so don't waste my good intentions."

After a pause, Jia Xu's expression changed slightly, and he said, pretending to be angry. "Does Zikun think that I have poisoned the tea?"

After saying that, Jia Xu directly put the teacup to his mouth, posing as if he would prove that the tea was non-toxic with his own body.

Throughout the entire process, Jia Xu's eyes had been waiting for Li Ji to stop him based on a little bit of conscience, and instead drink the tea first.

However, Li Ji had always been smiling, which made Jia Xu a little bit difficult to get off the tiger.

However, Jia Xu's heart hardened, and he simply slurped away a small half of the tea in the cup at once, and a musty and bitter taste that he experienced again rushed straight into Jia Xu's nasal cavity.

Just to let Li Ji also experience it, Jia Xu's expression did not change at all. Instead, he swallowed all the tea and praised.

"Good tea, it is not in vain for me to bring it across the ocean to Yingzhou, and carefully store it for so long. Zikun, you should also try it."

Seeing this, Li Ji's eyes fell on Jia Xu's teacup, which was missing a small half, and he said meaningfully.

"Wenhe, the wind and waves should have been quite big when you went to Yingzhou, right? In this way, it will make good tea leaves become more expensive."

Jia Xu's face immediately collapsed a lot, and he asked faintly. "How did Zikun know?"

"The method of frying tea was created by me. Even if it is dried again after being damp and moldy, there are still obvious differences…"

After a pause, Li Ji said.

"In addition, although it is not appropriate to talk about toxicity without talking about the dosage, moldy tea leaves are often slightly toxic. Wenhe, it is better to spit out those tea leaves."

Suddenly, Jia Xu's expression changed.

Originally, Jia Xu only accidentally tasted the moldy tea and disgusted himself. Thinking that he should share the joys and sorrows with Li Ji, he wanted to coax Li Ji to try it too.

But… it was poisonous, which Jia Xu had not expected.

This made Jia Xu, who especially cherished his life, not hesitate at all. After bowing slightly to Li Ji, he hurried out of the door.

"O ~ ~ ~"

Jia Xu was busy outside for quite a while, making sure there wasn't a single drop of tea left in his stomach. Then, he rinsed his mouth with clean water before slowly returning, and said with a slightly resentful tone.

“Since Zikun had already noticed these petty tricks, was he perhaps intentionally watching me make a fool of myself?” (End of Chapter)