Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Chapter 64: "Poisonous Strategist" Jia Xu

Logically speaking, when Li Ji spoke like that, shouldn't anyone with even a little curiosity follow up with a question?

After initially confirming that it had nothing to do with him, Jia Xu was actually acting like it was none of his business.

'However, whether it's unrelated to you or not isn't up to you to decide.'

Li Ji looked at Jia Xu, who had the demeanor of a refined gentleman, but he knew very well that this was the number one poisonous strategist of the late Han Dynasty in history.

However, what surprised Li Ji a little was that Jia Xu's appearance was so outstanding and gentlemanly.

However, this was normal. All great villains must resemble loyalists, and great wisdom also seems like foolishness. Moreover, this poisonous strategist Jia Xu was honored as the head of the Eight Gentlemen of the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the later "Tang Hui Yao."

If Jia Xu's demeanor and bearing in history did not have the air of a gentleman, but rather the appearance of a wretched villain, he would definitely not have such a reputation.

It's just that, the number one poisonous strategist of the late Han Dynasty… the head of the Eight Gentlemen of the Wei and Jin Dynasties…

It can only be said that the fact that these two completely unrelated titles can be forcibly placed on Jia Xu's head is enough to prove that Jia Xu's ability to protect himself is truly top-notch in the world.

"Mr. Wenhe, this distant relative is very important to me. Could you please help me find him? I will definitely reward you handsomely afterwards," Li Ji said with cupped hands.

Jia Xu showed a warm smile on his face and said.

"It's easy to say, easy to say. Since it's Mr. Zikun's request, I will definitely do my best to find him afterwards. It's just that I'm just a small military assistant in the army, and my words carry little weight. I can't guarantee that I will be able to find him."

"Oh?"

Li Ji pretended not to hear Jia Xu's seemingly earnest but actually perfect excuse and asked.

"General Dong Zhuo and General Niu Fu specially brought Mr. Wenhe here to attend the banquet. I imagine Mr. Wenhe must be highly regarded. How could your words carry little weight?"

Jia Xu helplessly shook his head and said.

"I saw the Yellow Turban Rebellion rising and looting everywhere. It was difficult for me to protect myself alone. Furthermore, I saw that General Niu Fu was loyal and upright, and the army also lacked someone to handle paperwork, so I recommended myself to General Niu Fu a few months ago."

"I see."

Immediately, Li Ji and Jia Xu both smiled at each other.

It's just that the things hidden in each other's smiles were completely different.

What Jia Xu was hiding was undoubtedly pushing away Li Ji's trouble, so as not to get into any trouble himself.

What Li Ji was hiding was that his target was actually Jia Xu himself, who was sitting in front of him.

Since raising troops in Zhuo County and fighting thousands of miles to the Battle of Boluojin, Li Ji has increasingly realized his own shortcomings. The basis for the "Strategy Simulator"'s deduction is always based on intelligence.

In the Battle of Boluojin, even though Li Ji risked climbing the watchtower to personally confirm the various intelligence on the battlefield and find the only possible way to win, he was still almost overturned by Zhang Jiao's ability to stimulate the potential of the Yellow Turban Warriors, which he had not known in advance.

Regarding intelligence, Li Ji can only seek to establish the "Jinyi Si" as soon as possible to meet various needs, but Li Ji also understands that it is equally important to have enough chess pieces in his hands.

Not only are there as many ten-thousand-man enemies like Guan Yu as possible, but also a large number of wise men to assist in supplementing omissions are also indispensable.

Although Li Ji feels that as he grows, the duration and depth of using the "Strategy Simulator" seem to be constantly increasing, Liu Bei may not only face single-line operations in the future, and it is impossible for Li Ji alone to complete everything.

And after understanding the power of the Yuan clan, he deeply understood Liu Bei's weak foundation.

Liu Bei is not like those aristocratic families, who have various connections and staff to help. In Li Ji's consideration, even the power of the incomplete old soldiers cannot be wasted if he wants to control a county.

No matter what, Jia Xu in front of him can definitely be regarded as a top-notch talent in the world.

It's just how to capture Jia Xu, which is undoubtedly a big problem.

However, in the conversation just now, Li Ji also collected a lot of necessary information, and immediately tried to use the "Strategy Simulator" to deduce.

[After you formally worship Liu Bei as your lord, you increasingly realize the shortcomings of Liu Bei and yourself, and are distressed about how to strengthen them, and even arrange for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to directly return to Zhuo County to pick up the "Peach Garden Group" before heading to Wu County.

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun arrived at Julu City, which surprised you and made you a little curious.

While you took the opportunity to see Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo, and other people who left important traces in this era, Jia Xu, who made you quite moved, appeared in front of you.

And through a series of complicated temptations, you learned that Jia Xu had joined Niu Fu's army not long ago, and could even be regarded as a free man, which made you want to win Jia Xu over to Liu Bei's side even more. Your choice:]

[1. Lure the snake out of its hole; 2. Supplement after the fact; 3. Verbal battle on the spot.]

These three options? ? ?

For some reason, the more Li Ji looked at these three options, the more he felt that something seemed wrong.

However, the "Strategy Simulator", in Li Ji's view, is essentially more like a "program", so naturally there shouldn't be any special metaphors.

'So, is it really that my thoughts are not pure enough?'

Li Ji thought to himself helplessly. Taking advantage of the effort of toasting a cup with Jia Xu, he concealed a sigh while slightly squinting his eyes, thinking about which option to choose.

Among them, the verbal battle on the spot was directly passed by Li Ji.

Whether it was the knowledge gained from foresight or the temptation just now, it was enough to prove that Jia Xu's ability to protect himself was extremely strong, so naturally he would not easily entrust his life to a stranger.

Therefore, not to mention that he is now in the middle of a banquet, with many people and eyes, it is not a suitable place for a "verbal battle"… ah no, conversation.

Even if Li Ji had a three-inch tongue that could bloom lotuses and make dead trees bloom in spring, it would be impossible to persuade Jia Xu to join Liu Bei's command on the spot.

What's more, Dong Zhuo and Niu Fu are sitting not far away. Even if Li Ji is very interested in getting something for free from Fatty Dong, this kind of ntr-like digging behavior is undoubtedly impolite and easily invites a beating.

Even if Li Ji now has Zhao Yun protecting him, he would naturally not rashly make such an impudent act.

So…

Li Ji chose the seemingly most normal option "Lure the snake out of its hole" on the spot.

[After careful consideration, facing Jia Xu, a resourceful man, you still decided to take it slowly and lure the snake out of its hole.

Immediately, you combined the information of foresight and used ambiguous words to guide your distant relative, whom you had never met, to Dong Zhuo's other son-in-law and strategist, Li Ru, as much as possible.

In order to prove that you really have an old cousin, you also repeatedly reiterated that if you get the old cousin's information, you will definitely reward him handsomely.

Of course, you are not worried about being exposed for lying.

After all, Li Ru is not in Julu City, but was left in Hedong County by Dong Zhuo as his most trusted confidant to manage internal affairs and stabilize the rear.

And with Jia Xu's self-protective character, after learning that a small effort might gain Li Ru's gratitude, you expected that Jia Xu would not help with this little favor.

Therefore, you agreed with Jia Xu at the banquet to return to the army to investigate and then meet at the restaurant in Julu City two days later to tell the results.]

[Two days later, you specially took Liu Bei to the restaurant, intending to let Liu Bei personally invite Jia Xu.

At that time, as long as Jia Xu leaves the army and appears in Julu City alone, Li Ji will naturally not give him a chance to leave.

If Jia Xu doesn't accept soft tactics, then even if he uses hard tactics, you have decided to keep him.

However, what you didn't expect was that you and Liu Bei waited in the restaurant for a full half day, but Jia Xu still didn't appear, only sending a letter saying: I haven't gained anything, I dare not attend the banquet.

Since then, you have never seen Jia Xu again in your life.]

[Strategy evaluation: This is a well-thought-out strategy. You have hidden your purpose very well, hiding your arsenic in sugar.

There may not necessarily be immortals in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but your plan is no different from a honey trap.

As long as the other party is slightly tempted to attend the appointment, then the result will be doomed.

Unfortunately, Jia Xu's caution and wisdom are completely different from the opponents you have encountered in the past. Perhaps he didn't see through your plan, but Jia Xu, based on caution and certain subtle improprieties, decisively did not attend the banquet.

You failed.

Afterwards, you felt deeply regretful, and every time you reviewed it, you were still helpless.]

In an instant, feeling the result deduced in his mind, Li Ji's smile, which was raising a glass to drink, was slightly stiff.

Li Ji had long expected Jia Xu's trickiness.

However, the deduced strategy was undoubtedly deeply in Li Ji's heart, and it had already combined many advantages and information of foresight, but he still couldn't grasp this slippery old fritter.

Jia Xu, is he still interpreting the saying "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall" to the extreme? Even a little risk of entering the city alone is not done?

'So cautious…'

Li Ji thought to himself.

And although Li Ji raised his sleeves to cover his drinking, and his expression had returned to normal when he put down his sleeves, Jia Xu still captured that fleeting complexity and melancholy.

Jia Xu was still in that gentle posture, but his mind was already racing.

'This Li Zikun seems to be a little too curious about me. Is it because of his personality? Or is there another purpose?'

'Why don't I earn something from him and test him?'

"Forget it, now that the Yellow Turbans have been pacified, the situation is even more chaotic. The nearly four-hundred-year-old Han Dynasty is about to collapse. It's better to stay still than to move, so as not to have waves involved in me. I only need to stay in Niu Fu's army, and with Niu Fu's relationship with Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo's relationship with the Yuan clan, there will definitely be no problems within five years."

Immediately, Jia Xu changed the topic to songs, dances, lyrics, and poems, showing the image of an elegant scholar who only likes literature and is not interested in other things.

Li Ji and Jia Xu exchanged several volleys of words, Li Ji growing slightly anxious as he sensed Jia Xu's demeanor, which revealed almost no flaws.

However, only one option seemed to offer any hope: "Act first, then justify later."

Li Ji didn't need to deduce; he knew this was perhaps an attempt to bypass Jia Xu himself, to directly seek out Jia Xu's superiors, Niu Fu or Dong Zhuo, to first obtain Jia Xu and then slowly have Liu Bei make amends.