Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

The Imperial Jade Seal, in the end, is just a symbol of legitimacy.

Especially if the Heirloom Seal of the Realm falls into the hands of a Han Dynasty clan member, it will affect the legitimacy that Liu Bei possesses.

But as far as Liu Bei is concerned, he doesn't lack the legitimacy that the Imperial Jade Seal represents.

More importantly, the Heirloom Seal of the Realm is not suitable to appear at this moment, and Liu Bei is not suitable to proclaim himself emperor at this moment.

If Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor, it is still unknown whether the other lords will recognize him or not, but Cao Cao and Lu Bu will definitely not acknowledge it.

What's more, Cao Cao and Lu Bu might even choose to follow suit and proclaim themselves emperors, which would only make the chaotic political situation of the Great Han even more turbulent.

Apart from this reason, once it appears that he is being forced by the situation and relying on the support of the clan to proclaim himself emperor, then in the future Liu Bei will also be restrained by the Han Dynasty clan.

Just like how Emperor Guangwu relied heavily on the support of aristocratic families to restore the Great Han and proclaim himself emperor, which in turn gave the aristocratic families the right to have a say in everything.

If he is enthroned with the strong support of the Han Dynasty clan, then the Han Dynasty clan, which has been weakened generation after generation under the Promotion Order, will inevitably be able to turn over and also have a say in everything.

Li Ji is very clear that once the imperial relatives and relatives become too powerful to control, their destruction and influence on the government will be no less than the current powerful aristocratic families.

Once the Great Han truly needs to continuously support a huge Han Dynasty clan group, it will undoubtedly be like having a group of leeches sucking blood on its body.

Li Ji had already analyzed this point to Liu Bei in private very thoroughly.

The favor of a gentleman lasts for five generations.

The 'Promotion Order' implemented by Emperor Wu of Han in those years must also be maintained as a national policy.

Since Liu Bei is neither an emperor who relies on clan support to ascend the throne, nor a member of the Han Dynasty clan who has exhausted the inheritance of his ancestors, choosing to support the 'Promotion Order' will make the status of this national policy even more stable.

Therefore, even if Liu Bei intends to proclaim himself emperor, the best time is not now, but after unifying the world!

The chaotic world has not been settled, how can he proclaim himself emperor?

Liu Bei is not in a hurry, and Li Ji also has the ambition to quickly unify the world, not short of these few years.

At that time, after restoring the Great Han, recreating the world, and Liu Bei's prestige and reputation have reached their peak, it will be a matter of course for him to ascend the throne.

The Heirloom Seal of the Realm will also be the time to reappear in response to the situation, adding a bit of destiny to the throne that Liu Bei sits on, wouldn't that be even better?

It's just that it is difficult for Li Ji to explain the above plans thoroughly to Sun Ce, but Zhou Yu on the side seems to be thoughtful.

However, with Li Ji's repeated confirmation, Sun Ce's originally somewhat hesitant heart was also stabilized, and he carefully put away the Imperial Jade Seal again.

Immediately, noticing the undisguised tiredness in Li Ji's eyes, Sun Ce hurriedly took Zhou Yu and took the initiative to bid farewell.

As for Li Ji, Sun Ce's worries are just a small annoyance.

The number of things involved in Liu Bei's enthronement as king and the establishment of a government are simply beyond imagination.

Especially since Li Ji has no experience in this area at all, and many places still need to consult with veteran officials such as Liu Yu, or great Confucian scholars such as Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong.

Among them, the auspicious day for Liu Bei's enthronement as king and the corresponding rituals for offering sacrifices to heaven and proclaiming himself king, as well as the establishment of ancestral temples and shrines, are just troublesome matters.

In terms of arrangement and layout, it is just a matter of spending some energy and thought for Li Ji.

However, when someone proposed that Lu Bu's capital Luoyang was already a pseudo-dynasty, it was appropriate to set up a new capital and reset the court to clarify the orthodoxy.

This point undoubtedly expressed the aspirations of many people.

Since Lu Bu assassinated the emperor in the street, not to mention whether Lu Bu's status as the general of the emperor's relatives is recognized, even the court in Luoyang is no longer recognized.

Under this situation, many people believe that even if Liu Bei becomes king, he must not remotely respect the Luoyang court controlled by Lu Bu, otherwise it will undoubtedly become a joke.

Establishing a new capital and resetting the court is undoubtedly the best choice.

This proposal undoubtedly sparked a great debate, with both opposing and supporting voices being quite loud.

The reasons put forward by the opposing voices are also quite sufficient, that is, setting up a new capital is suspected of splitting the Great Han, and it is right to lead troops back to Luoyang as soon as possible to recapture the capital.

And setting up a new capital must cost countless money and food, how should we choose after recovering the old capital?

They quarreled for three or four days, and even the people were arguing about it, and no one could convince the other.

Many people even ran to Liu Bei repeatedly to lobby, making Liu Bei feel a headache, and he was also unable to make a decision in his heart.

For this reason, Liu Bei also secretly consulted with Mi Zhu, Gu Yong, Xu Shu, etc., and they also tended to disagree.

Liu Bei wanted to ask Li Ji for advice, but Li Ji had been working non-stop for several days to arrange various important matters, and often left the official office late at night.

This made Liu Bei unable to make a decision in the face of the lobbying remarks from all parties, and he asked Xiahou Bo from time to time about Li Ji's time to leave work that day.

"Has Zikun left work today?"

"Still in the official office."

"What about today?"

"Still in the official office."

"Has Zikun returned to the mansion?"

......

For several days in a row, until Liu Bei was about to be unable to withstand the pressure from everyone's repeated lobbying, he learned that Li Ji had left work on time and returned to the mansion today.

Immediately, Liu Bei, who was already having dinner, suddenly got up and wanted to walk out of the mansion.

However, after taking a few steps, Liu Bei suddenly remembered something, pointed to the venison that had just been brought up, and said.

"This venison is extremely delicious, quickly pack it in a food box, and just take it to Zikun to nourish his body..."

After a pause, Liu Bei continued. "By the way, where is A Dou?"

Immediately, the steward in the mansion replied.

"The young master is having dinner with the madam in the backyard."

Liu Bei frowned slightly when he heard this.

"Zikun has been busy these past few days, how long has it been since he went to greet his adoptive father, and he doesn't even know how to care about him, but he is eating heartily and gaining weight, let him stop eating and go to greet Zikun by the way."

"Yes."

The steward did not dare to say more, and quickly sent someone to the backyard to invite A Dou out.

After A Dou was urged to come to Liu Bei with a dazed expression, Liu Bei carried the food box in one hand and almost dragged A Dou towards Li Ji's mansion with the other.

And because the mansions of the two families were adjacent to each other, Liu Bei didn't even take a carriage, and directly pulled A Dou and hurried to Li Ji's mansion.

When the gatekeeper of the Marquis of Guoshi Mansion saw the arrival of the frequent visitor Liu Bei, but before the gatekeeper could open the main gate to welcome him according to etiquette, Liu Bei went into the side door like he was going home and walked in.

When Li Ji, who had just returned to the mansion not long ago, heard the news and came over, Liu Bei had already uncovered the still warm food box in the hall and started making tea for Li Ji.

"Greetings, Lord..."

"There are no outsiders here, so let's skip those unnecessary formalities, this venison is still warm, Zikun, please try it quickly."