Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

While Li Xiang smiled sheepishly, he couldn't help but curse his inhuman father in his heart, who even kept it from his own son.

Li Xi was still young and didn't understand, but he himself wasn't a three-year-old child. He was already over ten years old, yet he hadn't heard a peep about it.

Immediately, Li Xiang couldn't help but curse himself for being stupid. During this period, his mother had been eating and drinking well every day, without the slightest worry.

He had thought that his mother, who usually never cared about political affairs outside the mansion, was unaware of the seriousness of the matter. It seemed that she had known the truth long ago.

At this thought, Li Xiang felt resentful and wronged, but his mind raced, and he replied with a somewhat stiff smile.

"Xiang'er took it upon himself to have the Heir Apparent contact General Biaoqi and General Juqi to speak out and eliminate the treacherous villains. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

"No crime, no crime."

Liu Bei replied with a smile, not doubting the words of the ten-year-old Li Xiang, and said gently.

"Didn't we say it privately several times? Xiang'er, just call me Uncle. There's no need to be so formal."

Li Xiang, whose head was still buzzing, readily agreed.

"Yes, Uncle."

After that, Liu Bei stayed for a while, explaining that the previous conflicts with Li Ji were all part of a different plan, so Li Xiang didn't need to worry. Then, he arranged for someone to send A Dou back to the Han Prince's mansion, so as not to attract attention by staying in the Prime Minister's mansion for too long. Then, he himself left through the side door.

After sending Liu Bei and A Dou away, Li Ji, who seemed calm and collected, reached out and patted Li Xiang's shoulder, saying.

"I imagine you're sweating so much that your inner shirt is soaked? Xiang'er, go back and take a bath and change your clothes first."

Li Xiang opened his mouth, wanting to ask Li Ji many things, but when the words came to his lips, he realized that it seemed unnecessary.

"Yes, Father."

Li Xiang cupped his hands in salute and prepared to leave, then go back and have a good sleep before thinking about anything else.

"Xiang'er…"

Suddenly, Li Ji's voice made Li Xiang, who had just taken a few steps, stop.

"This matter will be settled tomorrow, and then I will lead the troops on an expedition. Once I leave, unless the thirteen states of the Great Han are unified, I will never return to Shouchun."

Li Xiang's expression changed, not only feeling sad for Li Ji's upcoming departure on another expedition, but also noticing a change in attitude.

It was an attitude that implicitly treated Li Xiang as an adult.

"I wish Father a safe and triumphant return soon."

"Mm."

Li Ji understood Li Xiang's meaning, that safety was paramount, but the two of them were vaguely awkward in some ways and unwilling to speak directly.

"From now on, I will entrust the affairs of the family to you. Also, it's time for you to go to the Rendeshuyuan with A Dou to study. Learn more about governing the country and how to be a person."

"Yes."

"In addition, there is one more thing. Soon, the Women's Training Academy will also be established, and Xi'er will also go there to study. Keep an eye on Xi'er."

Li Ji slowly uttered this matter, which made Li Xiang somewhat confused, but he nodded in agreement, indicating that he understood.

Cai Yong once wrote a book called "Nü Xun" (Instructions for Women), which was used to teach women. The content was naturally not like the teachings of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, which taught the three obediences and four virtues.

The content taught in Cai Yong's "Nü Xun" was actually to make women straighten their clothes and pay attention to their appearance. At the same time, their character and morality should also be cultivated and corrected like their clothes, so as to follow the right path.

Li Ji also used this as a reason to propose the establishment of an academy named after Nü Xun to set the tone, so as to prevent the Great Han from being led into the deep pit of "a woman's lack of talent is a virtue" by some people with ulterior motives in the future.

In the Qin and Han dynasties, the status of women was originally very high.

Not only did the Qin law state that "If a husband is a parasite, killing him is not a crime," but Ba Widow Qing was a wealthy merchant who even received preferential treatment from the First Emperor.

In the Han Dynasty, Empress Lü opened up the precedent of women holding power alone. Moreover, Zhuo Wenjun's free pursuit of marriage was not criticized by the world, and talented women with extraordinary talent emerged one after another.

Therefore, Li Ji took the initiative to push this matter, and the resistance was naturally there, but it was minimal.

Especially Cai Yong, who wrote "Nü Xun", was quite supportive of this matter and easily set the tone.

However, after talking so much, Li Ji suddenly realized that it was too early to say some things to Li Xiang, so he simply waved his hand, signaling Li Xiang to leave.

Li Xiang looked at Li Ji with his hands behind his back, bowed, and then turned to leave.

Li Ji also stayed in the mansion to enjoy the last peaceful moment. In the evening, he ordered the Prime Minister's mansion to be sealed off and no one was allowed to enter or leave. Then, he simply appeared in the mansion openly and had dinner with Zhao Ji and his two children.

However, just a wall away from the Prime Minister's mansion, the situation outside was even more tense.

In the evening, Liu Bei, who had been refusing to see anyone, sent a message to the civil and military officials, ordering them to hold a court meeting tomorrow morning.

This news undoubtedly pushed the tense atmosphere in the city to the limit. Everyone's thoughts were complicated and uncertain, and they were worried and restless, making preparations.

This night was a sleepless night for many people.

Jiang Gan was the same, almost sleepless all night. With bloodshot eyes, he put on his official robe and hurried to the official office early in the morning.

As he got closer to the official office, the more officials and generals he met on the road. Everyone looked worried, and the air seemed to be filled with murderous intent.

When Jiang Gan arrived at the official office, he found that a large number of civil and military officials were already standing in the official office, but the atmosphere was solemn and everyone was silent.

This made Jiang Gan even more nervous, realizing that a storm was coming, but also giving birth to a kind of watching-the-show idea, and even a bit of smugness.

Jiang Gan believed that if he hadn't tried to persuade Li Ji to leave Shouchun, how could there be today's events?

Although it was difficult to hide the guilt and sigh for the Prime Minister in his heart, Jiang Gan couldn't help but feel surging when he thought of the high position and generous salary prepared by King Wei after this matter was over.

When the Great Han was divided again and King Wei unified the world and ascended the throne, he would definitely have a place among the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers.

And just as Jiang Gan was secretly imagining, the time for the court meeting had arrived, and the civil and military officials also stood in their respective positions.

Liu Bei, wearing a crimson gauze black-edged court dress, wearing a purple ribbon, wearing a king's sword, and wearing a crown, walked out.

But before the standing civil and military officials could bow and salute, Li Ji, who appeared behind Liu Bei, greatly surprised the civil and military officials. Many voices almost blurted out "Prime Minister."

Jiang Gan, who was in the back of the civil and military officials, was even more confused, subconsciously thinking that he was seeing things.

Liu Bei, who walked to the throne, did not sit down, but instead led Li Ji to the front of the civil and military officials. After looking around, he suddenly drew his sword and said.

"I have summoned you all here today for only one thing, and that is…"

"Launch a northern expedition immediately!!"

This sound, like a thunderbolt, exploded in the heads of the civil and military officials, and then a burst of blood surged up as if out of control.

(End of this chapter)