magic high school

Chapter 71: Congratulations to Situ on becoming emperor!

At worst, I'll just be even more ruthless and adopt all the civil and military officials in the court as my godfathers. Then I'll use my halberd to kill all of them and say, "The Jin Dynasty seems to have become a bit urbanized."

Hearing this, the expressions of the group became even more unnatural. Xiao Ye even looked at Li Ge with pity, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You've worked hard, having to be a son to so many people. After this exam, I won't bother you anymore."

Li Ge: "..."

While the group was discussing their plan, the convoy escorting Deng Ai continued its slow advance. Several soldiers laughed and drank wine, saying, "You all deserve credit for the conquest of Shu! When the world is unified, you will all be rewarded!"

"good!"

"Hahaha, with just this one battle, the world is settled. And that brat Jiang Wei, the great general of Shu, betrayed his lord three times and surrendered to Wei again, following the lead of Minister Zhong Hui. I think he is no different from that three-surname traitor Lü Bu!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

A burst of cheerful laughter erupted from the crowd. They were now returning home in triumph, and everyone was extremely relaxed. The joy of their great victory and the rewards for their military achievements were right before their eyes.

"No, that Jiang Wei is not even as good as Lu Bu. At least he can't fight as well as Lu Bu."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Laughter erupted again from the soldiers, mocking Jiang Wei's cowardly behavior and his betrayal of his master three times. Although he was now a favorite of Situ Zhonghui and enjoyed Zhonghui's trust, no one respected him.

However, at this moment, these people's voices reached Li Ge's ears.

Wait, Jiang Wei isn't dead yet?

Li Ge suddenly felt like he had found a new path to success. He was really unclear about the history of this period. Who died first, Deng Ai or Jiang Wei?

Li Ge didn't know; they must have died around the same time, at most a few days apart.

Could it be that……

Could it be that...?

Jiang Wei is still alive and is plotting to have Zhong Hui rebel and establish a separatist regime in Shu, declaring himself emperor.

Then they'll say, "Congratulations, Minister Zhong, you're ready to become emperor!"

"Wait, it seems there's still hope!" Li Ge said immediately.

Yilian and Xiaoye, who had been wearing masks of pain, immediately perked up and exclaimed, "Huh?"

"Jiang Wei isn't dead yet, there's still hope, although the possibility is extremely slim. But we can still take a gamble. If we lose, I'll just become Sima Zhao's godfather," Li Ge complained.

But even if Jiang Wei hadn't died, there was basically no way to save him, because Liu Shan was already singing "Conquer" in Luoyang at that time.

Even if Jiang Wei succeeds, given Boyue's personality, his first priority would be to find a way to rescue Liu Shan.

At this point in time, it's estimated that they had already managed to deliver that secret letter to Liu Shan.

But I'll still send it!

Perhaps we should consider Liu Xie. Hopefully, Liu Xie and his wife Cao Jie are still alive.

What? Liu Xie has been dead for decades?

Li Ge racked his brains, but the best solution at the moment was still to focus on Boyue.

Although Boyue's plan was actually quite absurd, it was this very plan that harmed three wise men and indirectly caused the death of Sima Zhao.

This scheme was less about restoring the kingdom and more about revenge against the Sima family. If it weren't for Jiang Wei's counterattack, the Sima family would probably have been able to secure their rule.

But there's no other way. This is the most likely opportunity right now. Otherwise, we can only become Sima Zhao's godfather, change our surname to Sima, find a way to kill Sima Yan, and finally usurp the throne.

"I have an idea," Li Ge said immediately. "Although Shu Han has fallen, it still has a last chance to fight back. We can use this opportunity to think of a way. At least if Jiang Boyue were still alive, we wouldn't be fighting alone..."

"What exactly should we do?" Xiaoye asked.

"I don't know if Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui have rebelled yet, but there should still be time. We should find a way to go to Chengdu, and then I'll find an opportunity to become Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui's godfathers respectively! That way, we can gain their trust."

"Then find an opportunity to kill Zhong Hui. Yi Lian, you disguise yourself as Zhong Hui. Even though we can't use our treasures, the special effects are still there! Give the soldiers some special effects, pretend it's the will of heaven, and then figure out a way..."

This was the rough plan that Li Ge came up with on the spot.

Actually, he wanted to create some special effects, similar to Liu Xiuer's meteor summoning spell, to give the soldiers something to do, and then fabricate some grand story about Emperor Guangwu being reincarnated, in order to stabilize morale.

Li Ge knew that Sima Zhao died not long after conquering Shu, which was the most chaotic time in the Jin Dynasty. He wanted to find an opportunity to return the old capital at that time.

We should learn Xiuer's meteorite technique and throw a big meteorite. The morale of the Sima family's army will definitely collapse!

As for where the meteorite came from? Valerie, just throw them a pony and they'll have a go!

In fact, with the plan at this point, Li Ge could only take it one step at a time. The difficulty of this exam was simply too great. Li Ge didn't even know how the other teams were going to complete the task. Even he, a time traveler who knew history, was sweating profusely.

Another way is to replicate Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Rebellion, but Li Ge and his group can't do that. I guess the Cult of Order has that capability, probably...

"We'll head in the opposite direction they left, towards Chengdu!" Li Ge said, feeling a strange sense of wonder.

Just a few days ago he was telling some jokes about Chengdu, and now he's going to Chengdu himself, even if it's Chengdu 2000 years ago.

"Do we need to save General Deng Ai?" Valerie pointed to the person in the prison cart in the distance. To be honest, she actually felt quite sorry for this general who was falsely accused of treason. He was clearly the most loyal to the Sima family, but in the end, he died the most tragically.

Li Ge glanced at Deng Ai and sighed.

Even if Deng Ai is saved, Deng Ai will certainly not be loyal to Shu, and the Sima family will not tolerate him and will want to kill him as soon as possible. His only fate is death, and the more miserable his death is, the more likely his family and descendants will be to be spared.

"To be honest, rationally speaking, we shouldn't save him. We should get to Chengdu as soon as possible. But emotionally, I want to save him, even though I know there won't be any benefit in saving him..." Li Ge said.

"Let's vote. Raise your fist to indicate you want to save them, or raise your hand to indicate you don't. The minority shall obey the majority."

The group exchanged glances, then stood at four corners, their four fists clasped together.

This is a little game they played before. After counting down, they would extend their fists or palms to vote.

"3..."

"2..."

"1!"

In the next instant, the three fists collided. Only Li Ge used a palm strike, while the other three used fists, all trying to save Deng Ai.

"At the very least, we can't let such a loyal and patriotic general die such a pathetic death, even if it was his loyal monarch who betrayed him," Yi Lian stated her reasoning.

"Indeed, rationally speaking, we shouldn't save them, but I simply can't bear to see countless generals die in battle while opportunistic schemers profit from it," Xiaoye explained her reasoning.

Valerie scratched her head and managed to manage to say, "Me too!"

Li Ge laughed too, his palms turning into fists, four fists clasped together, and then he said, "Forget about everything else! Save people first, we'll worry about the rest later!"