Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chen Xi was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, and countless schemes surged in his mind, yet his expression remained unchanged as he quietly watched Xun Yu, waiting for his next words.

"I want to know how much this Chang’an incident is related to him?" Xun Yu took a deep breath and told Chen Xi.

To be honest, it was indeed an accident that Xun Yu’s men saw Guo Si; frankly, at this point, few still recognize him. Xun Yu possessed an intelligence system established by Zhong Yao, and by coincidence, someone within knew Guo Si.

If Guo Si had returned at any other time, Xun Yu would likely have feigned ignorance, but now, at this critical moment, Xun Yu could not help but dwell on it.

Chen Xi crossed his hands to support his head, the constant movements of his thumb easily revealing his mood. Guo Si’s appearance made Chen Xi uncertain if this matter was unrelated to Li Youu, because it seemed too coincidental.

"It has nothing to do with it." After a long while, Chen Xi slowly spoke, "Because we are not the beneficiaries, even if he did take action, he wouldn’t have done it to this extent."

Xun Yu glanced at Chen Xi up and down, then silently nodded. As for whether he believed it or not, Chen Xi had no solution, as Guo Si’s appearance always cast a shadow.

After briefing Chen Xi about the Guo Si matter, Xun Yu turned and left, but shared a piece of good news with Chen Xi; the fact that Guo Si was near Chang’an was known only to Xun Yu and hasn’t been disclosed to others. The person who recognized Guo Si has been promoted by Xun Yu to a lucrative position in Nanyang.

After Xun Yu left, Chen Xi couldn’t continue his work; Guo Si’s presence near Chang’an aroused doubts even in him. Of course, Chen Xi had the advantage that even if it was Li Youu’s doing, it can’t be revealed now.

[Damn it, disrupted by Xun Wenruo, now won’t be at ease without meeting Guo Si, this is a trap.] After Xun Yu left, Chen Xi felt restless for a while and decisively tossed aside the official appointments he was handling, then went to find Guo Si.

Although Xun Yu didn’t specify Guo Si’s location, it was actually quite easy for Chen Xi to find him, as he had Hua Xiong. Assigning this task to him seemed a relatively good idea, assuming Hua Xiong didn’t find Guo Si.

One day, Li Jue and Fan Chou sent Guo Si to Liangzhou to recruit troops; though grumbling, Guo Si wouldn’t act recklessly in such life-critical matters, so headed east through the Thirty-Six States of the Western Regions and the desert, returning to Liangzhou.

After dispatching old soldiers to recruit troops, Guo Si secretly slipped to Chang’an, planning to proceed to Mount Tai to ask his think tank when they could come into the limelight, but before leaving Liangzhou, Guo Si encountered the vanguard units of the Xun Family, Chen Family, and Sima Family.

Initially, they’d pass by each other without interaction, but someone from the Sima Family recognized Guo Si, and he knew the brothers of the Sima Family.

After all, the Sima Family had shallow connections with Dong Zhuo’s faction. Dong Zhuo knew Sima Fang, liked Sima Lang, and naturally, there was some exchange among subordinates. Although circumstances once forbade close relations, prominent figures were acquainted.

Thus, words became inevitable when passing by, especially as Chen Xi had already briefed them, since Li Jue and others were significant figures on that side; so upon seeing Guo Si, they introduced themselves in advance.

This confirmed for Guo Si that their think tank hadn’t forgotten them, merely could foresee further, causing slower actions. Slow wasn’t a concern.

The Great Qin’s claimed one-year ceasefire had elapsed, but hands weren’t free yet, as they heard Great Qin Emperor Severus was fiercely battling Britannia’s barbarians.

Allegedly, a legion was thrown in from the start, now four legions have been deployed, claiming to eradicate all future threats.

Guo Si lacked political insight but had a beast-like intuition for warfare. Although these rumors seemed speculative, Guo Si and others guessed Severus would win; the claim of four legions was truly to eliminate future threats.

Meanwhile, Vologases V had already sent word, mustering and preparing for battle. The war originally planned for 196 AD, after receiving a year of rest, seemed unavoidable.

Contrary to history’s desperate Vologases V, this over year-long buffer allowed him to establish foundations first, instead of enhancing his reputation through war, then prepare to strike Mesopotamia.

Due to the time buffer Li Jue and Guo Si secured, and Severus’ current grip on the Roman Empire, Vologases V needn’t rush, truly time to demonstrate capabilities, gather national essence.

This resulted in the historically unready Vologases V’s rapid growth, originally lacking protection after seizing Mesopotamia, allowing Severus to push straight to the Parthian Capital City, the Emperor System’s advantage fully manifested.

Soon after Guo Si left, Vologases V sent a handwritten thank letter to Li Jue, noting copious gifts to arrive later, and inviting Li Jue to join forces in an assault on Mesopotamia seven months later.