Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"My Lord, do you have any other instructions?"

Wei Yan was delighted, but he still turned around and asked with a deliberately arrogant look.

Even though Wei Yan wanted to join Liu Bei's camp, he didn't want to be looked down upon by others.

What Wei Yan wanted was to be valued and reused.

However, this time, the look in Li Ji's eyes when he looked at Wei Yan was full of undisguised admiration.

If you look into it carefully, you will find that Li Ji is not a blindly loyal person.

Being loyal to Liu Bei was Li Ji's response to Liu Bei's appreciation and trust.

Therefore, Li Ji really did not think that there was anything wrong with Wei Yan's idea, which seemed to be contrary to loyalty and righteousness in this era.

Since the leader is not wise, it is only human nature to abandon him and serve others.

"Why don't you sit down and talk in detail?"

Li Ji stood up and invited him, which made Wei Yan feel flattered.

Wei Yan's background was not good, and his reckless remarks just now were thought to displease the state minister, who might even become furious and expel him.

What Wei Yan did not expect was that he was treated with courtesy by Li Ji. How could Wei Yan not be happy but also quite nervous?

After inviting Wei Yan to sit in front of him, Li Ji brewed tea himself and pushed a cup of tea in front of Wei Yan.

Wei Yan took it carefully, tasted it, and found it quite bitter, not as refreshing as drinking wine, but he still showed a respectful look on his face.

"Good tea. This tea is refreshing and sweet."

This made Li Ji laugh in silence, but he did not expose Wei Yan's thoughts and said something.

"Ji has established a rule prohibiting alcohol in the camp, so we can't break the rule, or else Wenchang will be asked to drink."

"The tea is also excellent." Wei Yan replied.

"So, Wenchang has drunk Wujun tea before?" Li Ji asked.

Wei Yan shook his head and replied, "I have heard of it, but a small city gate officer has no chance to drink it."

"You are both honest and dishonest." Li Ji said with a smile.

Wei Yan's already rosy face brightened slightly, and then he answered with his eyebrows lowered.

"Living in troubled times and coming from a humble background, it is natural for people like me to think about how to climb up."

Li Ji looked deeply at Wei Yan, who seemed to be somewhat touched, and said slowly.

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. You just want to improve too much. This is not a fault, but a motivation."

Wei Yan's eyes lit up subconsciously, and he looked up at Li Ji in front of him, and suddenly felt like he had met a close friend.

Compared with the "loyalty and righteousness" advocated by this era, Wei Yan was aware that he seemed a bit utilitarian, and he felt deeply ashamed of it in his heart.

But Li Ji's words seemed to have opened a door for Wei Yan again.

I'm not being utilitarian, I just want to make progress...

"Your Majesty is right. I really want to make progress, and I hope you can give me a chance to serve under Uncle Liu and contribute a little to supporting the Han Dynasty."

When saying this, Wei Yan looked quite relaxed.

This is a relaxed state where you don't need to hide anything when facing your confidant.

In response, Li Ji smiled, and then he began to examine Wei Yan, and even let Wei Yan compete with Xu Chu.

In general, Wei Yan was not outstanding in martial arts, but was good at commanding troops. He liked to take risks and was a typical bold and careful person.

Li Ji also directly appointed Wei Yan as a colonel in his capacity as a commander-in-chief, and temporarily kept him under the command of Chaisang.

Wei Yan naturally had no dissatisfaction with this, but was extremely grateful to Li Ji.

After some contact with Wei Yan, Li Ji admired Wei Yan more and more. Although he was utilitarian, he also had his own bottom line. Whether it was from Wei Yan's failure to intercept Sun Ce or Wei Yan's failure to capture Liu Biao and offer him to Liu Yan in exchange for wealth and glory, it can be seen that Wei Yan also had his own bottom line.

In Li Ji's opinion, Wei Yan's rebellious nature was not wrong. Wei Yan would indeed abandon his master, but he was not the kind of person who betrayed his master for fame, nor was he the kind of person who killed his master like Lu Bu.

Besides, Wei Yan's abilities were quite good, so Li Ji had no reason to abandon him.

If Wei Yan performs well or makes some achievements in the future, it would not be impossible for Li Ji to personally recommend him to Liu Bei.

After making arrangements for Wei Yan, seeing that it was getting dark outside, Li Ji got up and walked towards the tent where Sun Ce lived to visit him.

When Li Ji arrived, in addition to Sun Ce lying on the couch, Zhou Yu was also in the tent.

"teacher."

Seeing Li Ji appear, Sun Ce struggled to get up and salute.

Seeing this, Li Ji hurriedly wanted to step forward to stop it.

However, whether it was Li Ji or Zhou Yu, their strength was naturally far from comparable to Sun Ce, and they could not stop Sun Ce at all.

Seeing this, Li Ji said helplessly.

"Bofu still has the energy to stand up and salute, so I feel relieved."

"Just twenty lashes is nothing. Besides, I know that the teacher had to do it out of necessity. The teacher who gave this order helplessly must feel even more uncomfortable." Sun Ce said with his head down.

Upon hearing this, Li Ji could not help but pat Sun Ce on the shoulder and let Sun Ce lie down on the couch again to recuperate.

At first, Sun Ce was somewhat reluctant, thinking it was too rude in front of Li Ji, but at Li Ji's insistence, he lay down again.

Sun Ce moved like this for a while, and the wound on his back that was wrapped with a clean cloth began to bleed again.

Twenty lashes were enough to break Sun Ce's entire back, even if his body was incredibly strong. However, Sun Ce gritted his teeth and persisted without saying a word. This made Li Ji feel that Sun Ce had really grown up in an instant.

"Gongjin, can you let me talk with Bofu alone for a while?" Li Ji said to Zhou Yu, who was standing beside him with a look of headache on his face.

Zhou Yu had a look of dismay on his face, but he also knew that he couldn't refuse this matter, so he had to bow and leave.

After Zhou Yu retreated, Li Ji sat next to Sun Ce and spoke.

"Cer, I believe Gongjin has guessed a lot of things with his intelligence, and has told you a lot of things."

"Teacher, I know. This time I was able to avenge my father's death because of your tacit consent. I am only grateful to you and have no other thoughts." Sun Ce, who was lying on his stomach, replied.

"Ah."

Li Ji nodded, then said with some shame.

"Twenty lashes. This is to silence the gossips of the world and also to give you a reasonable excuse so that you can rest in peace after returning to Wu County."

Feeling Li Ji's deep love and care, Sun Ce, who was lying on his stomach, dared not look up, for fear that the teacher would see him crying again, and answered vaguely.

"is teacher."

Immediately, Li Ji was silent for a long time. After accompanying Sun Ce for a while, he was ready to get up and leave.

For Li Ji and Yangzhou, the war in Jingzhou had just begun, and there were countless things that Li Ji needed to plan for all the time.

However, just as Li Ji turned to leave, Sun Ce suddenly remembered something and spoke in a low and urgent voice.

"Teacher, wait..."

"What's wrong?" Li Ji turned around and looked at Sun Ce with some confusion.

Sun Ce stood up, looked around, then reached out for the clothes placed beside him, took out something and handed it to Li Ji.

Suddenly, Li Ji's eyes narrowed.

Gold inlaid with jade...

The Imperial Seal!! (End of this chapter)