Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Obviously, this was not the concern that Sima Yi wanted, but it also blocked the second half of Sima Yi's words about escaping due to illness.

No matter how much Sima Yi pretended to be sick, he was actually sick.

With Zhang Zhongjing's talented disciples accompanying the army, Sima Yi could be treated properly. There was no possibility of arranging Sima Yi to return to the rear alone to recuperate.

What’s more important is that Sima Yi’s pulse was taken, and there was no way to hide whether he was ill or not.

"Thank you for your concern, but I'm sorry to bother you with such a minor discomfort." Sima Yi refused gratefully.

"Really not necessary?" Li Ji asked again.

"Marching and fighting is no joke. I dare not distract the teacher because of such a trivial matter." Sima Yi bowed.

"That's fine. But Yi'er is still young, and it's been very hard for her to follow the army all the way. If you feel uncomfortable, please don't hide it."

Li Ji, who understood everything, did not insist. After saying this, he let Sima Yi leave first.

Watching Sima Yi riding away on the pony, Li Ji's eyes showed a thoughtful look.

In terms of compatibility, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu are undoubtedly the best.

Secondly, talents like Pang Tong, who longed to be valued and recognized, gradually turned to Liu Bei.

Sima Yi was an exception.

Similar to Jia Xu, Sima Yi was also good at protecting himself and had a very low moral standard.

But not being able to trust everything is the characteristic of this kind of people.

During his lifetime, Li Ji would certainly fulfill his long-cherished wish of unifying the world with Liu Bei, but he would eventually have to hand over the Han Dynasty to the next generation.

The Han Dynasty is very big, and there is no absolute greatness and justice in the world. Some dirty things must be done by some capable people.

Sima Yi was undoubtedly the right candidate.

The enemy's enemy is my hero.

If Sima Yi had done things that were considered dirty by foreign races, he might not still be a hero of the Han Dynasty.

However, in Li Ji's opinion, Sima Yi still needs to be carefully sculpted and polished before he can be of great use.

There may be no moral bottom line, but ideals and beliefs must be engraved in Sima Yi's bones.

What is Han?
What are the Han people?

As long as Sima Yi always keeps his heart towards the Han Dynasty and maintains the principles of a Han Dynasty, then in the future, if we close the door and release Sima Yi, we won't have to worry about the tiger in the tomb biting our own people.

Just as Li Ji was thinking about Sima Yi's training arrangements, Wei Yan and Pang Tong came over with happy faces.

Leading troops alone is the pursuit of almost every general, which represents the recognition of his ability and the high trust from the lord.

How could Wei Yan, who was devoted to pursuing progress, and Pang Tong, who was devoted to gaining recognition, not be excited?
After Wei Yan and Pang Tong exchanged greetings, Liu Bei, in a tone that was both dignified and trusting, told them to lead a detachment of troops to Tan County.

"Are you confident, Mr. Wen?" Liu Bei asked.

"Yan, I am willing to sign a military order. If you do not take Tan County, you will be beheaded and come to see me."

Wei Yan, with an excited look on his face, did not want to miss this great opportunity to make progress, and responded loudly.

This remark not only frightened Liu Bei and Li Ji, but also instantly squeezed Pang Tong's ugly face into a ball.

Tan County is not so easy to get.

Not to mention that Xun Yu was personally stationed in Tan County, and there were also many defenders in Tan County. Going deep into the enemy's rear to attack Tan County would inevitably attract the surrounding Cao army to rush to the rescue.

Liu Bei was not a demanding lord, and he knew that it was extremely risky to march alone into the depths of the enemy's territory. It was an unknown whether 10,000 troops could capture Tan County. Compared with Tan County, Liu Bei valued Wei Yan and Pang Tong, two promising talents.

Therefore, Liu Bei spoke in a gentle voice.

"The military order is unnecessary. It would be best if Wen Chang could capture Tan County. Even if he fails, it would be a great achievement if he could temporarily cut off Cao's army's food supply and force some of Cao's army to return to Tan County for support."

"If it is impossible, Wenchang should put his own safety first and don't force it."

"Otherwise, losing a general like Wenchang would be like losing an arm for Bei."

When it comes to winning people's hearts, Liu Bei is far better than Liu Biao. With just a few words, he won Wei Yan's heart and made Wei Yan want to fight to the death for Liu Bei on the spot.

Wei Yan, who was originally riding a horse and listening to orders at the same time, could not help but dismount, kneel on the ground and shout.

"Yan, I am willing to die for my lord."

Liu Bei also quickly dismounted and helped Wei Yan up personally, and then naturally brushed the dust off Wei Yan and said.

"Then I will wait for the day to celebrate Wen Chang's success."

"Yes, my lord." Wei Yan answered loudly with a burning gaze.

Immediately, Liu Bei asked Li Ji.

"Zikun, do you have anything to tell me?"

"A few words indeed."

Li Ji responded, dismounted, and walked to the side of the army's marching route with Wei Yan and Pang Tong, then spoke.

"Master Wen, do you know why I recommended you to lead the troops to Tan County?"

Wei Yan was slightly startled, then quickly bowed and thanked him. "I will never forget the governor's recommendation. From now on, if the governor needs anything, Yan..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Li Ji interrupted Wei Yan's next speech in annoyance.

Wei Yan was a man with very good abilities in all aspects of military affairs, but his political level was just so-so. His mind was full of thoughts about progress and forming cliques.

Not to mention that Li Ji recommended Wei Yan not for the purpose of forming cliques, more importantly, Wei Yan completely failed to see that Li Ji had no need to form cliques at all.

If Li Ji wanted to form cliques, the number one position would probably be Liu Bei himself. In that case, what was the point of forming cliques? What would be the purpose of bringing Wei Yan in?
"I've told you so many times that I'm very happy that you can remember the friendship of recommending me, but as a military commander, I really don't like the fact that you focus your energy on forming cliques and factions."

Li Ji scolded in a low voice, which frightened Wei Yan so much that he nodded in agreement repeatedly.

In Li Ji's view, it was a taboo for civil officials to command military generals to fight wars as in the Song Dynasty, but on the other hand, it was an even bigger taboo for military generals to participate in politics and form cliques.

How did Zhao Kuangyin wear the yellow robe?
Why did Zhu Yuanzhang kill so many Huaixi nobles in his old age?
Therefore, Li Ji has been promoting the separation of civil and military affairs intentionally or unintentionally. Even Guan Yu, who has gone to Jingzhou to take charge, cannot actually interfere in the political affairs of Jingzhou.

Even Li Ji had always intended to return the military power in times of peace, but Liu Bei was powerless. Li Ji had no choice but to continue to hold the title of Grand Commander and become an exception.

However, apart from Li Ji, the division of labor between civil and military officials within Liu Bei's entire group was quite clear. Military generals were not allowed to interfere in government affairs, and civil officials had no chance to get involved in military power.

The advisory group proposed by Li Ji this time is also one of the solutions to maintain this balance.

But being scolded by Li Ji made Wei Yan so frightened that he broke out in a sweat.

This was not the first time that Li Ji had given Wei Yan some advice, but Wei Yan had always subconsciously thought that Li Ji was just being reserved.

Until this moment, Wei Yan was really scared. (End of this chapter)