Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

At this moment, Li Ji's expression was quite moved, and the raised Han sword unconsciously lowered three points.

Upon seeing this, the other generals knelt down on one knee and pleaded for Sun Ce.

"General, please spare Bofu."

Li Ji's expression kept changing, and he seemed to be struggling.

"You... you..."

Li Ji sighed, then raised his head and shouted.

"If a teacher doesn't teach strictly, he is also lazy. Bofu made such a big mistake, so how can I, Li Zikun, do nothing wrong? If Bofu is to be punished, I, Li Zikun, should be the first to be punished."

When these words reached Sun Ce, who was already kneeling on the ground again, tears welled up on his face.

However, as Li Ji raised the sword and seemed to be heading for his neck, the generals present screamed in fear.

"Zikun, stop it!"

"Commander-in-chief, no!"

"teacher!!!"

However, Li Ji took two steps back in advance, dodging the palms that were stretched out by everyone, including Zhang Fei, who was closest to him, and shouted, "Stay back, don't get close!"

The generals looked at the sword that Li Ji had placed across his shoulder and suddenly dared not move.

Only Sun Ce was so frightened that his face turned pale. He rolled and crawled forward, crying, "Teacher, no! Please chop off my head. Teacher, don't hurt yourself at all."

"Don't say any more. My disciple has committed such a serious mistake. As a teacher, don't I have no responsibility? I, Li Zikun, should commit suicide to apologize to the world..."

Li Jina's voice, filled with shame, spread in all directions.

For a moment, not only the generals were panicking, but even many soldiers who were originally on the periphery and still didn't understand the situation were frightened and turned pale.

"Captain, you can't do that!!"

Suddenly, without anyone's command, countless soldiers knelt down and shouted in unison.

Perhaps, Li Ji had never deliberately done anything like sucking pus out of his soldiers to win over the hearts of the troops, but the prestige brought by Li Ji's undefeated record and the actual improvement in the treatment of many soldiers were enough to win the love of countless soldiers.

Therefore, when it seemed that Li Ji was about to commit suicide to apologize for the mistakes made by his disciple, many soldiers who witnessed this scene became anxious and shouted to dissuade him.

In this tense and chaotic environment, Zhou Yu quickly stood up and shouted.

"The commander-in-chief must not commit suicide and ignore countless soldiers, ignore his lord, and ignore the Han Dynasty!"

"Have you forgotten the oath you made to help your lord revive the Han Dynasty? How can you disregard your life because of one person's mistake? This is simply a small courtesy and a disregard for the greater good. Please think twice!"

It has to be said that among all the people present, Zhou Yu, who is also a smart man, knows best what to do at the moment, and this also provides Li Ji with the most appropriate board.

Li Ji showed hesitation and thought deeply for a while, then slowly spoke in the face of countless nervous gazes.

"Gongjin is right. I must not abandon my body because of a momentary impulse, but I can't use this as an excuse to avoid it."

The next moment, Li Ji turned the Han sword in his hand, cut off a piece of hair, and said.

"In this case, I will follow the example of my lord who shaved his head in place of his head. I will temporarily use this hair as a substitute for punishment and hang it on my front teeth as a warning to all the soldiers."

"Yes!"

Xu Chu stepped forward and carefully took the hair.

Perhaps, losing a piece of hair is insignificant in terms of human physiology, but in this era that upholds the concept of "our hair and body are given by our parents", this piece of hair is undoubtedly enough to represent Li Ji.

Immediately, Li Ji's eyes fell on Sun Ce, who was in tears, and he shouted, "As for Sun Bofu's matter, maybe he was just following the principle of filial piety, and there were reasons for it, but it is impossible to just let it go after committing such a big mistake!"

"Come here, take Sun Bofu away and lash him with twenty lashes, then send him back to Wujun to be dealt with by the Lord."

Immediately, two tiger guards came forward and prepared to take Sun Ce away to be whipped.

Sun Ce first kowtowed three times to Li Ji solemnly and said loudly.

"Ce does not regret killing the thief Liu Biao for revenge for his father, but he is ashamed of causing harm to his teacher."

Soon, Sun Ce was taken away by the Tiger Guards, stripped of his armor, and whipped twenty times in public.

Every time the whip was hit, it made a loud cracking sound and blood splattered.

But even so, Sun Ce did not say a word. After enduring twenty lashes, he was carried back to the tent to recuperate.

During the entire process, the other generals did not dare to plead for Sun Ce.

After all, when Zhang Fei heard that Sun Ce chopped off the head of Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, he was amazed at his bravery.

More importantly, Liu Bei and Liu Biao were both relatives of the Han royal family. If Li Ji made even the slightest mistake on the surface, it would be possible that he would be in great trouble.

Li Ji supervised the execution of the flogging with a cold face, then turned around and returned to the big tent without saying a word.

For Li Ji, he was also reluctant to punish Sun Ce in this way, but he had no choice but to do so.

Due to the years of teacher-student friendship, Li Ji gave Sun Ce a chance to take revenge himself, but this was not without hidden dangers.

Even Liu Biao's head was chopped off. If Li Ji did not show enough support, when he took control of Jingzhou one day, it would inevitably cause panic among Liu Biao's countless old subordinates.

Therefore, no matter what, Sun Ce's murder of Liu Biao must be regarded as a personal vendetta, and then both Liu Bei and Li Ji need to show an impartial attitude and severely punish Sun Ce.

After Li Ji performed this drama in front of countless soldiers, at least he had done all that was necessary. All that was left was to send Sun Ce back to Wujun and put him in cold storage for a while.

Once we successfully take control of Jingzhou and eliminate the influence in the future, even if Sun Ce appears again, no one will deliberately bring up a dead person who no one cares about.

Li Ji pondered for a while, and after asking someone to invite Wei Yan to the big tent, he took a pen and wrote a letter himself, ready to send it to Liu Bei to plead for Sun Ce.

After Wei Yan entered the big tent with some trepidation, he looked at Li Ji who was writing something at the desk. He did not dare to disturb him and stood carefully.

After a while, Li Ji put the letter into the envelope, then looked up at Wei Yan who had been waiting for a long time.

Upon seeing this, Wei Yan hurriedly saluted.

"Wei Yan of Yiyang pays homage to the Marquis of Guoshi."

Li Ji nodded and smiled. "I have heard of General Wei's name. Sorry for the hassle of waiting."

"Could it be that General Bofu mentioned it?"

After Wei Yan asked this question, he could not help but carefully ask again, "I wonder what punishment will General Bofu receive after he is sent back to Wujun?"

"The punishment will be decided by the lord."

Li Ji perfunctorily said, "As for how I know your name, it's not what Bofu said, but I know that you once led troops to attack Wu County and defeated the Yizhou army."

However, before Wei Yan could show his joy and say something modest.

Li Ji changed his tone and said.

"But Liu Jingzhou's body is still warm, and you are so impatient to change your allegiance. This is really suspicious." (End of this chapter)