Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Chop off the big head, not the small one?

Did Li Ji mean to cut off his fingers like Liu Bei?

However, Li Ji expected that with Cao Cao's cunning and realism, he would probably never actually do such a thing.

As Xiahou Bo was ordered to hold Liu Bei's hair and hang it on the city gate, Zhang Fei was also released by Zhao Yun.

The whip marks all over his upper body made Zhang Fei grimace in pain, but he immediately knelt in front of Liu Bei and cried bitterly.

"I was wrong, I'm sorry, big brother. Big brother shouldn't have cut his hair in place of his head…"

"You and I, brothers, swore in the Peach Garden to share life and death. If Yide makes a mistake, how can Bei be without responsibility? I only hope that Yide can change his ways in the future and always abide by the laws and prohibitions promulgated by Zikun," Liu Bei said sincerely.

"I'll quit drinking! I'll quit drinking!!!"

At this moment, Zhang Fei was crying with snot and tears, obviously remorseful for Liu Bei's punishment of cutting his hair in place of his head.

Perhaps, for Zhang Fei, even if his head was cut off, he might not be willing to quit drinking, but if Liu Bei's head was cut off, Zhang Fei would be willing to quit drinking on his knees.

The meaning of "cutting hair in place of head" in the eyes of Zhang Fei and his subordinates was second only to suicide.

"Okay! Bei believes that since Yide has spoken, he will definitely be able to do it."

Liu Bei said with a bit of relief and expectation on his face.

There is nothing wrong with a man liking wine, but Zhang Fei loves to drink excessively, and after being drunk, his temper is extremely fiery, and he often likes to whip soldiers for fun.

Liu Bei has repeatedly reprimanded Zhang Fei for this, and Li Ji has repeatedly told Liu Bei privately that Zhang Fei will inevitably cause trouble if this continues.

It can be said that Zhang Fei and Gan Ning are similar in that they both have brains but don't like to use them, especially when Zhang Fei is drunk, he completely follows his body's instincts.

It's just that no matter how strict Liu Bei's supervision is, it only makes Zhang Fei not dare to drink in the army or during duty, but he still drinks excessively in private, and even likes to whip servants after being drunk.

Immediately, Liu Bei turned to Li Ji and asked, "Zikun, what do you think of Yide's punishment?"

"The death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty is unavoidable."

Li Ji pondered for a moment, then said.

"Remove Yide from his position as督邮 and let Yide go and dig river channels with the displaced people for a while. He can come back when the river channels in Wu County are finished."

"Yide, do you have any objection?"

For Zhang Fei at this moment, watching Liu Bei take the blame for him, his heart was already full of torment.

Li Ji's punishment, on the contrary, made Zhang Fei feel a lot easier, and he cupped his fists and replied.

"I am willing to accept the punishment!"

Li Ji nodded, looking at the whip marks on Zhang Fei's body, his heart was also greatly unbearable.

No matter what, perhaps Li Ji was not harmonious with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at the beginning, but as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei gradually trusted Li Ji, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also took considerable care of Li Ji, especially on the battlefield, they protected each other from time to time.

It's just that Li Ji didn't intend to embarrass Zhang Fei, but because he valued Zhang Fei, he was so furious, and took this as an excuse to give Zhang Fei an unforgettable lesson.

In the original trajectory, how many serious consequences did Zhang Fei's drunkenness lead to?

Not to mention that Zhang Fei once lost Xuzhou due to drunkenness. That was the entire Xuzhou, and it was also a place where Liu Bei had been displaced for more than ten years. He lost it because of this.

More importantly, the ending of Zhang Fei in the original trajectory was that he was beheaded by his subordinates while he was sleeping due to drunkenness, which completely made Liu Bei, who could barely maintain one or two points of sanity, lose his mind. He did not hesitate to use the troops of the entire country to avenge Zhang Fei. Finally, a fire burned eight hundred camps, and the dream of the Peach Garden turned to ashes.

"Yide, you should rest in the mansion for a month first, and then go to work as a laborer after you recover from your injuries," Li Ji said softly.

"Thank you, Mr. Zikun."

Zhang Fei responded in a loud voice, but then said, "However, since I am being punished, I should have the attitude of being punished. How can I rest and then go."

After a pause, Zhang Fei bowed to Li Ji again.

"Mr. Zikun, I have also reflected on this matter in prison for a long time. It is indeed my problem. Everyone is working hard for Wu County. Big brother is running around Xuzhou to borrow food, and Mr. Zikun is often so busy that he stays up all night, and even rushes back to Wuxian late at night without daring to slack off for a moment."

"I do the easiest thing, but I still drink excessively behind my back for a moment of appetite, which is a disgrace to big brother and Mr. Zikun."

After saying that, Zhang Fei bowed to Liu Bei and Li Ji with a look of shame, and then turned and strode towards the outside of the government office.

Obviously, Zhang Fei probably planned to go back to the mansion to change his clothes and go directly to accept his punishment before the whip marks on his body healed.

This also made Liu Bei, who was equally reluctant, subconsciously reach out towards Zhang Fei's back, but in the end, he resisted calling out to Zhang Fei and muttered.

"Perhaps, Yide has really grown up because of this…"

As the punishment for Zhang Fei was decided, this incident can be said to be finalized.

In terms of results, Li Ji was undoubtedly quite satisfied.

Zhang Fei was taught a lesson, Liu Bei showed his benevolence and righteousness, and Li Ji also maintained the strict laws and prohibitions of Wu County.

The handling of Zhang Fei was enough to convince the people of the world, and even make them talk about it with relish.

The only ones who might have some grievances and dissatisfaction were probably the former Magistrate of Qiantang County, but he didn't raise any objections, so naturally there was no need to care.

As Li Ji and Liu Bei returned to the side hall in the government office, before Liu Bei could speak, Li Ji took the lead and bowed to Liu Bei to plead guilty.

"Ji acted recklessly, but made the lord embarrassed. Please punish the lord."

"Zikun, what's wrong? Get up quickly!"

Liu Bei pulled Li Ji up without allowing any explanation and said, "On the contrary, Zikun's actions are impeccable both publicly and privately."

"Publicly, the laws and prohibitions maintained by Zikun are not only Bei's majesty, but also the majesty of the entire government office. If everyone disregards the laws and prohibitions, then what is the difference between them and the current court…"

Speaking of this, Liu Bei suddenly reacted and quickly shut up.

Obviously, Liu Bei also knew that the current court was full of malpractices, with orders changing in the morning and evening, so that its majesty could be said to be declining.

It's just that Liu Bei didn't want to be the kind of person who belittled the court and the Han Dynasty. What he wanted to do was to gradually change those malpractices through his own actions.

After a pause, Liu Bei then continued, "Privately, Yide often drinks excessively and repeatedly refuses to change. As the eldest brother, Bei is also quite worried, and Yide has not committed any major mistakes due to drunkenness before, so it is not good to punish Yide."

"Now that Zikun is so severely punishing Yide, he has actually done a great favor, hoping that Yide can take this as a warning and no longer drink excessively."

Li Ji nodded and said, "That's what I think too. If Yide can stop drinking because of this, he may not have the ability to lead an army alone in the future."

"However, Bei is a little puzzled as to why Zikun still wants Yide to work as a laborer to dig river channels? Now Wu County is in need of manpower from top to bottom. Yide's position as督邮 has a strong deterrent effect on the officials, and it is time to use Yide. Is this… a bit inappropriate?"

Liu Bei asked softly.

Hearing this, Li Ji turned and said, "Lord, do you know what Yide's two biggest problems are?"

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and replied.

"One is excessive drinking, and the other is… recklessness?"

"No!"

Li Ji waved his hand and said.

"Recklessness is not always a bad thing. Sometimes, it is necessary to be reckless to turn the situation around. Moreover, when a reckless person occasionally uses tricks, the enemy may be caught off guard. This is a style, not a problem."

Liu Bei thought for a moment and felt that what Li Ji said made sense.

Especially since Zhang Fei's image is too deceptive. In the past, when Li Ji used tricks, he often used Zhang Fei's seemingly reckless and brainless temperament to repeatedly trick the enemy.

On the contrary, if Guan Yu, who has his own prestige in every move, were to replace Zhang Fei, Guan Yu might not be able to accomplish the same task.

"Then please tell me clearly, Zikun," Liu Bei asked.

"Yunchang treats the soldiers well but is arrogant towards the scholar-officials, while Yide is the opposite, he loves and respects gentlemen but does not care about petty people."

Li Ji said with some emotion.

From this point, it can be clearly seen that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei actually have very different personalities.

Guan Yu's good treatment of soldiers and arrogance towards scholar-officials has won him the hearts of the army, and also made Guan Yu's command ability far ahead in the current Liu Bei group.

Of course, this has also led to a small problem, that is, Guan Yu's relationship with his colleagues is quite poor. Sometimes when he stays in the government office and looks at the other colleagues, he looks at them askance.

Within the entire government office, there are only four people that Guan Yu looks at squarely. Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Li Ji are three of them, and Xiahou Bo and Zhao Yun each account for half, totaling four.

As for people like Mi Zhu and Jian Yong, Guan Yu only has one sentence: How is your Excellency compared to Mr. Zikun? How dare you ask Guan to look at you squarely?

It can be said that Guan Yu has made it clear what it means to offend people.

Therefore, in order to maintain internal harmony, Li Ji simply suggested to Liu Bei to station Guan Yu in the Fuchun Mountain area to train troops.

As for Zhang Fei, it is the opposite.

Zhang Fei seems rough and reckless, but in fact, because he is usually generous and righteous, and does not care about trivial matters, his relationship with his colleagues is quite good.

He can mingle with everyone, and he can also fight with everyone.

It's just that Zhang Fei is a typical character who loves and respects gentlemen but does not care about petty people!

The petty people here do not mean despicable people, but people whose status is far lower than Zhang Fei's.

Aside from the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun, who were like brothers to him, having shared life and death, Zhang Fei would frequently beat and curse the clerks, soldiers, and servants under his command.

Liu Bei pondered Li Ji's summary and realized that it perfectly captured the characters of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. (End of Chapter)