Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

“Zikun…”

Before Li Ji could react, Liu Bei had already sat down in front of the couch again, saying with a face full of pity.

“You have suffered for me.”

Li Ji: “……”

He felt that the atmosphere was strange and something was not quite right.

Immediately, in order to express a certain attitude, Li Ji tentatively smiled and said.

“Since that's the case, then Brother Xuande might as well reward me with a few beauties.”

Hearing this, Liu Bei was stunned, staring at Li Ji with wide eyes, and then looked at Li Ji with a somewhat embarrassed expression, and did not speak for a long time.

After a while, Liu Bei finally squeezed out a sentence and said. “Zikun, wouldn't that be too much of a burden?”

Li Ji, insisting on his position, replied.

“I intend to test myself in this way, the heavier the burden, the better.”

At this moment, Liu Bei, who was usually unperturbed, actually bared his teeth, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Li Ji asked back. “Brother Xuande, don't you like beauties?”

Immediately, Liu Bei's old face obviously became a little hot.

As a descendant of the fallen Han Dynasty, he was fortunate enough to be funded by his uncle Liu Yuanqi in his youth to study under Lu Zhi, and he lived a life of fine horses, music, and beautiful clothes. However, after his uncle passed away and no one funded Liu Bei anymore.

Liu Bei suddenly woke up and felt ashamed of his ignorance in his youth. While setting great ambitions in his heart, he had no choice but to sell straw sandals to barely maintain a life of barely enough to eat.

Therefore, it was not that Liu Bei did not like beauties, but that he was worried that enjoyment would wear away his ambition.

“I, I don't like them.” Liu Bei replied.

“Brother Xuande, this is a great mistake.”

Li Ji, who had seen through Liu Bei's thoughts, relaxed at this moment, and said half-jokingly and half-remindingly.

“Those above will surely be imitated by those below. If Brother Xuande stays away from beautiful women, his subordinates will naturally be wary of this, which is a hidden danger.”

“Hidden danger?”

Liu Bei was stunned, completely not understanding that he was wrong for not being lustful?

“That's right.”

Li Ji said with a smile.

“Not to mention the great events of the world, in this era, and even in future generations, there is nothing that can be done in this era that can be done for all future generations. No matter what achievements are made in this era, the great events of the world will ultimately be inherited by future generations.”

“Therefore, if you don't like beautiful women, where will future generations come from? Furthermore, beautiful women may be evil winds, but strict defense is like strong blocking. However, blocking is not as good as dredging. Why not let those evil winds blow in, and the sun and wind can temper your mind.”

Liu Bei blinked, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't find any place to refute it for a while.

However, in fact, although Li Ji's words were not without joking, they were also good advice.

Looking at the performance of the second generation of the Shu Han in the original trajectory, it is enough to prove that there were serious problems with the education of the second generation of the Shu Han.

Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, etc. are all famous people in history, but none of the second generation of Shu Han heroes, who can be called talented, were able to support the Shu Han in the middle and late stages, relying entirely on Jiang Wei, who was recruited from outside.

This is undoubtedly a kind of sadness.

In contrast, Cao Cao's sons are truly a generation of energy rings, each one stronger than the last.

Of course, after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he began to strictly guard against and suppress the descendants of the Cao clan, collectively abolishing the entire Cao clan, which also laid the most important foundation for the Sima clan to seize power.

Moreover, Li Ji also knew very well that beauty is one of human desires. The more it is suppressed and restricted, the more violently it will rebound.

What "preserve the principles of nature and eliminate human desires" cannot create saints, but will only create batches of hypocrites who appear moral but are not.

On the contrary, in Li Ji's opinion, after "beauty" has been tempered once, resistance will naturally arise.

For example, Cao Cao and Lu Bu, after being severely tricked by beauty once, almost never made mistakes because of beauty for the rest of their lives.

And Liu Bei looked at Li Ji discussing the issue of beauty in such a serious manner, opened his mouth, even behind closed doors, he was still embarrassed to openly discuss and study this kind of thing with Li Ji.

Li Ji is a scholar, and it is nothing for scholars to be romantic.

What Liu Bei had to worry about was whether Li Ji was testing whether he could withstand the temptation of beauty, and he was afraid that his image in Li Ji's mind would collapse.

“Since Zikun likes beauties, then I…”

Speaking of this, Liu Bei's voice suddenly paused, and then he said seriously.

“Not appropriate, not appropriate, Zikun is now so physically weak, how can he withstand the burden of beauty? Even if Zikun likes beauty very much, he must wait until Zikun's body recovers.”

Hearing this, Li Ji stared at Liu Bei.

Brother Xuande doesn't really think I'm a hungry ghost, does he?

Just now, Li Ji just wanted to test Liu Bei and make a joke.

Headache…

My Xuande is too upright and serious, isn't he?

Helpless, Li Ji could only follow the good advice and said. “Yes, thank you for Brother Xuande's reminder.”

“Zikun, it's not that I'm meddling, it's just that your body seems to be a little too weak. This often fainting really makes me worry.” Liu Bei said with concern.

Hearing this, Ji was furious.

What are you saying? What's the difference between this and saying I'm a weakling?

Every time I faint, it's because the brain is overloaded and shuts down, and it has nothing to do with the body.

If he didn't need to maintain the image of a strategist, Li Ji would have liked to get out of bed on the spot and give Liu Bei a set of military physical exercises to prove himself.

Now, Li Ji is also someone who has measured Zhuo County with his legs for two and a half years, and marched on horseback through two prefectures and four counties in two and a half months. His physical fitness is so strong that a sliding tackle can knock over half a kindergarten.

Liu Bei sighed and said. “Among all of us, Zikun's body is the weakest.”

Li Ji: “……”

These words really made it impossible for Li Ji to refute.

Comparing a strategist's physical fitness with that of a fierce general, what's the difference between letting Guo Xiaosi enter the octagon with Tyson?

Compared with Liu Guan, Zhang, Zhao Yun, and Xiahou Bo, a group of ancient strong men, let alone Li Zikun, even Bruce Lee can only be considered a weakling.

“Brother Xuande, do you want to listen to what you are saying?”

Li Ji couldn't help but complain, making Liu Bei a little embarrassed.

Li Ji also noticed Liu Bei's abnormality, thought for a moment, and asked directly. “Brother Xuande, what do you want to say? Just say it directly.”

Liu Bei suggested.

“It's just that I heard Yunchang mention that Zikun practiced single-shot rifle skills to temper his body when he was young, but later abandoned it for various reasons. Therefore, I want Zikun to learn spear skills from Zilon. Since they are both spear skills, I think there are also similarities, so that Zikun can also strengthen his body.”

Zilon's spear skills are not the same as single-shot rifle skills.

However, Li Ji nodded and reluctantly agreed.

After all, this is also Liu Bei's concern, and Li Ji is not good at refusing.

What's more, being physically stronger can also withstand more tests, and Li Ji has no reason to refuse.

A good body and a long life are also skills.

Liu Bei did not forget to continue asking Li Ji if there were any other discomforts in his body, caring a lot, making Li Ji feel quite helpless, and a warmth could not help but emerge in his heart.

After several doctors who were sent by Liu Bei arrived, they were all called in by Liu Bei to carefully take Li Ji's pulse and examine his body. Only after completely confirming that Li Ji's body was fine did Liu Bei completely relax.

After Liu Bei sent the doctors away, Liu Bei immediately walked in with hot porridge, personally served a bowl for Li Ji, and ignored the rules of not talking while eating or sleeping.

He sat opposite Li Ji at the same table and ate. While the two of them were drinking porridge together, Liu Bei did not forget to carefully talk about the various decisions he had made in the past five days, with the feeling of wanting Li Ji to help him fill in the gaps.

Li Ji listened silently, secretly comparing it with what Xiahou Bo said. He found that there was almost no deviation in what Xiahou Bo said. Only in some details and considerations did Liu Bei himself say it more deeply and clearly.

Throughout the entire process, Liu Bei was actually more or less uneasy in his heart, fearing that Li Ji would frown and point out any major mistakes he had made.

Since the uprising in Zhuo County, Li Ji has almost participated in all of Liu Bei's decisions. Every time, Li Ji has proposed almost perfect solutions.

This made Liu Bei unconsciously develop a certain dependence on Li Ji, so that when he had to make various decisions in the past five days, he could only discuss with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and the results were almost all ineffective proposals.

Perhaps in charging into battle, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were more brave and unstoppable than the other, but in various strategies and decisions, Guan Yu was almost closing his eyes and resting, while Zhang Fei was making various jokes, Aba Aba's…

This made Liu Bei deeply feel Li Ji's ability and importance.

If Li Ji is lost, it is more than just losing an arm, it is simply undergoing brain removal surgery.

It was just that until Liu Bei finished speaking, Li Ji silently drank the porridge and did not react or express anything, which made Liu Bei unable to help but ask.

“Zikun, is there anything I have done that is inappropriate?”

Li Ji raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Bei, and replied. “What Brother Xuande has done is full of benevolence, and naturally there is nothing inappropriate.”

Hearing this, Liu Bei was happy in his heart, but he still asked somewhat uneasily. “Then Zikun has no advice to give?”

Li Ji raised an eyebrow. It could be said that he had heard it. Could it be that Liu Bei came looking for scolding? If he didn't point out a few problems for him, he wouldn't feel at ease?

“May I ask Brother Xuande what are your plans for the future?”

After a pause, Li Ji continued to ask.

“Brother Xuande defeated the Yellow Turbans, forcing them to self-immolate, and made great contributions. Perhaps it won't take long for your name to be known throughout the Han Dynasty, but I don't know what Brother Xuande's plans are for the future?”

"Whether entering and exiting the imperial court, leading troops to suppress bandits, garrisoning the borders, or governing a region…"

Li Ji listed several paths, causing a clear look of entanglement to appear on Liu Bei's face.

Undoubtedly, for Liu Bei, who was still weaving straw sandals just two or three months ago, this truly counted as a happy problem.

Each and every one of these possibilities seemed to be a height that Liu Bei could never reach.