Unifying the South

As for Li Mi's death, aside from a handful of people like Shen Luoyan, most people would not feel sorry for him. In this regard, Li Mi could not compare to Zhai Rang at all. After Zhai Rang died, at least quite a few people wanted to avenge him, such as Xuan Yong and Tu Shufang. But Li Mi? Among his subordinates, Shen Luoyan was the only one truly loyal to him.

In the original work, even Wang Bodang, whom Li Mi regarded as a trusted confidant, betrayed him in the end. With Wang Bodang's character, how could he possibly have been loyal to Li Mi? The only person he was loyal to was himself. Only an idiot like Li Mi would have treated him as a confidant.

Li Mi's failure was not without reason. He had always stabbed those who had shown him kindness in the back. Even if many people did not say it aloud, they knew it in their hearts. When there was no choice, that was one thing. But if they had a choice, no one would choose a thankless traitor.

Look at Wei Zheng and Xu Shiji. Before Li Mi had even failed, they were already flirting with the Li Clan. They were valued far more by the Li Clan than they had been under Li Mi.

"Next should be Dou Jiande. After that, once we join forces with the Song Clan, things can finally ease up."

Looking at the map of forces across the entire Central Plains displayed by Red Queen, Shen Fei silently planned his next moves. Even though he had delegated authority as much as possible, there were simply too few talented people under him, and some matters still had to be handled personally.

Xu Xingzhi was capable, but he was only