Character profile
Yi Sima
司馬懿Zhongda / 司马懿
Biography
Yi Sima, courtesy name Zhongda, is the acting head of the prestigious Sima merchant clan and a strategist whose foresight and daring are compared with the Eight Enigmas. Yi Sima also serves as adviser-commander of the Crippled Legion and is a friend of its leader, Liaoyuan Huo. Yi Sima stays concealed much of the time, often disguising himself as a manservant.
Story spoilers
When the Sima clan is ruined at Cao Cao's hand, Yi Sima resolves to make his scheme of serving the strongest lord, helping that lord conquer the land and then seizing power his life's goal. A prophetic dream shown at the beginning depicts him at the height of power as Grand Preceptor after usurping Cao Cao's descendants and foretells that Liaoyuan Huo will brutally kill him.
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