The Three Kingdoms: The Oath of the Peach Garden, the Rise of the Han Dynasty

The victory celebration lasted for three days, and the entire Yinguan City was immersed in the joy of the great victory.

In the midst of their revelry, Zhang Fei challenged Pang De to a drinking contest, Guan Yu stroked his long beard as he listened to the people sing hymns of praise, and Liu Bei went from table to table toasting his soldiers.

The two people who should have shown up were nowhere to be seen throughout the entire event.

Li Chang and Jia Xu, without prior agreement, made the same choice.

I need to take three days of sick leave!

On the other side, in the small courtyard of the prefect's residence.

Qian Zhao, dressed in full military uniform, excitedly pushed open the door and entered, carrying a newly captured Xianbei scimitar in his hand, thinking of sharing his war exploits with his teacher, Yue Yin.

But when he looked up, he froze on the spot.

Where is the refined demeanor of the great Confucian scholar of our time in the present-day Yue Yin?

His hair was a mess, his beard was stained with ink, and his dark circles were even worse than Xun Chen's back then!

Clutching a worn-out calligraphy brush in his hand, with a mountain of household registration books piled up in front of him, he looked ten years older.

"Teacher? What...what happened to you?" Qian Zhao's curved sword clattered to the ground. "Why do you look so haggard?"

The teacher wasn't into alcohol or women either!

Le Yin slowly raised his head, his eyes vacant like a wandering soul that had just crawled back from the underworld!

He didn't look at the curved sword in Qian Zhao's hand, nor did he ask how the battle was going. His first words were:

"Where are Li Chang and Jia Xu?!"

"Oh? They both took leave to rest, saying they were too tired and needed to sleep for three days," Qian Zhao answered honestly.

"rest?!"

Le Yin slammed his hand on the table, unleashing a month's worth of pent-up resentment that nearly broke him on the spot!

"They're tired? Aren't I tired too?!"

Before the war, I only needed to attend classes for one hour and handle government affairs for one hour each day! I spent my days drinking tea, reading books, and living a carefree life!

But whenever they went to war, Xun Chen, Jian Yong, and Xiahou Lan all went to handle military affairs!

At the time, I foolishly patted my chest and volunteered to take over the entire county's administrative affairs!

They have no conscience; they dumped all the administrative work on me alone!

Household registration, grain supplies, laborers, autumn harvest, displaced people, criminal law... I have to manage everything!

More than a month! I haven't had a good night's sleep in over a month! My hair has turned mostly white!

"Those two, on the other hand, just lay down and rested after the battle! Why should they?!"

Qian Zhao stood there, dumbfounded.

This was the first time he had ever seen his usually mild-mannered teacher get so angry!

Is this still his teacher?

He originally came to show off his feat of killing three Xianbei leaders, but ended up getting a lecture from his teacher!

I was just about to say a few words of comfort...

Le Yin grabbed his wrist, her eyes gleaming with a "help" light:

"Zijing! You've come at the perfect time!"

"Teacher... what do you want to do?" Qian Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad feeling.

"What else can we do?"

Le Yin pushed a stack of official documents in front of him:

"You are my disciple, and Yanmen is short of people. You must help me!"

You can take half of these government duties from me! No, two-thirds!

Otherwise, I'll die right here in front of you today!

Qian Zhao: "..."

"what?"

Qian Zhao's face turned green: "Teacher, I'm a military general! I only know how to fight battles, not how to handle official documents!"

"No way?!?" Yue Yin suddenly became dangerous.

"You mean you don't know how? So you mean all these years of learning from me have been a waste? Or are you saying that everything I taught you is useless?"

"This disciple dares not!" Qian Zhao bowed his head.

Yue Yin changed to a smiling face:

"It's one thing for Mingdao and the others to say that, but as their teacher, don't I know my own students?"

"Zijing, do your best! As my most outstanding disciple, I believe in you. You can quell chaos with your martial prowess and bring peace to the world with your pen!"

"Here, let's start with this one. The seed shortage for spring planting reported by Mayi Township..."

Looking at his teacher's haggard face and then at the mountain of account books, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by the same look of utter despair as Yue Yin.

He thought he could rest after the battle, but he didn't expect to be back in the tent as soon as he left the battlefield.

"Teacher...I...I just finished fighting, and I'm very tired..."

"What's so tiring about it! What's wrong with young people doing more work!" Yue Yin glared and blew his beard. "I'm old and I'm still doing it, what are you complaining about being tired at such a young age!"

Sit down! You're not allowed to eat today until you finish calculating!

As he spoke, he placed a calligraphy brush into Qian Zhao's hand.

……

The backyard of Li Chang's residence.

While others were still working hard, Li Chang slept soundly all night and finally woke up.

The next day, as soon as I opened my eyes, I smelled a faint fragrance.

Princess Wannian was sitting by the pillow. It was only because there were no weapons by the pillow that she was always on high alert, day and night!

Li Chang grabbed her, and at that moment he felt as if he had been marked with a spear-shaped mark, which would allow him to hit people at a greater distance!

Princess Wannian could make him hit whomever she wanted! But now, Princess Wannian wanted him to hit Princess Wannian!

He added, "We must remain constantly prepared and ready for battle!"

Li Chang didn't hold back and went straight for A!

Let's have that long-awaited "Ohohohoho!"

Princess Wannian was injured...

A sharp weapon pierced his body!

Yet, for the sake of the Han dynasty's revival, he gritted his teeth and persisted: "The prosperity of the Han dynasty cannot be relaxed!"

Li Chang nodded: "The mission to revive the Han dynasty is not yet complete!"

I don't know how much time has passed.

Finally, the two said in unison:

"The great undertaking is accomplished! The revival of the Han dynasty is within reach!"

Li Chang smiled and sat up, reaching out to pull her into his arms.

Whether in her past life or this one, she still loves playing the role of a princess for eternity!

The battles and conflicts outside, and the cattle and horses working overtime, were all kept outside the courtyard walls.

Such days lasted only three days.

Early on the fourth day.

The main hall of the governor's mansion.

Li Chang and Jia Xu arrived on time, looking energetic and radiant!

Le Yin, Qian Zhao, and the other civil officials looked at the two men with resentment in their eyes!

Liu Bei pretended not to see anything, and sat in the main seat, with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Pang De, Xu Rong and other generals standing on either side.

Li Chang, Xun Chen, Jian Yong, Xiahou Lan, Jia Xu, Yue Yin, Qian Zhao, and a group of civil officials sat on the other side.

"Um?"

Li Chang glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and wondered why Qian Zhao had been assigned to the civil officials.

That's right, now that the war is over, he needs to temporarily switch from a military to a civilian position!

Liu Bei spoke first: "Gentlemen, the Xianbei have retreated, the three commanderies have been recovered, and Yanmen is temporarily safe."

But this is just the beginning. We must seize this opportunity to accelerate the development of Yanmen and even Bingzhou.

Li Chang sat down and began to speak according to the plan he had previously devised:

"Gentlemen, the Xianbei have suffered a great defeat, the crisis at Yanmen has been resolved, and the three counties have been recovered. This battle has been a great victory."

But this is just the beginning, not the end.

Next, what we need to do is to extend the new policies of Yanmen to Dingxiang, Wuyuan, and Yunzhong counties as comprehensively as possible, and truly make Bingzhou our foundation.

Xun Chen nodded: "I noticed you were always thinking about giving the Xianbei a great victory, it seems you already have a plan."

Li Chang nodded: "First, in Yunzhong, Wuyuan, Dingxiang, and north of Yanmen County, build strong fortresses, fortresses, and military farms every ten li! These will form the most solid northern defense line for Bingzhou!"

Yue Yin and Xun Chen, who were most familiar with the current state of Yanmen's population, instinctively frowned and rejected the idea:

"It's too exhausting for the people! With just Yanmen County, it would take at least ten or eight years to accomplish this!"

"If we do that, Yanmen, which has finally risen to prominence, will fall into chaos again, and the people will suffer!"

"Yes."

Li Chang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, everyone in the team had their own ideas, thanks to their tireless training in political and military affairs day and night!

He continued, "These measures are being taken to save the manpower of the people for the next century only!"

But I will not exploit the present for the sake of the future! I intend to use prisoners of war primarily for construction, and if other counties in Bingzhou volunteer to assist, then the timeframe will be six years.

"Is that so?" Xun Chen and Yue Yin nodded, indicating their approval of the rough plan. They would discuss the details later.

However, Jia Xu, standing in the corner, widened his eyes. These things are indeed excellent, beneficial for generations to come!

but……

Is this something a general who has crossed the Liao River, the governor of Bingzhou, and the prefect of Yanmen should be thinking about?

Shouldn't this be something that a governor of Bingzhou for decades, a regional lord, or even an emperor and prime minister of a dynasty would think about?

Jia Xu glanced at Xun Chen and Yue Yin, who seemed to be dozing off. Could these two have lost their minds?

Was this also part of the little fox's plan?

Has he already prepared for the chaos of the world and regarded Bingzhou as a major rear base? Then how will the chaos come about?