Hardened Soldier of the Frontier

[A slow-burn rise to power + farming + the battlefield + government intrigue...] The Great Rui dynasty is in its final years, beset on all sides. To the north, the Gumen cavalry ride south to raid and plunder. To the south, refugees rise up, and bandits run rampant. The times are turbulent, the court corrupt, and powerful clans collude with the enemy. The commander of the Zhenyuan Guard fights desperately on the northern frontier, but he cannot hold the line alone. At this moment, Lin Ye transmigrates and finds himself a down-and-out scholar in Tunzhuang Village. The next day, he decides to abandon the pen for the sword and join the frontier army...