Chen Yan, a graduate of the Department of Modern History, accidentally traveled to the late Eastern Han Dynasty and joined the army of Ma Teng in Liangzhou. At that time, Liangzhou was in chaos and the Qiang and Hu were mixed. Although Ma Teng had a loyal heart, he was trapped in the structure and strength, and was repeatedly squeezed out by the princes. Chen Yan had no golden fingers to rely on. He only relied on the history books and pragmatic strategies in his mind. He first helped Ma Teng to improve military discipline and build water conservancy to stabilize people's livelihood. Then he contacted Liangzhou nobles and Qiang and Hu tribes to resolve internal conflicts and unite Liangzhou's joint efforts.
He was well aware of the direction of history, and urged Ma Teng to avoid disaster and premature confrontation with Cao Cao, and instead manage the northwest to accumulate food, grass and soldiers. When the time is right, he will assist brothers Ma Chao and Ma Dai to lead the army to conquer Guanzhong first, then join forces with Liu Biao and Liu Zhang to contain Cao Cao, and gradually encroach on the Central Plains.
In the troubled times, Chen Yan used his wisdom to make up for the shortcomings of Ma Teng's camp, and won the hearts of the people with his benevolent government. He worked step by step amidst the light of swords and shadows, helping the Ma family army to rise from a corner of Liangzhou. After dozens of battles, he finally broke the feudal feudal rule, restored the unification of the Han Dynasty, planted the flags of Liang and Han throughout the nine states, and wrote a different chapter of the Three Kingdoms.
