In the fifth year of Zhongping, Chen Yan, an ordinary history buff, accidentally traveled to the late Han Dynasty, which coincided with Liu Yan's request to enter Shu and seek hegemony. At that time, the world was in chaos, the embers of the Yellow Turban were not extinguished, and the feudal regimes were beginning to appear. Although Yizhou was dangerous, there was an undercurrent. Relying on his accurate understanding of the situation in the late Han Dynasty, Chen Yan recommended himself in the market, and with his pragmatic strategies, he won the favor of Liu Yan and joined his camp.
He abandoned empty talk and relied on Yizhou's favorable geographical location to help Liu Yan organize the government, pacify the refugees, and implement strategies to encourage farming and mulberry production and promote water conservancy to build a solid foundation. He also offered suggestions to divide the powerful powers in Sichuan, recruit barbarians in southern China, integrate internal forces, and form an elite force. Facing the changes in the external situation, he sized up the situation and advised Liu Yan to avoid disasters, defend his position, and prepare for attack. When the time was right, he would go out to Jingchu in the east and Guanzhong in the north to gradually encroach on the princes.
From assisting Liu Yan to secure his position in Yizhou, to assisting Liu Zhang (or Liu Mao) to inherit the legacy and expand the territory, Chen Yan used his mortal wisdom to navigate the turbulent and chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty step by step, trying to reverse the historical trajectory, help the Liu family and his son break the three-part pattern, wipe out the heroes, return to the unification of the Han family, and save the land of China from the suffering of long-term war.
