Three Kingdoms: The Minor Official Who Fell from the Sky into the Chancellor's Residence

[Three Kingdoms] [No System] [CP]

A sudden torrential thunderstorm transports Chen Yi, who was paying tribute to Zhuge Liang at Mount Dingjun, to Yong'an Palace in the third year of Zhangwu.

Liu Bei has just died. To protect himself, Chen Yi writes down Liu Bei's still-undisclosed will, along with the words Liu Bei spoke to Zhuge Liang on his deathbed.

The will shocks Zhuge Liang's son, Zhuge Qiao, and Zhuge Liang orders Chen Yi placed under house arrest.

On the night before Liu Bei's coffin is returned to Chengdu, someone claiming to be Liu Bei's eldest son comes forward to claim his inheritance. Zhuge Qiao recommends Chen Yi, who devises a clever scheme and exposes the imposter prince.

From then on, Chen Yi catches Zhuge Liang's attention. After returning to Chengdu, Chen Yi predicts unrest in Nanzhong. When the military report arrives, his words prove completely accurate.

Zhuge Liang gradually comes to believe Chen Yi's story. After chatting with him late into the night, Zhuge Liang orders him to travel to Eastern Wu with Deng Zhi as an envoy.

Chen Yi's eloquence impresses Zhang Wen, a renowned scholar of Jiangdong.

To secure money and provisions, Chen Yi devises an economic war, then presents a method for making salt and helps Zhuge Liang manage Shu brocade.

Just as Shu Han's economy is flourishing, Cao Wei's spies, hidden for many years, quietly emerge. Chen Yi slowly finds himself caught in a hunt...