Three Kingdoms: Plundering Entries, From Merchants to Emperors

Zhang Chen stayed in the prefect's mansion for another day.

In the past few days, Zhang Chen felt that he benefited a lot from listening to Li Wen's teachings. Wei County is the largest county in Jizhou, with 13 counties under its jurisdiction. The affairs of a county are far more complicated than those of a county.

In recent days, Li Wen has been generous in teaching him about being an official, handling affairs, governing, and controlling people. Although it has only been a few days, Zhang Chen still feels that he has benefited a lot.

It is for this reason that Zhang Chen calls Li Wen "mentor".

This day finally came when Li Wen went to Liangzhou to take office.

Early in the morning, Zhang Chen went to the market and took the sword he had made for Li Wen.

The sword was cold and sharp, the blade was wide and sharp, and there was a faint sound of clanging when it was unsheathed. It was indeed a good work.

Zhang Chen came to the sword-testing stone in the courtyard, swung the sword and chopped it, and a corner of the sword-testing stone was immediately cut off.

Zhang Chen was very satisfied, paid the remaining three thousand coins to the blacksmith, and hurried to the west gate.

At this time, outside the west gate, there was a carriage parked, and there were three people and three horses beside it.

The three people were Li Wen and his two personal guards. In the carriage were Li Wen's wife and children.

Apart from these, there was no one else or anything else.

Li Wen served as an official for a term, but he was so casual when he left, which shows that he was an upright official and did not offend the people.

But as the saying goes, when people leave, the tea gets cold. Today, few of his former subordinates came to see him off, only Zhang He came.

After a few pleasantries, Li Wen called Zhang He aside and said earnestly: "Junyi, you are a young hero with a promising future. But if you want to stand out in this chaotic world, you must have a good master. This is like a thousand-mile horse and a good horse trainer. Without a good master, you can't show your ability even if you have great abilities."

"I don't understand what you said, sir. As a Han minister, I have only one master, the emperor today..."

Li Wen smiled and said: "The chaotic world is coming, and the world is bound to fall apart. You and I are both Han ministers, but we have to see the reality clearly. The Han Dynasty can no longer bear the burden. If you want to save the people from the water and fire, you must break down and rebuild, and heroes will come out to sweep across the world to stabilize the world!"

After hearing this, Zhang He was deeply shocked.

After thinking for a while, Zhang He said, "I will remember what you said. But... there are always good horses, but there are not always good horse trainers. The world is so big, where should I find the master?"

"Haha." Li Wen laughed, "far away in the sky, close at hand."

Zhang He couldn't help but wonder, "You mean, Mr. Zhang?"

Li Wen said, "Although Zifan is young, he has a kingly and domineering aura between his eyebrows. This boy will become a great man in the future. If you devote yourself to him, it is not a problem that you will be famous in history in the future."

Zhang He was shocked when he heard it.

According to his understanding of Zhang Chen, this man is broad-minded, brave and resourceful.

Zhang He saw these military operations. He planned and anticipated the enemy in advance, which shows that this man has extraordinary strategy.

As for Zhang Chen's bravery, perhaps others have not noticed it, but Zhang He knows it clearly. Especially the two breakthroughs in his understanding at the time of battle, which made him even more astonished.

Although Zhang Chen's martial arts are only second-rate now, with his qualifications, it is not impossible for him to become a famous general in the world in the future!

How terrible will such a person be in the future?

If I don't follow him now, will he still be able to see me when he stands proudly on the top of the mountain in the future?

Moreover, when he was just a small county magistrate, he had wise men like Ju Su and good generals like Gao Shun and Qu Yi around him. In the future, when he becomes a prefect, there will be more and more talents around him.

By then, will there still be a place for me?

Zhang He was thinking secretly in his heart, and Zhang Chen hurried to the city gate.

"Teacher! Teacher!"

Zhang Chen hurriedly ran up to him, bowed to Li Wen, and said, "Teacher, I'm leaving today, and I'm here to see you off."

Li Wen smiled and said, "I didn't see you so early in the morning, and I thought you wouldn't come today."

Zhang Chen hurriedly said, "Teacher, you've been so kind to me, how can I not come to see you off. Liangzhou is bitterly cold, and I hope you take care of yourself along the way."

As Zhang Chen spoke, he took off his sword and presented it with both hands.

"Teacher, you're on this journey to pacify the rebellion, and I have no gifts to give you. This sword was made by a skilled craftsman specially hired by me, and made of top-grade iron. I'm giving it to you today, and I wish you to wipe out the rebellion and settle the border as soon as possible!"

Li Wen took the sword, drew it out of its sheath, and heard a clanging sound of the sword, and the cold light on the sword was shining.

"Good sword!" Li Wen said with a smile, "Okay, I will accept this sword."

After saying this, Li Wen sheathed the sword and said to the two men, "It's getting late, I should also be on my way. This Wei County will be handed over to you two, you must work together to seek the welfare of the people."

"Students (lower generals) remember this!" The two men responded in unison.

Li Wen looked atLooking at the two of them, he smiled knowingly and turned around to get on his horse.

Three people, three horses, one carriage, all the way west, rushing to Liangzhou.

A prefect, with clean hands, and returning without a thing, is really a model for officials!

Zhang Chen looked at Li Wen's back and couldn't help sighing inwardly.

After today's farewell, I don't know if I will have a chance to meet again in this life...

In the history of the Three Kingdoms, there was no record of Li Wen later until Cao Pi succeeded to the throne and named Li Wen the Marquis of Yiyang, but it was only mentioned in passing.

Zhang Chen had no idea what Li Wen experienced after that.

Forget it, everything depends on fate!

Zhang Chen sighed lightly and said to Zhang He: "Junyi, let's go back."

Unexpectedly, Zhang He looked at him with a stagnant gaze.

Suddenly, Zhang He knelt on one knee and bowed to Zhang Chen: "My Lord, please accept my respects!"

"This... Junyi, what are you doing? Get up!"

Zhang Chen was shocked and hurried forward to help Zhang He up.

Zhang He said: "I have followed you in many battles and I know that you are a rare talent and will achieve great things in the future. I am not talented, but I am willing to follow you from now on, lead your horse and hold the stirrups, and serve you like a dog and a horse!"

"Junyi!" Zhang Chen held Zhang He's hand, his excitement overflowing: "With Junyi's help, there is no need to worry about not achieving great things! The troubled times are coming, how about you and I join hands to create great things together?"

"I...can't ask for more!"

...

After bidding farewell to Li Wen, Zhang Chen and Zhang He returned to Yecheng and officially moved into the prefectural government.

The order for Zhang Chen to be promoted to the governor of Wei County had been sent to all counties of Wei County by express horse two days ago. Ju Su and others were delighted when they heard the news.

Butler Wu hurriedly ordered his servants to pack up the luggage, and the Zhang family moved to Yecheng.

Ping'er was extremely excited. She had never left Guangping since she was a child.

She had heard that Yecheng was prosperous and wealthy, far beyond Guangping. There were wine shops, teahouses, and brothels on the streets, and all kinds of shops were full of rare goods. She didn't expect that the young master would become a governor and sit in Yecheng. She could finally feast her eyes in the big city.

Before leaving, Butler Wu also burned incense for Mr. Zhang, and said with tears in his eyes how successful the young master was now and how he had brought glory to the Zhang family.

A local governor is no small official. He is in charge of several counties alone!