Thinking about all this, Chen Xi couldn't help but think of Guan Yu, who was stationed in Jingzhou during the time when the Three Kingdoms coexisted. This was also a case of military and governance being grasped in one hand. Liu Bei didn't have that many sons nor did he have that many from the Imperial Clan, just two sworn brothers, so Guan and Zhang became the first choice.
It seemed that from this perspective, everyone was quite harmonious, apart from the tragic Yuan Shao, it appeared that no one else had any issues. However, Chen Xi also vividly remembered Li Yan from the time of Shu Han, a Minister of Guardian who was good at handling both military and governance. He didn't go to Hanzhong to fight the Wei Kingdom but proposed the creation of Bazhou from five counties. What was that all about?