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Chapter 389 New Year Gift Pack
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat upright on the dragon throne, reviewing memorials.

Since Xiao He and Fang Xuanling were sent out to handle the aftermath of the war between Dayue and Dayan, Zhou Chen has not had it as easy as before.

Without Xiao He and Fang Xuanling, two cabinet members, to share the burden of government affairs, many memorials once again weighed on Emperor Zhou Chen's shoulders.

After reviewing the last memorial, Zhou Chen stretched.

"Finally finished reviewing them."

Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Today is the end of the year, and most officials have already taken a break, but Emperor Zhou Chen still has to review memorials.

It has to be said that being an emperor is truly a tough job.

Basically, there is no time for rest or vacation throughout the year.

Whenever there were memorials or reports concerning government affairs, the emperor had to deal with them.

No matter the time, even at the end of the year.

of course.

The emperor could also choose not to review these memorials or handle these government affairs.

But if that happens, the beautiful land will accumulate problems and slowly decline until the country is destroyed.

In fact, the decline of dynasties throughout history can be said to have begun with the incompetence and negligence of their emperors.

As the ruler of a country, the supreme sovereign of the world, you may lack great talent and ambition, but you absolutely cannot be incompetent and negligent in governing.

No matter how great one's talent and strategy, or how skillful one is in the art of ruling, if one is incompetent, lazy, and doesn't care for the people, then it's all just a mirage, a castle in the air.

【Ding……】

[The year-end is approaching, and the holiday check-in opportunity has begun. Shall we start our year-end check-in now?]

Just as Zhou Chen closed the last memorial he had reviewed, a sudden "Pah!" sounded in his mind.

"Uh!"

"Year-end check-in?"

Zhou Chen was visibly taken aback.

Since the check-in system was upgraded, Zhou Chen has not checked in again except for the monthly check-in.

Even for festivals like the Mid-Autumn Festival, there isn't one.

Zhou Chen had initially thought that the extra sign-in opportunity during the holiday was gone.

Unexpectedly, there were extra opportunities to sign in during the year-end holiday.

It seems that after the system upgrade, the only extra sign-in opportunity during holidays is at the end of the year.

With this in mind, Zhou Chen immediately immersed himself in the system.

Zhou Chen was well aware that Great Zhou was still surrounded by powerful enemies.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty destroyed the two great dynasties of Great Yue and Great Yan, its powerful enemies did not decrease; on the contrary, two more were added.

Whether it's the Ziyang Sect, the Qingyun Sect, the Qinglong Dynasty, or the Mu Family, they are all behemoths in the Eastern Region, far surpassing the mere dynasties of Dayue and Dayan.

Previously, Zhou Chen had already received news that the imperial envoy had arrived in Great Yan.

Zhou Chen knew that these powerful enemies could descend upon the Great Zhou at any time.

Currently, the only top-tier combatants in the Great Zhou Dynasty capable of influencing the situation are Lü Bu and Yang Zaixing.

Although Lu Bu and Yang Zaixing, these two invincible demigods, are powerful, they may not necessarily be able to withstand the powerful enemies that may descend upon them.

Now that he can sign in extra at the end of the year, Zhou Chen is naturally overjoyed.

Signing in more often can give the Great Zhou more strength and more foundation.

"Sign in."

After immersing himself in the system, Zhou Chen immediately started checking in.

【bite…】

[Check-in successful.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received the year-end gift pack. Would you like to open it?]

"Open."

Zhou Chen silently repeated it to himself.

【bite…】

[Congratulations, host, on gaining the loyalty of the illustrious Li Si.]

[Congratulations, host, for gaining the loyalty of the valiant Xu Chu.] [Congratulations, host, for gaining the loyalty of 300,000 elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.]

[Congratulations, host, for gaining the loyalty of the outstanding man Long Qi.]

Hearing the system's four consecutive reminders, Zhou Chen's spirits lifted, and he beamed with joy.

Who is Li Si?

This was the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, who commanded all the civil and military officials of the Qin Dynasty and was the most important pillar of domestic affairs for the First Emperor to conquer the six kingdoms and unify the eight directions.

The First Emperor abolished the feudal system, standardized writing, weights and measures, and standardized cart tracks and writing, all of which were suggestions made by Li Si.

If Wang Jian and the Meng brothers were the First Emperor's military might, then Li Si was the hidden dragon who helped him stabilize the empire.

Unfortunately.

This pillar of the stable empire did something foolish after the First Emperor died in Shaqiu.

This led to the collapse of the entire Qin Dynasty in just a few years, lasting only two generations.

In the end, he suffered the tragic fate of being cut in half at the waist and his entire clan exterminated.

Xu Chu was a top-tier hero in the previous life of a general from the Three Kingdoms period, and one of the two bodyguards of the cunning hero who said, "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me."

Throughout the entire Three Kingdoms period, there were very few people who could surpass Xu Chu in martial prowess.

Even Ma Chao, the sage of Xiliang, was once frightened away by Xu Chu.

The fact that the cunning villain was able to escape death several times was largely due to Xu Chu.

Xu Chu was even called "Tiger Fool" by that cunning and ruthless man, who praised him as "my Fan Kuai."

As for Long Ju, he was Xiang Yu's most formidable general and Xiang Yu's right-hand man.

With Long Ju's death, Xiang Yu sensed his impending doom.

This shows how important Long Ju was to Xiang Yu.

Zhou Chen was surprised to find three outstanding individuals in the year-end sign-in gift pack.

Besides these three outstanding individuals, there were also 300,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

It's worth noting that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry could be considered the king of cavalry in the Three Kingdoms period.

Even Lu Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, Zhao Yun's White Horse Cavalry, or Hua Xiong's Flying Warriors could not match the ferocity of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

"I have met His Majesty."

Li Si, Xu Chu, and Long Ju appeared in the Hall of Mental Cultivation and bowed to Zhou Chen on the dragon throne.

"No gift."

Zhou Chen glanced at the three of them and nodded in satisfaction.

The Right Chancellor of the Great Zhou Dynasty has arrived.

The position of Left Chancellor was held by Xiao He, while the position of Right Chancellor remained vacant.

Now that Li Si has been signed in, he is ready to take up the position of Right Chancellor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Li Si, the position of Right Chancellor of the Great Zhou has always been vacant."

"Now that you're here, you shall assume the position of Right Chancellor of the Great Zhou! Join the cabinet and concurrently serve as the Right Chief Secretary of the cabinet."

Zhou Chen looked at Li Si and said directly.

"Your subject Li Si obeys the imperial decree."

Li Si bowed and accepted the decree.

Zhou Chen then looked at Xu Chu and Long Qie; "The Imperial Guards are still short of a commander. Xu Chu, I hereby appoint you as the third commander of the Imperial Guards!"

The Imperial Guard has always had three commanders.

Dian Wei and Yuwen Chengdu occupied two of these positions, and Jin He was also the commander of the Imperial Guards previously.

However, after the Imperial Guards were replaced with elite troops selected from the Xiaoguo Guard, Jinhe's strength was no longer sufficient to serve as the commander of the Imperial Guards.

Therefore, Zhou Chen has transferred Jin He to the city defense, and the remaining vacant commander position is now filled by Xu Chu.

"As for Long Ju..."

Zhou Chen looked at Long Qie and said, "You will take command of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry for now! Stay in the palace for the time being."

"The general will obey the order."

Xu Chu and Long Ju bowed in unison and said.

Subsequently, Li Si, Xu Chu, and Long Qi left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

(End of this chapter)