The leader of the group was a young man in a flowery robe. He looked to be about twenty people. In fact, he was originally wearing a white robe. However, because he was covered in mud, it looked like he was wearing a flowery robe when Liu Chong looked from afar.
Seeing a large group of people coming towards him, the person in front of him was dressed in a military uniform and full of heroic spirit. The flowery robed youth hurriedly knelt on the ground and said,"Runan Chen greets Your Highness!"
Chen Dao? What a familiar name. Liu Chong couldn't remember where he had heard it before. He reached out to help him up and said,"Indeed, heroes come from young people. I didn't expect that this title would be taken away by you. Men, give me ten taels of gold and a bolt of brocade!”Liu Chong gave out all the income of an ordinary person for two years.
He did not expect to receive so many rewards as soon as he met. Chen Dao could not help but fall for Liu Chong. He had been poor since he was young and had never seen so much money. He had lived in Runan for generations and guarded a few acres of thin farmland with his mother. This year, because the harvest was not good, he had to come to Chen to seek refuge with relatives. Who knew that he happened to encounter Liu Chong recruiting guards. The reward was very high, so he gladly accepted the recruitment.
He had been practicing martial arts since he was young and was good at using a plum blossom spear. He had thought that he could be selected easily, but he did not expect that he would not have any martial arts skills here. First, he raised a few stone locks, and then he competed in cross-country. Originally, he wanted to leave, but when he thought of the difficulties of living under someone else's roof, he could only grit his teeth and persevere. He did not expect that the foundation that he had built through years of hard work would be won by him, and he even received a large reward.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Chen Dao replied loudly and was about to kneel on the ground when he was gently pulled back by Liu Chong. He was not used to the people below bowing so easily, so unless it was particularly necessary, he would skip this etiquette.
At this moment, the burly man who was a few steps behind Chen Dao had also arrived. He was especially valued by Liu Chong. Before he could speak, Liu Chong asked anxiously,"Warrior's name!"
Seeing Liu Chong, the burly man did not kneel down. He only cupped his hands and said,"I am Chen Liu and Dian Wei. Greetings, Your Highness!”
Before he could finish, Liu Chong was overjoyed. After coming to the Three Kingdoms Era for so long, this was the first famous person he had met.
Dian Wei was known as the 'Ancient E'Lai' and was an important general in Cao Cao's early days. According to history, he would die in a few years to save Cao Cao. Liu Chong pulled out the information about Dian Wei in his mind.
However, it was not exactly the same as what was written in the book. At least, Liu Chong could not see that Dian Wei did not look like Er 'Lai. He was just stronger than ordinary people and had a louder voice. It seemed that those were just rumors. His weapon was the same as what was recorded in the book, a pair of short halberds.
Seeing Liu Chong staring at him, Dian Wei couldn't help but feel depressed. He didn't know why his highness kept staring at him, and why his face still had that lewd smile. Could it be that his highness had a fetish for the dragon and the sun? Thinking of this, Dian Wei couldn't help but feel a chill, and a murderous intent gushed out of his eyes.
'A warrior can be killed but not humiliated.' If His Highness had such thoughts, I would have to go all out. After killing the general, I would hide in the mountains again, Dian Wei thought.
Sensing the cold killing intent in Dian Wei's eyes, Liu Chong was also shocked. For some reason, this warrior suddenly had a killing intent. The smile on his face instantly froze, and the muscles in his entire body immediately tensed up, entering a state of battle.
Perhaps he didn't expect Liu Chong to react so quickly. Dian Wei's eyes revealed a sense of satisfaction as if he had met his match. The killing intent in his eyes disappeared without a trace in an instant. Since he had such a strong reaction, he shouldn't have any bad habits.
"Haha!" Seeing that Dian Wei's hostility had disappeared, Liu Chong also laughed loudly to cover it up.
He turned around and said to the crowd,"Today's selection has a young and talented man like Chen Dao, and a fierce warrior like Dian Wei. This Prince has nothing to worry about!" Men, reward ten gold and a bolt of satin."
Dian Wei is a good opponent, but today is not the time to fight. There will be plenty of time in the future. Dian Wei, just wait and see. I want to see how powerful the famous generals of the Three Kingdoms are, Liu Chong thought to himself.
"Congratulations, Your Highness. With this fierce general, you will be safe!”It was unknown if Wang Fang was mocking or saying this on purpose.
"Haha! That's right! Could it be that Wen Zheng is envious?" Liu Chong asked.
"Haha!" Wang Fang did not comment. He would not believe that Liu Chong had made such a big fuss just to recruit some guards to protect him. However, there were some things that everyone knew in their hearts. There was no need to make it clear. This way, they could leave some leeway for each other and meet each other in the future.
The people who arrived later did not receive such good treatment. Other than the promised settlement allowance, they received nothing else. Finally, Zhang Ping did a count. There were a total of 980 people who finished the entire race in two hours, 2,000 people who took more than two hours to finish, and more than 2,000 people who didn't even finish the entire race.
Seeing so many people persevere to the end, Liu Chong could not bear to part with them. In troubled times, the more strong-willed people like them, the more strength they had. Therefore, after discussing with Xiang City's Magistrate Wang Fang, he arranged all the 2,000 people who had run away to join the county soldiers of Xiang City, doubling the military strength of Xiang City. Of course, the condition was that these people's grain and fodder had to be paid by this prince, providing 50,000 dan of grain to Xiang City a year. However, he made a condition, that was, if his guards were short of people after a period of time, he had to come and pick people to replace them at any time.
This way, everyone was happy. The number of soldiers in Xiang City increased, but it did not increase the burden. There was also more food. Liu Chong also had backup soldiers to supplement the base. Moreover, those who could not adapt to special training could also have a source. Of course, Liu Chong would not let go of this opportunity to expand his influence among the soldiers. In the future, every soldier who came out of his training base would be a spark. One day, these sparks would burn again and form a prairie fire, becoming a force loyal to him.
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