Seeing that his identity had been exposed, Cao Cao's gaze landed on Lin Chen again.
It was not strange to be recognized. His wanted posters were everywhere. He could be considered a celebrity.
However, there didn't seem to be any arrest warrant in Lujiang.
"This must be the Governor of Lujiang, Lin Chen, Lin Haochen, right?”
Cao Cao took a step forward and cupped his hands at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen nodded lightly and subconsciously used the Constitution Assessment on Cao Cao.
Ding! The other party has yet to submit to the host, unable to investigate!
As expected, Lin Chen realized that he had used it for nothing. He carefully observed Cao Cao and took a good look at how this ambitious and wife-loving Cao Cao looked like.
Her appearance was average and even a little ugly. She was a classic example of someone who relied on talent to make a living.
Of course, these were all Lin Chen's thoughts. On the surface, Lin Chen still had an indifferent expression as he cupped his hands in return.
"Did you come to Lujiang to recruit troops?”
"Thief Dong rebelled against his superiors and caused chaos in the court.”
"I bent down to serve the thief and wanted to kill him when he was unprepared, but I didn't expect to fail.”
"Since Lord Lin can recognize me, you must have seen my arrest warrant, right?”
Cao Cao was full of excitement, and he still had the bearing he should have. When he mentioned Dong Zhuo, he looked even more indignant.
Lin Chen was much calmer and replied indifferently,"
"Of course I have."
"If I could get your head, I would be rewarded with a thousand gold and be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Families. I had thought about it before. If Lord Cao passed by Lujiang that day, I could also take your head and ask Dong Zhuo for a Marquis.”
“……”
As soon as Lin Chen said that, two gazes locked onto him almost at the same time. One of them had a strong figure and an imposing aura, while the other had an ordinary appearance but was calm and magnanimous.
Looking at this situation, they really believed Lin Chen's words and prepared to break out of the encirclement.
"Don't be anxious!"
Seeing that the two of them were about to attack, Cao Cao quickly waved his hand and stopped them.
A smile appeared on his face.
"If Lord Lin really wanted to take this Cao's head as a reward, then he wouldn't have only brought a few people to capture me after knowing that I was here.”
He looked around. After Lin Chen arrived, there was no unusual movement. The squad leader must have reported their situation before coming. If Lin Chen really wanted to kill him, he would not have brought only Dian Wei.
Lin Chen smiled when he saw the other two's reactions.
These words were only meant to scare Cao Cao.
However, from the looks of the two of them, to be able to protect Cao Cao at this time, their identities must not be simple.
"The few warriors have extraordinary looks, but I don't know your names?”
The two of them paused, but they also said their names.
"Pei Country's Qiao County's Xiahou Dun!”
"Cao Hong!"
Their voices rang out one after another. Lin Chen suddenly understood that they were both Cao Cao's relatives.
Nodding his head slightly, Lin Chen's gaze landed on Cao Cao,
"I'm not interested in your head.”
"However, if you want to recruit troops, don't go out, right?”
The other party had the reputation of assassinating Dong and occupied the world's righteous cause. If Lin Chen really killed Cao Cao, it would not do any good to his reputation. It would also be detrimental to his collection of faith points.
“.......”
Seeing that Lin Chen was still so determined, Cao Cao could not help but frown.
At the same time, he handed the document to Lin Chen.
"This is the special approval document from the governor of Yangzhou, Lord Chen Wen.”
"Yuan Shao is gathering all the heroes of the world to jointly attack Dong Zhuo, so he naturally can't leave me, Cao Cao, behind. I've already sold all my family property to raise money for the army. This time, I've come to Lujiang to recruit soldiers and buy horses. Then, I'll join the alliance to attack Dong Zhuo, determined to drive that Dong thief out of Jingdou.”
Cao Cao spoke with righteous indignation. The moment he spoke, he spoke of the country's righteousness. Coupled with his reputation of assassinating Dong Zhuo, if he was really dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, he would be fooled.
Fortunately, as a transmigrator, Lin Chen was completely immune to these.
No matter who you are, don't even think about poaching people from Lujiang.
He took the document from Cao Cao and glanced at it.
Just as the squad leader said, the Yangzhou Provincial Governor Chen Wen's provincial governor's order was indeed printed on it.
Lin Chen had done some research on Chen Wen during this period of time.
The position of provincial governor was actually to supervise the county governor. The power of the county governor was there. It was not an exaggeration to say that he held the power of the local area. In order to avoid having too much power, the position of provincial governor was set up to supervise the local county governor and then report to the imperial court.
Of course, if he met someone with courage and boldness, he could rely on his authority to start recruiting and training soldiers. He would have long become a duke.
For example, Jingzhou's Liu Biao, Yuzhou's Governor Kong He, Yanzhou's Governor Liu Dai, and the others who participated in the crusade against Dong were all provincial governors. In their prefectures and counties, they still had the final say.
However, it was obvious that Chen Wen was not such a person.
They had no great talent or ambition. They basically ignored the various prefectures and counties below them. Basically, as long as they did not rebel, they could do anything.
If it weren't for Chen Wen's supervision method, there wouldn't have been a tyrannical parasite like Li Yong under the state's governance.
Yangzhou was governed in Fuchun, Wujun. Li Yong was the head of Fuchun. If it were any other place, he would be the county magistrate, but the state was called the head.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen couldn't help but glance at Dian Wei.
Dian Wei's expression was calm, and he didn't show much emotion.
However, after thinking about it, it made sense. Dian Wei had not been persecuted. On the contrary, he had avenged his friend. Now that everything was fine, there was nothing to hold a grudge against.
Now that the world was in chaos and Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao were in a standoff, all the important passes into Luoyang had been guarded by Dong Zhuo. Even if Chen Wen really wanted to report Lin Chen, he wouldn't have the chance.
Therefore, Lin Chen had nothing to fear from Chen Wen.
After a simple glance, Lin Chen returned the document to Cao Cao.
"The country is in danger and Lord Cao is eager to serve the country.”
"But…"
Lin Chen paused for a moment and looked at the few of them.
"I'll say it again. I'm in favor of the crusade against that Dong thief, but if you want to recruit troops, please go elsewhere.”
"A month ago, Lujiang had already started to recruit soldiers. Now, there are no more soldiers to recruit in Lujiang.”
No matter who the other party was, they had to stand firm.
If Cao Cao was allowed to recruit soldiers, there would definitely be people who would join.
However, Lin Chen would never agree to let Cao Cao recruit soldiers in Lujiang.
These were the labor forces of Lujiang. If Cao Cao took them away, it would affect the development of Lujiang.
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