Chapter 116: Tell the people, ruthless person [seeking votes at the beginning of the month]

The sun is shining brightly.

Xu Chu dismounted and looked at the grand gate of the governor's mansion.

There are two stone beasts outside the main gate, looking very majestic.

The troops were well-armed, with rows of soldiers standing in formation, holding spears and swords.

The outer wall is being built with arrow rests.

The arrow platform is a low wall built inside the outer wall with archers on it, forming a mutual support relationship with the soldiers stationed outside the wall.

Led by Tonggui's men, Xu Chu was able to enter the mansion after several inspections and finally arrived at Cao Cao's study.

Cao Cao walked to the gate and looked at the fierce general who had come to surrender.

Xu Chu's facial lines are rough and bold, giving him a brave and foolish look, and his eyes are as sharp as torches.

What he and Dian Wei have in common is that they are both tall, sturdy, and stand like a mountain.

Dian Wei was also sizing up Xu Chu: "Provincial Governor, can I consider him?"

He didn't like Xu Chu very much and felt that this guy was imitating him. He didn't know how they were alike, so he felt itchy and wanted to fight.

[Xu Chu, courtesy name Zhongkang, was born in Qiao County, Yuzhou. He practiced the Tiger Guard Technique, a military technique that was highly compatible with his cultivation skills. The Tiger Guard Technique seemed to be a technique designed specifically for him, and he had already mastered it to perfection.]

[Xu Chu is a loyal and brave man, rough but meticulous]

[He is as strong as a tiger, taciturn, loyal and fearless. He will regard defending you as the highest honor and will not betray you until his death]

[Combat Power: 87.5, Hidden Attribute: Fury +4, Maximum Value: 91-92]

[Combat Skills: Tiger Roars in Rage, Tiger Splits the Mountain]

[Loyalty value: 92, anger +1, the way to increase his loyalty value is to follow his will. You should praise him often, he loves to hear it, and his loyalty will increase secretly once he hears it]

Xu Chu and Dian Wei are both powerful generals with a maximum combat power of over 90. There are only a handful of people who have reached this level.

Currently, Cao Cao has been able to determine the upper limit of the entry, and the highest value is 95.

Going further up, it should be the historical level, which has not appeared at this stage.

"Chu is willing to serve under the governor of the state, and has no second thoughts."

Xu Chu stepped forward and bowed, his words were brief but very sincere.

Cao Cao personally helped him up and said, "I am delighted to have you come to me. I am even more pleased to see that you have such a distinguished character, not inferior to my favorite general Dian Wei, and have the courage of a tiger."

Praise both of them in one sentence.

Dian Wei also straightened his back and grinned.

The governor said that I had extraordinary bearing and was a fierce general...Xu Chu widened his eyes, hoping that Cao Cao would say something else.

[Xu Chu's loyalty to you +0.1+0.1...Current loyalty value: 71.2]

As expected, I love to hear praise, and when I give compliments, my loyalty grows quietly in my heart.

He came to serve Cao Cao and joined his camp. His initial loyalty value should be around 60.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu both have high natural loyalty values, so once they join, they will have basic loyalty.

Because Xu Chu was from the same hometown as Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arranged people to find him and helped his hometown resist bandits, his age was increased from sixty to about seventy.

There was a slight improvement at this time.

Dian Wei's loyalty has reached eighty-nine, but its growth is not as fast as at the beginning.

When Xu Chu came over, Cao Cao announced a new appointment.

Xiao Xiang was assigned to the secret service system to lead the secret service guards.

Xiao Xiang was good at handling affairs and was alert and flexible.

He is a skilled fighter, and because there were no skilled fighters around me before, I made him my personal guard.

This time he was asked to lead the Secret Service Guard, which gave him greater authority and responsibility, and was considered a promotion.

Xiao Xiang would still walk around the mansion, in charge of the guards and the transmission of messages between spies, but he no longer had to stand at the door every day and be on duty all the time.

His position became Xu Chu's.

Xu Chu was quickly taken away and told what taboos and rules he had to abide by while on duty in the governor's mansion.

In the afternoon, Xu Chu took over from Xiao Xiang and completed the on-the-job process.

Cao Cao's close guards thus became Dian Wei and Xu Chu, two powerful generals.

[You have a powerful general joining you, Caoying's fortune is rising, and 4792 new soldiers are added...]

The so-called new troops are the increasing number of troops that have been diverted and screened after the surrender of the Qingzhou army on the basis of the original troops.

This number will continue to grow rapidly for a long time.

Xi Zhicai, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao and others were busy screening and diverting the Qingzhou army.

By that afternoon, more than 6,000 new recruits had been screened, becoming the initial elite among the 100,000-strong army.

On this day, Cao Cao was stationed in the governor's mansion, receiving and sending news from all parties and handling various matters.

By the afternoon of the next day, Ling Jin, who had traveled hundreds of miles for several days, also arrived in Changyi.

Bian Mei received the news in advance and came out of the mansion to greet him in person.

The two knew each other but had never met.

"Are you the leader of the Qingbi Li, the female official Qingfeng?" Ling Jin asked.

Bian Mei nodded slightly, acknowledged his guess, and took Ling Jin into the mansion.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Ling Jin arrived outside Cao Cao's study, waiting for an audience.

At this time, there were voices of conversation in the study:
"I appoint you, Zhongde, as the magistrate of Shouzhang. You must strictly enforce the laws and disciplines of the area. If anyone breaks the law, I will not tolerate it."

"Now is the time for refugees to be distributed to different places, so we should try to avoid unrest. Zhongde, your appointment as the magistrate of Shouzhang is reassuring..."

Ling Jin thought that the person who spoke should be the governor of Yanzhou.

Zhongde is Cheng Yu's courtesy name.

Cao Cao appointed him the new post of Shouzhang Ling, in which he was responsible for enforcing laws and supervising local officials.

When Ling Jin entered the study, Cheng Yu and Chen Gong were just taking their leave and coming out of the study.

Cao Cao had just met Bao Xin, Zhang Miao and others.

When the study was empty, Bian Mei led Ling Jin in from outside.

Ling Jin looked to be about 46 or 47 years old, thin, and dressed in a Hanfu with closed sleeves that was easy to move in. He had a cold look in his eyes, a straight back, and a hidden edge.

With his age and experience, he has learned the truth that being too rigid can easily lead to failure, and he knows how to adapt and be tactful. When he saw Cao Cao, he did not dare to look up and look directly at him, but stepped forward to greet him in a strict manner.

[Ling Jin: A native of Chen in Yuzhou, he is a jack of all trades, and is proficient in Yin and Yang, Taoism, and Mohism. He has an amazing talent in cultivation, and has restored and completed many lost magical skills, which have become his unique skills.]

[He is proficient in Yin-Yang Finger, Earth Exploration, the Universe in the Palm of Your Hand, the Five Ghosts Moving Technique, and the Heavenly Hexagrams to predict good and bad luck, and can distinguish Yin-Yang and the Five Elements.]

[This person is very utilitarian, he can be used or killed... He has a secret, you can use it to test his loyalty and whether he is truly willing to serve you.]

Ling Jin finished the ceremony and stood aside respectfully.

"Bian Qingyu told me that you are a rare expert. I have a team under my command. Their job is to dig up tombs to support the army. They will not damage the remains, but will take all the treasures in the tombs. There will be one Lieutenant General as the leader, two deputy generals, and four lieutenants."

Cao Cao said, "I'm looking for you to join this team. Are you willing?"

When Ling Jin heard about positions such as Colonel and General of the Central Army, his heart began to beat fast.

All he had wanted for many years was to be employed as an official. If he could become a captain, it would be a great luxury.

What Cao Cao meant was that if one did a good job, the rank of colonel was not the upper limit.

This has been Ling Jin's long-cherished wish, and now that he has heard it, it seems to be right before his eyes.

His emotions were in turmoil, but there was no sign of abnormality on his face.

He met Bian Mei and Diao Chan, who was by Cao Cao's side at the time, respectively. He looked calm and was not moved by the beauties of the time, which made Cao Cao quite impressed.

"I am willing to follow the governor and do my best to serve him. If I can be appointed to an important position, I will not disappoint the governor."

Ling Jin performed the grand ceremony again and specifically mentioned that he wanted to hold an important position and was obsessed with being an official.

Cao Cao said calmly: "How can I trust you and entrust you with such an important task?"

Ling Jin knew that this was to prove his loyalty, so he hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I have a secret, and the governor will know at a glance that I have no reservations and am truly loyal.

Please ask the governor to dismiss his attendants. "

Cao Cao made a gesture, and Diao Chan and Bian Mei left one after another.

Only Dian Wei was left standing behind him.

"I am proficient in many special skills, and I am willing to offer my skills to the governor in exchange for a job."

"The title of common people is a bit presumptuous. I am called the Ghost King because I am good at driving Yin energy. It is the Yin body moving technique that is often talked about but rarely seen by people. I can take things from a distance."

Ling Jin raised his hand.

His fingers are long and delicate, smooth as jade:
"I am also good at a special practice. Governor, please take a look."

He stretched out two fingers, and saw that his middle finger and index finger slowly stretched, and actually grew a little longer out of thin air, and then shortened and became extremely thick.

What’s even more special is that the index finger and middle finger are interchangeable in length, sometimes long and sometimes short, with many variations.

Ling Jin said proudly: "This is the Yin Yang Heaven Finger.

The hands of the common people can change their length and sense everything. When they are hard, they can break metal and stone, and when they are soft, they can be as invisible as water.

The fingertips can be combined with the five elements, changing as desired, exploring yin and yang, and feeling the changes of heaven and earth.

This unique skill is exactly what the governor said, exploring tombs and entering the realm of yin and yang, which can ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Cao Cao was indeed shocked by this technical skill:

"Your special skill can only change the length of your fingers? Can other parts of your body change their length?"

Ling Jin looked very strange, and actually raised his hand to take off his pants:

"My humble servant is rude. In order to match the yin and yang of heaven and earth and cultivate this unique skill, I sacrificed the yang energy in my body and transformed it into yin and yang energy. My body signs have shrunk, so I can only make my fingertips change in a myriad of ways, but not other parts of my body."

If you want to practice this technique, you must castrate yourself first!
This is a ruthless person who dares to do anything for the sake of practicing.

Cao Cao thought that he had been a little hasty just now. It was not that he was unmoved by Bian Mei and Diao Chan, but that he had lost his desire in that regard and his heart for women was like grass and trees.

Cao Cao also understood the meaning of the entry hint, saying that Ling Jin had a secret.

The fact that he told these secrets so openly shows that he was truly willing to serve and had no reservations.

Dian Wei was also standing by, his face filled with amazement and stunned.

Cao Cao: "I have seen your ability. Now I have something for you to do. If you do well, I will let you lead others to steal gold and nourish the army. You will be rewarded for your merits."

Ling Jin was very happy: "The common people will not let the governor down."

"Do you have your own men?"

"There are several disciples and seven or eight followers who are still in Yuzhou. The common people can summon them to come over at any time," Ling Jin said.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand and split the shadow mirror of the Moon Shadow Mirror, which came out like a clear stream of water: "You absorb this thing into your body."

Ling Jin took the breath without hesitation and took the air into his nasal cavity.

Cao Cao then told him what the entry pointed to, which was about the imperial tomb of Yinxu near Anyang, where divine soldiers were buried, and asked him to go and get it.

Ling Jin was in high spirits. He knew it was a test for himself and wanted to show off his skills.

He received the order and rushed towards Dongjun Dongqiu, and then headed northwest.

On this day, Cao Cao officially issued a call for talent and posted it in various places in Yanzhou, hoping to recruit outstanding talents.

Cao Cao wrote in his talent recruitment order: "In peacetime, we value virtue and conduct; in times of trouble, we reward ability..."

It means that in times of peace and prosperity, if we put moral behavior first when employing people, everyone will follow suit, which will help maintain social stability and is a good thing.

However, when employing people in troubled times, we should not be bound by any rules and should put ability first.

Even if one's moral character is lacking, as long as he has the ability and can get things done, he can be appointed and promoted.

This is to encourage people of all identities, as long as they have the ability, to come and they will be valued.

The call for talent was issued simultaneously in the five counties and three states of Yanzhou, and nearly sixty county seats.

This order caused quite a stir as soon as it was issued.

Cao Cao's approach to seeking talent and employing people is in stark contrast to the current social system.

The idea of ​​employing people based on their talents rather than moral character has attracted many people who want to work but cannot do so due to their status.

Of course, it will take some time for the call for talents to take effect.

It's getting late.

Ling Jin entered Dongjun and approached the Yinxu Emperor's Tomb in the early morning of the next day.

When he arrived at the place, he immediately took action.

Cao Cao on the other side had just woken up, entered the study, took out the Moon Shadow Mirror and watched. Seeing Ling Jin's skills, he couldn't help but be amazed.

Ps: Regarding Cheng Yu, he was called Cheng Li in the early days, and later changed his name to Cheng Yu. But this book does not involve the plot of his name change, and his name is still Cheng Yu~ Please vote at the beginning of the month, thank you~
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