Yanzhou.

Chenliu County, with Chenliu as its administrative seat.

On the official road outside the county town, a figure covered in dust was approaching from afar.

His clothes and shoes were already worn out, and a strange backpack was hanging on his back.

Although he was unshaven and looked rather disheveled, it could still be vaguely seen that he was a young man.

When he saw the three big characters "Chenliu County" hanging on the city wall, the young man immediately burst into tears, crying out:

"Good heavens! Good earth! I've finally made it alive to Chenliu! Long-eared rascal, just you wait!"

The young man was named Lin Yu. He was originally an ambitious young man in modern society. Unexpectedly, on his way back to his rural hometown, he woke up after a sleep and found himself magically transported back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Nowadays, the imperial court was dim and corrupt, with eunuchs creating chaos in the government, which even led to Dong Zhuo's entry into the capital and his seizure of the imperial power.

After realizing the time he was in, Lin Yu's heart sank.

Goodness! This was the chaotic Three Kingdoms period where human lives were as worthless as grass!

After calming down, Lin Yu began to think about how to survive in this chaotic era.

Being familiar with history, he of course knew that the future would be dominated by the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu.

So, after careful consideration, Lin Yu decided to go and seek refuge with Liu Bei!

The reason was quite simple.

Liu Bei had always been known for his benevolence and righteousness. Although following him would mean a life of toil and hardship in the first half of one's life, it would be a bit tough indeed.

But once they entered Sichuan, they could start a carefree life of drinking, dancing, and enjoying music.

Coincidentally, the place where Lin Yu had time-travel to was not far from Pingyuan County, where Liu Bei was the county magistrate.

So, he headed straight for Pingyuan County to seek refuge with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was quite pleased with Lin Yu's coming to seek refuge.

After all, under his command, there were mostly fierce warriors like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but few real talents.

Lin Yu was eloquent and had an extremely accurate judgment of the general situation of the world.

Liu Bei regarded Lin Yu as a bosom friend and even appointed him as the assistant county magistrate.

Originally, everything was developing in a good direction.

However, being one step ahead might be considered a genius, but being three steps ahead could easily be seen as a madman.

With his modern ideas, many of Lin Yu's words were contrary to Liu Bei's views.

Back and forth, differences arose between the two, and they had several fierce arguments.

Liu Bei didn't say much, but his hot-tempered third brother Zhang Fei couldn't stand Lin Yu.

Taking advantage of a drunken state, Zhang Fei slapped Lin Yu several times.

Lin Yu went to complain to Liu Bei, but unexpectedly, Liu Bei actually took Zhang Fei's side!

This made Lin Yu extremely angry!

He simply decided to do it once and for all. He packed up his bags directly and headed south, planning to seek refuge with Cao Cao!

Since you, Liu Bei, are so unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous either!

Lin Yu thought resentfully as he took down his big travel bag from his back.

He took a look at the things inside the bag and let out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he hadn't handed over these things he brought from modern times to Liu Bei.

In his previous life, Lin Yu was tired of city life and had planned to go back to his hometown to enjoy an early retirement.

Therefore, the bag was filled with many things like crop seeds.

It was just that before he could take them out to show them, he was driven away by Liu Bei in anger!

But it was okay. These things could be saved for future use.

Lin Yu put the travel bag back on his back and walked towards Chenliu County town.

According to the timeline, at this moment, Cao Cao should have failed in his assassination attempt on Dong Zhuo and fled back to Chenliu County, where he was recruiting soldiers and horses on a large scale and issuing a false imperial edict to summon all the feudal lords to go and crusade against Dong Zhuo.

Sure enough.

After making some inquiries, Lin Yu found Cao Cao's military camp not far outside Chenliu County town.

Although Cao Cao's assassination attempt failed, his reputation had soared after this incident.

In the camp, a white flag with the word "Loyalty" was erected high, and countless refugees and able-bodied men were pouring in from all directions.

Seeing the long queue formed at the camp gate, Lin Yu was in a dilemma.

With so many people queuing up, it would probably take forever for his turn!

Moreover, if he just went to seek refuge in Cao's camp like this, he would most likely be sent to be a cannon fodder soldier, and there would be no chance to meet Cao Cao at all.

After all, in this era,family background was of great importance!

Suddenly, Lin Yu's eyes rolled, and he had an idea.

He straightened his chest and raised his head, walked out of the queue with a swagger, and headed straight into the camp.

The people who were queuing up were stunned when they saw this scene, and then couldn't help shouting:

"How dare you cut in line!"

"Yes, go back and queue up properly!" Lin Yu turned his head to look at them and said casually:

"Queuing up with you guys like this is just a waste of time!"

Hearing this, everyone was furious and shouted:

"Who are you calling guys?!"

"Do you want to die?!"

Lin Yu raised his head and said with disdain:

"I'm not targeting any one of you. I mean everyone present here is useless!"

Such arrogant and provoking words immediately enraged everyone present!

Seeing that everyone was in a rage and was about to rush up to beat Lin Yu, a team of soldiers in full armor and with sharp weapons in their hands was running towards them swiftly.

The leader was a burly general.

He was wearing fine iron armor, with a fierce expression and an air of slaughter all around him.

"Who is making noise here?"

He roared, and his big bell-like eyes swept over the crowd.

Being stared at by him like this, those refugees who were originally making a fuss and looking discontented immediately shut their mouths and stood there obediently, not daring to move at all.

Seeing this situation, the general nodded with satisfaction.

The soldier in charge of registration and record-keeping quickly told the general what had just happened.

He looked at Lin Yu coldly and asked in a stern voice:

"Since you are here to enlist, you should naturally abide by the rules of the camp and queue up honestly. Why are you causing trouble here?"

Facing his question, Lin Yu smiled and cupped his hands, saying:

"May I ask the general's name?"

"I am Cao Hong, a general in front of Duke Cao's tent!"

Lin Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.

So he was Cao Cao's cousin, Cao Hong!

"General Cao Hong, I'm Lin Yu. I've come here today to meet Duke Cao on an important matter."

Lin Yu said calmly.

Cao Hong looked Lin Yu up and down and said with a dismissive smile:

"Duke Cao is extremely busy and not everyone can meet him."

In the Han Dynasty, the concept of noble families was deeply rooted in people's minds.

Seeing that Lin Yu was shabbily dressed and didn't look like a scion of a noble family, he was a bit contemptuous and simply refused.

But Lin Yu didn't get discouraged. Instead, he said neither humble nor pushy:

"Please trouble the general to inform Duke Cao that I can solve the problems he is currently facing. He will surely meet me."

Cao Hong's heart sank when he heard this.

Like the other rustic able-bodied men present, when they saw him, they usually stuttered with fear.

But the Lin Yu in front of him was not only calm and composed but also exuded confidence in his words.

Could he be someone with an unusual background?

In recent days, Duke Cao had been sighing over the failure to recruit suitable talents. He couldn't be too rash.

"Wait here. I'll go and report to my lord." Cao Hong took a deep look at Lin Yu and then turned and walked towards the tent.

Seeing that things were developing in the direction he expected, the corner of Lin Yu's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

And after seeing Lin Yu so easily dismiss Cao Hong, those able-bodied men who were originally hostile to Lin Yu also quieted down at this time, and their gazes at Lin Yu were filled with a hint of awe.