When Emperor Chen Lin was Emperor Han Ling, he was the master book of the prince's maternal uncle and the general blades. At that time, the eunuch had no prestige, and Blade wanted to punish the eunuch, but the Queen Mother resolutely opposed it. He Jin wanted to gather local strongmen and lead troops to Xianyang, the capital, to intimidate and hijack the Queen Mother. Chen Li protested. However, Blade refused to listen to persuasion and insisted on bringing troops into Beijing from the local area and forcibly entering Beijing. As a result, Dong Zhuo led the army into Beijing, became a teacher on his own, abolished less emperors and established Xian Di, which caused social unrest and accelerated the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He Jin was also killed in the chaos.

After blades died, Chen Lin took refuge in Yuan Shao. In the first year of Jian 'an, Zhang Bao, an ally besieged by Cao Cao, was there. At this time, Yuan Shaodong's commander Cang Hong "called Yuan Shaodong for help". Yuan Duo and Cao Cao knew fairly well and did not give reinforcements. Qiu Yong was breached and Juck Zhang committed suicide in the city. Zang Hong was furious and confronted Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao sent his troops to attack, but "more than one year after another". Cang Hong was determined to defend the poor city to the death and fight to the end. At this time, Chen Lin, who was also working under Yuan Shao's account, felt that the situation was serious, and hurriedly wrote to persuade Cang Hong to reply. In the fifth year of Jian 'an, the battle of Guandu broke out, and Chen Lin wrote a letter for Yuan Shao, denouncing Cao Cao. At that time, Cao suffered from head wind and was ill in bed. Because I was lying in bed watching Chen Lin's campaign, I was scared out in a cold sweat, and my head wind was even worse.

After Yuan Shao's defeat, Chen Lin took refuge in Cao Cao. Cao Cao asked him to be the chief of the air force for sacrifice, and to manage the archives. Most of the army books were written by Chen Lin and Ruan _. Cao Cao loved his talent deeply, and sometimes he couldn't add or subtract a word from Chen Lin's works. In the twenty-second year of Jian 'an, Ding You broke out and Chen Lin died.