Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Cao Ang returned triumphantly, and the atmosphere at the banquet was naturally very lively.

After all, Jizhou has been taken back to the imperial court, and most of Youzhou has also been taken back.

This means that the court's taxes will increase again at the end of this year.

The salaries of these officials will naturally rise accordingly.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the banquet was almost over, Hua Xin took the initiative to stand up and said to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty, this time the Major General has returned triumphantly, the officers and ministers should also reward him based on his merits."

"That's right, it's indeed time to reward based on merit. Now that everyone is quite together, let's talk about this reward."

As Liu Bian spoke, he waved to the eunuch on the side and took out the merit book he had prepared in advance.

This merit book is based on the battle reports sent back by Cao Ang, and rewards are given based on merit.

All the civil servants and generals who accompanied the army were rewarded.

For example, the Xiahou brothers are naturally one Jizhou Mu and the other Youzhou Mu.

As for other important official positions in the DPRK, they were all held by Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others.

Originally, Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others were in positions of real power, but now that they have been promoted, anyone with a discerning eye will know that the Cao family has taken control of the entire court.

It can be said that if Cao Cao or Cao Ang wanted to give an order now, they could give it directly without going through Liu Bian.

Liu Bian asked the eunuch to read out the rewards, and soon everyone had finished awarding them, except Cao Ang.

For a moment, the atmosphere at the banquet was a little weird.

Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and other generals were also a little puzzled by the fact that Cao Ang was not rewarded, and they all frowned slightly.

The expressions on the other counselors' faces were also somewhat unhappy.

Xun Yu had a solemn expression, while Guo Jia raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Xun Yu on the side saw Guo Jia laughing, and couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Feng Xiao, your Majesty has not awarded you a major general, why are you laughing?"

Hearing this, Guo Jia responded in a low voice: "I think it's not that your Majesty doesn't reward the young general, but that the reward is too heavy, and your Majesty wants to say it himself."

When Xun Yu heard this, his expression changed slightly, because he thought so too.

Now Cao Ang is already a lord and a general. If he is granted another reward, wouldn't he be granted the title of king?
But if Cao Ang is given the title of king, how can Cao Cao, as Cao Ang's father, have a lower title than his own son?
In other words, Cao Cao also wants to be crowned king!

There are two kings in the family, not to mention the kings with different surnames!
You must know that the Han Dynasty is not allowed to grant kings with different surnames. This is a rule established during the Emperor Gaozu's time, and no one can change it. If this hole is opened, the court will be in chaos in the future.

Xun Yu had a lot on his mind, which was why his face was solemn.

From beginning to end, Xun Yu was loyal to the Han Dynasty, not the Cao family and his son.

But Guo Jia is different. He has always been a bohemian person. What's more, he also regards Cao Ang as a confidant. Naturally, he hopes to see the other party's reward as high as possible!
Guo Jia even believed that even if one day Liu Bian gave up the throne to Cao Cao or Cao Ang, he would be able to accept it.

Both Xun Yu and Guo Jia guessed what Liu Bian meant, but their moods were different, so their expressions were naturally different.

Sure enough, as Xun Yu and Guo Jia expected, Liu Bian continued to speak with a smile on his face after the eunuch finished speaking.

"This time General Cao defeated Yuan Shao, defeated Gongsun Zan, and took the entire Jizhou and most of Youzhou back into the hands of the imperial court. Such unparalleled achievements should be heavily rewarded!" "I want to make General Cao a prince, but I don't know. Gentlemen, what do you think?"

At the beginning, Liu Bian actually wanted to write Cao Ang's reward directly in his merit book.

However, Cao Cao felt that the matter of granting a title to a county or lord was relatively important, so it would be better to let the ministers discuss it.

Liu Bian had no intention of disobeying Cao Cao, so he agreed directly.

Anyway, Liu Bian felt that everyone in the court should believe in Cao Cao and Cao Ang, and the matter of being granted the title of Lord Commander should be a certainty.

However, as soon as Liu Bian said this, except for the generals and counselors of the Cao Group, the expressions on the faces of everyone else were a little ugly.

Hua Xina was a staunch supporter of the Cao Group, so he was the first to jump out and say: "Your Majesty is wise!"

But as Hua Xin's voice fell, voices of opposition immediately came from the side.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

The person who said this was Dong Cheng.

Dong Cheng stood up, came to Liu Bian, nodded and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

Cao Cao on the side, seeing Dong Cheng's objection, just glanced at him gently, and then withdrew his gaze, with no emotion at all on his calm face.

As for the person involved, Cao Ang, he was always drinking with a smile on his face, as if the matter being discussed had nothing to do with him.

Regarding Dong Cheng's objection, Liu Bian asked slightly displeasedly: "Why did General Dong say this?"

When Dong Cheng saw Liu Bian asking back, he hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, Cao Sima and General Cao are father and son. General Cao is only in his first year and is already a county prince. Such speed of promotion and promotion , it is already No. 400 in the 1 years since the founding of our country."

"If the Major General is given the title of Commandery and Marquis, it will be unprecedented and unprecedented. This speed of promotion is really inappropriate!"

Regarding Dong Cheng's rebuttal, Cao Ang didn't say much. In fact, in Cao Ang's ears, these words were just the other party's reasons to prevent him from becoming a prince.

It's all nonsense that he can't be made a prince because he is young.

If Cao Ang had not changed history, wouldn't Sun Quan have been made a prince at a young age?

It sounds grand, but Dong Cheng doesn't want the Cao family to dominate the court.

Dong Cheng saw that after he said this, neither Cao Ang nor Cao Cao responded, so he continued to speak.

"What's more, if the young general is made a prince, wouldn't Cao Sima, the father of the young general, want to be made a king?"

As Dong Cheng's words fell, Liu Bian frowned and said: "Cao Sima is my teacher. Although there is no formal ceremony of apprenticeship, he is still a master and apprentice. So I will give my teacher a different surname. , why not?"

When Dong Cheng heard this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and began to say that people of the opposite sex should not be crowned kings. It was a rule set by Emperor Gaozu and His Majesty could not change it, and other etiquette remarks.

Liu Bian was very angry at these words, but there was nothing he could do.

At this moment, Cao Ang stood up to defend Liu.

Cao Ang stood up, stood next to Dong Cheng, raised his hands to Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, I also think that there is something wrong with the reward given to me." (End of this chapter)