"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
Hearing this, Ying Yuan waved his hand and said, "Have you discussed privately how to reward the soldiers?"
Cao Cao glanced at Cai Jing.
The latter bowed first and said, "This is exactly why we are here."
"Before this, I would like to apologize to Your Majesty on behalf of those generals who spoke rudely yesterday!"
Ying Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't mean to blame them."
"In this battle, many people have worked hard and made great contributions. They should be rewarded."
"This is the list of rewards I came up with on the way to Xianyang. It's just a part of it. Take a look."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms. A eunuch took the paper and handed it to Cai Jing.
After reading it, he handed it to Cao Cao and said in shock:
"Your Majesty, in this battle, all the generals will be promoted one rank and rewarded with ten thousand gold coins. Yue Fei, Cao Ren and others will be made marquises. Isn't this reward a bit excessive?"
Even Cao Cao's eyes widened in disbelief as he said, "Your Majesty, this reward is too great!"
Not to mention Cao Ren, even Xiahou Yuan and others would be granted titles.
As a result, nearly twenty military generals were granted titles and tens of millions of taels of gold were squandered.
Even if the national treasury is full now, it is difficult to support such consumption!
Seeing the two of them looking troubled, Ying Yuan became more resolute in his thoughts and laughed loudly:
"If I don't reward them generously, they might gather together and make trouble again in the future."
"I have always enjoyed peace and quiet. Let's leave it at that. During the court meeting, I will formally confer titles upon the ministers and announce it to the world."
As soon as the words fell.
Cao Cao always felt that Ying Yuan was still angry.
He then quickly knelt down, clasped his fists, and said, "Your Majesty, those soldiers knelt in the palace all night without a drop of water. They obviously realized the mistakes they made."
"This reward is too great. Your Majesty, please revoke your order!"
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