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I hereby order you."
Ying Yuan had basically conferred titles on all the military generals who had made contributions in this battle.
Including the four kings, their thrones could not be inherited from generation to generation.
Now, Ying Yuan violated the etiquette and added a hereditary succession.
The hope is that while he can destroy the country and make them incompetent, he can also strengthen their ambitions.
However, what he never expected was that the four words "hereditary succession" made the four people even more loyal to Ying Yuan.
Of course, this is a later story.
As soon as the imperial edict was issued.
The ministers were in an uproar.
Even Cao Cao was surprised.
He originally thought that being granted a title of marquis or something like that would be enough.
But I didn’t expect that I would be crowned king by His Majesty!
This touched Lao Cao deeply.
In other words, from now on, I will suddenly become a prince?
This is something I wouldn't even dare to dream of.
As for Guo Jia and others, since they did not hold official positions originally, Ying Yuan could only make such arrangements temporarily.
However, he would specifically remind Cao Cao to let them all work under him.
In this way, Cao Cao's camp is complete.
Next, if Cao Cao wanted to go further, he would have to use himself as a hostage to control the princes.
"We bow down to thank the Emperor for his grace!"
Cao Cao and others knelt down and kowtowed together.
Although, the matter of being crowned king is a bit heavy.
But now, no one in the court dared to refute what Ying Yuan said.
After a pause, he said sternly, "Since the battle with the Chu army until now, there have been countless casualties, and I am deeply saddened.
I have decided to double the pension for every soldier killed in battle. And for those ordinary soldiers, they are the ones who deserve the greatest credit for this battle.
I intend to give each of them half a year's military pay. This money will be taken from my inner treasury. If the inner treasury is insufficient, it will be transferred from the Ministry of Revenue."
As soon as the words fell.
Many generals who loved their soldiers like their own sons almost shed tears.
They all bowed and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise!"
In fact, whether he is wise or not is another matter.
Ying Yuan did that just to spend more money.
Is there anything more enjoyable than spending money?
However, the ministers did not think so.
They thought Ying Yuan was truly wise and sage.
Throughout history, few emperors have cared about ordinary soldiers.
From this we can see that the emperor in front of him is a rare benevolent and righteous monarch!
Following such a king is worth it even if it means death.
...
At the celebration banquet.
The ministers took turns toasting Ying Yuan.
He couldn't hold his liquor and was a little tipsy.
Guo Jia and others were sitting at the end of the hall. People like Xun Yu were fine, but he was already drunk.
Fortunately, no one noticed him, otherwise he would be accused of being disrespectful before the emperor.
After getting drunk, Ying Yuan said to his ministers earnestly, "Minister Cao won a victory. I am really happy! I am so happy that I want to thank Minister Cao's ancestors!"
Do you know what everyone in the government and the public is saying about Minister Cao? They say he's the celestial star Wu Qu, a divine soldier sent down from heaven.
What's more, some people even said that Shangshu Cao was the best military general of this dynasty, and even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not compare with Shangshu Cao in terms of military strategy.
In addition to this, people also talk about you guys, yes, you guys are kings of different surnames.
They said, if you had not commanded a large number of troops and helped me defeat the foreign enemies, the Qin Empire would have changed hands long ago.
If you were not kings of different surnames, who knows what the country would be like today.
I... am truly happy from the bottom of my heart."
That’s all I have to say.
The originally noisy scene in the entire hall was gone.
Instead, there was silence, and you could hear the sound of a pin drop.
Even some generals' hands were shaking constantly.
Ying Yuan said those words just to vent his dissatisfaction.
After all, if it weren't for them, the Qin Dynasty would have been destroyed long ago.
He himself had already become a Daluo Jinxian.
Therefore, he really just wanted to express his displeasure and mock these so-called "loyal ministers and good generals", that's all.
I really don’t mean anything else.
but...
Will the ministers believe it?
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