Cao Cao stood at attention and said, "Your Majesty, as your student, it is my duty to sacrifice myself to uphold the might of the Han Dynasty and let these women from foreign lands witness the prowess of the men of our great Han!"
Seeing Cao Cao speak such righteous and awe-inspiring words in front of the emperor without batting an eye, the surrounding officers immediately looked at him with admiration.
Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and the others standing to the side covered their foreheads in utter speechlessness.
"Haha~, very well, Mengde's words make sense, I allow you to choose first!"
Seeing Cao Cao's shameless nature, Liu Hong couldn't help but burst into laughter, seemingly quite admiring of Cao Cao's brazen spirit.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"
A flush of excitement rose on Cao Cao's dark face. He then turned to look at the women, focusing his gaze on Li Xiao's queen.
Looking at the Goguryeo queen, who was over thirty and extremely alluring, Cao Cao couldn't help but lick his lips. He then suppressed the throbbing in his heart and turned his gaze to the other concubines.
It wasn't that Cao Cao disliked the queen, but rather that he knew he wasn't qualified to enjoy her given his status and position. Besides, he was only seventeen years old. If he were to take a woman in her thirties as his wife, the ridicule from others would be a minor matter, but he would certainly not escape his father's beating.
In the end, Cao Cao had no choice but to select a beautiful young concubine.
After Cao Cao made his choice, Liu Hong looked at Huangfu Song beside him.
Huangfu Song, the commander-in-chief of the army, did not hesitate and stepped forward to select a young woman.
Following them, Zhu Jun, Xu Rong, Guo Si, Gongsun Zan, Ma Teng, Gongsun Du, and others each chose one. It seems that most of the generals still prefer the younger ones.
In the end, only the queen remained, and no one chose her.
Immediately, Liu Hong turned to look at Li Jue, who was swallowing hard beside him.
"Now that all the generals have made their choices, then the queen shall belong to Minister Li!"
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty!!"
Upon hearing the emperor's words, Li Jue immediately stepped forward excitedly and pulled the Goguryeo queen to his side.
After the officers finished distributing the items, Liu Hong looked at the remaining six hundred-plus palace maids and turned to look at Zhang Rang beside him.
"Imprison them for now, and distribute them to the soldiers who killed five or more enemies after the battle merits are tallied!"
"promise!!"
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