Three Kingdoms: The most powerful behind-the-scenes boss

"Your Majesty, I admit that Cao Cao did have outstanding achievements in the Yingchuan battlefield, but if only Cao Cao is rewarded, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies, right?

Yuan Wei said loudly:"After all, he only has two thousand soldiers and horses under his command. Although the fire attack is effective, how could he have won such a great victory without the cooperation of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun?"

Servant Yuan Ji then echoed:"Your Majesty Taiwei is right. Although Cao Cao contributed a lot in the Yingchuan battlefield, the frontal force was Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. If they only rewarded Cao Cao, these two people would be afraid." There are complaints.

Another censor, Wang Yun, stepped out and said,"Cao Cao must be rewarded for his great achievements, but your majesty must not ignore the military achievements of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, otherwise it will cause unrest in the three armies!"

Immediately afterwards, another court official, Zhang Mao, handed over his hand:"I second the proposal!""

Taichang Qing also agreed:"I second the proposal!"

"The minister also seconded the proposal!"

"The minister also seconded the proposal!"

"......"

Emperor Liu Hong frowned, feeling quite unhappy.

He hated this feeling of being forced into the palace.

But I have to admit it.

What Yuan Wei said makes sense.

After all, Cao Cao was only responsible for the responsibilities of the surprise soldiers, but Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, who were the regular soldiers, could not be ignored.

He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly:"What I said makes sense, but I was a little abrupt. Naturally, the contributions of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun cannot be ignored."

At this point, Liu Hong pondered for a long time and decided:"It's okay. How about ennobling Huangfu Song as the Marquis of Duxiang, Zhu Jun as the Marquis of Xixiang, and Cao Cao as the Marquis of Rongxiang?"

Zhao Zhong originally proposed to give him the title of Tinghou.

But I never thought about it.

Emperor Liu Hong was very generous and gave it directly to a rural lord.

Although the post of general was not included in the reward, the emperor made it clear that he wanted to cultivate Cao Cao's pace. The lack of official reward now completely gave him room for promotion!

Anyone with eyesight can see it.

Cao Cao must develop at a pace in the future.

This guy is the descendant of Cao Teng, the regular servant of the Central Committee. Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong strongly recommended him, which is not a loss. With a little help, he will definitely become one of their own.

The two men hurriedly knelt down and raised their hands and said:"Your Majesty is wise!"

Yuan Wei won the reward from Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. Although he did not like Cao Cao being directly granted the title of Marquis, he could only bow his hands and reluctantly accepted it.

Liu Hong waved his hand:"Since the beloved ministers have no objections, let's send the order to Taige to draw up the decree and send it to the Yingchuan battlefield as soon as possible!"

"Oh, right!"

Just after he finished speaking, Liu Hong suddenly remembered something and ordered:"Huangfu Song suggested that the army be separated. He should suppress the Yuzhou Yellow Turbans, Zhu Jun should suppress the Nanyang Yellow Turbans, and Cao Cao should suppress the Yanzhou Yellow Turbans!"

"I’m sure, let’s arrange it this way!

All the civil and military officials said in unison:"Your Majesty is wise!""

While everyone was silent in the joy of victory, Xiao Huangmen next to the emperor took out another letter from the mailbox:"Your Majesty, I really don't know that there are two letters in this mailbox."

After speaking, he presented his hands to the emperor

"Two letters?"

Liu Hong also frowned, thinking that there was something he couldn't write in a letter.

He took the letter and opened it to browse, and gasped:"Hiss! At the beginning of the army, the army was given a total of 100,000 stones of food and grass. Is it all gone now?"

Obviously.

This is a memorial to promote food supply.

Naturally, it cannot be put together with the good news.

Therefore, Huangfu Song wrote another memorial, also put it in the mailbox and presented it to the emperor.

Liu Hong turned to look Huang Wan, the chief minister, hurriedly raised his hands and said,"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will raise food and fodder as soon as possible and send it to the frontline army.""

"only......"

Speaking of this, Huang Wan seemed a little hesitant.

"What, are you having trouble?"

Liu Hong asked tentatively.

He is very sensitive now. He has just seen a big victory and is about to pursue the victory. If the march is delayed due to lack of food and grass, he will definitely explode with thunder.

"His Majesty!"

Huang Wan bowed his head, thought for a while, and decided to tell the truth:"In recent years, grain production has been reduced, tax revenue has been insufficient, and the national treasury has been unable to make ends meet. Since the official positions in the palace are basically full, there is no income from selling official positions."

"therefore......"

Liu Hong was furious when he heard this and frowned:"What do you mean? Could it be that this food and grass can't be distributed?"

Huang Wan shook his head hurriedly and said:"The food and grass are enough for one supply for the time being, but now that the army is fighting, I am afraid that it will not be able to last for ten months, and the food and grass will be exhausted. , then the imperial court will have no more food to send out!"

"What!!!

Liu Hong was furious:"As a big farmer, you are in charge of the imperial court's financial expenditures and military supplies. Why didn't you tell me about this situation earlier? Now that the army is fighting outside, you tell me that there is no food and grass?""

"Do you know your sin?"

Huang Wan was so frightened that he hurriedly bowed and said:"Your Majesty, I am guilty! According to the usual method, I could buy some grain and grass on the market to supplement military supplies, but this time I found that there was no excess grain to buy near Luoyang.

Liu Hong took advantage of the situation and asked,"What about the food?""

Huang Wan swallowed and said softly:"They were all bought by Cao Ang of Yunwu Villa. The old minister has checked the sales records related to the Sauvage Association. It is conservatively estimated that Yunwu Villa has 300,000 shi of old grain and 200,000 shi of old grain.!"

"I once tried to communicate with the people at Yunwu Villa that they were eating the food for the people who were digging for black gold and were not going to sell it outside. And because the owner of the village was Cao Ang, I didn't dare to follow up."

The meaning is very clear.

I'm afraid the emperor will need to come forward.

Liu Hong naturally understood what Huang Wan meant. He waved his hand:"This is easy! The Cao family and his son are loyal people. Now that winter has passed, he doesn't need so many people digging for black gold, so he can just divert some of the grain and sell it to the court."

"Someone is coming!"

"His Majesty"

"Quickly go to Yunwu Villa to see Cao Ang. I will tell him this matter in person."

Liu Hong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He knew Cao Ang quite well. He was loyal and extremely filial. If there was a national crisis, he would naturally not be stingy with the food.

But......

Tingwei Zhang Mao was stunned.

Taiwei Yuan Wei was stunned.

Servant Yuan Ji was also confused!

The emperor doesn't know, how can they not know?

Now Cao Ang has probably been sent to Tingwei's prison.

Once Cao Ang is announced to the imperial court, the assassination of Cao Ang by the Yuan family will definitely be brought to the imperial court.

Yuan Wei's face suddenly turned green!

Damn it!

It’s so deceptive!

Xiaohuangmen promised, and when he was about to leave, Tingwei Zhang Mao had no choice but to take a step forward:"Your Majesty, Cao Ang should not be in Yunwu Villa!"

Liu Hong was curious and couldn't help asking:"Oh? Is it possible that Zhang Qing knows where Cao Ang is? ?"

Zhang Mao broke out in a cold sweat. He had to take it out:"Your Majesty, it's like this. I received a letter from Luoyang's order Zhou Yi today, saying that Cao Ang was assassinated while returning to Yunwu Villa and was to be transferred to the court. Wei processing"

"Think about it......"

Zhang Mao swallowed:"Then Cao Ang should still be in prison, right?"