Feeling Yang Ling's encouraging eyes, Cao Yuan calmed down and said in a slightly immature voice,

"Ladies and gentlemen...... Flatten! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The crowd bowed again.

Surrounded by Yang Ling and others, Cao Yuan was proclaimed as the new monarch in front of Cao Zhiling, officially becoming the third emperor of Cao Wei!

However, since Cao Zhi's funeral has not yet been completed, Cao Yuan's enthronement ceremony will be postponed for the time being!

After ascending the throne and becoming the new emperor, Cao Yuan issued a series of decrees according to Yang Ling's intentions.

He respected the Empress Dowager Bian as the Empress Dowager, and gave Cao Zhi the nickname of Emperor Wen, and the temple name Gaozu!

In addition, he ordered an amnesty to the world, and there were many rewards for Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others!

As for Yang Ling's side, Cao Yuan promoted Yang Ling from a general to a first-rank great Sima according to the advice of Pang Tong and others.

In addition, his title was also changed from the Duke of Dingnan to the King of Qi!

Although this move violates the etiquette system, whether it is the Empress Dowager Bian or the ministers, there is no objection.

Joke.

Cao Wei Jiangshan can have today, Yang Ling has made great contributions.

Not to mention, he is still in power, and he is the real father of the Son of Heaven!

Who dares to have any objections?

For Cao Yuan's reward, Yang Ling did not refuse, and happily accepted it!

When everything was taken care of, night fell quietly.

As Cao Zhi's nominal son, Cao Yuan stayed in the mourning hall to guard Cao Zhi's spirit!

Yang Ling came to the side hall and discussed political affairs with Pang Tong and others.

"General, oh no, now you should call His Royal Highness King Qi."

Pang Tong quipped.

"Shi Yuan is so bold now, he dares to make Gu Xun happy!"

Yang Ling feigned anger.

When everyone heard this, they all burst out laughing.

After some jokes, Pang Tong also got down to business.

"During the period when the King of Qi left the capital, the four seas were peaceful, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but nothing major happened."

"Shixie from Jiaozhou sent someone to come to the table, expressing his willingness to surrender to my Great Wei."

Yang Ling nodded slightly and snorted softly,

"Arithmetic Shixie has a bit of eyesight, it is best for him to take the initiative to submit, otherwise when Liu Bei is solved, it will be his turn next."

"Shi Yuan and Wen Hui discuss it with a few of you to see how to include Jiaozhou in my Dawei plate!"

Pang Tong and the others nodded one after another, indicating that they received the order.

"Oh, by the way, my subordinates sent people to search Yizhou, but no trace of Sun Quan and others was found on the island."

Pang Tong frowned.

Hearing this, Yang Ling was also a little puzzled.

At the beginning, Sun Quan was defeated in Yang Zhou and went to sea by boat, but he lost his trace.

According to calculations, he will either go to Jiaozhou or Yizhou Island.

But at present, no trace of Sun Quan has been found in Jiaozhou and Yizhou.

Could it be that Sun Quan took a boat north and went to Gongsun Kang?

In history, Emperor Wu Sun Quan and Gongsun Kang once looked at each other, and even canonized Gongsun Yuan, the son of Gongsun Kang, as the King of Yan.

If Sun Quan fled to Liaodong and went to join the Gongsun family, it would not be impossible!

"Shi Yuan, do you think, is it possible for Sun Quan to go to Liaodong?"

"The thoughts of the subordinates are the same as those of King Qi. Since neither Jiaozhou nor Yizhou has found any trace of Sun Quan, it is very likely that he will go north to Gongsun Kang! ”

Pang Tong said in a deep voice.

"Since this is the case, then instruct the school government and let them inquire more about the news of Liaodong!"

Yang Ling commanded.

Although the overall situation in Jiangdong has been decided, in order not to increase trouble in the future, it is still necessary to cut Sun Quan to the roots.

And Pang Tong was destroyed by Sun Quan, and he had a deep hatred with him, so it was most appropriate to hand over this matter to him.

"Subordinates take orders!"

Pang Tong was solemn and authentic.

Everyone discussed for a while, and seeing that it was not early, Yang Ling asked Pang Tong and the others to leave first.

After they left, Yang Ling groaned slightly, and then ordered,

"Zhou Cang, go and invite Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Xiahou Shang over."

"Whoa!"

Zhou Cang took the order and left.

It didn't take long for Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Xiahou Shang to come together!

"Meet His Royal Highness King Qi!"

Cao Xiu and the others saluted Yang Ling.

"It's all your own, you're welcome, please take a seat!"

Yang Ling greeted.

The three of them sat down according to their words, but their expressions were a little puzzled, and they didn't understand why Yang Ling called them over.

"Recently, you have been idle at home, and you won't resent Lonely, right?"

Yang Ling asked with a chuckle.

After Cao Pi was deposed and Cao Zhi ascended the throne as emperor, as a clan general who was deeply used by Cao Pi, although Cao Xiu and his people did not worry about their lives, they were also transferred from the army and held idle positions in the court.

Hearing Yang Ling ask this, Cao Xiu's hearts were tight.

They glanced at each other, but Cao Xiu said cautiously,

"This is a decree of the imperial court, since we are courtiers of the Great Wei Dynasty, we should abide by the decree, how can we resent the general because of this?"

Yang Ling smiled noncommittally, changed his words, and said,

"If you haven't been unified today, Liu Bei has cut off Yizhou in the west, Xianbei is eyeing you in the north, and Gongsun Kang of Liaodong is also ambitious!"

"Now is the time for the imperial court to employ people, and it is a pity to abandon them and others."

"Therefore, I intend to ask Your Majesty to let you continue to contribute to the country, what do you think?"

Cao Xiu was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't believe his ears!

They originally thought that as Cao Pi's cronies, they would have no chance to be reused in this life.

Unexpectedly, Yang Ling didn't care, but intended to recommend them.

How this did not surprise Cao Xiu and them.

Seeing the surprised faces of several people, the corners of Yang Ling's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile.

Although Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and others were all Cao Pi's cronies, they still respect Yang Ling.

When Cao Pi put Yang Ling under house arrest, they also pleaded for Yang Ling many times.

Later, he went to find the Empress Dowager Bian and asked the Empress Dowager Bian to come forward to persuade Cao Pi.

Not long after Cao Pi was deposed, he encountered Liu Bei attacking Hanzhong, and Yang Ling had to put them aside for the time being.

Now that the older generation of generals like Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun have fallen, it is time for Cao Xiu and others to appear on the stage!

Moreover, Yang Ling came from later generations, and he knew very well that if the clan power was too large, it would cause a rebellion of the eight kings like the Jin Dynasty!

But if the power of the scholar clan is tilted towards the government and the opposition, it is easy to lead to Sima Yi's usurpation of Wei.

And if you want to ensure stability, the best way is to check and balance!

Yang Ling plans to reuse Cao Xiu and a few people, not only because they are talented, but also because he hopes to play a stabilizing role in Cao Wei's government!

"Why, don't you want to?"

Yang Ling said with a smile.

"Thanks to His Royal Highness the King of Qi's love, we should be crushed to pieces to repay the Great Wei!"

Cao Xiu and the others came back to their senses and said in unison.

They are all ambitious people, and they naturally don't want to be idle in the house and waste their years!

"That's good, you go back and prepare, after a while, Lone plans to go to Yizhou, and you will be indispensable at that time."

Yang Ling said with a smile.

Several people saluted respectfully again, and when they were about to leave, they saw Cao Xiu's face hesitant.

"King Qi, the last general...... I don't know whether to talk about it or not. ”