The first to respond to this policy and decree was Cao Cao, after he inherited the position of the prince of the state passed down by his deceased father, he has always been sitting on pins and needles, with no merits, and he really can't sit in this position.

Hearing others call me Grandpa every day, to be honest, it is still a little harsh and unaccustomed.

This time, when he heard that His Majesty was going to issue a decree of grace, he felt that it was an opportunity, and it was the best policy to retreat into advance.

Anyway, he has the connections left by his father before his death, and there is also a sister in the palace to help, and when he has a chance to make meritorious contributions in the future, he will regain the position of the prince of the country.

In fact, according to the normal procedure, Cao Cao didn't have to do this at all.

Because Cao Shen has been dead for many years, and he has been succeeding to the position of the prince for a long time, but when the new policy is promulgated, someone must come forward to support His Majesty the Emperor, Cao Cao is willing to be such a person, leaving a deep idea of righteousness in His Majesty's heart.

At the same time, it is also in order to make my brothers feel better.

For a small family, brotherly harmony is the foundation that can strengthen a family.

In this way, Zhao Changqing agreed to Cao Cao's request, let him surrender himself to the rank of duke, and at the same time, let him serve as the squire of the military department.

The Emperor's idea is simple, if you can pay for me, I can naturally do something for you.

Obtaining the rank of a soldier squire made Cao Cao overjoyed, which was an unexpected joy.

He thought that by doing so, at most he would leave a good impression on His Majesty, but he didn't expect that the return would come so quickly.

Changing a duke's position for a military squire title is not worth mentioning from the current point of view, and it is a loss-making business, but in the long run, there is nothing more suitable than this.

Zhao Changqing was also very pleased with Cao Cao's performance.

Some time passed.

Bai Qi returned to the court, shaking the government and the opposition.

Everyone wants to see what this general who knocked down all the Chu countries looks like and why he is so powerful.

Since the collapse of the Qin Dynasty in ancient times, there is really no precedent for a general to completely defeat a huge country, unless it is a rebellion within the local state.

Although, at the beginning, the credit of the emperor was somewhat greater.

However, after all, it was Bai Qi who personally captured the last inch of Chu State.

The scale of welcoming Bai Qi was very large, all the civil and military officials arrived, and the emperor came in person.

Bai Qi was flattered.

After returning to the capital, Zhao Changqing kept asking for warmth.

This made Bai Qi even more overwhelmed.

Others don't know, but he knows very well in his heart that the battle of Chu State, if there is no personal expedition by His Majesty, I am afraid that it is still being fought now, and it is impossible to destroy the entire Chu State.

It is precisely because His Majesty the Emperor gave advice or supervised the three armies in the early stage that all the soldiers were able to work together and finally make the army invincible.

The greatest credit should belong to His Majesty the Emperor!

This is also recorded in the history books.

But it's different when it comes to the people.

They unanimously agreed that this great general who climbed up from the bottom must have something outstanding to be able to capture the entire Chu State.

They were paranoid that in fact, the battle to destroy the Chu State had little to do with His Majesty, but was inextricably linked to Bai Qi, and he should be the first hero.

The folk also have more legends about him.

At this point, Zhao Changqing didn't care very much, after all, these were just trivial things.

It is far from the point of suspicion of this hero of the country.

It's nothing more than more folk legends about him.

Zhao Changqing did not hold a court meeting, but directly invited the ministers.

There is nothing to say about such a great achievement, and when the time comes, it will be a reward.

At the celebration banquet held for Bai Qi, Zhao Changqing said to his ministers: "I am very grateful to all your ministers, because it is you who have pushed the Great Wei to an unprecedented level. Here, I would like to thank one person, if it weren't for his sacrifice, I wouldn't have found a reason to crusade against the Chu State, and this person is the late Cao Laoguogong!"

Since Cao Cao has sacrificed, then Zhao Changqing has to make up for this feeling, he can't let him have any complaints, he has to let him be grateful to himself, and talking about the value of the late Cao Lao Guogong in front of the civil and military officials is nothing more than to let the ministers remember one thing, that is, don't look at the decline of the current Cao family, and dare to despise the Cao family.

As an emperor, I have been thinking about the old love of the Cao family.

How could Cao Cao not know this?

Naturally, I felt a sense of gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhao Changqing said again: "I said just now, because of your ministers, the Great Wei can have today, this is true, I am just one person after all, it is difficult for people to do God's things, but with you, we are united, even God can't do things, I can do it!

Hearing this, the ministers suddenly got up and said in unison: "Respect Your Majesty!"

After drinking this glass of wine, Zhao Changqing left.

If he continues to stay here, the ministers will not be happy.

Early the next morning.

The Great Pilgrimage.

Zhao Changqing rewarded meritorious ministers.

Feng Chen Qingzhi was named General Sima.

The word Sima is an honorary title, and the real title of real power is the three words of general.

However, now the soldiers and horses of the whole country are in the hands of Zhao Changqing.

The so-called military generals and other military generals, in addition to being responsible for the details of the training of the whole army every day, can no longer mobilize too many troops without the emperor's holy decree.

This is due to the influence of Zhao Changqing's 'cup of wine to release military power'.

In addition to the necessary garrisons everywhere, the armies of all parts of the country, almost all of whom held the rank of general, could not mobilize non-commissioned officers.

The position of Tai Lieutenant has been idle for many years, and Zhao Changqing intends to keep this position and find a suitable time to hand it over to Jia Xu.

After all, since the death of Cao Laoguo in battle, there is really no suitable candidate to take up the post of Tai Lieutenant.

Zhao Yun still held his old position and continued to serve as the general of the hussars, but he removed his title of squire in the military department and added a position as the commander of the Beijing Praetorian Guard, mainly responsible for the safety of the capital.

Xiao Yuming, like Zhao Yun, has not changed his position, he is still an auxiliary general, and he was crowned the crown prince.

And the position of the general of Zhenguo, Zhao Changqing was left to Bai Qi.

It can be regarded as a final result of his outstanding contribution to this battle, and he has not been sealed in any way.

Leaping to the same name as the Five Tiger Generals, Bai Qi is already very satisfied with this reward.

Zhao Changqing gave up the position of the former general of Jian Yi to Yue Fei, and in this battle, the country's record against Yue Fei was obvious to all, and it was nothing to let him serve as the former general.

After all, the five major generals, the world knows that the position of this imperial general is the most ordinary, ranking last.

The positions of some generals are higher than the real power of the imperial generals, but the latter are of high rank.

This is the latest Five Tiger generals of Great Wei.

Attracting the attention of the world.

Now that the monarchs of countries all over the world know Zhao Changqing's routine, those who are selected as the Five Tiger Generals may have limitations in their personal martial arts strength, but they are definitely more capable of fighting than one another.

Zhuge Liang is still in the previous position, unchanged, on the contrary, there is still some possibility that his power has been weakened, after all, from the original Zhongshu Order to the current Wenyuan Pavilion scholar after the cabinet reform, the power is definitely not as good as before.

Worried that he would be in a mood, Zhao Changqing also added a series of useless titles to him.

Such as: Taishi, Prince Taishi, Zhongji Hall Scholar, Cabinet First Assistant, etc.

This even includes the honorary title of Shangzhu State.

In the past, in ancient times, Shangzhu was the highest military commander who commanded the world's soldiers and horses, but after the evolution of the times, it has become an honorary title that has no real power.

In addition, Zhuge Liang was given a few days off.

In this regard, the ministers were very surprised, when will Xiu Mu also appear as a reward?

Because Huo Quzhi's performance in the recent battle was average, he did not compete for the position of General Yue Fei.

But he was also rewarded with the title of general of the chariot cavalry.

The status is second only to the Five Tiger Generals.

In the previous dynasty, the general of the chariot cavalry was the same as the existence of the three dukes, with a high position and power, under one person.

It's just that in today's dynasty, after the official reform, the general of the chariot and cavalry is not as good as the official position of the military general with the suffix of the word general.

This time, Zhao Changqing abolished the post of Admiral Tiance.

After all, the title of this general position is too heavy, and the general is bigger than the general.

Since Cao Shen served as General Tiance, his prestige in the army can be said to be in full swing, directly overshadowing the other four generals, and Chen Qingzhi and them can't compete with them at all.

It's not good for a big family.

Xiang Yu and Shuangli both had rewards, and in order to prevent the three of them from having conflicts in their hearts, they all made them close ministers of the Son of Heaven, so that they were all satisfied.

This is the means of the emperor.

All parties are balanced.

Having said that, the release of the new Five Tiger Generals has caused a wave of upsurge in listening to books among the people.

Some dramatists have even started writing new plays for them.

What Chen Qingzhi rushed thousands of miles to break through the six levels, what Xiao Yu Mingwei retreated from the Southern Barbarians, Zhao Yun seven in and seven out, etc., all kinds of exaggerated dramas appeared one after another, so that the people were feasting their eyes.

As long as those dramas promote a positive image of the country, they will go.

Even the late Cao Laoguo had a drama about his plan to break the Chu army during his lifetime.

In any case, these are the harbingers and beginnings of the bright stars of the Great Wei Kingdom.

(End of chapter)