As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, the other three widened their eyes.
"Hiss-"
Chunyu Qiong, who couldn't keep his cool, couldn't help but gasp.
Zhao Rong looked at the bearded man beside him in shock, his expression extremely dumbfounded.
Retain the West Park Army?
What a joke!
Anyone could tell that the current Emperor was definitely very prejudiced against the West Garden Army. Asking for everyone's opinion was probably just for fun.
Even a political idiot like Chunyu Qiong knew what political stance he should take.
Cao Mengde had always been smart, but he had never thought that he would be so stupid!
Moreover, it's fine if you're being stupid, but once you say these words, the three of us will also be in trouble!
Zhao Rong hurriedly glanced at his colleagues.
Feng Fang's face turned pale.
As for Chunyu Qiong, he probably even wanted to tear Cao Cao apart.
However, to his surprise, the Emperor did not change his expression as he had expected. Instead, he showed an interested expression.
"Continue."
The young man raised his hand as if to encourage her.
"Yes."
Cao Cao bowed respectfully, then took a deep breath and began to speak.
……
About an hour later, Zhao Rong walked out of the inner court in a daze.
Because he had been too nervous, he almost couldn't remember what had happened before and forgot what Cao Cao had said.
They only knew that with the latter's hard work, the West Garden Army was actually successfully preserved!
Furthermore, he, Cao Cao, and Chunyu Qiong could still remain in their original positions without being implicated by Yuan Shao.
The only one who could not stay was Feng Fang, who had taken the initiative to resign.
As for the reason for his resignation, it was most likely related to his beautiful daughter.
It seemed that this fellow was prepared to take another political route in the future.
At this moment, Chunyu Qiong cupped his hands and said gratefully,"Thank you, Brother Meng De! If it wasn't for Meng De, even if we didn't end up in jail, our political path would have been covered in dust.”
Although Cao Cao was still very annoying, this time, he really couldn't accept it.
Zhao Rong also sincerely said,"I am truly grateful for Meng De's kindness. If you don't mind, please come to my residence to boil some wine and have a deep discussion."”
"I appreciate your kindness, but there's no need."
Cao Cao waved his sleeves and strode away.
Zhao Rong and Chunyu Qiong looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads and laugh awkwardly.
Cao Mengde was actually good at everything, but he was too sharp and had a bad personality.
The next day.
With the help of Gai Xun and the other five elders, Liu Bian issued a series of personnel appointments in accordance with strict rules and regulations:
He appointed Chen Lin, the former chief secretary of the General's Office, as the Taishi Ling (Nine Ministers Taichang subordinate officer), with a rank of 600 stones.
Cai Yong was summoned back to the court and granted the title of Dr. Jijiu (the first of the nine ministers and doctors), with a salary of 600 stones.
Fan Ling was exonerated and appointed as a lieutenant of Si Li. He was listed as "Three Alone Sitting" and his rank was 2,000 stones.
Lu Zhi was promoted to Jiuqing Shaofu because of his meritorious service in protecting the emperor and quelling the rebellion, with a salary of 2,000 stones.
Left General Huangfu Song because of the suppression of the rebellion meritorious, promoted to the general of chariots and horses, salary in the middle of 2,000 stone.
Henan Yin Zhu, Jingzhao Yin Gaixun, Wei Wei Zhang Wen because of the suppression of the rebellion meritorious, the title was promoted to two levels, and concurrently led the record of the book.
Wu Meng Duwei Ding because of the protection of the emperor, pacify the rebellion meritorious, Ren Bingzhou animal husbandry.
The rest of the officials, such as Hu Muban of Zhijinwu, Huan Dian of Yulin Zhonglang, Zhang Liao of Cavalry Commander, Lu Bu of Chief Book, Wang Kuang of Hanoi Prefecture, Qiao Mao of Dongjun Prefecture, etc., all received corresponding rewards.
Among the five elders, Lu Zhi was able to be promoted because he had the greatest contribution and his official position was not too high.
The other four elders were originally at the level of "Jiuqing", and above them were the three dukes. The three dukes at that time had not committed any crimes and had not retired, so they could not provide vacancies.
As for the positions of Great General, Great Sima, and Grand Tutor, Liu Bian intentionally left them empty.
If he wanted to strengthen the imperial power as soon as possible, the power given to the officials had to be correspondingly smaller.
Even the loyal royalists had to be strictly controlled.
As a result, Huangfu Song and the others would eventually either take on more important official positions of the same level or take on other positions with weight. Strictly speaking, they could only be transferred at the same level.
Fortunately, not only did they not have any objections, but they also understood and agreed, fully demonstrating the awareness and demeanor of the pillars of the imperial court.
Other than these appointments, there was also a military decree:
Liu Bian announced that the West Garden Army would be retained.
There were two main reasons for this decision.
Firstly, Cao Cao had used the eloquence of others to convince him.
Secondly, how could they complete the mission if they disbanded the West Park Army?
The West Garden Army was dealt with as follows:
The soldiers who had followed Yuan Shao, Xia Mou, and the others to participate in the political chaos were first detained and dealt with as appropriate after investigation.
As for the other officers and soldiers, those who passed the screening could remain in their original positions.
In addition, the new commander of the West Garden Army, Cao Cao, was ordered by His Majesty to recruit 30,000 good children from Si Li Prefecture to inject fresh blood into this army.
By the way, this army was still led by eight lieutenants, but there were great changes compared to the Spirit Monarch era.
The commanders were:
The new Commandant Cao Cao, the new Commandant Xun You, the new Commandant Xu Rong, and the new Commandant Duan Wei.
Zhao Rong, the former left lieutenant of the auxiliary army, Huangfu Jianshou, the new right lieutenant of the auxiliary army, Huangfu Li, the former right lieutenant Chunyu Qiong.
Out of the eight, Cao Cao was recognized by the Emperor and his abilities were outstanding. Although some people would inevitably feel uncomfortable, it was still expected of him to be the leader.
Huangfu Jianshou and Huangfu Li were respectively Huangfu Song's son and nephew.
The HuangFu clan was a clan of generals. The military ability and loyalty of the clan's descendants to the emperor were guaranteed, so they could be appointed without worry.
At this point, Liu Bian had successfully reorganized the West Park Army, and the map entry bar for the dual mission was also half completed.
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