"Zhongmin, your reward is probably coming.”
Sun Tong, who was drinking, asked Cao Ren, who was beside him,""How did Zixiao know?"
"Look at that Yuan Shao, he doesn't look happy after his victory. Not only is his brows tightly furrowed, but he also knocks on the table from time to time. This behavior is enough to show that he is thinking about something, but now that the alliance army is doing well, there is nothing else that he needs to think about. He is clearly conflicted about what kind of reward should be worthy of your great contribution.”
"Since you want to reward me, then big brother will definitely not miss it. I wonder what kind of official Yuan Shao will give big brother.”
"Don't look at how Yuan Shao is now the alliance leader, but he's only the governor of the Bohai Sea. At most, he's just a governor for big brother Feng, what else could he be?”
"If that's the case, it's not bad. At least we have a place to stay in the future.”
"So, this time, it's mainly up to you.”
"Alright, then I'll take your blessings. If he makes me a general in a while, how about I make you a general of the guards later?”
Cough! Cough, cough, cough.
Cao Ren almost choked on his wine when he heard this.
Yuan Shao had only given him the title of Cheji General during the Alliance Leader Meeting, so what right did he have to be pardoned as a Great General?
Sun Tong was the only one who dared to make such a fuss. After all, he was a tiger.
If it was someone else, even if it was a joke, they would definitely be embarrassed to say such a thing.
Not long after the two of them finished speaking, Yuan Shao, who was sitting on the main seat, knocked on the table in front of him. Then, with a wave of his sleeve, the singing and dancing in the hall were also withdrawn. The dukes who were drinking and exchanging cups also quieted down.
"I've heard that wise rulers are fair in rewards and punishments. Now that we've returned from the alliance with a great victory, we must reward those who have made contributions. However, the emperor is far away in Luoyang. As the leader of the alliance, I'll accept the title on behalf of His Majesty.”
Actually, the duke was still puzzled. After all, Sun Tong's contribution this time was not small, so why hadn't Yuan Shao rewarded him? In the end, he hadn't expected it to be arranged at the banquet.
"Alliance Master is wise," everyone exclaimed.
"The credit for the first battle is due to the valiant general Cao Mengde's leadership. His generals followed his orders and his soldiers dared to die. He was the first to break into the Lishui Pass.”
The reason why Yuan Shao had considered it for so long was because he was analyzing the pros and cons of giving Cao Cao and his brother an official title.
At first, he had planned to give Sun Tong the title of General. This way, he would be on the same level as Cao Cao, and it would be easier to drive a wedge between the two brothers.
However, after thinking about it for a long time, he finally gave up on this idea. The main reason was that there were too many drawbacks. Let's not talk about whether his straightforward and inferior strategy of sowing discord would work. Even if it did work, the other dukes would definitely have thoughts about him.
After all, which dukedom would personally go into battle these days? Didn't they all send their generals?
If something similar happened again, then how would Yuan Shao be banned? If he didn't reward them according to Sun Tong's situation, then he, Yuan Shao, would have a reputation for being unfair. But if he rewarded them poorly, those generals would definitely be unhappy and offend many people for no reason.
On the other hand, if his performance this time was fair and just enough, then his status in the alliance army would increase by quite a bit. It would even increase the enthusiasm of the dukes. After all, no one would not want to be promoted and get rich.
As for whether Cao Cao was qualified to be the prefect, there was no problem. After all, Cao Cao had also been the minister of Jinan in his early years. The level of the minister of a vassal state was similar to that of the prefect of a prefecture.
Most importantly, when Cao Cao was the Prime Minister of Jinan, the imperial court had issued an edict to transfer him to Dongjun as the prefect. However, Cao Cao was too upright and did not receive the title.
It was because of this experience that Yuan Shao thought of sending Cao Cao to East County.
Of course, he also had some thoughts about this. Now that he had already regarded Jizhou as his territory, Yanzhou was next to Jizhou. Of course, he hoped that Yanzhou would be more chaotic so that he could concentrate on unifying the north.
"The Governor of East County? I... Sigh! Cao Cao thanked the alliance leader. Cao Cao... Understood!"
Cao Cao looked troubled on the surface, but his heart was already blossoming with joy. He had not expected Yuan Shao to be so generous this time.
"Yes."
Seeing Cao Cao's performance, Yuan Shao nodded his head in satisfaction.
Boss Cao was still very careful when it came to fooling his childhood friend. If Cao Cao had agreed openly before, Yuan Shao might have thought too much. This person, as long as he thought too much, something would definitely happen.
Boss Cao didn't want to go against his childhood friend so soon. Even though he already had 60,000 troops in his hands, if he really met Yuan Shao, who had the support of the Yuan family, he might not be able to develop.
On the contrary, as long as he put on a little show to make Yuan Shao feel that his plan had succeeded, the other party would definitely let down their guard.
When Cao Cao's reward was announced, Liu Dai and Zhang Miao, who had been nervous earlier, heaved a sigh of relief. Now that Cao Cao had a place to settle down, he would not have any designs on them for the time being.
Unfortunately, the two of them did not know that although Cao Cao did not target them, Cao Cao's little brother had already recorded their names on his death list.
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