Such treatment is nothing short of grand!
For any courtier, it would be a sign of usurping the throne, and he would definitely be opposed by everyone in the court!
But no one has any objection to rewarding Yang Ling.
the reason is simple.
Most of Cao Wei's empire was built bit by bit by Yang Ling himself.
Of course, the most important thing is because of his relationship with Emperor Cao Yuan!
"Thank you for the reward, your majesty. I will never be able to repay your kindness even if I die!"
Yang Ling bowed and saluted Cao Yuan.
"Father, there's no need to be polite. Come with me to the palace quickly!"
Cao Yuan stepped forward with a smile and took Yang Ling's arm into the Emperor's chariot.
Everyone followed Cao Yuan and Yang Ling and slowly entered Luoyang City.
After arriving at the palace, in addition to generous rewards for Yang Ling, Cao Yuan also generously rewarded Deng Ai, Jiang Wei and other meritorious officials.
Even Zhang Fei, Zhang Ren, Ma Su and others who came to seek refuge were given many rewards to appease them.
After the reward ceremony was over and the sky was darkening, Cao Yuan ordered a banquet to be held in the palace to entertain all the courtiers.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the atmosphere has become warm.
"Father, this time, it can be said that the hard work has paid off!"
"You must know that grandpa could not dominate the world throughout his life!"
Cao Yuan, who was sitting in the hall, praised Yang Ling beside him in a low voice.
When Yang Ling heard this, he chuckled and said,
"Do you want to dominate the world? No, it's still a little short of that."
"Which point?"
"Liaodong!"
Yang Ling looked towards the distant northeast.
Only by recovering Liaodong can we truly unify China!
"So it seems that father is going to war again?"
Cao Yuan looked at Yang Ling with eyes filled with reluctance.
Yang Ling has been away fighting all year round since he could remember.
I originally thought that after recovering Yizhou and destroying Liu Bei, father and son would be reunited, but I didn't expect that Yang Ling would go on an expedition again!
"If my father doesn't fight this battle, then Yuan'er and your descendants will have to fight this battle!"
Yang Ling said softly,
"For the unification of the mountains and rivers, this battle must be fought, do you understand?"
Cao Yuan nodded in understanding.
"You can just sit in the rear and let your father fight for you!"
"Thank you for your hard work, Dad!"
"But this time, my father is not in a hurry to go to war. He can spend more time with you and your mother in Luoyang!"
"So good!"
When Cao Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but smile with joy on his face.
"Oh, by the way, father, I have always been curious. How did my father achieve such extraordinary feats step by step from the wilderness?"
Cao Yuan looked at Yang Ling expectantly,
"I asked my mother before, but she didn't know very well."
"Well, actually we have to start with the big guys in Zhuohou..."
After Zhang Fei came to join him, the imperial court also made him a prince.
Because he was from Zhuojun, he took Zhuoxian, the seat of Zhuojun, as his fief.
"Zhuohou, Dabi Dou?"
Cao Yuan's eyes were filled with great doubts.
"The child has no mother. It's a long story. Let's talk about it later!"
Yang Ling stretched as he spoke, then stood up.
"It's getting late, Your Majesty, I'll take my leave first!"
"Okay, Xiangfu, go slowly!"
Although he was confused at all times, Cao Yuan suppressed his doubts for the time being.
…
After regaining Yizhou, Yang Ling only rested for a few days before immersing himself in government affairs again.
On this day, he called Pang Tong, Gao Rou, Xu Shu, Dong Zhao, Deng Ai, Jiang Wei and others to the prime minister's house to discuss political affairs together.
"I called you here today because there are several things to discuss."
Yang Ling chuckled and said,
"The first thing is that I want to conquer Liaodong Gongsun Yuan. I wonder what you think?"
"His Royal Highness King Qi, we have just finished conquering Yizhou and it cost a lot of money. Should we wait for a while before we start?"
Pang Tong hesitated.
Before Yang Ling could speak, Gan Ning, a militant on the side, couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Situ (Pang Tong's official position) made a mistake. Now we only need a place like Liaodong to unify China. How can we give up halfway?"
"What General Xingba said is absolutely true!"
Jiang Wei also nodded fiercely,
"Besides, attacking Liaodong is not as troublesome as attacking Yizhou, and the cost will not be that high!"
As a military commander, what he fears most is that the world will be peaceful and there will be no battles to fight.
Even if Yang Ling didn't take the initiative to speak, Gan Ning and others were still thinking about when to encourage Yang Ling to send troops to attack Liaodong.
"Xingba and the others are right."
Yang Ling smiled and nodded, then changed the subject,
"But I don't plan to use you old people in this battle."
"What? Why is this?!"
When Gan Ning heard this, he immediately became unhappy.
"You have also sacrificed a lot to unify the mountains and rivers. Now that the world is at peace, I hope you can enjoy the prosperous times."
Yang Ling sighed,
"I don't want you to be like Wenyuan..."
Zhang Liao was already old. When he went to Yizhou, Yang Ling took this into consideration and just let him sit in the rear.
Unexpectedly, he also suffered from a sudden illness due to his busy schedule.
As soon as Yang Ling returned to Luoyang, Zhang Liao's son Zhang Hu came to the capital to announce the death of Zhang Liao!
Such news made Yang Ling extremely sad.
However, this is not the end yet. Another news came the day before yesterday that Huang Zhong also passed away in his sleep.
After losing two trusted generals in a row, Yang Ling was saddened and decided not to tire the veteran anymore.
"Although Lian Po is old, he can still fight!"
Gan Ning said unwillingly.
"General Xingba, please stop insisting. The general also has good intentions."
"Yes, we must give young people like Boyo and Shizai a chance, right?"
Pang Tong and others persuaded him nicely.
Seeing Yang Ling's firm attitude, Gan Ning had no choice but to nod and agree.
"But when sending troops to fight, you have to pay attention to the truth, right?"
Pang Tong touched his chin and said,
"After Gongsun Kang died, his son Gongsun Yuan succeeded him. He was quite respectful to the court in these years, and sent people to pay tribute every now and then."
"It's really unjustifiable to send people to attack him for no reason."
"Harm, what's so unjustifiable about this?"
Jiang Wei smiled nonchalantly and said,
"Isn't it enough to just make an excuse?"
"Is this...isn't this a bit too bandit?"
Gao Rou hesitated.
"I think what Bo Yue said makes sense."
Yang Ling nodded appreciatively.
Just kidding, the right thing to do is to have a big fist.
Isn’t it that the beautiful country of later generations is just relying on the world’s largest combat power to run rampant and tyrannical, holding washing powder and claiming that it is a chemical weapon?
"How about this? Just say that the school affairs office found out that Gongsun Yuan is suspected of harboring the rebel Sun Quan!"
"Let him come to Luoyang immediately to clarify this matter, otherwise he will be treated as treason!"
Yang Ling finally made the final decision.
After everyone listened, they had no opinions.
After all, in their opinion, taking down Gongsun Yuan is just a piece of cake!
After making the decision to attack Gongsun Yuan, Yang Ling continued,
"The second thing is that I plan to reform the army."
