Chapter 17 I am Cao Cao, the right middle man! [Please read and ask for monthly votes]

Author: Phoenix Bird Swallows Dragon

Chapter 17 I am Cao Cao, the right middle man! [Please read and ask for monthly votes]

Three days later.

Outside the Deyang Hall of Beigong.

A group of civil and military ministers from the DPRK and China gathered together in small groups and whispered to each other about some recent events.

Cao Cao and Cao Ang, their father and son, found a corner alone and waited slowly for the banquet to begin.

"Dad, your right lieutenant general's official uniform is different. It is much more elegant than that of a Dianjun captain. He is no less impressive among this group of civil and military courtiers."

When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed a little proudly.

"As a father, I didn't expect that I would be given the position of Youzhonglangjiang. I thought it would be pretty good to get the position of Yulinzhonglangjiang. But now it seems that I still underestimated Wang Situ's ability."

As early as two days ago, Situ Wang Yun took the initiative to go to the court and expressed his desire to ask for credit for Cao Cao, the captain of the Dian Army who was responsible for the first rescue in the palace chaos.

After seeing the faction leader take the initiative to express his position, the middle and lower-level officials of Wang Yun's faction followed suit and asked for credit for Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao did not have any connections with Yuan Taifu and others, they had some friendship with him. If they did not express support, they would naturally not stand up to oppose him.

Therefore, the first half of the program went very smoothly.

However, I heard that Dong Zhuo expressed his objection to the memorial after it arrived at the palace.

What was shocking was that the emperor, who had always been weak in character and rarely expressed his opinions on his own initiative, had a rare moment of strength.

He was very stubborn and wanted to pass the memorial and was determined to reward Cao Cao for his merits.

No matter how strong Dong Zhuo was, he could not defeat the emperor in the end, and the promotion order was finally passed.

Cao Cao took office directly and jumped to the position of the right middle lieutenant general.

What a surprise.

But don't underestimate the official position of Zhonglang General. We are still in the early days of the chaos at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and titles such as general have not yet become bad titles as they have developed in the following decades.

Zhonglang General is already a very valuable official position. In the military attaché system, the only ones with a higher level than Zhonglang General are the General, the Charioteer, the Hussar, the Guard General and the Four Directions General.

The general He Jin was dead, and the chariot general He Miao died with him.

Hussar and Wei generals are not always in office at all, and the only general in the Quartet who is still in office is Huangfu Song, one of the three generals in the late Han Dynasty. He is a super boss.

Arranged in this order, the Zhonglang General is definitely a high-ranking official. After all, Yuan Shu, the legitimate son of the Yuan family in Runan, is now also a fierce Zhonglang General.

What else could Cao Cao be dissatisfied with?

Not to mention that he also allocated a thousand troops and horses. Although it was not impressive compared to Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan and others, he was definitely a powerful general.

The more satisfied Cao Cao was with this official position, the more powerful he felt his son Cao Ang was.

If it weren't for his son, he would still be working as a captain in the Dian Army.

I felt happy for a long time.

Cao Cao's thoughts gradually returned to the topic.

"Son, you said that Dong Zhuo suddenly announced yesterday evening that a court banquet would be held today. Why?"

Cao Cao was now used to discussing things with Cao Ang when things happened, and he was a little less confident in his own personal opinions.

The relationship between the two parties has evolved from a simple father and son to a father and son plus a close partner.

Of course Cao Cao didn't think this was a big deal.

My son's thinking is quicker than mine, he thinks about problems more far-term, and he has a better overall view.

There is no reason to keep such a wise and resourceful person by your side and not use him because of the relationship between father and son.

After hearing his father's inquiry, Cao Ang pointed to the soldiers who were closely guarding the surroundings of Deyang Hall.

"With Dong Zhuo's arrogant character, he was able to endure for several days instead of trying to control the situation as soon as he entered Luoyang City. It may only be because he was not strong enough at the time."

"After all, during the rapid march, the large troops were left far behind. Only a few thousand vanguard troops arrived in Luoyang. A few thousand people alone cannot control such a huge capital city."

"The reason why all the courtiers were summoned today is simply that his second batch of troops has arrived. As their strength grew, Dong Zhuo's ambitions expanded and he wanted to show off his arms in front of everyone."

"As for his specific purpose, this kid can't tell for sure. He can only take it one step at a time."

Of course, Cao Ang knew exactly what Dong Zhuo wanted to do.

But he couldn't say.

Because it was too shocking, Cao Cao couldn't accept it...

Cao Cao thought about Cao Ang's analysis for a long time.

After a long while, I could only end with a long sigh.

…………

"clang!!"

As the bells outside Deyang Palace rang, the officials also entered the palace and took their seats under the guidance of some eunuchs.

I have to say that these eunuchs were quite lucky. During the palace chaos, Yuan Shao and others led their troops into the imperial city and killed more than 2,000 eunuchs in total. They killed both the northern and southern palaces. Unexpectedly, there were still survivors.

of.

Of course, Luoyang City is now co-managed by several forces, and the chief culprits such as Zhang Rang have been killed. These eunuchs who were lucky enough to survive will not be held accountable.

At this moment, Dong Zhuo, wearing a heguan on his head and a sword on his waist, was standing on the high steps, looking down at the civil and military ministers entering the hall.

Just as Dong Zhuo was scanning the surroundings, thinking about what was going to happen later, and feeling satisfied, he suddenly spotted the Cao family father and son walking into the palace.

Dong Zhuo's eyes suddenly widened with anger, and he stared at Cao Cao and Cao Ang with some ferocity. He always felt that the anger in his chest was about to burst out from his eyes.

Especially when Cao Ang noticed his gaze, he grinned at him, which made Dong Zhuo furious.

He is not a big-hearted person, especially if someone is sitting on his head and shitting, and he has to be forced to obey, it will really be a lifelong shame.

Dong Zhuo was slapped in the face many times in his life, but those who slapped him in the face were all those who were higher in rank and more powerful than him at that time, such as Huangfu Song and other big bosses.

Who is Cao Ang?

A man with a white body, who wouldn't be playing in the mud now if he hadn't had the shadow of his fathers, actually dared to say something to get off his horse and kneel down to salute the emperor.

But he actually knelt down.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

When the memorial for Cao Cao came to the palace a few days ago, Dong Zhuo really wanted to tear it up.

But he can't do it!

Speaking of which, the source of this incident also originated from Cao Cao and Cao Ang. It was precisely because they, father and son, found His Majesty first and escorted him all the way to meet up with big bosses such as Lu Zhi, Yuan Wei and others.

As a result, even though Dong Zhuo had a large army, he still could not control the emperor alone.

After receiving this memorial, the emperor made a rare and strong statement that he must award the reward.

What can Dong Zhuo do?

It was impossible to press His Majesty's head to make him refuse, so in the end I could only pinch my nose and agree to promote Cao Cao to the rank of Right Middle Lang General.

Of course, that was before.

The situation is different now. After today, no one can stop me, Dong Zhuo, from executing my will.

Emperor?

Humph! You won’t be after a while!
Chapter completed!