The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 653 Banquet
Cao Mao slightly promoted Wang Ji's title according to the share they shared, and also rewarded the generals under Wang Ji.

This reward is also a great knowledge.

If there is no reward, the people under Wang Ji will definitely complain, and Wang Ji will probably have problems governing the Southern Kingdom in the future.

If the rewards were too excessive, the generals under Guanqiu Jian and Hu Zun would complain, thinking that the rewards and punishments were unfair.

Everything has to be balanced. We have to appease Wang Ji's subordinates, but at the same time, we can't let others feel uncomfortable.

However, Cao Mao did not have any bad opinions about Wang Ji.

Wang Ji's character is like this. He is very steady in doing things. This is his advantage and also his disadvantage. Although there will be embarrassing situations when he does not move when attacking with all his strength, if it comes to governing the local area, Wang Ji is definitely the one who can do it.

Who is more suitable than Wang Ji to rule the State of Wu?
This is a famous farming general.

Different people are used in different places, and everyone is bound to have their own shortcomings and defects. If you only focus on their shortcomings and defects, then there will really be no one available.

Cao Mao rewarded many people this time.

And he gave the reward personally.

This is somewhat different from issuing an imperial decree to confer rewards.

After completing the reward, the ministers continued to submit their reports.

This time, the Secretariat again proposed to let Chen Tai and Wang Jing go to Wu.

Wang Chang and Cao Mao had discussed this matter a long time ago, and this time it was just read out in the temple.

Chen Tai stood among the ministers. Over the years, he had made a lot of contributions in the Secretariat. Among the two major officials in the Secretariat, Chen Tai was the kind of person who could concentrate on his work.

You can't see this person in many decisions or even in many struggles in the temple, but he is everywhere in many tasks of the Shangshu Tai.

Cao Mao really liked ministers like him who didn't talk but only did things. Although they were both Pushe, look at our Zuo Pushe and then look at the other one. What a huge difference!

It was because of his ability to get things done, his steadiness, and his non-trouble-making character that Wang Chang attached great importance to him and believed that he was the best candidate to govern the Southern Kingdom.

He has a great reputation, outstanding abilities, and a strong family background. He can indeed stand on his own in the south.

Even if there is a war, he can still take the field. After all, this guy was responsible for resisting Jiang Wei in the Shu Kingdom in the past.

Chen Tai's position was the Governor of Yangjiao, which was similar to the original Zhang Hua. He was the highest administrative officer established by the temple in Jianye. He could govern everyone from the governor down, and he could issue policies directly without the emperor's approval. This was also a temporary official position, and its purpose was to restore the local people's strength as soon as possible.

Wang Jing got an official position as the Supervisor of Yangjiao, which was also a temporary position made for him. Wang Jing originally served as the Inspector of the Imperial Capital, responsible for supervising Zhili Prefecture. Now he was doing his old job and went to supervise the State of Wu.

He is a reinforcement of Chen Tai and also a decentralization of power for Chen Tai.

After all, Chen Tai is not Zhang Hua. Even if Cao Mao trusts him, he will not let him go to the local area to be a "local emperor" with only real power but no name.

Wang Jing was an old subordinate who had originally followed Cao Mao. He was loyal to Cao Mao and had Cao Mao's trust, even higher than Chen Tai. That was why Wang Jing was put in charge of supervising the local area. Under the current arrangement, Wang Jing could even take direct action against Chen Tai. After all, the people Wang Jing supervised also included the governor Chen Tai.

With the addition of General Wang Ji, the Southern Expedition General, the trident for governing the Wu State was complete.

Next, it depends on the cooperation of these three people. It is not possible to get things done by just throwing three excellent people together. If they do not cooperate well, Cao Mao may have to make more changes.

After awarding many rewards and implementing new policies, Cao Mao immediately held a banquet to congratulate the three generals on their triumphant return, and also to congratulate the unification of the world and the King of Wu for coming to pay tribute.

Cao Mao's banquet was much larger than Sun Hao's, and many people came to participate.

But everyone was very comfortable. Cao Mao would not chop off the heads of others for looking at him, nor would he force others to drink a certain amount of wine.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and Cao Mao treated his ministers very calmly. When someone toasted him, he would stand up and drink with them.

Cao Fang also sang aloud a song he wrote himself to express his admiration for Cao Mao.

Sun Hao was sitting not far away, watching the scene in front of him, and he felt it was ridiculous.

The ministers of Wei State really don't know the hierarchy.

He actually dared to bring wine to the emperor to drink.

If it were in the old Jianye, haha.

At this moment, someone suddenly pulled his sleeve. Sun Hao turned around and saw that it was Liu Chan.

Liu Chan smiled and said, "Let's drink together."

Sun Hao did not refuse. There were four people sitting here, and only Liu Chan could be barely valued by Sun Hao. The other two were just barbarians. It was a humiliation to Cao Mao to let these two guys sit next to him!
Liu Chan glanced at Cao Mao above him and said, "Don't worry. Your Majesty has always been kind and generous. Since I surrendered, he has never treated me unfairly and has even given me rewards from time to time."

Sun Hao drank it all in one gulp and snorted disdainfully, "Everything else is fine, but this couple of ministers are too indulgent. I don't know how to stop them."

Liu Chan was stunned, then looked at the ministers.

Is there anything wrong with this?

Sun Hao suddenly asked, "In your country of Shu, if someone violates etiquette like this at a banquet, what kind of punishment will be imposed?"

Liu Chan thought for a long time before answering, "Demote him."

Sun Hao said seriously: "How can this scare them? We should use a red-hot saw to cut off their heads."

Before Sun Hao finished speaking, Liu Chan shuddered and moved cautiously away from Sun Hao.

Sun Hao wanted to speak, but Liu Chan just smiled foolishly and didn't dare to come forward. Sun Hao felt that he had made himself look bad, so he didn't say anything more to him. He was just a coward and had no backbone!
When the banquet was over, Cao Mao was almost drunk and staggered away with the support of the eunuchs.

The other ministers also left one after another.

Hu Zun was drunk at the moment. He was so happy that he held Wen Qin with his left hand and hugged Guanqiu Jian with his right hand, and insisted that they call him by his official title.

"General"

"Why!!!"

Hu Zun's answer was quite powerful.

He just enjoys this.

Even if he was not given any real power, he would be content as long as he had the title of a general.

From today on, I am General Hu Zun!

Several soldiers and a middle-aged man were ordered to send Hu Zun back to Hu Mansion in Luoyang.

That’s right, there is also a Hu Mansion in Luoyang, but it is not Hu Zun’s mansion, but the mansion of his eldest son Hu Guang.

Hu Guang was the middle-aged man who came back with Hu Zun.

Hu Guang was a rare scholar among Hu Zun's many sons who understood classics. During Cao Fang's time, he served as a cavalryman and stayed in Luoyang. Of course, almost all the eldest sons of the four towns and four expeditions stayed in Luoyang, with few exceptions.

Hu Guang has now taken the position of Shaofu, responsible for managing the emperor's private treasury, and is one of the Nine Ministers.

However, Hu Zun was not very satisfied with his son who had become a Nine Ministers.

At the banquet, Hu Zun scolded his son. The more he drank, the more he talked. He said that Hu Guang was a stickler for rules and did not have the bravery of their family. Several of his sons had fought in the battlefield, but this boy was useless. How could he be one of the nine ministers in the court?
He is actually one of the Nine Ministers who is in charge of money and crafts!

Hu Zun despised this very much. It was a complete disgrace to the family.

After hearing his words, the ministers thought he was just showing off and refused to pay any attention to him.

When Hu Guang brought his father back to his own residence, Hu Zun was still talking to him.

"I have no regrets in this life, no regrets!"

"I followed Your Majesty the latest, and my contributions cannot be said to be the greatest, yet I have received such favor from Your Majesty. I am already very old, and I am afraid I will not have the chance to repay Your Majesty."

"You bastards should be grateful and repay the kindness you have shown us!"

"If I am no longer around, you are not allowed to tarnish my reputation!"

"Although you are weak, you are the eldest son after all. You have to look after your younger brothers and don't let them get into trouble."

"Okay, Father."

"It's the general!"

"Yes, General."

Hearing his father drunk like this, Hu Guang felt helpless. He took his father to the inner room and said, "Father, go to bed and have some rest."

"Shout the General!"

Hu Guang had no choice but to change his words, "General, please go to bed and rest!"

"it is good!"

Hu Zun then got on the bed drunkenly, and Hu Guang helped him to clean up before leaving the mansion.

"Is Grandfather asleep?"

As soon as Hu Guang walked out, a young man came forward to ask questions. The young man looked very similar to Hu Zun in his features. This was Hu Guang's son Hu Xi.

When Hu Guang saw him, he became very angry.

Hu Guang once had high hopes for this son. He hired a famous teacher for him and sent him to the Imperial College, hoping that he could study the classics and make a name for himself. Who could have imagined?

This fellow is uneducated and unskilled. He spends his days fighting and stirring up trouble, brandishing swords and clubs, and constantly clamoring to be a general in Yongliang and lead the Qiang people on horseback.
Now, this guy is serving in the central army. Although he is doing well, he is not liked by his father.

Seeing his shifty look, Hu Guang, who had just been scolded by Hu Zun at the banquet, felt unhappy.

"Why, are you planning to congratulate the general as well?"

"Grand General?! Grandfather is really the Grand General?!"

Hu Xi's eyes suddenly brightened.

"So, can I go to Yongliang and fight the Qiang people? Just tell my grandfather! Let him appoint me as the General of Pingxi! It's just a matter of a word from him!"

"From now on, I can walk freely in the army! My grandfather is a general!"

Hu Guang laughed when he heard this.

"Okay, okay, okay, General Pingxi, right? If I don't beat you into a diarrheal general today, all the classics I've learned over the years will be in vain!!!"

(End of this chapter)