Zhang Liao was here at Wang Ding and left after lunch.
After Zhang Liao left, Yang Xiu also came.
What Yang Xiu reported was about agriculture.
After the autumn harvest, tens of thousands more acres of wasteland were reclaimed outside Chang'an City.
In addition, more than 20,000 refugees have been taken in this year, and they have all been resettled outside the city, and they have been assigned fields.
After all, Yang Xiu is a member of the Yang family, and he is the Qilin son of the Yang family. Now Yang Biao is still a Taiwei.
What Yang Xiu wanted to do in Chang'an City was more convenient than Wang Ding's.
Both the people in the court and the army were very cooperative with Yang Xiu.
In terms of family status, the Yang family is not inferior to the Yuan family at all.
Yang Xiu's father is still a Taiwei now, his grandfather was also a Taiwei before, his great-grandfather was still a Taiwei, and his great-great-grandfather was also a Taiwei.
Compared with the Yuan family, they are both the fourth generation and the third prince, and they are also professional Taiwei households.
Yang Xiu's mother is the daughter of the Yuan family.
The Wang family where Wang Ding lives, before Wang Yun, could only be regarded as a local wealthy family, and its status was far from comparable to that of the Yang family and the Yuan family.
No one hinders Yang Xiu from doing things. In addition to Yang Xiu's identity, another reason is that what Yang Xiu is doing now is related to people's livelihood.
Unless it touches other people's interests, under normal circumstances, no one is willing to confront Yang Xiu.
Just when Yang Xiu was talking about next year's spring plowing plan, there was a noise outside the Wang family's residence.
A eunuch from the palace came to the door of the Wang family with the imperial edict.
Wang Ding asked someone to invite the eunuch in.
When he returned to Chang'an this time, he hadn't entered the palace yet. He didn't want Liu Xie to be in such a hurry, so he sent eunuchs first.
"Wang Ding, the general on the right, stepped forward to receive the order."
I don’t know the young eunuch Wang Ding. I haven’t seen him before. He may have been arranged by Liu Xiexin in the past few months.
"Weak minister, the king will accept the order."
But Wang Ding did not kneel down.
The young eunuch was a little dissatisfied, but he did not force Wang Ding to kneel down to receive the order. He opened the imperial edict and read in a sharp voice: "Right General Wang Ding, for his success in suppressing thieves this time, he will be promoted to a general of chariots and cavalry. He will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and a title."
The Marquis of Qing has two thousand households in the city."
"Weak minister Wang Ding, thank you for your grace."
Wang Ding received the imperial edict from the young eunuch.
He also didn't expect that Liu Xie would take the initiative to promote him to a higher position this time.
Before, he destroyed the Qiang people and defeated Han Sui, but Liu Xie didn't say anything.
The Marquis of Qing and Marquis Wen of Lu Bu are of the same level, both are County Marquises.
Qing County is a county under the jurisdiction of Wudu County.
Liu Xie spent a lot of money this time.
Perhaps he was also worried that Wang Ding would become arrogant and domineering after returning from a great victory, so he used his official title in advance to appease Wang Ding.
Wang Ding doesn't care much about titles or anything like that.
The strength in your own hands is the most important.
Today Liu Xie can grant him the title of Marquis of Qing, or even grant him the title of King, but if Wang Ding loses military power in the future, he will be miserable in the future if he is prosperous today.
Wang Ding was not surprised to be executed by Liu Xie.
Throughout the ages, I don’t know how many marquis and princes have been killed.
However, the improvement in status is still very beneficial to Wang Ding.
As your status increases, your reputation will also increase accordingly.
The two complement each other, and the improvement of status will also attract some talents to take the initiative to join Wang Ding.
The higher Wang Ding's status, the higher the status of those who defect to him in the future.
Wang Ding himself may not care about fame and fortune, but not everyone around him can be immune to vulgarity.
Nowadays, around him, perhaps Jia Xu is the only one who can avoid the vulgarity and not care too much about the size of his official position.
But there are many people like Li Su who only think about getting promoted and getting rich.
Even Xu Huang, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others are not completely exempt from vulgarity.
They work hard to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield, but ultimately they want to change themselves and their descendants.
Otherwise, why work so hard.
After Wang Ding received the imperial edict, he sent the young eunuch back.
Later, Zhang Liao came to report.
"My lord, just now, your Majesty sent a small yellow gate to leave the city with the imperial edict."
Wang Ding threw the imperial edict in his hand to Zhang Liao and said, "Take a look."
Zhang Liao spread out the imperial edict, read it at a glance, and said immediately: "Congratulations, lord."
Wang Ding said: "If I guessed correctly, Xiao Huangmen should have gone to give rewards to Xu Huang and the others."
Wang Ding came back early, and Xu Huang and the others are still stuck on the road because of heavy snow.
Liu Xie wants to go one step ahead and reward Xu Huang and the others directly.
Otherwise, why did he just receive the imperial edict here, and immediately someone from the Xiaohuangmen came out of the city with the edict.
If it’s not a reward, is it still a crime?
Liu Xie is not that stupid.
Even if Liu Xie is really that stupid, Huang Wan and Dong Cheng will stop him.
Zhang Liao's expression changed and he said: "Lord, what do they want to do?"
Zhang Liao did not think that this imperial edict was issued on the initiative of the young emperor. It must be the result of the instigation of the ministers in the court.
This time Wang Ding returned from a great victory, and his reputation became even more grand. Some people could not sit still and wanted to sow discord between Wang Ding and his soldiers.
In other words, I want to win over Xu Huang and others.
Zhang Liao said: "My lord, why don't you humble your duty and bring this man back?"
Wang Ding shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter."
Wang Ding believes in Xu Huang's high character, and as for others, he is not afraid of being bribed.
It is also possible that he just wants to show the majesty of the emperor.
According to previous reports, after Xu Huang and the others returned, Wang Ding came up to ask for merit, and then the emperor issued an edict to reward them.
Now it saves Wang Ding a step.
However, Wang Ding was also a little curious as to what the content of the imperial edict given to Xu Huang and the others would be.
Wang Ding asked Yang Xiu: "Dezu, do you think I should enter the palace to thank you?"
Yang Xiudao: "My lord is conferring a title, so we should go to the palace to express our gratitude. However, our lord can wait for General Xu to return and then we can go to the palace to express our gratitude together."
Wang Ding smiled and said: "Okay, then just wait for two days."
Wang Ding didn't want to have a quarrel with Liu Xie, but he couldn't bow to Liu Xie easily.
The degree in between is difficult to grasp.
Wang Ding may not think that some things are nothing, but as the emperor, Liu Xie easily thinks that Wang Ding is despising him.
But if Wang Ding respects Liu Xie too much and even obeys orders, the military power in his hands will soon be divided, and his final result will definitely not be any better than Dong Zhuo.
Even though he is not as good as Dong Zhuo now, if Liu Xie really gives him a chance in order to take power and eliminate future troubles, he will never leave Wang Ding as a hidden danger.
Tianjia is ruthless.
It is better to kill the wrong person than to let it go.
The further forward Wang Ding becomes, the more he has no way out.
The road back has already turned into a cliff.
Wang Ding felt that he seemed to understand Cao Cao's mood a little bit.
This time when he returned from Hanzhong, he really didn’t want to get anything.
However, while others were still at home, Liu Xie's imperial edict had already arrived.
I was in such a hurry and couldn't wait for him to enter the palace to see me.
It seems that he is given a reward and he seems to be very valued.