Wang Ding never expected that Liu Xie would feel resentful because he did not kneel down to accept the order.
He has been regarded as a life and death enemy.
But even if he thinks about it, Wang Ding will not change.
What he wants to change is the entire world, rather than groveling to an emperor.
Emperor!
In the eyes of others, he is the most noble and dazzling one, the Lord of the Han Dynasty.
But in Wang Ding's eyes, he is just a public servant of the people.
This world is not one person’s world.
But Wang Ding also knows that it is too difficult to change the minds of people in the world.
There are many things that he cannot say or do now.
No one understands his thoughts. Perhaps the final result will be like Wang Mang in the previous dynasty, who went from being loved and admired by everyone to finally rebelling and everyone rebelled.
The families are hostile and the people are resentful.
The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step.
At the Wang family's residence, the banquet lasted from afternoon to evening.
There are more and more people, and there is no room for the tables in the banquet hall. Many tables are placed in the open-air courtyard.
A group of officials with an annual salary of 500 dan or 800 dan were sitting in the open-air courtyard, drinking and having fun with the falling snowflakes in the sky, not caring that their hair was covered by the falling snow. p>
Compared with the ministers in the main hall, they are very lucky to be able to enter the Wang family today.
At least they didn't dare to leave easily until Wang Ding said goodbye.
Many of the ministers who came wanted to see Wang Ding's attitude.
But most of these petty officials really want to curry favor with Wang Ding. Even if they don't want to become Wang Ding's lackeys, they don't want to become a thorn in Wang Ding's side just because they didn't come to congratulate them.
Most of them are officials who have experienced Dong Zhuo's rebellion and are still alive and well, and their hearts are clearer.
Wang Ding may not know all the people who came to congratulate them today.
Especially for the officials sitting in the courtyard, Wang Ding only showed his face and then disappeared.
However, they guessed that those who did not come today will definitely be recorded by Wang Ding, waiting to be liquidated later.
Those who did not follow Dong Zhuo at the beginning are still there today.
Whether in the courtyard or in the main hall, everyone looked happy, as if they were all wearing smiling faces.
Wang Ding looked at the faces of the people in each month. Everyone was smiling at him, and Wang Ding himself was also smiling.
It seems that at this moment, the Wang Family Courtyard has become a false world.
Wang Ding drank a lot of wine, but he was not drunk. He knew very well that the smiling faces in front of him were just because he now held military power.
If he loses his military power, as many smiling faces as there are now, there will be as many distorted faces later.
Wang Ding originally didn't want to let these people in, but Yang Xiu suggested that he prepare a banquet for those who came to congratulate him.
After all, the first ones to come were all ranked among the three nobles and nine ministers, and Yang Xiu’s father was the first one.
But Yang Xiu didn't expect that so many people would come.
Within half an hour, the news that Wang Ding was hosting a banquet for many ministers had spread throughout Chang'an City.
And it’s getting more and more evil as it spreads.
Originally, Yang Biao and Dong Cheng took the initiative to visit, but later it was actually rumored that the king was hosting a banquet in the palace and invited many ministers to the banquet.
And there are actually rumors that people who did not go to the Wang family for the banquet are dissatisfied with Wang Ding.
As a result, some officials who had not wanted to get involved had to bring gifts to express their congratulations, and then stayed at the Wang family, braving the snow and having a banquet with a smile.
It wasn't until the sky completely darkened and the lanterns hanging on the eaves were lit that Wang Ding announced that the banquet was over.
Dong Cheng and others faced the wind and snow and returned to their mansion.
Wang Ding stood in the courtyard, looking at the empty courtyard, with snowflakes falling on his head and face.
Diao Chan, who had been in the backyard, waited until the guests left before coming to Wang Ding's side.
"Husband, I made a bowl of hangover soup." Diao Chan held a small bowl in her hand.
Wang Ding didn't drink much. He stayed sober. He didn't talk nonsense at the banquet, nor did he get carried away by the praises of the ministers and didn't know his true identity.
The cold snowflakes fell on his face and melted silently, making Wang Ding more and more awake.
However, Wang Ding still took the small bowl from Diao Chan and drank the hangover soup in one go.
"Go back." Wang Ding left the bowl with the servant, put his arm around Diao Chan's waist, and returned to the room.
There are worries every day.
There are some things that he really shouldn't think too far ahead.
Before going back to his room, Wang Ding made a special detour to Wang Yun's room.
"Father, my son has been granted the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry by Your Majesty today, Marquis of Qing, with a settlement of 2,000 households."
It’s not interesting, I just want to show off in front of Wang Yun.
A night of love.
When Wang Ding woke up early in the morning, all worries were gone.
What Liu Xie sees and thinks has nothing to do with him.
The sun is shining brightly today, and the snow on the ground is melting rapidly.
In Chang'an City, the bodies of the people are like wrapped in rice dumplings, and the little faces of a few children are red from the cold, but they still use their little hands to pick up the snow on the ground and pile it up into various animals and little people.
Chang'an City is very peaceful.
In the cold winter, most people hide at home.
There are only twos and threes of pedestrians on the road.
Even the hawkers on the street are huddled in their homes to keep warm.
Two days later, Xu Huang and Jia Xu finally returned to Chang'an City.
Also following were Zhang Lu and others.
Xu Huang entered the city and ran directly to the Wang family.
Wang Ding and Diao Chan are admiring the snow in the Peony Pavilion. The remaining snow is also beautiful.
The temperature was a little higher than the previous two days. There was a pot of fire burning in the Peony Pavilion, and Wang Ding didn't feel cold at all.
"Lord."
Xu Huang, led by his servants, came to the Peony Pavilion.
Wang Dingdao: "You're back, what did your Majesty seal for you?"
Xu Huangdao: "A certain person was named the General of the Conquest of the South, the Marquis of Shouning Ting, and had a settlement of 500 households."
From Wang Ding's words, Xu Huang also understood that their reward this time really had nothing to do with Wang Ding, and Jia Xu had not guessed wrong.
He said: "Lord, what's going on?"
Wang Dingdao: "Gongming, you don't need to think too much. It's a good thing that your majesty gives you a promotion."
Wang Ding didn't take Liu Xie's tricks seriously.
They want to win over Xu Huang, but it's not that easy.
Wang Dingdao: "Sir, what position does your Majesty give you?"
Jia Xu said: "Doctor Guanglu, Marquis De'anting."
Wang Dingdao: "Yes, sir, you deserve it."
"You two should go back and rest first. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the palace to see His Majesty together."
It’s really uncomfortable to drive on a snowy day.
Especially Jia Xu, who is over fifty years old, looks exhausted at the moment. The snowy road these two days made him feel more tired than when he walked Ziwu Road before.
Xu Huang wanted to say something else, but was pulled away by Jia Xu.
After leaving Wang's house, Xu Huang asked: "Sir, why did you pull someone?"
Jia Xu said: "My lord asked us to go back and rest, so we will go back and rest. Just listen to my lord's arrangements."
Xu Huang didn't notice it for the time being, but Jia Xu guessed it immediately.