Chang'an City, bluestone long street, no more snow can be seen.
The glazed green tiles in the imperial city are still a little bit white.
Outside the palace gate, uncle Dong Cheng, Sikong Huang Wan, Taiwei Yang Biao and many other ministers were already waiting.
Not long after, Wang Ding, Xu Huang, Zhang Lu and others also arrived outside the palace gate.
The guards in the palace opened the door, and a group of ministers hurried towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Just in a hurry, many people were looking at Wang Ding quietly.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Liu Xie was already sitting on the dragon throne.
This dragon chair is still the Taishi chair that Wang Ding gave to Dong Zhuo.
After Dong Zhuo was killed, Wang Ding moved him to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and became Liu Xie's throne.
In order to please Dong Zhuo, Wang Ding put a lot of thought into this grand master's chair. The back of the chair was carved by a first-class carpenter with a nine-clawed golden dragon, and the armrests on both sides were also carved with two ferocious dragon heads.
There are dragon chairs, and Dong Zhuo undoubtedly wants to rebel. No one wants to find out who gave this dragon chair to Dong Zhuo in the first place.
Wang Ding rarely enters the palace, and rarely goes to court.
Wang Ding, who has been promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry, is no longer inferior to San Gong in official positions. He, Yang Biao and others are standing in the front row.
But even when he was General You, Wang Ding still stood in the front row.
Many ministers bowed and shouted together: "I will see you, Your Majesty."
"No gift." Liu Xie sat on the dragon chair, looking very calm.
In the past few months, when Wang Ding was away, Liu Xie's performance in the morning court had been so impressive that no one could fault him.
"Congratulations to General Chariot and Cavalry on your triumphant return." Liu Xie spoke first.
His eyes fell on Wang Ding, and he looked a little happy before.
"Congratulations, General Chariot, on your triumphant return."
Sikong Huangwan shouted, and then other ministers in the court also shouted.
When the many voices stopped, Wang Ding stepped forward and said: "It is my duty to capture the rebels. Your Majesty does not need to congratulate the humble minister."
"Furthermore, the suppression of the rebellion this time was entirely due to the sacrifice of the officers and counselors under my command. I sincerely request your Majesty to treat the relatives of the soldiers who died in battle favorably."
Liu Xiandao: "The soldiers who died in battle died for our great man, and we should treat our families well."
Wang Dingdao: "I believe that the pensions for the soldiers who died in this battle should be twice as much as before."
Liu Xie's eyebrows twitched. He had done a lot of things in the past few months.
From Huang Wan's mouth, Liu Xie knew that Wang Ding had set a very high pension for the soldiers who died in battle, much higher than before.
Now they have to pay double the amount. Liu Xie's heart aches, as if he has been cut with a knife.
But he had just said it, so naturally he couldn't change it. He could only nod and said: "Okay."
"On behalf of their families, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
As long as Liu Xie is willing to pay this amount.
Chang'an's taxes have been reduced a lot this year.
Wang Ding only collected the part of the refugees who had been resettled before. In addition, his income was the batch of grain produced by the military camp.
The taxes paid by other people in Chang'an City still go into the pockets of the Shaofu.
Normally, Wang Ding could only follow the rules and ask the young master to allocate money and food.
The person in charge of the young master's mansion was Dong Cheng, the uncle of the state. Wang Ding and he had a harmonious relationship before, and there was no conflict between the two parties.
Wang Dingdao: "In addition, during the process of countering the rebellion, I also found out that Zhang Lu, who was responsible for the rebellion in Hanzhong, was ordered by Liu Yan, the former shepherd of Yizhou. Liu Yan threatened Zhang Lu's mother, so Zhang Lu had no choice but to kill the former prefect of Hanzhong."
, when my troops came to Hanzhong, Zhang Lu repented and surrendered to the city. I sincerely request your majesty to absolve Zhang Lu of his previous sins."
Liu Xiedao: "Zhang Lu's previous crimes can be absolved, but Liu Yan is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. How could he instigate Zhang Lu to cause rebellion? There is a hidden secret in this. Can General Wang really find out?"
Wang Dingdao: "Zhang Lu's family is outside the palace at the moment. Your Majesty will know if you ask."
Liu Xiedao: "Xuan."
"Announce Zhang Lu's audience."
Zhang Lu, Zhang Wei, and Mrs. Zhang walked in from outside the main hall.
Except for Zhang Wei, Zhang Lu and Mr. Zhang are all straight-eyed and have no guilty conscience.
Zhang Wei was still a little behind. He was a little nervous about meeting the emperor.
Among the many surrenders, Zhang Lu’s family received the highest treatment.
When Han Sui, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others surrendered before, they were not summoned.
But Wang Ding entered the palace and got a piece of edict for them.
It can be regarded as receiving a reward and having a formal official position.
"The surrendered generals Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei pay homage to Your Majesty."
"Ms. Zhang, a civilian woman, pays homage to His Majesty."
Liu Xie asked: "Zhang Lu, you killed the prefect of Hanzhong before, but Liu Yan threatens you?"
Wang Ding looked at Liu Xie with some surprise. When facing Zhang Lu, Liu Xie actually had a hint of imperial aura in his body.
The momentum is obviously different from when Wang Ding spoke.
No matter what Liu Xie thinks, he does not have enough confidence when facing Wang Ding.
Zhang Lu naturally would not be suppressed by Liu Xie's momentum, and said: "Your Majesty, I only wanted to preach among the people. It was only because my mother knew a little about Qihuang that I was invited by Liu Yan. It was for Liu Yan.
I was cured, but I was forced to stay in the palace. Then Liu Yan gave me 50,000 elite soldiers and ordered me to go to Hanzhong, kill the former Hanzhong prefect, and burn down the Xiegu Road."
Huang Wan suddenly stood up. He looked at Zhang Lu and asked: "Zhang Lu, where is your mother? Don't say that this woman is your mother?"
As soon as Mrs. Zhang came in, many people stared at her.
Zhang is not that kind of stunning beauty, but she has a good figure and an indescribable charm about her that is very attractive to men.
Maybe it’s the conflict between age and appearance, or maybe it’s caused by the herbs I’ve been using for many years.
Anyone who meets Zhang for the first time will never believe that she is Zhang Lu’s mother.
Zhang Lu didn't change his expression and said: "She is officially the mother of my two brothers."
Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei are both used to it.
I really don’t like to go out with Mrs. Zhang.
Huang Wan shouted: "How dare you deceive me in front of your majesty? This girl is only in her early thirties, how can she be the mother of you two?"
No matter what, he could not allow Wang Ding to accuse Liu Yan of rebellion.
Even if Liu Yan is dead.
This may be true, but Huang Wan still wants to refute it.
Zhang said: "The folk girl is now fifty-three years old. The folk girl is good at using herbs to maintain her health, so she looks like a thirty-year-old woman."
"Do you have any proof?" Huang Wan still didn't believe it.
Even if what Zhang said is true, as long as there is no evidence, it can be false.
Zhang said: "Your Excellency, you can check the household registration in Chengdu. There should be records of the age of civilian girls."
Dahan’s household registration is registered once every three years.
Under normal circumstances, people who do not want to conceal their identity will go to the government to register their household registration information.
It's just that wars are happening frequently now, and household registrations in various places are very chaotic, and some have not been registered for many years.
The local county magistrate doesn't even know how many people there are under his rule.
But Zhang will take the initiative to register with the government every three years.