"Earth-shattering changes?"

Lu Bu was very puzzled by this, "Now that the traitors have been eliminated, the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, and the general He Jin is in charge of the government and suppressed the heroes, I can't think of anyone, in this capital, who else dares to make trouble?" ”

"Brother-in-law, don't forget, only one of the ten permanent servants died."

Ding Xiao reminded him so far.

"Humph! After this incident, could it be that the eunuchs are still thieves? ”

A cold glint flashed in Lu Bu's eyes.

was able to get He Jin's appreciation and canonization, he actually had some gratitude to He Jin in his heart, and the Xiyuan Forbidden Army was now under the leadership of He Jin, so he couldn't help but stand on He Jin's side when he spoke and did things.

"Well, you can say that."

Ding Xiao actually wanted to say that it was not that the Ten Constant Servants were immortal, but that He Jin did not want to let go of these people at all under the constant instigation of Yuan Shao and others. But he was afraid that telling the truth would be counterproductive, so he replied very vaguely.

Then he suggested again, "In short, the situation in Beijing is still unclear now, and it will be safer for the second sister to stay in Bingzhou!" ”

"However, if I don't move my family to Beijing for a long time, if the general asks about it, how should I deal with it?" Lu Bu asked again.

"One word, drag!"

Ding Xiao said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, you only need to delay for a few months on the grounds that your family members are sick, and everything will be settled!" When the time comes, let's go or stay, and then make plans! ”

"To go or to stay?"

Lu Bu's face changed slightly, "You mean, we will also be involved then?" This...... Could it be that serious? ”

"Under the nest, how can there be eggs?!"

Ding Xiao nodded heavily, but did not reveal the details, "You will understand then!" ”

"Okay then, I'll listen to my brother."

Since Ding Xiao appeared, there was no last resort, and Lu Bu was convinced of him at this time, so he nodded and agreed.

The next two days were calm.

Lu Bu has military affairs and is busy every day, while Ding Xiao leads two personal guards and goes out to visit Luoyang celebrities every day with generous gifts.

With Ding Yuan's face, these people did not turn him away.

However, when these officials saw that he was so young, they did not give him a chance to communicate at all, and when he talked about giving gifts, these people did not accept anything.

"I appreciate your father's kindness, but it is useless, you should bring these gifts back!"

"Well, then Ding Xiao will take his leave."

"Walk slowly, don't send."

Coming out of the house of the chief bookkeeper Chen Lin, Ding Xiao felt depressed, so he did not go to the next house, but returned to his residence with a little discouragement.

"Within two days, none of the twelve different officials was willing to accept the gift, how bad is this Ding Yuan's popularity?!"

Under the continuous rejection, Ding Xiao was a little angry, but he was helpless.

Because he himself was only sixteen years old at this time, and his current nationality is unknown, I am afraid that in the eyes of these people, he is just a "yellow-mouthed child".

And his father Ding Yuan was born poor, did not have a prominent family background, and was far away as a local official, and basically had no connections in Beijing.

You must know that most of the people he chose to visit this time were lower in rank than Ding Yuan, and the highest was at the same level. If you go to a high-ranking official's house, it is estimated that they will not even be allowed to enter.

"It can be seen that in this day and age, reputation is so important!"

Ding Xiao couldn't help but sigh a little, "There is no Internet here, a person's quality depends on word-of-mouth publicity, and without a good reputation, it is simply difficult to move an inch...... No wonder the system asks me to collect people's hearts! ”

When it comes to fame, he can't help but think of the derivative product of fame, the people's heart.

Some time ago, after the news of his punishment of the Ma clan spread, many people in the Assassin's Mansion were in awe of him, which made him gain a lot of popular values. In addition, the residual power of his killing of Qian Gui and the capture of the county order of Yang County is still there, so at this time, the people's sentiment value is still slowly increasing little by little.

However, with the passage of time, the growth rate of people's hearts is getting slower and slower, and now there is only a few points of income every day, and it is not enough to plug the gaps.

"Looks like I'm going to have to figure out something to make a name for myself."

Ding Xiao thought to himself, "Otherwise, not to mention the slow progress of cultivation, even a few middle and high-level talents will not be able to recruit, let alone those top talents!" ”

However, if you want to make a name for yourself in a short period of time, it means that you have to rectify some big things, and he feels that in the current situation, the time is not yet ripe.

Because it is only mid-April now, it will not be until August when He Jin is killed, and Dong Zhuo will not enter Beijing until September, within these five months, he had better stay still, otherwise, once He Jin does not die because of his actions, or Dong Zhuo does not enter Beijing, then there will be no subsequent division of the heroes.

"No! Now that the contradiction between He Jin and the Ten Standing Servants has not been completely intensified, it seems a little out of place if I come out at this time. ”

After completely vetoing this article, he can only think about the long-term plan.

"If it's fast, it's slow! Anyway, after the reputation is established, it can be accumulated slowly. Ding Xiao thought to himself.

“…… Most of these officials were scholars and literati, and some looked down on Ding Yuan, who was born as a military general, so if I wanted to build my prestige, I had to find a way to integrate into their circle first. ”

Gradually, some ideas began to come into his head.

"The scholar circle is nothing more than the Confucian one, poetry, songs, calligraphy and painting, even if nothing else, it's still okay to memorize a few ancient poems......"

Just as he was thinking wildly, a sergeant suddenly came and knocked on the door, "Ding Gongzi, General Lu invited you to the main hall to talk, saying that your father is here." ”

This news surprised Ding Xiao.

"At this time, what is he doing in Beijing?"

With doubts, he hurried to the main hall, but found that Ding Yuan was not alone, but except for Ding Yuan and Zhang Yang, he didn't know the other three.

At this time, everyone was already seated, and they were chatting happily with Lu Bu, and most of the words were congratulatory words for Lu Bu's promotion.

"Haha, Xiao'er, come over and meet the two distinguished guests."

Seeing Ding Xiao enter the main hall, Ding Yuan greeted him from afar.

When Ding Xiao approached, he began to introduce one of them, "This is Wang Yun, Lord Wang, a fellow villager and friend of my father, call my uncle." ”

Wang Yun was at home at this time, so Ding Yuan did not introduce his official position.

"Nephew Ding Xiao pays a visit to Shibo."

As soon as he heard that Ding Yuan still had a friend, and it was Wang Yun, who would be ranked as the third prince in the future, Ding Xiao was pleasantly surprised, so he pressed the doubts in his heart and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Hmm."

Wang Yun, who is over forty years old, nodded very reservedly, which can be regarded as a return gift.

"This is Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao, and he is also a friend of his father." Ding Yuan pointed to another person and introduced.

"Ding Xiao greets Uncle Shi."

Ding Xiao's eyes lit up.

He knew that Zhang Miao was bold and liked to make friends, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Tao Qian, Lu Bu and others were all friends of this person, but he didn't expect that Zhang Miao, who was less than 30 years old, was also friends with his father Ding Yuan, who was in his forties.

You have to take a good grasp of this relationship!

"Haha, please get up quickly, we are all our own family, and we don't have to be limited by etiquette."

Zhang Miao was obviously very good at chatting, and after reaching out to help Ding Xiao up, he turned his head and smiled at Ding Yuan, "Your son is a talent, he is really a tiger father without a dog!" ”

"Where, where, Meng Zhuo smiled."

Ding Yuan said modestly, then turned his head and instructed Lu Budao, "Go buy some wine and food, today, I want to have a drink with two friends." ”