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Chapter 520: Dong Zhuo's Attack

In the middle of July, there were indeed guests from the capital city of Yique.

"what?!"

"Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor in three days and killed the empress dowager in five days?!"

"Yuan Chang, is this true?"

There was a loud thunder in the sky and heavy rain came down.

Inside the garrison, Xun Yu, Wang Ling, Lu Bu, Guan Yu and others looked at Zhong Yao, who had returned not long ago, in astonishment, and could hardly believe their ears.

However, let alone the confidants who stayed in Yique with Su Yao, even Zhong Yao, who returned to the capital in a hurry and witnessed almost the entire development of the events, felt that what had happened a few days ago was as bizarre and ridiculous as a dream.

At this time, they finally understood why Lord Su had such an attitude before.

"This Dong Zhuo is even more hateful than Wang Mang!"

"That day he obediently handed it back to the emperor, and the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei promoted him to the rank of Three Dukes. Many people who didn't know the truth praised Dong Zhuo for his kindness and said that although he was straightforward, he was worthy of being a loyal and good man of the Han Dynasty."

"Who would have thought that this guy would lead his troops to the court in the blink of an eye and bring up the issue of deposing and enthroning the emperor at the grand ceremony!"

"It's ridiculous that the Yuan family, which has three officials for four generations, is so submissive in front of their own lackey Dong Zhuo."

"As a great master, you dare not say a harsh word."

"Among all the officials in the court, only Lord Lu stood up and directly rebuked the opposition."

"He was almost executed by Dong Zhuo. In the end, everyone persuaded him to remove him from office because of his past contributions and reputation."

"It's ridiculous, so ridiculous!"

Zhong Yao responded with his face turning pale and blue.

Although he once thought that Dong Zhuo had evil ambitions and was a bad boy, he never expected that the Yuan family, which had three officials for four generations and seemed to be extremely powerful, could not control their lackeys for even a day!
This is so fucking stupid.

You don't have the ability to control your subordinates, how dare you call them over?
And what virtue and ability do you, Dong Zhuo, have to dare to go against the will of the world, betray your benefactor, and depose and enthrone without permission? !
These politically savvy family advisers couldn't figure it out, nor could the high officials in the court, and even Dong Zhuo's own confidants, few of them understood his operation:
"Brother, brother!"

"Did you take some crazy drugs?"

Just a few days ago, when Dong Zhuo had just returned the emperor and stationed his troops on the outskirts of Luoyang, Dong Min, who came to congratulate him, was immediately shocked by his brother's decision.

"You have just arrived in the capital, and you have only 3,000 soldiers. How can you dethrone the emperor?"

"No, that's not it. Let's not talk about how to dethrone or enthrone a ruler first. First of all, why do we want to dethrone or enthrone a ruler?"

Dong Min was stunned.

There are two people who have contributed to the enthronement of the current emperor. One is the now deceased general He Jin, and the other is their benefactor, Grand Tutor Yuan Wei!
Not to mention that two days ago, when the capital was in chaos, Dong Min was still closely united around Yuan Benchu.

Just now, his brother Dong Zhuo went out to fight Ding Yuan, and the victory was so successful. Didn’t he get the imperial edict from the capital?
When Dong Zhuo came back today, Yuan Wei had already drafted the document to confer the title of Sikong on him.

Suddenly saying that they want to depose and enthrone the emperor, isn't this a slap in the face of the Yuan family?
How is this possible?

"I'm hitting the Yuan family in the face!"

Dong Zhuo raised his head and said:
"That old man has a good plan. He wants to get rid of me with just a vacant position of Sikong?"

"I have fought bloody battles for my country for most of my life, from Bingzhou to Liangzhou, from Shujun to the Western Regions, and even fought bloody battles against the Yellow Turbans!"

"But what's the result?"

"Just because I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I'm not the son of one of those aristocratic families, they say I'm not cut out for it. I've been kept in the border counties, fighting desperately from one battlefield to another."

"Even if I am granted the title of Marquis now, they are unwilling to look at me, let alone share power."

"Some people even slandered me, Dong Zhongying, as a dog of the Yuan family!"

"Now, these aristocratic families have messed up the country like this. I don't think it's a big deal."

"Isn't it possible for our Dong family to hold the top position in the world?" Dong Zhuo drew out his sword and pointed at Luoyang Palace, full of vigor and vitality:

"I want to emulate Yi Yin and Huo Guang, to depose and enthrone the emperor, to rule the world with hegemony, to control the government with military law, to support the emperor and to control the disobedient!"

"hiss--"

Dong Min gasped.

He had not expected that his brother would have so much resentment towards this famous family in the capital.

"But."

Dong Min hesitated to speak and looked at Li Ru who was standing beside him for help.

This niece-in-law has always been trusted by his elder brother Dong Zhuo for his outstanding wisdom and strategies. He consults with Dong Zhuo on all matters big and small, and can be said to be the number one think tank of Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army.

However, seeing Dong Min's gaze, Li Ru shook his head helplessly:
"I have tried to persuade him, but Mr. Dong has made up his mind."

That’s right, since Dong Zhuo is now talking to Dong Min about this matter, he must have discussed it with Li Ru.

They have been in the border areas for a long time and have no roots in the court. If they want to seize power that surpasses the Yuan family, they can only follow the example of Yi Yin and Huo Guang and depose and enthrone the emperor, and make the young emperor a puppet. Only then can they establish their authority in the court in a very short period of time, use the emperor to control the ministers, and become a person second only to the emperor and above everyone else.

However, the dangers behind the beautiful scenery cannot be ignored.

Those who supported the emperor of this dynasty, such as Dou Xian, Deng Zhi, Liang Ji, Dou Wu, Chen Fan, and even He Jin who had just been killed by eunuchs, all ended up dying violent deaths without exception.

Those who supported the emperor and wielded power in the world were certainly powerful at the time, but they also undoubtedly made themselves the target of public criticism.

Especially now that the world is in chaos, those in power will bear all the dissatisfaction in the world.

It is not a wise move.

Li Ru once urged Dong Zhuo to think twice.

However, Dong Zhuo, who had always obeyed him, did not listen to him this time in the face of such tremendous power.

So Li Ru could only settle for the next best thing.

It is suggested that Dong Zhuo eliminate the surrounding threats as soon as possible.

The first thing is to recruit all the troops in the capital.

"Didn't the Grand Tutor say that Lord Dong should go and repel Ding Yuan, and if successful he would be promoted to one of the Three Dukes?"

Li Ru sneered:
"Mr. Dong can use the excuse that he has few soldiers and the outcome is unpredictable to ask for the annexation of the troops of He Jin's brothers in the capital."

"They are now leaderless, and Lord Dong has always been known for his generosity and good fighting skills. As long as we pay enough money, it won't be difficult to gain their loyalty."

"With these people, and by annexing Ding Yuan's troops in Bingzhou, we will have an army of nearly 10,000."

"By then, the strong will naturally be respected in the capital, and if they put forward higher demands step by step, the Yuan family will have no choice but to agree."

"But even so, we can't break off relations with the Yuan family directly, otherwise it will be impossible for Mr. Dong to control the capital alone."

"The Yuan family, which has three dukes for four generations, is still very useful."

"As long as Mr. Dong remains patient, we can act in this way and soon we will be able to turn the tables!"

Li Ru kept talking a lot in Dong Zhuo's ear, and Dong Zhuo was so delighted that he stroked his big belly and praised his son-in-law for his talent.

So, under Li Ru's strategy, Dong Zhuo carried out his plan step by step.

Only one day after arriving in Beijing, he annexed the Northern Army and part of the Xiyuan Army with the help of the Yuan family, and then sent troops to fight Ding Yuan.

"Ding Yuan, you little bastard, just give in and die!"

Dong Zhuo laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)