A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 378: Who pays for a loyal heart, pretending to be the national destiny for oneself?
After Cai Yong and Lu Bu confirmed that Dong Zhuo would no longer list Yuzhenfang as a target of revenge, they exited the room, leaving only Li Ru and Dong Zhuo.

"Wen You, although we have captured Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's relatives as hostages, you know the faces of the big families. It is unlikely that they will give up the benefits they have just because of a few people.

And we only have tens of thousands of people in our hands. We are still weak against the hundreds of thousands of troops in Guandong. You are the son-in-law of the Prime Minister, the person I trust most, and the wisest counselor in our army. What should we do next? Do, do you have the measurement? "

Li Ru respectfully replied: "My father-in-law, as the first step, as a court, we should order Huangfu Song and Gai Xun who are stationed in Fufeng County to return to the court to prevent them from using their military power to cooperate with the Kwantung rebels inside and outside and destroy us. Blocked in Henan."

Dong Zhuo hammered the palm of his other hand with one hand and woke up: "Oh, why didn't Prime Minister Kingdom think of this? Fortunately, Wen You reminded us, and we almost fell into a desperate situation."

Li Ru continued: "The second step is to wait until Huangfu and Song return to the court and immediately hold a ceremony to move the capital."

"Move the capital?"

"That's right, we moved the capital. This Luoyang is the place of the Fourth War. Without enough troops, it is difficult to defend. In addition, we have no roots here, but the ministers in the court have deep roots. This is a very big disadvantage for us. .

This is not the case in Chang'an. Most of the soldiers and horses there are the old troops of the Prime Minister. In addition, there are only two roads from Guanzhong to Guandong, either from Hangu Pass or from Wuguan. Only a few powerful soldiers and horses are enough to defeat them. Guard the road to Guanzhong.

The strength advantage of the Kwantung Army cannot be demonstrated. Is their strength still greater than the millions of armies of other countries in the pre-Qin period?
After we left, another fire burned Luoyang. Without Luoyang as a barrier, the Kwantung rebels had no strong city to confront their own troops at Hangu Pass, and had to disperse.

As for the notoriety, Xiangguo has become a villain in the mouth of the Kwantung Army. Does he still care about their crusade? If they don't do this, will Xiangguo's reputation in their mouths get better? "

Dong Zhuo's strong body kept pacing back and forth in front of his seat, thinking about the pros and cons, and finally decided: "Okay, we will follow Wen You's plan and move the capital immediately."

"Prime Minister, don't be anxious, all this will take some time. First, before Huangfu Song returns to the court, he must not reveal his intention to move the capital, otherwise the situation may change. Although Huangfu Song is foolish and loyal, he is not stupid.

Secondly, we should think of an excellent excuse to demonstrate the feasibility of moving the capital and reduce Luoyang's resistance as much as possible.

Third, Guanzhong is very exhausted now, with few people and exhausted land. We should move hundreds of thousands of people from Luoyang into Guanzhong together, otherwise there will not be enough population base to withstand the consumption of Guandong for a long time.

Finally, in order for the Prime Minister to be able to control the government affairs to the maximum extent after arriving in Chang'an, we can use some small means to make the enemies of the Prime Minister disappear naturally. After all, there are many accidents on the migration road. Very reasonable. "

Dong Zhuo chuckled and said, "You mean the old immortal Bai Ya?"

Li Ru chuckled and didn't answer.

Dong Zhuo also joked: "I have to say that Bai Ya, an old man in his eighties, is still alive after the collision. His body is really strong.

If he leaves, Yuan Wei will also be eliminated by my excuse with the Kwantung rebels, and the old minister in the court will be gone. By then, whether the little emperor will be round or flat, will he be allowed to be rubbed by the prime minister? "

"The prime minister is wise."

As he spoke, Dong Zhuo suddenly became happy, because he suddenly thought that after resisting the coalition forces in Guandong, and there would be no opponents in the court, maybe his Dong family could also get a glimpse of the ninth-five-year-old man.

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month

The imperial court issued an edict to recruit Zuo General Huangfu Song as the city gate captain and Jingzhao Yin Gaixun as the Yilang. They were ordered to set off the moment they received the edict and must reach Luoyang within three days.

After Huangfusong received the edict, he hesitated for a moment and immediately began to pack his bags and prepare to set off. Seeing this, his chief minister Liang Yan eagerly persuaded:

"The general has a narrow escape from death during this trip. The Kwantung Allied Forces are now so powerful that Dong Zhuo cannot control them at the moment. He summoned the general back to the court this time because he must be afraid that you, General, and the Kwantung Allied Forces will attack him from east to west.

Moreover, the generals should also have heard about Dong Zhuo's behavior in the capital. He established the emperor, killed ministers indiscriminately, privately implemented criminal laws, robbed the people, dug up imperial tombs, and despised the imperial authority. Any of these is unforgivable.

From this we can see that Dong Zhuo seems to be a Han official, but in fact he is a Han traitor. The general obeyed Dong Zhuo's orders and abandoned the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy. Is this really a loyal minister?
According to what my subordinates saw, it is better to do nothing without resting, to raise troops in response to the heroes of Guandong, to attack Dong Zhuo from east to west, to Qingjun's side, to support Zhengshuo, this is truly a loyal minister.

Your Majesty also heard that Jingzhao Yin Gaixun and the general received the order together, but they did not set off immediately. They were waiting for the general's order. Whether it is for your majesty or for the tens of thousands of soldiers, the people of the world and the general should Raise troops to kill the thieves. "

Huangfu Song did not agree immediately, but explained to Liang Yan: "I don't know what you said, but now that King Hongnong has passed away, the only heir to the late emperor is your majesty. The Kwantung Allied Forces are trying to kill him." The banner of national thieves is the side of Qing Jun. Are they really that loyal? Who knows if they will become the next Dong Zhuo or Wang Mang?

Besides, Dong Zhuo had a cruel temperament and never obeyed the law in his behavior. The general would not be surprised by anything he did. If this general had raised troops together with the Kwantung Allied Forces, it would have cut off Dong Zhuo's retreat to Guanzhong.

In a desperate situation, how could Dong Zhuo not commit an act to murder the emperor? No one can guarantee this, or in other words, the so-called heroes in Guandong hope to see this. This is not the work of a minister who is loyal to the Han Dynasty and loyal to the world.

If fighting violence with violence can succeed in the end and ensure that the world will not fall into greater turmoil, will this alliance leader be Yuan Shao instead of Bai Dianhu?
This shows that the Bai family still had concerns about the execution of Dong Zhuo. What were they worried about? According to my contact and understanding of the Bai family, I think it is the fear that the world will fall into pieces and each will do its own thing.

At that time, the Qiang people in the northwest, the Xianbei people in the north, and the barbarians in the south will all pounce on him and take a bite of the big man's fat meat. He will have to consider this. "

Huangfusong's heartfelt words left Liang Yan speechless and made him shake his understanding of himself for the first time.

On the other side, Gai Xun, who had not set off for a long time, saw that Huangfu Song had given up his military power and set off for Luoyang. His own army was weak and could not be independent, so he had to follow him to Luoyang.

The nineteenth day of the first lunar month

Huangfu Song arrived in Luoyang. As soon as the officials of Yousi saw him, they followed Dong Zhuo's wishes and reported to the court to hand him over to trial and prepare to get rid of him.

Huangfu Song's son Huangfu Jianshou had friendship with Dong Zhuo, so he ran from Chang'an to Luoyang and defected to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was setting up a banquet to gather guests and friends. Huangfu Jianshou rushed forward to argue with him, and he kowtowed in tears because of his righteousness.

The guests present were deeply moved and prayed for Huangfu Song one after another.

Due to human sentiments and the fact that Huangfu Song, who had no military power, was no longer a threat to him, Dong Zhuo left the table at this time, asked Huangfu Jianshou to sit with him, and sent someone to release Huangfu Song and appointed him as Yilang. .

The twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month
Dong Zhuo proposed moving the capital at the court, believing that the fate of a country depends on its capital. Chang'an carried the fate of the Han Dynasty for two hundred years. It has been two hundred years since Emperor Guangwu established Luoyang as the capital.

Luoyang can no longer carry the fortune of the Han Dynasty. For the sake of the Han Dynasty, the capital should be relocated to Chang'an, so that the Han Dynasty can continue to survive and it is possible to prosper the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, what Xiangguo Dong said is very wrong. Luoyang was the capital established by our ancestors. The reason why Luoyang was originally established was because Chang'an suffered extreme damage during Wang Mang's time. In addition, Guanzhong was exhausted and could no longer be restored. As the capital of a dynasty, Luoyang was the capital.

But today's Chang'an is still in the same situation as before. Not only is it under direct threat from the Xiliang rebels, but its population has not recovered. If the capital is moved rashly, it will not only waste the treasury, but also be a major blow to the Han Dynasty.

I firmly opposed the move of the capital. "

Taiwei Huang Wan heard that Dong Zhuo wanted to move the capital, and directly opposed Dong Zhuo's proposal face to face, because it had touched the fundamental interests of the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I am also firmly opposed to moving the capital. The capital is the foundation of the dynasty, so there is no reason to move it at will. What's more, any matter involving the capital cannot be decided overnight.

The manpower and material resources involved, how to deal with the people of Luoyang, and how to solve the plan of Chang'an are all things that the court needs to spend a lot of energy to discuss, and it cannot just be summed up by Dong Xiangguo. "

Situ Yang Biao also came out to oppose this matter.

Then Zhou Ao, Wu Qiong and other officials who were originally close to Dong Zhuo also came out to oppose him one after another. This made Dong Zhuo very angry and believed that he had been betrayed.

After that, he directly threatened Liu Xie to remove Huang Wan and Yang Biao, and sent people to kill Zhou Ao, Wu Qiong and other people who were close to him but opposed him in the court.

This move directly caused a large number of famous people and relatives of the Prime Minister's Office to resign and return to their hometowns, which made Dong Zhuo regretful that he should not have acted in this way. However, regarding the matter of moving the capital, Dong Zhuo was a bastard and was determined.

February 17

Under Dong Zhuo's coercion, the Han court began to move to Chang'an. Not only the civil and military officials, but also hundreds of thousands of Luoyang people were escorted by Dong Zhuo's soldiers and had to accompany them.

When everyone was almost on the road, Dong Zhuo's soldiers started from the palace and set fires along the way. The whole Luoyang began to burn. The fires soared into the sky and illuminated the night sky for dozens of miles around Luoyang as if it were daytime. Even the allied camp in Xingyang could vaguely see the flaming clouds on the horizon.

(End of this chapter)