The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

Chapter 102 Dong Zhuo's Ambition

() Facing Dong Zhuo's aggressiveness, the officials in Luoyang had no better solution for a while. Under the lead of the Yuan family, they had to agree to Dong Zhuo's request and seek an official position for him in the court.

However, Dong Zhuo should be promoted to any position, but it still made it difficult for everyone.In fact, in terms of merit, it is enough to just give him a false title and add some salary, but it is obvious that this cannot satisfy Dong Zhuo's appetite.And this real job can't be given to someone at will. After all, there are fixed numbers of positions in the court. How can a local official be supplemented at will?

But the facts are in front of them, and they dare not make this exception.After some discussions, Dong Zhuo's favorite position was finally determined. He was promoted to be a servant and general of Zhonglang because of his meritorious service in defending the frontier in Xiliang for many years, and his meritorious service in rebelling against the Qiang people and entering the king of Qin in time. Enter Doctor Guanglu, rank three thousand stones.

Although the status of these three titles is not low in the DPRK, they do not actually have much real power.The last two titles are nothing more than empty titles, which only represent honor, and the servant, to put it bluntly, is only the captain of the emperor's guard of honor, and also in charge of the horses in the palace, which is also an official position with a more false name.In the minds of the ministers, this Dong Zhuo is just an assassin from another place, and he came here to rectify his name. As long as his request is met, he will withdraw his troops and return to Xiliang. At that time, the imperial court will only provide some extra salary, which is very cost-effective.

But these people were wrong, and very wrong.They forget that there is such a kind of person in this world, this kind of person is used to push an inch, if you take a step back, this kind of person will force you even more, and finally make you a complete failure.Dong Zhuo, on the other hand, is obviously such a pushy person.

Before coming to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo led his troops here with the intention of making some money, as long as he could have a famous name in the court, he didn't dare to have too high hopes for other things.But later, when he learned of He Jin's death, and saw that the court officials were forced by the eunuchs to such an extent that even the emperor was exiled outside, his mind changed, and he was no longer satisfied with a little fame.

What he wants now is real and visible power, the power to do something in Luoyang.No matter whether he asked the emperor for an official before, or negotiated terms with Yuan Shao and the others through Ma Yue's mouth, his purpose was not just to get an official position, but just an excuse to stay in Luoyang.Now that the imperial court finally gave Dong Zhuo the title he wanted, he knew that his plan was half successful.

Holding the edict of promotion just sent in his hand, a disdainful smile appeared on Dong Zhuo's face: "It seems that my opinion of these courtiers is indeed correct. These people are indeed good players in court battles, but When encountering a difficult problem, these people simply have no ability to solve it, all they can do is compromise. Therefore, the influence of foreign relatives and eunuchs has expanded so much in recent years, this is really the misfortune of our Han court!"

"What the lord said is very true. These officials in the DPRK and China only fight against dissidents. What they know is to exclude each other. There is nothing they can do with the country and the people. Now that the lord has come to Luoyang, it is time to change all this!" Immediately there was the following The person jokingly said in agreement.

"Hahahaha, I said that day that when I came to Luoyang, I would let them know how small I am, and now I should let them see it! At the court meeting three days later, I will let them see how I am. Acting." Dong Zhuo said proudly.

But hearing that he was in such a hurry to do something, Ma Yue and Li Ru frowned, and in the end, Li Ru, who was closer, said, "I don't know what the lord wants?"

"It's very simple, let the queen mother go back to the harem first!" Dong Zhuo's eyes flickered with an inexplicable light: "Now that He Jin is dead, she, the queen mother, has almost no influence on the government. Naturally, she can no longer interfere in political affairs."

Ma Yue knew very well that this was just a tentative step for Dong Zhuo to slowly seize power, so he asked again: "Then what if the Queen Mother refuses?"

"Now it's out of her hands. With the military power in her hands, would she be afraid of a woman like her? Moreover, she, the Queen Mother, was also to blame for the killing of the great general during the previous palace chaos. The ministers will not speak for her. As long as the queen mother can no longer interfere in politics, my name, Dong Zhuo, will be established in the court, and then it will not be difficult to go further!" Dong Zhuo said confidently Said.

"This... I'm only worried that someone will interfere with this matter." At this time, Ma Yue was completely tied to Dong Zhuo, and he was both prosperous and hurt.So even if he knew what Dong Zhuo would do after he won the power, he could only plan and consider for him at this time.

"Who else would dare to oppose me, but rely on those pedantic so-called loyal ministers?" Dong Zhuo didn't take Ma Yue's worry very seriously.

"I think that the ones who can pose a threat to the lord are naturally not those officials who only know how to fight in the court. Their power comes from the emperor, and now even the emperor is controlled by the lord. It is impossible for them to do anything. What I am worried about is that some people in the He family will be dissatisfied and cause trouble."

Having said this, Dong Zhuo suddenly nodded: "You are right, if someone wants to force the Queen Mother to give up power, it will definitely affect the power of the He family in the court..." Although as the head of the He family, the general He Jin has died In the previous chaos, but as a power of foreign relatives, the He family still has a lot of power in the court.Especially as the family members of the great general, they must also have a large force in their hands. Once they are really determined to sing against Dong Zhuo, it will be enough to cause him a headache.

After pondering for a while, Dong Zhuo also had to nod his head and admit: "If this He family is in trouble for me, it is really difficult. Although Luoyang City seems to be under the control of my Xiliang Iron Cavalry, there are only ten thousand people in this area. It’s not enough to completely control the entire Luoyang. If another force raises troops to revolt at this time, it will indeed be a headache. Zhong Ling, since you have thought of the problem, do you have a solution?”

"In the past few days, I have sent people around the city to inquire about the situation of the rest of He Jin's tribe, but they found something interesting." Ma Yue smiled: "That is, many of them are very interested in He Jin's previous situation." My younger brother He Miao's behavior is very dissatisfied. Presumably the lord doesn't know yet, the reason why General He followed the eunuch's way and was killed in the palace is mostly because of He Miao."

"What?" Even Li Ru was a little surprised this time, he had always accompanied Dong Zhuo into the palace to meet the emperor these days, and was busy taking care of the army in the city, so he didn't find out some things like Ma Yue did. So it was very strange and said: "This is impossible? How could He Miao harm his brother? Isn't he harming his family?"

"He didn't intend to harm He Jin, but because he was greedy and took money from the eunuchs, so he spoke good words for the eunuchs, which made General He unable to eradicate those eunuchs immediately. It is precisely because He Jin failed to act early when he gained power, he followed the advice of Zhang Rang and others, and finally died in the palace, causing a disaster." Ma Yue explained the incident very simply. .

"So, after knowing what happened, those He Jin's subordinates hated He Miao who broke the big event?" Only then did Li Ru understand the problem.You must know that those He Jin's subordinates are not from the He family after all. They took refuge in the He family because He Jin was a great general. Now that He Jin is dead, their interests will naturally be affected. Of course there is something wrong with He Miao, a bad person. I hate it.

"Exactly, so I dare to predict that as long as the lord can use some benefits to attract them and help them get rid of He Miao, these people will be used by the lord. But all of this must be discussed with them first. That's why I don't want my lord to attack the queen mother so soon, I hope my lord will forgive me!" Finally, Ma Yue explained why he said that.As Dong Zhuo's power increased day by day, Ma Yue also worried that he would not be as admonished as he used to be. In order not to let Dong Zhuo have any prejudice against him, he had to plan ahead and explain everything clearly.After all, he is not a confidant or relative who has been following Dong Zhuo like Li Ru, so it is better to be careful about some things.

Sure enough, after listening to his comprehensive explanation, the unhappiness on Dong Zhuo's face dissipated: "Zhong Ling's consideration is also very reasonable, so I will endure it for a few more days. But the meeting with He Jinyu But we can't delay, Wen You, it's up to you and Li Que to deal with this matter, we must explain our sincerity to them, and promise that once the matter is completed, they will not be treated as outsiders!"

"Yes, I will start to deal with it tomorrow!" Li Ru hurriedly nodded in agreement.He also understands that this matter is very important, so naturally he will not be careless.

Seeing that Dong Zhuo had listened to his suggestion, Ma Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "My lord, since the imperial court has already expressed its position, we should make a show and call out all the people scattered in the city. It’s good to come back. This way one will not arouse their dissatisfaction, and the two can also concentrate our forces on one point, which is easy to deal with emergencies.”

Regarding this, Dong Zhuo didn't have any other opinions, nodded and said: "That's fine. Except for the palace, let him go everywhere. Anyway, with the courage and ability of those courtiers, they can't make too much trouble. !"

Just when Dong Zhuo started to move towards his ambition step by step, the army coming all the way from Bingzhou was approaching Luoyang. The arrival of this army was bound to bring new wind and rain to the calm Luoyang city.

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