The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() On the night after the success of dethroning the emperor, Dong Zhuo recruited Ma Yue and other cronies to his house for discussion. The discussion was about how to deal with various local forces. later objections.Although Dong Zhuo was arrogant, he also knew that if he did such a great thing, he would inevitably attract opposition from many people, and a battle was inevitable.

Generals such as Li Que and Guo Fan seemed indifferent to this, but were eager to try: "Don't worry, my lord, as long as someone dares to oppose this matter and start a rebellion, I will be willing to be the vanguard and lead the army to fight against the enemy." kill them!"

However, some prudent people headed by Li Ru and Ma Yue have a different opinion: "The generals must not be so careless. What we are about to face is all forces in the world. If we treat the enemy lightly, we may be defeated. .”

"Gentlemen, don't build up other people's ambitions and destroy our prestige. Our Xiliang army is the leading elite in the imperial army, and there are only a handful of people in the world who can fight us. Even Ding Yuan, who had been guarding Bingzhou before, The army is not our opponent, how can anyone in the world dare to meet us in arms?"

For this blindly optimistic view, Ma Yue could only smile wryly.These people have become very arrogant because of their victories all the time, and they don't pay attention to the people of the world.How could they have imagined that in the near future, many elite troops would emerge in this great man's world, and they would beat them to death on the beach?But he also understands that no one will believe his concerns at this time, so he can only be silent.

Li Ru continued: "Although that's what you said, compared with those local forces, our military strength is still a bit weak. Especially our main force is still in Xiliang. If someone refers to Luoyang at this time, it will be Can the city be defended with less than 5 horses? Therefore, please send the Xiliang army here as soon as possible, so that the place can be pacified."

Dong Zhuo still agreed with this consideration: "That's right. I only brought a mere ten thousand people to Luoyang before because I was afraid that we would not be able to gain a foothold here, so that the army left in Xiliang could still be our backing. But now Luoyang is all in our hands. What we need to deal with is how to stabilize everything here, and indeed we need to transfer our Xiliang army here. However, I have another plan, and you can help me with it."

"My lord, please tell me." Ma Yue vaguely guessed something, but he didn't dare to say it with certainty.

"After all, Luoyang is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and it is too far away from my territory in Xiliang. It is not very convenient to get support from Xiliang or to retreat if things cannot be done. But Chang'an is different. He is far away from Xiliang. The land is only a few hundred miles away. So what I mean is to move the capital to Chang'an as soon as possible, so as to ensure that everything remains the same." Dong Zhuo said his plan, but everyone around him was taken aback.

Move the capital?This is a big event in any era, but in today's Han Dynasty, which has just changed its emperor and established another, it is even more difficult to say whether it is a blessing or a curse.But as people from Xiliang, they also feel that this is a good way to benefit them without any harm. After all, the closer they are to their hometown, the more secure they will feel.

"Will the court officials agree with this decision?" Li Ru frowned and asked.

"It must be that there are fewer people who agree and more people who disagree." Ma Yue said with a wry smile. There is no need to use the memory of later generations to infer this, and the conclusion can be drawn only from the reality.Those courtiers have already taken root in Luoyang. Their homes and wealth are all in Luoyang, so how could they want to move their families to Chang'an?

"Unless there is a very reasonable excuse, moving the capital may be more difficult than abolishing the emperor and establishing another." In the end, Ma Yue said this even more.And these words were also thought of by many knowledgeable people. The abolition of the emperor and the establishment of another one is just a psychological test, but the relocation of the capital is a real damage to the interests of the courtiers.

"My lord, there is no need to rush this matter. We must build up momentum slowly, and we will be able to achieve success when the water comes, otherwise we may cause great turmoil." Li Ru also persuaded.

Dong Zhuo was silent for a while, and he also understood that this matter cannot be settled overnight, and it is only an idea to propose more now.However, seeing that the two advisers he trusted were not optimistic, he still felt a little uncomfortable.But after thinking about it for a while, he still accepted the statement: "You are right. Before I tame the officials, this matter is indeed difficult, so wait for another period of time."

"But my lord, we can't wait any longer to transfer troops from Xiliang. Once news of the abolition of the establishment is heard, people from various forces will inevitably rise up and make trouble. We should make preparations early." Ma Yue reminded again.

"That's right, let someone send an order to go back. Except for Niu Fu leading an army to guard the place, the rest of the troops will rush to Luoyang. In this way, I will have 15 troops in my hand, which is enough to deal with everything!" Dong Zhuo nodded.He still had a lot of trust in Niu Fu, and he had to be guarded by this son-in-law to feel safe.

After discussing how to continue to stabilize Luoyang's situation, everyone resigned and left.But when Ma Yue was about to leave, Dong Zhuo stopped him: "Zhongling, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you."

"Please tell me the Lord." Ma Yue hurriedly stood still, and he had already made a judgment in his heart, it must be related to the Yuan family.

Sure enough, after Ma Yue approached, Dong Zhuo said: "How many members of the Yuan family are still in your hands? Since they have surrendered, let them go. Now I want to make good friends with those courtiers, and I still have to talk about my reputation." .”

Ma Yue did not immediately agree to the matter as Dong Zhuo thought, but said with some embarrassment: "There are a few more words, I don't know if I should say them..."

"You are my most valued arm, what can't you say directly?" Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, "Tell me, I won't blame you for what you say is not pleasant."

"Then I will offend you." Ma Yue collected his thoughts, and then said: "My lord, do you think that the officials in Luoyang City really belonged to the lord, or did they have to make false claims with us because of helplessness?"

The first sentence was so sharp that Dong Zhuo couldn't help frowning, but he didn't like to talk empty words in front of his own people, so he said, "Of course they are frightened by my Xiliang elite, will follow our orders."

"Then I dare to ask my lord, if we want to gain a foothold in Luoyang City, besides the strength in our hands, do we have external support?"

"This..." Dong Zhuo couldn't answer for a while, and after thinking about it carefully, apart from these tens of thousands of horses, he really had no other strength to rely on.Seeing that Dong Zhuo was having a hard time opening his mouth, Ma Yue said, "Actually, my lord, like everyone else, has ignored another powerful force, which is the ordinary people in Luoyang City."

"Ordinary people? What kind of power do they have, and can they help me guard the place?" Dong Zhuo said disapprovingly, "If they really have this strength, how can they be bullied by those officials' servants?"

"If it's just an ordinary person, they really won't play any role, but if it's a hundred, a thousand?" Ma Yue smiled: "My lord has clearly seen the pressure the Yuan family was under before. Except for being arrested by us Apart from the word Li and fear of the soldiers and horses in our hands, the reason why they submit is probably because they feel the threat of power after the people unite. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang City. If they can really turn their hearts towards the lord, Why should we worry that this city will be difficult to withstand the attacks of other people?"

"This..." Dong Zhuo immediately fell into deep thought, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Ma Yue said made sense.But soon, he thought of another question: "Although what I said is so, how can they help me?" Although he didn't want to admit it, Dong Zhuo still knew in his heart that what he did was risking the world. To be honest, can the people of Luoyang still fall in love with him?

Ma Yue is well aware of this, but he also has his own opinion: "The common people are different from the officials. In fact, it makes almost no difference to them who the emperor is. What they care about is that they can live a better life. , less oppressed by the powerful. So if the lord can make decisions for the people on this point, it may not be too difficult to get the people of Luoyang to return to their hearts."

After going around in such a big circle, Ma Yue finally said what he was going to say.And after Dong Zhuo heard these well-founded words, he also had a different idea from before: "You mean, this time, according to the wishes of the people, severely punish the Yuan family? Is it for them? Then how can people trust me today?"

"My lord, you have never agreed to any conditions from the Yuan family." Ma Yue said with a sneer, "Yuan Kai did all of this voluntarily, so what does it have to do with us?" Determined, he added another sentence: "Besides, we don't want to destroy Yuan's family, as long as they hand over some family children who have done too much evil, then the people of Luoyang will naturally feel the sincerity of the lord. In addition , other dignitaries will also become wary after seeing the end of the Yuan family, and play the role of killing everyone."

"Hmm..." After thinking about it for a while, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but think that this is indeed a practice with huge benefits and little harm, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved: "Then do as you want."

"Yes, I will definitely not disappoint my lord!" Ma Yue hurriedly clapped his hands in reply.In fact, besides dealing with the Yuan family, he had to spend all these thoughts to persuade Dong Zhuo to have another deeper consideration.As long as Dong Zhuo wins the public opinion, he will be restrained when moving the capital in the future, and he will not make crazy acts of burning and killing. This is really an early plan for the survival of hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang.