The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

()Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial center's control over the localities has gradually loosened. Especially after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the local guards and state shepherds with armed forces saw the weakness of the imperial court, and took the opportunity to get rid of the imperial court. Localities act in their own way.Although it appears to be a unified state regime on the surface, in fact it is not far from disintegration.

Of course, the root cause of all this cannot be attributed to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, because even without Zhang Jiao and the others leading the Yellow Turban uprising to sweep the world, the center would eventually lose control completely under the circumstances that the court and the local government were at odds. The emergence of only exacerbated the development of all these.

The real reason lies in the Han Dynasty's own system, that is, the state pastoral and family system.The state animal husbandry system was really adopted by the localities at the end of the Han Dynasty. It facilitated the government's management of the localities, but it had profound drawbacks. The military power, political power, and financial power of a state were all in the hands of one person. Became the real emperor of the land in this state, who would be willing to return the power to the imperial court after obtaining such power?

As for the family system, it is even more far-reaching.The Chaju family system has completely solidified the upper and lower classes. People in such a small circle will always be in power, and they will naturally be loyal to the governor of a state who has mastered their career path.If things go on like this, the center's control over local forces will gradually lose its control. In the end, the superiors will ignore the officials and the subordinates will ignore the people, so they can only stay away from them.

But even so, most of the local powers are bragging behind closed doors, and it is still difficult to pose a big threat to the court, but the officials are appointed and dismissed by themselves.However, the death of Emperor Ling, the rebellion of the eunuchs, and a series of changes after Dong Zhuo led his troops into Luoyang, dealt a heavy blow to the relationship between the top and bottom that was about to collapse!

It turns out that when you have soldiers in your hands, you can be so proud after entering Luoyang that you can make all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty bow their heads and listen to orders.What happened to Dong Zhuo made many people who had no intention of disobedience see a possibility, and it also made them a little bit ready to act.Later, Dong Zhuo actually abolished the establishment. As a Han courtier, he forcibly abolished the emperor and installed another person as the emperor.This shock really stunned everyone, and then the last bit of awe they had towards the royal family was gone.

Many people hate themselves deeply, why didn't they think of raising troops into Luoyang like Dong Zhuo?If I had brought soldiers into Luoyang City at that time, perhaps I would have been the one to show off in the capital today!This idea made more people feel uncomfortable with the status quo, and at the same time they were jealous of Dong Zhuo, but they lacked a leader who led them to attack Luoyang with a legitimate reason.

And at this moment, the leader everyone wanted to see appeared, and this person was Yuan Shao!

Since Yuan Shao escaped from Luoyang that day because he was afraid of Dong Zhuo's persecution, Yuan Shao traveled to many places and finally gained a foothold in Jizhou.From the very beginning, he wanted to attack Dong Zhuo in the name of the court and in the name of the emperor.However, Jizhou at this time was beyond his control, and the governor Han Fu didn't dare to have a big conflict with the Xiliang army, so he just treated Yuan Shao politely and refused to give him military power.

But Han Fu underestimated Yuan Shao's ability and Yuan's strong appeal in the officialdom. After more than a month, he got the support of Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun and other prefects of Jizhou's subordinate counties, and handed over Han Fu to him in one fell swoop. He was emptied and took his military power.And at this time, the news of Dong Zhuo's abolition finally spread all over the world.

Yuan Shao knew that this was a good opportunity to attack Dong Zhuo in a legitimate way, so he mobilized all the troops in Jizhou, and at the same time made it known to the world, counting Dong Zhuo's various crimes, and sent troops to Luoyang.And his move has indeed won the support of many local forces, Yuzhou governor Kong Ni, Yanzhou governor Liu Dai, Chenliu prefect Zhang Miao, Guangling prefect Zhang Chao, Dongjun prefect Qiao Mao, Shanyang prefect Yuan Yi, Northern Prime Minister Bao Xin and other people from all walks of life rose up one after another, and at the same time directed their troops at Luoyang.

All of a sudden, nearly [-] troops from several states and counties in the Kanto region marched to Luoyang, and the momentum was overwhelming.

It is also a great irony to say that when the world was disturbed by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, these Mushou, who held heavy troops, did not attack with all their strength. When the Luoyang Center was disturbed by eunuchs and the emperor was about to run away overnight, these local forces were even more silent View from the wall.But this time, after discovering that raising troops to Luoyang could bring such benefits, these people rushed to raise troops again, not knowing whether they should be said to be loyal to the court or disloyal?

The massive coalition against Dong Zhuo was established, and Yuan Shao was enshrined as the leader of the alliance, and the alliance was made with blood. Dong Zhuo must be eliminated, and the world will be restored to peace.After the news reached Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was not too scared, but a little angry: "Huh, do a group of clowns who don't know the so-called thought that playing such a banner can shake my foundation? They also underestimated our Xiliang police soldiers. !"

"My lord, although the strength of their armies is far inferior to my Xiliang elite, once united, their strength should not be underestimated. Moreover, the reasons mentioned by these people are also good at deceiving people's hearts. If we don't deal with it If so, I'm afraid that we will be in a disadvantageous position due to the support of the people. Please take precautions, my lord!" Li Ru was not as optimistic as Dong Zhuo, and hurried forward to persuade him.

This day, because he learned that Yuan Shao and others had launched an army against him, Dong Zhuo once again summoned all capable people under his command, and this time even the newly arrived Lu Bu was among them.After all, in terms of bravery, no one under Dong Zhuo can compare to him, so Dong Zhuo also hopes to take him for his own use.

After listening to Li Ru's persuasion, Dong Zhuo calmed down a little, and looked at the crowd: "Then how do you think we should deal with it? Should we send troops to attack, or guard a few key points and consume them slowly?"

"As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not go well. The most important thing for us is to issue an edict that is opposite to them." Ma Yue stepped forward and said.This is a moment related to his family and life, so naturally he will not do his best: "Now that the emperor is in our hands, as long as the emperor's order states that they are all rebels, the number of people in the world who will support them will be greatly reduced. "It is not Cao Cao's patent to hold the emperor to order the princes.

"Wonderful! This method can indeed fight against those coalition forces in name. At the same time, we must send troops as soon as possible to occupy the key passes leading to Luoyang to prevent them from driving straight in." Li Que on the side also put forward his own point of view.

"There is another point that we have to be careful about, and that is the collaborators who may exist in Luoyang City." Li Ru also raised his concerns: "Although the lord has now controlled the entire Luoyang City, all the officials seem to be submissive. , but no one dares to say that there is no collusion with Yuan Shao among them, especially Taifu Yuan Wei and the people of the Yuan family, we must guard against it!"

It was fine if he didn't mention Yuan Kai, but when he mentioned this person, Dong Zhuo's entire face turned black: "This Yuan Kai has been against a certain Xiangyang, and now his nephew of the Yuan family is openly hostile to the court. People must not stay. Send me an order to arrest all members of the Yuan family from Yuan Kai down and wait for disposal! Also, strengthen patrols in Luoyang City, but anyone who is suspicious will be arrested!"

"Yes!" Guo Fan, who is now in charge of the defense of the entire Luoyang City, immediately took the order.

"One more thing, I hope my lord can make a plan early..." Li Ru saw that everyone was talking about the same thing, so he played the prelude in a low voice: "The abolished King Hongnong is still here, I'm afraid Yuan Shao's generation will take it. What did he say?"

"You mean..." Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed fiercely, and then he turned his eyes to Ma Yue: "Zhongling, I entrust this matter to you, you must get it done properly, don't you?" It's better to stay in the future!"

Hearing this, Ma Yue couldn't help shivering.Although he still has the memory of future generations, and he doesn't have much awe of the emperor, he doesn't want to bear such a heavy crime--the crime of killing the king below, this crime is enough to make it difficult for him to do anything in his life.But now that Dong Zhuo had given him an order, what reason would he have to refuse?

Suddenly, Ma Yue thought of a way: "Master, I have something to say, please listen to it for a while."

"But it doesn't matter."

"I think now is not the time to kill King Hongnong." Ma Yue's words surprised everyone around him, and all eyes fell on him.He took a deep breath before continuing: "Although today's son is young, we can't guarantee that there will be no one in the court who wants to use the name of the emperor to make an enemy of the lord. If the emperor is again We will be passive if people get it. Or in the future, when the emperor grows up, I am afraid that he will be dissatisfied with the lord. I think it is better to keep King Hongnong to restrain the emperor, and let him know that there are more than one who can be called emperor He is alone, so that he can continue to be used by the Lord in the future."

"Huh?" After hearing what Ma Yue said, Dong Zhuo and the others couldn't help but nod their heads. This is indeed a reasonable reason to keep King Hongnong.After a long while, Dong Zhuo nodded: "In that case, let's save his life first. But if something goes wrong, this person must be removed, and the matter will be left to you, Zhong Ling."

"Yes, I am determined to live up to my lord's entrustment!" Ma Yue hurriedly agreed, at least he avoided the matter in front of him.

Luoyang City soon fell into another panic and turmoil, because the news of the Kwantung Allied Forces' rebellion had spread everywhere, and the people were worried that they would face another blow from the eunuch rebellion, and they had just settled down not long ago.

As for the martial law of the Xiliang Army and other measures in the city, the people are very cooperative. This is thanks to Ma Yue's previous actions, because his actions have made the people of Luoyang accept the Xiliang Army's attitude towards this place. Control, but this has never appeared in the original history.Unknowingly, Ma Yue has begun to influence the direction of the entire history of the end of Han Dynasty, and how will he continue to change the upcoming war?