The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() It was only early June when Dong Zhuo led the Xiliang Army from Luoyang, but when they finally arrived in Chang'an City, it was already late June.The distance between the two places is actually not too far. The reason why they moved so slowly was because they were worried that the Kwantung Allied Forces would chase and kill them from behind.Therefore, the army would set up camp every twenty or thirty miles to take precautions, and then sent out scouts to keep an eye on the situation behind them.

It wasn't until a few days ago that they were convinced that the Kwantung Allied Forces had indeed stayed in Luoyang and suffered heavy losses due to a fire. They stepped up their pace of going west, and finally arrived at the capital of the Han Dynasty on June 24. Chang'an.

Ma Yue once passed by Chang'an, and when he sent troops into Luoyang with Dong Zhuo, he took a few glances at the former capital from afar.Today, however, he went to appreciate the ancient capital up close, and Ma Yue saw the completely different charm of Chang'an and Luoyang.

Both used to be capital cities, so the graceful demeanor is the same, but relatively speaking, Chang'an City is more grand and simple, while Luoyang is more luxurious.Of course, this may have something to do with the current status of these two cities. Now the capital of the Han Dynasty is Luoyang after all, so Chang'an looks a bit dilapidated, more like an old man who has retired to Tianyuan, but once had a great glory.

Just as Ma Yue was admiring the different customs here from Luoyang, several teams of people rushed out of the city gate suddenly. When they saw Dong Zhuo, they all bowed down and shouted: "The next official (the last general) is late to greet you, and you are still here!" Grand Master, please forgive me." However, the people who arrived in Chang'an City before them came to greet them after receiving the news.

Among these people, there are Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army generals such as Guo Fan, as well as court ministers, such as Wang Yun.But no matter what their identities were in the past, now in front of Dong Zhuo, they had to pretend to be cautious and flattering, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

Although it was a helpless move to move the emperor and the capital to Chang'an this time, it also established Dong Zhuo's absolute position at once.Those courtiers in Luoyang might have dared to compete secretly with Dong Zhuo relying on their connections there, but when they came to Chang'an, which was closer to Dong Zhuo's hometown Liangzhou, they had to put their tails between their tails.What's more, they now know what a domineering person Dong Zhuo is. The heads of dozens of members of the Yuan family and other people who opposed the capital move were chopped off in front of them. The family brought the disaster of death.

Dong Zhuogao sat on the horse, and received everyone's worship, with a somewhat smug smile on his face: "Get up, you all come into the city with me!"

"Yes!" Everyone agreed in unison, and then lined up on both sides. After Dong Zhuo and others passed, they followed closely and entered Chang'an City with him.Seeing Dong Zhuo's behavior, Ma Yue shook his head repeatedly in his heart: "It seems that Dong Zhuo is too oblivious, how is he so different from the emperor? I'm afraid that many of these people will hold grudges against you even more. Now they have to bow their knees under the low eaves, but once they have the opportunity, these people's revenge must be the most ferocious."

Dong Zhuo didn't think about this, he just cared about a very important matter, and waved Guo Fan to him: "Is there anything wrong with sending the people and property from Luoyang to Chang'an this way?"

"Although these people were very uncooperative at the beginning, they became honest after a few days. Especially when the general told them that Luoyang would be destroyed soon, they dared not think about it." Guo Fan quickly replied.As the person responsible for escorting the courtiers and the emperor to Chang'an, he naturally had to report the situation truthfully and in detail: "As for those finances, the last general even sent heavy troops to guard them, and they have all been placed in the treasury of Chang'an City. , just wait for the lord to come and inspect them one by one."

"Hmm." Hearing that there is no problem with these two points, Dong Zhuo nodded happily, but he didn't only care about these two points, but continued to look at Guo Fan: "What about the others? Really there is no problem at all." happened?"

"Oh... By the way, there is indeed a little trouble." Guo Fan then remembered something, and quickly replied: "Because of the hard journey, His Royal Highness Hongnong Wang, who was on the road with everyone, suddenly fell ill. Others still I did not arrive in Chang'an, but passed away, this is the result of the last general's lack of thoughtfulness, please punish me, my lord."

"Unexpectedly, King Hongnong passed away at a young age. It's really a pity. But you can't blame you for this matter. There are so many people who need to take care of you, and you have no skills. Well, don't talk about this matter again, let him go "Although the words were a bit painful, Dong Zhuo's face did not show any sadness at hearing the news of Liu Bian's death, instead he let out a long sigh.

Dong Zhuo didn't want the life of the deposed King Hongnong, because in his eyes Liu Bian was no longer of any importance.But Yuan Shao's argument that only Liu Bian is the real emperor still made Dong Zhuo a little uneasy, and finally made him make up his mind to get rid of this scourge.

However, Liu Bian's status is embarrassing after all, and it is hard to guarantee that there will be no troubles if he acts forcefully, and it may attract opposition from other local forces, so Dong Zhuo thought of taking advantage of the opportunity of moving the capital to attack him.Because when he died at this time, the matter became more talkative. Even if someone wanted to say something, they couldn't completely conclude that it must be Dong Zhuo's hands.Sometimes, certain things just need such a fig leaf.

Ma Yue also listened to the conversation between the two from the side.Hearing them talk about Liu Bianzhi's death, a smile appeared on his face, and he felt relieved.Obviously, neither Guo Fan nor Dong Zhuo realized that the guy they got rid of was not the real Hongnong King Liu Bian, so this person was really completely under his control.In the future, when he has a certain strength, he will be able to raise the banner of Liu Bian again, which will be enough to be equal to the enemy who may control Han Xiandi Liu Xie in righteousness.

Of course, now is not the time to plan these things. This time he comes to Chang'an, there are more important things that need to be dealt with one by one, so as to take a crucial step for the rise of himself and the Ma family in Xiliang.

Accompanied by everyone, Dong Zhuo finally came to Chang'an's palace.Then he rode his horse into the palace gate, went straight to the outside of the palace where the emperor was waiting, and then changed to walking, but still did not remove his sword, met with the emperor, and asked some trivial things.This is where Dong Zhuo's current position above the court lies. Even in front of the emperor, he can appear so arrogantly, almost on an equal footing with Liu Xie.

But in the face of all this, those courtiers who saw it did not even dare to say a word of disapproval, because they were frightened by Dong Zhuo long ago. Care, or take it for granted.

After talking with the emperor, Dong Zhuo left the palace after the court meeting, and then wandered around Chang'an City surrounded by all the old Xiliang tribes.After all, Chang'an has not been the center of the world for many years, and it has only been a few days since they moved the capital, so everything here is in vain.Whether it is the city defenses or the people in the city, the Chang'an City in front of us has not yet reached a satisfactory level.

Regarding this, Dong Zhuo was full of confidence, pointing at the empty streets all around with his horsewhip, he said, "Although Chang'an does not look like a capital city today, I can be sure that within two years, Chang'an will be able to restore Luoyang." The prosperity of the city." He said this, of course, he had the confidence to evacuate the entire Luoyang and transport it to Chang'an, so it would not be difficult to replicate a Luoyang here.

And everyone under his command naturally agreed repeatedly, saying that everyone would definitely assist the lord to complete this matter with all their strength.Then, Dong Zhuo inspected several important city defenses until the sky became dark, and then he headed towards his mansion in Chang'an City under Guo Fan's guidance.

This is a mansion that Guo Fan had prepared for him a long time ago. It occupies a very large area and is also very luxuriously decorated.It is said that this mansion was once lived by Huo Guang, but now it is the residence of Dong Zhuo. Perhaps this also shows a problem of identity - Dong Zhuo is the Huo Guang who was so powerful that even the emperor could abolish him at will. .And judging from the current performance and strength, this is well deserved.

After seeing the environment here, Dong Zhuo was also quite satisfied. After Hao Sheng praised Guo Fan, he signaled that everyone can leave.It was only then that Ma Yue was able to leave Dong Zhuo's side. At this moment, he felt exhausted all over his body. After running around for a long time, and following Dong Zhuo walking around Chang'an City all day today, he was already exhausted, and he was also anxious to think about it. He wanted to see if anyone had brought back the news he needed from Xiliang, so after bidding farewell to Dong Zhuo, he immediately went to his already known residence.

Ma Yue's residence in Chang'an is also very good, a bit bigger than the Ma's mansion in Xiliang, and the decoration is much more gorgeous than the house in Xiliang.Because his current status is not low, Guo Fan, who had arranged for everyone to live in earlier, deliberately prepared such a luxurious residence for him.

Several servants waiting in front of the door rushed out to welcome Ma Yue as soon as they saw Ma Yue approaching. Obviously, they had been instructed and could recognize his identity at a glance: "The master is back, and the little one has seen the master."

"Well, there's no need to be too polite." Ma Yue nodded casually, but he was muttering in his heart that he actually put in these people he didn't know well. It seemed that he had to avoid them when he had to do something next. up.

Just when Ma Yue was about to enter the gate of his house, a timid voice came from the side: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Ma Yue Ma?"