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Chapter 59: Dong Zhuo Takes Power

Thousands of flying bear troops lined up neatly and entered the palace in a mighty manner in the name of protecting the emperor. Dong Zhuo himself moved in as a matter of course because the situation was unclear.

The aristocratic families who had been fighting the eunuch forces in Luoyang City for several days could only watch all this, and then Dong Zhuo said, "According to the emperor's decree, a curfew will be implemented tonight, and those who are still stranded in the streets will be punished as rebellion."

"Dejected, they each packed up their belongings and went back to their homes to wait for orders.

After four days of turmoil, Luoyang City finally returned to peace.

In the palace, Dong Zhuo was lying on the dragon bed, laughing happily and saying: "Today I will take advantage of my lifelong wish."

Next to him, Li Ru stood with a smile. After a while, he said: "Father-in-law, it's too early to be happy now."

Dong Zhuo was dissatisfied and said: "Now that the emperor is in my hands, who dares to go against me?"

Li Ru shook his head and said: "If the emperor's orders can really command the world, how can my father-in-law have the opportunity to come here?"

The smile on Dong Zhuo's face suddenly faded. It is true that he came to Luoyang in disobedience. How could he guarantee that others would obey the emperor's orders? "Tell me, what should I do next?"

Li Ru smiled and said: "It's actually very simple. After these few days of chaotic fighting, the situation in Luoyang City has basically become clear. The eunuchs' rights only come from the authority of the emperor. When the imperial power can no longer protect them, they are weak and have to be killed.

The aristocratic family was massacred and divided."

"Nowadays, there are three forces in Luoyang that can compete with or even be stronger than my father-in-law."

Dong Zhuo's expression changed and he said, "There are so many?"

Li Ru waved his hand and said, "But don't worry. Although they look very strong, they are actually strong on the outside but weak on the inside. My son-in-law can take them all down with just a few tricks."

Dong Zhuo then became interested and said, "Speak quickly."

Li Ru said slowly: "The first force is naturally the He Family Army left behind by General He Jin. They were once the strongest force in Luoyang, but due to He Jin's sudden death, they were leaderless. Later, because He Jin loved General Wu

Kuang Bu was angry that He Miao colluded with the eunuchs, causing He Jin to be killed, and a bloody fratricide began between the two."

"He Miao, who is now the only one qualified to inherit He Jin's power, also died unexpectedly in this massacre. The entire He family can no longer find anyone who can support the overall situation. Therefore, my father-in-law only needs to act like a polite corporal and regain Wu

Kuang, the entire He family army will be under the command of my father-in-law."

Dong Zhuo nodded with a smile. He remembered that his younger brother Dong Min had a good relationship with Wu Kuang, and they had joined forces to deal with He Miao. With him, it shouldn't be difficult to regain Wu Kuang.

Li Ru continued: "The second is the power of the aristocratic families headed by the Yuan family. Since they were busy chasing down the eunuchs at the beginning, they did not adjust their strategies to control Luoyang City. As a result, we have taken a big advantage now, and they must be unhappy.

However, there are many conflicts between aristocratic families, but as long as the father-in-law can make good use of them, they can be resolved."

"How to separate and transform it?"

"As long as we promote some famous scholars from aristocratic families with good reputation but little military strength, such as Xun Shuang, Cai Yong and others, we will definitely be able to influence the attitude of a large number of aristocratic families towards us."

Dong Zhuo held up his palms and said with a smile: "This is a great plan."

"The third and most difficult thing to deal with is the Bingzhou Army currently stationed outside Luoyang City. They are powerful and their number is several times larger than ours. If their leader Ding Yuan hadn't been short-sighted, timid and cowardly, where would they have been?

It's our turn to come to Luoyang to show off our power. But this also shows that this man is more than cautious and not aggressive enough. It only takes one brave man to kill him."

"As long as these three problems are solved, the father-in-law alone will have the final say in the Han Dynasty from now on."

"Haha, if you have literary talent to help you, why worry about not succeeding in your great cause." After saying this, he looked up to the sky and laughed so wildly.

Xu Kang followed Dong Zhuo, walked around the palace, turned around and left the palace gate.

Xu Kang did not return to the Xu Mansion, but transferred to the Cai Mansion. In order to protect Cai Yong's safety, when the Luoyang Incident first occurred, Xu Kang ordered Ke'er, Wang Yue and other left-behind personnel to garrison in the Cai home.

Cai Yong was a scholar and did not understand military affairs. Although he wanted to harmonize with the enemy, no one else was willing to take him to play with him. In the end, he could only stay in the house alone and depressed. Listening to Xu Kang's words from time to time

I was secretly anxious about the news I brought back.

Today finally came the final battle, and Cai Yong was extremely happy after learning that he had taken over.

After ruling the Han Dynasty alternately for more than a hundred years, the eunuch forces and the foreign relatives' forces both died out. The political system that had lasted for more than a hundred years completely collapsed. The aristocratic families had been looking forward to a life without eunuchs and relatives for more than a hundred years.

The era of foreign relatives intervening in politics is finally coming.

Seeing Cai Yong as happy as a child, Xu Kang felt sad. He knew the history very well and was naturally not as optimistic as Cai Yong, but it was not easy to disturb his temper now.

After complaining to Cai Yong, Xu Kang secretly sneaked into Nanshi to look for Wuxiong.

In the secret room of the Five Bear Gang, Xu Kang looked at the five people who had gathered and said, "How did the things I ordered go?"

Xiong Tianba handed over an account book and said, "According to your instructions, we have robbed fifteen wealthy households in the past few days. This is the list of proceeds."

Xu Kang took it and took a look at it, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "So many." As the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty for more than two hundred years, Luoyang has gathered most of the country's wealth. The wealthy households here are indeed far from comparable to other places.

Lei Zheng smiled and said: "I didn't expect it. We didn't expect that only fifteen families would have so much property. Why don't we do a few more votes and then we can go home and enjoy the blessings."

Xu Kang also smiled and said: "Seeing that the world is about to be in chaos, there will be nowhere to enjoy happiness. No matter how much wealth you have, if you don't have your own power, you will be nothing more than fish and meat to be slaughtered by others."

Xiong Tianba nodded and said: "That's right, we plan to make great achievements. If we follow Mr. Xu, we won't know whether we will be granted a title or a general in the future. What does this little property count for?"

The other four people agreed.

Zhao Kai was the most cautious among the five. He thought that although the property was good, it would be very important if someone discovered it, so he said: "This time we took advantage of the chaos in Luoyang and got a lot of property, but it's just not easy to write off the accounts."

Xu Kang said with a smile: "I have already thought about it. Life in Luoyang will probably become more and more difficult in the future. Zhao Kai, you and Wang Bao will go to Chang'an to buy property first. We may have to live there for a while in the future.

"

"In addition, I will shrink the industry in Luoyang, and then I can select some people for you. Also, the Five Bears Gang can also send some loyal people. After arriving in Chang'an, they can carry forward the Five Bears Gang just like they did in Luoyang.

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