The current situation before Dong Zhuo is still very clear. To the east are the Shandong princes who want to oust him no matter what, and to the west are continuous rebellions and foreign invasions launched for the purpose of independence.

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but discover in amazement that Luoyang was indeed the place of the Four Wars. Ever since he took charge of this place, although it seemed to have unlimited glory and the highest power in the world, only he understood in his heart that he was actually always under control.

Living under siege from all sides.

It is precisely in view of this that Dong Zhuo is in urgent need of a way to get out of his current predicament once and for all.

As Dong Zhuo's chief adviser and a famous "poisonous man" in Chinese history, Li Ru finally gave him an idea that has been reviled by later generations for thousands of years, "moving the capital to Chang'an".

For the Shanxi aristocratic families who mainly merged and Liangzhou, it can be said that moving the imperial capital back to Chang'an has been their dream for generations. I think back to the early days of the Western Han Dynasty when Chang'an was the capital and people from all over came to visit. These Shanxi aristocratic families are close to the water.

, what a glorious sight it is to control the government.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Guangwu rebuilt the Eastern Han Dynasty, reused the Shandong family and made Luoyang the capital, which brought the good days of the Shanxi family to an end.

Even if Dong Zhuo is now in power, he still has to rely on the cooperation of Shandong families to maintain the operation of the government.

Now, the Shandong aristocratic family has completely rebelled, and Dong Zhuo has only one choice left, which is to do everything possible to gain the support of the Shanxi aristocratic family.

Moving the capital to Chang'an is undoubtedly the best way to win over Shanxi aristocratic families.

"Not only that." Li Ru further explained: "The rebellion of the various princes in Shandong seems to be large in number and powerful, but in fact they are working on their own internal affairs, and everyone is making their own little calculations. If we press hard, it will inevitably lead to

The unity between them is external. But as long as we take a step back and give them enough space to fight, the princes of Shandong will be in chaos."

Li Ru had obviously thoroughly analyzed the relationship between the various princes in Shandong. At this time, he was really high-spirited and felt like he was scolding Fang Qiu.

"And we only need to defend Tongguan, appease the Shanxi aristocratic families, gather the troops in Liangzhou, and gather strength. After the princes in Shandong have weakened each other, we can then attack with force and carry out the strategy of the Qin Dynasty to swallow up the sky, and quell the chaos in the world in one fell swoop. When the time comes, my father-in-law will

If you replace him with a big man, no one will dare to say anything."

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up. He thought that this strategy would not only enable him to gain the support of the Shanxi aristocratic families, but more importantly, it would keep him away from the center of the military war between the various princes in Shandong. He immediately said with great joy: "This strategy is wonderful."

Li Ru was praised by Dong Zhuo, with a crazy smile in his eyes, and said: "However, Chang'an has been outside the customs for a long time, and its population is declining. We must move people from Luoyang to fill it. This will also make it easier for us to expand our troops and strength in the future."

Dong Zhuo said happily: "Yes, then we will move all the people within a radius of two hundred miles around Luoyang to the pass. We will not leave any person or food for these princes."

Li Ru was stunned. Although he proposed to relocate the people, he felt that only hundreds of thousands of people would be relocated. If he wanted to do what Dong Zhuo said, the difficulties involved would increase exponentially, so he frowned and said, "So many people?

I’m afraid it will take a lot of resources and the time is too tight.”

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. Luoyang is the place where the richest man in the world is. There is nothing we can't get with the sword in our hands."

"But this will hurt people's feelings."

"The people are ignorant and only know how to obey the strong. As long as I have a military spirit, I can dominate the world. What's the use of the people's spirit?"

Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo had made up his mind and he was not a soft-hearted person, so he put the matter aside.

So Dong Zhuo first relocated the people outside Luoyang on the pretext of helping the people avoid the war. As for the residents in Luoyang City, he had to consult the court ministers for their opinions.

It was natural to be opposed. Dong Zhuo had already thought of a countermeasure. He removed Yang Biao and Huang Wan, who were the most fierce opponents of moving the capital, in the name of disaster. Unexpectedly, Wu Qiong and Zhou Ao joined in without realizing it.

Dong Zhuo had long been extremely dissatisfied with the previous personnel arrangements of the two men. Yuan Shao, Han Fu, Liu Dai and other rebel princes mostly gained their current power and status through the recommendation of these two men. Dong Zhuo had originally wanted to get rid of the two men.

I didn't expect them to dare to show up, they were just looking for death.

Dong Zhuo immediately ordered that the two men be beheaded in the name of collaborating with the enemy. By now, all ministers understood Dong Zhuo's determination to move the capital, and no one dared to contradict him face to face.

Jujube, ever since the anti-Dong banner was raised, scholars all over the world have cleverly blamed all the dissatisfaction in reality on Dong Zhuo, as if as long as Dong Zhuo is killed, the world will naturally be at peace.

So countless heroes gathered with various purposes, making the jujube army more and more powerful.

In the camp, seeing that the situation was getting better and better, all the princes were overjoyed and talked loudly, as if Dong Zhuo's fall was just around the corner. But when it came to the sensitive issue of sending troops, everyone started quarreling endlessly and could never reach a unified opinion.

Cao Cao sat behind Zhang Miao, seeing all this and feeling anxious in his heart. At this moment, he could no longer bear it and said: "Now Dong Zhuo is relocating the people of Luoyang, and the troops are severely dispersed, but we have more than 100,000 powerful troops.

This is the time for us to attack with all our strength. Otherwise, if we allow him to move to Chang'an and seal Hangu Pass, no one in the world will be able to do anything to him."

Liu Dai snorted coldly and said: "We, the generals, are here to discuss how to defeat the enemy. Dong Zhuo has led the army for decades, and all his generals are accustomed to fighting. Sishui Pass is also the most powerful pass in the world. Do you think it is so good?"

Is it easy to win?"

Cao Cao suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Although the Liangzhou army is powerful, Dong Zhuo is unpopular. Our soldiers are dozens of times larger than the enemy's. How difficult is it to defeat them?"

Liu Dai laughed angrily and said: "That's enough. Since you are so powerful, you might as well serve as the vanguard for our army. See if the Liangzhou Army is really as useless as you said."

"That's what I meant." After Cao Cao finished speaking, he stood up proudly and said, "I will lead my troops to the west now. I will never let Dong Zhuo harm the people of Luoyang like this. I also hope that all of you will put the world first."

After saying that, he waved his hands and left the barracks.

After Cao Cao returned to his own army, he would naturally not be so stupid as to think that he could defeat Sishui Pass with only 5,000 men in his own army.

So he raised the banner of vanguard and recruited heroes from all over the world to fight against the unjust Dong Zhuo.

The city of Suanzao has already gathered countless heroes who came here in admiration and wanted to serve the country. These people are organized into families or villages, and they may be dozens or more than a hundred people, scattered throughout the city, hoping that they can do their best after the army sets off.

It's a pity that I never had the chance.

Now that they heard that Cao Cao was going to attack Sishui Pass, these people immediately gathered under his command with enthusiasm. In the blink of an eye, Cao Cao had thousands of new soldiers.

After a while, Zhang Miao also came to Cao Cao's camp. Seeing that Cao Cao had made such a big impression, he knew that persuasion was useless, so he sent three thousand troops under his command.
Chapter completed!