As soon as he heard that someone was opposing him, and when he saw that it was Yang Biao, a guy he usually didn't deal with very well, Dong Zhuo immediately said angrily: "What do you know, how dare you stop the country's plans?"
Dong Zhuo had just scared off Yang Biao, but then Huang Wan stepped forward and said, "What Mr. Yang said is true. In the past, Wang Mang usurped the throne and burned Chang'an into a land of rubble. Moreover, the people were displaced and there was nothing."
12. It is not appropriate to abandon the palace and go to the wasteland. I hope the prime minister can carefully consider the matter of moving the capital!"
Hearing that people were opposing him one after another, Dong Zhuo's expression became visibly unhappy, and he said impatiently, "The thieves in Guandong are rising, and the world is in chaos. Chang'an is in danger of Weihan; closer to Longyou, there are wood, stone, and bricks, and it will be a long time ago."
It won't take more than a month to complete the construction of the palace. You are important officials of the imperial court, so stop talking nonsense."
Another three princes, Xun Shuang, came forward to admonish, "Prime Minister, if you move the capital rashly, how will the ministers of civil and military affairs arrange it, and how will the people in the city be settled? Prime Minister!"
"Humph, our family has thousands of chariots. All the officials can ride on them. As for the common people and lowly people, I don't care whether they live or die." Dong Zhuo curled his lips and said disdainfully.
Indeed, for a person like Dong Zhuo, only he himself and even the military power of his men who can be used to maintain his status are the most important. As for the civilians, Dong Zhuo will not have anything in his heart no matter how much he loses.
fluctuation.
Shangshu Zhou Yao knelt down and said: "Xiangguo, if you move the capital rashly, it will cause chaos in the imperial court. You must not do it!"
After being opposed by others one after another, Dong Zhuo could no longer contain his anger and said angrily, "I heard you protect Yuan Shao from the beginning, but now that Yuan Shao's traitors have rebelled, you are determined to be Yuan Shao's party."
After saying that, he drew his sword and stabbed Zhou Ao to death, beheading him, and blood splashed in the court. The emperor and ministers all turned pale, frightened, and did not dare to say anything. Although he had killed one person, Dong Zhuo seemed to have not relieved himself.
It was to depose Yang Biao, Xun Shuang and other people who had just opposed him as common people.
This time the matter of moving the capital was discussed again, but no one dared to object anymore. Not only did no one dare to object anymore, there was even a voice of approval in the court.
Seeing this situation, Dong Zhuo sneered in his heart with disdain, "What a bunch of cheap people. They have to wait until they see blood before they know how to listen to us!"
In this way, Dong Zhuo embarked on the journey to move the capital. The young emperor Liu Xie and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, even if they were unwilling to do so, had no choice but to follow Dong Zhuo and move westward.
Although Dong Zhuo had already left first, the matter in Luoyang was not over yet.
The wealth of Luoyang is not comparable to that of Chang'an today. It is easy to say that moving the capital, but when it comes to Chang'an, all expenses of the court require real money. The barren land of Xiliang is common in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty.
It is well known to everyone that Chang'an does not have that much money and power to support Chang'an.
Not only is the economy backward, Chang'an's current population is also quite scarce. Therefore, in this case, someone must stay. In addition to commanding the army, the only thing left is to collect money crazily and drive the people westward.
This move can be described as ruthless. At least if the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes capture Luoyang, Luoyang will become an empty city by then.
As for the means of making money, one is to empty everything in the palace. Of course, the imperial mausoleums will inevitably be invaded. The second is, of course, to send troops to plunder!
After Dong Zhuo thought about it, Qin Hui and Lv Bu were temporarily left behind to complete the follow-up tasks. Of course, Qin Hui was mainly responsible for making suggestions from behind, and Lü Bu was the one who actually took charge of the front.
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Dong Zhuo didn't believe it. This Lu Bu first ransacked the Yuan family, then excavated the imperial tombs, and looted the imperial capital. Even if Lu Bu had rebellious intentions, who would dare to take him in?
But Lu Bu obviously didn't realize Dong Zhuo's evil intentions in leaving him behind. After Dong Zhuo left, at Qin Hui's suggestion, he immediately ordered five thousand cavalry to go around Luoyang to capture thousands of rich households in Luoyang and plant flags.
Above, he wrote "Rebels against ministers and against the Party", and executed them all outside the city, and took their money. Millions of gold and silver were obtained.
Lü Bu also sent a group of soldiers and drove millions of people from Luoyang to Chang'an. One group for each civilian and one group for the army, dragging each other to death, countless people died in the ravines.
He also manipulated the sergeants to seize people's food and cry, shaking the heaven and earth. If anyone was late, three thousand troops behind him would rush him, armed with white blades. Anyone who dared to be late would be killed on the road.
After receiving Dong Zhuo's instructions, before leaving, Qin Hui immediately hinted to Lu Bu and asked him to set fire to various gates, burn residents' houses, and set fire to the ancestral temple and palace. The north and south palaces were connected with flames; the Changle Palace was all in flames.
It was a scorched earth. After excavating the tombs of the late emperor and his concubines and collecting their gold and treasures, the army sergeants took advantage of the situation and dug up all the graves of officials and civilians.
As a result, Luoyang, the originally luxurious imperial capital, turned into a hell on earth.
Just when Lu Bu finished setting fire to Luoyang and was about to set off with the gold and silver treasures collected through various channels, a small group of defeated soldiers from the Xiliang army suddenly caught up.
"General Yang, what happened? How could you be like this..." Qin Hui asked in shock as he looked at the bloody and embarrassed veteran Yang Lin.
"Hey, Mengjinguan was breached by Li Zifeng's Bingzhou Army. I'm afraid it won't be long before the enemy's pursuers arrive!" Regardless of the fatigue on his body, Yang Lin immediately summarized what happened in the past few days.
For a moment.
After Yang Lin's explanation, Qin Hui and Lu Bu finally understood roughly what happened.
Bao Xin's army and the army left behind after Qiao Mao's death attacked Mengjing Pass for several days. Although they still failed to break through the Mengjing Pass under the guard of Yang Lin, they made the defenders of Mengjing Pass lose their strength.
The casualties of the army increased, and the soldiers guarding the pass were exhausted from fighting for days.
On the last day, Li Xiang finally used the elite main force of the Bingzhou Army instead of Bao Xin or Qiao Mao's troops.
The attack that suddenly became extremely fierce caught Yang Linlin off guard, and several loopholes appeared in the defense.
It was also Yang Lin's bad luck. There happened to be two very special figures in the Bingzhou army responsible for the attack this time, and these two people were Bai Qi and Yuwen Chengdu. It was the existence of these two people that made
The Bingzhou army successfully captured Mengjinguan.
Gold will shine no matter what! Although Li Xiang had not had time to specifically promote Bai Qi and Yuwen Chengdu after they were summoned, the two of them had already shined in this battle. These two people
Each took the lead and made a great contribution to themselves!