Chapter 74 Angry Dong Zhuo Wants to Move the Capital
Dong Zhuo deposed Liu Bian and established Liu Xie as emperor and empress, claiming to be prime minister. Later, he appointed many children of aristocratic families as local governors and governors.
By appointing so many children of aristocratic families at once, Dong Zhuo originally wanted to win over and appease these aristocratic families. After all, you, Dong Zhuo, entered Luoyang and took the credit from these aristocratic families, so it is normal for you to appease them.
I just didn't expect that the children of these aristocratic families would not like the official position awarded by Dong Zhuo at all. These children of the aristocratic families also have greater ambitions.
When Dong Zhuo learned that most of the heroes who were attacking him were descendants of the aristocratic families he had just appointed, he was rightly angry.
What is this? This is self-inflicted, this is reaping the consequences, this is shooting oneself in the foot.
Ingratitude may be Dong Zhuo's best portrayal of these people.
Above the court, Liu Xie sat tremblingly on the dragon throne, his small body bearing pressure that should not be endured by his age.
Although he was trembling, Liu Xie was still calm on the surface. When he heard the officials in the court saying that all the heroes in the world were revolting against Dong, he might have been a little excited in his heart.
Finally, someone dares to fight against this executioner, and someone finally thinks of coming to rescue your emperor. I, Liu Xie, will soon be out of the sea of misery.
"Kwantung has launched a rebellion. What do you all think?" Liu Xie said in a calm tone.
When an extremely obese, murderous, full of evil criminal who is ready to strike at any time is sitting next to him, an adult man may not behave as well as Liu Xie.
At this time, in the court hall, Dong Zhuo, who claimed to be the prime minister, was sitting next to Liu Xie, leaning over and looking at the officials below.
Taiwei Huang Wan, Situ Yang Biao, Sikong Xunshuang, Shangshu Zheng Tai, Taifu Yuan Wei and others were standing in the court hall.
Dong Zhuo looked at the officials below, feeling very angry and shouted angrily:
"These rebellious officials and traitors, without any thought of repaying their kindness, actually rebelled and formed a coalition to attack me. They are really abominable, hateful and worthy of death!"
"Captain Huang Wan, Situ Yang Biao, and Sikong Xun Shuang, I heard that these thieves raised an army against me in the name of the three of you. These thieves also said that they have documents for the three of you to capture the king, right?
explain…"
No one knows what the angry Dong Zhuo can do at this time, even if he kills three of them at once, it might be possible.
When the three of them heard this, they hurriedly knelt down and cried:
"The Prime Minister has wronged the three of us! That document was actually written by Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun County, pretending to be the three of us! The three of us really didn't know anything about it!"
Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, pretended to be the Three Dukes and called on heroes from all over the country to attack Dong Zhuo. In fact, with a little careful investigation, the whole story could be discovered.
Dong Zhuo already knew that Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, was responsible for this matter. But after all, he raised the army in the name of you three princes. How can we do it without reprimanding you three!
Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Xie next to him and thought in his mind:
"Fortunately, this matter has nothing to do with you Liu Xie, otherwise you would have been deposed like your brother Liu Bian."
When Dong Zhuo proposed to send troops to attack the coalition immediately, Shangshu Zheng Tai stood up and blurted out ten reasons why he should not send troops, which made Dong Zhuo stunned.
Dong Zhuo felt vaguely that something was wrong, but he also felt that Zheng Tai's ten reasons for not sending troops were true. Dong Zhuo felt that his brain was completely exhausted.
Dong Zhuo ordered Sangong to stand up and looked at the officials below. Dong Zhuo was so angry that he couldn't bear it!
You Guandong people have too many tricks and are too treacherous. At that time, you said like flowers, asking me to appoint these children of aristocratic families as local officials. I listened to you.
However, now, it is actually the children of these aristocratic families that I just appointed who have raised an army to attack me. None of you can be reliable in what you say.
What the little mouth says makes sense! However, in the end, nothing is beneficial to me, Dong Zhuo.
I can no longer listen to the nonsense of you people, and I have to discuss it with my old subordinates. We Liangzhou people are the most simple, and we do whatever we say. You Guandong people, on the surface, look like you are sincere,
Who knows what you are thinking about!
Dong Zhuo was already thinking about it, so he said to everyone in the court:
"You guys just wait here, I'll be back as soon as I go."
After Dong Zhuo finished speaking, he put his hands on the ground, stood up and left. Everyone in the court looked at me and I looked at you, but they did not dare to speak for a while.
Although Dong Zhuo has left, Dong Zhuo's confidants and killers in the court have not left yet.
After Dong Zhuo left the court, he immediately sent someone to call Li Ru, the doctor's order. Li Ru was a native of Heyang, Zuofengyi, Dong Zhuo. He was the number one counselor in Dong Zhuo's tent, and he was deeply trusted by Dong Zhuo.
After Li Ru arrived, Dong Zhuo informed Li Ru of the current situation of the Kwantung Allied Forces. Li Ru was also the number one adviser under Dong Zhuo's account, and he immediately discovered the problem.
I only heard Li Ru say:
"Prime Minister, Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai, and Wang Kuang, the governor of Hanoi, are stationed in Hanoi, north of Luoyang;"
"Later general Yuan Shu stationed troops in Luyang, and Yuzhou governor Kong Wan stationed troops in Yingchuan. Both of them are south of Luoyang;"
"Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, and others stationed troops to the east of Luoyang."
"Now, there are coalition forces on the east, north, and south of Luoyang. If the coalition forces attack Luoyang from three directions at the same time, it may be detrimental to our army."
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he hurriedly said:
"What's your plan, sir?"
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. These anti-thief coalition forces are attacking Luoyang just to save the emperor. Now that the emperor is in Luoyang, it will be beneficial to the anti-thief coalition forces but disadvantageous to our army."
When Dong Zhuo heard that Li Ru hadn't mentioned his strategy yet, he became extremely anxious and said anxiously:
"Hey! Sir, if you have any plans, please tell me! I'm in a hurry!"
Li Ru smiled and then said:
"Xiangguo, have you heard a nursery rhyme on Luoyang Street in the past few days?"
"Oh! What time has it been? You are still in the mood to mention nursery rhymes here."
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. That nursery rhyme can just solve our current problem."
"Oh...sir, please tell me."
"The nursery rhyme says: There is a Han in the west and a Han in the east. It is not difficult for a deer to walk into Chang'an. I think this saying 'a Han in the west' is in response to the great ancestor who was prosperous in Chang'an, the western capital, and passed down the 12th
Emperor; 'A Han Dynasty in the East', Ying Guangwu was prosperous in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and today there are also 12 emperors. This is the combination of destiny."
"Why didn't the Prime Minister move the emperor to Chang'an at this time to respond to the nursery rhyme? After the emperor moved to Chang'an, he completely gave up the idea of the alliance."
"After the emperor moved away, the prime minister led a large army to Luoyang. At that time, the prime minister had no worries and was just in time to fight with the rebel coalition forces."
"The Prime Minister has more than 200,000 elite soldiers including the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry, the Central Army of the Han Dynasty, and hundreds of generals. How can he be afraid of the allied army? Therefore, the emperor has moved back to Chang'an, so that there is no danger."
After Dong Zhuo heard this, he was very happy. He thought to himself, it is my old subordinates who should think about me! None of you Guandong scholars are good to me.
"Haha! Mr. Li's words made me enlightened! With Mr. Li here, I have nothing to worry about this time!"