Dong Zhuo was defeated, and Yuan Shao immediately sent a message to Sun Jian and ordered him to advance the army. However, Sun Jian was defeated the previous time and actually led his troops to Luyang.
When Hulao was closed, Dong Zhuo was worried when he saw Lu Bu's defeat, so he called Li Ru to ask for advice.
Li Ru offered his words: "Marquis Wen and Lu Bu have just been defeated. Our army's morale is low and our troops have no fighting spirit. For now, it is better to lead the troops back to Luoyang and move the emperor's ministers to Chang'an to respond to the nursery rhyme. Recently, a street rhyme said: The one at the west end
Han, there is a Han in the east. It is not difficult for a deer to enter 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 twelve emperors; "a Han in the east"
, Ying Guangwu prospered in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and now there are also twelve emperors. The fate of heaven is coming together. If the prime minister moves the emperor to drive back to Chang'an, everything will be safe and sound."
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said, "Without your reminder, I really couldn't have remembered it!" At that moment, he and Lu Bu led the army back to Luoyang at night, gathered civil and military officials in the court hall, and discussed moving the capital.
At the top of the court, Dong Zhuo came out and said: "It has been more than two hundred years since the Han Dynasty established its capital in Luoyang, and its power has declined. I think that the most prosperous power in the world now is actually in Chang'an, and I want to welcome the emperor to Chang'an. Everyone, go back and pack your bags.
Make preparations early.”
None of the ministers expected that the capital would be moved to Chang'an. When they heard this, they were all shocked. Situ Yang Biao immediately objected: "How can this happen? Luoyang has been the capital for more than two hundred years, and all officials, merchants, and people have adapted to it. Once
Moving the capital will definitely disturb the government and the public! It is not conducive to the stability of people's hearts! It is extremely easy to move the world, but it is extremely difficult to stabilize it. I hope the Prime Minister will think twice and it is better not to move!"
Dong Zhuo glared at Yang Biao: "How dare you obstruct the plan to move the capital to stabilize the country?"
Taiwei Huang Wan also came out to object and said: "It is precisely because of the national plan to move the capital that Yang Situ directly advised him. In the past, Wang Mang usurped the throne and red eyebrows caused trouble in Chang'an. Now the place is full of rubble, the palaces are incomplete, and there are
The people are displaced and there is not even one out of ten left. It is really not a good place to move the capital. Prime Minister, please think twice!"
Dong Zhuo was speechless for a moment, stared at Huang Wan with his big eyes, waved his hands and said displeasedly: "The thieves in Guandong rebelled and spread unrest in the world. Chang'an is in danger of Weihan, which is enough to withstand the rebel front, and it is close to Longyou. Wood and stone
There is no shortage of bricks and tiles, and it only takes a month to build the palace! Stop talking nonsense!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Dong Zhuo finished speaking, Sikong Xunshuang came out and remonstrated: "If the Prime Minister insists on moving the capital, I am afraid that millions of people in Luoyang will be in turmoil."
Dong Zhuo drew his sword in anger and said: "I am doing this for the great things of the world, how can I care about the common people? Xun Shuang, are you not afraid of death?"
At this time, Wang Yun came out to smooth things over and said: "The rebels in Guandong are so powerful that moving the capital is indeed the best strategy. Did Emperor Gaozu decide the capital Chang'an not long ago? It's just that the Prime Minister does not need to argue with Situ and Taiwei. In the end, it is you alone who has the final say on the matter of moving the capital.
Is that what happened?" Dong Zhuo then calmed down, but he still dismissed Yang Biao, Huang Wan, and Xun Shuang as common people that day.
City Gate Colonel Wu Qiong and Shangshu Wu Qiong and Zhou Ao all scolded Wang Yun for being spineless. After the court meeting, they decided to admonish Dong Zhuo.
Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo was furious when he saw these two people: "You two were the ones who persuaded me to appoint famous people and protect Yuan Shao as the governor of Bohai. The people you recommended became governors and governors, but they didn't know that they were serving me and actually sent troops to rebel!
You are the accomplices of the rebels, and now you want to act as internal collaborators?" After scolding, he ordered the samurai to push out of the capital and behead him.
The former Taiwei and Situ who were dismissed became frightened when they saw that Dong Zhuo had killed several ministers without any scruples. They rushed to Dong Zhuo's house and knelt down to Dong Zhuo to admit their mistake.
Dong Zhuo laughed heartily and not only forgave the two of them, but also recommended them to Emperor Xian as Guanglu officials.
After subduing the different voices in the court, Dong Zhuo turned his attention to the army. There were two troubles that he could not eliminate, and he was not worried about moving the capital.
One of these two people was Huangfu Song, the general from the left, and Yin Zhujun from Henan. Both of them were Dong Zhuo's bosses and had a good reputation among the bureaucratic families.
At this time, Zhu Jun was reporting the defensive deployment plan to Dong Zhuo. When Dong Zhuo mentioned moving the capital, Zhu Jun immediately became furious and left angrily.
Dong Zhuo didn't stop him and was secretly happy.
As for Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo found an excuse to demote him to Yilang and transfer him away from the central government. Then he ordered the capital to be moved and made every effort to prepare for the westward move.
Li Ru made another suggestion: "Today there is a shortage of money and food, and there are many wealthy households in Luoyang, so they can be confiscated and put into the official position."
Dong Zhuo immediately sent five thousand cavalrymen to arrest wealthy people in Luoyang. Thousands of them were arrested in total. They were falsely accused of collaborating with the enemy and conspiring to rebel. They were executed outside the city. All their belongings were looted, and they obtained thousands of carts of gold, silver, and goods!
Afterwards, Dong Zhuo ordered Li Jue and Guo Si to drive more than one million people from Luoyang to Chang'an. For a time, the road from Luoyang to Chang'an was crowded with migrating people and horses. Due to the shortage of food, there were many people along the way. There were countless people who died of starvation, those who were injured in collisions, and those who robbed each other until they died. The corpses filled the ravines along the road. At this time, the soldiers of Xiliang also lost their military discipline. The soldiers raped women and took food from people, and the people cried. The sound shook the world. But Dong Zhuo ignored this. Afterwards, the brigade ordered Li Jue to lead three thousand sergeants to urge them all the way. Everyone held a white blade. If there was a slight delay, they would kill!
In order to prevent the Kwantung Allied Forces from occupying Luoyang, Dong Zhuo ordered his sergeants to set fire to the city before leaving. All the palaces, official residences, shops, and private houses were burned to the ground! Everything within a radius of two hundred miles was reduced to scorched earth, leaving no chickens or dogs left! Not a blade of grass could grow!
In addition, Dong Zhuo did not even spare the tombs of emperors and ministers outside Luoyang City! He ordered Lu Bu to lead a team of troops to dig up all these large tombs! They dug out all the gold, silver, jade and other treasures in the tombs. The sergeants also took advantage of the opportunity to dig out the officials and civilians. The tombs were all gone, and there were more than thousands of carts loaded with gold, beads, satin, horses, etc. He ordered his son-in-law Niu Fu to rob the emperor and his concubines, and went to Chang'an. The self-reunion army stationed in the western suburbs of Luoyang to resist the Kwantung Allied Forces.
All these are enough to prove the barbarism and ferocity of Dong Zhuo's series of warlords!
But Zhao Cen, the general of Zhuo, saw that Zhuo had abandoned Luoyang, so he abandoned Hulao and returned to the west.
The news reached the front army camp, and the army went straight to Hulao Pass to garrison. At dusk, Wen Yuan ordered Wang Li to guard the tent and called Zhang Jaw into the tent.
Wen Yuan changed his usual calm expression in front of everyone and said calmly: "I have summoned Jun Yi today because I have a big thing to entrust."
"My lord, just give me your orders!" Seeing Wen Yuan's solemn words, Zhang Jia immediately did not dare to be careless and listened carefully.
"If I need to leave the customs tonight, I can come back in as little as five days or as much as ten days. Junyi is my shoulder. After I leave, you will be in charge of all affairs in the army!"
"My lord, are you going to... uh, the general made a mistake?" Zhang Jia couldn't help but ask. It was obvious that Wen Yuan was so serious that he quickly shut up.
Wen Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "I know that Jun Yi has always been prudent, so I entrusted him with the important task. It's just that my actions are of great importance. If I can't succeed, it will be useless to tell him. If I gain something, I will definitely tell Jun Yi!"