Dong Zhuo thought for a long time, and finally said very tiredly: "I also know that moving to the capital is not good, but I'm angry, I can't swallow this breath in my heart." ”

"The gate lords in Luoyang spread rumors everywhere, saying that I want to move the capital, and I am convicted of this crime. Even if I am the Son of Heaven who moved west now, in their mouths, what is the difference between moving the capital and moving the capital? If the counterinsurgency is won, I will continue to hold the power and move the Son of Heaven and the court back again, and perhaps there will be a chance to clear my name. But I don't see the possibility of winning the war at all, and I don't see the opportunity to return to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court. We're afraid we'll never come back. ”

"You also know the current situation, we have no money, we don't have much food, how can more than 100,000 troops fight without money and food? Chang'an needed money to build a palace, and the Son of Heaven and the imperial court moved west. At present, the large army stationed in the passes and cities can still deal with it, but once the war starts, we will not be able to continue, so this westward move must be started immediately. We have to bring every money and every grain of grain from Kanto to the treasury. What is the rationale? Did the Son of Heaven and the Imperial Court need to do this? The only reason to do this is to move the capital. ”

"Can we defeat the rebels? Perhaps, after all, their forces are scattered, and each of them has evil intentions, and they are just scattered in the sand. But can we control all the states and counties? This is obviously impossible. They are a family of gatekeepers, and they have thousands of protégés, and even if they are defeated, they can still return to their states and counties to continue to fight against us. What about us? Do we have the strength to go out and put down the rebellion? This is obviously impossible, at least not for a few years. No matter which one we fight, the rest of the world will support us, and we can't win. ”

"The strength of the scholars is far stronger than ours, even the strength of Yuan Kui alone is stronger than my Dong Zhuo. And these rebellious scholars are not idiots, they know that if they obey me, they will die sooner or later. So whether it is divided, let them kill each other, and in the end they will not return to Luoyang. ”

"Unless we're strong enough to wipe out everyone. But it takes time, I'm sixty years old and I won't live long. If I were as young as Li Yi. I have Li Yi's strength in my hands, I may be able to do it. So I'm going to move the capital, and I'm going to force them to the point that they can't even fight. The Han Society is about to overthrow, and these self-righteous mainstays of the Han Dynasty dare to sacrifice their lives to save each other? ”

"What is Li Yi's purpose in taking out the edict of the first emperor? Help us? Definitely not. Helping the hussar general is tantamount to a blatant break with the scholars of the Han Kingdom, which is equivalent to inserting a sharp sword into the future of northern Xinjiang, and Li Yi will not be stupid to such a point. ”

"If Northern Xinjiang wants to survive the crisis safely in recent years, what it needs most is the help of gate valves and scholars. What did Li Yi do with 6,000 guards and iron cavalry going south? It's nothing more than two purposes, one is to take the opportunity to kill me. It was up to other armies to take control of Luoyang and stabilize the situation. There are many ways to kill me, you can join forces with the rebels to capture Luoyang, and you can join forces with the soldiers in Luoyang to launch a mutiny. The second is to maintain a stalemate that prevents me from attacking the rebels and prevents the rebels from attacking me. As long as the two sides do not fight, even if the Han is in crisis, there will be no accident in northern Xinjiang. But for a long time. The strength of the rebels will gradually increase, and my situation will become more and more difficult. In the end, we were cut off from money and food, and we had to retreat west to Chang'an. So I want to move the capital, I want to force Li Yi to go south quickly, I want to force him to join forces with me, and then we will attack the rebels from the east and west at the same time, and kill all the rebels. ”

Li Ru and Tian Yi were stunned and speechless.

"If the hussar general resolutely does not send troops. How will the lord respond? Tian Yi asked nervously.

"I'll burn Luoyang with a fire." Dong Zhuo laughed, his laughter was desolate and helpless, "What I can't get, others can't think of, anyway, I've already lost my notoriety." I don't care about carrying a few more, I burned Luoyang, and everyone burned jade. ”

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On the fifteenth day of the first month, Dong Zhuo invited the Son of Heaven to move the capital to Chang'an.

At the same **** meeting, Dong Zhuo announced the specific matters of moving the capital.

The ministers fiercely opposed, and the court reached an impasse for a time.

After Taifu Yuan Kui heard the news, he immediately went to the court with illness and scolded Dong Zhuo for being a traitor to the country.

Dong Zhuo was unmoved and insisted on his own opinion.

Dong Zhuo said: "There is a nursery rhyme in this world, saying, 'There is a Han in the west and a Han in the east.'" When the deer enters Chang'an, there is no difficulty. Of course, the Han in the west refers to Emperor Gaozu's establishment of the capital of Chang'an, and the Han in the east must refer to the establishment of the capital of Emperor Guangwu in Luoyang. As for the deer entering Chang'an, of course, it means that the capital will be moved to Chang'an to ensure safety. Emperor Gaozu built the capital of Chang'an, a total of 11 generations, and Emperor Guangwu built the capital of Luoyang, and now it is also the 11th, in terms of time, it is just right. ”

"In the past, Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu built their capitals in Chang'an and Luoyang respectively according to different circumstances, and as a result, they made immortal achievements and built a 400-year foundation of the Han Dynasty. Now the Han Kingdom has been in turmoil for many years, and the society is shaky, we should move the capital to Chang'an according to the "Shi Bao Yu", and the above should be the will of heaven, obey the people's hearts, and revitalize the Han Dynasty. ”

Situ Yang Biao said: "Moving the capital and restructuring is a major event in the world. The relocation of the capital of Pangeng in the Yin Dynasty to Haoyi once aroused the resentment of the Yin people. The reason why Emperor Guangwu built the capital of Luoyang was because after my Han suffered the disaster of Wang Mang, the Chang'an palace was destroyed, which was purely helpless. It has been a long time since the Han Dynasty built the capital of Luoyang, and the people have long been accustomed to it, and now they suddenly abandon the temple and the cemetery of the first emperor and move the capital to Chang'an for no reason, which will definitely alarm the people and lead to chaos in the world. That "Shi Bao Yu" is just a book dedicated to demons and evils, how can it have anything to do with national fortunes? A nursery rhyme can also make Sangkook decide to move the capital? Does Sangkook deal with state affairs or family affairs? ”

Taiwei Huang Wan also persuaded: "It's easy to move the capital, but it's difficult to settle the world, please think twice." ”

Dong Zhuo sneered: "If I think twice, my head will not be on my neck." ”

Then he looked at Yuan Kui, who was so angry that his face turned blue, and sneered lukewarmly, "If Taifu and you can quell the rebellion, this relocation of the capital can naturally be reconsidered." The time to move the capital is tight, and it will only take two months, so you should hurry. ”

Xun Shuang persuaded: "Even if Xiangguo wants to move the capital, he must think about it in the long run, what can he move in two months?" In two months, it would be good for the Son of Heaven to drive to Chang'an. ”

Dong Zhuo said word by word: "What can't be moved, it's burned." ”

The ministers were shocked, and they all glared at Dong Zhuo, eager to eat him.

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The edict of the Son of Heaven spread to the world, and Gyeonggi was in chaos, and both the ministers and ordinary people were plunged into extreme busyness and fear.

On the orders of Dong Zhuo, the soldiers of the Northern Army in Ping's optimistic area were all dispatched to collect donations from door to door. Those who do not comply will be immediately punished for the crime of treason. All the imperial relatives and family members in Beijing were also looted, and even soldiers rushed into the inner room to rape and commit adultery with women and loot property. Xiliangbing also gave this kind of thing a name, which was called "search prison". Captain Li Wei was ordered to guard the cemetery, and the soldiers of the Northern Army under his command began to excavate the imperial tomb and steal treasures.

Taifu Yuan Kui returned to the house and urgently summoned Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan didn't say much, and after greeting Yuan Kui's condition, he sat quietly and listened to Yuan Kui.

Yuan Kui said: "Gongyi, your younger brother Zhang Cheng is now the Governor of Yique, stationed in Yique Pass, you go out of Beijing from there, and then rush to the Xie Du Pavilion of Hejian Country as quickly as possible to meet Princess Wannian." ”

Then Yuan Kui took out an ordinary soap sac from his arms and said solemnly to Zhang Fan: "Gongyi, this is the edict of the first emperor." ”

Zhang Fan was taken aback and hurriedly fell to the ground.

"Gongyi, after you hand over this edict of the first emperor to Princess Wannian, don't leave her, you must always accompany her, and you have to give her ideas when it is critical. Now Mr. Lu Zhi and Liu He are by the princess's side, but Mr. Lu Zhi is about to help Yuan Shao, and Liu He is also going to Qingzhou to persuade Liu Yu to send troops south. Yuan Kui said, "I didn't want to involve you, but the Han Sheji is about to overthrow, if you don't serve the country, then why are you studying and reading the Bible?" You are the son of the former Taiwei Zhang Yan, you have never been an official, and you have never been involved with the imperial court, and now only people of your status can get out of Luoyang City. I need your help, you know? ”

Zhang Fan nodded with a wry smile. At this moment, he can't help but refuse. Zhang Fan took the soap sac, carefully put it close to his body, and then said goodbye to Yuan Kui: "Taifu, please take care." ”

Yuan Kui touched his head lovingly, and said with a sad smile: "I have always liked you very much, in the past I planned to recruit you as a son-in-law, but you didn't agree, for which I have always regretted it." Now it seems that you are right, if you are my son-in-law today, this edict of the former emperor will not be sent. Say goodbye today, you and I will see each other forever, take care of yourself. ”

Zhang Fan's heart was sour, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

"I'm too old to do it anymore, and I'll soon be going to Jiuquan to drink and play chess with your father. The rise and fall of the Han Society is up to you. Yuan Kui waved his hand and said, "You go quickly, the sooner the better, it's too late." ”

Zhang Fan turned to leave, tears blurring his eyes in an instant.

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The Son of Heaven decreed that Huangfu Song was the Shangshu, and his son Zhonglang would be protected by Huangfu Hong.

Huangfu Song didn't say a word, packed up his things and returned to Beijing with Gai Xun. Changshi Liang Yan and his son Huang Fu Li tried their best to dissuade them, but Huang Fu Song insisted on not complying.

Huangfu Song said: "If you don't want to go back to Beijing with me, go to the northern Xinjiang." I have a letter for the hussar general, and you will send it to me. ”

Under the first moon, after Huangfu Song returned to the capital, Dong Zhuo immediately arrested him. Gai Xun pleaded bitterly. Dong Zhuo smiled: "Yuan Gu, are you confused?" How could I kill Yizhen? I'm grateful that it's too late for him, how can I kill him? I'm putting him in jail now for his own good, don't you understand? ”

Gai Xun thought about it, he was in a hurry. Dong Zhuo didn't make any sense to kill him now, but it shook the morale of the army. In the Northern Army, including many Xiliang generals, many of them were led by Huangfu Song himself, killing him was purely to find trouble, and Dong Zhuo had no reason to kill Huangfu Song now. If you find an excuse to kill him, it will not only increase Dong Zhuo's notoriety, but also anger the gate valve family in Guanzhong. The Huangfu family is in Guanzhong and Xiliang, which is a hot gate valve with great influence.

Huangfu Song did not betray the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, but betrayed the Jingzhong Gate Lord, who had high hopes for him. At this time, there was a lot of chaos in the capital, and it was entirely possible that these people would kill Huangfu Song and then blame Dong Zhuo. Although Dong Zhuo didn't want to kill Huangfu Song, he didn't want to carry this black pot for others. (To be continued.) )