Dong Zhuo hesitated, then asked, "What is Wen You's best plan?" ”

Li Ru prepared two sets of plans, one for Dong Zhuo and the other for his own posthumous affairs, and hurriedly replied: "Taishi, Confucianism hopes that the imperial court will canonize the champion Hou as the king, if he doesn't accept it, it means that he has no intention of sitting facing south, if he accepts, the consequences are unpredictable." ”

Dong Zhuo has been dealing with Gao Shun for so many years, and he also has a philistine mentality, and said with a smile: "Haha, good, this move can stimulate him to expose his ambitions." But it's not good for us, and we can't buy him for nothing. ”

Li Ru hurriedly explained: "Taishi, the hobby of the champion is no different from that of a peddler's pawn, anything can be used for trading, if he accepts the title of king, he must trade with money and grain, and when the time comes, we will sell the empty city of Luoyang to him, and agree that we will not attack us for three years." ”

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "How much grain can this be exchanged for?" ”

"Taishi, it's hard to say, if you are the king, you will need at least three million stone grain, and if Luoyang City is at least six million stone grain, if it is less than this number, we would rather burn Luoyang City to ashes, it is a big deal that the fish will die and the net will be broken, and we will not let him be happy."

Dong Zhuo praised: "Hahaha, Zhuo has excellent literature, then the world is worry-free!" "I didn't know what Gao Shun was afraid of before, and it was difficult to take targeted measures, but now that I know the target he is worried about, I can use this as a threat, and he will be a rat taboo; Dong Zhuo thought to himself, with money and food, and time, why worry about the injustice in Jiangnan? Big things can be expected!

Then he explained: "Wen You has full authority in this matter, and he only needs to report the results." ”

"Yes, Master!" Li Ruying asked for instructions after he got down: "Taishi, Gao Shun is now in Wei County, why don't you make him the king of Wei!" ”

"Yes!" Dong Zhuo readily approved Li Ru's suggestion.

After that, Dong Zhuo seemed to have grasped Gao Shun's handle, no longer had any worries, and did things even harder, first of all, the Yang family, which had different political views from him, exterminated the clan, all the wealth was looted and free, only Yang Xiu survived without being in Luoyang.

After Zhou Fei occupied Huayin County and built Tongguan, the Yang family moved from Huayin to Luoyang.

The Yang family was wiped out, which was a big blow to the Shi clan.

Secondly, in order to eliminate internal instability, Li Ru used a trick to remove Duan Xuan and take over his subordinates.

In the end, Dong Zhuo brutally killed a group of civil and military officials of the imperial court who were detached from him, and he didn't bother to give them a connection, and anyone he felt untrustworthy or threatened was all killed, raided, and exterminated.

Dong Zhuo's brutality frightened the court officials; But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, an even bigger storm ensued.

There was no negotiation with the courtiers and the emperor about moving south, Dong Zhuo directly announced the relocation of the court, and the emperor and the courtiers Lei Jiao was tender outside.

Dong Zhuo announced that he would move the imperial court away from Luoyang to Xiangyang City in the south; In order to reduce resistance, he did not directly announce the relocation of the imperial court to Jiangnan, and Xiangyang City served as a temporary buffer, and when they left Luoyang, everything would be left to them.

The south is a wild land, sparsely populated and backwardly developed, which is difficult for many ministers to accept; And they also look forward to the Marquis of Guangnian, the Marquis of Guangping, the Marquis of Pingen, and the Champion Marquis to jointly expel Dong Zhuo, save the imperial court, and support the society to the generals, if the imperial court is moved away from Luoyang, then they will have no hope.

For those who dared to oppose the southward migration, Dong Zhuo did not hesitate to kill them all, and brutally tortured their families to deter everyone.

The methods of murder are varied, all of them are cold-blooded and ruthless, some are burned alive, some are stabbed to death, some are mutilated, some are buried alive, some are beheaded, and some are thrown into boiling water and boiled to death; For his pleasure, he also resorted to more brutal methods of killing, making them die slowly in painful torture for hours and even days, cutting off their ears and noses, cutting off their hands and feet, and even a happy death became a luxury, and many were forced to commit suicide to avoid that kind of inhumane torture.

The Western Liang soldiers even added fuel to the fire, and looting, adultery, and killing have become commonplace.

Many ministers did not want to live in secret, and committed suicide; There are also many ministers who choose to endure humiliation.

Emperor Liu Xie had no choice but to cooperate with the imperial court to move south. The Hou family was also forced to move south.

Since the people had already moved south, the relocation of the imperial court was very smooth without the drag of the people. From Luoyang to Xiangyang City, most of the roads are very flat, and the relocation speed is relatively fast.

It was just the accumulation of white bones and unburied corpses on both sides of the road along the way that made the emperor and his ministers weep and weep for their unknown fate.

A month later, in May of the third year of Xingping, only the defenders and Gao Shun's Zuixian Pavilion were left inside and outside Luoyang City.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance, and the greater the oppression, the more fierce the resistance, like a spring under force.

Wang Yun, as a person trusted by Dong Zhuo, was cautious and loyal, but the planning for Dong Zhuo's assassination never stopped; He knew Dong Zhuo's strength, and there was only one chance, so he had to hit it with one blow.

Wang Yun's most important person at the beginning was Gao Shun, and he sent his son to contact Gao Shun, but Gao Shun refused to cooperate with him and had to give up.

Later, Liu Bei entered Beijing, was considered the emperor's uncle, and was appointed by Dong Zhuo as a general, which made Wang Yun see the opportunity, not only because he had a strong army of nearly 1,000 people, but also because he had Xu Sheng and Chen Zhi, two fierce generals, if there was Liu Bei's assistance, as long as he chose the right time, he would be able to kill Dong Zhuo with one blow and save the fate of the court.

But Liu Bei lived in a simple place, protected himself, never had close contacts with anyone, even if there were contacts, it was also a courtesy exchange, and he was as cold as ice to the people sent by Wang Yun, and in the end, Wang Yun felt that Liu Bei had no intention of rescuing the court, so he had to give up the plan to join forces with Liu Bei.

In the end, Wang Yun chose Lu Bu to cooperate, and in his opinion, Lu Bu was simply the most ideal person sent by God.

First of all, because Wang Yun and Lu Bu are both from Bingzhou, they are fellow villagers, and they have a natural sense of closeness, and their contact will not arouse Dong Zhuo's suspicion;

Secondly, in Wang Yun's view, Lu Bu is a brave and unscrupulous martial artist, strong in martial arts, and an ideal fighter, and Lu Bu is from a reckless background, without family support, no fame, after success, it is easy to control; is not like Liu Bei, with the name of the emperor's uncle, how can he be willing to live under him?

In the end, Lu Bu was a high-ranking official, but he couldn't get Dong Zhuo's trust, and was only used by Dong Zhuo as a personal guard; His original subordinates were also transferred to various places by Dong Zhuo, taking the opportunity to weaken Lu Bu's strength, Lu Bu could feel it even if he was stupid, so he felt that Lu Bu must be dissatisfied in his heart, and this was an opportunity for Wang Yun to take advantage of.

Wang Yun was very cautious, and in the early days of the relationship, he only befriended Lu Bu as a fellow countryman, and did not talk about court politics, nor did he express his dissatisfaction with Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo asked Wang Yun and Lu Bu separately to consult about their relationship, Wang Yun and Lu Bu's answers were the same, there were no flaws, and after many times, Dong Zhuo relaxed his vigilance and let them interact freely, and Wang Yun and Lu Bu were loyal to him, if he continued to be suspicious, it would definitely lead them to deviate from morality.

The imperial court moved south, which made Wang Yun see an opportunity to speed up planning and prepare to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

Previously, in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo lived in a simple house, and Wang Yun had no chance of assassination at all; And Lu Bu's army was stationed outside Luoyang, even if the assassination was successful, it would be difficult for them to survive, and even endanger the emperor's life, so Wang Yun had been lurking and loyal to Dong Zhuo.

At this time, Gao Shun got Su Shuang's report, and Li Ru was waiting in Xiangyang City, hoping that Gao Shun would send an envoy south to Xiangyang City to discuss important matters.