Chapter Seventy-Six: Moving the Capital to Chang'an
On the same night as the victory in Xingyang, Dong Zhuo led the army back to Luoyang. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Early the next morning, Dong Zhuo took a group of general guards to surround the Luoyang Palace, he was dressed in a strong and stubborn face, and sat under the head of Emperor Liu Xie with burning eyes, and the gods and demons were bloodthirsty with axes and pestles on the ground, leaning on his side, and he looked menacing.
Some ministers who learned the news that Dong Zhuo returned to Luoyang at night began to think about the words that circulated in the court a few days ago, could it be that this old man really wants to burn Luoyang and move the capital to Chang'an? Fortunately, I kept an eye on it, some of the family's finances have been transferred, otherwise I would really have to lose my pants.
There are also some news channels that are not very smooth, but the subordinates who have good brains also noticed that something is abnormal, and began to speculate that it is very likely that Dong Zhuo really lost to the princes of the Eighteenth Road, otherwise the fat head and big ears of the pig face would not have turned into a bruised and narrow donkey face, there must be something!
The remaining part of the court has neither well-informed information nor high-speed brains, but their ability to observe words and emotions is strong enough, otherwise it would not be possible to get into such a high position, not only from Dong Zhuo's bruised and narrow donkey face, but also from the ministers whispering and bowing their heads indifferently, these people also read a trace of nervousness, and if they are not careful, they are likely to fall to the ground, so they are just submissive, do not say a word, and never make a head bird.
The entire palace hall can be heard falling needles, and it is so quiet that it reveals a touch of weirdness.
After being silent for about half a quarter of an hour, a general strode into the hall, hugged his fists and said: "Qi Xiang Dong, the army has finished resting and can set off at any time. ”
A mere Xiliang soldier broke into the palace hall without a report, and did not report to the current emperor at the first time, but reported directly to Dong Zhuo, which clearly did not take the emperor in his eyes, Xiao Liu Xie dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, he was so angry that he was used to it, and he couldn't detect a trace of anger on his face.
Dong Zhuo took a long breath, finally put his mind at ease, waved his hand to signal the soldier to step back, and then slowly got up from his seat, holding the bloodthirsty axe of gods and demons in one hand, touching his stubble in the other, and glanced at Liu Xie at the top, Liu Xie still had a blank and empty expression, Dong Zhuo sneered, what a waste, and then turned to face the minister and coughed heavily.
"In the first battle of Bishui Pass, under the sincere cooperation of Li Dao, Guo Yan and Lu Bu and others, he defeated the princes of the Eighteen Roads! They were beaten and cowered in the city, and they did not dare to come out. ”
"Congratulations to Xiangguo, congratulations to Xiangguo."
Dong Zhuo waved his hand, and his color changed: "But what? My hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops are eating, drinking, and sleeping on the front line is a big problem, isn't it, a few days ago, the army was in an emergency, I sent people to urge the grain and grass to Luoyang, but the people were killed by the thieves, and the army really had no food and grass, so they had to quietly retreat to Luoyang. Who would have thought ...... These miscellaneous people actually took advantage of my retreat to suppress the territory, if it weren't for Li Dao, Guo Yan and Feng Xian, it is likely that I would not have been able to come back. ”
The ministers did not speak, but lowered their heads and looked at each other, for fear that they would lose their heads if they said something wrong.
Dong Zhuo found that no one spoke, so he continued: "Now that the army of the princes of the Eighteenth Route is pressing the border, they want to set foot in Luoyang, capture the true prime minister, the original prime minister is for the country and the people, and they have worked hard for half their lives, and they have not had time to enjoy the blessings, they want to treat the true appearance like this, it is really hateful!" However, this is really unbearable to see each other, so it was decided to give up Luoyang to the princes of the Eighteenth Road, and our family simply moved to Chang'an, which is no worse than Luoyang, and there is a three-to-five-year situation, and it is not necessarily stronger than Luoyang. ”
"Lord Xiangguo, no!" An official stood up, shook it to the end, and said with tears streaming down his face: "Moving the capital is a major event that costs money and effort, and it is not conducive to national affairs, so you must not do this retrograde!" ”
Dong Zhuo's thick eyebrows twisted, he was furious, and before he could open his mouth to scold, another person stepped forward: "Luoyang has been the capital for many years, and the officials, people, businessmen and small people are all adaptable, once the capital is moved, it will inevitably alarm the government and the opposition, but it is not conducive to the stability of people's hearts. ”
"Is that how you so-called celebrities think about things?" Dong Zhuo glared at the ministers viciously, and swept away his cold eyes, the chill was piercing, which made people feel frightened: "Didn't Han Gaozu also use Chang'an as the capital at the beginning?" I'm just following his example, why don't you agree, could it be that Emperor Gaozu is wrong? ”
"Lord Xiangguo, this time and that time, you can't talk about the same day......"
Another voice sounded, Dong Zhuo was directly furious, and interrupted: "Enough! I don't want to hear too many explanations, today this has to be moved, and if it is not moved, it has to be moved. ”
At this moment, a small official broke into the hall, hugged his fists and said: "Tell Lord Xiangguo, we have been ordered to arrest Yuan Ji, Yuan Zhen and others, and wait for the fate." ”
Dong Zhuo was angry, he didn't think about it, and directly ordered: "Don't leave any of them, kill them all, hang the head on the east city gate for me, I want Yuan Shao, the rabbit cub, to know that this is the end of fighting me!" After that, the axe fell, and just now an official who advised Hugh to move the capital was directly hacked to death, and blood flowed all over the ground.
"Is there anyone else to admonish?"
Dong Zhuo carried the bloodthirsty axe of gods and demons, looked around the temple with tiger eyes, and asked coldly.
No one in the entire hall dared to squeak, Dong Zhuo continued: "If not, then you go home and prepare, after an hour, all the capital will be moved to Chang'an, there must be no mistake!" Those who dare to escape, once they are found out, they will be slaughtered all over the house, and they will not be tolerated! ”
The ministers promised in response, and immediately withdrew from the hall upside down, Dong Zhuo turned around and looked at Liu Xie, who was trembling all over his body at this moment, the beads of sweat on his forehead were like pearls with broken threads, dripping down, a pair of thin eyes were full of fear, the Adam's apple rolled up and down unconsciously, and the whole person was completely stunned.
"Your Majesty! Let's pack up and go, shall we? ”
Liu Xie suddenly came back to his senses, his head was like a chicken pecking rice, and he kept notching.
The whole Luoyang City suddenly stopped in chaos at this moment, especially the official eunuchs, who were even more busy, everyone was packing up their belongings, and some officials were crying, crying and having a bad fate, sad that the Han Dynasty had such a minister, but as soon as this voice came out, it didn't take long for the Xiliang army to directly kill it, plunder its property, and kill its wife.
The sudden noise of the officials made many politically sensitive businessmen smell a faint murderous aura, so they also began to pack up their belongings and prepare to flee with them, but looking back at such a calculation, the chariots, horses, and manpower, everything that could be used to load goods, were basically taken away by a caravan a few days ago, and it seemed that someone had expected this scene in advance.
Of course, the Gu Squad, which was hidden in Luoyang City, and the team led by Yang Kun also began to prepare for action!