Above the court, Dong Zhuo said bluntly: "Now that the rebels are in full swing, there are white wave thieves in the back; Inevitably, the enemy was in trouble, and the prime minister intended to move the capital to Xijing to solve the crisis; I don't know what Qing and the others will do? ”

The ministers couldn't help but look at each other, but they didn't dare to say anything.

"Huh? What does it mean to be silent? Dong Zhuo frowned and said.

At this time, Wu Qiong said: "Qi Xiangguo, Qiong thinks that the move of the capital is inappropriate. ”

Dong Zhuo asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Wu Qiong said: "Cowardice before fighting is a taboo for soldiers; If you have not yet engaged the rebels, moving the capital and retreating will only add to the rebels' morale and damage your prestige. ”

Dong Zhuo said: "Hey, this prime minister is just to move the capital to Chang'an, not to withdraw the army; Okay, don't say anything, that's it. ”

Subsequently, Dong Zhuo appointed Wang Yun as Shang Shuling, and recruited Zhu Jun, who had just been appointed Yin of Henan, as a servant as his deputy. After that, an order was issued for the ministers to clean up and prepare to move the capital.

The relocation of the capital is a major undertaking that requires competent personnel to maintain law and order. So, Dong Zhuo asked Wang Yun and said, "The old man needs a competent person to serve as the captain of the school, who do you think is more suitable?" ”

Wang Yun replied: "The old body thinks that Jingzhao Yin Gaixun is more suitable. ”

Dong Zhuo pondered for a while, but then shook his head and said: "Gai Xun is more than smart, but he is too upright and tactful enough, so he is not suitable for this role; However, with his upright temperament, he should be very suitable to serve as a councilor. ”

Wang Yun responded: "The old body understands, and the old body will issue an edict to recruit Gai Xun to come to the post of councilor. ”

"Hmm." Dong Zhuo nodded, and then said: "General Zuo, Huangfu Song, is quite tactful; At first, he did not listen to my advice, and pursued the rebel leader kingdom deeply, and almost fell into the land of destruction; Fortunately, I led the army to arrive in time and saved his life; He was ashamed. And he wrote and gave my merits; Huangfu Song is calm and knows the truth of improvisation, so he is very suitable for this position; In this way, the order of the prime minister was passed on, and the edict ordered Huangfu Song to hand over the military power to his son Huangfu Li, and immediately came to serve as the lieutenant of the school. ”

"No." Wang Yungong responded.

However, he said that Zhu Jun was extremely opposed to moving the capital, and when the envoy issued the edict of appointment, he immediately refused to serve as a servant.

The messenger was very surprised, and could not help but ask why.

Zhu Jun said: "Move the country westward." It will inevitably weaken the imperial court's control over the local area in order to fuel the momentum of the Kwantung rebels, and I don't think this is feasible. ”

The envoy said strangely: "I just asked why you refused to serve as a servant, and did not ask about the relocation of the capital, I am afraid that your words are a bit of a donkey's lips and a horse's mouth, right?" ”

Zhu Jun replied: "Serving as Xiangguo's deputy is not a heavy responsibility that I can bear; The relocation of the capital was a very bad plan, and the edict was issued with such urgency that it was bound to be difficult to implement; Since I can't bear it, I should excuse myself; And raise doubts that I think are inappropriate. It is the work of a man and a servant; Do you think there's anything wrong with that? ”

The envoy was silent, so he had to go back and reply Zhu Jun's words to Dong Zhuo. In this regard, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but be angry and said: "This Zhu Jun knows a fart!" Wouldn't moving the capital boost the rebels? I think he is in the same group as the Yuan family at all. Wait for the old man to solve Yuan Shao's gang of shafts, and then come to him for trouble! ”

Speaking of which, Zhu Jun does have a deep friendship with the Yuan family, and moving the capital is an imminent matter. He disobeyed his orders at such a critical moment, no wonder Dong Zhuo doubted him. However, Dong Zhuo's words were later known by Zhu Jun. He was terrified for a moment, so he secretly defected to the Kwantung Coalition Army. Of course, this is later.

The relocation of the capital was greatly hampered. Since the families of the nobles and wealthy people in the city are all in Luoyang, once they move away, it will cause a lot of losses, so they are all reluctant to leave because of the relocation of the capital. So, when Zhang Liao took his subordinates to inform them to pack up their belongings and leave, they were driven away by their chaotic sticks. This kind of thing made Zhang Liao wonder, so he had to report the situation to Dong Zhuo.

In this regard, Situ Yang Biao couldn't help but advise: "Moving the capital to reform is a major event in the world, just as Pangeng was resented by the Yin people when he moved the capital; In the past, Guanzhong was destroyed by Wang Mang, so Emperor Guangwu would change the capital to Luoyang; Today, it has been a long time, and the people are happy; Now that the royal temple and garden are abandoned for no reason, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil among the people, and there will be a boiling chaos. ”

Dong Zhuo said: "The land in Guanzhong is fertile and the products are abundant, so the Qin State was able to annex the other six countries; Moreover, the land of Longyou is rich in timber, and Duling has a pottery kiln left over from Emperor Wu, as long as you rush to work, you will definitely be able to settle down quickly; The common people are just a bunch of uninformed people, how can they understand the major affairs of the state? If they dare to disobey their orders, I will drive them behind with strong troops, and even if they are all driven to the sea, who will dare to say no? ”

Yang Biao couldn't help but say again: "The so-called moving the world is easy, but it is difficult to settle the world, I hope Ming Gong can give more consideration." ”

Dong Zhuo said: "What else is there to consider, the prime minister ordered the capital to be moved, you just have to obey your fate, where is there so much nonsense!" Do you want to try your own life and thwart the country's plans? ”

At this time, Huang Wan, the chief lieutenant on the side, suddenly said: "Xiangguo, major national affairs should be discussed by the ministers before they can be decided; Yang Gong's concerns are reasonable, and I think they should be considered. ”

"Hmm." Dong Zhuo suddenly glared at the two of them with a dark face, looking very angry.

At this time, Xun Shuang on the side suddenly said: "The Kwantung rebels are huge, and it is not a day to decide; Although the relocation of the capital has caused turmoil in people's hearts, it is beneficial to have the natural danger of Hangu, but it is a safe plan for one man to be closed; This is the same reason as when Gaozu set the capital of Xijing, and you two should stop obstructing Xiangguo's orders. ”

When the two heard this, they had to be silent for a while.

"Hmph." Dong Zhuo glared at the two of them coldly, and said: "What Xun Sikong said is good, this is exactly what he meant; If anyone dares to disobey the order and beat the official, he will be beheaded for the crime of rebellion! ”

As a result, some of the nobles in the city who resisted fiercely were beheaded, and then all their belongings were returned to the treasury. However, the effect of killing chickens and monkeys does not seem to be obvious, but it makes people panic, and gradually there are signs of collective riots.

Since the work of moving the capital was still difficult to carry out, Huang Wan and Yang Biao wrote a letter asking Dong Zhuo to cancel the plan to move the capital, so as to prevent the people from rioting en masse, making the situation difficult to control.

Seeing this situation, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but start to hesitate. If the people really have civil unrest in the capital, it will take a lot of manpower and energy to maintain law and order, and I am afraid that the capital will not be moved by then, which will create an opportunity for the rebels to take advantage of.

At this time, Feng Xian on the side couldn't help but suggest to Dong Zhuo: "Xiangguo, it's better to recruit the virtuous brother back, thinking about it, this has long been expected by him." ”

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but think about it, but he had some doubts: "Now that the road to Bingzhou has been blocked by the rebels, how can the envoy smoothly convey the edict?" ”

Feng Xian couldn't help but say: "Xiangguo doesn't need to worry too much, there is a good horse "Chi Su", which can gallop through the city and fly the trenches, such as walking on the ground; When you go to convey the edict from the cloth, you must go back and forth smoothly. ”

Dong nodded and said: "Okay, pass on the order of the prime minister, and order Shaoran to be General Wei, and lead the troops and horses of all departments in the capital." ”

"No." I was ordered to go first. (To be continued......)