The move of the capital continues, but this time it is not as urgent as before.

I suggest that Dong Zhuo come step by step, first move the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials to Chang'an to settle down, with the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials taking the lead, it can play a certain role in driving the people, and then the migration will be smoother. In addition, it is necessary to carefully investigate who actually contributed to the occurrence of the riots, and it is generally unlikely that such a situation as a collective riot would have happened if it had not been planned by some people in advance.

Dong Zhuo took my suggestion and asked Liu Xie and the hundred officials to take the lead, and entrusted Wang Yun to handle the settlement after moving to Chang'an. Immediately, Zhang Liao was asked to take people to investigate and deal with who was secretly fanning the flames, and after being caught, as long as the evidence was conclusive, he could be directly beheaded for public display without reporting.

At this time, in the name of the Son of Heaven, I issued a proclamation explaining to the people the reason for moving the capital: the imperial court moved the capital not because it was afraid that the rebels would be strong, but because the imperial court did not have as many troops as the rebels, and its strength was not enough. It was inevitable that the lives of the masses would be further persecuted by the rebels, so they moved the capital to Xijing for security, hoping that the masses would understand.

When the people saw the notice, they began to change their attitudes, and most of them no longer clinged to their previous resistance. Then they went home to pack their things, and according to the instructions of the officers and soldiers, they took their families and gradually migrated in the direction of Chang'an.

In other words, the matter of inciting the masses to collectively ** was originally a series of plans made by Wu Xin for Yuan Kui. The means are nothing more than taking advantage of the reluctance of the masses to abandon their family business, spreading rumors that are not conducive to the relocation of the capital, and then making people take the lead in opposing it. Then the masses will be led to rebel in order to defend their net worth.

In addition, when the masses rose up in anger and rebelled, some ministers of the court and central government would inevitably write letters advising them to revoke the plan to move the capital in order to consider controlling the current situation. And the more upright the person, the more fierce the exhortation. At the same time, Dong Zhuo's temper is also relatively short-tempered, and he can't tolerate those who disobey his orders too much. Therefore, Zhou Bi and Wu Qiong, two people who were originally valued by Dong Zhuo's cronies, were beheaded. This made Dong Zhuo an image of a tyrant, which in turn alienated him from his subordinates.

Such a one-ring strategy is really not something that ordinary people can devise. Only those who have a deep understanding of the human heart and the essence of human nature can come up with such a clever plan.

Although the enemy's plan has been broken by me, Dong Zhuo's image of a tyrant who brutalized his loyal ministers has been deeply buried in the hearts of his ministers. Therefore, it does not matter to the enemy whether his plan is broken or not, because his purpose has been achieved.

At that time, Yuan Ji came to Taifu Beiyuan in a panic and said to Yuan Kui: "Uncle, it's not good, the Son of Heaven has moved the capital to Chang'an, and the people have migrated with him!" ”

"What!" Yuan Kui's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly asked, "Where is Mr. Wu, didn't he say that this strategy will definitely succeed?" ”

Yuan Ji replied: "Mr. Wu has already left, before he leaves, he asked the little nephew to come to report to his uncle, and immediately pack up and leave with the family, otherwise there will be a disaster of death!" ”

Yuan Kui got up and said, "Let's go, go home and pack up!" ”

As the two walked, Yuan Ji said: "The little nephew has ordered his family to pack his luggage, and then he just has to mix in the ranks of the people; After leaving the city, cross Yishui, and then take a detour south out of Yuyuan Pass, and then we can go to Luyang, where the highway is located. ”

Yuan Kui couldn't help asking: "Can you get out of Yuyuan Pass?" ”

Yuan Ji said: "Uncle rest assured, Captain Yuyuan is my nephew Gao Gan's cousin Gao Feng, who is from his own family and is very reliable. ”

Yuan Kui nodded and said, "That's good." ”

Gao Feng was the one who guarded Xianyang Yuan with me at the beginning. Later, I became Shang Shuling, and knowing that he was good at martial arts, I issued an edict to promote him to be the captain of the Yuanyuan.

Speaking of the eight passes of Luoyang, each pass has a special lieutenant who is responsible for leading the troops to garrison and protect the safety of the capital. However, as long as one pass is lost, the gateway to Luoyang is basically equivalent to being opened. Therefore, it is very difficult to defend Luoyang with a small number of troops, and moving the capital is a more prudent strategy.

Originally, Dong Zhuo summoned the strategists and generals who stayed behind to discuss the next deployment of the army. Zhang Liao came to report on the work and said: "Qi Xiangguo, his subordinates have caught a few people who are spreading rumors in the city; After some torture to extract confessions, those people unanimously confessed that they were instructed by the former servant Yuan Ji. ”

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but say with a calm face: "Yuan Kui, this old guy is really impatient, the old man has put up with it three times and several times, and he doesn't know what to do like this!" Go and arrest the old guy to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the old man will interrogate him personally. ”

Zhang Liao responded: "No, I don't know what to do with those few small works that spread rumors?" ”

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, "Kill and kill, you don't need to leave a living mouth!" ”

At this point, I couldn't help but say, "No, I should let them all go." ”

"Put? Why? Dong Zhuo was puzzled.

I said, "If they are killed, there will be no more criminals who confess easily." Besides, killing them is useless, and it may be of some use to keep them. ”

Dong Zhuo thought for a while, and then asked: "They are all minions of the Yuan family, don't they even give a little punishment?" ”

I said, "The previous torture is already equivalent to punishment, and you just need to let it go." ”

However, Dong Zhuo groaned and said, "If you don't kill them, you can punish them; Since they are so fond of spreading rumors, they cut out their tongues to see if they dare to do it again in the future. ”

"No." Zhang Liao took the order and left.

I shook my head to myself, and then continued with the topic I had just said. I said: "As I analyzed just now, the number of troops in Sujube City is the largest, probably more than 100,000; As long as an elite army is sent to defeat this rebel army first, it will undoubtedly be a great blow to the morale of the other rebels; In addition, it is also possible to cut off the supply lines of Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang's troops and horses by the way; At that time, Xiangguo will lead the army to cross the Yellow River again, and when the two armies converge before and after, they will be able to annihilate Yuan Shao's troops in one fell swoop; Then move south, and the pacification of all the rebels is just around the corner. ”

Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, okay, when all the people have moved out of Luoyang, the army will be arranged accordingly." ”

At this time, Zhu Jun on the side suddenly said: "I thought it was very inappropriate to arrange it like this. ”

Dong Zhuo couldn't help frowning and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhu Jun said: "There are more than 100,000 rebels along the road to Suozao City alone, and there are also 60,000 or 70,000 troops under Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang, even if all the military strength of Luoyang is gathered, it is only 50,000 or 60,000; In addition to the eight passes around Luoyang, which need to be garrisoned by thousands of sergeants, as well as the sergeants who are responsible for guarding the westward movement of the Son of Heaven and transporting grain and grass, the number of sergeants that can be used to transfer and dispatch expeditions is no more than 20,000 or 30,000; Not to mention whether Yuan Shao would send troops to attack from behind at that time, just talking about only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers against more than 100,000 troops, I'm afraid that even if Xiang Ji is alive, he may not be sure of victory, right? ”

Dong Zhuo said unhappily: "You don't want to talk nonsense here, the old man has a god who will become incorruptible, and he will win all battles; If you speak disrespectfully again, the old man will punish you for the crime of disturbing the morale of the army! ”

At this time, the speaker Gai Xun on the side suddenly said: "Xiangguo, what you say, I'm afraid it seems a little dim and unclear, right?" ”

Dong Zhuo glared at him and said, "You smart guy, you'd better shut up the old man, otherwise the old man will cut out your tongue!" ””

Gai Xun said: "In the past, even a saint like Wuding would ask others to make different suggestions; What's more, an arrogant and unreasonable person like you still wants to shut up other people's mouths and prevent them from speaking? ”

"You-" Dong Zhuo couldn't refute for a while.

Gai Xun then continued: "I think what Henan Yin said is very reasonable, and it is just wishful thinking to attack an army of more than 100,000 with 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers; It's better to stick to the level and adapt to the situation. ”

At this time, I couldn't help but laugh and said: "I can't see that Gai Yilang is also a person who understands military affairs, but it is a bit condescending to be a Lang; Xiangguo, I think it's better to make him a lieutenant, right? ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "Okay, according to your words." ”

Gai Xun couldn't help but look at me with a little surprise, but didn't say anything.

Immediately, I smiled and said to Zhu Jun: "Your Excellency's concerns are not unreasonable, but what I want to tell you is that no matter whether Xiang Ji is sure of victory in the world, I must have this certainty; If you don't believe it, I'll show you what it means to "conquer and win." ”

Zhu Jun looked at me deeply, and then said, "Then it would be rude to be below." ”

said that Zhang Liao took people to Yuan Kui's house to get people, but when he got there, the building was already empty. Immediately, Zhang Liao came back to report the situation to Dong Zhuo and waited for the next step. (To be continued.) )