Chapter 38: Moving the capital to Chang'an

Dong Zhuo thought that Yuyi was reasonable, so he didn't pursue Li Ru.

Li Ru also used this incident to slightly reduce his suspicion of Yuyi, and the relationship eased a little.

Yuyi continued: "Recently, there is a nursery rhyme in Luoyang City, I don't know if the prime minister has heard of it? ”

Asked what kind of nursery rhyme it was, Li Ru came out and explained: "There is a Han in the west and a Han in the east." When the deer enters Chang'an, there is no difficulty. ”

Dong Zhuo felt a little puzzled, and asked again: "What does this nursery rhyme mean?" ”

Li Ru thought for a while and said: "'A Han in the west' is in response to Liu Bangwang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, in Chang'an, the western capital, and passed on the 12 emperors; ”

"Then you mean that you want to fit the fortune of heaven and move the kingdom to Chang'an?"

Yuyi listened to the explanation and roughly understood the meaning.

"Yes, now that Wenhou Lu Bu has just failed, our soldiers are not in the mood to fight, so it is better to lead the troops back to Luoyang, and then move the emperor to Chang'an, which is also in line with the nursery rhyme and the time of day."

Li Ru said with a smile.

Dong Zhuo was very happy after hearing this, and said, "If it weren't for your explanation, I really couldn't understand it." ”

So he sent Lu Bu back to Luoyang to discuss the matter of moving the capital to Chang'an.

In the imperial court, the ministers of civil and military affairs stood on both sides of the court, Dong Zhuo stood beside the emperor, and said: "The Eastern Han Dynasty, the eastern capital of Luoyang, has been more than two hundred years, and now it is already exhausted, I followed the advice of the astronomer and found that the prosperity is concentrated in Chang'an, so I want to respond to the call of heaven and move the emperor to Chang'an, you can pack your luggage, and we will set off tomorrow!" ”

Situ Yang Biao stepped forward to persuade and said: "Guanzhong is a dilapidated scene, and now there is no reason to donate the temple and abandon the imperial tomb, I am afraid that the people of the world will be alarmed." It is very easy to move the national capital, but it is very difficult to settle down, so please ask the prime minister to be aware of it. ”

Dong Zhuo didn't expect that someone would come out to oppose this trivial matter, so he was really in a bad mood, and said angrily: "You are hindering the country's implementation of the plan!" ”

Taiwei Huang Wan stepped forward and said: "Yang Situ's words are indeed like that, in the past, Wang Mang's usurpation began when the Red Mei Uprising began, and Chang'an was burned down, all of which were ruined and displaced. It's really inappropriate to abandon the palace and go to a wasteland now! ”

Dong Zhuo retorted: "There are thieves and robbers in the eastern part of the country, the world is in chaos, and Chang'an is in danger of being in danger, it is very close to Longyou, even if it is a broken wall, it is easy to repair it completely, and if you want to build a luxurious palace, it is only a few months away, you don't talk nonsense anymore." ”

Situ Xunshuang further came out to admonish and said: "If Prime Minister Dong wants to move the capital, the people will definitely cause a commotion!" ”

Dong Zhuo was furious and said: "I think about the world, how can I cherish a small part of the people?" ”

Yang Biao, Huang Wan, and Xun Shuang were dismissed on the spot, their official positions were stripped of them, and they were made commoners.

Dong Zhuo walked out of the court, got into his own carriage, on the streets of Luoyang City, saw the two of them saluting the car from a distance, Dong Zhuo took a look, it was Shangshu Zhou Yu and the city gate captain Wu Qiong, Dong Zhuo opened the window of the carriage and asked, "What is the matter with you?" ”

Zhou Yu saluted again and said, "I heard that the prime minister wants to move the capital to Chang'an, so I came here to advise. ”

Dong Zhuo was furious and said: "I began to listen to the opinions of the two of you, did not go after Yuan Shao, and also crowned him as the Taishou of Bohai, now Yuan Shao is the leader of the alliance of the princes of the Eighteen Roads, and he openly came out against me, I think you are in the same party as him." ”

After speaking, without waiting for the two to argue, let the samurai pull out and behead him.

The matter of moving the capital did not make Yu Yi feel anything, because he knew that it was only a matter of time before Dong Zhuo was eliminated, because this person would not listen to the advice, he would act arbitrarily in everything, and he would definitely play himself useless.

He learned about the situation in Chang'an from some officials, and thought that the ministers' advice was not unreasonable, and Dong Zhuo moved the capital, in the final analysis, thinking that Guanwai was the princes of the Eighteen Roads, and it was definitely inadequate to fight the world with the strength of one person.

However, he was stupid and did not know how to unite the people and use the influence of the Han Dynasty, so failure was doomed.

Thinking of the flying knife he shot at Liu Bei, as well as the eyes that looked at Liu Bei, he knew that Liu Bei was doubting his position, but the matter of moving the capital had been put on the agenda, Dong Zhuo sent soldiers to guard all kinds of shops, the post station could no longer send letters, and the city gate was also strictly investigated, even if there was some relationship, it could not be used, and the form was extremely severe.

After Li Ru went back, he naturally spoiled his concubine, and Yuyi also learned a lot of news.

Dong Zhuo ordered the capital to be moved and set a time. Li Ru suggested: "Now that the money and food are not enough, I see that there are many rich families in Luoyang City, and their family property can be confiscated, especially Yuan Shao's family, whose subordinates are rich in assets, and these people can be removed on the charge of Yuan Shao's rebellion, and then raid their homes to obtain assets." ”

This incident made Yu Yi's impression of Li Ru a little worse, it turned out that many things he did in Luoyang City were not Dong Zhuo's original intention, they were all suggested by Li Ru.

Dong Zhuo had no opinion, so he immediately agreed with Li Ru's idea, and sent people with 5,000 cavalry to Luoyang to arrest the rich households.

Then Dong Zhuo sent people to post notices, asking the people of Luoyang to move out within a time limit and go to Chang'an to live, some people naturally refused to leave this land, Li Dao and Guo Yan forcibly drove them away, and the number of people driven reached millions, they divided the people into many teams, staggered travel, some old people walked too slowly, were trampled by others, and died in vain in the ravine, and some people were killed on the spot because of defense.

Dong Zhuo did not emphasize the discipline of the army, so the sergeants were unscrupulous, some sergeants openly raped other people's wives and daughters on the side of the road, and some directly took away the food.

Yu Yi followed the team in front, he also heard the screams of the people, and originally wanted to say something to Dong Zhuo to stop this behavior, but he still gave up, Dong Zhuo's character he knew too well, he was really a wolf-hearted and dog-lunged man, there was no morality in his heart, he took pity on those innocent people, Yu Yi could only meditate in his heart, hoping that these tragically dead people could reach Bliss as soon as possible, if there was reincarnation, I hope that the next life would be smoother.

However, there is one thing he never understands, the number of people has reached the million level, and the number of soldiers driven away is only 3,000, if the people unite to rebel, these soldiers will not dare to be so arrogant, but the people are slaughtered, so the cruelty of the soldiers is exacerbated.