Dong Zhuo (?-May 22, 192), whose name is Zhongying, was a native of Lintao (now Minxian County, Gansu Province), Longxi. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was a young emperor, a powerful minister when he was dedicated to the emperor, and a warlord of Liangzhou. The official is the Taishi, and the Marquis of Feng Yi. Originally, he was stationed in Liangzhou, but in the last year of Emperor Ling, he was summoned by the general He Jin to lead the army into Beijing, and immediately took control of the power of the court. He was cruel and murderous, and his perverse actions led to a joint crusade, but the combined army collapsed shortly after Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an. Later, he was killed by his confidant Lu Bu, and the rest was led by Li Dao and others.

Dong Zhuo was born in a wealthy local wealthy family. At that time, Min County was a remote area, adjacent to the Qiang people in the northwest. Dong Zhuo has been pampered since he was a child, and he has formed an indulgent, willful, rough and fierce character when he was a teenager. According to the history books, Dong Zhuo is "a young and good man, trying to travel in Qiangzhong", "rough and strategic". When Dong Zhuo was young, he traveled to the Qiang people's residences, relying on the landlord's strong background and rich assets, and interacted with the Qiang tribal chiefs. Dong Zhuo is not only physically strong and powerful, but also proficient in martial arts, riding on a horse, and can carry two shoes of bows and arrows, galloping left and right. His brutal and ferocious personality and strong physique made the local people fear him. Not only did the villagers dare not provoke him, but the surrounding Qiang people did not dare to slack off in the slightest. In order to protect himself, the leader of the Qiang tribe, Hao Shuai, tried his best to cater to Dong Zhuo and became friendly with him, so as to be safe for the time being. Local tycoons often came to visit with a large number of livestock and belongings, and called Dong Zhuo brothers. He was very familiar with the situation there, and when he saw that the Qiang people were so fearful of him, he thought about how to use and control them, and cultivate and recruit cronies among the Qiang people. Lay the foundation for your long-term development in the future. So, under the trend of ambition, Dong Zhuo did not hesitate to spend his family property, whenever the Qiang people came to the house as a guest, he would kill cattle and slaughter sheep to entertain the Qiang people, in order to obtain their support and support for him. On the one hand, the Qiang people were afraid of Dong Zhuo's fierceness, and on the other hand, they were impressed by Dong Zhuo's "boldness", so they all attached themselves to him and were willing to listen to his dispatch. Once, a Qiang man saw that Dong Zhuo's cattle and sheep were slaughtered. And they came from far away a thousand head of oxen. Gift to Dong Zhuo. In addition to making friends with the Qiang people, Dong Zhuo also paid attention to maintaining his status and influence among the local powers, relying on his extraordinary talent to win over and annex other powerful forces. Constantly consolidate and expand their strength. He often plays the role of a ranger hero. It enjoys the reputation of "Jianxia" in the local area. Meantime. Dong Zhuo also collected a large number of frustrated and down-to-earth scoundrels, who were moved by Dong Zhuo's righteousness, and later followed him with all their hearts. At that time, Dong Zhuo took up the post of state soldier and horse Peng. Responsible for leading troops to patrol the border fortress and maintain local law and order. In this way, Dong Zhuo laid a solid foundation for the development of his future power by controlling more Qiang people. Suddenly, Dong Zhuo became a well-known figure in Longxi, whether it was in the government or in the people, Dong Zhuo had a pivotal position. With the continuous expansion of his power and the successive rise of his status, Dong Zhuo seems to be no longer satisfied with the status of a remote and powerful person, and thinks that he needs a broader political space. As a result, he began to further accumulate strength and wait for opportunities to develop. Soon, the Eastern Han court was anxious to solve the Xiqiang problem. This is an extremely important development opportunity for Dong Zhuo. The Western Qiang issue has always been the most difficult ethnic issue for the Eastern Han government: since 108 AD (the second year of Yongchu), the Qiang people have been constantly rebelling, involving a wide range of areas and lasting for a long time. During the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, the Xiqiang issue not only did not subside in the slightest, but became even more powerful. The Qiang people could not bear the cruel exploitation and oppression of the local officials of the Han Dynasty, and constantly killed the Han officials and invaded the prefectures and counties. In the face of the resistance of the Qiang people, the Eastern Han government, which was worried about internal and external troubles, was helpless at all, so it had to ask for help from the local Haoqiang, wanting to use their strength to alleviate the crisis in the Western Qiang. At that time, the local officials in Longxi, who knew Dong Zhuo's details, strongly recommended Dong Zhuo to the imperial court. In 167 A.D. (the tenth year of Yanxi and the first year of Yongkang), Dong Zhuo served as Yulinlang and commanded the Yulin army of Yuan County (Hanyang, Longxi, Anding, Beidi, Shangjun, and Xihe). Soon, he was promoted to military commander and followed Zhang Huan, the general of Zhonglang, to conquer the rebellious Qiang people in the state. During the battle, Dong Zhuo tried his best to show himself, giving full play to his brave and strong advantages, rushing and killing, leaving and right bows, because of his outstanding achievements, he was promoted to Langzhong because of his merits, and later because of his merits, he was promoted to Guangwu (now Dai County, Shanxi Province) Ling, the northern commander of the county guard (the official name of the ruler who ruled most of the southwest of Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province), and the captain of the Western Regions (the official name in charge of the affairs of various ethnic groups in the west). So far, Dong Zhuo can be described as a steady progress. It's just that after serving as a general, he suffered a miserable defeat in a war to suppress the Yellow Turban Army, was dismissed from his post, and was demoted back to Longxi. In the winter of 184 A.D. (the first year of Zhongping), the thieves of Xianlingqiang of Beidi County and Caohan County rebelled, supported Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou of the Qiang nationality as generals, and killed Leng Zheng, the captain of the Qiang Guard. Later, Boyu and Li Wenhou abducted the Han people Bian Zhang and Han Sui in Jincheng (northwest of present-day Lanzhou City, Gansu). In the continuous annexation wars, Bian Zhang and Han Sui increased rapidly, not only killing Chen Yi, the Taishou of Jincheng, but also leading a large army in the name of crusading against eunuchs in the second year of Zhongping. At the critical juncture when the Eastern Han regime was facing overthrow, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty hurriedly mobilized and requisitioned almost all the strong generals to resist the attack of Bian Zhang and Han Sui. As a result, Dong Zhuo was relocated to the Zhonglang general, Bai Poyu general, and Sikong Zhang Wen, Zhijin Wu Yuan Peng, and Dangkou general Zhou Shen led more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry to garrison Meiyang (now north of Wugong County, Yongzhou) to guard the garden mausoleum. At that time, Bian Zhang and Han Sui also happened to enter Meiyang. The two armies faced each other, and on the first day of the new year, because the Qiang soldiers were fierce and brave, and their morale was strong, the government army led by Dong Zhuo was attacked, and the situation was unfavorable. Zhang Wen and the others were anxious, for fear that the imperial court would blame them, but Dong Zhuo looked at ease and comforted them, saying: "Although we are in a disadvantageous position now, as long as we wait for the opportunity and stabilize our emotions, we will definitely be able to repel the enemy." If even those of us who are the commanders of the army panic, it will inevitably shake the morale of the army and create an opportunity for the enemy to attack us!" Sure enough, as Dong Zhuo expected, one night in mid-November, the moon was in the sky and the stars were brilliant. As the warring sides were constantly in a tense state of confrontation with each other, all the soldiers were exhausted by the war, except for the sentries who were in charge of their respective guards. In the middle of the night, a meteor more than ten feet long suddenly appeared in the quiet night sky. Half of the sky was as bright as a pillar, startling the war horses in the camp of Bian Zhang and Han Sui. The sleeping soldier woke up stunned and overwhelmed by this sudden strange phenomenon. They thought that this was an ominous sign of losing the war, and they did not want to stay in Meiyang to fight anymore, and they all wanted to return to the old Jincheng. Suddenly, the entire barracks was in turmoil, and it could not be quiet for a long time. In the early morning of the next day, the Eastern Han army's Tanma quickly reported this urgent military situation to Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo heard this, he was overjoyed, thinking that he could take advantage of this heavenly opportunity to raid Bian Zhang and Han Sui's troops. Kill him by surprise. Completely destroy the enemy. As a result, Dong Zhuo immediately took urgent action and joined forces with Bao Hong and others. Due to the impact on the morale of the opposing army, the organization was not strict. Most of the soldiers had no mind and no preparation for defense. In an instant, he suffered heavy blows. Numerous casualties were immense. Dong Zhuo won a complete victory, and Bian Zhang and Han Sui were defeated and left Yuzhong (now the central part of Jincheng County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province). Dong Zhuo saw that the opportunity was rare, so he immediately led an army with Zhou Shen and others to pursue the deserters. Because Jincheng is the essence of the Qiang people, the power is all-encompassing. There were troops stationed everywhere, and Dong Zhuo and others blindly went deep into Xiqiang, and committed the taboo of "don't chase after the poor", and in the process of chasing, they were besieged by tens of thousands of Qiang people. The lone Eastern Han army was completely encircled by the Western Qiang troops. Because the reinforcements from the rear could not arrive in time, within a few days, the food and grass of the various armies were exhausted, and the besiegers not only did not retreat in the slightest, but attacked more fiercely, and the situation was very critical. At that time, the army led by Zhou Shen and others was completely defeated, and only Dong Zhuo's army was designed to escape. The calm and experienced Dong Zhuo did not panic under such circumstances, and he ordered the soldiers to build a high embankment in the river to cut off the flow of water upstream. The Qiang people were puzzled by this. At this time, the Qiang cavalry reconnaissance came back and spread the news that the Eastern Han army had been catching fish and shrimp in the dam all day. The Xiqiang generals thought that Dong Zhuo's army was exhausted and had to rely on catching fish and shrimp to satisfy their hunger, so they relaxed their vigilance and only besieged but did not attack, wanting to trap Dong Zhuo's army. However, there was no movement for a long time, and by the time the Qiang cavalry found out the situation, Dong Zhuo's army had already disappeared without a trace, and he didn't know where to go. It turned out that Dong Zhuo's real purpose in building the dam was to confuse the enemy, use it as a cover, and then wait for an opportunity to retreat quietly. When Hu Bing and Qiang heard that Dong Zhuo's army had fled, they went in pursuit, but the river was too deep to cross. Because of his meritorious and outstanding performance in fighting against Bian Zhang and Han Sui, Dong Zhuo was soon named the Marquis of Taixiang and had thousands of households. In the third year of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, there was a mutiny within Qianghu, Han Suige killed Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu, and Li Wenhou, and gathered a total of more than 100,000 troops of the three to besiege Shaanxi. Soon, Han Sui united with the surrounding Ma Teng, Wang Guo and others to attack Sanfu with a huge momentum. In the fifth year of Zhongping, Han Sui and Ma Teng had already attacked Chencang (now Baoji City, Shaanxi Province), endangering Chang'an and Luoyang. Emperor Ling hurriedly worshipped Dong Zhuo as a former general, and together with the left general Huangfu Song, he relieved the siege of Chencang and defeated Han Sui and Ma Teng. Dong Zhuo was rewarded by the imperial court for this. Dong Zhuo, who was constantly promoted, expanded rapidly. In order to curb the continued growth and spread of Dong Zhuo's power, the Eastern Han Dynasty court recruited Dong Zhuo as a young government that did not hold real power in 188 AD (the fifth year of Zhongping). Dong Zhuo understood the intentions of the imperial court, so he politely refused and refused to take office. Emperor Ling was seriously ill and hurriedly summoned Dong Zhuo and worshipped him as the pastor of the state, and his troops were subordinate to Huangfu Song. The ambitious Dong Zhuo was naturally dissatisfied with such an arrangement and appointment by the imperial court, so he replied to Emperor Ling: "The size of the soldiers has been similar for a long time, and they love the grace of the ministers. Refusing to hand over the right to the army, he immediately led his troops into Hedong to watch the changes of the times. Since Dong Zhuo led the army to conquer the Qianghu and suppressed the Yellow Turban Army, he was reused by the imperial court many times because of his outstanding military achievements, and he was constantly promoted, especially after defeating the attack of Han Sui and others, his power grew stronger and stronger, forming a mixed army with Liangzhou people as the main body, and mixed Hu and Han people. Although the imperial court restrained Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo, who was becoming more and more full-fledged, became more and more ambitious and had no one in his eyes because of his military exploits and prestige.

After the garrison of Hedong, the entire Longxi became Dong Zhuo's powerful range, he not only had a strong military force, he was a local warlord, but also an official of the imperial court and an important minister in the frontier. With his great strength and extremely inflated ambitions, Dong Zhuo began to devise concrete steps to win the central power. In April 189 A.D. (the sixth year of Zhongping), Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty died in Jiade Palace, and was succeeded by the Young Emperor Liu Wei. Because Liu Wei was young and did not know anything, the Empress Dowager He was temporarily in charge of the dynasty, and the imperial power was even weaker. The struggle between eunuchs and relatives for the special power to control the imperial power became increasingly fierce. Both sides did not hesitate to resort to all means. Crowd out each other and fight to the death. Dong Zhuo, who was well aware of the factional disputes in the imperial court, was overjoyed when he learned the news of Emperor Ling's death, and he closely watched the movements of various factions in the imperial court, ready to take corresponding measures at any time, and acted at the opportunity. Soon, Dong Zhuo, who was waiting for an opportunity in Hedong, received a secret order from the general He Jin. He Jin is the uncle of the young emperor and represents the power of his relatives. After the death of Emperor Ling, he and Yuan Shao, the captain of Sili, conspired together to kill Zhang Rang, but was opposed by Empress Dowager He. Thereupon. He Jin tempted Dong Zhuo to take advantage. In the name of the holy decree, he was summoned to immediately enter Beijing to crusade against Zhang Rang, and used this to coerce Empress Dowager He. After Dong Zhuo received the holy decree, he was overjoyed and immediately gathered people. The army was brought into Beijing for several days. And according to the meaning of He Jin. wrote to the young emperor, asking for "chasing the evil of the king's side" and "collecting the army." to purge adultery". However, Dong Zhuo never expected that before he could reach Luoyang, He Jin was killed by Zhang Rang and others in the battle. At this time, Yuan Shu, the general of Huben Zhonglang, was also in command of the troops in Luoyang, and after hearing the news that He Jin was killed, he set fire to Nangong and chased Zhang Rang and others. Zhang Rang and Duan Si, the chief attendant of the Zhongchang Dynasty, hurriedly abducted the young emperor Liu Wei and Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, and fled in the middle of the night to Xiaopingjin (southwest of present-day Gongxian County, Henan Province), the crossing of the Yellow River. Dong Zhuo, who was marching, saw a sea of fire in the capital from a distance, knew that the situation had changed, and heard that the young emperor was in Beimang, and Dong Zhuo hurriedly led his troops to go. The young emperor was so frightened by the swarming army that he panicked and burst into tears. Dong Zhuo was majestic, swaggered forward to see the young emperor, and asked him about the incident. The young emperor stammered and spoke incoherently, but Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, who was standing on the side, took the initiative to step forward and tell Dong Zhuo about the whole incident, and the narrative was unambiguous and clear. At that time, Liu Xie was only 9 years old, a full 5 years younger than the young emperor. Dong Zhuo was very happy, thinking that Liu Xie was much stronger than Liu Wei, and because he was personally raised by the Empress Dowager Dong, he had the initial idea of deposing Liu Wei and supporting Liu Xie. After Dong Zhuo welcomed the young emperor to the palace, he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes and began to intervene in the central power of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo, who has been leading the army for a long time, deeply understands that if you want to conquer hundreds of officials and control the imperial court, you must first have a strong military backing. When he first arrived in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's subordinates did not have more than 3,000 troops, and in order to create a strong military deterrent effect on Luoyang from the beginning, he ordered his subordinates to sneak out of Luoyang quietly at night every four or five days, and then march into Luoyang the next morning. All the people of Luoyang, including the officials of the imperial court, were intimidated by Dong Zhuo's strong strength and did not dare to have the slightest deviance. Although illusions can temporarily deceive people, they will eventually be seen through. Of course, Dong Zhuo's move could only be an expedient measure, and after a slight adjustment, he began to take practical actions to expand his troops and gain military power. After the general He Jin was ambushed and killed by Zhang Rang, his general Wu Kuang had a deep resentment against He Jin's younger brother He Miao (then a general of the chariot cavalry), believing that He Miao was unwilling to cooperate with He Jin, and also suspected that he had colluded with Zhang Rang to jointly deal with He Jin. Wu Kuangnian thought that He Jin was kind to him on weekdays, and vowed to kill He Miao and avenge He Jin. He mobilized his soldiers and told them: "It was He Miao, the general of the chariot and cavalry, who colluded with Zhang Rang to kill the general, and we must avenge the general!" So, he united with Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min to attack and kill He Miao together. After He Miao's death, Dong Zhuo took advantage of the fisherman's profits, and incorporated He Jin and He Miao's troops without a single soldier. It was extremely important to control the central power and control the military power of the Luoyang Weiwu army, so Dong Zhuo made specific arrangements and sent his henchman Lu Bu to kill Zhi Jinwu and take over all the defense forces of the capital. From then on, Dong Zhuo not only controlled a large number of conventional troops, but also controlled the troops directly under Luoyang, and fully possessed the military foundation to influence the government. This adds a considerable amount of leverage to his ambitions to swell further. At that time, Bao Xin had a more sober awareness and understanding of the expansion of Dong Zhuo's military strength, and he once said to Yuan Shao: "Dong Zhuo has a strong army and has always been ambitious, if he doesn't want to get rid of him now, he will definitely be restrained by him in the future." Now that Dong Zhuo's army is mixed, the morale of the army is unstable, and the organization is not strict, so he can get rid of it as soon as possible. However, Yuan Shao was afraid of Dong Zhuo and was indecisive and did not take action. With a strong military backing, Dong Zhuo has no fear and does whatever he wants. First, he forced the imperial court to remove Sikong Liu Hong from his post and replace him himself. Then, in order to further monopolize the central power, Dong Zhuo decided to convene hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss the abolition of the young emperor and the establishment of a new emperor. At a meeting, Dong Zhuo said unscrupulously: "The young emperor is ignorant and cowardly, he cannot worship the temple, and he is not qualified to serve as the monarch of the world." For the sake of the country and the Han dynasty, I want to follow the story of Yi Yin Fang Taijia and Huo Guang abolishing Changyi, abolishing the Young Emperor, and re-establishing Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, as the Son of Heaven!" Most of the officials present were afraid of Dong Zhuo's obscenity, and dared not speak out against his arbitrary and arbitrary behavior. Only Shangshu Lu Zhi objected to it in person. It is believed that the young emperor is just young, and his behavior and character cannot be compared with Taijia and King Changyi at all. Dong Zhuo was furious, he didn't expect Lu Zhi to be so disrespectful and dare to oppose him in public, so he immediately ordered the soldiers to push him out and behead him, but fortunately, Cai Yong tried his best to dissuade him, and Lu Zhi was saved from death. After that, Dong Zhuo abolished the young emperor and demoted him to the king of Hongnong, and set up Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, as the emperor of Han Xian. After the deposition of the emperor. Dong Zhuo didn't like Empress Dowager He again. He thought she was hindering his freedom of movement and prestige in the court. So, Dong Zhuo gathered the ministers again and counted the so-called crimes of the Empress Dowager to the ministers, saying how she persecuted her mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager Yongle (the mother of Emperor Liu Hong). So that the queen mother died of anxiety. This kind of teaching, which violates the common sense of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and does not emphasize filial piety and etiquette. Severe punishment should be meted out. Afterwards. Dong Zhuo ordered Empress Dowager He to move to Yong'an Palace, and soon after, Dong Zhuo used the excuse to kill the young emperor Liu Wei. Poisoned Empress Dowager He. Through the replacement and disposal of the highest level of personnel of the central power, the entire Eastern Han government was almost completely subject to Dong Zhuo: the abolition of the emperor, the appointment and dismissal of courtiers, and the formulation of major policies were all decided by Dong Zhuo. At this time, Dong Zhuo, who was extremely ambitious, had already emptied everything. After the establishment of Emperor Xian, Dong Zhuo promoted himself to Tai Lieutenant and became one of the three dukes, in charge of the national military and former general affairs, and later proclaimed himself a county marquis, worshiped the prime minister, and jumped to the head of the three dukes, holding the power of prime minister. Although Dong Zhuo is known as the minister of state who is "under one person and above ten thousand", he actually far surpasses the emperor and enjoys privileges such as "praising and worshipping the nameless, entering the dynasty and not trending, and going to the palace with a sword". When one person attains the Tao, the chicken and dog ascend to heaven. After he was added to the knighthood, Dong Zhuo also used the privileges in his hands to wantonly crown the members of the Dong family. He first named his mother Chiyang Jun, and Yue Li was equipped with family orders and retainers, and his status was equal to that of a royal princess. At the same time, Dong Zhuo worshiped his younger brother Dong Min as the general of the left, named the Marquis of Yan, and also named his young granddaughter as the prince of Yang. What's more, "Zhuo's concubines embraced the middle son, and they were all marquis, and they were made with gold and purple." In order to control the emperor more effectively, Dong Zhuo coerced Emperor Xian to move the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an, despite the opposition of his courtiers. Dong Zhuo also ignored the etiquette system and imperial prestige, and built a dock fort in his fief that was equivalent to the scale of the Chang'an city wall, which was as high as seven zhang high, and blatantly named it "Long Live Dock", and stipulated that when any official passed by his fief, he must dismount and respectfully salute him. When he first arrived in Luoyang, although Dong Zhuo's subordinates also gathered a group of confidants, it was far from enough to rely on these people to dominate the huge central bureaucratic system. Moreover, at that time, many bureaucrats in the DPRK and China who had a certain degree of power and influence did not obey Dong Zhuo at all. In this regard, in the process of playing with power, Dong Zhuo secretly cultivated minions, widely recruited cronies, and used means such as co-optation, temptation, and exclusion to attack and frame all forces and groups that were unfavorable to him. After the marquis, Dong Zhuo tried his best to win over Situ Huangwan and Sikong Yang Biao, and promoted and supported Chen Fan, Dou Wu and others who had been belittled. Dong Zhuo not only restored all the previous titles of Chen Fan and others, but also promoted their children and grandchildren, so that they could be used for his own use from generation to generation. But in fact, almost no one in the scholars was bought by Dong Zhuo. According to historical records, Dong Zhuo took advantage of the privileges in his hands to re-promote and appoint a large number of party members, such as Zhou Bismu, Shangshu Wu Qiong, Shangshu Zheng Gongye, Changshi He Feng, and Sikong Wu Shishi. Not only that, as long as they are party members related to the above personnel, Dong Zhuo will promote them as secretaries, and for a while, "the people who are staggered are more prominent". Cai Yong, a great writer of the dynasty, was also co-opted and recruited by Dong Zhuo. At the beginning, Cai Yong, the speaker of the council, was exiled to Shuofang for speaking out about the emperor, and later returned to the township after being pardoned. Wang Zhi, a local official, originally had a personal grudge against Cai Yong, so he impeached Cai Yong for slandering the government, and Cai Yong was forced to run away from home and wander the rivers and lakes for 12 years. Dong Zhuo had already heard of Cai Yong's fame and talent, so he specially recruited him to Beijing as an official, but Cai Yong didn't want to get involved in politics anymore and politely refused. Dong Zhuo threatened Cai Yong: "If you don't obey orders, I will kill your entire clan." Cai Yong was frightened and had to return to Luoyang. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and appointed him as a sacrificial wine, respecting Cai Yong very much, and later continued to promote his official position. According to the history books, within three days, Cai Yong went through the "three stations" and became an official in the court. In addition to arranging his own power in various ministries of the central government, Dong Zhuo also planted local minions by appointing Taishou and assassinating history. In this way, Dong Zhuo has basically controlled the main political forces of the central and local governments by placing eyes and ears at various levels, and as long as officials who are dissatisfied with him make the slightest move, he will mercilessly and completely eradicate them, kill chickens and monkeys, and deter the government and the public. Dong Zhuo observed that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, who held real power, were not good for him and must be eliminated as soon as possible. Long before the deposing of the emperor. Dong Zhuo wanted to use Yuan Shao to support him, but Yuan Shao strongly opposed it. Once, Yuan Shao said: "The kindness of the Eastern and Western Han Dynasty is all over the world, supported by all the people, and the country is safe and secure." Although the emperor is young, he has not spread his evil deeds to the world. If you want to depose the emperor and set up a new emperor, I am afraid that no one agrees with your opinion. After Dong Zhuo heard this, his fierce face was revealed, and he angrily scolded Yuan Shao with a sword and said, "I mean to value you." I didn't expect you to be so ignorant. If I don't kill you today, I will always be a scourge in the future!" Yuan Shao also pressed the hilt of his sword with his hand,-for-tat, Dong Zhuo did not dare to act rashly. Night. Yuan Shao fled to Bohai County for refuge. Because Yuan Shao is a family. Dong Zhuo didn't dare to pursue it. When Dong Zhuojun was stationed in Luoyang. Cao Cao was also in the capital, and he had a certain amount of military power in his hands. In the process of expanding his troops and collecting military power, Dong Zhuo also wanted to eat Cao Cao by luring him to his advantage. But Cao Cao saw through Dong Zhuo's conspiracy. refused to cooperate with him, said goodbye and fled from Luoyang. Zhang Wen, the guard captain, once served as a lieutenant, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's arrogant, barbaric and cruel behavior. Dong Zhuo also regarded Zhang Wen as a thorn in his side, and in order to get rid of this major trouble, Dong Zhuo spread rumors in the court, slandering Zhang Wen and Yuan Shu for a long time to collude against the imperial court. Soon, he flogged Zhang Wen on the charge of "trumped-up". Under Dong Zhuo's coercion and conspiracy, his rivals and many loyal ministers in the court were either forced to flee or eliminated by eradication. Dong Zhuo's wanton manipulation of power and indiscriminate killing of innocent people aroused strong indignation and opposition from the vast number of officials and people.

Dong Zhuo "is cruel and unkind, so he uses severe torture to assist the public, and the gap between the eyes will be triggered, and people will not protect themselves." When he led the army to Luoyang for the first time, he saw that the rich and noble mansions in the city were continuous, the families were solid, and the gold and silk properties were innumerable, so he indulged his soldiers and carried out the so-called "prison" movement. These soldiers killed people everywhere and set fires, raped women, looted supplies, and made the whole city of Luoyang restless and complaining. After taking control of the central power, Dong Zhuo's cruelty and inhumanity swelled even more, and he often sent his soldiers to plunder everywhere and brutalize the people. In February 190 A.D. (the first year of the first peace), Dong Zhuo's subordinate Qiang soldiers robbed the common people who were assembling in the township community in Yangcheng. The soldiers killed all the men, brutally cut off their heads, and bloodied them side by side on the wheels of the chariots, which was shocking. In addition, they took the opportunity to abduct a large number of women and a large amount of property. Upon his return to Luoyang, his generals gathered their heads and burned them, and rewarded the soldiers with women and goods that outsiders claimed to be the result of victory over the enemy. Once, many officials in the DPRK and China were invited to a banquet by Dong Zhuo. The officials were puzzled, and they didn't know what medicine was in Dong Zhuo's gourd. At the banquet, Dong Zhuo was in high spirits and beckoned everyone not to scruple and drink freely. After three rounds of drinking, Dong Zhuo suddenly got up and said mysteriously to the people present: "In order to help everyone drink, I will present a wonderful program for you, please enjoy!" After speaking, he high-fived and laughed wildly. Suddenly, the entire banquet turned into a place of execution. Dong Zhuo escorted hundreds of northern rebels who had been lured and captured to the center of the venue, first ordering the soldiers to cut off their tongues, and then some had their hands and feet cut off, and some had their eyes gouged out. The cruelty of his methods made all the officials and soldiers present miserable, and many of the guests were so frightened that their chopsticks fell to the ground. Dong Zhuo was as if nothing had happened, still drinking freely, and there was a smug look on his face. On another occasion, Dong Zhuo wrapped hundreds of captured rebel soldiers around their bodies with strips of cloth, turned their heads upside down, and then poured oil on them and burned them alive by setting them on fire, which can be described as extremely cruel. When the capital was moved to Chang'an, in order to prevent officials and people from escaping back to the old capital Luoyang, Dong Zhuo burned down the entire Luoyang City and a large number of buildings such as palaces, temples, and treasury within 200 miles nearby. Luoyang City, which was prosperous in the past, became a ruin in an instant, and the desolate and miserable scene made people feel sorry. In order to grab wealth, Dong Zhuo also sent Lu Bu to loot the royal tombs and the tombs of the princesses and collect all the treasures. The entire Luoyang City was in shambles, and under Dong Zhuo's wanton trampling and destruction, it was already full of holes and devastation. Cao Cao was so sad and indignant about this that he wrote a poem "Xulu Xing", which ridiculed: The thief holds the authority of the country, kills the lord and dies Yujing. Overthrew the emperor's foundation, and the temple was burned. Sowing more and more westward migration, crying and walking. The city of Zempolo, the micro-child is sad. After Dong Zhuo came to power, the state system changed day by day and was capricious, seriously hindering the normal operation of the entire state power apparatus. Among them, the legal punishments he promulgated were particularly chaotic and unorthodox: harsh laws were often imposed on ordinary people, while those who violated the law were not prosecuted for his cronies, and everything depended on Dong Zhuo's personal will. The Book of Wei records that Dong Zhuo specially assigned Liu Qi, the lieutenant of Sili, to register the so-called "unfilial piety for the son and disloyalty for the minister." for the unclear officials, for the disobedience of the younger brothers", all those who are named in the register shall be put to death and their property confiscated. Soon, the whole society was boiling with resentment and injustice. In order to amass a huge amount of wealth for himself, Dong Zhuo destroyed a large number of the five baht coins that were in circulation, and also ordered all the bronze figures, bronze bells and copper horses to be broken and recast into small coins. The shoddy small money is not only lighter than the five-baht coin. And there is no heraldry. The edges of the money also have no contour and are not resistant to abrasion. The circulation of small money directly leads to severe inflation: the currency depreciates, and prices skyrocket. According to historical records, it probably cost tens of thousands of dollars to buy a stone valley at that time. The common people are miserable. Life is in excruciating misery. Dong Zhuo used the money he collected. Singing and dancing all day long. Seeking pleasure and living a life of indulgence.

Dong Zhuo's perverse behavior finally aroused the anger and resistance of the people. Many people with lofty ideals have waged an unyielding struggle against Dong Zhuo for a long time out of consideration for the danger of the country. To a large extent, Dong Zhuo's position and foundation were hit and shaken. At first, Yilang Gaixun secretly discussed with General Zuo Huangfu Song, preparing to jointly crusade against Dong Zhuo, but later due to Huang Fu Song's requisition, Yang Xun was weak, so he gave up. In 190 A.D. (the first year of the first peace), more than 10 people, including Han Fu of Jizhou, Liu Dai of Yanzhou, Kong Ling of Yuzhou, Zhang Zhi and Yuan Shao of Nanyang, all raised troops against Dong Zhuo, and since then a wave of large-scale and continuous struggle against Dong Zhuo has begun. Soon, Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha, led the armies of various counties in Yuzhou to conquer Dong Zhuo, and was defeated by Xu Rong, the general of Dong Zhuo's army, in Liangdi (now southwest of Liang County, Ruzhou), and Li Min, the Taishou of Yingzhou who united Sun Jian against Dong Zhuo, was also captured. Then, Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi, sent troops to Ha Yang Jin (the crossing of the Yellow River in the west of present-day Meng County, Henan Province) to prepare to attack Dong Zhuo. Unexpectedly, the scheming Dong Zhuo had already realized it, and first sent suspicious soldiers to challenge Wang Kuang, but secretly sent elite troops to cross the river from Xiaopingjin to the north and make a detour to attack Wang Kuang's headquarters. Wang Kuang was defeated and almost completely annihilated. A.D. 191 (the second year of the first peace). Sun Jian regathered his scattered subordinates and stationed in Liang County, preparing to crusade against Dong Zhuo again. Dong Zhuo sent Hu Zhen and Lu Bu to meet Sun Jian. Because Hu and Lu had a grudge against each other and could not get along, the soldiers scattered and fled before they could fight. Sun Jian took the opportunity to attack, and Hu Zhen and Lu Bu were defeated and fled. Dong Zhuo saw that the situation was not good, so he had to send his subordinate Li Dao to Sun Jian to ask for peace. Sun Jian ignored it and continued to attack Dagu, which was only ninety miles away from Luoyang. Dong Zhuo was forced to lead his army into battle, but was defeated by Sun Jian and retired to Mianchi. Sun Jian took advantage of the victory to pursue, met Lü Bu, and after defeating Lü Bu, he sent troops to Hanguguan, divided his troops into two routes, and directly took Xin'an and Michi. At this time, the heroes of Shandong Zhulu also rose up one after another, and jointly raised troops to denounce Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo, who was forced by many righteous armies to have no way out, decided to move the capital to Chang'an, in order to avoid the edge, in the meeting with the hundred officials, Dong Zhuo raised the matter, Situ Yang Biao was concerned about the livelihood of the people, resolutely opposed, Taiwei Huang Wan also seconded Yang Biao, Dong Zhuo was angry, and the anger was eliminated through the mediation of Sikong Xun Shuang, and Dong Zhuo finally decided to move the capital. However, the struggle against Dong Zhuo did not relax in the slightest due to the relocation of the capital to Chang'an, but became more turbulent. At this time, Dong Zhuo had become the target of public criticism. Wu Fu, the captain of the Yue Cavalry, hated Dong Zhuo's perverse behavior very much, and vowed to kill Dong Zhuo with his own hands. One day, Wu Fu was wearing a saber and came to see Dong Zhuo. After the conversation, Woolfu took his leave. Dong Zhuo got up and went out to see him off, gently patting Wu Fu's back with his hand, showing an extremely cordial look. Wu Fu saw the opportunity and suddenly drew his saber and stabbed at Dong Zhuo. Because of his murderous intentions and excessive force, he missed the stab and missed the vital point. Dong Zhuo was frightened, hurriedly fought back, and urgently called the guards to come to the rescue, so that he was out of danger. In the course of his struggle with the guards, Wu Fu was stabbed to death by a sword due to being outnumbered. Afterwards, Dong Zhuo scolded Wu Fu for harboring evil intentions and not paying attention to benevolence and righteousness. At that time, in order to express their hatred for Dong Zhuo, the common people all over the world sang the ballad of "Thousand Miles of Grass" everywhere, hoping that he would die as soon as possible. In April 192 A.D. (the third year of the First Ping), Situ Wang Yun, Shang Shufu shooter Sun Rui and Dong Zhuo's confidant Lu Bu jointly conspired to kill Dong Zhuo. Previously, Wang Yun had discussed the killing of Dong Zhuo with Huang Wan, the captain of Sili, Zheng Gongye, the Shangshu, Sun Rui, and others. Wang Yun, Shi Sun Rui, and Yang Zan secretly discussed the abolition of Dong Zhuo again in the name of worshipping God on stage. "Since the end of last year, the sun has not shone and the rain has continued for more than 60 days, and we should let this period of unfavorability for the country and the common people end as soon as possible," Shisun Rui said. Now, the timing is good, and we can take the initiative to take measures to eliminate the culprit while the world is boiling!" Shisun Rui intended to remind Wang Yunke to take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of Dong Zhuo. Wang Yun agreed with Shi Sun Rui's opinion, but considering that Dong Zhuo was usually heavily guarded, and he himself was extremely powerful, if he did not take careful measures, he might not be able to succeed. So, Wang Yun looked for Dong Zhuo's confidant Lu Bu as an internal response. Lu Bu was young and brave, and his strength was outstanding. At first, Dong Zhuo deeply loved and trusted him, accepted him as his adopted son, and promoted him to be a cavalry captain. Later, Dong Zhuo moved Lu Bu to Zhonglang General and named him the Marquis of Duting. Dong Zhuo regarded Lu Bu as his personal guard. No matter where Dong Zhuo goes, Lu Bu is always inseparable and responsible for protecting Dong Zhuo's life. Once, Lu Bu accidentally offended Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo was furious, and casually pulled out his halberd and threw it at Lu Bu, but fortunately, Lu Bu was spared because of his quick eyes. At that time, Lu Bu did not directly confront Dong Zhuo, but immediately apologized to him, Dong Zhuo no longer pursued it, and did not take this matter to heart at all in the future. However, Lu Bu had a personal grudge from then on, and Lu Bu had an affair with Dong Zhuo's maidservant, and he was very uneasy. Wang Yun told Lü Bu about the plan to kill Dong Zhuo, and asked him to act as an internal response. At first, Lu Bu disagreed, he said: "But (he and I) are like father and son!" Wang Yun enlightened and said: "Your surname is Lu, his surname is Dong, and it is not a flesh and blood relationship." Besides, Dong Zhuo is now a national thief who everyone has to condemn, do you still think of him as a father? When he throws a sword and halberd at you, does he treat you as a son?" At Wang Yun's urging, Lu Bu finally agreed. Everything was ready, just as the emperor was recovering from a serious illness, and the Chinese military ministers of the dynasty gathered in the Weiyang Hall to congratulate the Son of Heaven on his recovery. Lu Bu took this opportunity to arrange in advance for Li Su, the cavalry commander of the same county, and others to lead more than a dozen personal soldiers, change into guard clothes and hide on both sides of the side gate of the palace. As soon as Dong Zhuo arrived at the side door, he was raided by Li Su and others. Dong Zhuo was shocked and hurriedly called for help to Lu Bu. Lu Bu sat down and said loudly: "We are playing an edict to kill the rebellious ministers and thieves, you are innocent of death!" Although Dong Zhuo in despair tried his best to resist, it was to no avail, and he was killed on the spot, and the three clans were punished. After Dong Zhuo was killed, the Manchu civil and military forces and all the soldiers shouted "Long live!" The common people of Chang'an were so happy that they sang and danced in the streets and alleys to celebrate the execution of the traitor. It is said that after Dong Zhuo's death, he was violently corpsed in Dongshi, and the corpse keeper inserted the lit twist into Dong Zhuo's navel and lit the sky lantern. Because Dong Zhuo is fat and thick, "the light reaches the dawn, and it is like accumulating the sun". After Dong Zhuo's death, the rest of the Liangzhou army was led by Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, and a month later, Chang'an was broken by Li Dao. (To be continued......)