() On the night after he succeeded in deposing the emperor and establishing a new one, Dong Zhuo summoned Ma Yue and other close confidants to his house to discuss how to deal with the various local forces once they found out what Dong Zhuo had done. Subsequent opposition. Although Dong Zhuo was arrogant, he also knew that if he did such a big thing, he would inevitably arouse opposition from many people, and a battle was inevitable.

In this regard, generals such as Li Que and Guo Fan seemed unfazed. Instead, they were eager to try: "Lord, don't worry, as long as someone dares to oppose this incident and start an army to cause chaos, we are willing to be the vanguard and lead the army to bring peace." Got them!"

However, some prudent people headed by Li Ru and Ma Yue had a different view: "The generals must not take it so lightly. What we are going to face are all the forces in the world. If we underestimate the enemy and fight against it, we are likely to be completely defeated." .”

"Gentlemen, don't try to emulate others' ambitions and destroy our prestige. Our Xiliang army is the leading elite among the imperial army, and there are only a handful of people in the world who can fight with us. Previously, even Ding Yuan, who had been guarding Bingzhou, The army is no match for us, so who else in the world dares to fight against us?"

Regarding this blindly optimistic view, Ma Yue could only smile bitterly. These people have become very arrogant because of their long-term victories and do not take the world seriously. How could they imagine that in the near future? , many elite troops will emerge from the Han Dynasty, and they will be beaten to death on the beach? But he also understands that no one will believe his concerns at this time, so he can only respond with silence.

Li Ruze continued: "Although that is said, compared with those local forces, our military strength is still a bit weak. Especially our main force is still in Xiliang. If someone points to Luoyang at this time, it will Can we defend the city with less than 50,000 troops? Therefore, my lord, please mobilize the Xiliang army here as soon as possible, so that the place can be pacified."

Dong Zhuo agreed very much with this consideration: "Yes. Before, I only brought a mere 10,000 people to Luoyang because I was afraid that I would not be able to establish a foothold here, so that the army left in Xiliang could still be used as a back-up. But now Luoyang is all under our control." What we need to deal with is how to stabilize everything here. We indeed need to mobilize our Xiliang army here. However, I have another plan. Please help me with the details."

"My lord, please tell me." Ma Yue vaguely guessed something, but was not sure about it.

"After all, Luoyang is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains and is too far away from our territory of Xiliang. It is not very convenient whether you want to get support from Xiliang or retreat if something becomes impossible. Chang'an is different. It is far away from Xiliang. The land is only a few hundred miles away. So what I mean is to move the capital to Chang'an as soon as possible, so as to ensure that everything remains unchanged." Dong Zhuo revealed his plan, but everyone around him was startled.

Moving the capital? This is a major event in any era, but in today's Han Dynasty, which has just changed its emperor and established a new emperor, it is even harder to say whether it is a blessing or a curse. But as people from Xiliang, they also feel This is a good way to benefit yourself without any harm. After all, the closer you are to your hometown, the more secure you will be.

"This...will the officials in the court agree to this decision?" Li Ru frowned and asked.

"There must be less agreement and more opposition." Ma Yue said with a wry smile. This does not need to be inferred from the memories of later generations, but can be concluded only from reality. Those courtiers have already taken root in Luoyang.

, their home and their wealth are all in Luoyang, how could they want to move their family to Chang'an?

"Unless there is a very reasonable excuse, moving the capital will be more difficult than deposing the emperor and establishing a new one." Ma Yue finally said this. And this is what many knowledgeable people think of, deposing the emperor

Establishing a new capital was just a psychological hurdle, but moving the capital would actually harm the interests of the courtiers.

"Lord, this matter cannot be urgent. We must slowly build momentum until it is done. Otherwise, we may cause great turmoil." Li Ru also advised.

Dong Zhuo was silent for a while. He also understood that this matter could not be solved overnight, and it was just an idea to propose more now. However, seeing that the two advisers he trusted were not optimistic about it, he still felt a little uncomfortable. But after some thinking, he

I still accepted this statement: "You are right. Before I tame the ministers, this matter is indeed very difficult, so let's wait for a while."

"But my lord, we can't wait any longer to mobilize troops from Xiliang. Once news of the abolition of the Liang Dynasty comes out, people from various forces will inevitably rise up to cause trouble. We should prepare early." Ma Yue reminded again.

"You're right, let me send the order back. Except for Niu Fu who leads an army to guard the place, the rest of the troops will come to Luoyang. This way I will have 150,000 troops in hand, which is enough to deal with everything!" Dong Zhuo nodded.

He still had great trust in Niu Fu, and he had to have this son-in-law guarding the rear to feel safe.

After discussing how to continue to consolidate the power of Luoyang, everyone resigned and left. Just as Ma Yue was about to leave, Dong Zhuo stopped him: "Zhong Ling, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you.

one time."

"Please let me know, sir." Ma Yue hurriedly stopped, having already made up his mind that it must be about the Yuan family.

Sure enough, after Ma Yue approached, Dong Zhuo said: "How many people in the Yuan family are still in your hands? Now that they have submitted, let them go. Now I want to make good friends with those courtiers, and I still have to talk about credibility.

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Ma Yue did not agree to the matter immediately as Dong Zhuo thought, but said with some embarrassment: "Yue has a few words, I don't know whether to say them or not..."

"You are my valued arm, what can't you say directly?" Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, "Say, I won't blame you for what you say is not pleasant to the ears."

"Then I'll offend you." Ma Yue collected his thoughts and then said: "My lord, do you think these officials in Luoyang City have truly returned to your lord, or are they forced to compromise with us?"

This first sentence was so sharp that Dong Zhuo couldn't help but frown, but he didn't like to talk empty words in front of his own people, so he said: "They are naturally intimidated by our elite troops from Xiliang.

Only then will you obey our orders."

"Then I dare to ask my lord, if we want to gain a foothold in Luoyang City, in addition to the troops at hand, do we have any external support?"

"This..." Dong Zhuo couldn't answer for a while. After thinking about it carefully, except for these tens of thousands of horses, he really had no other power to rely on. Seeing that Dong Zhuo was having difficulty speaking, Ma Yue said: "Actually, my lord and the others

Like everyone else, they have ignored another powerful force, which is the ordinary people in Luoyang City."

"Ordinary people? What power do they have? Can they help me guard the place?" Dong Zhuo said disapprovingly: "If they really have such strength, how can they be bullied by those officials' slaves?"

"If it's just one ordinary citizen, they really can't play any role, but what if there are hundreds or thousands?" Ma Yue smiled: "The pressure that the Yuan family was under before was also clearly visible to me. In addition to being arrested by us,

In addition to being cautious about Li Zi and fearing the soldiers and horses in our hands, they submitted because they felt the threat of the power of the people united. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang City. If they can all be loyal to the lord,

Why should we worry that this city will be unable to withstand attacks from other places?"

"This..." Dong Zhuo immediately fell into deep thought. The more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt that what Ma said was more reasonable. But soon, he thought of another question: "Although that is what he said, how can they be willing to help me?"

?" Although he was unwilling to admit it, Dong Zhuo still knew in his heart that what he did was exposing the world to the public. How could he still make the people of Luoyang fall in love with him?

Ma Yue was well aware of this, but he also had his own opinion: "The common people are different from the officials. In fact, it makes almost no difference to them who the emperor is. What they care about is that they can live a better life."

, and will be less oppressed by the powerful. So if the lord can make the decision for the people on this point, then it may not be too difficult to get the people of Luoyang to return home."

After going around in such a long circle, Ma Yue finally said what he wanted to say. After hearing these well-founded words, Dong Zhuo also had a different idea than before: "You mean, this time

The people want to severely punish the Yuan family? But in this case, wouldn’t I have broken their trust? So how can I make people believe in me today? "

"My lord, you have never agreed to any conditions of the Yuan family." Ma Yue said with a sneer: "Yuan Wei did all this voluntarily, what does it have to do with us?" Ma Yue said and saw that Dong Zhuo was still difficult to give up.

Determined, he added: "What's more, we don't want to destroy the Yuan family, as long as they hand over some of the family members who have done too much evil, then the people of Luoyang will naturally feel the Lord's sincerity. In addition,

, other dignitaries will also become wary after seeing the fate of the Yuan family, and serve as a warning to others."

"Well..." After thinking about it for a while, Dong Zhuo had to think that this was indeed an approach that had a lot of benefits and little harm, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved: "Then do as you wish."

"Yes, I will not disappoint my lord!" Ma Yue responded hurriedly with his hands raised. In fact, he had to put all this thought into persuading Dong Zhuo. In addition to dealing with the Yuan family, he also had another deeper consideration. As long as Dong Zhuo fought for it
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