Someone stood up and asked: "My subordinates are worried that Dong Zhuo will murder the emperor.
Although Yan Xing and Lu Weihuang led troops to guard the palace, they only have three thousand people after all.
It is not difficult for Dong Zhuo to capture the palace."
Xu Shu said: "My lord, I don't think Dong Zhuo is so unwise.
Even if he doesn't understand, the counselors around him will remind him.
If he is unfavorable to the emperor, my lord can lead his army south to attack Hongnong quickly after getting the news. cut To cut off his return route, we can also join forces with the princes of Guandong to attack from east to west.
Dong Zhuo will undoubtedly be defeated.
For Dong Zhuo, the princes of Guandong are his biggest enemies now.
It is too late for him to win over his lord.
How dare he easily touch the emperor at this time?"
Liu Cheng walked back and forth behind the desk.
After a while, he stopped and turned around and said, "Cao Cao's message has only been sent out a few days ago.
We are the first to receive the news.
Some of the princes in Guandong have received the message, and some have not.
Even if they After receiving the message and promising to jointly attack Dong, they would not send troops so quickly.
They came from all over the country, and it took as little as one month and as many as two months for the general to decide.
We must wait and see for the time being and wait for the situation to develop further.
On the one hand, we must do our best to collect information on the movements of the Guandong princes and Dong Zhuo's arrangements.
On the other hand, we must take advantage of this period to intensify military training and carry out military operations.
An intense training camp will bring the soldiers' health and morale into the best condition, and they will also need to make more weapons, armor, bows, crossbows and arrows."
Next, Liu Cheng assigned tasks to these subordinates one by one, so that they would not be idle.
Luoyang, Taishi Mansion.
A large number of officials and military generals gathered in the lobby.
Dong Zhuo sat on his knees with a pale face and looked at the civil servants and military generals on the left and right.
Some of these people were his old subordinates he brought from Xiliang, and some were brought after he came to Luoyang.
They came to serve, but whether it was the former or the latter, Dong Zhuo trusted them all.
Dong Zhuo laughed angrily: "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, our family's appreciation and trust in him are in vain.
Not only did we vigorously promote him, but we also regarded him as a confidant.
Unexpectedly, this white-eyed wolf...
He secretly wants to harm our family.
If the assassination fails, he will flee back to Chenliu to recruit troops and send out a message to attack our family.
Don't let our family catch him, otherwise our family will make his life worse than death."
Many people below were silent and did not dare to breathe loudly.
Dong Zhuo was obviously furious.
He gasped and slapped the table and said angrily: "Our family just wants to know how many local officials have responded since Cao Cao issued a message to attack our family.
Wen You, send someone to check.
Let’s check it out and see what local officials are against our family.”
Li Ru stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Grand Master, we have sent people to investigate.
The first person to respond to the appeal was Bohai Governor Yuan Shao.
There must be other local officials and princes who received the appeal and responded." , the top priority is to prepare the army for war, so that we will not be caught off guard when the armies of the princes come to attack us."
"Peng" Dong Zhuo slapped the desk and said loudly: "That's right Dong Yue, you take people to the market to collect grain and grass supplies in the name of the imperial court.
You can collect anything used in war.
Also, it's not okay to fight without money.
Luoyang City is full of aristocratic families, There are wealthy merchants and princes and nobles everywhere.
Each of these families has a net worth of tens of millions.
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They have countless money and food hidden in their homes.
I borrow some from them in the name of my grand master, saying that I will defeat the Kanto princes.
I will return it to them all together.”
This kind of thing is Dong Yue's favorite thing to do.
He excitedly stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Take orders."
After saying this, he flicked his cloak and turned around.
Dong Zhuo then looked at Wu Xun, the master craftsman general, and said: "Master Wu, now the war is about to begin.
You general commander must take out all the weapons, armor, bows, crossbows, and arrows and hand them over to the soldiers for use.
There must be no mistakes."
Wu Xun hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and said: "To inform the Grand Master, now the right general Liu Cheng is leading the army to wipe out the Baibo bandits in Hedong.
There is also a huge demand for military supplies.
The general will have to allocate some weapons every period of time.
Armor, crossbows, and arrows.
If there are no additional weapons, armor, crossbows, and arrows sent over this time, once the general on the right comes to question me, what should I do?"
Dong Zhuo said angrily: "Do you listen to him, Liu Cheng, or do you listen to me?"
Wu Xun quickly held up his hands and said: "Of course the official listens to the grand master, but Liu Cheng is not easy to mess with.
If the official does not transfer the military supplies in time, he will not rip off the skin of the official."
Dong Zhuo was about to have an attack.
Li Ru immediately stood up and held his hands and said: "Master, calm down.
Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, Grand Master still has to pay attention to the internal stability of the court.
Master, please think about it.
Now that Master is in charge of the government, those princes are attacking The Grand Master is actually a crusade against the Emperor.
They are the Grand Master's biggest enemies.
Although Liu Cheng does not deal with the Grand Master and has repeatedly opposed the Grand Master, he is not our enemy at this time.
The princes are against the Emperor.
As the Emperor The loyal ministers naturally want to protect the emperor, so now the Grand Master and the right general Liu Cheng are not only enemies, but also friends.
If we insist on holding back military supplies and anger Liu Cheng, he will in turn unite the Kwantung princes to deal with us.
It's not good.
Besides, I still don't know how many princes will respond to Cao Cao's appeal.
Maybe the Grand Master will still use Liu Cheng.
His northern army has a combat strength of more than 30,000.
It is rare in the world.
It’s a powerful boost.”
Dong Zhuo thought about Li Ru's words and felt that they made sense.
Although Liu Cheng was very annoying to him, he felt that Liu Cheng was not like other ministers who acted one way on the surface but another behind the scenes, and those courtiers were not sincerely loyal.
The imperial court and the emperor, in the face of interests and life and death, were just nothing to them; but Liu Cheng was different.
In his impression, Liu Cheng was a straightforward person, and this person had a very clear purpose in opposing him. , that is to protect the emperor.
Now that Dong Zhuo has not abolished Li, Liu Cheng has never opposed him again.
Dong Zhuo asked with his hands behind his back: "So our family and Liu Cheng can really be friends."
Li Ru cupped his hands and said: "Grand Master, the right general is a loyal minister of the emperor.
The rebel princes of Guandong are naturally his enemies.
They are also the enemies of the Grand Master.
So of course the Grand Master and Liu Cheng can become friends."
"Okay, Wu Xun, leave part of the military supplies to Liu Cheng, and give the rest to our officers and soldiers."
Wu Wuxun immediately agreed: "Yes" By the end of the first month, almost all the princes in the world received the message sent by Cao Cao to challenge Dong.
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The news came quickly, and a total of eighteen towns princes responded, namely the Hou General Yuan Shu, Jizhou Mu Han Fu, Yuzhou Governor Kong Min, Yanzhou Governor The governor Liu Dai, the prefect of Hanoi County Han Hao, the prefect of Chenliu Zhang Miao, the prefect of Dongjun Qiao Mao, the prefect of Shanyang Shou Yuan Yi, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin, Beihai Prefect Kong Rong, Guangling Prefect Zhang Chao, Beiping Prefect Gongsun Zan, Shangdang Prefect Zhang Yang, Wucheng Marquis Changsha Changsha Prefect Sun Jian, Qixiang Hou Bohai Prefect Yuan Shao, Xiaoqi Xiaowei Cao Cao, Xiliang The governor Ma Teng and the governor of Xuzhou Tao Qian all agreed to meet at Suanzao to discuss Dong's plan.
On February 18th, news came to Luoyang again.
Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, the Marquis of Wucheng, passed Jiangling when he led his army to the Jujube Alliance.
He suggested Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, to send troops to attack Dong Zhuo, but Wang Rui did not agree.
Sun Jian had already led his army to leave Jiangling. , but was instigated by others, and led his army back to Jiangling to kill Wang Rui.
When passing through Nanyang, Sun Jian's army ran out of food and grass.
He asked Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang, to provide food and grass, but was refused.
He was instigated by Yuan Shu, so he killed Zhang Zi in anger, robbed the food and grass and left.
After Yuan Shu, the general took the post of Nanyang governor. , led the army to the Jujube Alliance.
Luoyang Taishi Mansion.
After Dong Zhuo and others listened to the detailed report, Dong Zhuo was very angry and said: "It's really lawless.
He killed a governor of a state and a prefect of a county without permission.
He didn't take the imperial court and the grand master seriously at all."
Shangshu Zhou Ao stood up and raised his hands and said: "Grand Master, Sun Jian and others have rebelled.
Now that they have rebelled, of course they will no longer care about the authority of the imperial court and the Grand Master.
The only way to deal with these rebels is to kill them all."
Only then can the princes of the world be frightened.”
Dong Zhuo slammed the table and said loudly: "That's right."
Many people present lowered their heads.
No one knows what these people are thinking.
Some of them are gloating in their hearts, and some of them feel very happy.
The princes have finally attacked you, Dong Zhuo.
Let’s see what you are really doing.
Dong Zhuo didn't know how many of them he was considering.
Li Ru stood up and said: "Grand Master, although what Sun Jian did is infuriating, it can also be seen from these two things that this person is just a common man.
He gets angry and kills people at the slightest instigation.
This person is not worthy enough."
For concern.
According to reports from spies, the number of soldiers among the eighteen rebel princes ranges from 10,000 to 20,000 to 30,000.
The total strength of the coalition forces is about 300,000."
"Ah, three or three hundred thousand troops."
Some people couldn't help but screamed in fright, and many others also looked timid.
Dong Zhuo was very disrespectful when he saw this, and angrily said: "What are you afraid of?
The rebels haven't attacked yet.
What do you have to be afraid of?
We have 100,000 cavalry in Luoyang, and the rebels' 300,000 troops are here."
In his eyes, he looks like a chicken or a dog.”
Everyone was so frightened by Dong Zhuo's angry rebuke that they didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.
Li Ru said to Dong Zhuo: "Grand Master, now we have several things to do: First, the governor of Jingzhou is vacant and must be re-appointed immediately; otherwise, rebellions will easily occur, and Jingzhou is a prosperous place, and it is given to the imperial court every year.
Providing a large amount of grain and taxes is an important source of tax revenue for the imperial court, and Jingzhou cannot be allowed to lose control."
It has to be said that since Dong Zhuo took full charge of all affairs of the court, Li Ru's political level has also been significantly improved.
This is due to changes in his position and perspective on problems.
Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "Well, Wen You, please continue."
Li Ru continued: "Second, immediately send someone to see Liu Cheng and ask him to lead his army back to Luoyang to discuss jointly quelling the rebellion of the Kwantung princes."
"Third, although there are many passes around Luoyang, the Kwantung rebels are now fierce, and the Baibo bandits are entrenched in the Xiayang and Heyang areas.
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They may attack Tongguan at any time to cut off our army's retreat.
If the Kwantung rebels and the Baibo bandits The bandits secretly united, which is very likely to happen.
Therefore, my subordinates proposed to move the capital to Chang'an and move the emperor to Chang'an before Liu Cheng's army returned to Luoyang, otherwise I'm afraid Liu Cheng would not agree
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