"Wenyou, it seems that those scholars really won't shed tears until they see the coffin. This time, I have completely given up."
When he said this, Dong Zhuo's face was still so calm, neither happy nor sad, and even his voice had no fluctuations and sounded a bit hollow.
However, Li Ru, who was standing by, knew very well that Dong Zhuo's inner emotions at this moment were far from as calm as he showed on the surface. The calm at this moment may be to brew an even more terrifying storm later.
"Yes, sir, I think we should abandon those boring fantasies and create the country in our hearts according to our ideals, not according to the path planned by those scholars. This is an opportunity given to us by God. If we do not make good use of it,
If so, then God will punish us in a more terrible way. That stupid and arrogant Fucha has set the best example for us."
"Yes, it's time to let those guys who think they are in a superior position see that the world will be better without them, no, it should be said that without them, the people's lives will be better.
Brilliant!"
Dong Zhuo stood up slowly, his whole body exudes determination. However, Li Ru, who was familiar with him, could still detect from Dong Zhuo's eyes a trace of unwillingness buried deep in his heart. Although it was not much, it was evocative.
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Yes, anyone who puts in so much effort but gets little in return or even gets endless assassinations and conspiracies in return will probably have a huge psychological gap. It is remarkable that Dong Zhuo did not go crazy because of this.
In fact, what Li Ru didn't know was that Dong Zhuo almost ordered his men to set fire to all the buildings in Buguangli and Yongheli. Anyway, no one who could live in such a place was a guy with status and wealth. It was absolutely impossible.
Wrong killing. Dong Zhuo's own men were either living in a separate courtyard now renamed Xiangguo Mansion or in a military camp outside the city.
But in the end, Dong Zhuo stopped his impulse, because although it was easy to set a fire, it was not so easy to put out the fire, and if the wind spread to the palace in the wrong direction, Dong Zhuo didn't think it was a big deal to burn down the palace he had spent money to rebuild.
The interesting thing is that there is no such way to defeat a prodigal family. Giving rewards to soldiers can also improve morale and increase XX loyalty.
In fact, Dong Zhuo really worked hard to win over the children of these aristocratic families.
In order to gain popularity, he established the post of Da Sima on top of the original three ministers.
Of course, Dong Zhuo did not invent the term "Da Sima". Although Dong Zhuo had some ink in his belly, he was still not as good as Wang Mang, a child of the aristocratic family, and also not as good as Wu Zetian, a noble lady from the Yang family, a family of officials and farmers. Most importantly, he was obviously
He doesn't have the spirit of innovation and invention, so he doesn't intend to use those convoluted words to show his sense of existence.
The Great Sima first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty, and this official position was established by another enterprising emperor who liked the new and disliked the old the most in his life - Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Yezhu. However, the Great Sima established by Dong Zhuo during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not the same as the Great Sima established by Dong Zhuo.
The meaning is completely different, because the Great Sima of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was actually Taiwei with a different name.
Of course, because the status of the three princes in the political system of the early Han Dynasty was too important, even the emperor would dare to shame the prime minister if he had sufficient qualifications. Therefore, Liu Yezhu changed the Taiwei to Da Sima. Although it seemed to be just a name change, it ended
The meaning of power is self-evident.
Then this Great Sima continued until the Eastern Han Dynasty established by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, and then changed back to the Taiwei. But generally speaking, although the powers are slightly different, both the Great Sima and the Taiwei are one of the three princes.
They do not coexist at the same time.
But the Great Sima established by Dong Zhuo is different, because nominally it is half a level higher than Sangong.
It's just that it's always in name. How could Dong Zhuo allow someone to come over and point fingers at him?
Therefore, the first holder of this re-established Grand Sima was none other than the current Youzhou Mu who still had the title of Taiwei in name. Liu Yu, a famous member of the clan who had not been able to take up the post in Luoyang due to various reasons.
Well, since you, Liu Yu, failed to come to Luoyang to serve as the Taiwei, then you should not become the Grand Sima. But because the position of the Taiwei that you Liu Yu held is so coveted, this kind of overt and covert promotion
Don't be angry if the plan doesn't work.
Yes, Dong Zhuo announced that he would take over Liu Yu's position as Taiwei, because now he has control of the entire Luoyang. He can handle all situations by relying on his generals, and he himself no longer needs to control the military.
Therefore, the position of Taiwei is very suitable for the current Dong Zhuo. Moreover, freeing up the position of Sikong can be used to recruit talents and is also a relief.
Yes, relief.
After all, he has to seek his own policies in his position. Even if he has ulterior motives, for the sake of his own face, he must put on a good show even if it is just a pretense. But Dong Zhuo does not have the administrative team that Li Shushi has now. It is as if he just arrived.
Just like Cheng Yu, who was half-dead from exhaustion in Xihe, Dong Zhuo, who planned to do it himself, fell asleep within three days under Li Ru's sympathetic eyes.
Well, this was all with Li Ru's full help. But Luoyang was so badly damaged, and so many people fled or died, that there were not many low-level officials in the huge Sikong Mansion who could share Dong Zhuo's work.
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Therefore, once there was a chance for liberation, Dong Zhuo resigned from Sikong's position almost as quickly as possible.
Yang Biao, the representative of the Hongnong Yang family, took over Dong Zhuo's seat and became Sikong. However, it was obviously impossible for him to move into Dong Zhuo's huge Sikong Mansion. As for the office location, he had to solve it himself.
But Yang Biao didn't care too much about this, and from the day he took the Sikong seat, the Hongnong Yang family succeeded Yang Zhen's Taiwei, Yang Zhen's son Yang Bing's Taiwei, Yang Bing's son Yang Ci's
After Sikong and Situ, Yang Biao, the son of Yang Ci, also became one of the three princes. Therefore, the Hongnong Yang family can now be called the fourth generation of three princes. This is a great honor.
Huang Wan, the former shepherd of Yuzhou, assumed the post of Situ, and at the same time recruited Xun Shuang and Xun Ciming, one of the "Eight Dragons of the Xun Family", a famous scholar and scholar, to become Guang Luxun.
Became the governor of Yuzhou.
Dong Zhuo probably thought that this scribe who was in charge of the military would not be able to stir up any trouble even if he wanted to rebel. Maybe it would be easier to deal with a scribe who only knew how to talk. After all, someone like Lu Zhi "can command and kill people when he mounts, and raises people when he dismounts."
The guy who writes books and talks about it doesn't look like the majority, let alone his role reversal so well.
In fact, at this time, many aristocratic families in various places showed obedience to Dong Zhuo's recruitment. Not only did they provide a relatively outstanding young man to serve as Huangmen's Minister at Dong Zhuo's request, but the senior family officials also sent representatives to Luoyang to serve.
This is obviously a kind of behavior where everyone gets what he wants.
It had only been five years since Liu Hong lifted his second party ban, and during these five years only a small number of people had been promoted at great cost. Most of the remaining positions were still held by the eunuch's children and those who were attached to the eunuch.
in the hands of the family.
Although those aristocratic families were extremely dismissive of Dong Zhuo and almost everything related to him, there was only one thing they were in awe of, and that was the power he held in his hands that they desperately needed now - the power to promote them.
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How is a noble family formed? It does not mean that you can form a noble family if you have a lot of books. That is absolutely wrong. Reading is just a tool for being an official. If one day you cannot be an official after studying, you will wield a weapon to kill people.
If they can get more and bigger official positions, then a family with military merit will definitely far surpass a family with literary merit. For specific examples, you can refer to the harsh country of the Qin Dynasty.
This is why the two calamities of party imprisonment had such a heavy blow to the family.
Without officialdom, the most direct blow is that the family's land cannot be exempted from taxes. Then whether the family can maintain the training, education and appearance of so many people is a problem. And this is under normal circumstances, if it comes again
What about a local official who deliberately makes things difficult for you? I'm afraid that in the first few generations, the huge wealth and reputation left by the ancestors can be used to maintain the entire family, but the reputation will dissipate over time, and the wealth will also be lost over time.
At that time, the family was completely in decline.
Therefore, taking advantage of the favorable opportunity of the fall of a large number of eunuchs and the families dependent on the eunuchs, seizing as many positions as possible, thereby stabilizing the family's status, has become the primary goal in the eyes of these powerful men. For this reason, there is no harm in temporarily obeying Dong Zhuo. Anyway, Dong Zhuo
The edicts were all issued in the name of Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty. It was very useful whether it was to deceive oneself or the world.
As for whether Dong Zhuo killed the emperor and the empress dowager, how could those children of aristocratic families who put family interests first care about it?
Therefore, taking advantage of Dong Zhuo's eagerness to recruit scholars to consolidate his position, it can be said that the aristocratic family and Dong Zhuo were willing to fight and the relationship was entering a honeymoon period that shocked many people. Not only did a large number of celebrities enter,
Luoyang became officials, and more and more scholars began to take up local administrative positions, just like a flock of birds emerging from the cage.
In order to make the scholars feel more dignified, Dong Zhuo also personally worshiped the souls of Chen Fan and Dou Wu at Li Ru's suggestion.
Although Dong Zhuo was also among the people who pursued and arrested Dou Wu's family, Dong Zhuo admired these bloody scholars, especially Chen Fan, who was an honest, upright, knowledgeable and characterful scholar. Even Dong Zhuo
He also regarded him as a role model. Therefore, Dong Zhuo did not feel dissatisfied with Li Ru's proposal, but he did it very carefully.
What Dong Zhuo didn't expect was that the honeymoon period between him and his family came to an end not long after it started.
Well, just like those Vietnamese brides, just a few days after you spent a lot of money to marry her and you were thinking about when to have a baby or planning your future life, the other party had already run away with your wealth.
Without a trace, by the time you came to your senses, you had brought a man of unknown origin with various weapons in his hand to cry out about your love for her.
It was only at this time that Dong Zhuo realized that he had fallen into the family's "immortal jump".
