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What was most unbearable was that in the struggle between eunuchs and outsiders, it was often the scholars who were injured and became the victims of their power struggles. During the period of Emperor Heng and Ling, there had been two incidents in which thousands of scholars had been killed, imprisoned and exiled. Even the families of these scholars, father and son, were not spared.
The cruel reality forced the scholars to think about it and find a good way to rule the country. As the ruling class of the Darkhan Dynasty, the peace of the imperial court directly affected their interests, so they had no choice but to take action. However, after a long period of slavery education, they did not dare to disobey the righteousness of the subjects. They only wanted to be loyal and enforcers in the imperial court, and did not dare to be a decision maker.
There were also many scholars who began to question the divine edict of the Monarch's authority. If one could hold an Emperor with a butcher knife, could it be that the will of the God of Heaven was reflected with a butcher knife? If the eunuchs and relatives could hold an emperor, what was the use of having these warriors?
”Little brat Yang Lin is really going too far!” When Yang Lin's report spread across Luoyang, he was so angry that his wine cup fell to the ground. He immediately ordered his men to find Li Ru and ordered in a huff, ”Gather troops and horses right now, I want to have a fight to the death with Yang Lin.”
”Lord Grand Commandant cannot be angry.” Li Ru immediately stepped forward, and advised: ”I have carefully read Yang Lin's report, he does not have any intentions of meeting with the Lord Grand Commandant, it is only a few words for Yang Lin to vent his anger. And what about his initiatives to elect, supervise, and depose the Emperor? He's talking about it all day and all night, and no one would take it seriously. ”
”I also know that he doesn't have any intention to use force, but he's scolding me too maliciously. How can I take this lying down?” Dong Zhuo was rarely bullied, and it was almost always him who was bullying others, how could he suffer such a loss? ”No, you have to let me think of a way, I have to vent my anger.”
”Lord Grand Commandant, we have just taken control of the Luoyang, it is not suitable for us to fight with Yang Lin. However, it's good to have the northern troop and the West Garden Army move. ” Li Ru frowned, he thought for a while and said: ”A few days ago, I received the Hedong County's emergency report, the rebel army that was in the Valley of White Waves suddenly attacked from the east, and the Southern Hun alone led several thousand of their cavalrymen and combined with the White Waves rebel army to attack Hedong County County. Lord Grand Commandant can use the name of the river to pacify the rebel army, mobilize troops to cross the Yellow River, and gather troops from the river to the east so that they can match Yang Lin's army at any time. ”
It turned out that the remaining members of the xanthopanax, Guo Tai and the others, had rebelled in the Western Rivers and White Waves Valley in the second month of the fifth year of Zhongping. In the sixth year of Zhongping, in October, white wave army advanced to Hedong County. Hedong County led her troops to suppress them, but she was unable to win.
At the same time, the Southern Hun who had already pledged their allegiance to the imperial government had become the traitor after Yu Fuluo ascended to the throne. The Southern Hun who had murdered his father had turned traitor and joined hands with Xudu. Yu Fuluo went to the Luoyang and sued them. Just as the Spirit Emperor passed away and the world was in chaos, Yu Fuluo led several thousand cavalrymen and the White Waves rebel army to attack Hedong County County together.
At that time, the common folk were all gathered at the dock to defend themselves. Yu Fuluo did not loot anything, but his own troops had suffered many casualties. He wanted to return to his own territory, but the people of Southern Hun did not accept him, so he stayed in Hedong County's Pingyang County.
”Good!” Let Niu Fu go. He wanted him to attack the White Waves rebel army and the Huns rebel army as well as to watch over Yang Lin. If anything happens to Yang Lin, tell him to attack immediately. ” Dong Zhuo waved his hand, and said hatefully: ”Everyone else is afraid of Yang Lin, I want to see how powerful Yang Lin's cavalry is!”
”Lord Grand Commandant, once Yang Lin's report is out, someone in Luoyang must be ready to make a move. At the same time that we are sending troops to ally with Yang Lin, you must gather all of the Imperial army s together. Li Ru blinked his eyes, and gave him a plan: ”We request Lord Grand Commandant to immediately go up and establish the position of the first minister, for you to take over the political affairs of the imperial court.”
With regards to Li Ru's suggestion, of course Dong Zhuo agreed. He immediately summoned the two close ministers, Zhou Xu, and Wu Qiong, and told them that he wanted them to become the prime minister of the country.
The Prime Minister was also the head of the Minister of the Court. The prime minister was also established at the founding of the state of Liu, but because of his power and authority, he was able to reach the royal power. After Liu Xiu founded the East Han Dynasty, in order to prevent usurpation of power, he never set up the first minister.
Regarding Dong Zhuo's wild ambition, Zhou Xu, Wu Qiong naturally understood it. Not only did he not dissuade him, he even flattered him continuously. Now, it was as if Yi Yin and Huo Guang were both still alive. No one in the Minister of the Court can compare to us in terms of achievements in hard work.
”Hehe …” When I was young, fortune-teller of the Chang'an gave me my life. He said that my appearance is noble and unparalleled! In the future, we will definitely be rich. ” After the Zhou Xu, this blow from Commander of the City Gate, Dong Zhuo almost forgot his surname, as he also started to brag.