() As time went by, after mid-September, Dong Zhuo's power in the court became more and more powerful. At this time, he no longer relied on the troops and horses in his hands to force his actions, but relied on the people he promoted.

A large number of officials rose up. Especially after he ousted the Queen Mother from the position of decision-maker of the government, her status in the minds of the officials in Luoyang City became even more prominent.

However, as the troops in his hands became more powerful, and even the Bingzhou Army and the extremely skilled Lu Bu were under his command, Dong Zhuo was no longer satisfied with his current status of just the leader of his ministers. He wanted to get more, bigger

His power is to let everyone in the world know that he, Dong Zhongying, is the only one in the court today.

But how to announce all this? At this time, Dong Zhuo set his sights on the nominal number one person in the empire, the Emperor Liu Bian. He already looked down upon this incompetent and timid young man.

, on the first day he entered Luoyang, he had thought about abolishing the emperor and establishing a new emperor, but at that time, because of the establishment of

The idea was finally shelved because he was not sure of his footing. But it was different today. Now Dong Zhuo was above ten thousand people, but by no means below one person. He was very confident that he could take the throne away from Liu Bian.

Then he added it to his favorite Chenliu King Liu Xie, so that he could use him as a puppet to completely control the entire world!

However, this matter was not a trivial matter after all, and Dong Zhuo did not dare to act casually. He also asked his advisers to see if there was the easiest way to achieve this matter. However, this time, the reaction of the people below made Dong Zhuo

He was very disappointed. Almost everyone opposed his idea of ​​deposing the emperor and re-establishing him. Even Li Ru did not agree.

But this time, Dong Zhuo was determined. This was a key step for him to realize his ambition. How could he stop just because he was worried about the opposition of some people? Moreover, he also believed that with his current power, no one in Luoyang City would stop.

Dare to go against yourself. As long as you do things realistically, you won't be afraid that others won't agree with you.

Seeing that their lord had made up his mind, Li Ru and the others did not try to persuade them too much. They just said: "My lord, after all, this matter is related to the foundation of my country. If it is brought up in the court, it will definitely cause a big shock. So in order to be on the safe side

In my opinion, it would be better to communicate with the important officials in the DPRK first. If we can get their acquiescence and then propose this decision at a certain DPRK meeting, the resistance we will encounter will be reduced a lot."

Dong Zhuo could still accept this. But he didn't want to delay it any longer. After all, the earlier the matter was implemented, the earlier he would be able to gain greater power. So the next day, Dong Zhuo

To all the famous families in Luoyang City now

I sent an invitation to invite them to have a banquet at my mansion that night and discuss important matters. Most of these people are the three ministers and nine ministers in the court, and some are wealthy and distinguished families who have been officials for generations. It can be said that these people

His attitude is enough to influence the overall situation of government affairs.

Although these families used to be very powerful people in Luoyang City, now they have become Dong Zhuo's subordinate officials. Therefore, even if it is today's banquet, they are still invited. The only thing

What is a little different is that the Yuan family has the highest status among these wealthy families. As the head of the Yuan family, the current Taifu did not come to this banquet in person, but only sent his nephew Yuan Shao.

Dong Zhuo was naturally a little unhappy about this. But at this critical moment, he didn't care about the Yuan family's rudeness. As long as the set goal was achieved, the rest could be settled slowly later.

Today's banquet was quite sumptuous. Various delicacies from Luoyang City and Xiliang were brought to the table in front of everyone. In the open space in front of everyone, there were dozens of graceful and beautiful dancers.

Ji Zai danced gracefully. This kind of activity that attracted everyone's interest in the past was very different today. Although these people were facing fine wine and delicious food, few of them moved their chopsticks. They just kept looking at the people sitting on the table.

Dong Zhuo, who was in the main seat, was waiting for him to reveal the true purpose of inviting everyone to the banquet today.

After drinking three glasses of fine wine in a row and his face became even more rosy, Dong Zhuo chuckled and said to the people below: "Why, do you think you can't eat the food and wine prepared by me, Dong Zhuo? Why are you so restricted?"

"Oh, I didn't mean that. I was just fascinated by the dance and forgot to eat and drink!" Someone came to the rescue. Then everyone hurriedly picked up the wine glasses and drank the wine in one gulp.

There was one who drank too much and coughed repeatedly, looking really embarrassed.

Seeing these high-ranking officials in the imperial court being so embarrassed by his words, Dong Zhuo felt very proud and couldn't help but burst into laughter: "You don't have to be polite, we Xiliang people don't pay much attention to these things."

"Of course, you Xiliang barbarians know what etiquette is." Some people slandered in their hearts, but they still had to smile on their faces, saying that Dong Gong was right.

After chatting and joking for a while, Dong Zhuo turned his face and said: "Seeing how happy we are today reminds me of the accident caused by the Luoyang City incident not long ago. I want to be the leader of the army.

When I entered Luoyang, I saw only devastation all over the city, and many people were killed in the streets. This Luoyang does not look like a big man like me."

When everyone heard that he suddenly changed the subject, they guessed that Dong Zhuo was about to talk about the topic. They all cheered up and said jokingly: "Now that Duke Dong is leading an army to guard Luoyang, it is natural that those who are young will not dare to do evil anymore.

Therefore, no one can compare with Dong Gong’s achievements.”

When Dong Zhuo heard people praising him in this way, he laughed proudly again. Then he thought of the purpose of his words and continued: "Although there is someone guarding here, no evil spirit can even think of messing up our city of Luoyang, but in this world

After all, we cannot rely on Dong Zhuo alone to maintain it. Now with the chaos in Luoyang, the states and counties in the world are also a little uncertain, which is really not a good thing. And the root of all these problems lies with the emperor."

When everyone heard what Dong Zhuo said and pointed the finger at the emperor, they suddenly didn't dare to answer. Some people even had doubts. They didn't know what Dong Zhuo's intentions were, and their expressions changed a little.

Dong Zhuo saw the changes in their faces and felt very disdainful in his heart. Looking at the prospects of these people, the emperor was so frightened when he mentioned it. But he still had to tell the matter to win the support of these people.

, then he cleared his throat and said: "I think today's emperor is really not a human being. When the eunuchs were in trouble, he, as the king of a country, could not do anything, and yet he fell into the hands of those eunuchs.

The majesty of our Han Dynasty court was completely destroyed. Moreover, I did not see any change in his behavior after that, which really made us and other ministers feel chilled. In addition, during this period, as the emperor, he had never really dealt with state affairs, and he was a coward.

Incompetent, he is really not the right person to be the king of this country.

"So, after careful consideration, for the sake of the people and the people of the Han Dynasty, we should establish another Mingjun. I propose to establish King Chenliu and Liu Xie as the emperor. Although he is young, he is smart and studious, decisive in dealing with problems, and has great potential.

What do you think of the appearance of the Mingjun?" After saying this last sentence, Dong Zhuo glanced at the people below and saw all their reactions.

When Dong Zhuo mentioned this matter, the atmosphere that had been lively just now quickly became gloomy. No one spoke or even raised their heads. This was the position of the emperor, so how could they, the ministers, comment on it?

But they did not dare to raise this statement in front of Dong Zhuo, because no one dared to ensure that they would have a good life after offending him. In the past, many officials had been punished by him because they refused to comply with Dong Zhuo's wishes.

He was thrown into prison on the pretext of being a party with the eunuchs, and his life and death are still unknown. Those of you here don't want to follow in the footsteps of these people.

"Why, don't you have any disagreement with what So-and-so said? If that's the case, the leader of the meeting tomorrow will go to the Emperor to ask him to give way to King Chenliu!" Dong Zhuo took their silence as an excuse.

After acquiescing, he immediately said to himself: "When the time comes, all you have to do is come forward and follow me to play to the emperor!"

Everyone was silent again. They really didn't have the courage to risk their lives and wealth to go against Dong Zhuo. However, their faces looked very gloomy, and they felt unspeakable anger and sadness in their hearts: "Are we waiting for the important officials of the imperial court to be punished?"

Did such a Xiliang barbarian lead the way? Don’t we even have the courage to oppose him?” But these shouts could only be suppressed in their hearts, and they did not even have the courage to glare at Dong Zhuo.

Just when Dong Zhuo thought that everything was going to be a foregone conclusion, a man suddenly stood up and said: "Absurd, ridiculous, truly outrageous! Dong Zhongying, do you, a rebellious minister, still have the majesty of my Han Dynasty court and the majesty of the emperor in your eyes?"

?As a human minister, you actually want to depose the emperor. This is obviously treason. How can I, Yuan Shao, associate with someone like you?" The person who suddenly started to curse Dong Zhuo was Yuan Shao who came on behalf of the Yuan family. At this time

Yuan Shao's face was already flushed, and he pointed his halberd at Dong Zhuo, looking particularly imposing.

When everyone heard the angry scolding, they felt even more ashamed. They didn't expect that a young man like Yuan Shao would be more courageous and courageous than officials like them, who were deeply favored by the imperial court, and dared to oppose Dong Zhuo in court. And they were under the influence of this young man.

In comparison, he seemed too humble. He didn't even have the courage to say a word for the emperor.

Dong Zhuo was also stunned at this moment. He really didn't notice that someone dared to insult him like this today. For a moment, he didn't even know what kind of reaction he should have.
Chapter completed!