" Hehe, those unruly people speak ill of me all day long. Chase all of them into Chang 'an and take all the wealth of Luoyang for yourself. Then, burn Luoyang City down. I won't leave anything for those rebels.”Dong Zhuo smiled sinisterly and continued,"Luoyang is a fertile land. I don't believe that those thieves won't fight for this land. Aren't they allies? I'll leave now. Let's see if they want allies or land. It's best if they fight to the death. Only then will they be satisfied. Besides, Chang 'an is our base camp. I don't believe that they dare to come to Chang' an and behave atrociously.”
Hearing Dong Zhuo's cold-blooded and heartless words, Huang Wan and the rest became even more anxious. They all stepped forward to remonstrate,"Grand Preceptor, you can't do this. How many innocent people will be killed?”
Dong Zhuo waved his hand." There's no need to say anything else. I've made up my mind. We'll set off on time in three days."”
"Think twice, Grand Preceptor, you can't move west. In this chaotic war, Dawn of the World is already worse than death.”The four of them knelt down one after another, their hearts filled with grief and indignation.
"Alright, you actually don't listen to this old man's words. Men, drag Huang Wan and Yang Biao out, remove them from all their duties, and send them back to their hometown.”
" Grand Preceptor, please reconsider. Grand Preceptor…" Huang Wan and Yang Biao were dragged away just like that.
"Wu Qiong, Zhou Bi, do you know why this old man wants you two to stay?”Dong Zhuo looked at the two kneeling on the ground and asked.
"Reporting to Grand Preceptor, I don't know."
"Do you still want to oppose my decision to move westward?”Dong Zhuo twirled his beard and narrowed his eyes.
Ye Tian saw Dong Zhuo's expression and knew that something was wrong. This old man was about to kill someone, but he didn't stop him. It's none of my business.
Ye Tian was like a clay Buddha crossing the river, unable to even protect himself, so he had no time to care about the lives of others.
"Grand Preceptor, moving westward is against the peace of the world. You will become a sinner for eternity by doing this.”Tears streamed down their faces as they kept kowtowing to Dong Zhuo. The ground was shaking from their actions, and the blood on their foreheads flowed all over the ground. Everyone could not bear to see this.
"Wu Qiong, Zhou Bi, when you recommended Yuan Shao, Liu Dai, and the others, this old man took your advice, but what happened in the end? Now, they want to attack this old man. You deserve to die. Men, drag them down and kill them.”
The remaining officials were all trembling with fear. They all stood where they were, bowing their bodies and not daring to make a sound.
"Xiaoyao, what do you think of my plan to move west?”Dong Zhuo turned to Ye Tian, wanting to hear what this eloquent young man had to say.
" Replying to the Grand Preceptor: Moving westward is actually feasible. The Grand Preceptor's main forces are all gathered in Chang 'an. Moving the capital to Chang' an will definitely stabilize your rule. Leaving an empty city for those rebels is not a problem. However, I feel that the Grand Preceptor should choose a compromise.”Ye Tian said calmly.
"Oh? Tell me!" Dong Zhuo laughed.
"The journey to the west is far. If we drive all the people of Luoyang into Chang 'an, there will be a lot of casualties. There was no need to drive all the people back to Chang 'an. They only needed to pick some young and middle-aged men and women. The rest of the old and young people would be left to the East Pass Army, which would increase their burden and weaken the power of the bandits to a certain extent. "In addition, it's best not to burn Luoyang City. The value of this ancient city is not small. The Grand Preceptor is a figure who wants to fight for the world. Luoyang City will be in your pocket sooner or later. If you burn it now, won't you be destroying your own wealth?”
"Good, good, well said. We'll do as you say?”Dong Zhuo felt that out of all the ministers, this kid's words were the most pleasant to hear. He should properly promote him.
The ministers couldn't help but admire Ye Tian for solving the problem of Xiqian with just a few words.
After the meeting ended, the officials immediately left the Dong Manor. With the westward migration imminent, they had too many things to prepare.
Once inside the carriage, Cai Yong felt his body relax and he looked back at Ye Tian with the same smile.
"Xiaoyao, are you stupid? We can't move westward. You and I will both be sinners!”Cai Yong had an anxious look on his face, a little disappointed that he had failed to meet his expectations.
Ye Tian shook his head and sighed,""Father-in-law, Grand Preceptor Dong clearly wants to move westward. Your words are useless. If I hadn't stopped you, I'm afraid you would have retired and returned to your hometown.”
"It's fine if I retire and return to my hometown. Whether it's useful or not is one thing, and whether I remonstrate or not is another. Even if I die because of remonstrance, I don't feel ashamed.”Cai Yong was filled with grief and indignation. He originally thought that following Dong Zhuo could do some good for the people, but now it seemed that he was really thinking too much.
"Then what about Yan 'er?" Ye Tian smiled wryly, saying," Father-in-law, if something happens to you, your entire family will have no way out. In these troubled times, the Cai Clan is only thriving because you're an official. If you lose power, there will be many people who will kick you when you're down. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Yan 'er and the Cai Clan.”
This era was very cruel. It was popular to hit someone when they were down, but it was not popular to send charcoal in the snow.
"Sigh! Forget it, I'm still useless!"
Cai Yong was frustrated. Ye Tian was right. He was the pillar of the Cai Clan, and if he fell, the clan would be destroyed.
On the day of Ding Hai in the year 190, the westward migration officially began.
Dong Zhuo sent advance troops to escort Emperor Xian westward. He then used infantry and cavalry to select nearly a million young men and women from Luoyang's millions of people and sent them to Chang 'an. Although the number of people moving west had been greatly reduced under Ye Tian's influence, the population was still too large. Countless people had been trampled to death, trampled to death by horses, starved to death, and robbed and killed.
This was a chaotic world that Ye Tian couldn't change. Even if all the people stayed, more than half would starve to death because Dong Zhuo wouldn't leave them any food, leaving them to fend for themselves.
In Ye Tian's eyes, Old Lady Dong was easy to talk to, and a few words of flattery had gotten him out of jail. He hadn't even had the chance to compete with Lu Bu. In his original plan, he had planned to first come up with a plan before putting in his effort. He wanted to compete with Lu Bu so that Grand Preceptor Dong would take a fancy to his talent and bravery.
Who knew that Old Dong would be settled with just a few words of flattery.
For three consecutive days, Luoyang City was in chaos. All the rich people were arrested and executed for treason. All their property was confiscated. The tombs were also turned upside down by the soldiers. All the treasures were confiscated. The bones dug out were thrown away everywhere, and cries and curses were heard. Ye Tian himself hadn't expected Dong Zhuo to be so ruthless as to dig up his ancestor's grave. His eternal infamy had been sealed.
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