For the current vassals of the east of the country, land, cities, and population were the interests they wanted to compete for.
And Dong Zhuo, without a doubt, played the role of the big boss in the game.
With Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, the vassals of the east of the country would be constantly on tenterhooks.
However, if Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang 'an, it would mean that he had given up on expanding eastward in the short term.
At least, that was the case in the eyes of the eastern dukes.
Just like during the Warring States Period, although the six heroes said that they would cooperate to resist Qin in name.
But in reality?
Because the Qin country was located west of Hangu Pass, although the six countries were afraid of the Qin country's army.
However, in order to expand their territory and cities, the six states would still attack each other.
There were countless dead.
At the beginning of the Warring States Period, Qin was not the strongest country.
However, after several years of development.
First, they annexed the land of Ba and Shu, and then they occupied Western Liang. Their power had increased to a great extent.
On the other hand, what about the six countries in the east of the country?
However, they were constantly fighting internally.
The current situation was similar to the past.
However, the difference was…
The strength of the Guandong aristocratic family group was more than twice or three times stronger than before!
If Dong Zhuo chose to stay in Luoyang, his development would be greatly limited.
What was even more hateful was that they would suffer endless attacks from the alliance army!
If they didn't defeat Dong Zhuo, the eastern vassals definitely wouldn't fall into a civil war.
Moving the capital to Chang 'an was actually the only way for Dong Zhuo's forces to break through the bottleneck of their development!
Of course, more importantly…
Dong Zhuo, the lord who could control the situation, must live well.
If Dong Zhuo suddenly died, his army would inevitably fall into civil war and split up.
History proved this point.
Originally, moving the capital to Chang 'an was a rather delicate move.
However, Dong Zhuo's sudden death had disrupted everything in the future.
Even though Li Jue, Guo Si, and the other remnants of Western Liang had inherited a portion of Dong Zhuo's inheritance, they had ultimately lost their ambition to leave Hangu Pass.
The glorious Xi Liang Army had become a thing of the past.
Now.
Due to Gu Yi's butterfly effect.
Dong Zhuo's army defeated the Guandong allied army.
The matter of moving the capital to Chang 'an, which was originally inevitable, did not happen for a long time.
Therefore, when Gu Yi mentioned the words 'moving the capital to Chang' an,'he said,
Li Ru was slightly stunned.
However, with Li Ru's wisdom, he quickly figured out the underlying reason.
Immediately, Li Ru said,
"Moving the capital to Chang 'an is indeed a feasible move.”
"But…after moving the capital to Chang 'an, what should we do with Luoyang?”
In the original history, there was no other option for Dong Zhuo to choose.
Facing the Guandong alliance army.
Dong Zhuo was unwilling to leave Luoyang intact to these guys.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo chose to set Luoyang on fire under Li Ru's suggestion.
The old capital of a hundred years had been destroyed.
And now.
Luoyang City was still in the hands of Dong Zhuo.
If Luoyang was burned down for no reason.
Not to mention the people and officials of Luoyang.
Even Old Dong himself might not be able to bear it!
However, as the saying goes.
If you can't bear to part with the child, you can't catch the wolf.
The Eastern dukes were not fools.
If Dong Zhuo didn't do anything, they definitely wouldn't be willing to take the bait.
Hence, Gu Yi replied,"
"We can leave only a small number of troops stationed in Luoyang to guard it and take away all those valuable things.”
"As for Mushui Pass and Tiger Cage Pass, send two generals and a small number of elite troops to station there.”
"In this way, Luoyang will be of little value to the eastern dukes.”
"After all, if we want to take down Luoyang, we must first open up Mushui Pass and Tiger Cage Pass.”
"And these two checkpoints have probably become the nightmares of the eastern dukes.”
"This way, we only need a small number of elite troops to guard these two checkpoints.”
"After moving the capital to Chang 'an, we must not only focus on the three auxiliary areas.”
"More importantly, we have to take over Liangzhou and Yizhou as soon as possible!”
Hearing this, Li Ru could not help but narrow his eyes.
Liangzhou was originally Old Dong's birthplace.
However, after entering the capital, Ma Teng, Han Sui, and the others took advantage of the fact that the Xi Liang Army's focus was not on Liangzhou to occupy a large area of land.
If the capital was moved to Chang 'an, Liangzhou would be Chang' an's backyard.
How could the back garden allow these guys to cause trouble?
Arrived at Yizhou.
It was known as the Land of Abundance and was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Back then, that old fellow Liu Yan had proposed the abolition of Shi and the establishment of the Mu system.
As a commendation, he was successfully promoted from the provincial governor of Youzhou to Yizhou.
Due to the traffic blockage, Yizhou became a country of its own.
Although there were exchanges with the Central Plains, they were not as frequent as the other states.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that Liu Yan had become the local tyrant of Yizhou.
Before the Guandong allied forces invaded, Old Dong had sent spies to Yizhou to report.
It was said that Liu Yan had secretly created many imperial chariots and carriages that violated the rules and regulations.
Originally, only the emperor could use these things.
Although Liu Yan was a high-ranking official of the border and a relative of the Han clan, what right did he have to forge something for the emperor?
From this, it could be seen that Liu Yan's ambition was not small.
Dong Zhuojun had been busy dealing with the dukes of the east of the country and hadn't had the time to deal with him.
But if the capital was moved to Chang 'an…
As the Land of Abundance, Yizhou naturally had to be included in the territory!
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