boyutpedia Chapter 496
Chapter 496
The general trend of the world
The storm in Chang'an lasted for many days.
Ordinary people thought that Dong Zhuo was trying to exclude dissidents again and concentrate all the power in Chang'an again.
However, what they didn't expect was that this storm was even more violent.
In the whole Chang'an city, all kinds of screams echoed all the time.
The tragic sound made the people in Chang'an panic.
However, the comfort from the government made ordinary people feel a little more at ease.
After hiding at home for many days, the originally limited food was still running out under the strict control of the ration quantity.
The people of Chang'an seemed to see the end of starvation.
But they were awakened by the sound of the government distributing food on the street.
How could this be possible?
The court actually distributed food?
Distributing food to ordinary people?
Nothing makes sense!
Is it a lie to them?
There is no need.
These people are so poor, is there any need for those officials in the court to deceive them?
Many people opened their doors and found that there was actually a bag of food at the door.
Although it was not much, it could last for a while if they ate it sparingly.
Ordinary people suddenly changed their views on the court.
On the streets, Xiliang soldiers lined up in a neat line, patrolling in groups of ten.
The people who opened the door to get food saw the fully armed soldiers and hurried back home and closed the door.
The panicked people recalled the scene just now, and suddenly felt that the Xiliang soldiers, who were originally similar to the chaotic soldiers, did not know when to advance and retreat in moderation.
They actually lined up in a neat line to patrol?
This surprised the people of Chang'an.
"This food was distributed to the people of Chang'an by General Lu Bu!"
Shouts rang out on the street and spread throughout the city.
Let the people of Chang'an know who gave them the food.
Lu Bu's name is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"It's better to have military officers. They know how to sympathize with the people, and they are much better than those officials in the court!"
The people were discussing secretly in their homes.
The people of Chang'an hope that Lu Bu can replace the current Dong Zhuo.
At least he won't plunder them, and he will distribute food to them.
Such a life is more secure than the original court rule.
The cleansing activities in Chang'an are still going on.
The princes and ministers finally reacted.
It turns out that the Xiliang army led by Dong Zhuo is not simply eliminating dissidents.
But they are killing them all!
Many mansions were violently broken into by soldiers, and the main figures were taken away and beheaded.
Other slaves were dismissed.
The local aristocratic families in Chang'an were even more tragic.
The Xiliang soldiers don't care so much.
No matter how powerful they were in the past, or which senior officials they knew in the court.
For the soldiers, all relationships are useless.
The Xiliang soldiers were unyielding, driving the local families in Chang'an crazy.
Most importantly, the Xiliang army sealed off Chang'an City, leaving the Chang'an families who were originally close to each other no chance to meet and discuss.
They didn't even have the chance to exchange ideas and opinions.
They could only wait in their mansions, waiting for the storm to pass.
But they never thought that their mansions would also be broken into by Xiliang soldiers.
The aristocratic families in the entire Chang'an City were arranged by Cao Cao and defeated one by one.
The original upper class was wiped out by Cao Cao.
The entire court was also purged.
Originally, according to Lu Bu's suggestion, the emperor's son was also beheaded.
But Cao Cao stopped them.
After all, they are still nominal Han ministers now.
They can't do such a treasonous thing.
Moreover, Cao Cao, who had long been interested in Tanghai, arranged a more far-reaching thing.
Dong Zhuo was sealed off, and the little emperor was under house arrest.
Everything must serve the master.
Wait until the right opportunity, the time and the place will finally come together.
That is when these two people come back.
Cao Cao stood on the wall of Chang'an, with his hands behind his back.
Looking at the city of Chang'an where screams were heard frequently, his eyes were determined.
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Bingzhou.
Bingzhou, which lost its governor, was no longer under the jurisdiction of the court, and it became chaotic in an instant.
Local governments did not know whose orders to listen to, and no one came to manage them.
They could only rely on the self-governance of officials in various counties.
They did not have to be responsible to the court, and they governed the local area only by personal will.
Many county governors and county magistrates made completely different choices.
Counties close to the border need to strengthen their defenses and resist the occasional harassment of the Southern Xiongnu.
Counties close to the interior are watching how the general situation of the world evolves.
Everyone has their own opinions on what happened in Luoyang.
The court is gone, and the princes are fighting for hegemony.
No one can change this situation.It all depends on which lord can win in the struggle for hegemony.
That's when they will surrender.
The world is still in chaos, and it's hard to tell which lord is really powerful enough to unify the world.
The best situation now is to stop fighting and stabilize one's position.
The county governors of Bingzhou stayed in their own territory and tried to keep a low profile to maintain the current appearance.
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Yangzhou.
The government was embarrassed.
Originally, the governor Chen Wen wanted to take his soldiers to the north for a meeting.
However, the huge Yangzhou could not recruit many young and strong men.
It was impossible to form a large-scale army.
The local men were basically absorbed by Tanghai.
Going north to work, this cognition has been deeply rooted in the hearts of everyone in Yangzhou.
As long as the men in Yangzhou are able to work, they basically go to Tanghai to work.
The Tanghai ships traveling on the sea made the governor Chen Wen, who went to the dock to observe, terrified.
Huge ships, and there are a lot of them.
This made him wonder how Tanghai could build so many ships in such a remote and barren place?
It is said that Tanghai is bitter, cold and wild.
But the scene in front of him made him unable to believe that Tanghai is a wild place.
Just relying on the number of huge sea ships, it is unprecedented.
"Yangzhou is empty!"
Chen Wen stood on the dock with a sense of loss.
He wanted to serve the court, but he was unable to organize an army.
He could only watch the great changes in Luoyang.
The news of the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition army kept coming back, which made Chen Wen's heart gradually fall to the bottom.
He finally understood the face of the Yuan family.
The world fell apart, and the Yuan family, who had three officials for four generations, could not escape the responsibility!
But what can be done with them?
In the current world, the two forces of the Yuan family are gradually becoming stronger.
Chen Wen sighed in vain.
He completely gave up the position of Yangzhou governor.
Every day was spent drinking and having fun.
One day at a time was a day at a time.
The servants in the mansion had long since run away, leaving only the family.
Even the petty officials in the government were attracted by Tang Hai.
It was not that he did not want to stop it, but there was no way to stop it.
Could he still keep an eye on those people every day?
He could not keep an eye on them.
Not to mention, the ferocious Tang Hai soldiers on the dock had spoken.
Anyone who dared to intimidate the old, young, women and children left behind in Yangzhou would inevitably suffer the most brutal blow from Tang Hai.
The archery skills of Tang Hai people in every city in Yangzhou, which could shoot through the willow tree from 300 steps, made the local officials and wealthy families who had ideas tremble.
No one wanted to be shot to death!