"His Majesty……"
Despite Jia Xu's scheming, he couldn't help but be shocked by the bloody atmosphere in Lin Mu's mouth.
The king is light and the people are noble.
Since ancient times, the so-called people are these aristocratic families, and these big families are what they call the people as noble.
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, these aristocratic families were the source of trouble.
In order to compete for territory, they attacked each other, and the aristocratic families rushed to take sides, and then started fighting again.
As a result of these aristocratic families' attacks on each other, the Han Dynasty was deprived of ten rooms, and many people starved to death or died on the battlefield. However, many of these aristocratic families were passed down.
"Just do as I say."
Although Lin Mu was just walking on the street, there was no doubt in his words.
"I had so many worries at the beginning that the four-hundred-year-old palace was burned to the ground. If I could have killed Dong Zhuo earlier, my Han Dynasty would not have suffered such a disaster."
"I know I will be criticized for doing this, but that's all I can do now."
After Lin Mu finished speaking, he sighed and said to Jia Xu.
"Now let's suffer for these wealthy families. I will take the responsibility for their infamy."
Looking at the ruins of the palace in front of him, he said to Jia Xu in a serious tone.
"Don't be afraid of offending people, and don't be afraid of people who dare to disobey orders. Just go ahead and do it boldly."
After Jia Xu heard this, he immediately stopped talking.
What business does the emperor have to deal with if he wants to punish these families who are robbing food?
His family is in Liangzhou and has nothing to do with Sili's aristocratic family, and his family has nothing to do with the aristocratic family.
These aristocratic families will die, and the people who died are not members of his family anyway.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lin Mu came to the palace gate, took a look at the palace, and then walked towards another place.
The palace has been burned down, and now Lin Mu lives in Dong Zhuo's original home.
The palace was too big and expensive, and some parts of the palace were even abandoned.
In addition, there are not many eunuchs left, so it is just right to live in Dong Zhuo's house.
After arriving at Dong Zhuo's mansion, hundreds of courtiers were waiting in the lobby.
After taking a look at the few guards standing in front of the hall, he couldn't even form a team of guards. Lin Mu shook his head. There were too few people who could be used.
Before Dong Zhuo entered the capital, it was He Jin and He Miao who controlled the capital's military forces.
But later He Jin was killed by Shi Chang's attendants, and He Miao was killed by Dong Zhuo, and the soldiers and horses in the capital were taken into Dong Zhuo's hands.
After these soldiers and horses were dispersed, they were incorporated into the Xiliang army.
Therefore, Lin Mu can be said to have no soldiers now, and all that is left are some petty officials who manage Luoyang.
But fortunately, as Dong Zhuo was killed and the Xiliang army fled, not all the troops in the capital fled.
"His Majesty."
I saw a man with white beard and white hair, wearing armor and a long sword hanging from his waist, walking into the lobby.
After arriving, he got off his horse and bowed in front of Lin Mu.
"Lu Shangshu."
This person was Lu Zhi. When Dong Zhuo discussed deposing the emperor, no one in the room had any objections, but only Lu Zhi stood up and defended.
This also angered Dong Zhuo, so much so that Dong Zhuo wanted to execute Lu Zhi.
Fortunately, Cai Yong and others dissuaded him, so Lu Zhi was just demoted.
It was precisely because of this that Lu Zhi was not invited by Dong Zhuo.
On the night when Lin Mu killed Dong Zhuo, Lu Zhi realized that something big might have happened.
Then he put on his armor and took his servants straight to the Xiliang army camp outside the city. At that time, the camp had already begun to flee.
Lu Zhi kept gathering the remaining soldiers, and finally gathered a force of 5,000 soldiers and horses.
It was precisely because of these five thousand troops that the Xiliang soldiers did not cause chaos in the capital.
"Master Lu, please rise. You are a big man, and you are old. You don't need to be polite when you see me."
Lin Mu stepped forward and helped Lu Zhi up. Lu Zhi was already very old and had begun to have physical problems.
It was an unexpected blessing to be able to use him in this way. If you want to rely on him to lead the troops, you would think too much.
After Lin Mu helped Lu Zhi into the queue of officials, the court meeting began.
The first person to appear was Wang Yun, who was appointed Situ.
"Your Majesty, the hearts of people in Luoyang City are currently unstable, so please post a list to ensure people's livelihood."
After Lin Mu nodded, Ting Wei began to write the Anmin Wenbang.
After Wang Yun finished speaking, he began to report according to the size of his official position.
After a series of things were settled, it was already noon.
After dealing with so many problems, Lin Mu's biggest feeling was that there were too few people.
Although the Xiliang army collapsed after Dong Zhuo's death, it also exposed the entire weak Sili to the eyes of many tigers and wolves.
Nowadays, there are no border guards in the capital. Whether it is Liangzhou rebels or barbarians, they can break through the border defenses at any time and plunder the Central Plains.
In addition, there are many princes and the Yellow Turban Army. The time is so short that it doesn't matter, but it will take a long time.
These forces will be aware of the current weakness of the imperial court and wait for an opportunity to take a bite of the areas under the imperial court's jurisdiction.
If we don't send more manpower, Luoyang City will be the only place that the imperial court can really control in the future.
But if we recruit soldiers and train them now, there will be no time at all.
Therefore, it has become the biggest problem plaguing forests now.
There is no problem that he is indeed strong, but the problem is that now Sili is leaking from all sides. No matter how strong he is, can he still be used separately?
After the officials left, Lin Mu took Jia Xu to eat together in the side hall.
When Lin Mu was halfway through eating, Jia Xu spoke.
"Your Majesty, the court is now under control, but the world has been corrupted for a long time. First the Yellow Turbans caused chaos, and then Dong Zhuo caused chaos. If you want to control the world, you must have soldiers and horses. Now there is a force of soldiers and horses waiting for your majesty."
Lin Mu put down the half-eaten deer leg in his hand and said with some confusion.
"Why don't I remember? Where do I have soldiers and horses?"
"Your Majesty, do you remember Hulao Pass?"
Only then did Lin Mu think that Dong Zhuo's troops had not run out, but that there was still another group of troops still there.
That is, the troops at Hulao Pass, with Hu Zhen as the vanguard and 30,000 troops, arrived at Hulao Pass first, and now they are at Hulao Pass.
"you mean?"
"Your Majesty can go to Hulao Pass in person and surrender these soldiers and horses."
After Lin Mu thought for a while.
"Why do you want me to go there in person?"
"Your Majesty is so mighty. If you only need to show your power a little, how can the troops at Hulao Pass not surrender?"
Jia Xu did not dare to forget how Lin Mu took off Dong Zhuo's head in the midst of thousands of troops.
And the most important thing is that even so, Lin Mu was only slightly injured.
Those Xiliang soldiers were already arrogant and strong generals, and Hu Zhen was even more unruly.
And now that Dong Zhuo is dead, Dong Zhuo's generals are running away desperately. If others go, how can Hu Zhen believe in the sincerity of the court, and an attack will be inevitable.
Now the imperial court can only use five thousand soldiers, so what can they use to fight Hu Zhen?
But it would be different if Lin Mu went away. Once the emperor came in person, he would definitely be full of sincerity.
The second is that after Lin Mu personally surrendered these soldiers, he could take them as personal guards.
The third is that the cost is low. If Lin Mu goes there in person, it doesn’t require many people, just five hundred.
As for Lin Mu's own safety, Jia Xu is not worried at all.
Besides, even if Hu Zhen wanted to play some trick to coerce the emperor to control the princes, he would have to do it.
Jia Xu wanted to test Lin Mu's limits.
