Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Recently, Yuan Wei's faction suggested that Dong Zhuo raise tariffs, while at the same time generously donating a lot of money to Dong Zhuo. He also pretended not to know about Dong Zhuo's theft of Emperor Ling's tomb, and may have even secretly suggested to Dong Zhuo the idea of ​​opening the imperial tomb.

After the tariffs were raised, the number of merchants traveling to Guanzhong decreased significantly. This spring, heavy rains hit the Guanzhong area, and the overall harvest was nearly half less than in previous years. Without relying on external shipments, there was simply not enough food to feed the people of Guanzhong and Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of troops.

In order to collect grain, Dong Zhuo went to all the prefectures and counties across the country. However, no local official paid any attention to him. He then sent people to buy grain himself. He didn't know whether the Yuan family was secretly manipulating this. He spent a lot of money but didn't buy much grain. He then raised other taxes in Guanzhong, which angered the people and the people, but he also gained very little.

Dong Zhuo wanted to measure the land again, and Yuan Wei agreed. However, this was a huge project. Not to mention that it could not be completed in a short period of time, all officials in the court, big and small, came from aristocratic families and their disciples. Even the data reported after the measurement were false. Dong Zhuo only had a group of warriors under his command, and there was no one available. If this continued, perhaps Dong Zhuo would have to send troops out to rob without Yuan Shao and others raising an army.

The situation now is that Dong Zhuo holds the strongest royal bomb, but the cards underneath are all a mess of small cards. Even if you blow them up, it will be useless. The Yuan family and other big families hold four twos and a row of airplanes in a row. No matter how Dong Zhuo plays, he will not win in the end.

This Dong Zhuo is even dumber than she imagined.

"The problem of the aristocratic families controlling the lifeblood of the Han Dynasty remains unresolved. Besides, stop constantly criticizing the aristocratic families. Did Dong Zhuo ever pay taxes on his fief of 2,000 households after he proclaimed himself Marquis of Zhaixiang? Did he refuse to absorb land and population, to build up his family business? Also, he's been lavishly rewarding you, his direct subordinates, with land and servants lately. Are you required to pay taxes?"

"We're all the same. You know full well whether he's raising these soldiers for his own power or to ensure the people live and work in peace."

"Oh, I also heard that he drinks fine grape wine from the Western Regions every day, rides in a four-horse carriage when he goes out, has a golden nanmu bed built for him, and selects several beautiful women to serve him. And you come to tell me that he does evil because he has no other choice? Who forced him to rule because he has no other choice? If you don't have the skills, don't take on this porcelain job. If you can't do it, get back to the border as soon as possible."

The imperial court was impoverished, and the people were impoverished. The aristocratic families were undoubtedly the primary culprits, but did Dong Zhuo himself ever truly consider the people of the world? Even Zhang Mo himself concealed taxes when he first opened a mine in Jinyang.

In this world, anyone with a little power wants to own a large amount of land and population without having to pay taxes. It’s just that some people go too far, while others are more merciful. How many people are truly honest and upright?

So no one should blame anyone else. If we want to break this rule now, we can only have a big war and then reshuffle the cards and establish new rules of the game.

Why did Yuan Wei easily compromise with Dong Zhuo? He agreed to depose the emperor, agreed to increase taxes, and even suggested that Dong Zhuo set tariffs everywhere. This old fox wanted to use Dong Zhuo to completely mess up the world. Compared with Yuan Wei, his father was far behind in strategy and scheming.

"Then what do you think I should do now?" Lu Bu said helplessly.

Lu Bu is now quite disappointed with Dong Zhuo. Before entering Luoyang, although Dong Zhuo was not very wise, he was very intelligent and had a relatively clear mind. However, in just two months, he was gradually lost in his mind by the supreme power and the luxury of Luoyang.

Although he knew that Yuan Wei had bad intentions, he could not resist the various luxury goods that the Yuan family sent him.

Yuan Wei presented Dong Zhuo with a kind of delicacy. Dong Zhuo would feel very happy after eating it, and he would think about this food every day. However, the food cooked by the imperial chefs in the palace was not to Dong Zhuo's taste at all. For this reason, he even killed many imperial chefs. Only the food cooked by the Yuan family's chefs tasted good to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo's hatred for the Yuan family gradually disappeared, and he listened to Yuan Wei more and more.

He had reminded him many times that Yuan Wei wanted to confuse him, but Dong Zhuo said that the Yuan family was afraid of being retaliated against by him later, so they tried their best to curry favor with him. He was apologizing to him for the ambush in Beimang Mountain before he killed him. He also vowed that he would never be seduced by these material things.

As a result, looking at the dazzling array of gold, silver and jewelry, tasting the rare delicacies in the world, and embracing the women who could seduce a man's soul, Dong Zhuo's desire for material things became stronger day by day.

In addition to these, many ministers in the court often flattered and praised Dong Zhuo, praising him as even more wise and powerful than the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor. Some of Yuan's followers repeatedly gave Dong Zhuo bad advice, and no matter how he tried to persuade him, it was useless.

This Dong Zhuo fell into all kinds of extravagance faster than the Dong Zhuo he saw in his dream. As Amo said, Dong Zhuo wanted to stand at the pinnacle of power, not to protect the country and the people, he just wanted to satisfy his own desires.

Zhang Mo said so much just now just out of anger, and she was not blaming Lu Bu. Lu Bu seemed to be the one Dong Zhuo valued the most, but there were many things that were not up to him. If he could really protect the Wang family, Zhang Mo would not have to be at odds with Dong Zhuo anymore. She could only let Dong Zhuo and the aristocratic families fight each other until one of them was killed.

However, from the current perspective, Dong Zhuo has been conquered by the Yuan family. The Yuan family has united with a number of noble families to completely destroy Dong Zhuo's economy, leaving him with a lot of money but unable to buy much food. In a short time, not only ordinary people, but even officials in the court will starve. It must be said that this old man Yuan Wei is really cruel, cruel to his enemies and cruel to himself.

She sighed and said, "Now that things have come to this, we can only wait and see, waiting for Yuan Shao and the others to start a war. During this time, there are a few things you can't do yourself. The first is digging up the imperial tomb. You won't gain much from digging up the treasures, but you'll be the one to take the fall. The second is burning Luoyang. If you can persuade Dong Zhuo to do so, that would be best. But if you can't, don't do it yourself."

Lu Bu nodded, "I understand!"

"Also, if you really can't stop him in the future, move the palace's treasured books out before burning them. They're all cultural relics, and it would be a shame to burn them."

Lu Bu nodded again.

He held her and sat back in the rocking chair. "So you and I are in the same boat now?"

Zhang Mo nodded slightly. Dong Zhuo had already become the king and she really had no choice. Now if she wanted to save her life in Luoyang, she could only rely on Lu Bu. Fortunately, her father was not a conservative person and knew how to be patient. As long as he did not offend Dong Zhuo, her life would be safe.

But Zhang Mo is more worried about Lu Bu now.

Dong Zhuo has done so many disgusting things, and Lu Bu is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. How can he get off the pirate ship in the future?

Regardless of whether he helps Dong Zhuo to commit atrocities or not, as long as he does not kill his own relatives for the sake of justice, he will be a remnant of Dong Zhuo who will be hated by everyone in the future. Referring to the ending of Niu Fu in history, we know that Duan Wei, Hu Zhen, Xu Rong and others can all defect to the court, but Niu Fu cannot, because he is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law.

Alas, this Lu Bu, it would have been better if she had killed Dong Zhuo at Beimang Mountain.

Zhang Mo sighed inwardly and asked, "Lü Bu, what's the situation in Bingzhou now?"

Lu Bu held her in his arms, leaning back against the recliner, letting her face rest on his chest. He stroked her hair and said, "Ever since Wenyuan led the Bingzhou cavalry to Luoyang, Bingzhou is now left to defend itself on its own."

Zhang Mo raised her head from him and said, "You can't give up Bingzhou. Find someone you can trust and have Dong Zhuo appoint him as Bingzhou Governor to help you manage Bingzhou first."

Lu Bu pressed her head back against his chest. "The only people I can trust are Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Li Su. Their military achievements are far from enough to make them governors of a province. Besides, Wen Yuan is barely qualified for the position, while the other two are not. However, Wen Yuan is currently commanding the Bingzhou cavalry."

Although Dong Zhuo now appoints officials based on his personal preferences, he does not appoint officials arbitrarily. If Dong Zhuo appoints Zhang Liao or Gao Shun as Bingzhou governor for no reason, what will the other Xiliang generals think? Without solid military achievements, it will not work.

"Then let him appoint you as Bingzhou Governor, and you can send an agent."

Isn’t that what Dong Zhuo did before?

"This……"

Lu Bu hesitated and said, "I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will suspect that my motives are not pure."

"Doesn't he trust you very much? Besides, you can tell him that this is to leave him a way out."

Lu Bu said, "Let me give it a try! If he agrees, who will he send?"

If he is not an absolutely loyal person, Bingzhou may belong to that person in the future. In terms of loyalty, Lu Bu trusted Gao Shun the most, but Gao Shun was okay at training soldiers, but it was absolutely not possible to let him govern a state, even though there were only three counties left in this state.