I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 523 Su Yao Raises the Banner

"This Dong Zhuo is indeed a capable man."

Xun Yu shook his head and sighed:
"He was originally just a warrior from a remote area, but he was able to seize the opportunity and take control of the world."

"I have to say that everyone underestimated this person before."

Xun Yu said and glanced at Su Yao:
"Now this man has a powerful army in his hands and is occupying the capital. Not only is he forcing Huangfu Song to hand over power, he is also trying to persuade Xiliang to surrender."

"Once he accomplishes this, one third of the world will be in his hands."

"But he was able to do all this not only because he quickly deposed and enthroned the emperor and usurped power."

"It is also because of the compromise and concessions made by the Yuan family in the capital. It is only with the cooperation of these nobles that he can issue orders so smoothly."

“But it won’t last long.”

"As the saying goes, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Dong Zhuo was born in a humble family and behaved rudely. Once he seized power, the people of the world would not accept him. With everyone alienated, his hegemony would not last long."

"However, the world that had just stabilized may be in chaos again."

As for Dong Zhuo's coup, everyone present spoke up. Although they all said that Dong Zhuo was a bad person and that he would not be able to accomplish anything, the dust had settled at this time and no one mentioned raising an army to rebel against Dong.

After all, now that it has dragged on to this point, both the military strength and the people’s hearts are no longer on their side.

It is not realistic no matter how you look at it to use 800 soldiers in this enclave of Yique to fight against Dong Zhuo, who has more than 10,000 soldiers and the support of Yongliang.

Wouldn't it be extremely stupid to force myself to be the first to speak out at this time?
As a result, even the most radical Qian Zhao did not mention the anti-Dong affair. Instead, everyone was more concerned about the different opinions on Dong Zhuo's official appointments after seeing the whole picture of the matter.

For example, Qian Zhaozhao, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others, can be said to be determined and hope that Su Yao will not accept the official position offered by Dong Zhuo.

"If we do this, wouldn't it just confirm the dirty tricks and allow Dong Zhuo to get even more aggressive?" Zhao Yun objected.

"Zilong is right."

Guan Yu also said:
"Your Excellency, it is your duty to support the world and save the people. If you follow Dong Zhuo, it will inevitably encourage his arrogance and make the people of the world feel disappointed."

"According to the recruitment, the former general Wei and governor of Qingzhou are sufficient."

Qian Zhao continued:
"Let's go to Qingzhou first and recruit soldiers. If Dong Zhuo behaves improperly in the future, you can take this opportunity to punish him!"

"You are just a scholar."

Lu Bu objected:
"Dong Zhuo is Dong Zhuo, and the imperial court is the imperial court."

"Nowadays, the appointment of a general is based on an imperial edict. This means he is a general of the cavalry. Not only does he have his own government, but he also has the power to appoint and dismiss officials to a certain extent!"

"What Lu Sima said is quite right."

Wang Ling also stood up and expressed his agreement:

"Since ancient times, those who do great things have always valued a legitimate reason."

"Even if we really want to rebel against Dong in the future, the position of General of Cavalry is also an excellent title. With high power and authority, we can naturally support the country and call on heroes from all over the world."

Just like this, everyone was talking at the same time, and the opinions were clearly divided. Everyone had their own reasons, and no one could convince anyone else.

However, their individual speeches are not meaningless.

At least Su Yao had a deeper understanding of the major event of Dong Zhuo's rebellion in the capital.

In fact, he had initially thought about whether he should follow Dong Zhuo's path and leave Dong Zhuo with no way out.

But later, especially after the emperor's northern tour and trip to Youzhou, he gave up this idea.

Human hearts are also very important in this world.

It is certainly possible to gain temporary advantage by seizing power through opportunistic means and bullying the world with tyranny and tyranny.

However, the more knowledgeable, capable and powerful a person is, the less likely he will be convinced by you.

It will only sow the seeds of separation.

Xun Yu and others could see it. Su Yao was even clearer.

These people would eventually take the official seals given by Dong Zhuo and immediately recruit soldiers and organize an army to fight against Dong.

Even though Dong Zhuo spent a lot of money and conferred many official titles to win people's hearts, he was still unable to convince the people of the world, not to mention his rapid rise to power. His foundation was unstable and his power was far less powerful than Dong Zhuo's.

If you are not careful, you may end up like the mayor of Luoyang, running around all the time and making enemies all over the world.

Just like a certain mount-and-slash game he had played before, if one did not accumulate enough capital in the early stages and rashly became independent, facing a constant stream of enemies, one could only relieve the pressure by hacking and killing the lords who led the troops.

However, once the decision to behead someone is made, there is no turning back.

The favorability of all lords is linked. Once you start to chop them down, you can only end it by killing all the lords on the continent.

It has to be said that that clearance was the most torturous victory he had ever experienced.

They are always defending the city, and even if they conquer new territory, no one can govern it.

This time, as a battle that cannot be loaded and must be completed with one life, Su Yao decided to take the king's path.

Now, as Dong Zhuo continued to make moves in the capital, heroes and talents such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others had all fled.

The Dong Zhuo rebellion in the capital will probably soon reach its climax.

The script of the anti-Dong Zhuo alliance led by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others is about to be staged.

Next, it’s time to do something!

So, facing the people who were still discussing, Su Yao stabbed his long sword into the ground and interrupted them:
"The traitor Dong Zhuo has the audacity to use my name to commit evil."

"Indeed, the late emperor was kind to me and left me a will asking me to help Liu Xie ascend the throne."

"However, this does not mean that I can approve of Dong Zhuo's atrocities."

"It's wishful thinking for me to cooperate with him and go along with him."

"I don't want the title of General of the Cavalry he gave me."

"I cannot coexist with this thief Dong!"

As soon as Su Yao finished speaking, Guan, Zhao, Qian and others who were firmly against Dong all stroked their beards and cheered. Xun Yu also immediately said:
"In that case, let's go back to Qingzhou as soon as possible."

"It will save us from the trouble of waiting until the night is long and the thief Dong sees something is wrong and comes to tangle with us."

However, Su Yao smiled slightly and waved his hand:
"Leave? Qingzhou? Why are you running?"

After saying that, Su Yao drew his sword:

"Not only can we not leave, we must hold high the banner of fighting against Dong Zhuo, swear to kill this beast and support the country!"

"what?"

"This"

"Tao Dong, right now, right here???"

Even the most radical tricks were confusing.

With only 800 cavalrymen now, they have to rely on Luoyang for supplies at Yique Pass.

What can we use to fight against Dong? And in what name can we fight against Dong?

However, Su Yao did not argue with this. Instead, he directly assigned a task, requiring Xun Yu and Zhong Yao to draft an imperial edict to attack Dong and issue it throughout the country.

That’s right, Su Yao was planning to initiate the anti-Dong Zhuo alliance before Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

At this time, Cao and Yuan, who were running away, couldn't help but sneeze.
However, Su Yao didn't care about them, because in order to launch this smoothly, he had a preparatory task to complete, which was why he had been squatting and skipping until now:

"Zijing, Zilong, the two of you come with me to fetch Lord Lu."

(End of this chapter)