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aised　another　protest　against　disturbing　the　people；　but　Dong　Zhuo　overbore　him　also。

〃How　can　I　stop　to　consider　a　few　mon　people　when　my　scheme　affects　the　empire？〃　said　Dong　Zhuo。

That　day　the　three　objectors………Yang　Biao；　Huang　Wan；　and　Xun　Shuang………were　removed　from　their　offices　and　reduced　to　the　rank　of　moners。

As　Dong　Zhuo　went　out　to　get　into　his　coach；　he　met　two　other　officers　who　made　obeisance。　They　were　the　Chair　of　the　Secretariat；　Zhou　Bi；　and　the　mander　of　the　City　Gates；　Wu　Qiong。　Dong　Zhuo　stopped　and　asked　them　what　they　wanted。

Said　Zhou　Bi；　〃We　venture　to　try　to　dissuade　you　from　moving　the　capital　to　Changan。〃

Dong　Zhuo　replied；　〃You　two　persuaded　me　to　give　Yuan　Shao　office。　Now　he　has　already　turned　traitor；　and　you　are　of　the　same　party！〃

And　without　more　ado　he　bade　his　guards　take　both　outside　the　city　and　put　them　to　death。　The　mand　to　remove　to　the　new　capital　immediately　was　issued。

Speaking　to　Dong　Zhuo；　Li　Ru　pointed　out；　〃We　are　short　of　money　and　food；　and　the　rich　people　of　Luoyang　could　be　easily　plundered。　This　is　a　good　occasion　to　link　them　to　the　rebels　and　to　confiscate　their　properties。〃

Dong　Zhuo　sent　five　thousand　troops　out　to　plunder　and　slay。　They　captured　many　thousand　wealthy　householders　and；　having　stuck　flags　on　their　heads　saying　they　were　Traitors　and　Rebels　；　drove　them　out　of　the　city　and　put　them　to　death。　Their　properties　were　all　seized。

The　task　of　driving　forth　the　inhabitants；　some　millions；　was　given　to　two　of　Dong　Zhuo's　manders；　Li　Jue　and　Guo　Si。　The　people　were　sent　off　in　bands；　each　band　between　two　parties　of　soldiers；　who　drove　them　torward　Changan。　Enormous　numbers　fell　by　the　road　side　and　died　in　the　ditches；　and　the　escort　plundered