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Then　taking　Lu　Bu　with　him；　Dong　Zhuo　started　at　once　for　Capital　Luoyang。

Here　he　called　all　the　officials　to　a　great　council　in　the　Palace　and　addressed　them；　〃After　two　centuries　of　rule　here；　the　royal　fortune　has　been　exhausted；　and　I　perceive　that　the　aura　of　rule　has　migrated　to　Changan；　whither　I　now　desire　to　move　the　court。　All　you　had　better　pack　up　for　the　journey。〃

＇e＇　The　Land　Within　the　Passes；　or　Guanzhong；　was　the　area　surrounding　Changan。

＇e＇　In　the　ending　years　of　Wang　Mang's　usurpation；　rebels　ran　the　country。　The　Red　Eyebrows　rebels　were　one　of　the　most　active　of　the　robber　bands。　They　finally　captured　Changan；　and　Wang　Mang　was　killed　in　the　fighting。　。。。。。

Yang　Biao；　Minister　of　the　Interior；　said；　〃I　pray　you　reflect。　The　Land　Within　the　Passes*　is　all　destruction。　There　is　no　reason　to　renounce　the　ancestral　temples　and　abandon　the　imperial　tombs　here。　I　fear　the　people　will　be　alarmed。　It　is　easy　to　alarm　them　but　difficult　to　pacify　them。〃

〃Do　you　oppose　the　state　plans？〃　said　Dong　Zhuo　angrily。

Another　official；　Grand　mander　Huang　Wan；　supported　his　colleague；　〃In　the　era　of　Remencement　（AD　23…25）；　Fan　Chong　of　the　Red　Eyebrows　rebels　burned　Changan　to　the　ground　and　reduced　the　place　to　broken　tiles*。　The　inhabitants　scattered　all　but　a　few。　It　is　wrong　to　abandon　these　palaces　here　for　a　wasteland。〃

Dong　Zhuo　replied；　〃The　East　of　the　Pass　is　full　of　sedition；　and　all　the　empire　is　in　rebellion。　The　city　of　Changan　is　protected　by　the　Yaohan　Mountains　and　the　Hangu　Pass。　Moreover；　it　is　near　Longyou；　whence　can　be　easily　brought　timber；　stone；　brick；　and　building　materials。　In　a　month　or　so　palaces　can　be　erected。　So　an　end　to　your　wild　words！〃

Yet　Minister　of　Works　Xun　Shuang　r