Dong Zhuo wants to move the capital.

When Lu Bu returned to Huolao Pass, he found that Dong Zhuo had already arrived. At this time, Dong Zhuo was waiting at the door with Li Ru and others. When he saw Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo laughed out loud and said:
"Fengxian, you've worked hard!"
Lu Bu dismounted and bowed in return.
"This is what I should do!"
Dong Zhuo stepped forward and patted Lu Bu's shoulder, saying,
"Haha, with Fengxian here, that group of people from outside the pass will never be able to break in."
But Lu Bu's face was solemn as he said,
"Lord Prime Minister, please do not take it lightly. In today's battle, while I may not have lost, I also did not win. Furthermore, with a million-strong allied army outside the pass, there are bound to be other fierce generals. So, Lord Prime Minister, do not underestimate the enemy."
Li Ru listened to what Lu Bu said and also added
"Yes! My lord should not take it lightly."
Seeing that both of them had said so, Dong Zhuo could only nod slightly and then said
"Let's put aside other matters for now. Today, Dian Wei has done a great job for me, and I have prepared a feast to celebrate your success."
Lü Bu pretended to be humble and said,
"The Prime Minister has shown me great kindness, and I dare not disobey. However, I have fought a long battle today and am exhausted. Therefore, I will not go today. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have the energy to deal with the people of the Guanwai tomorrow."
Dong Zhuo nodded as he heard Lu Bu's words and said,
"Yes, you're right. It's my fault for not considering it properly. Alright then, General Lu, you should go back and rest. We'll hold a celebratory feast in Luoyang and I'll make it up to you."
"Thank you, Lord Xie, I will take my leave now."
After obtaining Dong Zhuo's approval, Lu Bu took Xu Huang and Zhang Liao back to his own camp. Dong Zhuo, on the other hand, went back to his temporary residence with Li Ru. When they returned to the study inside the residence, Dong Zhuo asked,
“文优，今日一战你也看到了，吕布虽然勇猛无敌，但却双拳难敌四手，这样下去该怎么办？”
李儒沉思半天说道
“岳父大人，联军此时气势如虹，虽说吕布今天挫了他们的锐气，但是却不会影响最终战果。”
“你的意思是关外那群人迟早会攻破虎牢关？”
面对董卓的问题，李儒只能无奈的点了点头，董卓却不死心，继续追问道
"Is there really no solution?"
Li Ru thought for a while and answered,
"For now, the only option is to give up Luoyang or else they will eventually attack and capture it."
Dong Zhuo angrily shouted in discontent.
"Abandon Luoyang? Impossible! We put so much effort into entering Luoyang, and now we are being driven away by a group of clowns. No, it's absolutely not possible!"
Seeing Dong Zhuo explode, Li Ru quickly spoke.
"Father-in-law, even though we have withdrawn from Luoyang, it doesn't necessarily mean we have handed over Luoyang to them. We can relocate our capital."
"Relocate our capital?"
Li Ru stroked his beard and continued to speak.
“没错，迁都。将整个朝廷都搬走，汉朝开国乃是在长安，如今我们把朝廷迁回洛阳，也并非不可。”
董卓眯着眼说道
"Go on."
Li Ru saw Dong Zhuo listening to his words, so he continued speaking:
"During the time when we take advantage of them attacking Huolao Pass, we will relocate to Chang'an, take away all the valuable things in Luoyang, and bring the Emperor back to Chang'an. Then we can arrange some positions for these people outside the pass, and let them fight among each other like dogs. Meanwhile, we can still have everything under our control in Chang'an."
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo sat back in his seat for a while without speaking, and closed his eyes in thought. Finally, he stood up and said to Li Ru:
"Alright! Let's do it! However, even if we give Luoyang to them, I won't leave anything for them. Wen You, tomorrow we will return to Luoyang, and take everything we can with us. We will take all the people in Luoyang with us, including all the officials. Also, confiscate the property of those noble families and wealthy merchants. By the way, for the tomb of the Luoyang Emperor, let Niu Fu dig it all up. Take all the valuable things in it with us. I want these people to get nothing!"
After Li Ru listened to the plan, he widened his eyes and stared, speechless for a moment.
"Yes, sir!"
The next day, just as Lu Bu woke up, he received news that Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were returning to Luoyang. Upon hearing this news, Lu Bu furrowed his brows and began to worry about Jia Xu, who was still in Luoyang. As Dong Zhuo had appointed him as the overall commander of Hulao Pass before leaving, Lu Bu was unable to leave and could only pin his hopes on Jia Xu. Later, Lu Bu set out with Zhang Liao and Xu Huang and prepared to face the coalition army once again.
Luoyang City, when Jia Xu learned that Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were going to Hulao Pass together, he said to Li Su beside him,
"General Li, General Wei, you two take your troops and disguise yourselves, quietly escort the lord's family and the families of the army out of the city. Everyone should move separately and not alarm the Xiliang army. After leaving the city, head directly south to the city of Wancheng and wait for us outside."
Although Li Su and Wei Xu did not understand Jia Xu's intentions, as mentioned by Lv Bu, they must follow Jia Xu's orders. Therefore, without hesitation, the two went out to arrange the matter. After their departure, Jia Xu said to Gao Shun:
"General Gao, Dong Zhuo has already left. This is the time when the guarding of Luoyang is most relaxed, we must begin our lord's plan. Are the replacement candidates ready?"
高顺点了点头说道
"I have found a child of a dead warrior among the families of soldiers. He resembles him about seven points in appearance and body shape. If he's not a close guard, he shouldn't expose our plot. In recent days, I have already let him follow the young emperor and learn his habits and movements. Also, I have arranged the palace guards watching the palace. On the day of action, everyone on the road out of the palace will be our people."
Jia Xu glanced at Gao Shun and said with admiration,
"No wonder our lord told me to entrust everything to General Gao, I can rest assured."
Gao Shun calmly replied,
“一切都是为了主公，这都是我应该做的。”
贾诩又说道
“那行，宫中这块就交给你了，我一会就去找那几位聊聊，看看能不能带走一些人。”
```htmlOriginally, Lu Bu had already discussed with Jia Xu and planned to pull off a switch of the prince. Taking advantage of the chaos in Luoyang, they would secretly take the young emperor out of the palace, attempting a deceptive maneuver. However, if Dong Zhuo were to discover any of this, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, Lu Bu decided to leave the most reliable individuals, Gao Shun and Jia Xu, in Luoyang. Currently, only a few people know about this matter.```
After learning that Dong Zhuo had left, although Lu Bu was concerned about the situation in Luoyang, he had to start taking action on his side. He needed to exert pressure on Luoyang in order to ease the pressure on Jia Xu and the others. So he once again led Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to the front of the alliance army to challenge them.
联盟军见到吕布又出来叫阵，一个个头如斗大，不过不应战也是不可能的，否则将会士气大跌。于是关羽等人直接就冲出阵，这次没有啰嗦，大家是一拥而上。张辽和徐晃也不含糊，见对面冲出这么多人，也径直冲进阵中，替吕布分担压力。不过吕布这次刻意换了对手，他将公孙瓒和刘备几兄弟划进攻击圈，让张辽和徐晃去抵挡夏侯兄弟和曹仁。
Due to Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan's inferior martial arts skills compared to the Xiahou brothers, Lu Bu was able to speak with ease even when facing a one-against-four situation. Under the siege of the four individuals, Lu Bu said to Gongsun Zan,
“伯圭兄，接下来我说的话，你只管听，手上动作不要放松。”
四人听到吕布的话，集体一愣，不过吕布为了不露出破绽，一边进攻一边说道
"Dong Zhuo has returned to Luoyang this morning. I have accurate information that he intends to relocate all the people and officials of Luoyang to Chang'an, and he also plans to destroy Luoyang."
Just as Lu Bu finished speaking, the four people besieging him were completely stunned. Lu Bu couldn't stop, and he swung his halberd, injuring Zhang Fei's arm. The others thought that Lu Bu said such words intentionally to distract them and began to attack again. However, Gongsun Zan deliberately held back this time and said:
"Lu Bu, are you telling the truth?"
Lu Bu glanced at him and said,
"If I, Lu Bu, want to defeat you, I will only fight you in a fair match and disdain to use such tricks."
公孙瓒接着说道
“那你为何将此事告诉我们？”
吕布回道
“因为我也想救陛下于水火之中，陛下毕竟是我徒弟。可是我身在洛阳，是泥菩萨过河，自身难保，所以一直都没有行动。但这次董卓走之前将虎牢关交给我全权统领，这我才能有机会对你们说这些话。”
公孙瓒又问道
“既然你身为虎牢关统领，那为何不直接打开城门，让我们直接进关呢？”
吕布无奈的说道
“你以为我不想，可关内的数十万守将都是西凉兵，我虽然是统领，但是若是直接开门，恐怕会被这些西凉兵给撕了，而且洛阳还有我的家眷以及两万将士在那，我不能害了他们。”
公孙瓒不解得又问道
“那你现在告诉我这一切又是为何？”
吕布恨不得一戟将他弄死，都说这么明白了，还在那追问，不过也只能心中想想，嘴上只能无奈的答道
"Inside-out! As the commander, I may not be able to openly open the gate, but I can secretly let out water. Tomorrow you can directly force an attack on the city. I will intentionally show a flaw to consume the forces of the Western Liang army. For three consecutive days, I estimate that we can consume a significant amount of their forces. Then we can communicate through a secret code. I will open the city gate for you to launch a night attack on Hu Lao Pass, and directly attack Luoyang."
Gongsun Zan said,
"Tomorrow won't work. What if you're tricking me? Then I will become a forever criminal. I need to go back and discuss with other kings."
Lu Bu was also worried about the situation in Luoyang and wanted it to be resolved as soon as possible. However, he understood Gongsun Zan's concerns, so he said directly,
"Okay, then tomorrow morning we'll continue the battle from today. You must give a response, otherwise, if Luoyang starts to move, we won't be able to catch up with His Majesty then."
公孙瓒点了点头同意，最后几人表演一会之后，各自退场。公孙瓒回到联盟军中，立刻召集众人开会，将今天吕布所说的话复述一遍。