Planning to Rule the World in the Late Eastern Han

The Han has lost its deer, and heroes across the land are vying to seize it! The Son of Heaven wields his sword to bring order to the realm, while generals wield their blades to expand the borders and quell rebellions! My endgame is set. I entrust the Han realm to you! The late emperor laid out this endgame. You and I shall play it together! Whatever the outcome, the realm will belong to the Liu clan! The Liu Han dynasty has never failed me, and I will never betray it! If I break this oath, may Heaven strike me down! Ever since ascending the throne, I have lived in constant fear of making a mistake, of taking one wrong step. For the Han realm and its common people, I dare not spend a single extra copper coin, much less live in luxury. The Yellow Turban Rebellion set all eight provinces of the Han ablaze, so why was it crushed in just ten months? After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Hong ate only one meat dish per meal, so why did he still have the Hall of Ten Thousand Gold built? With thirty thousand elite troops in the capital, how did Dong Zhuo manage to take Luoyang and wreak havoc in the imperial palace with only three thousand Flying Bear troops?