Chapter 103: Moving the Capital Again?
In the East Warm Pavilion of the Forbidden City, Zhu Yuanzhang handed the urgent report of Jinyiwei to his son Zhu Biao, and after Zhu Biao finished reading it, he asked, "What do you think?" ”
"It's a good thing, I didn't expect Li Jie to be quite capable, and he actually persuaded Zhang Dingbian and asked them to help find the location of the widow, and we just need to call Chen Li back and improve his treatment, this is simply a business!" Zhu Biao's eyebrows fluttered at this time and praised loudly, such a capable son-in-law, he is now more and more satisfied.
"A good thing is a good thing, it's just ......" Zhu Yuanzhang was not as happy as Zhu Biao, but showed a little worry.
"Father, what are you worried about?" Zhu Biao saw his father's face and immediately asked.
I saw that Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and then said: "Chen Youliang is the biggest opponent in my life, even if he has been dead for so many years, there are still Zhang Dingbian and these people who are loyal to him, and now they are exchanging credit for Chen Li's return, will there be any other plans in the future?" ”
Zhu Biao also secretly smiled bitterly when he heard this, his father's suspicion was committed again, but he still patiently persuaded him: "Father, Zhang Dingbian and others are already so old, even if they have the heart, they are powerless, as for Chen Li, it is even more difficult to become a big weapon, even his father Chen Youliang was defeated in the hands of his father, let alone him?" ”
Hearing his son's words, Zhu Yuanzhang also raised his eyebrows, and immediately said with joy: "This is true, Chen Youliang's soldiers were many and wide, and he was far superior to me in terms of troops, but he was still defeated by me, not to mention his son, even if he is resurrected, I am afraid he will be defeated again!" ”
Zhu Yuanzhang's words were boastful on the surface, but in fact, they also exposed the jealousy of Chen Youliang in his heart, even if so many years have passed, but when he recalled the original Poyang Lake War, he couldn't help but be a little afraid, it should be the most dangerous battle he has experienced in his life.
"Draft, recall Dehou Chen Li back to Beijing, and give him another house, and the salary will also be paid on time, I hope Zhang Dingbian and they will not let me down!" Zhu Yuanzhang finally made a decision.
"Father is wise!" Zhu Biao was also relieved when he heard this, and immediately stepped forward to salute again.
But when he said this, Zhu Biao suddenly thought of another thing, only to see that he hesitated for a moment and finally spoke: "Father, the son heard that Li Cunyi's father and son have been arrested and returned to the capital, I don't know how the trial is now?" ”
"What are you asking about this?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard this, since he reopened Hu Weiyong's case, Zhu Biao disagreed with him, so as long as it was related to the case, he was unwilling to discuss it with Zhu Biao.
"This ......" I saw Zhu Biao hesitate again, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Father Qiqi, the Korean public found me in private, hoping to intercede for Li Cunyi, please spare ...... for his sake."
"Huh~" Before Zhu Biao finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang slapping the table angrily, "He still has the face to plead with me?" ”
"Father's anger! Han Gong and Li Cunyi have a deep brotherly relationship, and it is normal for people to intercede for him! Zhu Biao knew that his father would be angry, and immediately spoke again to persuade him.
"Hmph, I gave him a chance ten years ago, but what do you think he has done in the past ten years? Only now did I remember to intercede again, it's too late! Zhu Yuanzhang said that in the end, he slapped the table again angrily.
"But my father ......"
Zhu Specimen wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang waving his hand again: "Okay, you don't care about this matter, I have my own plans!" ”
Zhu Biao was also a little helpless when he heard this, he knew that his father would say this, but he also blamed Li Shanchang for saying it, if he wasn't so ignorant, why would things become the way they are now? Now that Li Cunyi has been arrested, he finally panicked, and he actually found himself, but unfortunately this matter is no longer something he can interfere in.
"By the way, someone in the DPRK and China has recently proposed to move the capital, what do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be afraid that Zhu Biao would be entangled again, so he changed the topic again.
"Move the capital?" Zhu Biao also showed a very complicated look when he heard this.
Speaking of moving the capital, it has been a long time, Lao Zhu's ancestral home is in Jurong, and it also belongs to the jurisdiction of Jinling during this period, so Lao Zhu is barely a Jinling person, and he made a fortune from Jinling, so it can be said that Jinling is simply Lao Zhu's blessed land.
However, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu was very dissatisfied with the capital of Jinling, and it can even be said that he picked his nose and eyes, and finally even decided to move the capital to his hometown Fengyang, after all, no matter how good his ancestral home is, but his hometown Fengyang is where he lived since he was a child.
Moving the capital to Fengyang is not Lao Zhu's whim, and even he did it, although Fengyang is only a small city, but Lao Zhu is the emperor, so he asked people to overhaul Fengyang City, and also moved the world's rich families to Fengyang, and even Zhu Biao took a group of brothers to live in Fengyang for several years, it can be said that Lao Zhu is fully prepared for moving the capital.
However, Lao Zhu was still too anxious, when building Fengyang City, because the construction period was too tight, resulting in unspeakable hardship of the labor, and finally there was a "tired of the town" incident, that is, the laborers cursed Lao Zhu with the tired of the town, this incident hit Lao Zhu very hard, because one of the main reasons for the fall of the Yuan Dynasty was excessive labor, which made Lao Zhu also begin to reflect on his mistakes.
Liu Bowen, who was deeply trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang at that time, also took advantage of this opportunity to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang, and finally let him dispel the idea of moving the capital to Fengyang, but Liu Bowen also offended the Huaixi nobles, after all, most of them supported the capital in their hometown, so Liu Bowen also resigned very wisely and returned to his hometown, but the cause of death was still confusing.
"Father, why did this good man think of moving the capital again?" Zhu Biao pondered for a while, and then asked cautiously, the last time the capital was moved to Fengyang, the city was already full of turmoil, so this time he was also extremely cautious.
"Confused! Although Jinling is good, but it is too far south, and the biggest threat to my Ming is in the north, if there is a war on the northern border, we will not receive the news until half a month at the earliest, and the daylilies will be cold! Zhu Yuanzhang directly explained the reason why he moved the capital.
Zhu Biao was also stunned when he heard this, compared with the last time he moved the capital to Fengyang, this time his father's reason for moving the capital was very sufficient, because he also knew that Nanjing's biggest flaw was that it was too far away from the northern border, not only because of the inconvenience of news exchanges, but even for a long time, it was inevitable that the northern border army would be in danger?
"What do you mean, Father?" Zhu Biao's attitude also changed at this time, because he knew that his father was also thinking about himself, with his father's prestige, of course, he was not afraid of the rebellion of the northern border army, but when he or even his descendants ascended the throne, then they would not have their father's ability and their father's prestige.
"I have also thought about it carefully in the past few days, Chang'an, Luoyang, and Kaifeng in the north were once the capitals of a country, and I have been there at the beginning, although because of the war in the north for many years, these three cities have already declined, but the heritage is still there, so if you move the capital, you can choose one from these three cities!" Zhu Yuanzhang slowly said his thoughts.
"All three are good choices, but you can't choose all three, right?" Zhu Biao nodded first, and then said with some embarrassment, he also felt that these three cities had their own advantages and disadvantages, and it was not easy to choose between them.
"Of course, you can't choose all three, but you can't be too hasty, so I plan to send someone to the three cities to have a look first, and if possible, you can go for me to see which one is more suitable to be the national capital?" When Zhu Yuanzhang said the end, his tone also softened.
Zhu Biao also immediately understood his father's intentions, moving the capital was originally planned for him and his children and grandchildren, so his father let himself choose it himself, which was a test for himself, and also for him to decide the location of the capital.
"My son is willing to go, I don't know when my father plans to let me go?" Zhu Biao immediately agreed.
"This matter is urgent, it needs to be discussed in the long run, and I will also send officials to inspect it in the early stage, and then I will let you go in person!" Zhu Yuanzhang also showed a soft smile at the end.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao didn't know that if Li Jie was here, he would definitely find a way to stop them, because Zhu Biao suddenly contracted an illness and died after inspecting Chang'an, and Zhu Biao's death also disrupted Lao Zhu's deployment, and Zhu Yunwen was also pushed to the throne in a hurry.