Zhu Fan fought cocks with peace of mind, he knew that his father's silence represented recognition.

He also secretly compared himself to Tang Xuanzong in his heart.

After the war was pacified, they all fell in love with this game of wits and courage.

Another important point is that they are all in Xi'an.

He stepped on the place where Tang Xuanzong once trodden, and his chickens ate the wheat fields where Tang Xuanzong's chickens once ate.

Maybe one day he can also rule the world ruled by Tang Xuanzong.

Yushi Hu Zigan took off his official uniform, wore a silk robe dressed like a rich man, and went to the last room facing south on the second floor of the Shili Xiang Tavern.

He is neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, he looks well-behaved, and there is nothing out of place on his face.

He had been to Shili several times, but most people didn't recognize him, including Xiao Er in the shop.

Every time he came, Xiao Er greeted him with a smile, the kind of smile he had for a strange guest, without a hint of familiarity.

The incense in the room coiled in a dull circle, and the door opened a crack, and before Hu Zigan could show his face, it pounced on it in desperation, like a fisherman waiting for a big fish.

"Hu Yushi, you're here!" The lord of the Jiuli Gang asked.

His eyes were bright and clear, as if he was waiting for hope: "Come, see how the brown color of this pot of tea is?" ”

"Hmm," Hu Zigan took a deep breath, as if his nostrils had the function of classification, the left nostril was responsible for incense, and the right nostril was responsible for tea.

"The tea leaves are slender and curly, the color is emerald green, the soup color is clear and translucent, and the aroma is elegant but not light. This tea is beautiful and cute. ”

"Oh? Hu Yushi described this tea as very interesting. Then hurry up and have a drink! ”

Hu Zigan picked up the teacup, his eyes moist, as if the heat of tea had penetrated into his eyes.

He cherished a small sip, which was enough to awaken his body and half a lifetime of memories.

"Lord, this tea is called Dragon Dance Tea, the entrance is rich and strong, and the aftertaste is long and undefeated."

Hu Zigan spoke eloquently, and the lord nodded with a smile.

"I haven't had this tea in more than ten years since I left my hometown. The production of this tea is very small, and the local tea farmers grow and drink their own tea and never sell it, so how did the Lord get these teas? ”

"There is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart. Hu Yushi likes it, why is it difficult to get some tea? ”

Hu Zigan took another sip of tea, closed his eyes slightly, shook his half-bald head and sighed: "After more than ten years of leaving my hometown, drinking this tea is like returning to my hometown, I have mixed feelings...... This tea also has a beautiful legend. ”

Hu Zigan looked in the direction of his hometown, and crossed the difficulties and obstacles to meet the mountains and rivers there.

"Oh? Be all ears. ”

Hu Zigan has just joined the Jiuli Gang, and the lord is much more polite to him than to other members, and he is still in the stage of winning people's hearts.

"A long time ago, there was a severe drought in Donggu Mountain in our hometown, and there was not a drop of rain for a long time. Thousands of miles of red land, scorched gold and flowing stones, the river is dry and the sea is dry, and the seedlings are withered and the cicadas are panting. The villagers died and fled, and only twenty or thirty people remained. One of these people had a dream at night in which he dreamed that Guanyin Bodhisattva had asked him to go to Dawu Mountain, the main peak of Donggu Mountain, to burn incense and pray for rain. ”

"Whether it's true or not, the villagers who are only left with a dead end hurry to Dawushan. They gathered soil and burned incense, worshiped Bodhisattvas, and prayed for rain. In less than a quarter of an hour, the wind howled everywhere, the clouds were thick, and the thunder and lightning were combined. A bolt of lightning struck the Great Black Mountain like a giant axe, and a thunderclap was deafening, and a spring well was opened under the hillside. ”

The villagers were overjoyed and knelt down to thank him. On the second day back at the bottom of the mountain, the sky was again cloudy and the rain was pouring down. A green dragon hovers around the newly hewn well. Everywhere the dragon went, dozens of rows of leafy tea trees grew. Later, the villagers called the well Lei Gongjing, and called those tea trees the dragon dance tea tree. ”

"The Lei Gong Well is seven meters deep and crystal clear. Rain or shine, the well water is always kept about one meter above the surface of the well. The water of Lei Gongjing is extremely sweet, and the tea trees around it are all benefited by this. Therefore, the dragon dance tea is fragrant and pleasant, and it is always fragrant and unforgettable to drink a sip. ”

Hu Zigan hurriedly took another sip of tea, as if he couldn't leave the fragrance of tea in his mouth for a moment.

"If you use the well water of Lei Gongjing to make Dragon Dance tea, it will cure all diseases?" The Lord looked at the satisfied beard with a smile.

"Well, for me and my neighbors, that's true."

"Hehehe! If Hu Yushi is infected, I will definitely send someone to fetch the well water of Lei Gongjing and this dragon dance tea. ”

"Thank you, Lord!" Hu Zigan's heart and eyes returned to Shilixiang's room.

He was ashamed to remember before the Lord. He quickly put down his teacup and sat down.

He didn't come to Shili today to drink tea and reminisce.

"Yesterday, I recommended Xi'an as the capital with the emperor. I think the emperor also wants to move the capital, but it is difficult to decide between Xi'an, Bianliang and Fengyang. ”

After Zhu Yuanzhang captured Dingyuan, the strategists Feng Guoyong and Tao An strongly recommended Jiqing Road as the capital. This view coincides with Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.

Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Jiqing Road was located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, with the Yangtze River moat in the north, and the terrain was dangerous, which was the best geographical location for him to deal with Chen Youliang upstream and Zhang Shicheng downstream.

Twelve years later, Zhu Yuanzhang eliminated the forces of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, changed Jiqing Road to Yingtianfu, ascended the throne and became the emperor, and the country was called Daming.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who later became emperor, found that Yingtianfu was the most powerful position during the war, but as a stable national capital, it had several major weaknesses.

First, the whip is not enough to the abdomen. Ying Tianfu is not located in the center of the country, but in the southeast. In this way, the western and northern parts of Kyoto, far away from the political center, took advantage of the high mountain and the emperor's distance to stir up wind and waves, and the sea flew.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang set up a guard post in the northwest border pass and often sent generals to crusade, Kyoto, which was far away, still lacked deterrent power against the Northern Yuan.

Second, the ominous place. The Eastern Wu, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Southern Dynasties and the Southern Tang Dynasty all took Yingtian as their Kyoto, except for the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which ruled for one hundred and four years, the rest did not exceed a hundred years.

The third is the flooding of the inner court. At that time, Liu Jiguan Yanque Lake had a royal spirit, and Zhu Yuanzhang immediately filled in the lake to build a palace. However, after a few years, the terrain of Miyagi began to sink. Especially in the inner court, concubines often suffer from floods.

"Does the emperor have a preference?" The Lord asked.

"The emperor is not as decisive about moving the capital as he is about other things. Above the court, the matter of moving the capital has been mentioned dozens of times, and the emperor still can't make a decision. Some of the ministers of the DPRK and China believed that Yingtianfu had been a beautiful place since ancient times, and there was no need to move the capital. There are also some veterans who want to set the capital in their hometown Fengyang, glorify their ancestors, and return to their hometown. ”

The emperor was quite moved by this at first, and ordered the construction of the capital in Fengyang, and ordered the relocation of more than 100,000 households to Fengyang. However, when Liu Ji was alive, he strongly opposed the relocation of the capital to Fengyang, saying that 'although Fengyang is the emperor's hometown, it is not the place to build the capital'. After the construction of Fengyang's central capital started, the emperor changed his mind again, saying that he 'cherished the people, did not want to build a large number of buildings, and worked hard to mobilize the people'. ”

"I think it must be the emperor who discovered that what Liu Ji said is true, Fengyang is not suitable for building a capital, and building a capital in Fengyang is bound to help the power of the Yangtze River Huai Group. Since then, Jianghuai heroes have done even more freely, violating laws and disciplines, and forming parties for personal gain. From this point of view, the emperor should not think about Fengyang anymore. As for Bianliang, the emperor attaches great importance to it. In order to guard against the northwest, it is necessary to use Bianliang as a base for transporting grain, grass and replenishing troops. He had personally visited Bianliang for field investigations. ”

"Bianliang?" The Lord brushed the long hair behind his head.

"Although the terrain of Bianliang is in the middle, there is no danger to defend, and it is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Xu Da and Lan Yu were all against moving the capital to Bianliang. The emperor was born in war, and he naturally put the strategic position first when he considered the national capital. So Bianliang seems to have been denied by the emperor. ”

"Then that's all left in Xi'an?"

"Well, but the emperor is not very satisfied with the location of Xi'an. It is far away from waterways, and transportation is inconvenient, and the difficulty of getting food naturally affects the prosperity of Kyoto. ”

"Are there any other options?"

"Not anymore at the moment. Among the three, Xi'an is the most likely to be the capital in the emperor's mind. Although Xi'an is not rich enough, the waterways can be dug and the grain roads can be built, and its defects can be broken one by one. Therefore, according to the instructions of the Lord, I once again recommended Xi'an to the emperor as the national capital above the court. ”

"Well done!" The Lord poured the Dragon Dance Tea for Hu Yushi's teacup, and personally picked it up with both hands and sent it to Hu Yushi's hands.

For obedient dogs, the owner never skimps on the meat in the bowl.

"Why did the Lord promote this relocation of the capital?"

"I don't mean to move the capital, but to the prince." The lord seemed to be smiling, and his scheming eyes seemed to see the terminally ill prince of the crumbling Ming Dynasty.

"Prince?" Hu Zigan didn't understand what the Lord meant.

"Yes. The prince stays in the palace of the capital all the year round, and it is difficult to see him! Hu Yushi, get him to Xi'an. ”

The Lord's explanation was over, and he smiled and stared at the two brown droplets hanging from the pinch of his beard on his lips.

Hu Zigan suddenly realized that the matter of advising to move the capital was just to let the prince Zhu Biao go to Xi'an.

Is the Lord going to attack the crown prince? Hu Zigan didn't dare to ask.

"How is Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, behaving in the fiefdom?" The Lord asked.

"Occasional mistakes, but overall it's okay. These princes are always held in the palm of their hands by others, and they are inevitably arrogant, and it is impossible not to make any mistakes. ”

"It's good to make mistakes. Hu Yushi, you send someone to collect the mistakes made by King Qin, exaggerate them, and let Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang understand. Zhu Biao loves his younger brother very much, didn't he just discipline Zhu just in the previous paragraph? I heard that it works very well. ”

"The King of Jin has been doing mischief in his fiefdom since the failure of the Northern Expedition, and the gold fans are drunk, and even the emperor can't do anything about him, but he didn't expect the prince to train him over."

"Zhu Biao is really a good big brother. I...... There was once such a good big brother. The Lord's voice suddenly deepened.

Hu Zigan was at a loss, and two brown droplets of water shook off his placket.