The north and south of the great river were finally unified, and because they were all Han emperors, there was almost no cultural exclusion, and the rule of the Southern Jin Dynasty was very smooth. During this period of time, Zhao Ce reused Bai Chongguang, major events in the military and political circles, listened to many opinions, and suddenly opened his mouth, and had a lot of experience.

In November of the tenth year of Zhide, Emperor Zhide prepared to return to the court, and he was still a little reluctant to leave. The beauty, richness, and warmth of the south of the Yangtze River once made His Majesty the Emperor have the heart to move the capital, but later, at the suggestion of the generals, he returned to Luoyang.

At this time, the Liang Dynasty had millions of soldiers, thousands of soldiers, and the emperor's prestige reached the highest point in nearly a hundred years.

Zhao Ce decided that this time he would return to Beijing and carry out a major purge of non-royal factions.

He is determined to solve all problems completely at any time at the cost of a battle, and the chief planner behind this matter is this old minister of Shu Han, Bai Chongguang.

However, before leaving Jinling, it is first necessary to arrange a general to guard the vast area south of the Yangtze River.

"The minister suggested that General Xiao Han should be left to guard Jinling."

"Oh?" Zhao Ce was a little worried: "Xiao Han has made outstanding achievements, and it is not easy to seal." ”

"Your Majesty, you must seal him."

Zhao Ce thought for a while, "Do you think it's appropriate to keep how many soldiers for him?" ”

"The Southern Jin Dynasty has newly surrendered, and there are still a lot of things to deal with, some of the remnants of the Sima family, and some remote barbarians, it is inevitable that there will be changes, and the soldiers are too few to stay, I am afraid that they will not be able to be deterred. At least 100,000. In addition, His Majesty the Emperor should build another capital in Lingnan, and now the trade between the two regions is increasing year by year, and it must be controlled by the Emperor. ”

"I am benevolent and righteous to the Sima family, will they still rebel? I named Sima Yun as the king of Jin, hereditary replacement, and 1,200 people have the right to make festivals, will you be satisfied with treating him like this? I think that not only will he not rebel, but he will also take the initiative to help me control the people of the Sima family. ”

"Your Majesty, the Sima family has big roots and deep roots, so don't be careless. In the opinion of the minister, it is better to get rid of it. ”

"How are you going to get rid of it?"

"This task will be handed over to General Xiao Han. For example: in order to thank the Sima family for their great contribution to the unification of the country, His Majesty the Emperor ordered Xiao Han to entertain the Sima family on Poyang Lake. ”

"You're just stealing the bell."

"So what? Your Majesty? ”

"Hehehe, that's right, the backbone of the Sima family is dead, so what. But..."The emperor still has some hesitation, and the generals are too powerful, so how can this be good?" Especially this Jinling, which is located in a rich land, this is not a frontier. If I want to seize power, but I am worried about forcing a rebellion, this has always been the thing that troubles me the most.

Bai Chongguang said: "Soldiers, they are all the emperor's soldiers, where do they get their military power?" As long as the military power is divided according to the minister's suggestion, there is no need to worry about being held back in the future. And the generals are still generals, their identities have not changed, they still enjoy high-level treatment, and they can still 'get away with it, and they can still be powerful and blessed'. ”

"Well, your four-point military power method is really good, then in Jinling, Xiao Han's body, let's implement it first."

Leave 100,000 soldiers for Xiao Han, and tell Xiao Han that after completely eliminating Sima Yu's sins, divide 50,000 troops to go to Lingnan and establish the Lingnan Protectorate, and His Majesty the Emperor will send someone to take over at that time.

In addition, Xiao Han's military power was divided into four parts. If he wants to move troops, it will be much more troublesome than before.

Pawn Talisman Quarters.

Zhao Tong, the commander of the four provinces of Jiangnan, has a quarter in his hands, a quarter of the Jiangnan Provisional Governor's Palace, and Xiao Han, the general of the Zhu State, only a quarter in his hands, and the last one is in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor. Clouds

That is to say, if Xiao Han wants to mobilize more than 3,000 troops, he must first obtain the consent of the four commanders, the consent of the governor's palace, and then take the three talismans, quickly go to the emperor, and the emperor agrees before he can move the army.

Good is troublesome.

However, His Majesty the Emperor thought that this was not a problem.

Xiao Han said: "If I am here at the border pass, and the enemy army is killed, but I have no command, how can I fight the enemy?" ”

Emperor Zhao Ce said: "You don't need the emperor's soldier talisman to defend the city, you must have it when you go out of the city to fight." ”

After arranging Xiao Han, His Majesty the Emperor led an army of 900,000 to leave.

Since there was no marching mission, and there was enough food to eat, His Majesty's speed of action was too slow, and he walked for almost a month before returning to the capital, and he saw that the New Year was coming.

Some people suggested that the emperor should not feed so many soldiers, otherwise even if Jiangnan was subdued, the treasury would be exhausted, but His Majesty the Emperor did not agree.

After coming back, Zhao Ce was full of spirits, and his walking posture was different from before, giving people a sense of oppression from afar.

The Ministry of Rites arranged for the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother to pick up in front of the Jinluan Palace, of course, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu's brain was not broken, so he would not force the two Niangniang to come out, first of all, to seek the opinions of the two Niangniang, they agreed, and the Ministry of Rites dared to arrange relevant matters.

The scene is grand.

But for some reason, Zhao Ce still felt a little shabby, and said to the emperor and the queen in private: "You haven't been to Jinling, and you don't know the prosperity of Jinling. Our palace, compared with the Jinling Palace, is simply a separate courtyard. ”

Tang Qi said: "Now that you have money, if you like it, you can rebuild it." ”

Zhao Ce asked: "Why don't you consider moving south?" ”

Tang Qi said: "I also want to suggest that the emperor move north, now the sixteen states of Yanyun have just been recovered, there is the gate of the Central Plains, the Son of Heaven is not enough to shock the barbarians, build the capital there, all the imperial forest army is the border army, which can not only firmly grasp the military power, but also save the cost of troops, killing two birds with one stone." ”

Zhao Ce thought for a while and said, "Don't say it, it's really a good way, why didn't I think of it before." Since the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, the Hu people outside the Shanhai Pass have become more and more rampant, and the sixteen states of Yanyun have changed hands many times. It also saves you from worrying about the presence of too many troops and the rebellion of the general. ”

Tang Qi said: "The most important thing is that those soldiers are completely in the hands of the emperor, which can not only defend against foreign enemies, but also suppress internal strife. ”

That night, Zhao Ce climbed the high platform and looked around, after years of war, Luoyang City had withered, people had become scarce, houses had become dilapidated, and there was no emperor's spirit here.

"Tell the ministers that tomorrow morning the court will discuss the matter of moving the capital."

It's just a matter of discussion, before the real relocation of the capital, the Tang clan and the queen's forces must be cleansed. But how to clean it up, should it be cleaned together, or separately?

If you clean it up separately, who will clean it up first?

Zhao Ce felt that the Tang clan should be cleaned up first, because the Tang clan's power was larger, and the queen was his own woman after all, so it was relatively safe. After all, she is still the mother of the crown prince. Even if the queen's military power cannot be eliminated, she will not be left behind in the future.

So he summoned Bai Ke, Tang Yuan, Wang Tianpeng and other six people into Beijing.