Early the next morning, Miao Yuan moved from the palace to the princess's mansion on time, and the big cars and small cars were jammed on a street, Li Zhang was a little weak and didn't dare to go to Miao Yuan, but he didn't expect Zhao Zhen to be at ease, so he personally ran to send Miao Yuan, so he called Li Zhang over.

"Miao Yuan has also moved out of the palace, and Tanuki is even more reluctant to live in the palace, why don't you say that my two sisters don't have peace of mind?" Zhao Zhen complained to Li Zhang as he walked, it was the first time he came to Miaoyuan's princess's mansion, after all, it was not easy for him to go out of the palace, if it wasn't for sending Miaoyuan this time, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to leave the palace at all.

"There are many rules in the palace, and the terrain of the palace is not very good, the winter is cold and the summer is very hot, and it is really uncomfortable for people to live in it." Li Zhang also helplessly explained at this time, in fact, if it was not necessary, he would not want to enter the palace.

In all fairness, Kaifeng is actually not suitable for the national capital, because Kaifeng is surrounded by endless plains, except for the Yellow River in the north, there is no danger to defend, and when the Yellow River freezes in winter, it is even more flat, which is also the main reason why the Great Song Dynasty raised so many forbidden troops near the capital.

When Zhao Kuangyin was alive, he even thought about moving the capital to Chang'an, but later failed to make the trip because he died too suddenly, and the palace in Kaifeng was originally expanded by the Xuanwu Festival in the Tang Dynasty, and the location was not very good, coupled with the topography of Kaifeng City, which led to the palace being cold in winter and hot in summer, in superstitious words, Feng Shui is not good, and there are even folk rumors that Zhao Heng and Zhao Zhen's heirs are likely to be related to the feng shui of the palace.

"Cousin, what you said is also reasonable, but our Great Song Dynasty has been established for so many years, and the palace has gone through several rounds of expansion, and the entire capital can no longer find a second place to build a new palace, it seems that my children and grandchildren and I still have to live in this uncomfortable palace." Zhao Zhen also smiled bitterly when he heard this, shook his head and said.

Li Zhang's heart was also moved when he heard this, and then he said somewhat casually: "Actually, it's not impossible, I heard that Emperor Taizu once thought about moving the capital, and even when the emperor was alive, he also considered moving the capital, if His Majesty can really move the capital, naturally there is no need to live in the old palace in Kaifeng City." ”

Many people know that Zhao Kuangyin is preparing to move the capital to Chang'an, but many people don't know that Zhao Heng almost moved the capital when he was alive, but Zhao Heng's move to the capital is not very glorious, because he was forced by the Liao people.

At that time, the Empress Dowager Xiao led the troops south, and the Great Song Dynasty resisted very difficult, Wang Qinruo, the governor at that time, advocated moving the capital to Shengzhou, and Chen Yaosuo, who signed the Privy Council, advocated moving the capital to Yizhou, both of them were selfish, because the location of the capital was near their hometown, Zhao Heng was also very moved by this, and finally was scolded by Kou Zhun to wake up, and then was forced by Kou Zhun to drive the expedition in person, which led to the alliance of Lanyuan.

"Cousin, don't be kidding, moving the capital is something that shakes the country's foundation, even if I have the heart, I'm afraid the ministers won't agree." Zhao Zhen shook his head when he heard Li Zhang's words and said, the impact and cost of moving the capital was too great, so he didn't think about it at all.

"I also know that the impact of moving the capital is huge, but Your Majesty thinks about the hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops stationed near the capital, how much their military expenses will have every year, and after so many years of military spending, it is almost possible to rebuild several Kaifeng cities." Li Zhang suddenly showed a serious look at this time.

Xingzhou was defeated, and the Xiang army was ready to move nearly 150,000 people to Tuntian, and now most of the Xiang army has already moved, and it will be able to reach Xingzhou in the spring and summer of next year, but the forbidden army has not moved, after all, the forbidden army is the regular army of the Great Song Dynasty, and the auxiliary army of the Xiang army is different, even if he knows that most of the forbidden troops stationed near the capital have been rotten and cannot fight at all, but Zhao Zhen still does not dare to easily dismantle.

I saw that Zhao Zhen also showed a silent expression when he heard this, and after a long while, he sighed and said: "If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, this is still the truth you taught me, cousin, now Xingzhou has just been defeated, and the tuntian of military to civilian has not yet begun, and I can't see any effect for the time being, so let's wait and see!" ”

Li Zhang also nodded when he heard this, and then didn't say anything, in fact, of course he knew the truth that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, but he wanted to give Zhao Zhen a wake-up call, so that he should not forget the problem of the forbidden army, and there is also the matter of moving the capital, which seems to be a little out of reach now, but in the future, with the expansion of the Great Song Dynasty, there will always be a heavenly move on the agenda, after all, the disadvantages of Kaifeng as the national capital are too great.

"By the way, although I have already said it before, but now I still want to say, Miao Yuan has moved out, cousin, you have to help me take care of it, don't let her do anything out of the ordinary!" At this time, Zhao Zhen suddenly thought of something again, and immediately told Li Zhang again, he had told Li Zhang before, but now he is still a little worried.

"Well, I will!" Li Zhang also said a little vaguely when he heard this, and at the same time his scalp was also a little numb, the so-called "out of line" thing will definitely come out of himself in the future, if Zhao Zhen knows about himself and Miaoyuan, I don't know what the reaction will be? It's better to scold yourself, or beat yourself, and you will never fight back.

"How's the Queen's health?" Li Zhang didn't dare to think about it anymore, and hurriedly changed the topic at the moment, although Empress Zhang has been recuperating with peace of mind since she was pregnant, there was still a small problem, some time ago Zhao Zhen almost threw away the government and politics, and concentrated on accompanying Empress Zhang to raise the fetus, and the imperial doctor never left.

"It's been good lately, but I haven't had any problems, but I always feel unsure." Zhao Zhen also showed a worried expression when he mentioned Queen Zhang, he almost gave all his efforts to the child in Queen Zhang's belly, but some time ago, Queen Zhang was unwell, and almost scared him to collapse, to put it mildly, if this child can't be saved, he may go crazy.

"It's like this for the first time as a father, don't worry too much about your majesty, don't let the queen lie down all the time, proper activity is also good for the child." Li Zhang also suggested at this time that he had seen the pregnant Empress Zhang, even when her belly was not very obvious, she had to be supported when she walked, as if she was afraid of falling, and most of the time she lay on the bed without moving, which is not a good thing for pregnant women.

"Well, I'll tell the queen when I go back." Zhao Zhen also nodded when he heard this, he didn't care about his son and daughter now, as long as Empress Zhang could give birth to a child smoothly, it would prove that he had no problem as a man, and this matter was far more important to him than his heir.

Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen chatted while walking, by the way, Li Zhang also introduced him to the princess's mansion, Zhao Zhen was quite satisfied with this place, and finally the two came to the Miao Yuan Temple in the back house, looking at the restored Miao Yuan Temple, Zhao Zhen also smiled bitterly and said: "At the beginning, I didn't agree to recreate Miao Yuan Temple in the house, but Miao Yuan didn't have to argue, I couldn't help her, she had to agree, and she didn't plan to live in it after it was built." ”

"Ahem, Miao Yuan has been a Taoist priest since he was a child, and he grew up in Miao Yuan Temple, of course he has more feelings for this place, and it is nothing to study Daozang in the temple." Li Zhang coughed dryly and spoke again.

"That's right!" Zhao Zhen also nodded when he heard this.

"Big brother cousin, come and see how I set it up?" At this moment, Miao Yuan came out of the dormitory and immediately shouted when he saw them, and the two immediately agreed, and then entered the dormitory to visit.

The day before yesterday, when Li Zhang came, the dormitory was still empty, mainly because Miaoyuan's things had not been moved from the palace, and when I looked at it again today, I saw that the dormitory had been arranged, and it was placed in accordance with Miaoyuan's plan that day, Zhao Zhen praised while watching, in fact, whether it was beautiful and practical, as long as it was arranged by Miaoyuan, he would definitely praise it.

At noon, Zhao Zhen did not return to the palace, but had a meal at Miaoyuan's place, and Li Zhang naturally accompanied him, and during the meal, Zhao Zhen also told Miaoyuan quite seriously: "Miaoyuan, I have no objection to you moving out of the palace, but I have asked my cousin to take care of you on my behalf, and you will have to listen to him in the future!" ”

"Don't worry, big brother, I will definitely listen to my cousin!" Miao Yuan also smiled coquettishly when he heard this, and secretly glanced at Li Zhang as he spoke, but Li Zhang was looking at his nose and nose at this time, and he didn't dare to look at Miao Yuan at all.

Zhao Zhen couldn't stay outside the palace for a long time, so he was ready to go back to the palace after lunch, but then he suddenly thought of one more thing, so he asked Miao Yuan to go back first, and then he said: "Cousin, when Li Shaofu was demoted to the field by the eldest lady, the existing people proposed to recall Li Shaofu, I also think that Li Shaofu should be reused, after all, the court also needs a person I trust, I don't know what my cousin thinks?" ”

Hearing that Zhao Zhen was going to summon Li Di back to Beijing, Li Zhang showed a contemplative expression, and only after a while did he speak: "Young Master Li should indeed be reused because His Majesty was demoted, but I heard that Young Master Li has always hated Lu Xiang, and if he returns to Beijing, I am afraid that he will have a conflict with Li Xiang." ”

"I also thought about this, but it is normal for ministers to have conflicts with each other, if they all form a group, it will be difficult for me to be the emperor, and I also have other arrangements for Young Master Li to minimize the conflict between him and Lu Xiang, there should be no problem." Zhao Zhen said with a smile at this time, he is not only more and more familiar with the government now, but also has a lot of experience in employing people, these experiences can only be accumulated by their own exploration, and they can't be learned by studying alone.

"Since Your Majesty is prepared, there should be no problem, speaking of which, Your Majesty really needs someone to contain Lu Xiang in the court." Li Zhang finally nodded when he heard this.

But having said that, in fact, Li Zhang is not very optimistic about Li Di's return to Beijing, because he is familiar with Li Di's character and knows Lu Yijian's personality.