In October of the twelfth year of the Qianguo, Cao Jiao led the army to attack Zhangye again, and Xinian learned that Cao Jiao brought a large number of siege equipment this time, and was worried that the city would be breached, so he decided to strike first and lead the troops out of the city to meet the battle.

Cao Jiao ordered the vanguard Liang Yi to lead an army of 5,000 to fight, but Xi Nian was killed in the battle, the soldiers and horses were scattered, and Liang Yi took advantage of the situation to chase and kill.

Two days later, the remnants of Beiliang in Zhangye City surrendered without a fight.

In November, Cao Jiao led an army to attack Jiuquan, and Fuqu Wufu knew that Cao Jiao's army was too strong to compete with him, so he abandoned Jiuquan and went to Dunhuang with more than 8,000 horses to join his cousin Fuqu Tang'er.

Cao Jiao's army occupied Jiuquan without blood, but the momentum of its attack was terminated.

It was winter, the climate was cold, the sky was snowing heavily, the army could not march, and the heavy snow closed the road, the heavy grain and grass could not be transported, Cao Jiao's army stayed in Jiuquan for more than three months.

In February of the thirteenth year of the Qianguo, there was a problem with the logistical supply of the 50,000 cadres and the supply line was too long, resulting in the baggage being unable to arrive in time, and the army also lost the ability to attack.

It took nine days for the 800-li express horse to send Cao Jiao's song from Jiuquan to Qianjing, an average of more than 500 li a day, and although there was still some distance from the 800-li daily journey, Liangzhou had just come under the Qianguo, and it was already remarkable that the messenger only took nine days to deliver the letter from Jiuquan, which was more than 4,000 miles away.

Zhao Junsheng sat behind the imperial case to deal with the music sent from all over the country, and Mulan squatted next to her boiling tea.

At this time, the eunuch walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, Lord Cui asks to see!" ”

"Xuan!"

Cui Hao walked in with a piece of music and saluted: "Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Junsheng raised his head, raised his hand and said, "No courtesy!" Why did Cui Qing come to see me? ”

"Your Majesty, General Cao Jiao sent someone to send an urgent report, because the roads, weather and supply lines are too long, the baggage often cannot be transported to Jiuquan County in time, and the soldiers often only eat one meal a day, so that the combat strength is greatly reduced, and they are unable to attack in the direction of Dunhuang! Cao Jiao wrote a letter asking the class to return to the court, and if he stayed in Jiuquan again, he was worried that the army would lose control due to the lack of baggage! ”

This note was obviously just sent, because it was a letter from the generals in front, Cui Hao didn't dare to slack off, and brought it to Zhao Junsheng to deal with first.

Zhao Junsheng took it and looked at it, and was speechless for a long time.

After a long time, Zhao Junsheng said to Cui Hao: "It seems that the strategy of the imperial court is going to change!" What does Cui Qing think? ”

Cui Hao arched his hand and said: "The situation must be more serious than what Cao Jiao said, the generals who go out on the expedition have always reported good news and not bad news, Cao Jiao wrote this letter only afraid that it has reached the point of exhaustion, and the minister suggested agreeing to Cao Jiao to lead the army and leave a small number of soldiers and horses to garrison Jiuquan to guard against the remnants of Beiliang!" ”

"At the same time, send someone to see the frustrated Qu Wu, and issue an edict to make him surrender and submit!"

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a while, agreed to Cui Hao's suggestion, and ordered Cao Jiao to leave the general Heliangui with 3,000 troops to guard Jiuquan, and lead other large armies to return to the court, and at the same time sent envoys to Dunhuang to announce the decree to Fuqu Wushi, ordering him to surrender and surrender.

Within a few days, the news that Cao Jiao's army was unable to attack because the supply line was too long and had to be forced to divide the army spread throughout the court, causing a lot of discussion among the courtiers.

At the court meeting on the first day of the first month of March, Wen Fanli played in the matter: "Your Majesty, now I have no threat to the northeast, the Rouran people in the north were beaten by us and fled back to Mobei, and they did not dare to go south again for three or five years, from now on, the main strategic areas of our dynasty are the west and south, and the geographical location of Qianjing is no longer suitable for continuing to undertake the mission of the national capital, and the minister suggested moving the capital to Chang'an!" ”

"After moving the capital to Chang'an, whether it is through the Western Regions or dealing with the Southern Dynasties, our dynasty can be at ease, if we continue to use Qianjing as the national capital, every time the army goes out, there will be a problem that the supply line is too long and the baggage cannot be transported in time, which will seriously hinder the process of Your Majesty's domination of the world!"

As soon as Wen Fanli's words fell, it caused an uproar in the court, and the matter of moving the capital was not trivial, and it involved the interests of all parties, many people in Qianjing had just spent a lot of money to buy real estate and other industries, and had just run some forces, and once you said that the capital would be moved, once the news spread, I was afraid that the housing prices and prices in Qianjing would definitely fall sharply, and the people in the market would definitely be panicked.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Wen is simply afraid that the world will not be chaotic, how important is the matter of moving the capital, how can it be said that it will be accommodated? This involves all aspects, a bad one will cause a big mess, please think twice! ”

It was Lu Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who spoke, and his posture was like a rooster who would fight a duel immediately, and whoever dared to mention the matter of moving the capital again would dare to fight with others.

Someone stood up and said: "After 13 years of construction, Qianjing has the current prosperous scene and scale, not to mention anything else, just say that this imperial palace, it took ten years to complete the construction, and it took countless manpower, material and financial resources, if the capital is moved, this place will have to be empty, isn't this a waste of the people's taxes?" ”

Wen Fanli was unhappy when he said this, and he retorted: "The lower official wants to ask you, is it important to have a palace and a city, or is it important for Your Majesty to dominate the world?" ”

Now the ministers don't dare to talk nonsense, if this is not said well, it will not be good to arouse Zhao Junsheng's disgust.

Zhao Junsheng asked Dongfang Chen: "Dongfang Qing family, what do you think?" ”

This opening is about to offend people, Dongfang Chen really doesn't want to stand up, but Zhao Junsheng named him, and he can only stand up.

"Your Majesty, Lord Wen's proposal to move the capital was too sudden, and the minister and other colleagues have not yet come to their senses. Judging from the current situation, Qianjing is indeed too far away from the Southern Dynasties and Western Liang, and the imperial court has to pass through the Western Regions and the south, and if it sends troops, it is an indisputable fact that the supply line is too long, but if you want to move the capital, you have to solve many problems, which can by no means be solved in a short period of time! ”

The minister thought that the controversy over the relocation of the capital should not be leaked out for the time being, otherwise it would easily cause panic among the people in the city. This matter can be discussed within the imperial court, and it is not too late to make a decision before making a decision! ”

When the other courtiers heard this, Dongfang Chen said that he didn't say anything, he was really an old fox.

At this time, some people proposed to disperse the Chinese army and deploy it in various places; In Henan and Guanzhong, large granaries were built respectively, and the grain and grass collected from all over the country were transported to the large granaries for hoarding, and once the imperial court had an expedition to the south or west, it could directly transfer troops and supplies nearby.

This proposal was immediately reprimanded by many people, and Pei Jin scolded directly: "It's just bastard bullshit, scattering the Chinese soldiers in various places? Who will guard Qianjing? Who will protect His Majesty and the Manchu Minister of Civil and Military Affairs? Do you rely on you, an old man who is powerless and will fall down when the wind blows? ”

The scolded minister was ashamed and retreated to the last row with his face hidden.

Zhao Junsheng actually had the idea of moving the capital for a long time, and this idea had been in place two years ago, but he also knew that this matter could not be done in a short time.

Let's not talk about whether the relocation of the capital will damage the interests of the Korean Chinese military minister, and whether the ministers will oppose it, let's just say that the officers and men of the Chinese army are afraid that there will also be resistance.

Why? In the more than 10 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, many generals and colonels of the Chinese army have set up their homes inside and outside Qianjing or near Qianjing, and if the capital is to be moved, it is bound to be escorted by the Chinese soldiers and all the armies, and the generals and colonels of the Chinese soldiers have to move their homes to the new capital, not to mention the problem of whether it is troublesome or not, and it costs a lot to just build a new home and buy a family business, and once the news of the relocation of the capital spreads, the land price and housing prices in Qianjing will inevitably plummet, until in the end no one cares, and the lieutenant generals and colonels have fought bloodily for more than ten years to buy this family business, and you let them give it up. Will they willingly agree? If one is not good, it will cause a big problem.

Zhao Junsheng looked at the expressions of the ministers in the court, some of them were clearly opposed to moving the capital, and these people were some ministers with relatively high status and conservative ideology.

There are also some people with lower status, but they clearly support the relocation of the capital, and these people have no industry in Qianjing.

Some other ministers were ambiguous, wanting to approve of the relocation of the capital, but they did not dare to support it for fear of offending a large number of people.

Zhao Junsheng observed these ministers, especially those who were in favor of moving the capital and supported it, and he speculated how many of these people sincerely supported the relocation of the capital out of consideration for the future strategic layout of the Qianguo, and how many of them just wanted to make political capital?

After some thought, Zhao Junsheng spoke: "The battle for moving the capital cannot be spread outside, today's court meeting is here, retreat from the court!" ”

The eunuch immediately stood up and screamed: "Retreat from the dynasty—"

Zhao Junsheng walked to the side hall from the side, pondered for a while and summoned the eunuch to order: "Go and call Dongfang Chen, Cui Hao, Kou Qianzhi, Pei Jin, Liang Lian, Gao Yun and others!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

At this time, the ministers did not go far, and the eunuch ran over and quickly called these people back.

Zhao Junsheng met these ministers in the Imperial Garden.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand to signal them to be exempt from courtesy, and asked: "Wen Fanli proposed to move the capital, putting aside his selfish intentions, from the perspective of the overall situation, do you want to move the capital?" ”

These ministers looked at each other, and Dongfang Chen had to stand up and say: "Your Majesty, from the perspective of the overall situation, moving the capital is only good and not harmful for our cadres to dominate the world, but to move the capital will inevitably be opposed by all parties, presumably Your Majesty also knows this, judging from the current situation, it will do more harm than good!" ”

Kou Qianzhi, the national teacher, has no industry, and some apprentices are not angry, and whether he moves or not has no interest in him, he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the old ministers think that it is okay for the courtiers to oppose it, as long as Your Majesty makes up his mind, they can still twist their arms over their thighs?" Lao Chen is worried about the opposition of the military, as long as there is no chaos in the army, the relocation of the capital can be carried out! ”