Chapter 136: The Sons Ask for Their Lives
Moving the capital is a problem that the Ming Dynasty can never avoid, because most of the dynasties that built the capital of Nanjing are not eternal.
At the beginning, Zhu Yunwen's first target was Beijing, and he was greatly influenced by later generations.
But in this day and age, almost no one agrees.
The reason is simple.
Beijing, formerly known as Youzhou, was renamed Zhongdu in the Jin Kingdom, but it has only been the capital for more than 60 years.
After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, Beijing became the capital again, also known as the capital, more than 90 years later, the Yuan Shun Emperor fled in a hurry, and it was renamed Beiping by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Beijing has only been the capital for more than 150 or 60 years, and they are all barbarians, so in the eyes of the courtiers, it is just a place of blood, a place for monkeys and monkeys.
In addition, the dynasty that set the capital of Beijing, Guozuo cannot be called "Yong", and it seems that it is not much stronger than Nanjing.
For example, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, had the idea of moving the capital, but he never considered Beijing.
He prefers Xi'an, but it's a pity that the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao exhausted his mental strength, and in order to clear the way for Zhu Yunwen, his energy was exhausted, and he didn't make the trip in the end.
Moreover, the war in Annam has also ignited, and if the capital is moved, the war in the south will also face the same problem.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but shake his head, moving the capital is not a trivial matter, let's let it go first!
......
At this moment, the controversy in the hall had stopped, and everyone turned their eyes to the emperor, waiting for his decision.
Zhu Yunwen paid attention to this, but he did not answer immediately, but quickly analyzed the pros and cons.
The civil official's advice is sound, but it is too idealistic and the cycle is too long, and if there is an accident, it may lose everything; The general's ideas are radical, but they can indeed solve the problem, and of course, there is also the possibility of a big defeat.
"I don't think there's much of a problem with Yi Guogong's strategy, so don't argue about it for the time being."
Zhu Yunwen made the final decision, the military general's face was happy, Yang Rong was a little unconvinced, and after being pulled by Qi Tai, he also gave up.
"The follow-up questions I want you to discuss are, first, is Mobei's troops sufficient? Will it be possible to hold the front in the worst-case scenario? 2. Is there a problem in the supply of grain and grass? 3. Do I need to go to Beijing to oversee the army? ”
"Your Majesty, by all means!"
As soon as the words fell, Qi Tai rushed out of the queue and shouted: "Your Majesty must not leave Beijing!" ”
"Yes, the minister is against it!"
"The last general is against it!"
For a while, everyone spoke out against it, and even Wu Gao, who had never spoken much, hesitated and joined the ranks of opposition.
"What's wrong?"
Zhu Yunwen was a little confused, so he couldn't help but look at Qi Tai: "Qi Shangshu, you say?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty,"
Qi Tai bowed and bowed, and said loudly: "There are two reasons for the minister's opposition. ”
"First, Your Majesty should not leave the capital lightly, now the provinces are checking the acres of land and recovering taxes, and the promulgation of a series of decrees such as the "Expulsion Order", "Pioneer Order", and "Property Inheritance Law" has many incomprehensible points among the people, and the people's hearts have fluctuated slightly. Once His Majesty goes north, the left-behind officials are not properly handled, then there will be changes, Jiangnan is the wealth of the Ming Dynasty, once there is chaos, I am afraid that it will be too late to regret. ”
"Second, even if Your Majesty is in Beijing, there is no other good way except to wait for the good news from Mobei, and you can only get the good news five or six days earlier than now."
"Of course, if Your Majesty is really not at ease, you can send important ministers to Beijing to share your Majesty's worries and reserve for Duke Yiguo."
Qi Tai's words, courteous and well-founded, won unanimous approval, and everyone seconded it.
In fact, after Zhu Yunwen said it, he felt that something was wrong, so the last time he went to Beijing, the king of Chu colluded with the Japanese Kou, the important ministers and the Investigation Department to launch a rebellion, although it was not difficult to solve, but it still scared Zhu Yunwen into a cold sweat.
In addition, Qi Tai also said, you can't do anything when you go to Beijing, it's just that you heard the good news a few days earlier, how different can it be from being in Beijing? Although the words are a little unpleasant, they are reasonable.
Zhu Yunwen pondered for a while, then raised his head and smiled: "Okay, I won't go to Beijing anymore, but Beijing really needs important ministers to sit in charge, are you willing to ask for it automatically?" ”
"The last will go!"
"The last will go!"
"I want to go!"
There are three people on the list, Sheng Yong, the prince of the country, Yang Wen, the supervisor, and Yang Rong, the waiter of the military department.
Looking at the earnest eyes of the three of them, Zhu Yunwen smiled, raised his hand and said, "Then it's hard work!" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
......
The next day, Xie Jin was impeached.
Xie Jin staggered with some friends last night and drank all night, resulting in three o'clock in the day before reporting to the Yamen, and all affairs were handled by Zheng Yi, a cultural and educational waiter.
After Zhu Yunwen heard this, he immediately sent someone to call Xie Jin over, reprimanded him fiercely, and warned him to be cautious and not to leave a handle on others.
Xie Jin agreed again and again, regretting it very much.
Zhu Yunwen ignored him, but left Zheng Yi.
The reason for leaving Zheng Yi is very simple, it is for the education of the prince, the Zheng family is a big family, but the clansmen rarely make mistakes, and there are many talents, Zhu Yunwen wants to know better.
While talking, Zhu Yunwen was informed that the prince asked to see him.
Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, but immediately passed it on.
Soon, Zhu Wenkui walked in and said, "Father, sons and daughters are willing to share their worries for their father and go to Beijing to supervise the war!" ”
Listening to his son's childish and crisp voice, Zhu Yunwen was stunned, today his son actually wore a military uniform, draped neatly, a frenzy and excitement welled up on his little face, his words were full of excitement, and he was a little trembling when he spoke - he should be excited.
After a long time, Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly: "How do you know?" What did Qi Shangshu tell you? ”
"Yes!"
Zhu Wenkui smiled and said: "When Erchen saw the Di Bao today, he asked Qi Shangshu, and after understanding his father's thoughts, Erchen was willing to share his father's worries and go to Beijing to supervise the war." ”
"Oh,"
Zhu Yunwen took a deep look at the excited light in his son's eyes, hesitated for a moment and smiled: "Don't you dislike the military?" ”
"How could you not like it? Erchen likes it! Erchen just doesn't like Li Guogong's explanation! ”
"Oh, does Ying Guogong know?"
"Yes!"
"What about his opinion?"
"He-"
Zhu Wenkui was silent for a moment, and said with some distress: "Ying Guogong is against it." ”
"Where's Qitai?"
"Qi Shangshu doesn't have any opinions, but he hopes that his sons can talk about it and make a decision before making a decision!"
"That's right,"
Zhu Yunwen tilted his head, looked at the sky, and then said: "I'm afraid that the Duke of Li Guo is out of Beijing now!" ”
"So fast?"
Zhu Wenkui was a little surprised.
"Hehe, the soldier is fast!"
Zhu Yunwen was silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "Kui'er, are you really trying to share your father's worries?" ”
"Yes!"
"So what can you do?"
"Erchen can urge the soldiers of Beiping, Rehe, Hulunbuir and Helin to fight bloody battles and expand the territory for my Ming Dynasty!"
"Hmm,"
Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "Then you go back first, I want to think about it!" ”
"Yes, Father!"
......
Looking at his son's back, Zhu Yunwen was silent.
After a long time, Zhu Yunwen turned around and said, "Zheng Shilang, what do you think?" ”
"It's-"
Zheng Yi was a little embarrassed, this is a matter for the current emperor and the future emperor, where can he interject?
However, when the emperor asked, Zheng Yi didn't dare not answer, and finally he raised his hand and scratched his head, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, it is too early for the minister to think that the crown prince is supervising the army!" ”
"Why?"