Soon Li Chong hurried into the hall to pay respects: "The southern Shangshu, scattered cavalry, to the matter, the ministers of Longxi rushed to see Your Majesty, and wish Your Majesty long live"

"Shangshu, please get up, live alone and mourn and have nothing to do, I don't see the ministers, why does Shangshu come here to teach the orphans" pointed to Li Chong a short table, and Zhang Mao put a cushion on the short table.

Li Chong is a native of Longxi, began to do a doctorate in Chinese calligraphy, and started as a secretary at the beginning of this year, and the Queen Mother admired him very much during her lifetime. Li Chong was appreciated by the emperor and the queen mother, and he was always loyal to his duties, and he was also very dedicated to the ministry, and he was deeply aware of the word "secret" for the ministers, and the words he said to the queen mother and the emperor would never be mentioned to outsiders, so he had to be relied on by the imperial court. When he was in office, he often followed the emperor, and the emperor respected him very much, and did not call him by name, but by official position, which was a treatment that few close ministers and kings could have.

Li Chongwei sat down and said: "Your Majesty, the host and guest Cao came to report that Pei Zhaoming, the envoy of Xiao Yi of the Southern Dynasty, and Xie Jun, the deputy envoy, have arrived at the State Guesthouse. ”

"Can you get a national credential?"

"We don't know yet. The minister has already sent the headquarters to consult the matter. ”

The emperor was silent for a moment and asked, "What is Shang Shuguan Xiao Yiyi?" In April of this year, Su Lian was the envoy to the Southern Dynasty, and Xiao Yi was given a light sentence, and Su said that there was no one in our country, and because the horses sent to him did not meet his wishes, he rebuked my envoy. What is the point of sending a messenger to hire him now? ”

"The ministers speculated in vain, firstly, it was for the sake of Yi Ma, since the Southern Dynasty and our dynasty exchanged envoys, every time they came to Jingyi, they would ask to sell more horses, and this year will definitely be no exception. Second, it was for the sake of the Jingzhou mountain barbarians, who were miserable because they could not bear the military service and taxes levied by the Southern Dynasty, and the Southern Dynasty did not reflect on its own harsh government, but blamed our dynasty for its righteous deeds, which was really unreasonable. Third, Xiao Zixiang, the puppet king of Badong in the Southern Dynasty and the assassin of Jingzhou, advocated rebellion. In August, Xiao Yi gathered troops to fight against Zixiang, our soldiers for the anti-counterfeiting of the name of the court, the actual invasion of the Great Wei, had to gather a large number of soldiers to strictly defend the border, Xiao Yi thought that he was afraid that His Majesty had the intention of the Southern Expedition, so he sent a messenger to find out. ”

"I am in mourning today, why ......" Speaking of this, Emperor Xiaowen didn't say it anymore, thinking about it, the obituary messenger sent to the Southern Dynasty after the death of the Queen Mother may have just passed Southern Yanzhou now, and the Southern Dynasty may not know about it.

"Shangshu can explore its meaning first. Also, in the past, my envoy Li Biao went to Jiankang to hang Xiao Daocheng, and now my country's queen mother is newly mourned, even if they don't get the book, they shouldn't be rude to the queen mother. Li Qing wants to say this in person. ”

The State Guesthouse, located in the southeast of the Imperial City, was an institution used to entertain envoys from various countries. If we rank according to the importance of these countries that had official ties with the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Northern Wei Dynasty, Southern Qi ranked first and Goryeo ranked second. Southern Qi is the only one that can be equal to the imperial Wei power, which is clear to the whole of Pingcheng, so the envoy of the Southern Qi is also the best place to live in the state guesthouse.

Just when Li Chong summoned him to the Taihe Palace, Pei Zhaoming, the chief envoy of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and Xie Jun, the deputy envoy, were also discussing the matter of the northern envoy in the state guesthouse.

Speaking of which, this envoy is Pei Zhaoming's second time to Pingcheng, but the last time he arrived in Pingcheng in midsummer, it was not as cold as this time, thinking of all kinds of difficulties on the way, difficult to pass by land and water, and inconvenient to eat, Pei Zhaoming couldn't help but shake his cracked hand, and then used an iron drill to stir the carbon fire. Looking at the flickering carbon fire, I couldn't help but sigh when I remembered the emperor's instructions when I was leaving.

It has been seven or eight years since the beginning of Yongming and the Northern Dynasty, and although there have been occasional scandals and disputes in these years, there has been no major war between the two countries, and the exchanges between the envoys have been almost every year, which can be said to be a rare period of peace.

The emperor sent him to the Northern Dynasty this time, mainly to continue the good and friendly intentions. Although it has been more than ten years since the founding of the Southern Qi Dynasty, the foundation of the founding of the country is still not deep. In other words, the merit is insufficient.

Southern Qi is not as good as the previous dynasty Liu Song, Liu Song's founding monarch Liu Yu with a cold and poor body, does not mind the soil, destroys Huan Xuan, Pinglu Xun, the northern expedition to Yan Qin, captures and kills its monarch, and then sets the Shu soil, its martial arts are prosperous Yongjia Nandu has been unprecedented, and greatly boosted the morale of the country. And because Liu Yu eliminated Liu Yi and other colleagues in Beifu and other prefectures and towns in the civil war, he was able to convey his will to every place, which no one could do before. All kinds of achievements gave Liu Yu great prestige, and it can be said that he was in response to the people during the Chan Dynasty. Although Xiao Daocheng, the ancestor of the Southern Qi Dynasty, had a lot of merit, he did not have any merits, and he took the throne by killing the monarch in a coup d'état, bullying orphans and widows, and killing the old master after the Chan Dynasty, and winning the country was not right. All of this is not unnoticeable.

It is precisely because of these concerns that Xiao Yi is afraid of fighting with the Northern Dynasty for a long time, and it would be good if he could win, but since the defeat of the Northern Expedition at the end of the Yuan Jiaxi of the previous dynasty, the situation of the north being strong and the south weak has been decided, and after the loss of Qingqi in the first year of Tai, the power of the Southern Dynasty has been further weakened. These cannot but worry Xiao Yi, so since he succeeded to the throne, he has tried to coexist peacefully with the Northern Dynasty.

It's just that years of peace seem to have bored the Northern Dynasty, and its desire to invade the south has risen again, and there have been more frictions over the years, and its young emperor has ruled independently, I am afraid that he will make contributions and trace the heart of his ancestors.

Therefore, Pei Zhaoming came to Pingcheng this time, not only for the value of the goods, but also to find out whether the Northern Dynasty is willing to continue peace and sincerity.

Pei Zhaoming put down the iron chisel, took off the black gauze hat on his head, and saw if there was wind and sand flying dust on it, the climate in Pingcheng was the same as the last time he came, the wind would rise when the wind was big, he had lived in the south for a long time, and he had never seen this kind of geography.

Worried about the little sand and dust on his hat, Pei Zhaoming joked: "This Pingcheng is far inferior to Hebei Jiangnan, and the sand in Monan can be blown here, maybe the court won't need to use troops one day, only this quicksand can wipe them out." ”

Xie Jun said with a smile: "They also know that this quicksand will destroy the country!" I heard that they are planning to move the capital! ”

"Pei heard the foot monk from the north say it when he was in Jiankang, but he didn't know whether to move to Yecheng or Luoyang."

"Xianbei has been a country here for nearly a hundred years, and its national power and power have been running family businesses here for several generations, the palace buildings are complete, and there are ancestral mausoleums here, how can it be said that it is easy to move."

"It's hard to say, after all, he is a young man, young and vigorous, I heard that the north lord admires Huadian again, and I am afraid that it is not groundless to say that the capital is moved."

"If it moves to Yecheng, it's okay, we may be able to sit back and relax, if it really moves to the Eastern Capital, I'm afraid we will be restless!"

"What does Pei Gong mean by this? Yecheng was originally Wei Wu to manage Hebei, the place where the emperor was allowed, and there was Zhangshui that could be transported by the river, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao were all because of it. True Hebei's henchman. Luoyang Zhou Gong Bu camp, King Ping because of it extended for hundreds of years, Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty built the capital here, controlled China, more river, Luo Yiping, backed by the mountain, Wei and Jin are all here. Compared with Ye and Luo, each has its own strengths, and no matter where they move, it will be better than this wild place. Why did Pei Gong say that he moved to Ye'an and moved to Luowei? I don't know, please teach Pei Gong. Xie Junzheng said

Pei Zhaoming closed his eyes, sorted out his thoughts, picked up the teacup and blew away the minced ginger floating inside, and took a sip of hot tea. Looking at Xie Jun and asking, "Why does Qing think Xianbei is established here?" ”

Xie Jun was silent for a while, and then replied, "Finish answering it." Xianbei was originally set to be the capital here, with its original water and grass to live, at the beginning of the army, it was to raise the clan as a soldier, there were no Chinese. Xianbei is good at nomadic herding and can not cultivate, even if they are given acres of farm tools to plough cattle is useless, and its people are accustomed to the land of abundant water and grass, living in felt tents, even children can also cross bows and horses to ride and shoot, if the internal migration of Hebei, Henan, then the people lose their jobs, will become the country's heart of the burden. And Xianbei can control China, precisely because they are good at riding and shooting, millions of war horses, under the sound of the dwelling can recruit thousands of troops in a day, invade China to obtain grain, hundreds of miles a day, this China is not as good as it. ”

"And the land of Pingcheng is between farming and grazing, Sangganshui can graze horses in the north, and can be cultivated in the south, and it is close to the south of the desert, which is controllable in the north of the desert, and the east can block other tribes in the north of Youzhou, and the south can be used in Hebei, Henan, and the north country."

After listening to this, Pei Zhaoming said: "The public saying is exactly. This is the reason why Xianbei founded the country here, and it is also his disadvantage. A hundred years ago was very different from today, and the Xianbei Tuoba Department was the latest to enter China, and it suffered the disaster of Di Qin. The way of culture and education is far inferior to that of the Xiongnu, Murong, Di, and Qiang. It is precisely because they are not burdened by culture and education that they can concentrate on the use of force in all directions. By the time of the Yuan Jiazhong of the previous dynasty, all the northern Hus were destroyed by Wei. The only one who can compete with Wei is Jiang Zuo.

Xianbei established the country by force, less than Wenzhi, and his own officials did not know how to govern the country and feed the people, so later there was a matter of Cui Hao being able to rank in a high position as a Han person. Since the establishment of Taiwan (guide to the establishment of the country), the imperial court has sent envoys to this place several times to observe the wind, and everyone said that after returning to the court, the wind here is gradually decreasing, and the Huazhang is increasing. In the long run, I am afraid that few people in Hebei will still be nostalgic for the old state. ”

"Speaking of its military, the northern country used to have Rouran as its henchman, and it has been attacked all times since Yuanjia, although now it is weak, and it is not enough to be a problem for Pingcheng. But it controls hundreds of thousands, always waiting for the humble and self-weak, the nature of the Hulu, the strong and the weak and the rebellious, three generations so far. Therefore, there are six towns such as Fuying. These are the elites of the Xianbei army, and they are arranged here to focus on dealing with Rouran, precisely to defend Pingcheng. If Xianbei abandons Pingcheng and moves the capital to Heluo, many of these heavy troops concentrated here will move to Luoyang, and they will inevitably go south to compete with me. Even if they have no intention of invading, the northern kingdom has already gathered heavy troops on the border, and if the people of Pingcheng gather in Luoyang, although we have the Yangtze River moat, we are afraid that we will not be able to live in peace. ”

"Before the beginning of Tai, the north because of Qingqi in my hands, Luoyang can not live in peace, now Qingqi has been lost, Heluo has become its hinterland, plus the northerners gradually admire the Chinese style, and trapped in Pingcheng is not the same as before, not the capital of a big country. I'm afraid that the proposal to move the capital will come true? ”