Chapter 490: Moving the capital to Beiping
"Good!" Zhu Di clapped his hands and said, "I, Zhu Di, have never forgotten my ancestors, nor have I forgotten the contributions made by my ancestors to my ancient Chinese empire!" The inscription on this 'Monument to the Heroic Soul' is so inscribed! ā
"The design of the monument is basically nothing, but there is one more point. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Seeing the smile on Zhu Di's face, Zhu Song struck while the iron was hot, "Now that the 'Heroic Soul Monument' in Nanjing City has been selected, what about Beiping City?" ā
"Beiping City ......" Zhu Di was silent for a while, and said: "I have been thinking about something for a long time, since Brother Song proposed to build a 'Heroic Soul Monument' in Beiping City today, then I will simply bring it up together!" What do you think, how is this Nanjing city? ā
The ministers of civil and military affairs glanced at each other, not knowing what the words of the Long Live Lord meant.
"Nanjing City? That's great! Zhu Song said unconsciously, "Nanjing City has a warm climate, good mountains and good waters, and outstanding people, what's not bad?" ā
Zhu Song's mouth is really powerful, all the words of praise are not derogatory.
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Song and didn't speak, just cast his eyes on Xie Jin and Yao Guangxiao.
The old monk followed Zhu Di all the way south from Beiping to Nanjing, so he didn't have any feelings about Nanjing.
Taking a step forward, Yao Guangxiao grinned and said: "This Nanjing city is based on Zhongshan Mountain, near the Yangtze River, and since Goujian, the king of Yue, built the city here, it has always been a place for soldiers to fight. If you really want to talk about it, it can be regarded as one of the ancient capitals of my Ming Dynasty, and there are many literati and ink writers in this Nanjing, which is naturally the essence of my Ming Dynasty. ā
Just when everyone thought that this was Yao Guangxiao's answer, Yao Guangxiao continued:
"But, undeniably! The land of Nanjing, the song and swallow dance, is too old, I am a Ming civil and military officials, businessmen and nobles, in this land of Nanjing has been consumed the previous sharpness, although the people are rich, but they are too comfortable. If you want to compare, monk, I think that the people of Beiping Mansion know how to endure hardships better than the people of Nanjing City! ā
"I don't agree with Lord Yao." Xie Jin stood up and said, "The north and the south have their own advantages, how can they compare with each other? Nanjing City is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and compared with other capital cities, it carries more history and humanities. And what about the North? There are also many ancient capitals, so there is no comparison between the two. ā
"Not bad!" Yang Shiqi said slowly: "And what Master Yao said just now, more people's sharpness has been erased in this Nanjing City, but the lower officials think that it should be people's hearts that erase more people's sharpness." ā
"Hey!" At this moment, Zhu Di sighed and said, "Nanjing is my sad place, and many things happened in Nanjing back then. Besides, I thought that Nanjing was drunk and gold-obsessed, and it was easy to lose my ambition, but I had the intention
Moved the capital to Beiping, and returned to the place where I had been before. ā
"What?"
"Move, move the capital?"
"Long live Lord, think twice!"
For Zhu Di's thoughts, except for Yao Guangxiao and Zhu Song, everyone was very shocked.
Yao Guangxiao has long known Zhu Di's thoughts, and Zhu Song's indifference is a bit intriguing.
Zhu Di didn't feel strange about Xu Huizu and Xie Jin's performance, after all, he had never told anyone about the idea of moving the capital, because this matter was appalling to anyone!
There is also the fact that this matter was fortunately raised in the warm pavilion, and the civil and military ministers present were all close to Zhu Di, if this matter was raised in the court, I am afraid that it would cause an uproar, and then it would not only be the government and the opposition that were shaken, but also the controversy of the ministers, and I was afraid that if the news reached the people, it would only cause shock.
Because this matter not only involves Zhu Di himself, but also involves the royal family, civil and military officials, most of them have mansions and properties in Jinling City, and each family has dozens or even hundreds of clansmen at every turn.
These people had long since adapted to the leisurely and intoxicating life in Nanjing, and it would be more uncomfortable for them to run to the freezing Beiping Mansion than to kill them.
As for his own thoughts, perhaps only Yao Guangxiao, who has been following him, can guess some of his thoughts, but Zhu Di was also extremely surprised by Zhu Song's calm reaction.
Frowning and pondering for a while, Zhu Di still asked strangely: "Brother Song, you don't seem surprised at all by the expression on your face?" Why, do you also think that I should move the capital to Beiping? ā
Hearing Zhu Di's words, all the civil and military ministers in the cabinet turned their attention to Zhu Song.
Zhu Song didn't react!
Don't forget, in Zhu Song's previous life, the Ming Dynasty built a palace in Beiping in imitation of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, and then the Beiping Mansion was renamed Shuntianfu, and the Beiping City became the North . Capital city.
For the north . In the city of Beijing, Zhu Song is extremely familiar, because most of Zhu Song's bodyguard career after that was in the north. Kyo to the north . Beijing's feelings are far greater than that of this Nanjing city.
"It should be, isn't it just to move the capital!" Therefore, Zhu Song didn't think it was strange, shrugged his shoulders indifferently, and said: "It's just that the four emperor brothers should remember that although Beiping Mansion is located in Guannei, it is quite close to Mongolia. ā
When he said this, Zhu Song glanced at the faces of everyone present, and found that except for Yao Guangxiao, everyone's faces were ugly, so he continued:
"Don't forget, Fourth Emperor Brother! At present, you are no longer the Yan King of the year, what you are in charge of is not Beiping Mansion, not half of the country, you are the Son of Heaven of my Ming Dynasty, and you are in charge of my entire Ming Dynasty, if you move the capital to Beiping Mansion, the four emperor brothers are guarding the country as the Son of Heaven! ā
The Son of Heaven guards the country, these words are naturally familiar to future generations, but when used in the present, it is to make everyone tremble, and to guard the country as the Son of Heaven, it can be said to have opened a historical precedent.
"The Son of Heaven guards the country!" Zhu Di's eyes suddenly glowed, "What's the matter if I am the one who guards the country?" ā
Zhu Di is determined to move the capital, in fact, if you think about it, this is completely reasonable.
For Nanjing City, Zhu Di is completely an outsider, I think that when he was in Beiping Mansion, he governed Beiping Mansion in an orderly manner, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the people of Beiping supported Zhu Di very much.
And what about Tianfu? The people of Ying Tianfu were more afraid of Zhu Di than reverent, they only obeyed the control of the imperial court out of fear of power, and they did not have much sense of belonging to the current imperial court.
Then there is the problem of the civil and military officials, although once the son of heaven and a courtier, most of the officials above the fourth grade in the court were brought by Zhu Di all the way south, but most of the officials below the fourth grade are ministers left over from the Jianwen Dynasty.
These remnants of the ministers and the power of Yingtianfu, Jiaxingfu, Songjiang and other places in Jiangsu and Zhejiang can be said to be deep-rooted, and many decrees of the Ming Dynasty are therefore difficult to implement and continue.
Of course, if the decree wants to be implemented, there is naturally a way, it is nothing more than killing and killing, killing and making an example, what is this?
Isn't there a saying that says it well? Killing one person is a crime, killing 10,000 people is a hero, and killing a million people is the most male!
As long as Zhu Di doesn't care about his face and doesn't care what the people of the Ming Dynasty think of him, he can do this, as long as you dare to disrespect the decree, then I will kill, kill you cleanly, the world is peaceful!
However, Zhu Di can't do this! Although he has the same temperament as Hong Wuye, and even doesn't care about face than Hong Wuye, he kills casually, but for these people of the Ming Dynasty, he can't kill them without any reason, right? When the time comes, it will really be ruthless, and the officials will force the people to rebel, so isn't it damn counterproductive?
Therefore, Zhu Di's last idea was to build a palace in Beiping City and move the capital!
Besides, guarding the country with the body of the Son of Heaven is terrifying for the ministers of Wen, but for the people of the Ming Dynasty, it is indeed a great thing to win people's hearts!
Do you think, looking at the Ming Dynasty, when did the Son of Heaven dare to build his own capital on the border?
Of course, it is an exaggeration to say that it is a border line, but the distance from Beiping City to the desert is only a hundred miles, if those foreign soldiers outside the country are kicked in the brain by a donkey one day, and want to harass and attack the Ming Dynasty, the distance of a hundred miles is far for the Ming Dynasty?
It's not far, and it's close!
"Fourth Emperor Brother, since you are willing to be the gatekeeper, then what reason do we, who are courtiers, refuse?" A smile appeared on Zhu Song's face, he stood up directly, and arched his hand to Zhu Di: "Fourth Emperor Brother, this time to move the capital, what do you want your subordinates to do, even if you give orders, your younger brother will definitely do his best!" ā
"Long live, we will do our best to move the capital!"
The ministers of civil and military affairs in the cabinet looked at each other, this lord is really good at picking good things to say, this time, all the good things have been said by this master, what else can they do? It can only be handed over accordingly!
At this moment, a 'Monument to the Heroic Soul' and a move to the capital, these two great plans that have influenced the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years have been given today!
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Right now, half a month is now on Chinese New Year's Eve, and Nanjing City, like last year, has fallen with fluffy snow.
Speaking of which, the snow fell in good faith, and the vendors set up small tents in the city early to keep the snow on top of the tents, and the stalls under the tents were still full of all kinds of things.
Wearing cloaks or mule, the common people walked through the streets, occasionally stopping at the stalls to pick up things.
After coming out of the palace, Zhu Song took Huang San to wander around the city.
When the two walked past a restaurant, Zhu Song suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at Huang San, and said on a whim: "Huang San, have you ever been to Yangzhou, why don't we go to Yangzhou City these days?" ā
"Huh?" Huang San was stunned for a moment, what's wrong with the prince today, why do you suddenly want to go to Yangzhou City?
Although he felt a little strange in his heart, Huang San still said: "The last general has been to Yangzhou, but if you go to Yangzhou City in this weather now, is it a little anxious?" And it is ninety miles from our Nanjing City to Yangzhou City, even if we set off today and arrive at night, we can't get there? ā
"It's okay, let's just walk all the way through." Zhu Song waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Let's go, let's go, go back and pack up your things, and while it's approaching Chinese New Year's Eve, you and Qingshan will also go out with the king!" ā
Zhu Song's personality is becoming more and more casual, he can do whatever he wants, and he is a little biased towards children.
After returning to the palace, Zhu Song went directly to the stables in the backyard, and even put a horse on the carriage himself, and it was the most ordinary carriage, and no one knew that this was the palace from the outside.
"Hey, where are you going?" Bai Fu stared at Zhu Song busy in the stable, and his beard was almost pulled off, "I said how stupid you boys are?" Why are you going to help the prince set up the carriage? ā
Several attendants in charge of the stable, all standing on the edge of the stable, heard Bai Fu's words, a young attendant smiled bitterly: "Lord Changshi, it was the prince who didn't ask us to interfere, saying that if a few of us dare to interfere, the prince will not only beat us up firmly, but also drive us out of the palace!" ā
"Huh?" Bai Fu's eyelids twitched and said, "Lord Wang, what are you going to do here?" ā
"It's okay, I just want to move suddenly." Zhu Song got out of the carriage and said, "Hey, by the way, Uncle Bai, you go to the dining hall to prepare some snacks, dishes and wine, and this king will leave in a while." ā
"Lord Wang, where are you going?" Bai Fu is now confused, "It's still snowing in the sky right now, so it's not appropriate to go out." Otherwise, when the sky clears tomorrow, you will go again? ā
"This little snow, it's okay!" Zhu Song sat on the wheel, "This king is going to Yangzhou City for a walk." Okay, Uncle Bai, you better hurry up and let the dining hall prepare those things. By the way, bring a charcoal brazier. ā
"But the prince ......" Bai Fu still wanted to persuade Zhu Song, but seeing the expression on Zhu Song's face, Bai Fu knew that this matter could not be persuaded, so he could only shake his head and turn around and walk in the direction of the dining hall.
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Half an hour later, a carriage left Nanjing City and went to the official road, heading in the direction of Yangzhou City.
After noon the next day, Zhu Song's carriage finally arrived in the city of Yangzhou.
At this moment, the fine snow has stopped, the clouds in the sky are gone, it can be said that there are no clouds, and the entire Yangzhou city is alive.
Zhu Song found an inn and stopped the carriage, and then led Huang San and Han Qingshan to the lively Yangzhou market.
"Look, look, this Yangzhou City is much more lively than our Nanjing City!" Walking between the markets and seeing the lively scene in the market, Zhu Song's face couldn't help but show joy, "Hey, go this way, I heard someone say that there is juggling over there, let's go over there and take a look." ā
Han Qingshan and Huang San are just followers at the moment, and they will naturally follow their own prince wherever he wants.