As soon as Wei Shuo entered the mansion, he saw several wives and concubines, along with their sons and daughters, waiting for him to come back, seeing this scene, Wei Shuo hurriedly apologized to his family and said: "I'm sorry, I'm coming back late, and the children are hungry, right?" ”

"The children are a little hungry, and just now Zheng'er, Cen Er, and E'er are all shouting and asking why their husband hasn't come back. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Really? Let's start the feast! ”

Wei Shuo took the towel handed over by Pei Ying'er to wipe his hands, and hurried to the round table.

As soon as several children saw Wei Shuo, they immediately chattered and made a fuss, which was particularly lively.

"Alright, everyone's hungry too, let's go!"

Wei Shuo sat on the main seat, Pei Ying'er and Sima Yan were on the left and right, and the rest of the concubines were seated in turn, and the five children were noisy.

Because Wei Shuo spoiled the children a little, as the children gradually grew up over the years, the Wei Mansion became more and more lively. The children did not sit honestly in their seats to eat, but kept fighting with each other.

Pei Yinger raised her glass and said to Wei Shuo: "Husband, today is your birthday, as a wife and concubine, I wish you a glass on behalf of several sisters, and I wish you good health!" ”

"Madame, hard work!" Wei Shuo got up and saluted back, he will be thirty after today, which is the year of his establishment, and it is exactly nine years since he came to this world. In the past ten years, after some efforts, a solid foundation has been laid for the future unification of the world, which coincides with the strategy implemented by Chai Rong of Zhou Shizong that year.

It is strange to say that in later generations, there were so many people who worshipped Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Dynasty and Song Zu, while Wei Shuo respected Zhou Shizong.

In history, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong did not reign for a long time, only five and a half years.

In terms of heroism, he is not as good as Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty; In terms of fame, he is not as good as Song Taizu and Emperor Guangwu; In terms of merit, he is not as good as Emperor Wen of Sui and Taizu of Ming; In terms of power and strategy, he is not as good as Han Gaozu and Wu Zetian; In terms of toughness, he is not as good as Tang Taizong and Ming Chengzu.

However, if you want to talk about the impeccable life, if you want to talk about the lack of words behind you, as long as Zhou Shizong appears, all the emperors, including the ten outstanding emperors mentioned above, will stand aside.

Even though Chai Rong has only been the emperor for five and a half years, his words and deeds, every move, in Wei Shuo's heart, have condensed the virtues of the emperors of all dynasties in China.

During his reign, Chai Rong made great efforts, appointed, humbly admonished, determined to innovate, fought against foreign enemies, cared about people's livelihood, and achieved strong development in a short period of time.

What Wei Shuo appreciated the most was that at the beginning of Zhou Shizong's accession to the throne, he set the grand goal and long-term idea of "opening up the world in ten years, raising the people in ten years, and achieving peace in ten years", which is quite rare among the Chinese emperors.

Just as Wei Shuo was pondering, he heard Pei Ying'er next to him remind: "Husband, the children wish you a birthday!" ”

I saw five children starting with old David Zheng, and each of them came to Wei Shuo with a small wine glass in his hand and saluted: "I wish my father good health!" ”

Listening to the milky words of several children, Wei Shuo accepted the children's blessings with a smile. After everyone was full of food and wine, Wei Shuo apologized to several wives for their crimes, and then got up and went to the government hall to deal with government affairs.

In the face of the current situation, Wei Shuo did not dare to relax at all, today's family banquet was just a relaxation in his busy life.

When Wei Shuo came to the political affairs hall, Pei Wei, Gao Zhan, Wen Qiao, Mo Han and others had been waiting for a long time, and they hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Let you wait for a long time, what are you going to discuss today?" Pick up the important things first! ”

Mo Han stood up and said: "Lord, General Mao, who has just received the three counties of Henan, has sent a letter asking the Mufu to rebuild Luoyang!" ”

"Rebuild Luoyang?" Wei Shuo groaned, not so much worried about financial issues, but considering political implications.

Seeing that Wei Shuo was silent, Mo Han knew it after a little thought, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is the lord worried about Jiangdong?" ”

"Those who know me are also in the world! The reconstruction of Luoyang is different from the reconstruction of Chang'an, which was once the capital of the Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, and if Liaodong suddenly rebuilt Luoyang, it will inevitably be suspected of trespassing in the eyes of the imperial court. ”

"Even if this move is arrogant, what can Jiang Zuo do to me?" , Mo Han said proudly.

Wei Shuo waved his hand and said: "Jiang Zuo naturally won't do anything about Liaodong, I'm worried that it will make Jiang Zuo, who was originally unstable, chaotic." According to various sources, Wang Dun was plotting a rebellion, and if a conflict broke out between Liaodong and the imperial court at this time, Wang Dun would think that Liaodong had completely abandoned his support for the Son of Heaven, and he might send troops to rebel in advance. ”

"Yes...... However, you can't give up rebuilding Luoyang because of this? Not to mention that the rebuilding of Luoyang can accelerate the revitalization of Sizhou's economic development, which is more conducive to the lord to win the hearts of the Central Plains. When the Yongjia Rebellion broke out, the Huns damaged many tombs of the Han, Wei and Jin emperors, and it was the desire of the emperors to rebuild the tombs. ”

Gao Zhan also expressed his support for Mo Han, rebuilding Luoyang would have more advantages than disadvantages for Liaodong, and everyone didn't care about the impact on Jiangzuo.

To put it mildly, even if Wang Dun launched a rebellion in the end, what does it have to do with Liaodong?

But Wei Shuo didn't think so, he thought that maintaining the stability of Jiangzuo at present was very important for Liaodong!

It seems that he is looking for an opportunity to send someone to Jiangdong for a trip, Wei Shuo couldn't help but secretly wonder, just who is the right person to find? Suddenly, the figure of his wife Pei Yinger appeared in his mind.

"If Liaodong wants to rebuild Luoyang, it will not simply build a city, but will be included in the reconstruction plan together with the Tiger Prison Pass in the east."

In fact, Wei Shuo had a plan for the reconstruction of Luoyang, and in his mind, Luoyang was one of the four capitals of the future empire. Together with the three major capitals of Chang'an, Jicheng and Jianye, the four imperial capitals of the future empire are formed, of which Jicheng controls the northeast, Chang'an controls the northwest, Luoyang controls the center, and Jianye controls the south.

Luoyang, south of Yique, north of the mountain, east and west according to the tiger prison, Hangu two passes, is a beautiful mountain and water, rich in products, easy to defend the place. And most importantly, it happens to be in the middle of the world, and Chang'an is not only convenient for controlling the east, but also has the geographical conditions for easy transportation. ”

"Perfect for the future capital of the Empire!"

As representatives of the Kwantung family, Gao Zhan, Pei Wei, Wen Qiao and others all hoped that Wei Shuo would regard Luoyang as the future capital, which was also the main reason why everyone actively encouraged him to rebuild Luoyang. It turned out that everyone saw that the reconstruction of Chang'an was about to be completed, and the new Chang'an was twice the size of the original Han Chang'an, which made everyone a little worried that Wei Shuo would choose Chang'an as the future capital.

"Luoyang must be repaired, and the scale is not small, at least it must be comparable to Handu. However, this Luoyang City is really full of disasters and difficulties, and in the last few hundred years, it has been destroyed by fire twice. If Liaodong wants to rebuild Luoyang, it is necessary to minimize the use of wood, and use more cement and stone like Jicheng and New Chang'an. ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces couldn't help but show a hint of gloom, just as Wei Shuo said, Luoyang is indeed full of disasters and difficulties. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the warlord Dong Zhuo burned down the palace in Luoyang, and Luoyang was destroyed.

During the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, palaces such as Zhaoyang Palace, Taiji Hall and Zongzhangguan were built in Luoyang, and Pichi was excavated in Fanglin Garden to meet the needs of the ruler's life. But as far as the entire Luoyang City is concerned, it is still depressed.

It was not until the Western Jin Dynasty that the population of Luoyang gradually increased, and industry and commerce showed a prosperous scene. There are three major markets in the city: gold, horses and sheep, and the opening and closing of the market are notified by beating the drum at the specified time every day. The aristocracy lived in luxury, and there were many ornate buildings.

But it is a pity that the Western Jin Dynasty only lasted forty or fifty years, and the Yongjia Rebellion in Luoyang turned into a pile of rubble and ashes.

"How many days does it take for Lord Xue to get to Jicheng?" Wei Shuo asked suddenly.

"It will take about seven or eight days to return to the lord."

"Well, when the new Lord Xue Tao arrives in Jicheng, tell Lord Xue about this matter well, let him go to Sizhou in the future, make preliminary preparations first, and start construction quickly after the Mu Mansion completes the plan."

"In addition, I think it's better to say hello to Liaodong about this, and it is more beneficial for Liaodong to maintain Jiangdong's stability at the moment."

"It's better to write to the court in the name of the lord, and say that Liaodong can't bear to see the royal mausoleum exposed to the wilderness, and plans to raise money to renovate the cemetery. Even if the people who want to come to the court are uncomfortable, they won't say anything. In fact, it is just selling dog meat with a sheep's head, and the real purpose of Liaodong is, of course, to rebuild Luoyang. ”

Wei Shuo listened to Mo Han's suggestion and bowed slightly, this is also not the way to do it. He really didn't want Jiangdong to cause chaos at this time, and it was best to set back the riot for a few years, and then Liaodong might be able to take advantage of the situation to unify the south. (To be continued.) )