Chapter 42 The Restoration of the Kingdom and the Return of the Capital
Li Danwu was stunned, his mouth opened wide, and his eyes widened, like a clay carved wood sculpture.
Li Longji and Jia Ming hurriedly helped Li Dan to the throne and helped Li Dan to sit down. ”
"Thank you." The ministers hurriedly thanked him, stood up, and stood in order according to his shift.
Then, the ministers stared at Li Dan with round eyes, waiting for his will.
When the new monarch ascends the throne, there is always a series of things to do, and the ministers can't help but wait.
However, the ministers were full of joy, because it had always been their wish for the Li family to succeed to the throne, and now that Li Dan had finally ascended the throne, they couldn't help but be happy.
"Majesty, majesty, you speak." Li Longji hurriedly reminded Li Dan.
"Oh." Li Dan reacted at this time, sat up straight, his face was solemn, and he put on a majestic appearance, and said: "I am newly enthroned, and state affairs still need the concerted efforts of all the secretaries......
Speaking of this, he turned his head and asked Li Longji: "San Lang, who do you say should be the right prime minister?" ”
Li Dan's ability to become the emperor was Li Longji's credit, and he could not help but seek Li Longji's opinion on the matter of appointing prime minister.
The eyes of the ministers fell on Li Longji, waiting for him to answer.
"Your Majesty is in charge." Li Longji did not intend to intervene, after all, Li Dan had only just taken the throne, and it was not appropriate to intervene at this time, so it was appropriate to let Li Dan be arbitrary.
"Then the old man." Li Dan saw that Li Longji had no intention of coming up with an idea, so he had to make a decision.
"Your Majesty, the minister never dares to be." Di Renjie was taken aback, and hurriedly excused himself: "The old minister was coerced by the princess and was involved in the assassination. His Majesty does not hold the old minister accountable for his sins. The old minister was grateful. I don't dare to be the prime minister anymore, and I ask Your Majesty for permission. ”
Di Renjie's involvement in the assassination made him in a place of suspicion, and he could no longer be the prime minister, he was self-aware.
"The old man is serious. That's the fault of the little sister, and the crime of the old man of the country. The elders of the country work hard for the country, work hard, and are highly respected. This prime minister's position is none other than the elder of the country. Li Dan insisted.
From the current point of view, this prime minister is none other than Di Renjie, because no one can replace him, so he can only be handed over to Di Renjie.
is Zhang Cambodia, although his intelligence is extraordinary, but he has not been reused for a long time, and his foundation is still shallow, so he is not worthy of a big responsibility.
As for Zhang, they are even more inadequate, because they are still young and underqualified.
It's not good to be obsessed with seniority. However, there are some positions that do not require qualifications. Because seniority is the foundation.
"The old minister doesn't dare." Di Renjie felt ashamed.
"The old man doesn't have to blame himself, at present, the position of the prime minister is none other than the old man, and I ask the old man to take on this important responsibility." Li Longji spoke.
"Hey." Di Renjie sighed lightly and said, "In this case, the old minister will be temporary." ”
Di Renjie also knew this, so he had to be prime minister.
"Zhang Cambodia, Yao Chong, Song Jing, auxiliary prime minister." Li Dan said.
"Thank you." The three of them are in charge.
Li Longji looked at Li Dan appreciatively, thinking that who said that Li Dan was confused? Isn't that clear? Let Zhang Cambodia, Yao Chong, and Song Jing assist Di Renjie, which is to prepare for the handover of the old and the new.
"As for the rebellious ministers, they will be demoted to two ranks, and they will be guilty of meritorious service, and I hope that you will perform your duties, work with one heart and one mind, and be loyal to the king." Li Dan looked at the rebellious ministers and said.
Disobedience is a felony and deserves to be beheaded. It's just that if half of the ministers are killed, the court will be empty, and the government will stop operating, and the consequences will be severe. Therefore, it is a good disposition to demote them to two levels and ask them to make meritorious contributions.
As for the future, I'll talk about it later, and when the conditions are ripe, we can slowly replace them. In a word, they have to be used for now.
"Thank you! Thank you! The rebellious ministers were overjoyed and thanked them repeatedly.
They originally thought that such a serious crime was going to be finished, but they didn't expect that it would only be reduced by two ranks, who could not like it?
"Hmm. Quite skillful. Li Longji looked at Li Dan with appreciation.
"Your Majesty is wise." Di Renjie: They are also appreciative.
"From today onwards, the name of the Tang Dynasty will be restored." Li Dan said again.
"Long live Your Majesty! Banzai! ”
"Long live Datang! Long live Datang! ”
As soon as Li Dan's words fell, a deafening cheer sounded, and the ministers raised their arms and shouted, all of them unspeakably happy.
The Li Tang Dynasty looked at the world majestically, swallowed the four seas, destroyed dozens of countries, was famous, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and restored the name of the Tang Dynasty, which is a great thing for the people of Shuntian, who can not like it?
"As for the capital, let's return the capital to Chang'an. As for the divine capital, it will be restored to the title of the eastern capital. Li Dan said again.
"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers sang in unison.
The capital of the Tang Dynasty was Chang'an, and Luoyang was called the eastern capital. As for the name of the divine capital, it was changed after Wu Zetian usurped the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, Chang'an was more suitable than Luoyang to set the capital, and the reason for this was that Zhang Liang persuaded Liu Bang to move the capital to Guanzhong. At that time, Liu Bang wanted to set the capital in Luoyang, but Lou Jing objected, and asked Liu Bang a few questions. Liu Bang was undecided, so he consulted with Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang raised a lot of questions in one breath, and Liu Bang decided to move the capital to Guanzhong.
Luoyang is not suitable to become the capital, and one of the biggest reasons is that it is a place of four wars, and there is no danger to defend.
Luoyang is located in the Central Plains, known as the world, the location is very important, extending in all directions, it is precisely because of this that the Duke of Zhou chose Luoyang to build a city here, in order to make it convenient for the princes of the world to face the emperor.
Convenience is convenient, it is the land of four wars, once there is a war, there is no danger to defend.
The country of Guanzhong is different, the country of the four stops, there are dangerous places in the four directions of east, west, north and south, which can completely ensure the safety of the capital. The rise of the Qin State is the best proof of this. Qin was located in Guanzhong, had no worries, and could go all out to the east, and after the Hundred Years War, Qin Shi Huang finally unified China.
Among them, the Hangu Pass is very important, and the six countries will not be able to defeat the Hangu Pass. Whenever the Qin State was unfavorable, he retreated to Guanzhong and stubbornly guarded the Hangu Pass, leaving the Six Kingdoms helpless. If it was favorable, the Qin state would advance eastward. In a word, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended.
Therefore, Dingdu Guanzhong is better than Dingdu Luoyang.
There is also a shortcoming in Dingdu Guanzhong, that is, to the Tang Dynasty. Because Chang'an has become a first-class city. It is the first city in human history with a permanent population of more than one million. The land of Guanzhong could not support this huge demand and had to transport grain from Shandong.
Once there is a disaster in Guanzhong, then Chang'an will be unstable and there will be famine, which is recorded in the history books.
In general, it is better for Chang'an to be the capital.
Wu Zetian set the capital in Luoyang, because of the need for political affairs. She wanted to weaken the influence of the Tang Dynasty.
Now, the restoration of the country name has become an inevitable thing.
"The aftermath of the little sister must be buried thickly." Li Dan loves Princess Taiping very much, and he doesn't want to treat her badly, so he is determined to hold a grand funeral for her.
Regarding this matter, Li Xian was particularly in favor: "Your Majesty is wise! Majesty xià wise! ”
Li Xian also loved Princess Taiping very much, and held a grand funeral for her, and he agreed with it from the bottom of his heart.
The ministers knew Li Dan's thoughts very well, and they did not object. Even Li Longji is also the default.
"As for Wu Sansi, Wu Chenghe, and Shangguan Wan'er. There are also people from the Wu clan, let them be buried in the ground. "Li Dan has a gentle personality. It is worthy of the praise of "humility and filial piety".
Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi have dealt with Li Dan for so many years, and they have killed him many times, wanting to put him to death, but no one dares to say that Li Dan has fed them to wild dogs. Li Dan let them settle down, which is very kind.
"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers had to be convinced, Li Dan had a good mind.
Li Longji did not object, no matter what, this is Wu Zetian's relative, and if they can be buried in peace, it can make Wu Zetian feel better. After all, Wu Zetian is getting older, and with a series of blows, she can't withstand the blows anymore.
Sure enough, after Wu Zetian knew about this, he also praised it: "Old Eight Rende." Think twice, inherit the heir, you have been dealing with the eighth child for so many years, but the eighth child has let you settle in the ground, you have knowledge under the spring, and you should also reflect on it. ”
After discussion, it was finally decided to set off in seven days and return to Chang'an.
In these seven days, the whole Luoyang was busy, running wildly, and the people, the army, and the officials were turning in succession.
Moving to the capital is such a big event, there are so many things that need to be done, and it is impossible to do it without being busy.
"Zhang said, you go to Chang'an first and prepare for the return of the capital." After Li Longji obtained Li Dan's consent, he sent Zhang to go to Chang'an first to prepare for the return of the capital.
This is necessary, and Zhang said that he was talented, and Li Dan had no reason to disagree.
After Zhang Shuo left, three days later, Li Longji ordered Chen Xuanli to lead tens of thousands of troops from Luoyang, rush to Chang'an first, take over the city defense of Chang'an, and prepare for the return of the capital.
The safety of the capital is very important, and it needs an elite army to defend it, and it is inevitable that the garrison will be drawn from Luoyang.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of returning the capital, Li Dan rode the imperial chariot, and the ministers rode or rode horses and followed out. In addition, the army of guards, hundreds of workers, Taixue, and the genus of the common people flocked to the Tao, like a long dragon.
From Luoyang, go west, pass through Hangu Pass, and then to Bashang, and soon arrive at Chang'an.
When he came to Chang'an, Li Longji was stunned when he saw it. I saw that Chang'an was majestic, it was a majestic city, the city was high and thick, and the weather was thousands, which was very extraordinary.
There are two in history, one is Chang'an of the Han Dynasty and the other is Chang'an of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
These two Chang'ans are both in Guanzhong, but they are different.
The first construction of Chang'an was the famous minister of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He, who took advantage of Liu Bang's war on the front line to build Chang'an. Liu Bang returned to Chang'an, saw the magnificence of the Chang'an palace, couldn't help but be furious, called Xiao He over, and scolded: The world is undecided, and the palace is a waste of money.
Xiao He replied to him: The world is undecided, it is appropriate to use the people's power, if the world is certain, the people are safe, and then use the people's power, the people will be miserable, this is a good opportunity to build a palace.
As soon as Liu Bang heard the reason, he immediately praised Xiao He and liked the magnificent palace very much.
Tang Chang'an, unlike Han Chang'an, was a Daxing city built by the Sui Dynasty. After Emperor Wen of Sui won the world, he set the capital of Chang'an, and Chang'an of the Han Dynasty was used at that time. However, the age is long, the Han Chang'an is not much preserved, and it is in disrepair, it is very dilapidated, Emperor Wen of Sui decided to build another Chang'an City, and there is Daxing City.
In order to build Daxing City, the raw materials of Han Chang'an, such as stones, and the wood that can be used, were removed and used, and the progress was very fast. In the Tang Dynasty, more was built, and there was the first giant city in human history with a permanent population of more than one million.
It was not an easy task, and it took two months to complete. (To be continued......)
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