Chapter 373: Discuss the relocation of the capital
Cushman & Wakefield won Chang'an, the Northern Zhou regime was actually defeated, and the land of Hedong, Henan, and Yongliang all came into Cushman & Wakefield.
The Yuwen clan lost the country, and the assassins in the states had no heart to resist, so they gathered their troops to the city, and they surrendered one after another, but there was no resistance...... The emperor was in a good mood, and Chang'an City, which was three feet thick in snow, had become a world of pink makeup and jade in his eyes.
Looking from the north gate of Chang'an, I saw that thousands of mountains were white, birds were difficult to cross, and a vast river and mountain were silent in the snow curtain.
"I traveled all the way west from Yecheng to here, and I was used to seeing the scenery along the way. The scene in Guanzhong is different from that of Hedong and Hebei.
"Hedong is rugged and majestic, Hebei is vast and solemn, only in the middle, sitting on hundreds of miles of Qinguan, swallowing mountains and rivers!"
The emperor reluctantly withdrew his gaze, patted the north gate wallwall with his hand, and the joy in his dark and deep eyes could not be concealed:
"When I entered the city the day before yesterday, I was still thinking that I would unify the north and the south one day, and establish a unified dynasty, and when it came to really ruling the world, Yecheng would seem a little out of place as the capital of a country......
The emperor hadn't finished speaking, but the meaning was already coming out.
Tang Yong's eyebrows jumped, he looked at the emperor in astonishment, and shouted in his heart that something was wrong. Sure enough, the emperor then said:
"I see, there are only two places in the world that can be used as the capital, one is Luoyang and the other is Chang'an."
Gao Wei's words came out, causing the ministers who followed to the left and right to be surprised and silent, they looked at each other, and they all saw the helplessness and confusion in each other's eyes;
The emperor seemed to have anticipated everyone's helplessness, shook his sleeves, shook off a few bits of snow on his body, and then put up his hands and walked forward silently, without looking at everyone's reaction, and said:
"Of course, the premise is that when I really calm the four seas, whether it is Luoyang or Chang'an in the end, we can discuss it at that time."
Tang Yong quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly sighed in his heart that His Majesty is really good at doing things, no matter how excited he is, such a major matter of moving the capital, as for discussing it now?
You must know that since ancient times, moving the capital will come with a series of power struggles, and this kind of thing is not at all that the emperor relies on his authority to pat his head and say that it will be decided.
If the capital is moved, it will inevitably lead to the vital interests of a large number of powerful figures being affected, and it is basically impossible to achieve a smooth transition!
At that time, the filial piety emperor Tuoba Hong, who was dedicated to the reform of Sinicization, also used the name of the Southern Expedition to coax and force the ministers to recognize Luoyang as the new capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which also aroused a large number of people dissatisfaction, and its sequelae actually survived to the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, becoming the most direct reason for the demise of the Northern Wei Dynasty!
And the reason why the families in Henan spurned the powerful Gao Huan and followed the weak Yuwentai at the beginning, the most intuitive reason was not because Gao Huan demolished the Luoyang Palace, built a mansion in Jinyang, and set up a new capital in Yecheng, which led to the northward shift of the political center and seriously damaged the political interests of the families in Henan?
The emperor proposed to move the capital at this time, how similar is it to Emperor Xiaowen moving the capital? The emperor is already strong, and after the power of the big victory, the edge is even hotter, he wants to force it at this time, who can stop him?
It is precisely because of this that Tang Yong is worried!
Gao Huan moved the capital to the detriment of the interests of the Henan family, and as a result, he helped Yuwentai to oppose the Gao family everywhere, and Tuoba Hong moved the capital to Luoyang, but fell into the situation of father and son killing each other, and the monarch and ministers were centrifuged.
If the emperor wants to move the capital to Chang'an, the first people who will jump out and oppose it will be the families of Hebei...... Before the emperor unified the dynasty and eliminated the political polarization of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the various families were an important force in weighing the Jinyang army.
And with the emperor's pro-government, after the more and more important use of Hanchen, their power is more stable than before, and they have faintly suppressed the Wuxun of the Six Towns...... Then, if the emperor's words revealing the meaning of moving the capital are spread, the shock it will cause can be imagined!
Even among the ministers present, there were some people who immediately spoke as if they were admonishing, and when they were about to speak, they were silent...... After all, what reason should be given to advise the emperor? His Majesty is the king of entrepreneurship, not the lord of success, will people listen to his nagging in front of him?
Moreover...... "LΓΌ's Spring and Autumn Period" has a cloud, "The king of the ancients chose the middle of the world to establish a country." Although Yecheng has developed transportation and fertile fields, it is indeed not very suitable as the capital of the Great Unification Dynasty, and its control over various important passes is far less than that of Chang'an and Luoyang.
Therefore, the emperor really has a legitimate reason to move the capital, and even these people who have always been good at chewing words can't find the slightest bit of disagreement.
Just when everyone frowned and thought hard about countermeasures, the emperor stopped and pointed to the host:
"The one who is in the middle of the world, the spine of the world, and the head of the dragon in the Central Plains. Luoyang, in the heaven and earth, the essence of the Central Plains is also ...... And Pingzhou in the north is also a Xiongcheng, the end of Longlong in the north, behind the Yalu world, the Yellow River in front of it, facing all directions, and a big man in the north. β
Everyone was stunned again, how could they talk and talk about Pingzhou? It's a barren land in the middle of nowhere...... When the emperor said this, he also realized that something was wrong, so he quickly stopped, and sighed again:
"But although Pingzhou is good, but now after all, the Hu chieftains are crowded, sparsely populated, and the traffic is also blocked, but it is a pity that it is a great land. In order to develop, it is necessary to dig a canal first, connect the north and the south, and then pay 200 years of work. β
"Luoyang is located in the middle of the world, the transportation is developed, the circulation of materials is convenient, the capital is here to return to the north and south, but it is inevitable to lose the intention of forging ahead. The capital is Chang'an...... Chang'an controls the Guanzhong, looks at the Central Plains, and contacts Bashu, Longyou, and Hetao, which is a great foundation. β
"But...... The terrain of Guanzhong is complicated, due to the war, most of the roads leading to Chang'an in Henan and Hedong are in disrepair, and the traffic is very inconvenient, not to mention that if the capital is Chang'an, the population of Guanzhong is bound to skyrocket, and it is a lot of money to carry grain every year. It's a real headache to choose between them! β
The faces of the ministers of Daqi became more and more unsightly, and the ministers from the wealthy families in the Guannai had a look of joy on their faces.
It seems that the emperor is quite fond of Chang'an, which is excellent news!
If the emperor is set to be in Chang'an, it will undoubtedly be a shot in the arm for the families in Guanzhong, and all the worries hidden in their hearts will be swept away. Thinking about it carefully, after the emperor entered the customs, he showed too enthusiastic kindness to the ministers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the great families of various families, which turned out to be based here!
While others thought more, they couldn't help but worry, thinking that His Majesty was going to move the capital and give up Ye City to Chang'an and Luoyang, which meant to suppress the Hebei family.
His Majesty really reuses Hanchen, and everyone knows this, and there is no objection...... But at present, the Northern Qi government and the opposition are all controlled by officials from Hebei and Hedong Shi clans, and the Great Qi is about to destroy the pseudo-Zhou, and it is the time to sit down and share the fruits of victory, the emperor suddenly took advantage of the reason to move the capital, and pulled the families in Guanzhong and Henan into it, which is clearly the set that His Majesty is good at "pulling a faction and fighting a faction"!
A court has only a little power for everyone to share, and they themselves are not enough, and suddenly another group of people joins the gang, isn't this a job grab? Thinking about it this way, everyone has a feeling of "the wolf is coming", and there is a little more unkindness and vigilance in their expressions.
"Alas, forget it, I don't want to think about it, it's a real headache. I'll talk about that later. β
Cushman & Wakefield picked up the fires on both sides and took them away as soon as they saw it, so as not to burn themselves. This matter was not mentioned, and they had to guess and fight, and after a while, they talked about another big thing:
"Since I entered Chang'an, the assassins and generals of Zhuzhou have all been attached to the table, only Daxi Changru and Wei Xiaokuan have not moved, these two ...... One is the history of Guazhou Thorn, and the other is the jade guard general and the pseudo-Zhou Shangzhu country.
"They are all good generals who can fight and are accustomed to war, and I admire them very much, but I sent envoys to persuade them to surrender, but neither of them responded, but they closed the door and did not come out, entering and not advancing, retreating and not retreating, what do you mean? Don't they know that when I am angry, what a famous general he is, he will not escape death? β
Gao Wei's brows frowned slightly, and a cold sword light flashed in his dark eyes, and his murderous aura was awe-inspiring.
The ministers under the rank all claimed that Da Xi Changru and Wei Xiaokuan did not know what to do, and dared to defy Tianwei and wanted to send troops to fight. The crowd was turbulent, only Dou Yi showed a solemn look on his face, hesitated for a while, and then got up and bowed:
"Your Majesty, although Da Xi Changru and Wei Xiaokuan are suspected of being disrespectful, they probably have no intention of raising troops to resist Your Majesty, and the reason why they made a gesture of stubborn resistance is just to wait for Your Majesty to show higher sincerity."
As soon as Dou Yi finished speaking, a minister came out and scolded: "Your Majesty's recruitment of them shows that they pay attention to it, what else should they do?" The generals who have lost the country are like a lost dog, and they dare to tell His Majesty that the conditions are not successful? β
Dou Yi immediately became the target of everyone, he guessed that it would be like this, he only hung his head, and was about to retreat silently, when he saw the emperor's brows gradually stretched, and chuckled:
"It stands to reason, the two of them are famous people, if they take the initiative to come up and talk to me, they will inevitably be ridiculed and criticized by the world...... I have to ask for good ministers and good generals, but I also have to show a sincere gesture. β
Gao Wei paced the steps twice before he stopped, and after some careful words, he said: "In this way, I personally drafted a document, stamped it with a private seal, and used thirteen fast horses with gold medals to invite the two of them in turn, so it is finally sincere, right?" β
"What if they insist that they don't have to come down?" Someone asked.
ββ¦β¦ If you insist on not descending, then you can only perish, which is also ...... There is no way to do things. β
The emperor turned around and turned his head to look at the ministers, "I don't use people to correct the past, you do things well, and you will naturally have a chance to stand out if you make meritorious contributions in the future. β
All the subordinates were overjoyed, and they didn't care about the snow and cement stains all over the ground, and hurriedly bowed down, describing it to the fullest. The emperor stood under the eaves of the tower, the corners of his mouth slightly curled, smiling and bowing to the ministers, but no one knew what he thought in his heart......