Counting up, this should be Li Fengyun's third time coming to Luoyang. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The first time I came to the vicinity of Luoyang, it was more than two years ago, but I only made a turn in Niutou Mountain, and did not enter Luoyang City, so I turned south. That time, Li Fengyun met Xu Banxian, Zhou Zongyun, Yelu Hongyan, and Changbai Old Monster...... At that time, Li Fengyun didn't expect that he would have so many stories with these people later.

The second time I came to Luoyang was to find the inheritance of Tiangang Sect, and I didn't have time to enter Luoyang City, and Li Fengyun also didn't expect that a copy of "Returning to the Tibetan Scriptures" would cause many things.

It was not difficult to ask Xuanyuan Tai for information about the ghost Shura, and Zhang Zongyuan, the shopkeeper of Tianyan Pavilion, promised to immediately fly a pigeon to pass the book, copy a copy and send it within ten days, and invited Li Fengyun to visit various places of interest in Luoyang with a smile.

Sitting with Zhang Zongyuan on the Qixian Tower, the highest restaurant in Luoyang City, the two looked at Luoyang at dusk, raised their glasses and drank, and chatted about the world.

The city wall of Luoyang is much wider than the city wall of Kaifeng, on the surrounding terrain, surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, as the capital, slightly closed, but from the point of view of the strategy, it is much stronger than Kaifeng.

Kaifeng is surrounded by plains and few mountains, and the only barrier is the Yellow River. Once the steppe tribes in the north broke through the Yellow River, Kaifeng was almost equivalent to an undefended city.

Li Fengyun sighed secretly, if it weren't for the fact that the Great Jin Dynasty was too wary of the remnants of the Later Tang Dynasty, in fact, Luoyang would be the best choice.

"Then you can't say that!" Zhang Zongyuan, the thunderbolt who accompanied him on a tour of Luoyang, did not agree with Li Fengyun's statement, "We must not only consider safety, but also consider the economy of the whole country."

Although Luoyang is safe, the pattern is too small, surrounded by mountains, and there is more than enough to defend and not enough to enterprising.

Kaifeng is different, Kaifeng has convenient transportation, extends in all directions, on geographical location, but it is better than Luoyang.

Now it is a troubled time, of course, Luoyang, the capital is better than Kaifeng. But one day, when the peaceful and prosperous era comes, Kaifeng is much superior to Luoyang.

I have to say that although Shi Jingjiao betrayed the country to seek glory, which is despicable, his mind is admirable. ”

Zhang Zongyuan's insight surprised Li Fengyun very much. In the past, Li Fengyun only considered it from the safety aspect, thinking that it was not a wise choice for the Great Jin Dynasty to set the capital of Kaifeng, and after listening to Zhang Zongyuan's words, Li Fengyun knew that there was another reason for this.

"Jingshi is the essence of the Central Plains, if the invisible wins, it is easy to be broken, this is not a good thing for the Central Plains, even if it is prosperous, after all, it is still rootless duckweed, no rootless wood, it is inevitable that there will be a mirror. Li Fengyun was not convinced in his heart and argued.

"That's a good point!" Zhang Zongyuan said with a smile, "But how can there be a capital in the world that cannot be attacked? No matter how dangerous the mountains and rivers are, they can't beat the advantages of the soldiers, and if you talk about safety, I'm afraid there is no place in the world that can compare to Shuzhong." But from ancient times to the present, who will have the capital of the Central Plains Dynasty in Shuzhong? Who will be based in Shuzhong and be able to take over the world?"

Li Fengyun thought about it, and it was true.

Zhang Zongyuan said: "The safety of the capital city of the Central Plains does not lie in the mountains and rivers around it, but in whether it has an enterprising spirit and whether it can protect the people of the world from the scourge of war.

Xingsheng may be able to keep peace for a while, but it can't keep a lifetime.

What if the enemy army is killed under the capital, even if the safety of the capital can be maintained? What should the people of the world do? No matter whether they live or die, they don't want it? If there is no capital without the people, is it still the capital?

For example, this time the Khitan invaded the Central Plains, although the Central Plains defeated the Khitan, but the land of Hebei was in a mess, there was no ten years of life, and it was difficult to recover.

Zhang Zongyuan pointed to the north: "There, the sixteen states of Yanyun are the best barrier against the barbarians. Further north, the vast grasslands, deserts, and ice fields are the best defense against the barbarians.

The reason why the Western Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were strong was because they realized this. And the reason why the late Tang Dynasty declined was because it forgot this.

In the final analysis, the land and the people are the foundation of China's prosperity and the stability of the capital. ”

As soon as he spoke, Li Fengyun was excited.

"It's a pity!" Zhang Zongyuan sighed, "The Central Plains, which has experienced the Anshi Rebellion, has turned its eyes from the outside to the inside, and the small wealth is safe, and the vision is becoming more and more narrow and short-sighted, and only caring about the flies and dogs, and then not showing the courage and determination to pioneer, which is not a good thing for my Chinese heritage." ”

Li Fengyun was speechless.

When it comes to leading troops to fight, Li Fengyun thinks that he is no less than any famous general in the world, but when it comes to the general trend of the world, it is not his forte, at most he only understands a little, as for these deeper things that Zhang Zongyuan said, he has no experience and is difficult to understand.

"In the Tang Dynasty, the territory is far away from the previous dynasty, why since the Tang Dynasty, the capital has abandoned Chang'an and not used it?" This question lingered in Li Fengyun's heart for a long time, and he asked.

Zhang Zongyuan sighed and said: "Since the Qin Dynasty, after thousands of years, the aura of Guanzhong has been exhausted, the land has become barren, the war at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Guanzhong has declined, and the once magnificent capital Chang'an has declined, and it is no longer the best choice."

On the other hand, Guanzhong was isolated from Hedong, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangnan and other places, and the establishment of the capital Chang'an, although it was conducive to the defense of the northwest, was not conducive to the long-term development of Middle-earth.

Now that the Western Regions are cut off, sooner or later the focus of China will inevitably shift to the south. Chang'an is blocked by Hangu Pass, and the connection with the south is not convenient, so it is not a good choice.

This is also one of the reasons why the Later Liang, Later Tang and Ben dynasties would rather choose Luoyang than Chang'an.

The location of a country's capital city often represents the country's mind and strength.

The Western Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty placed their capitals in Chang'an, so there were the Western Regions Protectorate, the Northern Courtyard Protectorate, and the Silk Road connecting the Great Qin (Note 1).

Now that the barbarians are rising, the Western Regions and the Northern Court are no longer owned by me, the Silk Road is cut off, and there are very few visionary ministers in the Central Plains.

My Chinese China's enterprising spirit has faded and is waiting to be exhausted, but it is a sigh and a sigh!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Zongyuan took a long breath: "It is only hateful that Xuanyuan Tai mistakenly elected Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji, and the harm of the Anshi Rebellion has continued to this day.

Such a mistake, I Xuanyuan Tai actually made it again and again, but I don't know how to avoid it. Is there no way in this world that the selfishness and selfish desires of the emperor and the Manchu ministers can be effectively restrained and controlled? Is this the fate of my Chinese people's rule and chaos?"

"There must be a way, as long as Huaxia can survive, even if we can't think of it, the descendants of Huaxia will definitely be able to think of it. Li Fengyun replied, his eyes blazing.

Note 1: The Great Qin here refers to the Roman Empire.