On the Shangyuan Festival in the third year after Jian's founding, in order to celebrate Ruying's great victory, Xiangyang City was decorated with rare lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a festive atmosphere, but the mood of the people in the city was extremely complicated.
Therefore, on this day, Emperor Jianji officially issued an edict to move the capital to Jianye.
Although Xiangyang Prefecture, as the companion capital, continues to be independent from Jinghu North Road, the emperor is leaving. What does this mean?
Ordinary people could not understand that the fall of most of Shaanluo, the unstable situation in Jinghu in the south of the Yangtze River, the eastward shift of Dai Viet's strategic center of gravity, and the fragility of the Huainan defense line were all key factors that ultimately prompted the capital move.
Ordinary people couldn't help but worry. The emperor was still going south. Was it that the Japanese soldiers were about to kill him?
The Xiangyang gentry who were very close to the court had long known about the capital move. They also knew that Zhu Hang was the governor of Jianye Mansion and the military supervisor of Jianye. Liu Yan, the commander of You Xiaosheng Army, led his troops to garrison in Jianye and other places.
Prepare for moving the capital.
However, since there were widespread rumors about moving the capital, Emperor Jianji did not leave for more than half a year. Later, he personally conquered Ruying and won a great victory. Many people thought that the move of the capital would be stopped.
Unexpectedly, the new year's Lantern Festival had not even passed before an official edict was issued to move the capital.
After hearing the news that the imperial edict was officially issued to move the capital, Wei Chenglong rushed to Puyuan in a hurry. When he saw Zheng Tu returning from the capital to the memorial hall, he stepped forward to greet him and asked: "Zheng Langjun, are you really going to do this this time?"
The capital has been moved, why was there no news at all before?"
"...This is the edict sent to Chushan!" Zheng Tu took out the edict from his arms, handed it to Wei Chenglong for him to take a look at, and said, "Can this be false?"
After Ruying's great victory, the civil and military ministers gathered in Wuyang and agreed to move the capital after the new year. Xiangyang City had close relations with the DPRK and China. When the gentry and merchants who had dealings with each other got the news, they all transferred their family properties to Jianye in advance, or sent their families to Jianye to purchase more.
Mansion shop yard,
It's not that Wei Chenglong hadn't heard the news before, but Zhufengtang abided by the rules and made no preparations before the imperial court officially issued the edict. Wei Chenglong didn't get any information from Zheng Tu, and thought that Ru Ying's victory was to move the capital.
Things got dirty, and I mistakenly thought that the news others heard was false.
Not only did Wei Chenglong make no preparations, he even took over a house that was being sold by another family, secretly thinking that he had gotten a big deal.
Wei Chenglong asked a little dumbfounded at this time: "Why haven't we heard any news before? Didn't they all say that Commander Ji had annihilated 780,000 or 80,000 enemy troops in Ruying, so that the Hulu did not dare to cross Yingshui even half a step further, so why do we have to do it again?"
The capital has been moved?”
"Whether the capital should be moved or not has nothing to do with the victory of Yingshui. It was even delayed for several months because of the Battle of Yingshui!" Zheng Tu said, "The delay is a delay, but moving the capital has been decided a long time ago. It won't happen.
Easily changed!"
Wei Chenglong did not dare to complain that Zheng Tu had not leaked anything before, so he asked Xiaoyi: "What about Zhufengtang? They didn't make any preparations in advance, they rushed into panic, and they don't know what the chaos will be like!
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"What preparations should Zhufengtang make?" Zheng Tu asked back, "Zhufengtang moved to Jianye without a formal decree from the imperial court. So how do the ministers in the court view Chushan? There are no rules at all?"
The products currently exported by Chushan are mainly soldiers, iron materials, fried tea and tung oil. Currently, the supply to Jingbei, Nanyang, Xiangyang and other places is already in short supply. For the time being, there will be no large-scale export to Jiangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road.
and sold in Jingnan and other places.
Zheng Tu, as Chushan's envoy stationed in Xiangyang, would usually go to the Dujin Memorial Hall under Zhongshu Menxia Province to answer questions about any memorials from Chushan or edicts from the court.
, he was responsible for the official transfer of the capital as soon as possible. Of course, he had to move to Jianye with the capital.
In order to make it easier for Zheng Tu to have enough manpower in Jianye, Zhufengtang would still send people to Jianye to open a shop, but they would mainly sell fried tea.
Fried tea is still unique to Chushan. Many officials in the court are accustomed to brewing fried tea that is easy to brew and endlessly satisfying. The shops mainly sell fried tea, but they are not worried about being unable to gain a foothold in Jianye, so there is no need for it.
Send people to Jianye in advance to prepare everything.
Zheng Tu noticed Wei Chenglong's gloomy face, sat down and drank tea slowly, and asked: "What are your plans? Should you stay in Xiangyang or go back to Chushan? Xiangyang also needs someone to take care of it."
"Zheng Langjun comes to Jianye, how can he be without me at his side?"
Zhufengtang's previous affairs in Xiangyang were mainly to facilitate the distribution of bulk materials in Xiangyang through the Han River. If Wei Chenglong stayed, he would have the opportunity to stand alone, but he did not hesitate too much and insisted on following Zheng Tu to Jianye
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Even though Ru Ying won a great victory, he could not stop moving the capital. Wei Yuanlong suspected that the achievements reported by Ru Ying's great victory were a lot of exaggeration.
He was worried that one day the Chushan Army would fail to defend Huaishang, and it would only take two or three days for the Red Husband Cavalry to reach Xiangyang. His whole family would be destroyed if they stayed in Xiangyang. No matter how he looked at it, Jianye would be safer.
Besides, the emperor and all the civil and military officials have moved to Jianye, what hope can they have if they stay in Xiangyang?
Seeing that Wei Chenglong was quick to make up his mind, Zheng Tu said: "Then get ready to go quickly, maybe we will leave in two days..."
At this time, people from Longquan of Jin Dynasty brought cakes as a gift for the Lantern Festival, and Zheng Tu stayed here calmly. After sending the imperial edict urgently out of the city to Chushan, Zheng Tu found an excuse to leave the shop.
He met Jin Longquan secretly in the elegant room of a wine shop in Xicheng.
"I heard that Jin Zhuangcheng returned home and said that His Majesty wants to use Wen Shuai to stay in Xiangyang?" Jin Longquan asked impatiently as Zheng Tu walked into the elegant room he had booked in advance while no one was paying attention.
"It's been decided, just wait for the edict to be sent." Zheng Tu nodded and said.
"Xu Xiang went to Jingnan, Wen Shuai stayed in Xiangyang, and after the new capital moved to Jianye, only the Prime Minister and Zhu Hang Langjun were left in the court to depend on each other!" Jin Longquan frowned and sighed.
Jin Longquan came to Xiangyang at the invitation of Jin Zhuang Cheng. On the surface, he took care of the tedious affairs of Jin Zhuang Cheng's mansion, and secretly worked for Chu Shan. In the past two years, he had almost figured out Qu Ao above the court.
When Emperor Jianji first came to Xiangyang and ascended the throne, the main fighting faction included Hu Kai, Xu Wei, Zhu Hang, Wang Fan, Wen Hengyue and others who occupied important positions. They could barely compete with Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, and others in the court.
Wu Wenche, Gu Fan, Chen Tai and others acted as checks and balances, and with the strong support of Emperor Jianji, they promoted a series of military changes.
Although the resistance against the barbarians in the past two years cannot be said to be very successful, and most areas of Shaanxi and Heluo fell one after another, they have also successfully established a defense line along the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, protecting half of Dayue.
If the main militant faction in North Korea and China further strengthens, Jin Longquan believes that after stabilizing the situation in Jinghu and other places in the south of the Yangtze River, there will soon be an opportunity to counterattack Bianliang.
However, the situation he saw was that Wang Fan left the court and took charge of the North Road of Jinghu, and then Xu Wei went to Jingnan to serve as the envoy to solve the problem of the Hu bandits. At this time, Wen Hengyue would stay in Xiangyang to take charge of the military and civilians.
After the capital was moved to Ye, the only war ministers in the court who could be called warlords were Hu Kai and Zhu Hang. They were really too weak.
Although Emperor Jianji was the largest militant faction in the court, the question lies in what Emperor Jianji wanted to do
Without the cooperation of all the ministers, we will be unable to accomplish the task.
Take this imperial conquest as an example, Hu Kai, Xu Wei, Wen Hengyue and others played an indispensable role.
On the one hand, Hu Kai, Xu Wei, Wen Hengyue and others are firm supporters.
More importantly, as the privy envoy, Hu Kai personally came forward to formulate a detailed expedition plan; as the counselor of political affairs, Xu Wei made plans beside Emperor Jianji and also took care of money and food arrangements; and as the imperial envoy
Wen Hengyue, who was in charge of military affairs, was also responsible for the daily military affairs of the Imperial Envoy Department. Without Wen Hengyue, the pre-war expansion of the Xuanwu Army, the garrison arrangements in Xiangyang and other places, and the expedition plan would not be able to be implemented.
Without these three people, no matter how fierce Emperor Jianji's temper was and no matter how strong his determination, he would not be able to control the army himself.
It is impossible that Emperor Jianji would not care about anything, not caring about food and grass, not caring about the pay of the generals, not caring about the garrison of Xiangyang, not caring about setting up camps along the way, and just take tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and fly to Huaishang with a "whoosh", right?
Now that Xu Wei has arrived in Jingnan and Wen Hengyue has to stay in Xiangyang, the two most critical links have been replaced by Zhou He, a figure from the Gaochunnian family. It is basically impossible for Emperor Jianji to want to lead the expedition himself.
"That's why we need to go to Jianye and keep an eye on the wind and grass!" Zheng Tu sighed slightly and said.
Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others recommended Xu Wei to go to Jingnan. Zheng Tu felt that something was wrong. Last time he returned to Chushan, he specifically asked Shi Zhen about it. Shi Zhen just said that Xu Huai was because of Xu Wei's physical condition.
I opposed this for some reason but to no avail.
Sun Yanzhou and other lake bandits in Jinghu were in danger of becoming a serious threat, and there was an urgent need for ministers to come and take charge. Zhou He and others recommended Xu Wei to serve as an envoy, above the economic and strategic envoys and transport envoys, to take charge of the military and civilian affairs of Jinghu and Nanhu.
Suppress and exclude Xu Wei.
This time the capital is moved, Xiangyang Prefecture, as the accompanying capital, will continue to be independent to the north of Jinghu North Road. In addition to revitalizing the strategic position of Jingxiang, it will also provide strategic support for Nanyang, Huaishang, Qinling and other fronts. The remaining position also needs to have sufficient weight.
Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others recommended Wen Hengyue for this position, which cannot be said to be suppression or exclusion.
Otherwise, even if Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others desperately recommended them, Emperor Jianji would not be able to let Xu Wei and Wen Hengyue leave his side.
However, the actual consequence of Xu Wei and Wen Hengyue leaving the center was that the main war faction represented by Hu Kai and Zhu Hang became more powerful in the court. However, fundamentally speaking, the group of scholars was still too large.
It is so huge that even now it cannot be shaken by others.
The main fighting faction is too weak.
Chu Shan could only accept this reality.
"Mr. Shi, can you tell us what we need to pay attention to after arriving in Jianye?" Jin Longquan asked.
"Mr. Shi said that Ruying was victorious and Chushan was the leader. However, if the trees are more beautiful than the forest, the wind will destroy them," Zheng Tu said. "Xu Xiang, Wen Shuai has left the center again. Above the court, Chushan should be more popular."
Jin Zhuangcheng, who has always been isolated and ambiguous, seeing this situation, is likely to turn to Zhou, Gao and others this time. After you and I arrive in Jianye, our contact should be more concealed..."
"..." Jin Longquan frowned and said, "I'm afraid it will be even more inconvenient if I come out to see you directly in the future. Is there any suitable manpower available to arrange entry into the Jin Mansion?"
"We will make arrangements after arriving in Jianye. If we arrange for people to go there now, it will easily arouse Jinzhuangcheng's suspicion," Zheng Tu said, "Jinzhuangcheng is really going to completely turn to Zhou. Gao Ren, it will be even more difficult for you to inquire about information around Jinzhuangcheng."
