"I understand what you mean!" In the Long Live Palace, Emperor Liu looked relaxed and said to Wei Renpu who was sitting there: "Thank you for your advice. I still need to think more about moving the capital!"
After hearing this, Wei Renpu stood up, saluted Liu Chengyou, and said: "There are still official duties in the political hall, so I will take my leave first!"
After he had finished speaking, seeing that Emperor Liu had no intention of staying as a guest, Wei Renpu also took the initiative to resign.
In the past two days, Emperor Liu summoned all the important ministers in the court to discuss the controversial proposal to move the capital. Wei Renpu was the last one.
Wei Renpu did not spend too much time expressing his own opinions. Regarding the pros and cons of moving the capital, Wei Renpu did not discuss at all, because during this period, various opinions from all over the imperial court were expressed. In the end, it ultimately depends on Emperor Liu's wishes. How intense.
Wei Renpu just told Emperor Liu that the matter of moving the capital was of great importance. For now, the imperial court was not ready to move the capital. It was not only a matter of people's hearts, but also preparations from all aspects from officials to people, including the urban construction of Luoyang. .
At the same time, Wei Renpu said that there was no need to be too entangled in the city issue, and gave Emperor Liu an example of equal emphasis on the two capitals in the Tang Dynasty. Now Luoyang is the Xijing, but because the emperor and the court had been in Kaifeng for a long time, it was reduced to a foil.
If the emperor is disadvantaged by Kaifeng's situation, he might as well build it in Luoyang, but the court does not have to move there entirely. He only needs to follow the example of the previous dynasty and set aside a period of time every year to visit Luoyang. In this way, it can not only give equal attention to the east and west capitals, but also It can appease those who are worried about moving the capital. And in the future, Luoyang can suppress Guanxi and Kaifeng can control Guandong. It is really the best of both worlds.
Well, Wei Renpu's opinion is actually a bit slippery. Of course, Emperor Liu had thought of this consideration. It seems to be a relatively comprehensive approach and it is easy to win consensus.
But there is no perfect method in the world. If the two capitals are given equal emphasis, it also means that the court will have to set up two sets of administrative teams. This cannot be solved by a left-behind government, so it may cause a problem of redundant officials. At the same time, , Emperor Liu was still worried, would this cause a confrontation or even division between the East and the West?
Emperor Liu has always been a person who thinks too much, and this habit sometimes turns into random thoughts. However, through a conversation with Wei Renpu, a lot of the contradictions in his mind were relieved. Indeed, there is no need to go too far. Tangled.
"I haven't been so hesitant in a long time!" Liu Chengyou opened his two legs that were numb from sitting cross-legged, pressed them himself, and sighed.
Yantuo was very discerning and took the initiative to kneel down and massage him carefully. Liu Chengyou asked him: "Do you think Luoyang or Kaifeng is better?"
Upon hearing the question, Yantuo carefully replied: "No one dares to speak nonsense about national affairs!"
"It's not like I let you decide whether to move the capital or not. If I let you say it, just say it!" Emperor Liu said calmly.
"Yes!" There was no emotion or anger on the emperor's face. Just listening to his tone, Yantuo didn't dare to show his modesty any more. He lowered his head and said, "I just passed by Luoyang once twenty years ago. Xijing doesn’t understand. If you say which city is better, Kaifeng is naturally preferred. The younger ones just don’t understand. Kaifeng is Tokyo and Luoyang is Xijing. They are both capitals of the Han Dynasty. What’s the difference between moving and not moving?”
Upon hearing this, Emperor Liu smiled: "Although your opinion is one-sided, it has some truth."
That's what I say, but there are a lot of differences.
"I don't know anything about the military and state affairs, I just believe what I say!" Yantuo said with a flattering smile: "In my opinion, the official family is the master of the country. Where you are, you are the capital and the world. center......"
Listening to his words, Emperor Liu felt that he really thought about things too complicatedly. Of course, city affairs are of great importance, related to the destiny of the country, and involve the interests of both the top and bottom. Nothing can be easily decided with a slap on the head. .Thinking more is not a bad thing.
However, after this period of consideration and exchanges of opinions with ministers, Emperor Liu's idea was basically decided, and both capitals should be given equal emphasis.
In fact, even if it was really clear that the Han Dynasty would establish Luoyang as its capital, would Kaifeng be useless? Absolutely not! Therefore, Emperor Liu decided to develop and build Luoyang while maintaining Kaifeng's status. As for him, he can only "work hard" in the future. Click" and both ends ran away.
Regarding the matter of moving the capital, there was an uproar in the court, but there seemed to be one thing that everyone agreed on, that is, the only two options for the capital of the Han Dynasty were Kaifeng and Luoyang.
To the west, Chang'an has been in decline for a long time. It can be an important town, but it has long been unable to be an imperial capital. It is the first one that comes to mind and is the first to rule out. To the south, there is Jinling, which has "dragon energy" and can be the land of royal family, but The king's industry belongs to the peaceful side, and the Han Dynasty dominates the south from the north, so he will not abandon the north for it.
As for the north, there are more places to choose from. Taiyuan is the land of Longxing, but over half a century and several generations have changed, its vitality has been lost. Youzhou has the potential to become a metropolis, but it is too remote. A slightly more decent place, It belongs to Daming Prefecture, but if there is one thing to say, it is not as good as Kaifeng.
Taking into account various factors, only Kaifeng and Luoyang are the only ones. Kaifeng has its objective favorable conditions, and Luoyang has been the center of the world since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the capital of the unified empires in the past dynasties is nothing more than Chang'an. , the two choices of Luoyang, now that Chang'an is in decline, only Luoyang is left.
On the other hand, although the economic center of gravity moved eastward and southward, resulting in the rise of Kaifeng, it does not mean that the western region is no longer important. It still accounts for half of the empire, from Hexi to Guanlong and then to Sichuan and Shu. It is an integral part of the Han Dynasty.
In terms of its role in transporting Guanxi and regulating the western part, Luoyang's advantages are even greater. Moreover, today's Sichuan and Shu, especially Jiannan Road, is one of the most important financial and taxation areas ranked by the imperial court. It is a ruined and dilapidated land, but the output there is still very large every year. The 800-mile Qinchuan River cannot support a unified capital. As the economic center of Kansai, it is more than enough.
After at least twenty years of development, today's Guan Nei has surpassed that of Jinzhong. It is just an ethnic issue, but it is still a chronic disease. For this reason, the importance of Guan Nei cannot be ignored. It is to connect Helong and maintain the northwest of the Han Dynasty. An important link for border stability.
When it comes to connections and transportation with all directions in the world, Luoyang is the only place that serves as the central hub and plays the role of standing in the world and suppressing all directions.
As for the pressure on water transportation caused by moving west to Luoyang, Emperor Liu knew that the Ming and Qing dynasties established Beijing as their capital. How could the pressure be greater than that of those two dynasties?
"Tomorrow is the 23rd, right?" Emperor Liu suddenly asked Yantuo.
After hearing the question, Yantuo glanced at Emperor Liu and cautiously reminded: "Go back to the official house, today is the twenty-fourth of the twelfth lunar month!"
"Oh?" Emperor Liu didn't look embarrassed at all. He hadn't remembered the month and day for a long time.
"Another year has passed so quickly!" Liu Chengyou sighed with emotion, and told him: "It's been a long time since we last visited the imperial court. Please pass on the imperial edict. Tomorrow, all the officials of fifth rank and above in Beijing will go to court!"
"yes!"
The next day, at the court meeting in Chongyuan Hall, Emperor Liu officially announced two major events after dealing with several matters that had been agreed upon long ago.
The first is the tour in the coming year.
The second was the reconstruction of Xijing. As expected, the task fell on the shoulders of Murong Yanchao, the Duke of Luan, and Chai Rong, who stayed behind in Xijing.
The matter of moving the capital was put on hold, but the result was already decided. Soon afterwards, Emperor Liu asked Wei Renpu and Dou Yi to select a group of officials from various ministries in Tokyo and go west to Luoyang as personnel staying in Taiwan. .
In the early years, there was also a group of officials in Luoyang, but they were deemed redundant by Emperor Liu and all were abolished, leaving only the Xijing Left-behind Office. Now, this can be regarded as a reverse course.
But no matter what, Emperor Liu's determination to build and develop Luoyang is unquestionable. There are many smart people in the court, and some officials who were unsatisfied in Tokyo began to seek career advancement and wanted to work in Xijing.
After that, more nobles and ministers built other mansions and bought properties in Luoyang.
Luoyang should not be just a retirement place for nobles who have retired from service.