Chapter 133: The Controversy of Moving the Capital (2) [Two in One]
"Concubine Shu...does she really want to leave Ningxiang Palace to my concubine?"
That night, in the inner room of Ningxiang Palace, Su Ran took the time to secretly ask Zhao Hongrun, her face full of surprise.
Zhao Hongrun stroked Miss Su's soft hair and said with a smile: "You asked me this question repeatedly when we were eating just now."
"I just... just can't believe it."
Su Ran put her hand on her chest with a happy expression on her face.
To be fair, the furnishings and decorations in Ningxiang Palace are actually very simple. In terms of luxury and sophistication, they are not as luxurious as the "Youzhi Palace" where Chen Shuai once lived. However, Ningxiang Palace is the bedroom of Zhao Hongrun's adoptive mother, Concubine Shen Shu.
Zhao Hongrun has many memories, so except for Mi Jiang who is destined to move to Fengyi Palace, the other girls are very eager for this palace.
But in the end, Concubine Shen Shu decided to leave the palace to Su Ran. She probably wanted to use this move to make up for her daughter-in-law. After all, Su Ran was the first woman in his son's life. However, due to various reasons, Su Ran was taken over by Mi instead.
The two younger daughters, Jiang and Qin Shaojun, took the lead.
"As long as you don't dislike the old and simple furnishings in this palace." Zhao Hongrun shrugged and said, "If there are any furnishings that you don't like, I will help you replace them."
"How could it be?" Su Ran blinked a pair of smiling eyes and said, "These are all things left by my mother-in-law, and I am very happy..."
"You should speak to my mother, smart boy." Zhao Hongrun teased, stretched out his hand to scratch the bridge of Miss Su's nose, making the latter's pretty face turn red, and asked cowardly: "Where will Your Majesty plan to stay tonight?"
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Of course Zhao Hongrun understood the deep meaning of Su Ran's words. After deliberately teasing her, he shook his head and said: "It's inappropriate... Although you are about to become the master of Ningxiang Palace, my mother has not yet
How can I move out of Ningxiang Palace?
Can you stay here? This is not in line with etiquette... There will be many opportunities in the future." After saying that, he gently patted the back of Miss Su's hand and warned: "I'll go to the Ganlu Hall later. As for you, in the past two days,
Stay with my mother more..."
When he said this, Zhao Hongrun felt a little disappointed. After all, he still failed to convince Concubine Shen Shu in the end - Concubine Shen Shu still insisted on moving out of the palace to keep company with Concubine Wu Gui, so that the latter would not feel lonely alone in Daliang.
In fact, to be more realistic, after the concubines moved out of the palace, they actually lived in the temple area close to the palace, which was not very far away. However, in the final analysis, it was not as convenient as living in the palace. In short, when Zhao Hongrun went to pay his respects to his mother in the future,
It will probably take at least twice as much distance as before.
"Concubine, please save it." Miss Su nodded.
At this moment, the voice of Gao He, the eunuch who was accompanying Zhao Hongrun, came from inside and outside: "Your Majesty, Prince Yan is asking for an audience."
"Prince Yan? Second uncle?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned, and secretly murmured in his heart: It's so late, what is the second uncle doing in such a hurry to come to the palace?
After thinking about it carefully, he immediately thought of the reason: the news about moving the capital must have been leaked, and the second uncle Zhao Yuanyan, who was the Zongzheng of the clan, learned about it.
Shaking his head, Zhao Hongrun simply said goodbye to Concubine Shen Shu and the female family members, and left Ningxiang Palace.
When he walked out of the main hall of Ningxiang Palace, he saw his second uncle Zhao Yuanyan standing in the open space outside the main hall, followed by two Zongwei Yu Linlang carrying lanterns.
"two……"
Before Zhao Hongrun could raise his hand to say hello, Zhao Yuanyan stepped forward, bowed his hands and saluted, and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"
"I wonder what the second uncle is referring to?"
Zhao Hongrun wanted to pretend to be stupid and fool him, but unfortunately Zhao Yuanyan was too serious and didn't understand. He said seriously: "The old minister is referring to the matter of moving the capital... Your Majesty, it has been more than two hundred years since the founding of the Wei Dynasty in Liangdu.
It has been the construction of successive generations of kings and kings that has enabled our country to develop into such a prosperous place today. It is like this ancestral foundation cannot be abandoned."
Maybe it was because Zhao Yuanyan was too excited, or maybe Concubine Shen Shu and the other girls in the main hall knew that the former was coming, so they all came to the door of the main hall and looked at Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Yuanyan who were standing outside the hall.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly and said: "Second uncle, it's not appropriate to say this here..."
Zhao Yuanyan was stunned for a moment, then nodded clearly and asked: "I wonder if your Majesty will stay at Ganlu Hall or Zhaowu Hall tonight?"
"Does this mean you want to follow me?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Yuanyan with a strange expression, and finally decided to stay at Ganlu Palace.
Speaking of which, Zhao Hongrun has been living in Ganlu Hall in recent days. Maybe he felt empty after the death of the late king Zhao Si, so he stayed in Ganlu Hall for a while. When he had free time, he looked around to see where the late king Zhao Si was.
Calligraphy and painting written during the one or two years of training in the Manlu Hall.
Those calligraphy and paintings do not have any special educational significance. They were just written and painted by the late king Zhao Si as he pleased. But for Zhao Hongrun, this is indeed excellent as it allows him to recall the things of the late king.
As expected, Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan finally followed Zhao Hongrun to Ganlu Hall.
Zhao Hongrun had nothing to do with this second uncle who was serious, rigid, pedantic, and stubborn. After all, this second uncle was indeed a loyal minister. Although he had some conflicts with the royal family in some concepts and political opinions, he was indeed worth it.
Respect.
Inviting Zhao Yuanyan to the study room of Ganlu Hall, Zhao Hongrun ordered the eunuch Gao He to ask for tea. Then he said to Zhao Yuanyan: "Second uncle, about the matter of moving the capital, I originally planned to mention it in the morning meeting tomorrow.
The officials will discuss it and make a final decision. What do you think? It's getting late today. My second uncle will go back to his house to rest. We will discuss this matter in detail in the morning tomorrow..."
Zhao Yuanyan nodded and said, "Old minister, I obey."
And just when Zhao Hongrun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was about to get up to see him off, he saw Zhao Yuanyan change the topic and said: "But before that, please allow me to speak from the bottom of my heart."
"have to!"
Zhao Hongrun was secretly distressed and could only smile bitterly and said: "Second uncle, please speak."
Zhao Yuanyan straightened his posture and said seriously: "This matter started more than two hundred years ago..."
"Fuck—trough—!"
Zhao Hongrun's eyes widened.
However, it was too late to stop Zhao Yuanyan at this time, because the latter was completely immersed in the glorious achievements of the ancestors of the past generations who struggled to build the country, and began to talk endlessly about how difficult it was for the ancestors to build the country.
The cause was that the Longzhong Zhao family in Longxi was at odds with the Wei family. Therefore, the young head of the Longzhong Zhao family and the founding king of the Wei Kingdom, "Prince Zhuang", resolutely led his people to move out of Longxi and move toward the Central Plains.
When passing through the Qinling Mountains, due to a misunderstanding in language communication, the Ji Zhao family first turned against the people living in the Qinling Mountains, the ancestors of today's Qin State, and the two sides started a fierce battle.
Since they were defeated by the Qinling people, and the Ji Zhao family refused to surrender and begged for help from their own Wei family in Longxi, they had no choice but to take a roundabout route and pass through the Fangling area in the south of the Qinling Mountains.
During this period, the Zhao family fell into a situation of food shortage. In desperation, they had no choice but to find a way to trade with the Ba people in the south, hoping to trade some grain from the latter. Unexpectedly, the Ba people saw that the Zhao family was in a difficult situation.
He actually added insult to injury and launched a war in an attempt to rob the Zhao family into slaves, causing heavy casualties to the Zhao family.
This is the "Hate of Fangling"!
At this critical moment, the leader of the Qinling people at that time learned that the conflict between them and the Zhao family was just a misunderstanding, so he resolutely extended a helping hand. Not only did he help the Zhao family repel the Ba people, but he also took the Zhao family into the Qinling Mountains.
Within the territory, the harmony between Qin and Zhao emerged.
For more than twenty years, the Zhao family lived in the Qinling Mountains, married each other and became brothers with the Qinling people. Therefore, when the Zhao family later left the Qinling Mountains and continued eastward, there were still some descendants of the Zhao family.
People stayed in the Qinling Mountains and it has been passed down to this day. For example, Zhao Ran, who is now the chief concubine of the Qin State, has the blood of the Zhao family.
After that, the Zhao family moved eastward to Sanchuan. With the support of the Qinling people, they defeated the aborigines in Sanchuan at that time. After more than ten years of accumulating strength, the Zhao family took advantage of the Liang State in the Central Plains and Zheng
When the four kingdoms of Song, Wei and Wei were fighting against each other, they suddenly sent troops out of Sanchuan and annexed Zheng and Liang with a thunderous force. They officially established their capital in Daliang, the capital of Liang, and named the country "Wei".
"... After that, Daliang was established as the capital, ending the decades-long difficult migration journey of my ancestors in the Wei Dynasty." Zhao Yuanyan finished this sentence with an intoxicated look on his face.
Maybe it was due to the sudden silence. Zhao Hongrun, who was drowsy with his hand on his chin, suddenly became excited and became much more awake. He clapped his hands and praised: "It's amazing, it's amazing. Our ancestors are really amazing."
I saw Zhao Yuanyan's face full of excitement, nodding his head and saying: "After that, I, the Wei Dynasty, will be able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains..."
Just as he said this, Zhao Hongrun interrupted him and said: "Second uncle, how about we stop here today? You see, you have talked about decades of things in one breath. Why don't you take a break and talk about it another day?"
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"But what follows is what I want to express from the bottom of my heart." Zhao Yuanyan frowned slightly and said, "I believe that after hearing the deeds of our ancestors, your Majesty will be inspired. As the saying goes, a lesson can be learned from the past and a guide for those who will follow..."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth. He didn't know if it was because he was too sleepy. He was always very sharp-tongued, but he couldn't get a word in at the moment.
When is it?
Zhao Hongrun mouthed questions to the eunuch Gao He who was standing by.
At this moment, the great eunuch Gao He also yawned constantly, but still stood beside Zhao Hongrun with energy. After noticing Zhao Hongrun's mouth shape, he also responded with the mouth shape: Haishi.
"Good guy... I kept talking for an hour and a half."
Zhao Hongrun never expected that his second uncle, who had always been a rigid person, would turn out to be a talkative person when it came to mentioning the achievements of his ancestors. And he was not a talkative person in the ordinary sense.
That night, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan of the Zongfu told Zhao Hongrun about the hardships his ancestors of the Zhao family went through in establishing the country, starting from more than two hundred years ago to more than a hundred years ago.
During this period, Zhao Yuanyan kept expressing to Zhao Hongrun how important Daliang was to his Wei State, and what other meanings it had.
It's a pity that after hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was really sleepy. With his dull and straight eyes, he could only see his second uncle's lips moving over there, but he didn't listen to a single word of what was specifically said.
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When Zhao Hongrun regained consciousness again, it was already noon the next day. He obviously had a super-superior memory, but Zhao Hongrun really couldn't remember how he escaped last night.
Regarding this, he asked the eunuch Gao He, but he didn't expect that the boy said he didn't remember after scratching his hair for a long time.
Just as the master and servant were thinking carefully about the nightmare last night, Yan Shun, the chief guard of the Imperial Guard Department, came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Prince Yan wants to see you."
"He, why is he here again?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Gao He, and both master and servant looked a little scared.
Unfortunately, Zhao Yuanyan was Zhao Hongrun's elder after all, so Zhao Hongrun could not leave him outside the palace, so he had to summon him against his will.
Compared with the listless Zhao Hongrun and Gao He, Zhao Yuanyan, who will be nearly sixty next year, is full of energy at this moment.
"Second uncle, you look... good today."
Zhao Hongrun said haha.
"Thank you for your majesty's blessing." Zhao Yuanyan cupped his hands and smiled, and then said: "The conversation last night lasted about a hundred years ago..."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was shocked and quickly interrupted: "Second uncle, we will go to court early in the morning. How about leaving the remaining hundred years to the future?"
"This..." Zhao Yuanyan frowned slightly, then squeezed out a smile on his face and said against his will: "It doesn't matter if I delay the morning meeting..."
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Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but widen his eyes. His second uncle, who had always been upright and upright, would actually say "It doesn't matter if I delay the morning meeting"?
Oh my God! Could it be that the sun is coming out in the west?
However, after thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun understood that his second uncle was determined to dispel his intention to move the capital. To this end, he did not hesitate to break his own principles and actually 'instigated' the new king not to attend the morning court.
In fact, in the final analysis, it is because Zhao Yuanyan knows very well: today's morning court meeting must be to discuss the matter of moving the capital. Once this matter is discussed in the court, then what he says will not have as much weight as it does now.
After all, he is a member of the Zongfu. Logically speaking, he has no right to interfere in national affairs. He can only use other methods to make the young new king in front of him change his mind. For example, like yesterday, he played the emotional card and told this person
As a young monarch, this Daliang City carries the laughter and tears of his Zhao family for generations. I hope it will be effective.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun also wanted to understand that if he could not convince the second uncle now, then it would be impossible for him to obtain purity in the future.
Therefore, after inviting Zhao Yuanyan to sit down, Zhao Hongrun took the lead in taking the initiative.
He decided to take the initiative.
"Second uncle, remembering the achievements of our ancestors can certainly encourage us and other descendants, but as the saying goes, this time and that time are not the same... There is no harm in being honest. I do prefer to move the capital, but this is not the case.
Abandon the ancestral system and tradition, but to make the Wei Dynasty more powerful!... Second uncle, how about you listen to my opinion first?"
Zhao Yuanyan thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions. I am all ears."
Instructing the eunuch Gao He to send someone to bring tea, Zhao Hongrun said seriously: "In my opinion, the war from last year to this year not only allowed me, the Great Wei, to take the position of overlord of the Central Plains, but also gave me the Great Wei
Opportunities for development... In this battle, the war between South Korea and Qin has not yet ended.
ended, and the war between Chu and Qilu is also in the ongoing stage. For now, all countries have stagnated in national strength due to the war. Only Wei, the great Wei, has withdrawn from the war early and can devote its energy to domestic affairs as soon as possible.
In my opinion, this opportunity is very rare for the construction and development of the country.”
"Old minister seconded the proposal." Zhao Yuanyan cupped his hands and said, "But to cultivate one's health, it may not be necessary to move the capital..."
"No! It's necessary!" Interrupting Zhao Yuanyan's words, Zhao Hongrun said seriously: "That day, Master Li Liang mentioned in the morning meeting that Yingshui County and Liang County have almost entered the saturation stage. Unless the local nobles and noble families,
The wealthy gentry are willing to give up the land in their hands, otherwise, the New Deal that the court is planning to implement will not be able to be implemented... The New Deal must be implemented
It can be done, and I will spare no effort to implement it. Anyone who obstructs the implementation of the New Deal, regardless of their identity, will be punished!... If the capital is not moved and the court cannot get enough land to implement the New Deal, then the only choice is to punish the nobles.
, the family took action and ordered them to spit out the land they had annexed. I don’t think you, second uncle, want to see that kind of scene."
"..." Zhao Yuanyan remained silent.
It is true that the new king in front of him is very respectful to him, but everyone knows that this majesty has always been true to his word. If he really decides to rectify the nobles and noble families in the country, in Zhao Yuanyan's view, this will be a disaster.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun continued: "Looking at Sanchuan, Hexi, and Hetao, there are many fields that have not been cultivated until now. If the capital is moved to the Luocheng area, I can temporarily tolerate the land annexation by the nobles in Yingshui County and Liang County.
...Other than that, I can't think of a third way out. If my second uncle has any better suggestions, I'll accept them humbly, otherwise..."
He didn't say any more, he just shook his head with a troubled expression on his face.
After a long silence, Zhao Yuanyan left with regret, because he really couldn't think of any better way.
Seeing the second uncle leave with a disappointed look on his face, Zhao Hongrun felt a little unbearable.
But there was no way. As the king of the Wei State, his priority was the interests of the country. Although Daliang was indeed the royal capital of the Wei State for more than a hundred years, for the further development of the country, the capital had to be moved.
On the same day, before going to the morning court, Zhao Hongrun first visited Chui Gong Hall and asked Jie Ziyu to visit Zhao Yuanyan at the Zongfu on his behalf to further persuade the latter. After all, judging from Zhao Yuanyan's attitude when he left just now, the second
Bo looked very disappointed, which made Zhao Hongrun a little uneasy.
After all, Zhao Yuanyan is also an old man in his late sixties. For an old man of this age, the depressed mood is likely to make him fall ill and die.
Zhao Hongrun didn't want his uncles and elders from the previous generation to pass away one by one.
"I will leave this matter to Wei Chen. After the morning court, Wei Chen will go to visit Prince Yan." Jie Ziyu accepted the matter confidently.
On the same day, during the so-called morning court meeting that had been postponed to the afternoon, the minister of the inner court, Jie Ziyu, mentioned the matter of moving the capital in the court meeting.
After hearing this, all the officials in the court fell into silence and looked around at the attitudes of other ministers in the palace.
Obviously, the news of the capital relocation leaked out, and these ministers had already learned about the capital relocation.
However, as courtiers, these ministers can do everything to put the interests of the country first. What's more, Jie Zitu's strategy of moving the capital can indeed effectively improve the current uneven distribution of land in the country. Therefore, no one proposed it.
What objection.
Of course, not objecting does not mean that these ministers support moving the capital. It is not directed at Jie Zizi or anyone else. The key point is that the Sanchuan County area is too backward. There is only one Luocheng that can be put on the table, and it is also a city full of people.
Luocheng was home to a large number of Sichuan residents and a mixture of dragons and snakes, which made the ministers deeply worried about the prospects of the new capital.
In comparison, it was the nobles and family forces in Yingshui County, especially Liang County, who later became more vocal in their opposition.
However, on that day, the imperial court finally made a decision. According to Jie Ziu's words, the news of the capital relocation was first released to encourage the people of Yingshui County to move to Sanchuan, so as to alleviate the problem of too many people and little land in Yingshui County.
As for the exact date of moving the capital, we will wait until the new capital is built in Luocheng.
A rough estimate shows that the exact date of moving the capital may take at least three to five years.
Of course, before that, Zhao Hongrun had to say hello to the Sichuan-Luo Alliance and see if the leaders of the Sichuan people were willing to fund the construction of a new capital for the imperial court. Otherwise, everything would be in vain. After all, the current Wei State was about to vigorously expand.
In domestic construction, it is impossible to spend a lot of money to rebuild a royal capital.
However, it turns out that most of the leaders of the Sichuan-Luo Alliance were extremely happy about this. For example, Lu Balong, the leader of the Lun tribe, after learning about the court's intention, immediately rushed to Daliang day and night to serve as the representative of the Sichuan-Luo Alliance.
, discussed the matter with the Daliang court.
Well, he came by boat, because this former Sheang warrior, after enjoying a luxurious and comfortable life for many years, had long lost the strong body of a warrior, so that when Zhao Hongrun saw Lu Balong again,
He simply couldn't believe that the fat-bellied guy in front of him, who was dressed like a wealthy countryman from the Wei Kingdom, was actually one of the warriors of the Yi tribe who had spearheaded the fight against his Wei army.
Unexpectedly, the result of the negotiation was very smooth. Just as Jie Ziyu had judged, Lu Balong, on behalf of the Sichuan-Luo Alliance, expressed his willingness to fund the construction of a new capital for the imperial court, but as a condition, he hoped that the imperial court would grant them the title of a nobleman.
In this regard, Zhao Hongrun and the court said that there was no problem: it was just a virtual prince in name only, and using it in exchange for visible and tangible money was simply worthless.
In fact, the reason why this matter went so smoothly is inseparable from Wei State's efforts in Sanchuan County over the years. With the Ministry of Rites' sparing no effort in cultural strategy, almost 70% of the Sichuan residents in Sanchuan County are now able to
Understand the Wei language and learn to dress like the Wei people. Except that they have not abandoned their own traditions and still hold their own celebrations from time to time, the rest is not much different from the Wei people.
Therefore, it cannot be said that there is no resistance for the Sichuan people to integrate into the Wei people, but this resistance is very small.
Especially when twice the elder passes away, and when those Sichuan people who have learned Wei culture since childhood grow up, by then, the boundaries between Sichuan people and Wei people may have completely disappeared.
After some discussions, the construction site of the new capital was selected to be north of the river bank at the intersection of "Luoshui" and "Yishui", about twenty miles northwest of Luocheng. It was funded by the Sichuan-Luocheng Alliance and sponsored by
The Ministry of Industry of the imperial court was responsible for sending people to build it.
As for the name of this new city, the imperial court named it "Luoyang".