Chapter 1922 Never be partial, have a clear conscience
Li Xingchen couldn't do anything about Chen Xuanhua. This girl didn't deserve to be beaten once or twice, and compared to Xiao Xiang, she was even worse. At least Xiao Xiang would never make fun of the sisters in the harem, but Chen Xuanhua had already
She was so familiar with the situation that Yang Miao, who was the main victim every time, had to ask the sisters to chase her all over the hall.
But he was reluctant to take action.
It seems that we still have to let Lechang come over, and then we can see Chen Xuanhua's butt blossoming.
While Xu Su brought some clothes to Li Xingchen, he asked curiously: "Your Majesty, are you really determined to move the capital?"
It is certainly not a secret that the capital was moved within the palace walls. Li Xingchen even mentioned it clearly in his family letter to Jiankang Mansion. Naturally, there was no need to hide it from the accompanying concubines.
It's just that this matter is of great importance and involves internal conflicts and disputes, so no one has taken the initiative to bring it up, lest it eventually cause disputes among the sisters in the harem, and also arouse His Majesty's dissatisfaction.
Xu Su took the initiative to ask at this time, which made everyone's hearts skip a beat.
Chen Xuanhua also frowned slightly. She had deliberately changed the topic just now. Naturally, she did not want to go into depth on this issue. In the end, the first day of the new year was filled with quarrels and unhappiness.
But having said that, no one can stop His Majesty from moving the capital. Conflicts are inevitable, and keeping it in your heart is not a good thing. On the contrary, it may lead to more misunderstandings and disagreements.
It's not a bad thing to open up the conversation.
Yuan Lexhang and Yang Miao immediately sat upright and looked at Li Xingchen quietly. Yuchizhen next to them also noticed something and hurriedly came over, as if they wanted to advance and retreat with the sisters.
Chen Xuanhua also intentionally or unintentionally pulled Cai Rong closer to Xu Su.
Three on the left and three on the right, quite symmetrical.
Six pairs of eyes were also looking at Li Xinchen. It seemed that as long as Li Xinchen said something wrong, the two sides would start fighting directly.
Perhaps noble ladies such as Xu Su and Yuan Lexhang would not take action, but Chen Xuanhua and Yang Miao, happy enemies, had already started grinding their teeth.
If you do something, your Majesty may lift one up and punish you severely.
So it’s better to just say it.
Li Xingchen looked at the expressions of these two girls and probably guessed what they wanted to do. They probably didn't dare to bite him, but for the sake of peace, Li Xingchen still nodded slightly:
"It is inevitable to move the capital, but the manpower and material resources of the current Han Dynasty are still tight. This matter needs to be considered in the long run."
Although there was a lot of commotion outside because of the Han Dynasty's move to the capital, and even different versions of the plan had been circulated, it seemed that those who rumored the matter had seen it with their own eyes and heard it with their own ears, but in fact Li Xingchen had never made it clear on any occasion.
He said that the capital must be moved from Jiankang Prefecture, and he did not even say that the capital must be Luoyang.
Li Xinchen now only has a preliminary idea. Li Xinchen himself is actually not sure whether this idea is feasible. What he needs is not one person's conjecture and imagination, but a joint discussion and research by all departments of the imperial court, at least not because of
Li Xingchen made the final decision based on his own thoughts.
Historically, the capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties was not Luoyang, but Chang'an. The reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to open up the Western Regions and even ride horses across the Congling Mountains was actually inseparable from the fact that the capital was closer to the west. The capital was on the west side, and the development of the imperial court
The center of gravity will naturally be on the west side.
Seeing that Chen Xuanhua and the others were a little surprised, Li Xingchen said seriously: "Whether a city is suitable to be the capital or not is not something I just think about. I need to consider the hydrology, geography, economy and culture of the place, and even the folk customs and the city's influence on all sides of the country.
The jurisdiction and influence ability of each state capital is not what I say it is, or what most people think this place should be."
Every local group and villager naturally hopes that the capital city can be located on their own territory, but this is unrealistic. Li Xingchen is very clear that there are many cases in history where the capital city can only be located on unsuitable places due to the strong local power.
The most obvious example of the capital city is obviously the two Song Dynasties.
Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty was close to the river and faced the north. Not only did it have to face the enemies coming down from the north, but it also had to face the Yellow River that had breached many times in history. In addition, the city was small and many urban diseases were obvious. It was actually not suitable for the city.
As the capital city. As for Lin'an in the Southern Song Dynasty, in Li Xingchen's opinion, it was really too far to the south. It was really a good and safe place. However, the strength of the Southern Song Dynasty was also worn away by the mountains and rivers of West Lake, and it was not even as good as sticking to Stone City.
Throughout the Southern Dynasties, at least Chen Shubao could be regarded as squatting in Jiankang Mansion, achieving the goal of "the emperor guarding the country."
Of course, the king died in the country and his demands on Chen Shubao were a bit high, so I won’t talk about it.
The poor location of the capitals of the two Song Dynasties had a great impact on the abnormal development of the dynasty.
Although Li Xingchen also knew that no place could be perfect, he at least wanted to leave a place where it was easier for future generations to control the world as much as possible.
"Whether it's Chang'an or Luoyang, or Jiankang Prefecture, or even Yecheng," Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, "I will not make decisions easily. What I need is to pave the way for the peace of future generations, not to be satisfied.
My own personal thoughts.”
Chen Xuanhua and others also looked solemn.
"If anyone asks you, you can tell them exactly what you said," Li Xingchen stood up, "I am not partial and have a clear conscience."
Pairs of eyes looked at Li Xingchen with extraordinarily fiery eyes.
In other words, it is worship.
Which one of you here is not the beauties of heaven?
Only such a husband can make them serve him willingly.
After a long time, Chen Xuanhua smiled and said: "Sisters, let's go. It's the New Year and we still have a lot of things to do."
Everyone got up and cleaned up.
We cannot hold His Majesty back.
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"I will never be partial and have a clear conscience."
In the government office of Yubi City in Hedong Province, Yang Su chewed these eight words gently.
Today is already the fourth day after the New Year, and at the Zhengdan Ceremony in Luoyang three days ago, His Majesty expressed his attitude for the first time on the now-discussed matter of moving the capital, which immediately shocked everyone.
His Majesty's statement was fair and impartial, leaving anyone who wanted to express his opinion speechless.
What happened in Luoyang spread quickly across the country due to the rapid spread of Dahan newspapers. Of course, there was also Li Xinchen's instruction behind this, otherwise the "Luoyang Daily", which had just been established not long ago, would not have been able to spread the news in just one month.
It extended its tentacles into the east of the river, so that even the government office table in the border area of Yubi City had a copy.
It contains His Majesty's speech at the Zhengdan Ceremony and the editorial written by the newspaper's specially invited commentator. Yang Su has been following Li Xinchen for so long, and it can be seen at a glance that this style of writing is not written by His Majesty himself, or at least His Majesty wrote the outline.