Although Luoyang has a "history of establishing a capital" early on, Luoyang City is actually a very young city.
The current Luoyang City was built after Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to the throne. The ruins of the previous capital city of Luoyang have long been lost in the long river of history. Li Mu has read Li Tai's "Kuo Di Zhi", which records that the great achievements of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty were
In the first year of the year, twenty-five years ago, Emperor Sui Yang, who had just succeeded to the throne for four months, inspected the terrain of Luoyang City. Immediately, hundreds of thousands of adult men were recruited to dig trenches, connecting Changping and Jijun from Longmen to the east, and arrived at Lin.
After clearing customs and crossing the Yellow River, it extended to Junyi, Xiangcheng, and finally Shangluo to set up checkpoints to strengthen the surrounding defense of Luoyang. At the end of the first year of Daye, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty officially issued an edict to build Luoyang City.
At that time, those who were mainly responsible for the construction were Shangshu Ling Yang Su, General Yu Wenkai, a great craftsman, and others. They selected a site for construction in the east of Luoyang City and west of Luoyang City in the Han and Wei Dynasties. They sent two million envoys, including 70 who built the palace.
Ten thousand people, 100,000 people built palaces, walls and courtyards, more than 800,000 people built earthworks, and more than 100,000 people were carpenters, bricklayers, metalworkers, and stoneworkers. Such large-scale construction has reached far ahead in the past dynasties.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was so happy that he built the city of Luoyang and dug the Grand Canal. He recruited more than a million men and women from various counties in Henan to dig Tongji Canal, which diverted valley water from Xiyuan, Luo River to the Yellow River, and Banzhu to divert the Yellow River water.
It was connected to the Huaihe River by waterways. A total of nearly 3.5 million civilians were recruited before and after this. Such large-scale corvee work also left the root of the disaster for the final collapse of the Sui Dynasty.
But regardless of the outcome, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did a great job in both Luoyang City and the Grand Canal. This is also recorded in the history books. It is said that when Luoyang City was built, "it was very luxurious and beautiful, and no other city in the previous dynasty could compare with it."
"Bi Yan". From construction to completion, it took a total of eighteen months, which also set a record for the speed of city construction in previous dynasties. The strength of the Sui Dynasty at that time can be seen from this incident. The same thing happened to Li Shimin today.
I dare not even think about it.
When Li Mu saw this record in "Kuo Di Zhi", he had doubts. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built Luoyang City, Chang'an City was not uninhabitable. If you look at the current Chang'an City, you will know that after the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty
After that, the Tang Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an, and everything was operating as usual, which shows that Chang'an City at that time must have been used as a capital. From this, we can draw a conclusion that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty must have had other purposes in building Luoyang City.
He discussed the matter with Li Tai, and Li Tai gave him the answer. In order to compile the geographical records, Li Tai had made great efforts and conducted detailed research.
Throughout history, the reason why Luoyang is favored as the capital is very simple. As early as the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the world was divided into nine states, and Luoyang happened to be in the center of the nine states. Zhou Gong chose this place to build the capital 'Luoyi'
, taking this meaning, the Emperor of Zhou occupies "the middle of the world", demonstrating orthodoxy and showing the supreme dignity of the emperor.
In addition, building the capital in the middle of the world also facilitates the rapid communication of government orders, and local pilgrimage and payment of tribute are also very beneficial to governance. It achieves the best of both worlds in terms of ideology and practical utility.
So, since Luoyang is so good, why did the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties have to build their capital in Chang'an when they founded their countries?
Li Mu studied this question himself, and soon he found the answer from the clues recorded in historical books.
For the Central Plains dynasties, the scope of unifying the world refers to the so-called "land of Kyushu". If they occupy the land of Kyushu, they can declare to unify the world. After the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, these unified dynasties unified the world, they would
You will face a question: after occupying Kyushu, how to resist foreign enemies?
Where do the enemies come from? To the east is the sea. To the south is the sea. The enemies come either from the north or from the west. If we choose Luoyang as the capital of "the world", by the time the enemies come over, most of the country has fallen. The emperor, guard the Central Plains, for
To resist foreign invasion, a better choice would be to be located closer to Chang'an in the northwest.
When the country is stable and all barbarians are in submission, the military pressure is reduced, and the superiority of Luoyang City will be reflected. During the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, the founding emperor's prosperity had reached its peak, and the country was extremely wealthy. With the support of huge financial resources
Next, in the early days of Emperor Sui Yang's accession to the throne, Tubo, Tuyuhun, Turks, Goguryeo, etc. were all defeated and did not pose a fatal threat to the powerful Sui Dynasty. Therefore, it is reasonable for Emperor Sui Yang to want to move the capital.
In addition to the great success, there is also a practical reason.
The Sui Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an City. After the prosperity of the Kaihuang Dynasty, the population reached its peak. The Qinchuan area of 800 miles in Guanzhong is limited, and the situation of "narrow land and crowded people" has led to the food in Guanzhong being far from being able to satisfy the large and ever-increasing number of officials and garrisons.
As well as the needs of the new population, food supply has become difficult. This problem has already appeared in the past one or two years since the Tang Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an for ten years, but it has not yet reached the seriousness of the Sui Dynasty. The reason is that during the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, many people died.
There were a large number of people. If there were still the population of the Sui Dynasty, there would have been a shortage of food.
Luoyang is different. After Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal, the grain from the south can be transferred to Luoyang. Water transportation is labor-saving and has low losses. However, the transportation to Chang'an has to be done by land to bypass the three natural barriers.
Food is limited and time-consuming, so the gain outweighs the loss.
Therefore, although Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty moved the capital, it was a great achievement, but it was not entirely a stupid move.
As a newly built capital, all plans are more innovative than those of Chang'an City built hundreds of years ago. The streets are wider, more rationally designed, and even the drainage canals are smoother. Although Chang'an City has been repaired at a large cost,
, but compared with Luoyang City, it is still incomparable. It is just like second-hand houses and new houses. The backwardness of design concepts cannot sometimes be made up for by decoration.
In addition, the topography of Luoyang City also determines that its layout will be different from that of Chang'an City. (Unable to prevent theft, it will be refreshed in twenty minutes)
Chang'an City is composed of East and West City, East City and West City, symmetrical along the central axis. However, Luoyang City is blocked by the Luoshui River, which naturally divides the city into north and south sections. Therefore, Luoyang does not have an East City or a West City, only a South City or a North City.
As the boundary, Nancheng is equivalent to the West City of Chang'an City, where most of the people live. Nan City is also equivalent to the West City of Chang'an City, selling most affordable items. North City is the complete opposite. The area of North City is about the same as that of Nancheng.
The other half of the city, next to the imperial palace, is a gathering place for the powerful, even more extravagant than the East City of the Great Wall. In the East City of Chang'an City, you can live there if you have money, but in the North City of Luoyang City, you don't have to have money.
Only if you have an identity.
The mansion that Li Shimin gave to Li Mu, according to the sketch, is a house located in Lidefang, Beicheng. It is located in Beicheng, and the location is not bad, not to mention that Lidefang is connected to the Imperial Palace to the west and Luoshui to the south.
In the words of Li Mu in his previous life, this is a river-view house within the second ring road. In such a high-end wetland area in the city, if there is anything you are not satisfied with, you need a bicycle.
The houses he saw along the way were extremely luxurious. Li Mu concluded that a house in this location must not be bad, and he was in a very good mood. Thinking about it, Li Shimin would not give it a bad place, it should be
You can move in with your bags and don't need to take care of it.
The joyful mood came to an abrupt end when Li Mu found the place.
Li Mu followed the sketch and turned right according to the marked Crooked Neck Tree, and the mansion given by Li Shimin appeared in front of him.
There is a white plaque hanging on the door, which clearly says three characters - "Tiance Mansion".
Is Tiance Mansion located in Luoyang?
Li Mu's head was full of questions. In his impression, Tiance Mansion should be in Chang'an City. Could it be another butterfly effect, where his appearance changed history? Li Mu got into the car and took out Li Tai's
After flipping through a few pages of "Kuo Di Zhi", he actually found the record of Tiance Mansion. In the fourth year of Wude, Li Shimin destroyed Wang Shichong, and Li Yuan named Li Shimin Tiance General, allowing him to open a mansion on the spot. Li Shimin conquered and established
In Defang, Tiance Mansion was built, and it was not officially abolished until the first year of Zhenguan, after the Xuanwumen Incident. If you put it this way, it is normal for Tiance Mansion to be in Luoyang.
After the abolition, the house naturally could not be demolished, and it has remained until now. Looking at the moss on the door, it is true that no one has been here for many years. Li Mu reached out and touched the door. A thick layer of dust and moss mixture was sticky and sticky.
It was dirty. But the plaque with the word "Tiance Mansion" on the door was shining brightly. I didn't know what material it was made of. Li Mu looked up for a while and found something fishy. It was not a problem with the material, but someone who had wiped it recently.
But, don’t think about it, it must have been Li Shimin’s intention. He wanted to give this mansion to himself, and he deliberately asked someone to wipe the plaque to let him know where this place was.
Is it interesting? Li Mu scoffed speechlessly, childish!
"Husband, this is Tiance Mansion. Is it the residence of His Majesty? Isn't it suitable for us to live here?" Bai Qiaoqiao opened the curtain and took a look, saying with some worry.
"What's inappropriate? We didn't steal it, it was given by His Majesty, as evidenced by the map drawn by His Majesty himself." Li Mu shook the sketch in his hand, folded it and handed it to Bai Qiaoqiao: "Put it away.
If Your Majesty causes trouble in the future, we must leave some evidence."
Bai Qiaoqiao put it away and asked again: "Are you really planning to live here? What about the plaque?"
"This will be our home from now on, so the plaque will naturally have to be replaced." Li Mu asked someone to bring a ladder, climbed up, and asked for help to get the plaque down together.
Now that the plaque has been removed, where to put it is a question. After all, it is the plaque of the 'Tiance Mansion', and it is of great significance. It will definitely not work if you throw it away. Send it back to Chang'an? It will definitely not work. Li Shimin can find someone to clean the plaque, and then
Leaving it here means that he doesn't want to take the plaque back, so what exactly does he mean?
Li Mu looked at the plaque, thought about it, and asked, "Daughter-in-law, have you brought over the original plaque for the Zhulu Hou Mansion?"
"It's several yuan." Bai Qiaoqiao counted on her fingers: "The first one was Zhuluhoufu, and later Fengqiuhuang
There is a white plaque hanging on the door, which clearly says three characters - "Tiance Mansion".
Is Tiance Mansion located in Luoyang?
Li Mu's head was full of questions. In his impression, Tiance Mansion should be in Chang'an City. Could it be another butterfly effect, where his appearance changed history? Li Mu got into the car and took out Li Tai's
After flipping through a few pages of "Kuo Di Zhi", he actually found the record of Tiance Mansion. In the fourth year of Wude, Li Shimin destroyed Wang Shichong, and Li Yuan named Li Shimin Tiance General, allowing him to open a mansion on the spot. Li Shimin conquered and established
In Defang, Tiance Mansion was built, and it was not officially abolished until the first year of Zhenguan, after the Xuanwumen Incident. If you put it this way, it is normal for Tiance Mansion to be in Luoyang.
After the abolition, the house naturally could not be demolished, and it has remained until now. Looking at the moss on the door, it is true that no one has been here for many years. Li Mu reached out and touched the door. A thick layer of dust and moss mixture was sticky and sticky.
It was dirty. But the plaque with the word "Tiance Mansion" on the door was shining brightly. I didn't know what material it was made of. Li Mu looked up for a while and found something fishy. It was not a problem with the material, but someone who had wiped it recently.
But, don’t think about it, it must have been Li Shimin’s intention. He wanted to give this mansion to himself, and he deliberately asked someone to wipe the plaque to let him know where this place was.
Is it interesting? Li Mu scoffed speechlessly, childish!
"Husband, this is Tiance Mansion. Is it the residence of His Majesty? Isn't it suitable for us to live here?" Bai Qiaoqiao opened the curtain and took a look, saying with some worry.
"What's inappropriate? We didn't steal it, it was given by His Majesty, as evidenced by the map drawn by His Majesty himself." Li Mu shook the sketch in his hand, folded it and handed it to Bai Qiaoqiao: "Put it away.
If Your Majesty causes trouble in the future, we must leave some evidence."
Bai Qiaoqiao put it away and asked again: "Are you really planning to live here? What about the plaque?"
"This will be our home from now on, so the plaque will naturally have to be replaced." Li Mu asked someone to bring a ladder, climbed up, and asked for help to get the plaque down together.
Now that the plaque has been removed, where to put it is a question. After all, it is the plaque of the 'Tiance Mansion', and it is of great significance. It will definitely not work if you throw it away. Send it back to Chang'an? It will definitely not work. Li Shimin can find someone to clean the plaque, and then
Leaving it here means that he doesn't want to take the plaque back, so what exactly does he mean?
Li Mu looked at the plaque, thought about it, and asked, "Daughter-in-law, have you brought over the original plaque for the Zhulu Hou Mansion?"
"It's several yuan, right?" Bai Qiaoqiao counted on her fingers: "The first one was Zhuluhoufu, and later Fengqiuhuang
There is a white plaque hanging on the door, which clearly says three characters - "Tiance Mansion".
Is Tiance Mansion located in Luoyang?
Li Mu's head was full of questions. In his impression, Tiance Mansion should be in Chang'an City. Could it be another butterfly effect, where his appearance changed history? Li Mu got into the car and took out Li Tai's
After flipping through a few pages of "Kuo Di Zhi", he actually found the records of Tiance Mansion. In the fourth year of Wude, Li Shimin destroyed the king. In the fourth year of Wude, Li Shimin destroyed the king.