Han Shizu

Chapter 1140
"Your meaning, I already understand!" In the Long Live Hall, Emperor Liu looked relaxed and said to Wei Renpu who was sitting below: "Thank you for your advice, I still need to think about the matter of moving the capital!"

Hearing this, Wei Renpu stood up, bowed to Liu Chengyou, and said: "There are still official duties in the Zhengshitang, so I will leave first!"

Having finished speaking, seeing that Emperor Liu had no intention of staying with guests, Wei Renpu also took the initiative to resign.

In the past two days, for the discussion of moving the capital, Emperor Liu summoned all the important officials in the court to talk with each other, and Wei Renpu was the last one.

Wei Renpu didn't spend too much time expressing his opinions. Regarding the pros and cons of moving the capital, Wei Renpu didn't talk about it at all, because during this period of time, all kinds of opinions from the court were also presented.In the end, it all depends on how strong Emperor Liu's will is.

Wei Renpu just told Emperor Liu that the matter of moving the capital is of great importance. For now, the imperial court is not ready to move the capital. It is not just a matter of people's hearts, but also preparations from officials to people, including the urban construction of Luoyang. .

At the same time, Wei Renpu said that there is no need to be too entangled in the city issue, and gave Emperor Liu an example of the two capitals in the Tang Dynasty.Now Luoyang is the capital of Xijing, and it was only because the emperor and the imperial court stayed in Kaifeng for a long time that it became a foil.

If the emperor's victory in Kaifeng is unfavorable, then Luoyang might as well follow suit, but the imperial court does not have to move there as a whole. It only needs to follow the example of the previous dynasty and spend a period of time every year to visit Luoyang.In this way, it can not only achieve the effect of paying equal attention to the eastern and western capitals, but also appease those who are fluctuating because of the capital relocation.And in the future, Luoyang can suppress Kanxi, and Kaifeng can rule Kanto, which is really the best of both worlds.

Well, Wei Renpu's opinion is actually a bit oily. Of course, Emperor Liu had thought of this kind of consideration.It seems that it is a more comprehensive approach, and it is easy to win consensus.

But there is no perfect solution in the world. If the two capitals are equally important, it also means that the imperial court will have to set up two sets of administrative teams. This cannot be solved by one left-behind mansion, so it may cause another problem of redundant officials.At the same time, Emperor Liu still has a layer of worry, will this cause a kind of confrontation or even split between things?
Emperor Liu has always been a thoughtful person, and this habit can sometimes turn into random thoughts.However, through a conversation with Wei Renpu, the contradictions in his heart were relieved a lot.Indeed, don't worry too much about it.

"It's been a long time, and I haven't hesitated so much!" Liu Chengyou opened his legs that were numb from sitting cross-legged, and he pressed them himself, and sighed.

Yan Tuo had good eyesight, and he took the initiative to kneel down and massage him carefully.Liu Chengyou asked him: "Do you think Luoyang is better or Kaifeng?"

When asked, Yan Tuo replied cautiously: "It's important for the country, small ones don't dare to speak nonsense!"

"It's not for you to decide whether to move the capital or not. If you say it, you can say it!" Emperor Liu said lightly.

"Yes!" There was no joy or anger on the emperor's face, just listening to his tone, Yan Tuo didn't dare to continue to show his modesty, and lowered his head and said: "The little one just drove by Luoyang once 20 years ago. I don’t understand, if you say which city is better, you will naturally prefer Kaifeng. The small thing is that some people don’t understand, Kaifeng is Tokyo, Luoyang is Xijing, both belong to the capital of the Han Dynasty, so what is the difference between moving or not moving?”

Hearing this, Emperor Liu smiled: "Although your opinion is one-sided, there is some truth to it."

That's what I said, but there's a lot of difference.

"I don't know the important affairs of the military and the country, so I just believe what I say!" Yan Tuo smiled flatteringly: "In my opinion, the official family is the master of the country. Where you are, you are the capital and the world center"

Hearing his lick like this, Emperor Liu also felt that it seemed that he really thought things too complicated?Of course, the matter of the city is of great importance, it is related to the destiny of the country, and it involves the interests of the upper and lower levels, so it can be easily decided with a snap of the head.Thinking more is not a bad thing.

However, after considering this period of time and exchanging opinions with ministers, Emperor Liu's idea has basically been decided, and the two capitals should pay equal attention to each other.

In fact, even if it is true that Luoyang is the capital of the great Han, is Kaifeng useless?Absolutely not!Therefore, Emperor Liu decided to develop and build Luoyang while maintaining Kaifeng's status. As for him, he can only "work harder" in the future and run away at both ends.

Regarding the matter of moving the capital, there was a lot of discussion in the court, but there seemed to be one thing that everyone agreed on, that is, Kaifeng and Luoyang were the only two options for the capital of the Han Dynasty.

To the west, Chang'an has been in ruins for a long time. It can be regarded as an important city, but it has long been unfit to be an imperial capital. It is the first one to think of and the first to rule out.In the south, there is only Jinling with "Dragon Qi", which can be regarded as the land of the king's business, but it is a peaceful king's business. In addition, the north of the Han Dynasty is unified to the south, so it is impossible to abandon the north.

As for the north, there are many places to choose from. The land of Longxing in Taiyuan, but after more than half a century and several generations, its vitality has been lost; Youzhou has the potential to become a metropolis, but it is too far away; a little more decent, It should belong to the Daming Mansion, but if there is one thing to say, it might as well be Kaifeng.

However, considering various factors, there are only Kaifeng and Luoyang.Kaifeng has its objective favorable conditions, and Luoyang, since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, has been the center of the world, and the capitals of the great unified empires of all dynasties are nothing more than the two choices of Chang'an and Luoyang. It's time to go to Luoyang.

On the other hand, although the eastward and southward shift of the economic center of gravity has made Kaifeng rise, it does not mean that the western region is not important. It is still half of the empire, from Hexi to Guanlong to Sichuan and Shu. It is an integral part of Dahan.

In terms of transportation in Guanxi and the role of township in the west, Luoyang has even greater advantages.Moreover, today's Sichuan and Shu, especially Jiannan Road, are the top financial and taxation areas of the imperial court. It is not true that the pass is a ruined and dilapidated place. There are still many annual production there, eight hundred miles away. Qinchuan could not afford to support a unified capital, and as the economic center of Kansai, it was more than enough.

After at least 20 years of development, today's Guannei has surpassed the Jinzhong area.It's just the ethnic issue, which is still a chronic disease, and because of this, the importance of the customs cannot be ignored.It is an important link connecting Helong and maintaining the stability of the northwestern border of the Han Dynasty.

And when it comes to the connection and transportation with all directions in the world, as the central hub, Luoyang is the only place that plays the role of being in the world and suppressing the four directions.

As for the pressure on water transportation caused by moving westward to Luoyang, Emperor Liu knew that Beijing was the capital of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Compared with the pressure, could it be greater than those two dynasties?
"Is tomorrow the 23rd?" Emperor Liu suddenly asked Yan Tuo.

Wen asked, Yan Tuo glanced at Emperor Liu, and carefully reminded: "Go back to the official's house, today is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month!"

"Oh?" Emperor Liu didn't show any embarrassment on his face, he hadn't remembered the moon and day for a long time.

"So soon, another year is going to pass!" With a sigh, Liu Chengyou told him: "It's been a long time since the court, pass the imperial edict, and the court will be held tomorrow, and all officials above the fifth rank in Beijing will go to the court!"

"Yes!"

The next day, at the Grand Court Meeting of the Chongyuan Hall, after dealing with several matters that had been agreed upon, Emperor Liu officially announced two major events.

One is to go on tour in the coming year.

The second was the matter of rebuilding Xijing, and the task fell on Murong Yanchao, Lord of Luan State, and Chai Rong, who stayed behind in Xijing, as expected.

The matter of moving the capital was put on hold. However, the result was decided. Soon afterwards, Emperor Liu, with Wei Renpu and Dou Yi in charge, selected a group of officials from various ministries in Tokyo and went west to Luoyang as personnel to stay in Taiwan. .

In the early years, there were also a group of officials in Luoyang, but they were dismissed as redundant by Emperor Liu, and only the Xijing Liushoufu remained.Now, that's kind of a backslide.

But no matter what, Emperor Liu's determination to build and develop Luoyang is beyond doubt.There is no shortage of smart people in the court, and some officials who were not satisfied in Tokyo began to go out of their way, seeking to make progress, and wanted to take up posts in Xijing.

Since then, there have been more aristocrats and ministers who bought property in Luoyang Xiubiefu.

Luoyang should not be just a place for the retirement of nobles who retired from their jobs.

(End of this chapter)