The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 224 Moving the Capital
"What's Zhao Ren's way, but it's okay to say." Seeing Liu Wenjing's confident appearance, Li Yuan was full of expectations.

"Alliance!"

"Alliance?" Li Yuan frowned: "Didn't it mean that the Turks would not send troops..."

"No." Liu Wenjing said: "The object of our alliance is not the Turks, but Wang Shichong, Li Mi, and Dou Jiande of the Central Plains. These three people are all under the threat of Yang Yu, and their pressure is not weaker than that of the Tang Dynasty. It is natural for us to be the only one of the four countries. If you can’t deal with Yang Tong, how about I, Tang Dynasty, take the lead and form an anti-Sui alliance. As long as the war comes to a stalemate, Jieli Khan will lead his troops south without our persuasion.”

Li Yuan's eyes lit up, he patted the table and said, "It makes sense..." He thought for a while, and then asked, "How should we convince these three people now?"

"Will Wang Shichong send troops?" Li Yuan hesitated. Wang Shichong only had four counties, and he had fought for many years. Although he reconciled with Li, he almost disabled the four counties under his rule. The one-year peace treaty between the Sui and Tang Dynasties was about to expire. , Now that the situation is changing, it is a great opportunity for the two tigers to compete and reap the benefits, and Wang Shichong has no reason to send troops.

"Although Wang Shichong adopted Yang Yu's governance strategy, he did kill a number of powerful families, but those who killed were some inconspicuous small and medium-sized families! He did not hesitate to win over the Zheng family in Xingyang. Wang Xuanying married Wei Jin's daughter as the crown princess, and many of Wei's children have served under his rule! Therefore, it doesn't matter whether he is willing to send troops." Liu Wenjing smiled slightly: "As long as the harm Yang Tong has done is directed to Xingyang Zheng Shi and Wei Shichong explained that these noble families in the Central Plains will urge Wang Shichong to send troops!"

The aristocratic family has been unable to gain a foothold in Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, and northern Yongzhou. If Yang Tong's territory continues to expand, the blow to the aristocratic family will be devastating.Once Yang and Tong unified the world, even Guanzhong, Central Plains, Jingxiang, Jiangnan, Shuzhong, Lingnan... would not have a place to live for the aristocratic family.It's not that Yang Tong must wipe out the aristocratic family, but under his policy, the aristocratic family must return the resources and rights in its hands to the people.

For hundreds of thousands of years, aristocratic families have been used to living the life of the rich, powerful and superior. Who would want them to suddenly return to the life of "rare hair and blood drinking"?

Yang Tong is very tough on the issue of the aristocratic family. It is not only paving the way for the poor, but also preparing for the future. His subordinates are basically the poor or the wealthy, but let the top class who are used to having privileges let go of their privileges. possible!Because of this, the powerful officials in Guanlong strongly supported Li Yuan, because they knew that once Guanzhong fell into the hands of Yang Yu, it would be the time of their family's downfall.

Because of this, Liu Wenjing dared to conclude: Whether Wang Shichong is willing or not, the few gentry behind him will encourage him to send troops.In the same way, the aristocratic families under Li Mi and Dou Jiande will do the same.

As long as Wang Shichong invades Hanoi and Jiangjun counties north of the Yellow River; as long as Li Mi invades Jijun and threatens Yecheng in Weijun; Being able to lead the army to stay in Jizhou to protect Yecheng is just like Li Yuan can't lose the capital Chang'an, and Yang Tong can't lose Yecheng either.As long as Yang Tong focuses on defending Jizhou, he will inevitably lose sight of the other.At that time, Li Tang adopted a strategy of sticking to Guanzhong, focusing on attacking the two counties of Hedong and Wencheng.Once there is a war in the Central Plains, Jieli Khan will attack the northern part of the Sui Dynasty without Li Yuan asking for it.

When Yang Tong was distracted and tired of following orders, if the Tang army behaved better, it might not be impossible to take back the northern part of Yongzhou and the entire territory of Bingzhou.

"Okay!" Li Yuan beamed brightly, clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Just follow Zhaoren's policy."

"Your Majesty, Wang Shichong and Li Mi originally had old grievances, and the alliance cannot be achieved overnight. If we want to work together, we need to negotiate again and again to achieve it! Before that, I, Tang Dynasty, have to face the pressure of the Sui Dynasty alone... "

Although Liu Wenjing mentioned this grand idea of ​​conquering the Sui Dynasty, she also knew that the princes from all walks of life had their own thoughts, and it was very difficult to persuade everyone to fight in unison. Part of it is enough, so after all, the main force of the Sui Dynasty is still the Tang army.Before forming an alliance, Li Tang had to bear the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Sui Dynasty alone.

"It's okay for Zhaoren to speak up!" At this time, Li Yuan regained a lot of confidence and fighting spirit, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. They were afraid that Li Yuan would be burned to the palace, and he would be devastated and give up on himself.

Liu Wenjing said in a deep voice: "Stop marching south, temporarily reach an armistice agreement with Xiao Mian, and concentrate on training elite soldiers in Guanzhong to prepare for the Sui Dynasty."

"This..." Li Yuan hesitated a little. Xiao Xian's internal instability was a great opportunity for Li Tang. To put it bluntly, he was reluctant to give up the opportunity to expand his territory.

"Father!" Li Jiancheng cupped his hands and said, "Xiao Xian is just a disease of ringworm. As long as the Tang Dynasty defeats the Sui Dynasty, the south can be pacified in one battle."

Li Yuan nodded his head: "It makes sense, it makes sense!"

Immediately, he wrote the letter in his own hand and sent a large number of envoys to various places in the Central Plains.He stated the strong relationship, saying that this alliance is only for the elimination of Yang Tong.

At this time, Chen Shuda suggested: "The reason why Yang Tong is staring at Guanzhong is because the population and wealth of the Tang Dynasty are in Chang'an, which makes Yang Tong salivate. Now that the palace city has been burned, it is better to move the people of Chang'an to the south." , as long as you burn Chang'an and garrison with heavy troops, it will have the effect of showing the enemy's weakness."

Saying this was like a bolt from the blue.

There is nothing wrong with this statement at first glance, but it is not the same thing when you think about it. According to his logic, Chang'an is prosperous, so Yang Tong often invades. If the capital is established elsewhere, Yang Tong can't invade it?

Hearing this, Li Yuan's heart was moved. If he could really find a good place with strategic depth as his capital, it would not matter if he moved the capital, because he was really afraid of Yang Tong who was close at hand.However, relocation is a major event, and a little carelessness will shake the foundation of the country. To a certain extent, it can strengthen the imperial power and weaken the strength of the aristocratic family.
At that time, Yuwentai was based in Guanzhong, and after several generations of management, it finally unified the north, laying a solid foundation for the unification of the country in the Sui Dynasty.Guanzhong is the core territory of the Guanlong interest group, and abandoning Guanzhong is basically the Guanlong group's population and foundation.Although the Guanlong Group supports Li Yuan, Li Yuan urgently needs to solve their monopoly, but moving the capital at this time will only anger his benefactor, so it is impossible to move the capital.

At the beginning, Yang Guang felt that the Guanlong military aristocratic group was the biggest cancer of the Sui Dynasty. If it was not cut off, the Great Sui Dynasty would die at its hands sooner or later. However, the Guanlong nobles are too powerful to be cut off at once. It is the most powerful and effective move to start from the bottom, and the most powerful and effective move is to move the capital to Luoyang, which will make the Guanlong nobles lose their foundation.But at the beginning, Yang Guang was also strongly opposed by the Guanlong aristocratic group. In the end, even if he built Luoyang beautifully, Yang Guang with a strong personality was only named after the capital of the East, not the capital of the country. He would come here every year. Living in Chang'an for a period of time can be regarded as a compromise to appease the powerful and powerful in Guanlong.

Li Yuan is not Yang Guang, and Li Tang is not the Sui Dynasty in its heyday. If he listened to Chen Shuda's words, the powerful officials in Guanlong might draw a line with him immediately.

But now that Yang Tong broke into Chang'an silently and burned the palace city, Li Yuan had an excellent excuse to inquire about the bottom line of Guanlong's elite, he squinted his eyes and asked, "What do you think of Chen Xiangguo's proposal? "

Dugu said in a resolute tone: "Your Majesty, I firmly oppose moving the capital!"

He is the uncle of Yang Guang and Li Yuan, he has a high status in Li Tang Dynasty Hall, and he is also the head of the powerful officials in Guanlong.

He glanced at Chen Shuda coldly, and said mockingly: "Because Guanzhong is too rich, it aroused Yang Tong's covetousness, so he destroyed Guanzhong and burned Chang'an, and hid in the south. Could it be that if the south is rich, Yang Tong won't be so rich?" What about coveting and peeping? After coveting, should we repeat the old tricks and flee to the south of the Yangtze River, and then to the sea?"

Chen Shuda stood up calmly, bowed in all directions and said: "In the past, Zhang Zifang said: "Although Luoyang is strong, it is small, but only a few hundred miles away. The fields are thin, and it is surrounded by enemies. This is not a country of military use. Husband Guanzhong Zuo Yuhan, right Longshu, thousands of miles of fertile fields, the south has the Rao of Bashu, and the north has the benefits of Huyuan, blocking three sides and guarding, and only one side is used to control the princes in the east. The princes are stable, the rivers, Wei and Cao are all over the world, and the west is for the capital; the princes There are changes, and it is enough to lose if you go down the river. This is the so-called golden city, and the country of abundance.' Therefore, the center of the world is between Chang'an and Luoyang. Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty has had two capital systems, and the Sui Dynasty also followed suit. , with Chang'an as the capital and Luoyang as the eastern capital. But today's Guanzhong is worthy of being called the Land of Abundance."

Dou Wei said coldly, "How can you see that?"

Chen Shuda said with a smile: "Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, used Guanzhong as a place to raise the world and fight against Xiang Yu, and finally unified the world, leaving behind a strong and powerful man. Although my Tang Dynasty has a foothold in Guanzhong, it relies entirely on Bashu for economic supplies. If there is no Bashu , Why does my Tang Dynasty support hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Two Prime Ministers, why Liu Bang can support the world with Guanzhong, but my Tang Dynasty can't be self-sufficient when occupying Guanzhong?"

Duguzheng and Dou Wei were speechless.

Chen Shuda didn't talk about Yang Tong's threat, but from the real situation in Guanzhong, this is undoubtedly a wise move, because what he said is the truth, after nearly a thousand years of over-development in Guanzhong, it can't be called the land of abundance at all. Guanzhong has a strong army and supports tens of thousands of soldiers. This is indeed related to the strong support of the powerful and powerful, but the contribution of money, grain and property in Bashu is even greater!
"In my opinion, the reasons for moving the capital are as follows!" Chen Shuda said eloquently: "First, the overpopulation caused huge damage to the land in Guanzhong, and the resulting abnormal climate caused frequent disasters. Guanzhong has no self-sufficiency anymore; [-]. The transportation in Guanzhong is extremely inconvenient, and it is difficult for resources from the north and the south to enter Guanzhong; Chang'an is a huge threat. Based on these three points, I think Chang'an is no longer suitable to be the capital of my Tang Dynasty."

No matter where the capital is moved, these three points of Chen Shuda point to the serious problems existing in Chang'an
First: The overpopulation has caused great damage to Guanzhong; as a result, climate changes have occurred, resulting in frequent disasters.

This is a fact. Chang'an has been an economic and cultural center since the Qin Dynasty, and its population has always been higher than that of other places. It has a large demand for land.A piece of land has been cultivated for nearly a thousand years, and the nutrients are not as good as before.The first problem brought about by the large population is that there is not enough land, so we can only reclaim forest wasteland. Over hundreds of years of reclaiming, the ecological balance has been destroyed, so that the climate is unstable and disasters continue.The grand occasion of eight waters moistening Guanzhong and nourishing the world in the past has long ceased to exist.

Second, the transportation is inconvenient, and it is difficult for resources from the north and the south to enter Guanzhong.

Guanzhong cannot be self-sufficient in food and materials, and needs to be transported from Jiangnan and Bashu.The south of the Yangtze River is thousands of miles away in Guanzhong, and it needs to go upstream by water transport. When it reaches Luoyang, it will pass through Sanmenxia and enter Guanzhong. , When a load of Bashu grain arrived in Guanzhong, it was less than [-]%, and the remaining [-]% was eaten on the road. In case of ice, snow and rain, even people with grain may fall into the valley. Bashu grain is so expensive that it is not weaker than Jiangnan.

Third, Li Tang based himself in Guanzhong. In addition to gaining the support of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong, Li Tang also considered security issues. Guanzhong was surrounded by four fortresses.You can guard yourself if you retreat, and you can sweep the world when you leave.But now Yang Tong controls the door of Datang, he can come and go as he pleases, he may wake up one day, just like today, he will be burned to the ground by Yang Tong, and the monarchs and ministers of Datang will become Yang Tong's captives.Since the capital of the country is so dangerous, it is reasonable to move the capital to a safe area.

All in all, Chen Shuda's three points are all facts!It is impossible to refute!
"In the fourth year of Emperor Kaihuang, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty dug Guangtong Canal to solve the shortage of food in the capital. If the food shortage was still felt, then he could dig and widen the canal, strengthen transportation, and build granaries." Chen Shuda's proposal to move the capital shook the Guanlong nobles. How could Duguzheng agree to this foundation?

Li Jiancheng bowed his hands and said in a warm voice: "Dugu Xiangguo, if the world is not unified, no matter how many canals are opened, there will be no food."

The civil and military forces of the Tang Dynasty are now standing in line. There are three factions: the imperial party, the princeling party, and the Jin royal party. Because the Guanlong dignitaries who support Li Shimin are too strong, the southern factions such as Chen Shuda and Liu Wenjing all stand behind Li Jiancheng.Since Chen Shuda jumped out to propose moving the capital, Li Jiancheng would naturally support it rationally.

Because of the son-in-law of Li Shimin's Dugu family, most of the Guanlong dignitaries supported Li Shimin, so that most of the army was under Li Shimin's command, and Li Yuan did not intend to weaken Li Shimin's military power in the slightest. The ownership will be reshuffled, and he can build his own team, so he agrees to move the capital from the bottom of his heart.

Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Dugu was dumbfounded.

Dou Wei said with a livid face: "Gyeonggi is the foundation of the country, how can we lightly talk about moving the capital. If the north is unstable, we can increase the garrison. If the capital is moved, it will inevitably consume a lot of money and resources."

Li Jiancheng glanced at him indifferently, and said: "The palace city has been destroyed. If it is not rebuilt, it will damage the national system. If it is rebuilt, it will require a lot of construction work, and the timber is far away in Bashu. If a suitable place to build the capital is found in the south near the river, the timber will be destroyed." It can be reached by going down the river, and the cost is much lower than that of transporting to Guanzhong. The most important thing is that Yang Tong came once, and there will be two, three... ten times. The people are panicked, and the blows again and again not only make the people lose confidence in our Tang Dynasty, but also cause the southern army to be exhausted and delay their fighters. If things go on like this, we will only have a barren Guanzhong, and lose the natural danger of Guanzhong. How many troops can we support? How long will we hold on to it? Now that Taicang is burning millions of loads of food, it is difficult to provide for the army, and it will soon enter winter. When the road to Shu freezes, no matter how much food there is, it will not be able to transport it. What if there is a snowstorm this year? , how do we resettle the people? Instead of waiting to die, it is better to move some of them to the place where the capital will be built in advance, and implement the method of substituting work for relief in the Sui Dynasty. It’s a double win.”

Dugu gritted his teeth, and said: "I, Dugu, are willing to donate 200 million dan of grain, [-] catties of copper ingots, and bear [-]% of the cost of rebuilding the palace, and at the same time mobilize other aristocratic families to donate."

Dou Wei also said: "The same is true for the Dou family."

"Thank you for the high righteousness of the two countries!" Li Jiancheng said lightly. He has always put Li Tang's interests first and broke with the Guanlong dignitaries. He was already satisfied, so he didn't mention moving the capital.

"The two prime ministers have a heart, and I am extremely pleased, very good! Very good!"

Li Yuan said two consecutive 'very good', which showed that he was extremely satisfied, but now he is more satisfied with Li Jiancheng and Chen Shuda. He also has the same concerns as Li Jiancheng, and he will not move the capital at all. It has to be said that it is a joyous event in a tragedy that got him through.

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