Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 174 Zhu Di decided to move the capital
After half an hour.

The backyard of Bosi Yamen in Quanzhou City.

"Trash! What should I tell you before you leave? No one is allowed to be left alive!"

Zhu Gaosui pointed at Yu Yong and cursed angrily.

"Your Highness, there are more than 100 Jinyi captains. I have no confidence in winning. Even if I kill them all, it will only make the matter worse, which is not good for Your Highness."

Yu Yong lowered his head and explained in a low voice.

Zhu Gaosui said coldly: "But now that you have left Zhang Hao behind, the consequences will be the same?"

Yu Yong immediately said: "Your Highness, leaving Zhang Hao behind is better than killing more than 100 Jinyi captains!"

"You!" Zhu Gaosui pointed at Yu Yong and said, "You are so stupid!"

"Your Highness, please calm down. In view of your humble position, you can blame Zhang Hao for everything."

Yu Yong said respectfully.

Zhu Gaosui was so angry that he laughed back and said: "Framing Zhang Hao? You can't imagine it! Would my father believe that a small official from Quanzhou Shipping Department can get so many ordnances?"

He paused, scratched his head anxiously, and said: "Those people sent by the prince have not been able to catch me, so they will definitely take advantage of it to make a big fuss this time. Damn it, it's all your fault this time." , I’m afraid I can’t save my head.”

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

At this moment, Zhang Hao's shouts rang in their ears.

Upon hearing this, Yu Yong immediately turned around and walked out of the room.

And Zhang Hao happened to stumble in from outside.

Yu Yong stepped forward quickly and supported Zhang Hao, whose left arm was still bleeding.

Zhu Gaosui looked at Zhang Hao, who was covered in injuries, and was stunned. "How did you come back?"

"Your Highness, we killed more than a dozen brothers this time. Fortunately, I brought all the other brothers back, but all the Japanese were captured by the officers and soldiers."

"It's completely over now." Zhu Gaosui thought to himself.

Zhang Hao took out the bloody waistband from his arms, handed it to Zhu Gaosui, and whispered: "Your Highness, I fought hard to get the waistband back."

Yu Yong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Fortunately, no evidence was left behind."

Zhu Gaosui took the belt card handed over by Zhang Hao, looked at the other party's left arm that was bleeding profusely, and said: "Go to the back hall to heal."

"Your Highness, please let your humble position take the blame." Zhang Hao said respectfully.

"Go down." Zhu Gaosui couldn't bear to say: "We will discuss this matter later."

ten days later.

Beijing.

early morning.

"Has the army to aid the West arrived in Hami?"

Zhu Di asked loudly.

Jin Zhong, Secretary of the Ministry of War, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, according to the report from Kuai Ma, the first group of two thousand cavalry led by General Zhang (Zhang Yu) entered Xining Prefecture five days ago. It is estimated that the army will be at this time Already arrived in Kansai."

"The second team of [-] cavalry and [-] infantry led by General Zhu (Zhu Neng) just arrived at Hanzhong Prefecture two days ago."

"Three days ago, the third team of soldiers and horses had just been organized and has now left the world of Yingtian and Earth."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "I understand."

Jin Zhong saluted, then bowed and returned to the class.

Zhu Di asked again: "Where is Jiucheng Zheng, the supervisor of Qin Tian Jian?"

"The minister is here."

Zeng Jiucheng bowed and walked out of the procession.

"Have you seen the astronomical demonstration instrument developed by Dr. Mei? This instrument can accurately predict the next solar eclipse. Are you convinced?"

Zhu Di asked loudly.

"Your Majesty, I am so surrendered when I see it! I am amazed! The celestial phenomena demonstration room is even more eye-opening. Dr. Mei's achievements in educating Li Shu are comparable to those of saints and sages!"

Zeng Jiucheng sighed frankly.

"Dr. Mei has made great contributions in teaching and should be rewarded!"

Zhu Di stroked his beard and smiled.

"Your Majesty, for being able to make such an exquisite instrument, His Royal Highness should take the greatest credit."

Mei Yin came out and said respectfully: "To be honest, the blueprint of this instrument was given by His Highness the Crown Prince. I just restored it according to the blueprint."

"Father, I also consulted ancient books, and the drawings I dug out from Han Dynasty classics were not my original creation."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to take credit, so he immediately bowed.

"Everyone deserves a reward!"

Zhu Di then highly praised the "Celestial Phenomenon Demonstration Room" built under the leadership of Mei Yin, and also gave instructions on the official corruption case in Shandong reported by the imperial envoy Gu Zuoshang.

"The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple must deal with corruption in Shandong's officialdom in accordance with the law. They must not unjustly accuse an honest official, nor let a corrupt official go! Gu Zuo?"

"The minister is here."

Gu Zuo bowed and walked out of the queue.

Zhu Di said: "I am very pleased that during your inspection of Shandong this time, you brought to justice a group of local officials who had great complaints from the people, which changed the atmosphere of local officialdom in Shandong and established an excellent reputation among the people. The officials listened to the order and wrote Gu Zuo has been promoted to the post of Chief Envoy of Shandong and will take office immediately."

"Zhang Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, led the order."

Zhang Ming hurriedly came out of the queue and bowed.

"Your Majesty Guzuo, thank you for your holy grace!"

Gu Zuo knelt down and kowtowed.

After these matters were dealt with, Zhu Di asked loudly: "Who has anything else to report?"

The commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Gu, bowed and came out of the queue and said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

"Say."

Zhu Di nodded.

"Your Majesty, a few days ago, Jin Yiwei, in collaboration with Quanzhou officers and soldiers, uncovered a major arms trading case. Someone secretly colluded with Japanese pirates to resell arms."

Jiang Wei reported respectfully: "During the handover process between the two sides, the Jin Yiwei captured 30 Japanese pirates, beheaded seven of them, seized thirty three-eyed fire cannons, and five hundred flint-fire cannons."

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden "buzz" in the court, as if a pot was exploding.

The ministers talked a lot.

"This is a capital offense."

"Who is so bold as to dare to smuggle arms?"

"Trading arms should be punishable by death, but colluding with foreign barbarians is an even higher crime. No matter who it is, there will be no consequences for committing such a serious crime."

"That's not necessarily true. Apart from the people in the army, the only ones who have access to the ordnance are probably the ministers and the prince. Your majesty is a virtuous man, so he will probably be given a lighter sentence."

"..."

"quiet!"

Li Xing shouted loudly under Zhu Di's eyes.

All the princes and ministers in the hall immediately fell silent.

Zhu Di was very satisfied with the reaction of everyone in the hall and said loudly: "What do you think we should do about this matter?"

Such a major case of smuggling arms cannot be concealed, not to mention that Jiang Yu led more than 100 Jinyi guards to Quanzhou. Even if they deliberately concealed their whereabouts, they could not hide it for long. Therefore, after Zhu Di learned the reason for the matter, he did not intend to Hidden from all civil and military officials.

Although the six ministers and other senior officials did not receive the news in advance, they were all very smart. After thinking about it, they realized that this matter was beyond their control, so they did not want to say anything.

"Your Majesty, the "Military Code" in the "Daming Code" formulated by Emperor Taizu in the past said: 'Anyone who sends horses, cattle, military supplies, iron goods, copper coins, satin, silk, silk brocade, privately out of the country Those who sell goods will be given a hundred sticks, and all the goods will be transferred to the government. Anyone who smuggles people or weapons out of the country will be hanged.'" Yushi Guizhan bowed and went out of the way: "Your Majesty, the Quanzhou matter is extremely important. Please issue a strict decree." The investigation should be intensified, and the culprits and their collaborators should not be allowed to slip through the net, and everyone in the world should take this as a warning."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to ask you to take on this important task."

Lu Zhen, the minister of Dali Temple, bowed his head and walked out of the procession.

"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter should be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War and the Jinyi Guards for a thorough investigation."

Gui Zhan said respectfully.

"The Quanzhou murder case shocked the government and the public. The matter is still shrouded in mystery and there are different opinions. Whether it was a major case of liaison with Japanese pirates really occurred or whether it was just an accidental fight in the market transaction will be determined only after the truth comes out."

After Zhu Di was silent for a moment, he said loudly: "It is decreed that the Quanzhou murder case will be handed over to the prince for thorough investigation and handling. The servants and advisors of the cabinet will assist the prince in handling this matter."

"My son obeys the order."

Zhu Gaoxu bowed and saluted.

"The ministers obey the order."

A group of cabinet advisers headed by Fang Xiaoru bowed and saluted.

Two hours later.

Temple of Heaven.

Under a pavilion on the back mountainside.

"Are you deaf, monk? I've been talking for a long time, but you haven't heard me?"

Zhu Di sat on the stone bench, looking at Yao Guangxiao who didn't say a word across from him, pretending to be angry.

Yao Guangxiao held the Buddhist beads and said warmly: "It is enough for a poor monk to be your majesty's punching bag. Your majesty has your own reasons for asking the prince to handle this matter."

Zhu Di sighed: "It's been a while since I visited Young Master. You can still guess what I'm thinking."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter won't end here. It's better to let Gao Sui stay in Quanzhou and think about his mistakes behind closed doors, then don't go to Beijing."

Yao Guangxiao thought for a moment, put away the Buddhist beads in his hand, and stroked his silver beard.

"How do you think the young master will handle this matter?" Zhu Di asked.

Yao Guangxiao said: "The prince is very similar to your majesty, and it is not difficult to guess his thoughts. He will probably follow the 'story of King Wu' and order Gao Sui to be banned from the mansion."

Zhu Di smiled slightly, picked up a chess piece, and asked: "Master, come, are you interested in playing a game?"

"If Your Majesty is interested, I will be interested."

Yao Guangxiao stroked his beard and said.

"Forget it!"

Zhu Di threw away the chess piece, stood up immediately, stood with his hands behind his back and said: "What I envy most in my life is that you, a great monk, can mark a path for others to go, and hide for yourself."

"What worries your Majesty is not the matter of King Zhao, but the northern border, right?"

Yao Guangxiao thought briefly and said in a deep voice.

Zhu Di frowned and said: "Since I came to the throne, the northern tribes have been harassing and attacking fiercely, burning, killing and looting, causing the people to flee again and again. Thousands of homeless people appear every year. How can I just sit back and ignore it? Therefore, I am determined to move the capital to Beiping! Once the capital is moved to Beiping, it will take advantage of the right time and place. Beiping has been the leader since ancient times. It has dangers to defend, roads to attack, sufficient food and grass, and a wide source of troops."

"As for me moving the capital to Peking, the cabinet advisers have many opinions."

"Some people think that Peiping is my 'Longxing' place. After I sit on the throne of God, it is normal for me to move the capital to a place I am familiar with."

"Some people think that when I stay in Jinling, I will think of my father and brother (Zhu Biao) who died of illness in the palace. Therefore, it is difficult for me to feel at ease, so I want to move the capital to Peking."

"Some people think that the Mobei tribe is always a hidden danger. When my father asked me to guard Beiping, it was to guard against the grassland people. But now that I have become the emperor, there will be no one to guard such an important area in Beiping. Therefore, I thought Move the capital to Peiping, and be the emperor while guarding the frontier. It is euphemistically called 'the emperor guards the country'."

"To be honest, Master, the above three views are all the reasons why I moved the capital to Peking, but the biggest and decisive reason why I moved the capital to Peking is my pursuit!"

"I want to be a talented and strategic emperor, and the predecessor of the city of Peking was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty."

"The former Yuan Dynasty was a huge empire with a very vast territory. Gao Xu once said that such an empire could be called an 'empire on which the sun never sets'. And the center of the former Yuan Dynasty that controlled the entire huge empire was the Yuan Dynasty."

"In other words, whether it is the layout or the deployment of defenses, this majestic momentum is far from comparable to that of Jinling. Young Master can imagine how shocked I was when I first arrived in Peiping!"

"What's more, Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, was a very ambitious emperor. Before he ascended the throne of God, like me, he was also a general who guarded one side."

When Zhu Di said this, he clenched his fists and said: "Similarly, I am also a very ambitious emperor. There are many factors for the decline of the Qianyuan Dynasty, but I really want to sit on this once glorious capital and build a larger country. !”

Yao Guangxiao remained silent.

Seeing this, Zhu Di asked: "Master, do you disapprove of me moving the capital to Peking?"

Yao Guangxiao thought for a long time and spoke slowly.

"After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu was very cautious in choosing the capital. Taizu believed that the fundamental reason why the Six Dynasties after the Wei and Jin Dynasties and before the Sui and Tang Dynasties were short-lived was that the Jiangnan area was underdeveloped at that time and was vast and sparsely populated. There are not enough financial resources and soldiers.”

"However, after the development of the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, the economy and culture of the vast southeastern region have achieved great prosperity. Guanzhong had already shown its shortcomings in the Tang Dynasty, that is, it was unable to be self-sufficient in food, and at the same time it faced nomadic tribes in the northwest and deserts. Intrusion. On the other hand, Jinling is not only far away from the northwest and the desert, but also closer to the sea, making it suitable for maritime trade."

"Therefore, in the early days of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu used Jinling as Nanjing, Kaifeng as Beijing, and Fengyang as the central capital. But soon after, Taizu found that Fengyang was obviously unsuitable as the capital, so he stopped building the central capital."

"Emperor Taizu hoped to build his capital in Guanzhong, that is, 'according to the victory of one hundred and two rivers and mountains, he could tower over the princes' and restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Therefore, in the 24th year of Hongwu, Taizu sent Prince Yiwen to inspect Shaanxi and inspect The mountains and rivers were magnificent, and preparations were made for moving the capital. Unfortunately, Prince Yiwen fell ill after returning to Beijing, and the matter of moving the capital was dropped."

"Your Majesty inherited the throne by Taizu's edict and carried out Taizu's will. There is nothing wrong with moving the capital to the north. However, there are desert tribes to the north of Beiping, Jurchen tribes to the northeast, and the sea to the east, so we need to beware of sea pirates."

"If the capital is established in Beiping, it cannot control the Central Plains, the Desert and Liaodong at the same time. Then the Ming Dynasty will become a country limited to the south of the Great Wall, and Beiping will become a frontier. Moreover, moving the capital to Beiping at this time requires supplies from the south. Grain, because the grain currently produced in Liaodong can only meet Liaodong’s own needs.”

"Therefore, the poor monk believes that the first thing His Majesty needs to do when moving the capital to Beiping is to enrich Liaodong and the prefectures and counties in Liaodong. Otherwise, once changes occur in the southeast and local chaos breaks out, and grain transportation routes are cut off, Beiping will be in dire straits."

Zhu Di knew that during the Qin and Han Dynasties, the political and economic center of the Central Plains dynasty was located in the northwest, so he chose Chang'an as the capital and Luoyang as the companion capital to control the Kanto region.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the environment in the Guanzhong region has rapidly deteriorated due to years of war, and the economic and political center of gravity has continued to shift eastward. Chang'an and Luoyang have lost their advantage as the capitals of the Central Plains dynasties.

After the two Song Dynasties, the northern grassland people rose up strongly, and the Jin Kingdom destroyed the Liao Kingdom, and the Qian Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty. In order to control the desert and Liaodong as well as the Central Plains, these two regimes both used Peking as their capital. .

"I understand Young Master's concerns."

Zhu Di said: "But the capital is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and the relationship between officials in the DPRK and China is complicated. They are too concerned about stability and are unwilling to change. Whenever there is a new policy in the court, there will always be people who will come out to oppose it. Moving the capital to Peking can get rid of these people. constraints."

"Previously, I ordered the northern capital divisions to increase the number of troops in seven major fortresses, and also asked the Huimin Industrial and Construction Bureau to recruit people from the frontier fortresses to assist the officers and soldiers in building seven powerful military bases to attack the grasslands and defend the cities against the northern tribes. After next spring, I decided to inspect the north and Liaodong, so that I can not only take a look at the construction progress of the seven fortresses, but also command the northwest army at close range and wipe out the disobedient forces in Kansai."

Yao Guangxiao raised his head, looked into the distance, and slowly stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty is wise, but I am afraid there will be many ministers in the court who oppose him."

at the same time.

Wenyuan Pavilion.

"Your Highness, you should continue to stop this, otherwise you will suffer chaos."

Fang Xiaoru said respectfully.

Xie Jin said: "Your Highness, please make a decision as soon as possible."

"Yes." Yang Shiqi and others agreed.

At this time, among the seven cabinet attendants and advisors in the Wenyuan Pavilion room, only Huang Huai remained silent.

"You are oversimplifying things. My father and mother will not just watch me kill my third brother."

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes swept across the faces of the seven people in turn, and explained: "If my father really wanted to punish the third brother, he would not leave this matter to me. It would be enough to hand it over directly to the Ministry of Punishment and the Jinyi Guards."

"Your Highness's words are reasonable. In my opinion, Your Majesty has no choice but to bring this matter to the court."

Huang Huai said: "After all, this matter is too big. Your Majesty cannot ignore it and has to pretend. But if King Zhao's crime is to be punished according to the law, he must be sentenced to hanging, which will put your Majesty in a bad situation." "Father does not tolerate his son." The reason why His Majesty handed over this hot potato to His Highness was precisely to protect King Zhao and to maintain His Highness's reputation for generosity."

Fang Xiaoru said bluntly: "Since we can't kill him, we must take this opportunity to weaken King Zhao's power and make it difficult for him to cause trouble again. Therefore, I thought that according to the story of Emperor Taizu punishing the feudal king, he could be deposed as a commoner and sent to Zhongdu Fengyang Circle Ban.”

"No, deposing King Zhao to a commoner is too harsh and will undermine His Highness's reputation for generosity. You must not do it."

Huang Huai hurriedly advised.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a long time and said slowly: "Everyone, I decided to set the tone for this matter. I will say that King Zhao was deceived by his subordinates and got into this case. Following the "story of King Wu", he ordered King Zhao to return to Beijing and punished him. He was detained in the palace for three years to see the effects."

"I think it's feasible." Huang Huai took the lead.

"I also think it's feasible." Yang Shiqi agreed.

Fang Xiaoru and Xie Jin looked at each other and then said, "Your Highness has made a decision, so this is what we have to do."

"I second the proposal." Xie Jin and others said respectfully.

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