Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, just want to die

Chapter 661: Capital Relocation

After reading the letter, Ma Su had to return to Chang'an immediately.

This was not only because of the sudden death of Jiang Wan, the pillar of the Shangshutai. Another reason was a new idea discussed by Liu Chan and the Shangshutai.

Move the capital to Luoyang in Guandong.

This idea was not groundless, but Liu Chan really had this idea. The entire Shangshutai and the six departments under it also agreed with this idea after checking the accounts at the end of the year.

Because of this incident, Chang'an had to write letters to Zhuge Liang who was patrolling Guandong and Ma Su who was in charge of Huainan, hoping to hear their opinions.

Although Ma Su didn't like to get involved in these things, the issue being discussed this time was indeed very complicated. Simply put, the final outcome of this matter was likely to determine the future fate of the Han Dynasty.

So whether it was to attend the funeral of his old friend Jiang Wan or to participate in the negotiations of this matter, Ma Su should have returned to Chang'an.

Even if Ma Su didn't want to go back, he would feel embarrassed to stay in Shouchun after seeing that the prime minister had already left.

Therefore, in November, Ma Su handed over all the affairs of Lianghuai to Deng Ai, and ordered Liu Yin to be in charge of the military affairs of Xuzhou. After properly arranging the military affairs in the southeast, Ma Su officially set out to return to Guanzhong.

Now it was not too much trouble for Ma Su to return to Guanzhong. Especially after Jingzhou and Nanyang were all recovered, Ma Su's route back to Guanzhong was almost a straight line.

Ma Su quickly arrived at Kunyang from Shouchun by boat. After landing in Kunyang, he rode his warhorse all the way and arrived at Wancheng in just a few days.

After arriving in Wancheng, Ma Su, under the protection of his troops from Jingzhou, passed through Wugu Pass and returned to Guanzhong.

It took Ma Su nearly twenty days to travel this distance, but the long journey did not make Ma Su feel bored. Instead, it made him feel that he had experienced many years.

Once upon a time, these places were still enemy-occupied areas. Whether it was Guanzhong, Nanyang, or Guandong and Lianghuai, they were all conquered step by step by Ji Han, or more precisely, by Ma Su over the past decade.

Over ten years, in the blink of an eye, I have been fighting in the north and south for so many years. Once upon a time, who would have known that the young general in Jieting was actually just looking for death...

"Damn you, evil God! You are such a scoundrel!" Ma Su shook his head and raised his middle finger viciously towards the sky.

The heavens are really forcing him to become a strong man sent from heaven, and then watching him die of old age!
I don't know what my historical reputation will be like two thousand years from now. Maybe it won't be very good, but it shouldn't be bad either.

You should be eligible to win a spot as a hardcore ruthless person on a certain site, right?
Ahem, that’s too far off topic.

In short, when Ma Su walked through these places, he seemed to see his former glory. In this way, he came to Chang'an, the capital of the Ji Han Dynasty, recalling his past.

Ma Su had not returned for several years since the Han army's eastern expedition. The capital of the Han Dynasty had regained a lot of vitality, and the towns and streets had become more prosperous.

In the streets of Chang'an, Ma Su also found many Hu people doing business. The whole city has become orderly at this moment, and there are some signs of the prosperity of the dynasty.

However, these may only be short-lived. If the imperial court decides to move the capital to Luoyang, I am afraid that this place will soon return to being deserted.

After returning to Chang'an, the official who came to contact Ma Su had become Yang Zhun. After meeting Ma Su, Yang Zhun first apologized to Ma Su.

"General, when the pseudo-Wei and the rebellious Wu slandered you in the past, I tried to doubt your intentions... Now I apologize to you. This is judging a gentleman by my own mean character." Yang Zhun bowed to Ma Su in shame and apologized with a very sincere attitude.

On the one hand, he was truly a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and was happy that Ma Su was loyal to the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, the Yang family had served in the Cao Wei regime in the past few years, and had been bullied by the Luoyang clans.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Guanxi clans, Ma Su's Henei Rebellion was actually a good thing. Ma Su just shook his head and said indifferently to Yang Zhun's words.

"It's all for the Han Dynasty, it's normal... By the way, Gong Yan really..."

"Minister Jiang passed away at home a month ago..." Yang Zhun smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Your Majesty presided over the funeral and personally saw Minister Jiang off for the last time. And if the ministers hadn't stopped him, Your Majesty would have wanted to personally carry the Minister's coffin."

Jiang Wan, the leader of the four ministers of Shu Han in history, was Zhuge Liang's most proud assistant. After Zhuge Liang presided over the Northern Expedition, he became the pillar of the court of the Later Han Dynasty.

After the court was moved to Chang'an, Jiang Wan took charge of the position of Shangshu Ling, taking into account both internal and external affairs and putting the people's safety first.

It's a pity that such a talented person, the original successor of Zhuge Liang, died before the prime minister...

"This guy wanted to drink with me... If he drank less, it wouldn't be like this." Ma Su sighed, with a hint of loneliness in his eyes.

Obviously, things like government affairs in the imperial court were not something that he could solve by fighting. In fact, because of Ma Su's rapid progress over the years, the workload of the Ji Han imperial court soared significantly.

Zhuge Liang handled some of these tasks, and Jiang Wan took over the rest. The heavy workload and poor health eventually led to Jiang Wan's early retirement.

"Forget it, let's not talk about these sad things... Does Your Majesty really plan to move the capital to Luoyang?" After Ma Su sighed and prepared to go back to pay tribute to Jiang Wan, he quickly returned to the topic.

Seeing that Ma Su was getting back to the point, Yang Zhun put away his sadness, quickly became serious, and replied.

"This is not just your Majesty's idea, but the final result of the Shangshutai's summary over the past few years."

"Although Guanzhong is good and Chang'an is also the old capital, its carrying capacity is still too weak and the military pressure is still too great."

"At present, it may be difficult for Guanzhong to support the needs of the capital. If the capital is placed in Chang'an for a long time in the future, the pressure on the court will be very great."

"So the issue of moving the capital is actually the final result of several years of discussion at the Shangshutai."

Yang Zhun's words made Ma Su fall into silence.

He knew a lot about history and understood what Yang Zhun meant.

During the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial court placed the capital in the rich Guanzhong. Because at that time, Guanzhong was not only strategically located, but also a populous and extremely rich Qin land!

During the Western Han Dynasty, Chang'an only needed supplies from Guanzhong to maintain the capital's operation. This lasted for two hundred years without any major problems.

After Wang Mang's new policy, Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang. This was actually because after the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, Guanxi was in ruins and could no longer maintain the function of the capital.

Then, from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, Ji Han also had to face this problem.

Unlike the Eastern Han Dynasty, while considering the population of Guanxi, the Later Han Dynasty also needed to take a more important factor into consideration.

climate!
(End of this chapter)