Li Er of the Tang Dynasty: Ancestor Xie is here!

Chapter 174 Our Zhu family’s Ming God of War? Want to see it!

"What do I think?" Li Qing did not expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would suddenly ask himself.

He smiled and said: "What do you think? If the most right thing I have done since I came to the throne is to move the capital to Peking."

"Why?" Lao Zhu became interested, as did Zhu Laosi.

Are all my achievements in life inferior to moving the capital to Peking?

Li Qing took it for granted that if you didn't move the capital to Peiping, you would definitely give up the north under the coercion of those civil servants when your Ming Dynasty War God Troos Qi Zhen died of partial necrosis.

Well, Choros Qizhen, who is also known as Yelv Jingtang and Wan Yangou, has a representative work "I am looking at Peking from the grassland".

"With its capital in Peking, the Ming Dynasty will be a more enterprising dynasty, and a very important point in whether it is enterprising or not is whether the political center and the economic center overlap. If the political center and the economic center overlap, then the empire is probably one When a restrained empire overlaps with the economic center, it is actually co-governing with the scholar-bureaucrat group."

"For these people in the economic center, there is no benefit to me from going to foreign wars and conquests, and then I have to bear the costs. So in this case, they are unwilling to expand abroad, and they will be A restrained empire... If you don’t believe me, think about it for yourself, Fourth Brother, during the Northern Expedition, was there a lot of opposition from both the government and the opposition?"

"What my uncle said is absolutely true. This is one of the reasons why I want to move the capital to the north." Zhu Di immediately praised him.

"When the political center and the economic center of gravity do not coincide, the economic center of gravity needs to be compensated to make up for the shortcomings of the political center; but at the same time, you must also consider this. Even if the economic center of gravity is used to make up for the political center, some people will cry out that they are dissatisfied. More What’s more, the North is not the political center? Then I’m afraid the North will be abandoned and the North will enter a vicious cycle.”

Li Qing pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and printed out a holographic map.

"Let's take the two Song Dynasties as an example. This is the case in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng can be regarded as a front line in a sense, because after the loss of the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, Bianliang had a vast plain in front of it, facing the front line of the national border, and a large amount of property It depends on the canals in the southeastern region for transportation. And you will also find that no matter what the result is, at least the Northern Song Dynasty still has a little enterprising spirit, knowing that the one who conquers Xia in five ways and recovers Yanyun will be the king."

"In the Southern Song Dynasty, the capital was set in Hangzhou, south of the Yangtze River. As the political center, it completely overlapped with the economic center, so it was not as advanced as the Northern Song Dynasty in terms of so-called "enterprise."

"As for why we chose Beiping, Laosi must have his own considerations. From another perspective, that is, from a geographical perspective, the north of Beiping is a nomadic area, while the south is a farming area. That is to say, Peiping is at the intersection of nomadic life and farming.”

Following Li Qing's words, the map was dyed red to represent farming areas and blue to represent nomadic areas, and a star was marked on Peiping.

"The cornerstone of war is geography, and the geography of East Asia determines that the northern pastoral areas have low-cost horse-producing land that is not available in the south. When combined with the stable productivity of the farming areas, a powerful army will be born. Whoever controls the agricultural and animal husbandry junction area, Whoever controls the Wude Highlands will control the Wude Highlands. The Great Wall is the boundary that separates agricultural areas and pastoral areas. North China cannot be used as the cornerstone to control the agricultural power of the Great Wall. There is no national security at all."

Some people will imagine that if the capital is in the south, southerners will expand overseas. But history proves that this is not possible at all. All the gentry group in the south wants is to live a stable life holding on to one-third of an acre of land.

In a farming society, if you want to develop to the south, you will definitely not be able to defeat the northerners who have the duality of nomadism and farming. If you want to control the north, you can only construct an inward-looking continental regime with North China as the core. The most obvious example is the Song Dynasty, which lost its horse-producing land and had no cavalry, so it could only defend but not attack.

As for why the capital of the Tang Dynasty was Chang'an, it was because the military center of the Tang Dynasty was on the Silk Road that routed the Western Regions and dealt with Tubo, and Chang'an was the front line adjacent to Tubo. The political center must always overlap with the military center of gravity, otherwise it is a recipe for disaster. There are so many living precedents, and there is nothing you can do if you don't accept it.

And some people said that in the late dynasty, taxes in the south could not be collected... It had nothing to do with where Dingdu was, the problem lay with the gentry group. Unless a person like General Soaring to the Sky comes to teach the gentry group what to do after the flowers bloom, they will never spit out the interests in their mouths.

"So even if there is a rebellion in the south, it will be suppressed by the force of the north; judging from historical experience, even in the 19th century, that is, five hundred years later, the cavalry is still in an irreplaceable position." Li Qing finally defined: "So, it is the most correct choice for Lao Si to make Peiping the capital...but the reasons that best prove his correctness are not the above."

The Zhu family, father and son, immediately became interested: "If it's not these, what is that?"

If it can overcome the above well-founded reasons, it must be very explosive, right?

They were right. The behavior of Choros Qizhen was quite explosive even in the world of explosions.

"This also talks about the God of War of your old Zhu family, the man known as the God of War of the Ming Dynasty." Li Qing chuckled: "He fully proved that the fourth child must be in the north."

"The God of War of the Ming Dynasty?" The three people of the Zhu family were immediately interested, especially old Zhu Di, "Then we have to talk about this God of War of the Ming Dynasty!"

However, Li Qing didn't want to spoil the story in advance. He just winked and said, "You'll find out when you watch it. I won't spoil it."

If Li Shimin were here, he would definitely laugh sullenly, because once the wise brother stops talking and praises him profusely, it means that this person is definitely not a good person.

He had suffered a loss from Li Longji. He originally thought Li Longji was a good person...but...

Lao Zhu is now scratching his head, wondering who this Ming God of War is. But Li Qing didn't say anything, and he couldn't force him to ask.

He also knew a little bit about Li Qing's bad taste. No matter how much he was obsessed with the Ming God of War, he suppressed his curiosity and asked Li Qing again: "Brother Xian, I remember you said before that the fourth son's temple name and posthumous title are Taizong." Emperor Wen? Then our fourth child is really good, we can be on the same level as Brother Li..."

"Poke, the well-known temple name is Ming Chengzu." Li Qing almost subconsciously applied eye drops to Zhu Di.

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di became alert instantly.

Cheng Zu? This is so damn rebellious! Impossible, how could it be my temple name? Isn't it the default... agreed... should it be Taizong? How did you become an ancestor?

I just gave a little advice and then succeeded my father's position. How can I become an ancestor?

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

There is something wrong with Lao Zhu's eyes, Ming Chengzu? Good boy, what do you mean by ancestor?

He looked at Zhu Di with unkind eyes, waiting for him to give him an explanation.

"Dad, I didn't, no..." Zhu Di explained in a panic, and at the same time looked at Li Qing for help: "Uncle, hahaha... Uncle is so funny, why are you laughing when he talks?"

It's no wonder that Lao Zhu and Zhu Di had such a big reaction. There are quite a lot of opinions about the temple name. As the saying goes, "ancestors have merit and clans have virtues." "ancestor" is generally used for the founder of a dynasty, while "ancestor" can only be used for successors.

And from ancient times to the present, not counting those who have been granted posthumous titles, there are only a few people who can be called "ancestors". For example, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, established the foundation of the Han Dynasty; Liu Xiu, the founder of the Han Dynasty, determined the disasters and renewed the Han Dynasty; Liu Bei, the martyr ancestor of the Han Dynasty, can be regarded as... well, there is nothing wrong with being an ancestor. There are also Jin Shizu Sima Yan, the founding emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty; Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty; Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty; Yuan Shizu Kublai Khan, the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty...

It can be seen that generally speaking, the "ancestors" are the founding emperors, and a few started from scratch. Now that you, Mr. Zhu, have taken the temple title of "Chengzu", what does that mean that our Ming Dynasty can no longer accommodate you?

But at the same time, Zhu Di was also innocent. Judging from his actions and the records in "Fengtian Jingnan Ji", Zhu Di was undoubtedly relying on himself as the orthodox successor of "Taizu Gao Emperor" Zhu Yuanzhang in his life. Whether it is to smear Zhu Biao or make up a story to say that he is more favored than Zhu Biao, the purpose is only one, and that is to prove that he is Zhu Yuanzhang's orthodox heir.

Now that future generations have given themselves such a title that can be called "rebellious and unethical", how can you tell Zhu Di to calm down?

Zhu Laosi immediately thought of Zhu Gaochi, but at the same time he was a little suspicious.

This fat son of mine... is not the kind of fool who has a backbone in his head. In addition, the fat son himself pays special attention to etiquette, and he also knows that if he wants to gain an orthodox status, it is definitely impossible to do so!     Is it Zhanji? What's even more wrong, I dote on that little bastard Zhanji so much, how could he give such a big thumbs up to me, grandpa?

Zhu Di was really confused. Who could have done it?

"Brother Xian, what's going on with Cheng Zu!" Lao Zhu looked at Li Qing, intending to ask what happened.

"Hey, there is another person to mention in this matter..." Li Qing saw that Lao Zhu was in a daze, so he said to him: "It's the one who wrote a memorial to scold him for wanting to go to Fengyang to serve as an iron rice bowl."

"Oh, I remembered it, Emperor Jiajing, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized, thinking that it was far enough, one hundred and fifty years later, right?

Just as he was about to say this, two people came in from outside.

One is chubby and the other is as skinny as a monkey.

They are Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji, father and son.

Seeing Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu tied up like a pig, Zhu Gaochi immediately stepped forward with concern, preparing to rescue him.

It's not just for show, he actually has his younger brother in his heart.

Zhu Zhanji, on the other hand, was not so friendly. The corners of his mouth could no longer be suppressed, and the two sides formed a crooked, war-like curve.

"Prince," Zhu Di immediately waved, "I've come to see your grandpa. This is your uncle. You should remember him."

Zhu Gaochi was startled and looked anxiously at the grandpa Huang who impressed him so much and his uncle Zhu Biao, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Sun Chen Zhu Gaochi has met Grandpa Huang!"

"My nephew has met my uncle!"

Zhu Zhanji also immediately stepped forward to greet him. After all, they were his great-great-grandfather and uncle, and there was nothing wrong with being stuck there.

"Get up, it's so cold on the ground." Lao Zhu liked Zhu Gaochi quite a bit, after all, he looked festive too.

The most important thing is that Li Qing once praised Zhu Gaochi, saying that he was very similar to Zhu Biao.

Of course, Lao Zhu is not polite. As long as you win the bid like us, then you are a great grandson!

The old man's point of view is extremely simple, with a standard biased view.

"You call this uncle." Zhu Di introduced Li Qingdao again.

"My grandson, Zhu Gaochi, has met my uncle!"

"Get up, we don't have any gifts when we meet for the first time, so just take this." Li Qing took out a big pill and handed it to Zhu Gaochi's hand.

"Thank you uncle for the reward!" Zhu Gaochi didn't care what it was, he just wanted to thank him first.

"Take it, this is your uncle's elixir, it can cure all diseases." Zhu Di said immediately.

After eating the pill that Zhu Biao fed him just now, he felt as if he was sixteen years old again.

"He really had to eat. In history, Zhu Gaochi died only ten months after he ascended the throne."

Li Qing's words hit the hearts of everyone present like a heavy hammer, especially Zhu Zhanji behind him.

"Thank you, great uncle, for saving my father!" Zhu Zhanji saluted respectfully.

"Hey, no need." Li Qing waved his hand to show that it was a simple matter.

After Zhu Gaochi took the medicine, Zhu Di immediately asked: "Gaochi, what temple name do you plan to give me after you ascend the throne?"

"Father, the Emperor is in his prime, how dare I, my son, dare to overstep his bounds!" Zhu Gaochi was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground.

"Get up, I just want to ask you, I will scare you!" Zhu Di said unhappily: "Today in front of your grandpa, you have to explain it clearly to your father!"

"Then... er, Emperor Taizong Wen?" Zhu Gaochi asked tentatively.

"Look dad, I said Gao Chi is not that kind of person, right?" Zhu Di immediately slapped his thigh and looked at Zhu Zhanji: "Zhanji, what do you think?"

He now wants to know who is Jiajing among the two.

"My grandson also thinks it's very good. Grandpa Huang's divine skills, civility, and martial arts are no less than those of Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty." Zhu Zhanji immediately flattered him.

"Don't ask, Jiajing is not the two of them." Li Qing said with a smile: "Jiajing's name is Zhu Houcong, and he is the cousin of the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao."

After two years, Zhu Yuanzhang will sort out the generations for each of his sons. As for Zhu Di's lineage, the generation is "Gao Zhan Qi Jian You, Hou Zai Yi Chang Yu. Ci He Yi Bo Zhong, Jian Jing Di Xian You". You can tell from the name which generation the descendant is.

"Why! Why did Zhu Houcong harm me!" Zhu Di was almost spitting out blood. Who in the family would understand that a hundred years after his death, there are descendants of his ancestors who are causing trouble?

"No, is there something wrong with Zhu Houzhao's lineage?" As an ancestor, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately grasped the problem, "Logically speaking, it should be passed on to Zhu Houzhao's son, and if not, it should be passed on to his brother. Why is my cousin taking the throne?"

"It's a long story," Li Qing said with a smile, "It starts with Zhu Houzhao dissolving in water."

(End of this chapter)