The Summoning World of the Great Qin Empire

Chapter 1301 The Proposal to Move the Capital
When Chu's army moved, Shu naturally received the news.

Regarding Li Jing's long-term attack on Yizhou County, the court of the Kingdom of Shu still had some criticisms, but it was Li Shimin who forcibly suppressed these words.

It's just that now... I can't suppress it no matter what.

"Your Majesty, the Chu State raises 50 troops and divides them into three directions to go south, so we must guard against them!" Xu Shu cupped his hands in obeisance.

Li Shimin pondered: "Chu's 50 troops marched southward, all the way to Bashu, all the way to Qianzhong County, all the way to Changsha County; how do you think you should defend?"

"I have the guts to say something." Lu Kuang cupped his hands and went out.

Li Shimin nodded and said: "I love you, but it's okay to say."

Lu Jia nodded slightly, and then said: "The emperor regards Panyu as his capital, and I shouldn't have said much, but now our country occupies the southwest, and there are countless vast lands; now that the Chu army is besieging, why not just move the capital?" ?”

"Move the capital?" Li Shimin's face was serious.

Lu Jia nodded and said: "It's the move of the capital. Judging from the territory of our dynasty, the land of Nanyue is only a small part. Cangwu County, Jiaozhi County, and Kunming County have a population of several million. It would be a good thing if the emperor moved the capital to the center of the country."

Zhao Tuo also cupped his hands and said: "I also agree with this statement. I am now on the sea, fighting Qin, and fighting Chu on the road; Panyu itself is on the sea. If the Qin army suddenly appeared outside the city of Panyu , the consequences would be disastrous."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Moving the capital is a major event, and it should not be decided hastily, and we will do it again in the future; at present, the first thing I face in the court is the 50 troops of Chu State."

Seeing that the emperor was unwilling to talk about these things, Lu Kuang cupped his hands and retreated.

The reason why Zhao Tuo chose Panyu as his capital at the beginning was not because he really thought there was anything good about this place, but because he really had no other place to choose as his capital.

But in the south of Pingjiang, there is another Ouluo country, which is also Zhao Tuo's strong enemy, and the two countries have been fighting endlessly.

The Ouluo Kingdom was established after the ancient Shu Kingdom was destroyed. The descendants of the ancient Shu Kingdom went south and established a country here. Even when the Qin Dynasty unified the Central Plains, it was ignored here.

After Zhao Tuo established the Nanyue Kingdom, he had constant conflicts with Shu Pan, the king of the Ouluo Kingdom, and eventually it directly turned into a war, but no one could do anything about it.

When Li Shimin arrived, he directly defeated the Ouluo Kingdom with a crushing attitude, and captured the king Shupan alive.

Shupan had a beautiful daughter named Meizhu, who was naturally sent to Li Shimin by the soldiers of the Shu army.

Li Shimin saw that Meizhu was beautiful and beautiful, even if it was not much worse than Yang Yuhuan, the Queen of Chu, so he directly pardoned Shu Pan, and he also loved Meizhu very much.

In addition, the army of the Shu State marched south and west, and directly recovered the powerful Kunming tribe, as well as many ancient countries around the Kunming tribe, and set up Kunming County to rule these places.

So Zhao Tuo felt that the best way to completely conquer these places was to move the capital to Kunming County.

This is definitely much better than setting the capital in Panyu.

Because he was holding back something in his heart, he didn't say a word in the next court meeting, listening to everyone discussing how to deal with the Chu army going south.

In the past, there were troops stationed in various places, and the terrain was naturally beneficial to the Shu Kingdom, so even if they heard that 50 troops were going south, the Shu Kingdom's ruling and opposition parties did not feel any panic. In short, there were countermeasures for everything.

What Li Shimin hopes to see most now is that Li Jing can win the capture of Yizhou County.

After the court meeting ended, Xu Shu went to see Li Shimin alone.

Li Shimin was reviewing the memorial, and the first thing the army dispatched was for the emperor to personally review the military posts.

"Aiqing came to see me, what's the matter?" Li Shimin said with a smile, waved his hand, and signaled the guards beside him to move a soft couch for Xu Shu.

Xu Shu bowed his hands to thank him, knelt down and sat down, and then said: "Your Majesty, taking advantage of this visit, I really have something to discuss with the Emperor."

As soon as Li Shimin heard this, he immediately put down the pen in his hand, nodded and said: "Let's talk about it, what is it?"

"There are two things." Xu Shu said: "Let's talk about it slowly."

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

Xu Shu said, "The first thing to do is that of General Li Jing. It has been almost a month since he led the attack on Yizhou County, but Yizhou County has never been able to attack; Judging from the situation with Qin, I believe that Chu has already formed an alliance with Qin."

"So, I feel that the most important thing now is how to talk to Qin, so as to avoid the situation where our country is attacked on both sides."

"This..." Li Shimin felt a little displeased, but he still asked, "If this is the case, I'm afraid Qin will not agree."

As soon as Xu Shu heard it, he knew that it was Qin who refused to agree. It was clear that the emperor still wanted to continue attacking Yizhou County, so he immediately cupped his hands and said, "A while ago, there was news that all the elites of Jin were lost, so Qin is afraid The heart of coveting Jin is not dead. If I am willing to make peace with Qin now, Qin will definitely not want it. Only in this way can they free their hands. Go down to the Jin Kingdom!"

Li Shimin thought for a while and asked, "What about the second thing?"

Xu Shu said: "The second thing, of course, is to move the capital!"

"Move the capital?" Li Shimin looked at Xu Shu puzzled, "You also agree to move the capital?"

This is definitely not a trivial matter. The biggest guard of honor for the restrained Chu State in the north of Panyu, even when Li Shimin fled southward, he had to break through these passes with limited risks and dangers, and only then did he occupy the land of South Vietnam.

"It's not a matter of approval or disapproval." Xu Shu said, "Lv Kuang talked about moving the capital in the hall today. I'm afraid it's not just him, but Lu Jia, Zhao Tuo and others think that moving is a good thing, of course. After I went back, I thought about it carefully, and felt that moving the capital now is indeed a good thing for our dynasty."

Before Li Shimin could speak, Xu Shu continued: "A long time ago, I also thought that Kunming and Dianyue were barren lands, but when the army marched there, I realized that these places were also populated. If the emperor moved the capital there, it would be natural Put the center of the imperial court in those places."

"Here, Panyu is located on the sea, and Qin's navy is strong. Naturally, there is no doubt. If a large army suddenly appeared outside Panyu on that day, it would definitely be a big deal for our court. The catastrophe of extinction, I dare to say the above words, and ask the emperor to make amends."

Looking at Xu Shu who left the seat and knelt on the ground, Li Shimin pondered for a moment, and then said: "The Qing family is loyal to the country, so naturally I won't blame you, let's get up and talk."

Xu Shu was very moved, stood up and looked at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin asked again: "If the capital is really moved, what does Ai Qing think is the best place?"

Xu Shu arched his hands, walked to the side, pointed to the wall chart, and said, "This is the best place, please see it, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)