Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 438
Zhu Kezhen, a famous scholar in later generations, once discussed that the climate in Tang Dynasty was warm and humid during the warm period.However, Xue Lang didn't feel it at all. Even in spring, he still felt dry.

In the past few days, the topic of the court meeting is the annual work plans and goals of various departments, etc., and the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is not a big or small official, and he needs to be on the court meeting.

Every year at this time, the imperial court discusses a topic——

Turks go south!

Turks frequently harassed, causing great border problems.The consumption of baggage, food and grass was serious. Last year, in order to reduce the cost of feeding and transportation, Shi Dou, the governor of Bingzhou, asked to farm in Bingzhou.The issue with the Turks has become a place where the imperial court needs to spend every year.

The sage said: "A few days ago, someone told me that the reason why the Turks attacked Guanzhong was because their wealth and population were concentrated in Chang'an. They are attacking Chang'an. Come, bring a map!"

The huge map was carried up and laid flat on the ground. The saint held on to a walking stick, pointed to the map and said: "This is Chang'an, this area is the Guanzhong area, this is the grassland of the Turkic people. Here, here to attack our Tang Dynasty, Chang'an is adjacent to the border, so the location is unfavorable. If the Turkic cavalry drives straight in, Chang'an will be in danger. What do you think?"

Everyone looked around the map for a while, and the prince said: "Nowadays, the world is uneven both inside and outside. It is said that the outside of Xiangyang must first settle down inside. It is advisable to move the capital for the sake of the country. The capital of a country is what people want. If If the capital is stable, the country will be stable, and the will of the people will free up the imperial court to settle down. As long as the world is peaceful, there will be spare power to fight the Turks, and the Turks will have nothing to worry about!"

King Qi followed immediately: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

The sage nodded and looked at the crowd: "Where are the Qing family?"

Xiao Yu stood up and said: "I object! Moving the capital is no small matter, and the manpower and material resources involved are no small matter. Please think twice."

Several ministers also stood up and expressed their opposition.Pei Ji went out and said: "I told you, the sage, I think it is imperative to move the capital! The Turks have been harassing the border all the year round, and the people on the border are suffering. If you move to the hinterland, you will no longer have to worry about being captured, and the court will be able to spare more energy and resources to quell the civil strife. The day the civil strife is settled is the time when the Turks will perish! Therefore, the ministers also agreed!"

The approval of the Crown Prince, King Qi, and Pei Ji gave the sage great confidence, and the expression on his face became much better. The king of Qin, who had just returned from the expedition, had a face as dark as water, and directly came out and said: "I object!"

The corners of the prince's eyes twitched, and he looked at King Qin with a deep expression.The king of Qin didn't care about so many, and said directly: "Di Rong's troubles have existed since ancient times. Your Majesty prospered with holy martial arts. When the king came to Zhongxia, he had millions of elite soldiers and was invincible! How could he want to move the capital to avoid it because of the Turkic disturbance? Shame the whole world, and laugh for a hundred generations?"

Before King Qin finished speaking, Xue Lang, who couldn't listen to him for a long time, immediately raised the wat board, clapping non-stop, expressing his support, there was something in his heart that he really wanted to say!
The King of Qin was unmoved, but bowed down directly, and said sincerely and firmly: "Pihuo Qubing is just a general of the Han court. He is still determined to destroy the Xiongnu, and he is a vassal king. I would like to take a few years off to serve your majesty Put the rope on Jieli Jin, and put it under the gate. If the minister can't do it, it's not too late to move the capital!"

Xue Lang continued to take pictures of the wat board, and when he finished, he came out and said: "I support the king of Qin! China has been established for thousands of years, and I have never heard of anyone who moved the capital to avoid the barbarians. Dare to ask the saints, but my Tang Dynasty is about to open up forever. Is there any precedent? Excuse me, bluntly, after a hundred years, how will the history of future generations evaluate this matter? Please think twice, sage!"

The sage stroked his beard and nodded: "The words of King Qin and Xue Lang are great!"

Prince Chengcheng smiled and asked: "In the past, Fan Kui, with a crowd of one hundred thousand, ran amok against the Xiongnu. Isn't the King Qin's words similar to him?"

The King of Qin said proudly: "The forms are different, so the use of troops is naturally different. Fan Kuai is a small stand, what's the point?"

The prince just smiled and didn't say anything, but there seemed to be a deep meaning in the smile.However, King Qin didn't seem to care.

Xue Lang sighed in his heart, and said: "Saint, I am not the leader of the army. I don't know how many years it will take to pacify the Turks, but I know that it will take several generations to build Chang'an. Chang'an was built during the time of King Wen of Zhou. It was called Fengjing in history, and later King Wu built it, collectively called Fenghao. When Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty moved the capital from Liyang to this place, it was called Chang'an in history, implying long-term peace and stability. The former Emperor Wen made his capital here and called it In Daxing City, the sage ascended the throne and renamed it Chang’an. The construction of several generations of camps has achieved the current grand occasion, and it will not be accomplished overnight. It is easy to move the capital, and the sage’s edict can be done. However, as Xiao Neishi said, the manpower, labor, and How to calculate physical strength?"

Everyone thought about it.Xue Lang paused, then continued: "First of all, material resources! After moving the capital, the construction of the new capital requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and then, where do these expenses come from for the saint's palace and the houses of the princes and ministers? The lessons of the former Sui Yang Emperor are still in front of us!"

Everyone was shocked, and the saint also thought about it.

Xue Lang continued to make persistent efforts, saying: "There is still manpower! The new capital city will definitely need to move a large number of people. Even though there is a lot of land near the new capital city, for the sake of people's livelihood and stability, we can only choose unowned wasteland. A piece of wasteland, even if No matter how fertile it is, it is also a raw land, and it needs at least one or two years of cultivation before it can become a cultivated land. There is a gap in yield between raw land and cultivated land! Excuse me, where will the imperial court make up for the food shortage in the past two years? Migration Residents who want to eat must not be hungry. If any riots occur because of this, who can take responsibility? Do you know how to write the word “suffering”? Burning Chang’an… It’s easy to say, did he take care of all the money and money spent on building a new city? If so, it’s not too late for the sage to consider moving the capital!”

"Cough cough!"

The sage blushed, coughed twice, rolled his eyes at him, and said: "King Qin and Xue Lang are right, let's let this matter go, and never discuss it again!"

"Saint Sheng Ming!"

The sage reluctantly said: "Today's court meeting is here first, I'm tired, I'm leaving the court!"

The saint withdrew from the court and returned to the harem. The prince saw King Qin and Xue Lang leaving the palace together, his eyes flickered, he thought for a while, then turned and walked towards the harem.

Qin Wang didn't pay attention to the prince's movements, but called Xue Lang with a smile: "Youyang, please stay."

Xue Lang turned his head, King Qin said with a smile: "I didn't expect to coincide with Youyang again today, it's really gratifying, what Youyang said at the end made me very angry!"

Speaking of the last words, Xue Lang was still a little depressed, and said angrily: "Originally, it is easy to write a melody, but it is very wrong to write with the buttocks instead of the head! It takes countless costs to build a city, and it burns out in one fire, and I don’t know how to cherish it! Prosperity, the people suffer, and death, the people suffer. The most talked about are those who burn the city after the war. They don’t know how to suffer. !"

King Qin's face turned red, his expression was a little uncomfortable, he snorted and said: "Youyang's words are right! I will invite Youyang to drink and have a banquet at the mansion another day, Shimin will leave first!"

After finishing speaking, he ran away like burning his butt.Leaving Xue Lang behind, he reacted later, it seems that the King of Qin also let go of the fire when he broke through Luoyang!

Damn!He even mocked King Qin face to face!Hmm... King Qin shouldn't hold grudges, right?

In other words, when Wei Zheng refuted him face to face, he didn't hold grudges, and even praised Wei Zheng... Xue Lang was just an inadvertent mistake, and he shouldn't care about it!
Xue Lang explained himself in this way, and then he went home with peace of mind!

(End of this chapter)