The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 696 Chapter 695
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong looked at each other after hearing Zhang Yan's words, and Pang Tong said: "To the regent, I believe that the matter of moving the capital is of great importance and should not be rushed, so as not to cause shocks in the court. .”

Zhang Yan asked again: "How to draw it slowly?"

Zhuge Liang said: "After today's banquet is over, all the ministers are going home. Regarding what the regent said at the banquet, they will naturally have some ideas. Smart people may be able to immediately understand the meaning of the regent, saying Maybe it will start to sell the properties under his name tomorrow. The most urgent thing is to send someone to the residence of the lords who attended the meeting immediately, call the lords to the palace of Yan Wang again, explain the matter of moving the capital, and try to appease the officials so that you don't The adults concentrated on selling the properties in their hands, causing shocks."

Zhang Yan was very satisfied with what Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong said, and then asked some details, which Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong explained in great detail.In addition, Zhang Yan discussed with Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong about moving the capital. These two young wise men formulated a series of solutions for Zhang Yan to move the capital.

First of all, Luoyang City is newly built, and its size is large enough to accommodate a million people.But in fact, after the capital is moved, there may not be a million people who will settle there, and after the capital is moved, the business of the new capital city will not be booming all at once. Therefore, the first problem to be solved by moving the capital is the population problem.

Take Pengcheng as an example. Counting the army, civil and military officials, foreign businessmen, and residents in the city, the total population is only about 20. Even if all the people in Pengcheng are moved to Luoyang, for a city that can accommodate a million people For Luoyang City, it will undoubtedly look very empty.

Therefore, the primary problem is to solve the shortage of population. Some people must be migrated from other places to Luoyang to enrich the population of Luoyang City.

As long as there is a population, the next step is to establish a business. With the existing convenient transportation in Luoyang City, it is not difficult to develop a business. Only when the business develops can the prosperity of the imperial capital be gradually reflected.

After the problems of population and commerce are solved, the problem of security will follow.The reason why Luoyang City was selected as the imperial capital by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu is because of its unique geographical location. Although Luoyang City was burned down by a fire, the pass near Luoyang City was not destroyed. Luoyang is the new imperial capital. The eight passes must be reused to ensure the safety around Gyeonggi.In addition, within the capital, it is even more necessary to maintain law and order.

These suggestions were all adopted by Zhang Yan one by one, and Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong even boldly proposed to use Pengcheng's industry to replace Luoyang City's industry. This idea was very bold, but it was also adopted by Zhang Yan.

After the discussion was over, Zhang Yan already had a certain understanding of how to move the capital, so he sent Jin Yiwei to rush to the homes of various ministers, and invited them to the Palace of King Yan for a briefing.

Half an hour later, all the civil and military officials who participated in the banquet today arrived at the Yan Palace one after another, but these people were all feeling a little apprehensive. I don't know why the regent was so eager to summon them.

After all the ministers arrived, Zhang Yan once again told the matter of moving the capital in front of everyone, and clearly told the ministers that the matter of moving the capital was imperative. Within a month, they had to move from Pengcheng to Luoyang.

As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers looked worried, and they didn't know what to do, and they didn't dare to publicly oppose Zhang Yan's opinion.

Just when everyone was frowning, Zhang Yan suddenly announced an exciting news, that is, all the ministers of the DPRK and China who have properties in Pengcheng can declare to Zhang Yan. After arriving in Luoyang, how much property do they have in Pengcheng? , How many industries are still in Luoyang, and the policy of moving the capital to replace industries in different places is implemented.

After these words were spoken, all the ministers who were panicked at first began to smile happily, and the sorrow on their faces disappeared, and they expressed their support for moving the capital.

As a result, the atmosphere in the hall became more pleasant. Zhang Yan entrusted Xu Sheng, the Commander of Jin Yiwei, with all the responsibility for the replacement of the industry. Xu Sheng was fully responsible for these matters. Xu Sheng made a declaration and filed, waited until he arrived in Luoyang, and then carried out replacements one by one.

At this time, a Jin Yiwei rushed in from outside with a look of haste, walked straight to the side of Jin Yiwei commander Xu Sheng, whispered something, Xu Sheng frowned, and waved his hand to signal Jin Yiwei to leave.

After Jin Yiwei left, Xu Sheng hurriedly came to Zhang Yan's side, leaned into Zhang Yan's ear, and whispered: "Your Highness, Xichuan has reported that Yizhou has changed hands, and the position of Yizhou Mu Liuzhang has been taken by Zhang Fei. Now Zhang Fei has replaced Liu Zhang and commanded all the troops in Yizhou."

After hearing the news, Zhang Yan, who was in a good mood at first, suddenly changed his face, his face was livid, his brows were tightly frowned, and his eyes shot out a series of sharp eyes that could kill people. He sat there without saying a word. It looks scary.

"Is the news reliable?" Zhang Yan asked after a while.

Xu Shengdao: "The news is absolutely reliable. This news was sent by Hanzhong prefect Zhang Lu's envoy, and Zhang Lu's envoy also said that Zhang Fei is actively training soldiers and horses in Yizhou, and has deployed heavy troops at Fushui Pass. There was a move to invade Hanzhong, Zhang Lu sent envoys to surrender to the regent, and begged the regent to send troops to reinforce Hanzhong, and destroy Zhang Fei when Zhang Fei is not stable in Shu!"

After Zhang Yan finished listening, he still didn't say a word, he just waved his hand to signal Xu Sheng and said, "Make arrangements for Zhang Lu's envoy, I will see him tomorrow morning."

"Here!" Xu Sheng responded, turned around and was about to leave.

At this time, Zhang Yan suddenly called out: "Wait!"

Xu Sheng turned around hastily and asked, "What other orders does the Regent have?"

"Go and bring the envoy sent by Zhang Lu here now, I want to see him right away." Zhang Yan changed his words hastily because he was afraid that the night would be full of dreams.

Xu Sheng knew very well that the matter was of great importance, so he didn't dare to delay. After bidding farewell to Zhang Yan, he went to the posthouse to meet the envoy sent by Zhang Lu himself.

But Zhang Yan left all the ministers in the hall, and asked them to wait here for a while, and even sold a pass, saying that a distinguished guest would arrive in a while.

Therefore, many ministers sat in the hall with Zhang Yan, quietly waiting for the arrival of the so-called honored guest, and many of them waited eagerly, secretly guessing who the honored guest who could make today's regent worth waiting for was.

In the posthouse in Pengcheng, Yan Pu paced around the room in a nervous mood. He was sent by Zhang Lu to ask the regent Zhang Yan for help.

Originally Zhang Lu sent his younger brother Zhang Wei to attack Yizhou with a large army, but Zhang Wei was defeated so badly that he almost lost his life. After some inquiries, he was beheaded. A formidable man named Zhang Fei also came to capture Yizhou.

After Zhang Wei returned to Hanzhong, in order to evade the fact of defeat, he publicized how powerful Zhang Fei was, making Zhang Lu feel scared and feel that he was in danger.If Zhang Fei really came to seize Yizhou, if he is captured by Zhang Fei, then his neighbor will be changed from Liu Zhang to Zhang Fei. Although he just changed a ruler, he is like a hare who is easy to bully , and the other one is a fierce tiger. If you live next to a tiger like Zhang Fei, you will be eaten by the tiger sooner or later.

In order to protect himself, Zhang Lu thought of sending someone to the court for help.Originally, it was just a simple call for help, but as a meritorious Cao Cao, Yan Pu believed that the imperial court would definitely not help Zhang Lu defeat a powerful enemy without any benefit. Even if Zhang Fei did not come to capture Yizhou, Hanzhong would still be very dangerous.Because Zhang Yan has pacified most of the world, only the southwest is not yet under the control of the imperial court. Once Zhang Yan mobilizes troops from the south of the Yangtze River, the next target must be Yizhou, and Hanzhong is just on the way to Yizhou. Zhang Luyi The family has been separated from Hanzhong for many years and is not under the control of the court. When Zhang Yan attacks Yizhou, he will definitely destroy Zhang Lu and take back control of Hanzhong.In Yan Pu's view, instead of sitting still and waiting to die, it is better to surrender voluntarily, which also shows Zhang Lu's sincerity, so that there will be no reason to talk about it, and everything can be preserved if attacked by Zhang Yan's army.

Yan Pu's suggestion was directly adopted by Zhang Lu, so he sent Yan Pu to Pengcheng, surrendering to Zhang Yan on the one hand, and asking Zhang Yan for help on the other hand.

When Yan Pu came to Pengcheng, he was followed by Jin Yiwei. After he explained his intentions, he was settled by Jin Yiwei and temporarily arranged to rest in a post house. However, it is unknown whether Zhang Yan's decision will be as he wished. number.

At this moment, Yan Pu was thinking secretly, what should Zhang Yan do if he disagreed with Hanzhong's surrender, or if he was unwilling to send troops to assist?
With a sound of "Kang Dang", the door of Yan Pu's room was pushed open, and the first to enter the room were two Jinyi guards, standing by the door, one on the left and one on the right, like two door gods.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Sheng walked in from the outside, glanced at Yan Pu first, and then said: "I am Xu Sheng, the Commander of Jin Yiwei under the King Regent, and I am here to welcome you to the palace under the order of the King Regent. The king wants to see you!"

Naturally, Yan Pu couldn't wait for it, and with a smile on his face, he followed Xu Sheng and left the post house.

Xu Sheng took Yan Pu all the way to Yan Wang's mansion, without any notification, he took Yan Pu directly, and the two walked into the hall one after the other.

"Send a message to the Regent, and the messenger will bring it here." Xu Sheng clasped his fists and said.

As soon as Yan Pu entered the door, he saw the regent Zhang Yan standing tall, and both sides of the hall were full of civil servants and military generals, as if he had entered not the Palace of King Yan, but a palace.

"Hanzhong Taishou Zhang Lu's tent has meritorious Cao Yanpu, kowtow to His Royal Highness the Regent!" Yan Pu knelt down on both knees and kowtowed to Zhang Yan.

(End of this chapter)