Yang Shiqi and Hu Hu were born in Jinshi, and they were bookish, and they were extremely satisfied with the layout of the cabin, especially when they saw a long scroll above the coffee table.

Zhuge Liang on the long axis rests on the bookcase, lying on his back under the bamboo bushes, and behaves wildly. When Zhuge Liang came out of the thatched house to assist Liu Bei, he lived in seclusion in Nanyang and cultivated himself. The characters are lying high and wild, and the depiction is very vivid, and the lines are concise. Mozhu used the pen chicly, and the rhyme of the people was yuanren, and the two of them nodded secretly.

Xu Mian was a martial artist, and he was really not interested in any mountains, rivers, flowers and plants, so he glanced at it a few times, and his eyes fell on a pair of calligraphy calligraphy on the desk on the right, copying Zhao Mengfu's "Yellow Bell•Full Moon".

"A branch of fairy cinnamon fragrant jade, dissipating Qingqing. Slow singing golden wisps, tapping on the elephant board, captivating the country and the city. When will I not see you, the red dress and green sleeves, how much leisure. Think about it as before, the spring mountains are surging, and the autumn water is full. "The brushwork is light, tactful and fluent, but there is a strong air on the outside, especially in the last few strokes without modification, as if it is a superior swordsmanship, swaying at will.

Xu Mian watched it with relish, and before he knew it, a little scholar came in and poured tea, wiped the tables and chairs, and it wasn't until the three of them Zhu Zhanji waved his hand to him that he blushed, smiled brightly, and sat down.

Zhu Zhanji sat at the table, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was thinking about some kind of big thing, and his slightly pale face was a little flushed because of contemplation.

The prince didn't speak, and as a courtier, he naturally didn't dare to speak, and even Hu Hu, who was a little thirsty, didn't dare to drink tea, for fear that he would interrupt the prince's contemplation.

Zhu Zhanji pondered for a while, his face slowly regained his calmness, the blush also receded, and there was no joy and sorrow to be seen under the candlelight, as if he had attained the Tao and entered a meditation.

Exhaled heavily, Zhu Zhanji's eyes opened, glanced at the three of them, and said softly: "My father is determined to move the capital, what do the three Aiqing think?" ”

Among the three, Xu Mian is a martial artist, and he is not much interested in moving the capital, whether it is Beijing or Nanjing, Jinyiwei is just a sharp blade of the royal family, when the emperor wants them to be unsheathed, whether it is right or wrong, whether this person is killed or not, they must be unsheathed, and the sharp blade will inevitably see blood, so Nanjing, Beijing for this sharp blade, is just from the north to the south, or from the south to the north, and it has little to do with it.

But for Yang Shiqi and Hu Hui, moving the capital is not a simple matter, it is necessary to use hundreds of thousands of people's power, physical and financial resources, which is related to the great fortune of the country.

Yang Shiqi and Hu Hu glanced at each other, and Zhu Zhanji's intentions, which were unclear for a while, didn't know how to speak for a while.

Zhu Zhanji didn't remember to ask, but picked up the teacup, gently blew open the tea leaves in the cup, put it to his mouth and took a sip, chirped twice, and swallowed it gently.

This is Nanjing's Yuhua tea, the shape of the tea is round green, such as pine needles, with white hair, tight and straight. After brewing, the tea color is turquoise, clear, the aroma is quiet, drink a cup, refreshing people's hearts, teeth and cheeks are fragrant, the taste is mellow, and the aftertaste is sweet. Nanjing's mountains, waters, cities, and forests complement each other, and it is very famous in Nanjing, but Zhu Zhanji doesn't like it very much, just like he doesn't like Nanjing.

For the capital of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally knows that it has its benefits, not to mention the name of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the gorgeous Qinhuang River, the Yangtze River moat, the dragon and the tiger, the place of the south of the Yangtze River, which is really enough to establish a country, etc., which is enough to make people happy, that is, the imperial city, but also the most magnificent in the world.

But this qiē always can't arouse his joy, he yearns for the scenery of the north, the killing atmosphere outside the Shanhai Pass, and the qiē that followed the emperor's grandfather in the Mongolian steppe are extremely attractive to him, making him have a good impression of Beijing.

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Of course, as the future prince of the Ming Dynasty, the relocation of the capital is a major event, since it can not be determined by personal preference, this Jinling City, is the emperor of Taizu, with extraordinary courage, backed by the Purple Mountain, Tianping Yanque Lake, made out of thin air, but this move is not satisfactory after all, although the bottom of Yanque Lake is paved with boulders, driven into wooden piles, and repeatedly rammed and reinforced with lime triple soil, but after Hongwu Dynasty, Jianwen Dynasty, the unbreakable Jinling City, the northern foundation began to sink, and now the palace is high and low, once it rains, The inner palace is easy to form waterlogging, drainage is not easy, for such a city, naturally it is not good to go there, the most important thing is that compared to Beijing, Nanjing City is located in the south of the Yangtze River, too far away from the Central Plains, if there is a war in the north is very difficult to defend, this point, even the Taizu Emperor of the year also deeply understood.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang has always had the idea of moving the capital, and in the twenty-fourth year of Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang sent the prince Zhu Biao to inspect Guanzhong, and he had the intention of moving the capital to Guanzhong. At that time, the main threat to the Ming Dynasty was the remnants of the Northern Yuan forces in the Mongolian steppe. Moving the capital to the northwest can strengthen the northern border defense and stabilize the border. Zhu Biao inspected Xi'an and Luoyang, compared the terrain of the two places, and presented a map of Shaanxi to Zhu Yuanzhang after returning. Unexpectedly, the world is impermanent, and the crown prince Zhu Biao died of illness in the second year, which hit Zhu Yuanzhang hard, and he no longer had the energy and mood to consider the issue of moving the capital.

Compared with Nanjing, Beijing is located in the north, Taihang in the west, mountains and seas in the east, and the Central Plains in the south. Fertile soil thousands of miles, mountains and rivers are victorious, enough to control the four yi, control the world, the capital of the Cheng Emperor for all generations", compared with Jinling, Beijing also has an advantage, is in the middle of the place, convenient transportation, Haihe River, Yellow River, Huai River, Yangtze River, Qiantang River five big rivers, integrated into the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, once a war occurs, it is also good to transport grain and grass, compared with Nanjing's too far south is much better.

Moreover, the territory of the Ming Dynasty reached the estuary of the Heilongjiang River and Sakhalin Island (now Sakhalin Island) in the north, and reached the dark sand of Zengmu in the south, and the country must not be afraid of the big one, the capital was located in Beijing, "the Son of Heaven guarded the country", which was conducive to the defense of the northern border, and in the Yongle Dynasty, Zhu Di ran Mongolia, the Northeast, and the Western Regions, strengthened the management of Tibet, opened Guizhou, and kept the Ming Dynasty's control zhì to Shitang and Changsha. The whole territory is actually centered on Beijing, which inherited the territory of the Yuan Dynasty at that time. It can be said that the capital is in Beijing, which has a lot of advantages compared to Jinling, and Zhu Zhanji, as a prince with vision and ambition, naturally does not want the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to be in the south of the Yangtze River, and ignores the north.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Zhanji put down the teacup, raised his eyes to Yang Shiqi and asked, "Yang Aiqing——? “

Since Zhu Zhanji asked such a sentence casually, Yang Shiqi has been brewing, he is a southerner, he grew up in the south since he was a child, and he is used to seeing the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, the scenery of the small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River, and he naturally has no good feelings about the northern scenery of the north, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting, but this is just a matter of personal preference, as a squire of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of the Huagai Palace, and a scholar of the Ministry of War, he is not thinking about personal honor and disgrace, but the country, the people, and the king, so he is not in a hurry to speak.

Beijing as Zhu Di's Longxing land, after years of construction, has already recovered from the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, after the martyrdom, Zhu Di is his own Longxing land, large-scale construction, carried out fifteen years. During this period, in order to cooperate with the relocation of the capital, Zhu Di did two things, one was to immigrate a large number of people from all over the south of the Yangtze River to Beijing; The second is to dredge the canal and open up the transportation arteries between the north and the south.

In the thirtieth year of Hongwu, the grain amount transported from the south to the north by sea was only 70,000 stones, and in the sixth year of Yongle, it increased to 650,000 stones. In the twelfth year of Yongle, the amount of grain transported from the canal to Beijing increased to 500,000 stones, and another 400,000 stones were imported by sea. In 16 years, the grain sent to Beijing by the canal has been as high as 4.6 million stones, such a large hand, so that the city of Beijing, the supply of wealth and population is almost comparable to the south, after moving the capital, Zhu Di is the city of Beijing to expand vigorously, today's Beijing city, compared to the city of Nanjing, can be said to be solid, from the point of view of Zhu Di's generosity in these years, Beijing as the capital, compared to Nanjing's bias, is indeed a good choice.

After thinking about it carefully, Yang Shiqi stood up, his face became solemn, and he hugged his fists and said to Zhu Zhanji: "Beijing is the land of Longxing, located in the Central Plains, after my Yongle Dynasty, it has been built for many years, and it is already impregnable, and it is the best to take this as the capital!" After a pause, he said: "Although the northern Mongolia fled, its strength should not be underestimated, and the Khitan, Jurchen, and Tatars in the north still have the ability to harass the Central Plains and deal with the "captivity" in the northeast. “

Zhu Zhanji nodded, turned his gaze to Hu Hu, and said, "Hu Aiqing has any opinions?" “

Hu Hu thought for a while and said: "I have moved the capital since the nineteenth year of Yongle, but in the past four years, I have spent a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, and now Beijing has just recovered its vitality, if you insist on moving the capital, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the people?" “

After a pause, he said: "Moreover, after years of conquest and going to the West, the people's strength has not stopped, if the capital is moved at this time, the northern supply force will be invested in the south of the Yangtze River and the people will be heavily worked." I'm afraid it's ——? ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "What the two Qing families said is exactly what they think in their hearts, but this matter is instructed by their father, as a courtier, they must do it, but the matter of moving the capital is a big matter, and it must not be cautious, the two Aiqing are the people trusted by their father, this matter of moving the capital, please also ask the two Aiqing to do the state affairs, persuade the father to plan for a good life, don't be in a hurry, and do the act of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty!" ”

Yang Shiqi and Hu Hu understood Zhu Zhanji's thoughts, and when they saw him so sympathetic to the people's feelings, they were greatly moved in their hearts, and wept and said: "Your Highness is worried about state affairs, and Weichen admires him very much, how dare you not do your best!" In this matter, we will definitely talk to the emperor well, please rest assured! “

Zhu Zhanji nodded, got up and hugged his fists, saluted respectfully, and said, "The people of the world are lonely, thank you two!" “

Yang Shiqi and Hu Hui were taken aback, and hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Your Highness has tormented the old minister!" “

At this moment, the door curtain was lifted, and a cool and fresh night breeze blew in, followed by a brocade guard holding down the handle of the knife at his waist, striding in, kneeling on one leg in front of Zhu Zhanji, and said: "Your Royal Highness Qiqi, the front is within the scope of the Jiangnan Canal, and the humble post has been notified, Chen Fu, the prefect of Hangzhou, I am afraid that I have already arrived at the canal wharf to wait for His Highness?" ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded, glanced at Yang Shiqi, and said: "Yang Aiqing has been tired for days, there is a lot of hard work, the power of the Jiangnan Canal, it is indispensable to rush around and take a boat, Yang Aiqing will rest here, and after the lonely patrol the canal, I will meet you again, okay?" ”

Yang Shiqi really couldn't get rid of the taste of seasickness, so he nodded and said, "Obey His Highness's orders!" ”

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