Chapter 221: Earthquake in the Imperial Palace
No matter what time it is, choosing the capital is about the plan of hundreds of years, and you can't wait to be careless. For example, Xiang Yu obviously entered Guanzhong and dominated the world, but he sneered at the old nest of the Qin State, patted his buttocks, and left without being rare, cheapening Liu Bang for nothing, and from the moment Xiang Yu gave up the land of Guanzhong, it decided the outcome of the dispute between Chu and Han.
Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the Guanzhong Plain has achieved the two prosperous eras of the Han and Tang dynasties, and Chang'an represents the pinnacle of the Han people, the glory of the Han family,
Zhu Yuanzhang is fascinated by Chang'an, he hopes to move the capital to Chang'an, and he hopes that the Ming Dynasty he built will surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang was still afraid of the cost of moving the capital, but it was a coincidence that Liu Chun helped him solve the biggest problem, and Lao Zhu couldn't wait to act.
But in Liu Chun's view, moving the capital to Chang'an is completely wishful thinking.
The Northwest has long been destroyed, and the Loess Plateau cannot withstand the pressure of a million people, and once the climate changes and precipitation decreases, the Northwest will bear the brunt.
The uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty began in the northwest, as evidenced by this.
If the capital is placed in the northwest, it will only force the people to rise up in advance.
First of all, Liu Chun never thinks that a certain city is perfect, including his favored Beiping, there are a lot of problems. If you really want to move the capital, Beiping is definitely a much better choice than other places.
Beiping is more serious criticism is too close to the grassland, in history, several times someone killed under the capital city, raging rampant, when the civil fort changed, if it was not for the uncle to come forward, the Ming Dynasty would be finished, and then Altan Khan also invaded the capital several times, making the Ming monarchs and ministers disgraced.
From another point of view, it is precisely because of the capital of Beiping that the defense line was pressed to the north to the extreme, protecting the agricultural areas of the Central Plains to the greatest extent and preserving the essence of the Ming Dynasty.
This is very important.
In the fifth dynasty, Emperor Shi Jingjiao ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitan, and since then the Khitan people have both nomadic and agricultural strengths, and can not only gallop on horseback, but also attack the city with sharp weapons. The characteristics of this place were inherited by the Jin State and the Mongols, and finally the two Song Dynasty were destroyed, resulting in the relics of Yashan.
The Ming Dynasty placed the capital in Beiping, and the nine sides of the land became the gateway that the empire could not lose, forcing the imperial court to invest huge resources.
Facts have proved that more than 200 years of persistence are still justified. The Mongolian iron cavalry has always been in a nomadic state, and can only fight grass valleys from time to time, which cannot really threaten the survival of the Ming Dynasty.
It was not until the rise of wild boar skin, seizing Liaodong, and becoming both nomadic and agricultural that it was able to knock on the Shanhaiguan and ravage the Central Plains......
Just imagine, if it weren't for the capital of Beiping, under the pressure of the nomadic cavalry continuing to move south, would the Ming Dynasty give up some places that should not be abandoned, and would it follow the old path of the Song Dynasty?
It is difficult to have an answer to the hypothetical history, but one thing is certain, that is, it was placed in Beiping by the capital, at least it led to the great cause of education in the north.
Taking the Ming Dynasty as an example, at the beginning of the founding of the country, Hanlin was mostly from Jiangxi, and in the middle and late periods, the officials in the southeast rose, whether in the imperial examination or in the officialdom, the southern scholars occupied an absolute advantage.
This is still under the premise of setting the capital of Beiping, if the capital is placed in Nanjing, the southern scholars have a greater advantage and have more opportunities to monopolize their careers, what will become of the Ming Dynasty in the end?
Is there only a small court controlled by Jiangnan scholars?
The capital of Beiping can at least allow the very unbalanced Ming Dynasty to maintain a slight balance.
By opening up maritime transport, we can solve the food problem. After passing through Liaodong and holding Daning, the problem of security can be solved...... There are still some troubles left, none of which cannot be overcome.
So from all angles, Liu Chun feels that Beiping is the best choice.
Moreover, Beiping is the capital of the previous dynasty, and the pattern is very good, and the capital can be completely moved without too much investment.
Of course, if the capital is moved to Beiping, the worst thing is Zhu Di, the nest he built so easily, and it was directly handed over to his father...... It's not right, maybe Zhu Di will be happy! Old Zhu moved the capital to the past, and he had a geographical advantage, maybe he could still compete with Zhu Biao for the position of prince?
If these two are fighting, which side should I stand on?
Liu Chun was still a little distressed, but he didn't have to worry about it soon, because Lao Zhu categorically rejected the proposal to move the capital to Beiping!
"The former capital of the previous dynasty, I don't take it!"
Lao Zhu's words abolished the hope of Beiping becoming the capital.
Beiping was the capital of the previous dynasty, and Lao Zhu established the Ming Dynasty with the slogan of expelling Hulu and restoring China. If the capital is moved to Beiping, won't it inherit the legal system of the previous dynasty?
Emotionally, Lao Zhu disagreed.
Since it is to restore the rivers and mountains of the Han family, we should choose a city of extraordinary significance to the Han family as the capital.
There are only three places that can enter the eye.
Chang'an is the first to be recommended, followed by Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty, and third, Luoyang.
Lao Zhu convened important civil and military generals for several days to inquire about the relocation of the capital.
Because of the "wrong" opinions, Yoo Chun was left to the side, and there was no opportunity to participate in the discussion at all.
Liu Chun is also happy to be like this, he can see through it, Zhu Yuanzhang is an old stubborn dragon, as long as he recognizes the right things, no one can change his mind.
Forget it, just let him hit his head and break the bloodstream.
Liu Chun is most worried about Zhu Biao now, he is afraid that this unlucky guy will go to inspect Xindu again, contract a disease, and die early. Even if Liu Chun knew the direction of history, he had to admit that under Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, no one could really be safe and sound!
Just outside the capital, on the ten-zhang high flagpole, there are two human skin puppets full of straw. It's none other than Li Shanchang and Li Qi's father and son!
In order to punish corrupt officials, killing people and peeling skins, filling straws, was the method proposed by Hu Weiyong, and Li Shanchang was a doctor of imperial history at that time, and he also nodded.
Maybe it's called self-destruction!
After the death of Princess Lin'an, Lao Zhu ordered to decisively skin Li Shanchang, pay attention, it was skinned alive!
Before the execution, Li Shanchang was also poured ginseng soup, for fear that he would die.
The skillful executioner cut Li Shanchang's skin from his back, separating the human skin little by little, and during the whole process, Li Shanchang stuffed something in his mouth, and could only let out a beast-like roar from his throat...... The human skin was peeled off, and it took most of the day for Li Shanchang to die completely, and the sins he suffered can be imagined.
Zhu Yuanzhang is really not a good person to get along with.
Liu Chun held his head, he desperately wanted to go back to Daning, the farther away from Lao Zhu the better, he was really afraid.
For several days, Yoo Chun had nightmares in which he dreamed that he was covered in blood and that one of his skin had been peeled alive...... It was so terrible that Liu Chun woke up in the middle of the night, and he suddenly found two flashing things, staring at him!
"Hell!"
Yoo Chun screamed in fright and ran out of the bedroom barefoot.
"Hahaha!" Xu Miaojin covered her stomach and kept laughing, her little face was red with laughter, she laughed so flamboyantly, and she couldn't breathe with laughter.
Liu Chun glared at her viciously, "If you laugh again, I will deduct your bonus!" ”
Xu Miaojin was so frightened that she tightened her mouth, but she didn't hold on for a minute, laughing to tears.
What else can Liu Chun say, just laugh if you want to, who hasn't made a black history...... It's just that this time the history is really too dark, and he was actually scared by a black cat.
I still remember that many months ago, Liu Chun took in a stray cat, fed it mare's milk, and revived the little one. But Liu Chun, who shoveled, was too conscientious, and soon forgot about the kitten, and when they met again, the kitten had eaten fat, covered with meat, and became a behemoth!
From the size of a fist, it became black, and in the middle of the night, the two cat's eyes reflected, and Liu Chun, who woke up from the nightmare, was so frightened that he threw away his armor and ran out barefoot.
It's over, it's really shameless!
The cat owner did not dislike the incompetence of the shovel officer, it stared lazily at Liu Chun, looked at it for a long time, and suddenly exerted its limbs, jumped on a willow tree, and when it came down, it held a bird egg in its mouth.
The black cat was silent, and when it came to Liu Chun, it put down the bird's egg, and then bared its teeth and made a low voice at him...... As if to say, don't be afraid, the cat owner will raise you in the future, hurry up and eat, it's not enough!
In order to support you, the owner of this cat is tired!
Liu Chun looked at the bird eggs, looked at the black cat, and couldn't cry or laugh.
Lao Tzu is not pitiful enough to ask you to care!
Liu Chun unceremoniously reached out and grabbed the cat's master's stamina and lifted it up. Then Liu Chun held the cat in one hand and the bird egg in the other, climbed the ladder, and sent the bird egg back to the nest.
"You damn broken cat, if you dare to eat indiscriminately, be careful that I throw you out and make you a stray cat forever!"
The hair on the cat's head exploded, and he bared his white teeth, as if to say, you have the ability to put the cat down, let's fight for three hundred rounds!
Xu Miaojin couldn't stand it, snatched the cat owner over, and hugged him in his arms.
"What is it about you, sir, that scares you like that? It can't really be because of this cat, right? ”
As he was talking, suddenly, from the northwest direction, there was a muffled bang, and the ground under his feet trembled.
Is it an earthquake?
Liu Chun was so frightened that he stretched out his hand to pull Xu Miaojin, rushed out of the room, and hid in the wide courtyard.
He waited for a while, and there were no aftershocks, could it be just a shock?
Just when Liu Chun was thinking nonsense, Lan Xinyue ran in from outside, "Oh no, the official road north of the palace has collapsed, and there is a big hole, I came over there, and a carriage fell in." ”
Her chest slumped together, "Lord Liu, did you say that the legendary ghost gate is closed?" Lord Yama is going to accept people? ”