After a small episode, everyone sat down, and Zhang Shifang said to Wang Xian: "You came just in time, Your Highness came back from the palace, and you have been locked up in the study all the time, and you haven't eaten lunch, hurry up and help me persuade you." ”

When Wang Xian saw Xu Miaojin, his heart fluttered, and he responded vaguely, but his buttocks seemed to be nailed to a chair, not moving at all. The crown princess urged again, and then he went to the prince's study.

Looking at his back stupidly, Xu Miaojin was stunned. Seeing the strange appearance of these two people, the crown princess sighed secretly, but she could only pretend not to know and talk to Xu Miaojin......

The prince's study is deserted, although Jinling is located in the south of the Yangtze River, but in the first month there is still a charcoal basin for heating. However, since the prince practiced at a young age, he was extremely afraid of heat and cold, so there was never a warm cage in the study.

As soon as Wang Xian entered, he couldn't help but shudder. The prince was sitting at the table sadly, and when he saw this, he squeezed out a smile and said, "Zhongde is here." Then he instructed the eunuch, "Quick, light up the warm cage." ”

"No need, it's hot and dizzy in front," Wang Xian smiled, sniffled and said, "It's cool, and your brain is more sober." ”

"That's what you think?" The crown prince is very fond of Wang Xian, even more than his own son.

"That's it." Wang Xian nodded.

"Didn't you make me happy?" The prince asked with a smile.

"It's not."

"Okay." The prince said to the eunuch who had just lit the fire: "Forget it, serve a bowl of hot tea to the uncle." ”

The eunuch did as ordered, took out the charcoal basin, and after a while, came in with a tray and put the tea bowl in front of Wang Xian. Then he heard the prince command, "Go out and keep the door guarded." ”

"Yes." Then the eunuch bowed down and guarded the door.

Silence returned to the study, Wang Xian held the hot tea cup in his hand, felt less cold, breathed a sigh of relief, and listened to the prince ask, "Are you here to be a lobbyist for the grandson?" ”

"Hehe...... Wang Xian smiled awkwardly, "It's not." ”

"Zhongde," the prince didn't listen to him playing tricks, and said with a lonely face: "Don't you also think that Lone is coerced by hundreds of officials and deliberately invites people to buy people's hearts, right?" ”

"Your Highness must have his own reasons." Wang Xian shook his head and said with great certainty: "In this kind of big thing, you don't just think about yourself. ”

"So you're my confidant." Zhu Gaochi showed a look of relief, stood up with his desk, paced a few steps in the study, and said in a deep voice: "The biggest reason for the emperor to move the capital to Beijing is to guard the country for the Son of Heaven. ”

Wang Xian naturally stood up, and when he looked at Zhu Gaochi's face, he was indeed a little more confident and resolute than before. In any case, the expulsion of the king of Han and the establishment of the prince brought great confidence to the prince, and the sharp edge hidden in his heart finally showed his strength.

"Born alone in Beiping, growing up there, I still have some say in the border defense of Beijing and the north!" Wang Xian quietly listened to Zhu Gaochi's generous statement: "Not to mention that the world's money and grain are exhausted in the south of the Yangtze River, now, the needs of the military and civilians in the north depend on the supply of Jiangnan, and then moving the national capital to Beijing will cause a great burden on the national strength of the Ming Dynasty - you know, half of the money and grain transported by Cao will be wasted on expenses and losses!" In other words, the people of Jiangnan have to bear twice the tax that is now heavier! ”

Wang Xian nodded, and listened to Zhu Gaochi continue: "Moreover, in order to support the remote corner of Beijing City, it is necessary to pull a large number of people in the Youyan area and make a lot of investment, which is equivalent to moving the wealth of the whole country to the gate of the country!" It's easy to say when the national strength is strong, but in the future, once the descendants are not good and the strength is no longer strong, it will definitely attract the crazy invasion of the barbarians! Cause huge losses! ”

Wang Xian listened silently, and set off a storm in his heart, he thought that Zhu Di's relocation of the capital could not be changed, and it was also a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people! After all, 'the Son of Heaven guards the country', which makes people's blood boil when they hear it, and it has also created a glorious Beijing city. Therefore, Wang Xian originally supported the relocation of the capital, and came here to persuade the prince......

However, after listening to the prince's words, Wang Xian realized that he was too subjective, and Zhu Di's relocation of the capital did not seem to be completely as great and glorious and correct as the textbook said......

"This is still secondary, Taizu has a great plan, and he has already formulated a clever border defense strategy!" Zhu Gaochi continued: "From the northeast to the northwest, the entire northern border defense is a complete and balanced system! ”

"Yes, I heard that the frontier guard of this dynasty is in Han." Wang Xian nodded and said, "The focus is on the health system outside the Great Wall. ”

"Yes, in the depth of hundreds of thousands of miles north of the Great Wall, with strategic points such as Hami, Hetao, Dingxiang, Kaiping, and Liaoyang as strongholds, a first line of defense that echoes each other has been weaved, and the Great Wall that has long been dilapidated has not been used." Zhu Gaochi nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Even if Hu Qi bypasses the first line of defense and enters the Great Wall, there is still the second line of defense set up by Emperor Taizu in Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong, and then the Yellow River defense line, the third line of defense from the Huai River to Dasanguan set up by the Southern Song Dynasty, and even the last Yangtze River natural danger!" This layer of defense will put our Ming Kingdom under strict protection, so that you can sit back and relax! ”

"......" Wang Xian nodded and sighed: "Indeed, these deployments are very far-sighted. ”

"Once the capital is moved north, these deployments will be abandoned...... Zhu Gaochi said dejectedly: "Even the only remaining line of defense will be broken because Beijing is called the capital, and the current equilibrium will be broken, making the western front full of loopholes!" ”

"Yes." Wang Xian nodded again and said softly: "Moving the capital to Beijing is to move the country's political center to the first line of defense, and since then defending the capital will become the first priority of border defense, and it will definitely destroy the balance of the northern defense system!" "In any dynasty, in any country, the capital must not be breached, otherwise there is a risk of losing the country. In fact, in order to protect Beijing, in the future, the Ming Dynasty will exhaust its national strength, comprehensively renovate the Great Wall, and build the 'nine sides' from the north of Jin to Shanhaiguan to defend Beijing.

In order to consolidate the nine borders and protect Beijing, the Ming Dynasty had to retreat the northern defense system to defend the interior. First of all, the western front was abolished - retreated from Hamiwei to Jiayuguan, then retreated to Hetao, and later abandoned Hetao and retreated to northern Jin. This has created an opportunity for the resurgence of the Mongolian ministries. Then he made great strides and retreated in the northeast - from the bank of the Yalu River to the south of the Songhua River, and then gave up the Kaipingwei, which could deter Mongolia and Manchu at the same time, and retreated south to the line from Juyongguan to Shanhaiguan. Leaves room for the rise of the Jurchens.

It was this mistake in national policy that kept the Ming Dynasty under the aggression and ravages of the Tatar Warat for a long time. It also buried the catastrophe of the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the extinction of the country in the future! .

In the study, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was worried.

"Lone is by no means alarmist," Zhu Gao said in a deep voice: "The encounter of the two Song Dynasty is the best example!" It is an indisputable fact that the Northern Song Dynasty was stronger than the Southern Song Dynasty, and there is no doubt that the Jin State was weaker than the Meng Yuan. However, the Northern Song Dynasty was defeated by the Jin State, but the Southern Song Dynasty was able to hold on to more than one Jiazi under the ravages of the Jin and Mongolians, because Kaifeng was located on the front line, and once the Yellow River was lost, foreign enemies could come to Kyoto! And Lin'an has the danger of Jianghuai, layers of fortification, the country is safe, and the monarch and ministers can calmly deploy troops and fight with the enemy! He sighed and said: "For a male lord like my father, there is naturally no problem with 'the Son of Heaven guarding the country', but in future generations, the so-called 'Son of Heaven guarding the border' may not be able to improve morale, but will become a special burden on the army, resulting in passivity and being beaten everywhere!" ”

"Indeed." Wang Xian nodded: "This is like playing chess, sitting out of the old handsome senselessly, looking for a 'general', and the result is inevitably to be drawn from the car and then the horse, and then the horse and then the cannon." ”

"It's not rough." The prince nodded worriedly, looked at Wang Xian and said, "The emperor said that Jinling is biased towards the south of the Yangtze River and is not the foundation of the king's tyranny. This is not bad, when Taizu was there, he also considered moving the capital to Guanzhong, but he did it because Prince Yiwen died of illness, but he could never move the capital to Beijing! It's going to make me go back forever! ”

......After listening to the prince, Wang Xiancai was shocked to realize that he was already sweating his clothes, and the room was still as cold as an ice cellar......

"Zhongde," the prince looked at Wang Xian with blazing eyes, and said in a low voice, "Do you think what I said is reasonable?" ”

Wang Xian smiled bitterly and nodded.

"Don't worry, loneliness won't make it difficult for you." The prince said empathetically: "However, don't persuade me anymore, okay?" ”

"Yes." In this situation, Wang Xian could only nod. After a while, he asked with some difficulty, "What is Your Highness going to do?" ”

"Do everything in my power to stop the capital from being moved." The prince said word by word.

"But Your Majesty's holy will has been decided, I'm afraid it can't be changed......" Wang Xian sighed and said in a low voice: "Your Highness must not be brutal." ”

"I know......" The prince showed a resolute look on his face, gritted his teeth and said: "But, knowing this, I can only fight hard!" ”

"Hey......" Wang Xian has gradually understood that the prince has a hidden needle, and he knows that he has a certain idea, and it is difficult to change it, so he has to give up persuasion......

The two said a few more words, Wang Xian said goodbye and left, and when he came out, Xu Miaojin didn't know what corner he was taken by the Zhang family, leaving only Zhu Zhanjun waiting for him.

When he couldn't see Xu Miaojin, Wang Xian was stunned, and only chatted with Zhu Zhanjun for a few words, and then went home.

Along the way, Wang Xian's ears were filled with the sonorous and powerful words of the prince. He had to admit that he was persuaded by the crown prince. It's just that in this way, a big conflict will inevitably break out between the emperor and the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty!

How should I deal with myself in this conflict? Is it to stay out of the matter according to the established policy and be your own justice of the peace? Or follow your heart and work with the crown prince to dissuade the emperor from moving the capital? Thinking that there was still a Zhu Zhanji at home who was waiting for his good news, Wang Xian was full of sorrow.

Glancing at the clouds hanging low in the sky, Wang Xian tightened his collar, exhaled a breath of white air and said, "It's so cold......"