The expeditionary army marched north from Jinling and arrived at Běijīng in March.

It was a pleasant journey for Wang Xian and his family, because a few years ago, the emperor ordered the Grand Canal to be dredged, so they were carrying the baggage of the trip, and the officers and soldiers were able to travel north lightly. On the solar terms, it is immediately the valley rain, before and after the valley rain, planting melons and beans. On the boundless North China Plain, the moisture has moved, the wicker has changed from yellow to green, the elm money is blooming, the cows and horses are barking, and the chūn is as light as wine, walking on the wide official road, it is really like stepping into the green.

This is the first time in Wang Xian's life to go north along the canal, and it is impossible to wander around along the way, but after crossing the Huai River, he still clearly feels that the clothing and appearance of the people are much worse than those in the south of the Yangtze River, especially those people who pull fibers, who are not clothed, have yellow faces and thin muscles, and their expressions are numb and lifeless. Wang Xian has seen such faces in the victims of the disaster in Hangzhou, but he didn't expect that in Shandong Province, they are full of such expressions.

"Has Shandong been hit by a disaster?" On the way, he finally couldn't help but ask in a whisper.

"It's true that a disaster is a disaster, but it's not a natural disaster...... Xu Huaiqing, who has now been promoted to a deputy thousand households, is a native of Jinan Prefecture, and sighed when he heard the words: "But it's also right to say that natural disasters are ......"

"What do you mean?" Wang Xian asked.

Xu Huaiqing hesitated, and only whispered after a while: "If you talk about it, you will cause trouble, but the military advisor is trustworthy...... Shandong doesn't please the current emperor. ”

"Hmm." As soon as Wang Xian thought about it, he understood what he meant. Shandong, especially Luxi, is the main battlefield of the Battle of Jingyan, Zhu Di sent troops to Jingnan, broke Li Jinglong's army of 500,000, and was waiting to take advantage of the situation to go south, but he kicked the iron plate in Jinan Mansion, and was beaten by Tie Xuan all over the ground to find teeth, and almost lost his life, and after two years of fighting, the tree was about to fall and scatter...... Later, there was really no way, so I had to take a risk, go around and go south, who knew that the auspicious stars were shining, entered Jinling and became the emperor, and then transferred troops to surround Jinan.

Zhu Di suffered a lot in Shandong and Tie Xuan, so he naturally wanted to launch a crazy revenge, not only cooking Tie Xuan's father and son, but also retaliating against the Shandong xìng massacre. In the next few years, whether it was the expedition to Mobei or the construction of the canal, he first collected all the people of Shandong, and at the same time refused to exempt a grain tax even in a disaster year. The people's servitude is several times heavier than the world, how can they make a living?

Walking beside the Grand Canal, which was dug by Emperor Yang of Sui and dredged by Emperor Yongle, I looked at the people who were in distress by the river...... Wang Xianxin said, obediently Longdidong, he has been to Zhejiang, Zhili and Shandong, and the people of the three places regard Zhu Di as an enemy, this Yongle Emperor is really ...... I'd rather bear the people of the world than the people of the world bear me

However, when the army left Shandong, he saw a completely different scene, especially after passing Cangzhou, all the way were full of incense, candles, flowers, and the scene of the people cheering and sending off...... Hundreds of miles along the way, there are people fragrant flowers and wine, looking at the dust and dancing, which no government is capable of organizing, not to mention that Zhu Di doesn't know whether it is to avoid embarrassment, or to delay agricultural affairs, he has long ordered that the officials at all levels only need to provide slender men, and they are not allowed to be sent there.

"This is the place of Longxing under His Majesty," Mo Wen is a native of Tongzhou, his family is a military household, he has practiced martial arts since childhood, learned the art of war, and is talented, so he stands out from the crowd. It's just that he is the seventh in line, and he can't take the turn to inherit the military position, so he took the martial arts exam. He explained softly to Wang Xian: "The army started by the emperor is all the people in our Youyan area, and after the emperor succeeded, he not only repeatedly reduced or exempted the taxes on our side, but also rewarded the people with money and silk to thank them for their ...... from the dragon's merits." ”

"No wonder the emperor always lives in běijīng half of the year." Wang Xian nodded, and said in his heart that there is really no love for no reason in the world, and there is no hate for no reason...... Most of Jianwen's former ministers were from Zhejiang, and after Zhu Di ascended to the pole, he restored the heavy taxes of the Hongwu Dynasty on Zhejiang, so the people of Zhejiang did not like him; Almost every family of the people in the capital died in the liquidation of Yongle in the early years of Yongle, how could they not hate this emperor? Not to mention Shandong, Jinan Mansion is still rarely populated...... No wonder Zhu Di later moved the capital to běijīng, of course people want to find a place to live where they like it.

No matter how bad Wang Xian's historical knowledge is, he also knows that Zhu Di moved the capital to běijīng, but he doesn't remember what year it was.

"Yes, the emperor can't do without Beiping, and he will repair the Changling Tomb in Changping." Mo Wen whispered: "The people of Yanjing all say that the emperor will move the capital to Beiping in the future...... Oh no, běijīng. "Beiping is the old name, and when it arrived in the Yongle Dynasty, it was upgraded to the capital of Zhu Di because it was the land of Zhu Di's Longxing, and it was called Běijīng.

"Oh......" Wang Xian said in his heart, not a legend, but a certainty. But he never dared to say this, if it reached the ears of Jinyiwei, the ten grandsons would not be able to protect themselves, and if they didn't get it, they would have to be beheaded all over the house.

When he arrived at the city of Běijīng, he was more convinced of his judgment...... This magnificent capital city has been basically completed, and it is taller, bigger, more majestic than the one in the south, and has the spirit of the Celestial Empire. Entering from the towering gate tower that has not yet been named, the straight and wide avenue leads in all directions...... Although the buildings have not yet been completed, and it still looks like a large construction site, you can already feel the grandeur, the incomparable grandeur, like the grandeur of suddenly entering a huge world and making you forget to breathe

Not only Wang Xian, all the officers and soldiers who had just arrived in Běijīng were stunned by the scene in front of them, although they came from the capital, but Jinling City is surrounded by mountains and rivers, for a super city, the terrain is very cramped, all kinds of buildings have to adapt to local conditions, and they can't take care of any central axis and symmetry, and they can't compare with Běijīng City in terms of momentum.

"Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a completely newly built ......" Mo Wen swallowed and foamed: "I came to Beiping when I was a child, and it was only more than 20 years since the king of Zhongshan repaired Beiping City, and the city walls and buildings were still new. ”

"Hehe," Wang Xian said with a smile: "The emperor is angry and swallows mountains and rivers, probably because he wants a brand new capital."

"Well," Mo Wen nodded, and said in a low voice: "But it's enough to work the people and hurt the money...... A few years ago, he also told Wang Xian, don't say that the emperor is not good, but today he is a person who is cautious, but he can't help it.

"The big war is coming, don't say anything that hurts morale," Wang Xian patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Hurry up and let the soldiers enter the camp to rest, the emperor will be kind to rest for three days." If you set off again, there will be no good rì. "In fact, the good rìzi is gone from Tongzhou, the canal has come to an end, and the burden of the soldiers is much heavier, and there is no longer as easy as before.

But what is even more tragic is Zhu Zhanji, but Wang Xian and they have enjoyed a leisurely time, but His Royal Highness Taisun has to study with several masters every day...... This was the emperor's will, and Zhu Di ordered the cabinet scholars to strictly teach their grandsons, so that their civil and military equipment could not be neglected. It's like going out to travel, I thought I could finally relax, but I ended up following the tutor, do you say miserable or not?

Zhu Di had extremely high requirements for this běijīng city, and in the seventh year of Yongle, the Fengtian Hall built on the basis of the old palace of Yandi was completed, but he was not satisfied after seeing it, so he ordered it to be demolished and rebuilt. Before the Forbidden City was repaired, he ordered the West Palace to be repaired as a temporary residence.

Although it is a temporary residence, it is not ambiguous at all, and there are also Fengtianmen, Wumen, Chengtianmen, and Fengtiandian...... There are more than 1,630 rooms in the palace, and the specifications are similar to those of the imperial palace in Nanjing. It can be seen that although he is in the line, Zhu Di does not regard běijīng as a place to stay, but a serious capital.

At this moment, the emperor changed into a civilian robe and paced leisurely in the warm hall of the Fengtian Temple, and said with rare pleasure in his voice: "It's strange to say, as long as I return to běijīng, I will be alive again, and I won't feel anything wrong." ”

"The climate in the north is dry, and rheumatism naturally can't be troubled." Hu Guang, the first assistant of the cabinet that Wang Xian once had a relationship with, appeared next to the emperor, he was actually not in mourning, but he was regained from the war and accompanied him to the expedition. The biggest advantage of this scholar is that he never makes the emperor angry, let alone when the emperor is so happy: "Weichen is also comfortable, and his old bones are like a few years younger." ”

"yes, that's what it feels like." Zhu Di's face was ruddy, and he walked quickly to the side of the imperial case, unfolded a map, pointed to it and said: "Běijīng is a good place, the Jin and Yuan dynasties both built their capitals here, not for no reason" The ministers were not in Nanjing City, and heard such a loud and excited voice of the emperor: "It is the throat connecting the inside and outside of the Great Wall, the north and south of the desert, the southeast is a vast plain, and the west is a mountain range that stretches all the way to the Shanhaiguan." At the pass in the mountains, there is a 'one husband when the pass, ten thousand people do not open, the momentum, according to which the mountains and rivers are victorious, enough to control the Tartars to control the world, for me to be the foundation of the Ming Dynasty" said with some emotion: "So in the fifth year of Yongle, the queen died, I did not build the imperial mausoleum in the Purple Mountain, but built the long mausoleum of me and the queen in Changping, just to let the people of the world understand that the country of my Ming Dynasty was guarded by the Son of Heaven."

"The emperor's heartfelt words, listening to the five inner feelings, the ministers of the world and the people of the world thank the emperor," Hu Guang hurriedly praised and praised. Seeing him kneeling, the rest of the ministers secretly cursed in their hearts, and they had no choice but to praise him.

"Hehe, all up." Zhu Di smiled happily: "I won't treat you badly, wait for the capital to be completely completed in two years, and you will see again, I don't want to leave if I come." ”

The hint in the emperor's words, even those princes and generals could hear it, most of them were Yanjing people, of course, they were willing to return to their hometowns, and they were naturally very happy. But the ministers were not happy...... They are all southerners, in their eyes, no matter what they are called, they are all bitter cold places, who wants to move here from Jiangnan? But the emperor didn't say it explicitly, and they couldn't object, but they secretly woke up in their hearts, and it seemed that if they wanted to keep the capital, they had to make plans early......

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