A prosperous age?
Zhu Yunwen smiled coldly and threw the memorial aside.
Decades of hard work by later generations have not resulted in a truly prosperous age. Countless people are still living in poverty. Everyone completely thinks that the prosperous age will come. Whenever a movie shows the hardships of life, countless people will type on the keyboard and complain about the misery. Little do they know that reality is far worse than the movie.
The prosperous age that future generations could not achieve was achieved in four years in his own hands?
What a joke.
Zhu Yunwen has a clear understanding of reality, and his beautiful and beautiful poems are still confused. He seems to be confused, but in fact it is just a "conspiracy" that follows the trend.
After going to Jiangnan for a private visit in private, Zhu Yunwen was "preached" countless times by many officials. Many officials advised the emperor to stay in the capital and not wander around. Some guys without emotional intelligence even directly said that Zhu Wenkui was still young, which was disrespectful. Good intentions, what should I do if I curse Zhu Yunwen for hanging outside...
All in all, many officials do not want Zhu Yunwen to go out incognito for private visits, especially traveling without greetings.
This is also understandable. When future generations of leaders inspect, they still need to say hello three days in advance, do some hygiene, memorize lines, and talk skills. When the emperor goes out, he has to say hello a month in advance to give others time to prepare.
Even if they say hello, I am afraid that few people are willing to let Zhu Yunwen leave the capital. The reason is also valid:
waste.
If you are not above board, you can visit privately incognito. The place is not at ease. If you are accidentally provoked, you will need to take off your official uniform. If not, you will need to change your residence. But if the parade is public, the place cannot help but entertain them. Entertainment requires money, and tributes must be given to show loyalty.
On weekdays, there is no way to collect taxes by clever means, but if the emperor comes, is it natural for officials to give the common people and gentry some local specialties in the name of honoring the emperor, and those who don't have local specialties to pay some money?
Even if the Censor and the Security Bureau find out, we are not afraid. We are doing it for the Emperor, and our starting point is good. Could it be that you Censor and Security Bureau people don’t want the Emperor to have a good time?
This is a very contradictory question, but in the view of the cabinet minister, it is more important to spend more money to let Zhu Yunwen go on a tour than to misjudge that the golden age is coming. After all, a northern tour helped Zhu Yunwen to more clearly understand the reality of life for the people of the Ming Dynasty, and he knew that there was still a lot to do, so he worked hard and worked diligently in political affairs...
Zhu Yunwen saw Huang Guan's memorial and smiled at Xie Jin who had finished his salute: "You did a good job in this matter."
Xie Jin smiled knowingly.
An obscure plan requires a collaborator to execute, and it is Jie Jin who is responsible for cooperating with Zhu Yunwen.
As early as April, Zhu Yunwen wanted to tour the north, but considering the opposition of the courtiers, he had to create the illusion of being immersed in the "prosperity" and then slacking off in government, so that the ministers could take the initiative to ask Zhu Yunwen to visit the north.
Xie Jin guided them without leaving a trace, and decided on the direction of travel at the last moment. He indeed eluded the two old politicians Yu Xin and Ru Rui. As for Chen Di, he was not smart enough to think that far.
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand, and the maid who was fanning behind him took two steps back: "I have approved Huang Guan's memorial. I have set the day of the Northern Patrol as August 16th, and informed Yangzhou, Huai'an, Fengyang and other places that the Northern Patrol will be used as soon as possible. There is no need for a place to live, and officials are not allowed to leave the place under their control or even go to the government office to greet them without summons. They are not allowed to take the opportunity to collect money or hold banquets. Those who violate the order will not be leniently punished. "
Xie Jin nodded repeatedly. The Ministry of Finance could still afford the money. It was a good thing that it didn't cost money.
After Zhu Yunwen made the arrangements, he returned to Kunning Palace. Looking at Ma Enhui, who was a little disappointed, he couldn't help but look around, asked the maid to retreat, and said, "What's wrong with the queen?"
Ma Enhui turned her head to the other side and complained a little: "The last time the emperor left the capital, he took Concubine Ning to the south of the Yangtze River. This time the emperor has made up his mind to tour the north. Which concubine do you plan to take with him?"
Before Zhu Yunwen could speak, Ma Enhui muttered again: "It has nothing to do with me who I take with me, but how long will I be out this time? What if something big happens again like last time?"
Zhu Yunwen knew that the major event Ma Enhui was talking about was the rebellion of the King of Qi. Ma Enhui also heard the news at that time, and fearfully endured until the naval fleet's victory. For her, she was nervous and scared at the time. There was no one around her who could give her an idea, so she could only wait in uneasiness.
"This northern tour is of great importance, and it's not for anyone to relax with..."
Zhu Yunwen was a little helpless.
Ma Enhui snorted, feeling a little depressed.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and sat next to Ma Enhui and said, "I haven't taken the queen on a trip yet, why don't you come with me on the northern tour?"
Ma Enhui was happy in her heart, but she also knew that this was impossible. She had heard of emperors taking their concubines on parade, but never heard of queens taking their concubines on parade. The empress was a mother of the world, so naturally she couldn't compete with her concubine in the same way.
"Forget it, the emperor promised Concubine Shu to visit Jurong and accompany Concubine Ning back to Hangzhou. Since we are going north this time, let's take Concubine Xian with us. He is from Fengyang Wuhe. Fengyang Mansion was hit by a disaster last year. , Concubine Xian has been thinking about it, but she has never mentioned it."
Ma Enhui said considerately.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said: "It is natural for the Concubine Xian to follow her to the north, but this does not prevent the Queen from following along."
Ma Enhui firmly refused: "I am the queen. There are many things in the harem, and I always need to take care of them. I can't leave."
Zhu Yunwen stood up, walked behind the desk and sat down, spread out a map, stared in the direction of Peiping, and said, "I heard that Princess Yan has entered the palace. Is there anything you can do?"
Ma Enhui sighed and glanced at Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, you know what you are asking. Prince Yan's Mansion in Peiping was destroyed by fire. The good-looking house was destroyed like this. Princess Yan naturally came to complain."
The palace was destroyed by a fire. It was impossible for such a big thing not to alarm Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen smiled calmly: "This is my fault. If I hadn't asked King Yan to bring his family and servants to the capital, Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking would not have been short of people to take care of him, so that no one noticed the fire when it broke out. The fire was too big. Many houses were burned down.”
Ma Enhui was a little helpless: "It's dry in summer, but it's still easy for water to escape. This matter has nothing to do with the emperor."
Zhu Yun narrowed his eyes, does it really have nothing to do with him?
No, it’s not related, I lit the fire myself.
Since Zhu Di no longer stays in Peiping, there is no need for the Prince Yan's Mansion in Peiping City to continue to exist. It is not appropriate to ask Zhu Di to move directly, and it is easy to expose his plan to move the capital prematurely. In desperation, he had to set a fire first and Prince Yan's Mansion is gone. It's all over.
Although this matter was a little tedious, at least the problem was solved. Zhu Di had no reason to miss Peiping anymore. If he wanted to stay in Peiping for a few days on a business trip, he would have to find other places.
Considering that Zhu Di was missing a property after all, Zhu Yunwen bought another property for Zhu Di in Nanjing, in a place with beautiful mountains and rivers outside the city. In this way, he took back Zhu Di's mansion in Peking.
Cabinet ministers including Xie Jin and others thought that Zhu Yunwen's northern tour was just to visit Fengyang Mansion to visit Lao Zhu's grave and see the local people. But what no one knew was that Zhu Yunwen did not intend to stop when he arrived in Fengyang.
On this northern tour, Fengyang was not even in the middle. Zhu Yunwen planned to go all the way north to see the people who were dredging the Huitong River. He planned to go to Tanggu to see the Shibo Division, and the end point was Beiping City!
This northern tour is directly related to the future relocation of the capital and Zhu Yunwen's plans and arrangements for the future of the Ming Dynasty. It is not as simple as which concubine to accompany for sightseeing or which minister to accompany to inspect the public sentiment.
Zhu Yunwen knew very well that there were no enemies in the south that could destroy the Ming Dynasty. The main enemies of the Ming Dynasty were all in the north, including the Tatars and Oaras, including the Jurchens who were still fishing in the northeast!
These are the threats to the survival of the Ming Dynasty, and if you want to avoid being easily destroyed, moving the capital to Beiping is an inevitable choice.
Imagine that if Zhu Di had not moved the capital to Peiping in history, and after the failure of Tumubao, Ming officials in Nanjing learned that the emperor was captured and the main force was annihilated, what would they do?
They would gather all their strength and combat power to Nanjing, and they would go along the river, but they would watch helplessly as the mountains and rivers in the north were destroyed by the Mongolian cavalry, and they would completely fall into the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Even if the people in the capital want to fight, they have to gather their strength and go north. But when they arrive at the foot of Beiping City, they can probably see the shadow of the Ming army entering Beiping City. These new recruits will compete with the second and third line combat forces. , without rigorous training, I am afraid that I will not be able to stop Ye Xian's army.
Considering Yu Qian's importance at that time, he probably needed to stay in Nanjing. Who would be in charge of Peiping, and who would fight first? Once Peiping falls, which city in Jiangbei can stop Ye Xian's butcher's knife?
Nanjing is too south, which is of little use in defending against strong enemies from the north. Once a large army needs to be mobilized, how much combat power will be reduced by just the distance? Once the frontline needs support, we have just arrived in Shandong, and the city gate has been breached over there, so why support...
From strategic and overall considerations, the Ming Dynasty, no, the capital of any unified dynasty in the Central Plains, is not suitable to stay in the south. It is only suitable to stay in the north, such as Chang'an, Kaifeng, and Peiping.
With so many seniors choosing this way, in addition to considering the safety of these capitals, a major consideration is to resist the nomads.
The shortest path, the most powerful attack.
If you make the path too long, you're going to have big problems sooner or later.
Zhu Yunwen knew that moving the capital was an earth-shattering matter. Once it was proposed, it would definitely cause a stir in the court and even oppose it by countless people. Therefore, the idea of moving the capital was dormant at this time, waiting for a more suitable opportunity.
The northern tour is an opportunity to catch some wind.
Zhu Yunwen decided to go north. As for the supervision of the country, it was naturally handed over to the prince. Of course, he was just a decoration. The cabinet ministers Chen Di and Yu Xin were really in charge. As for Xie Jin, Ru Jin, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Xu Huizu, and Zhu Di ...You need to go north together.
Just when Zhu Yunwen finalized the list of the Northern Tour, a duel to determine the fate of Central Asia, a battle involving one person's glory and one's shame was about to begin.
