The sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
The north wind howled through the streets, and pedestrians passing by wrapped up their clothes and walked in a hurry. There were crystal clear ice cubes of different lengths hanging on the eaves. A few naughty children stacked up the arhats, grabbed a few ice cubes, stuffed them into their mouths and bit them.
Zhu Di stood on the bridge, looking at the familiar street scene full of memories. Unfortunately, the people were still the same people, but the things were no longer the same as yesterday.
Seeing that Zhu Di was deep in thought, Zhu Yunwen took a step forward and let the cold wind blow on his face: "I have lived in Jinling for a long time, and it is rare for me to have such a cold winter. If I live here all the time, I am afraid that winter will inevitably lead to suffering."
Zhu Di came out of his thoughts and felt a little nervous. For a moment, he didn't know what Zhu Yunwen meant. He was the one who always lived in Peiping. Did he mean that he had suffered a lot in Peiping, so he was brought to Nanjing?
"Beiping is quite cold in winter, and I'm not used to it here, haha."
Zhu Di's words were a bit contrary to his will. He had no choice but to tell Zhu Yunwen: I like Beiping. Although the winter here is cold, the four seasons are distinct and colorful. Please let me come back and live here.
Prince Yan's Mansion was burned down by fire, and there were many strange things that Zhu Di did not dare to delve into.
Zhu Yunwen looked deeply at Zhu Di, and seeing that there was no expression on his face, he smiled lightly, stepped into the wind, and sent an order to Liu Changge beside him: "Summon the accompanying officials to the north city wall."
The north city wall looks to the vast north.
Zhu Yunwen, Emperor Jianwen of the Great Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, the leader of the feudal lords, King of Yan, cabinet ministers Xie Jin, Ru Yu, Yu Xin, Shangshu Xia Yuanji of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Tie Xuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Xu Huizu, Minister of the Governor's Office of the Chinese Army, Yang Shiqi, the Imperial Academy's wine sacrificer, etc. Stand facing the wind.
The biting northwest wind blows through the city wall from time to time, and the whistling wind is biting. Although people wear cotton-padded clothes, they always feel that the clothes are very thin. The armored sergeant stood upright on the city wall like a spear in his hand, looking solemn and majestic.
Zhu Yunwen turned his back and looked at the officials standing in front of him. They could be said to be the core figures in the Ming Dynasty. Their attitudes were very important.
"Just when I was in the city, I saw father and son laughing among the people. They were very harmonious. I couldn't help but think of Emperor Xiaokang. If he were still alive, would I be able to enjoy the love between father and son and the beauty of family relationship at this time?"
Zhu Yunwen sighed a little.
Emperor Xiaokang was Zhu Biao, Xingzong of the Ming Dynasty.
Although Zhu Biao did not persist until he ascended the throne, Zhu Yunwen took over after all, and after ascending the throne, he pursued a title.
Zhu Di was a little sad when he heard that the death of his eldest brother Zhu Biao was nothing short of a disaster for the Ming Dynasty. In a sense, the Blue Jade Case occurred because Zhu Biao died, and Zhu Yuanzhang needed to clean up a group of people. Ensure that the weak and kind-hearted Zhu Yunwen stays in power. Although the relationship between Zhu Di and Lan Yu was not good, countless people in the army were involved. Zhu Di knew many of the people who died, and they even went through life and death together.
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was in a low mood, Jie Jin stepped forward and said, "If Xingzong knew that your majesty was so heroic, he would definitely smile, high-five and sing."
There was a bit of sadness in Zhu Yunwen's eyes, and he recalled: "Although Xingzong has been a prince for more than 20 years, he is diligent and kind and has won the hearts of the people. Unfortunately, he did not live long. I still remember that when Xingzong was ill and lying on the bed, he was still Worrying about the country, does anyone among you still remember what is worrying about the rise of the clan?"
"The matter of moving the capital and choosing a location."
Zhu Di said seriously.
Ru Yu, Yu Xin, Xu Huizu and others nodded.
As a veteran of the Hongwu period, the cause of Zhu Biao's death is still very clear.
In August of the 24th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to move the capital to Xi'an and sent Prince Zhu Biao to inspect Xi'an, Shaanxi. After Zhu Biao returned from the inspection, he presented a map of Shaanxi and Xi'an and advocated that Zhu Yuanzhang move the capital to Xi'an. While on the sick bed, Zhu Biao also dictated a memorial and ordered it to be presented to Zhu Yuanzhang, hoping that he would consider the future of the Ming Dynasty and prepare to move the capital as soon as possible. Unfortunately, Zhu Biao couldn't afford to fall ill and eventually passed away.
Zhu Yunwen's face became solemn, and he borrowed his father Zhu Biao just to bring up the topic of moving the capital. Now that it has been brought out, the matter will be easier to handle: "Moving the capital is not only a regret for Xingzong, but also a regret for Taizu. "
Xie Jin, Ru Yu, and Zhu Di were suddenly startled. Others also realized something and looked at Zhu Yunwen with uncertain expressions.
The words have made it very clear that moving the capital was a regret for the Hongwu Dynasty and two generations, because neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Zhu Biao completed the capital move. The question is, does Zhu Yunwen still want to make up for this regret?
This sentence is equivalent to directly telling the officials present that I, Zhu Yunwen, want to move the capital!
Jie Jin looked gloomy, lowered his head and dared not speak.
The idea of moving the capital is very dangerous. Once it is proposed, it will cause an uproar and countless officials will write letters to stop it. More than thirty years have passed, and everyone is used to staying in Nanjing, and no one wants to go to Xi'an or anywhere else.
Ru Yu turned her head to the outside of the city and decided to cool off for a while. This kind of thing was much bigger than the expedition to Annan. In the final analysis, the attack on Annan did not conflict with the interests of the civil servant group, but moving the capital was different.
Since the Song Dynasty, Jiangnan has become an economically developed area. Countless businessmen gather here, countless gentry live here, and the interests of countless wealthy families are here.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has established its capital in Nanjing, everyone is counting on the capital being here to ensure their vital interests. If Zhu Yunwen moves the capital to another place, the political center of the Ming Dynasty will inevitably move, and the corresponding economic structure will also change. Nanjing's attraction and popularity will inevitably increase Weaken and shake the interests of countless people in Jiangnan.
Don't dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing.
Xu Huizu and Tie Xuan looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes. Both of them knew Zhu Yunwen's character. Once a major issue was brought up, he would always implement it to the end without anyone stopping him, such as the whipping method, the cancellation of tax-free fields, etc.
Even so, Zhu Yunwen's policy still won the support of a group of people, but it is not easy for Zhu Yunwen to find people who support the move of the capital. Even those who have always followed Zhu Yunwen's solution are now unable to do so. took a step back.
Xia Yuanji was even more pale. Moving the capital was not comparable to dredging a river. The financial expenditure would probably exceed four or five rivers. The Ministry of Household Affairs currently needed to support the northwest, and the remaining finances simply could not support such a huge amount. engineering.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don’t move the capital, at least not in the past few years. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is finally a little wealthy, but if we move the capital, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development will be completely poor.
Yang Shiqi didn't say anything and let the scene remain cold. Moving the capital is related to the interests of countless officials in the imperial court, and there will be no shortage of opponents. However, moving the capital is also related to the interests of the people all over the world. From an overall perspective, the establishment of Nanjing as the capital itself is inappropriate. From the fact that Taizu of the Ming Dynasty wanted to move the capital several times in more than 30 years It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Nanjing was not suitable to be the capital of the Ming Dynasty. However, due to various reasons, he repeatedly shelved the move and ultimately did not realize the move of the capital.
It was indeed Zhu Yuanzhang's regret that he did not complete the move of the capital. After Zhu Biao's death, Zhu Yuanzhang personally wrote an "Essay on Sacrifice to the Stove God of Guanglu Temple" in which he bluntly stated:
"I have been running the world for decades, and everything has been done in accordance with ancient times. However, the palace and city are high in front and low in the back, and the situation is out of proportion. I originally wanted to move the capital, but now that I am old, my energy is exhausted. The world is newly settled, and I do not want to work for the people. There are countless ruins and prosperity, so we have to listen to God."
He originally wanted to move the capital, and these four words clearly expressed Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts. However, he had to give up after struggling for thirty years and losing his eldest son Zhu Biao.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the silent crowd, no one made a sound, no one dared to meet his gaze.
It can be seen from this scene that they do not support moving the capital.
Perhaps many people are curious and wonder why Zhu Yunwen had to move the capital. Wouldn't it be nice to stay in Nanjing? After all, this is also the ancient capital of many dynasties, with dragons and tigers dominating, abundant resources, natural treasures, and outstanding people.
But take a closer look, which dynasties established Nanjing as their capital?
The Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Southern Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen, including the later Southern Tang, and later the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, all chose Nanjing as their capital, which shows that this is indeed a good place.
But the problem is that none of these dynasties is a unified dynasty. To put it bluntly, they are similar to separatist forces. They are all in a corner and have never controlled the overall situation of the Central Plains. Moreover, these dynasties have one thing in common:
Short life.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty was the longest, with only one hundred years of history. The shortest was the Southern Qi Dynasty, with only twenty-three years. None of the other dynasties had more than sixty years.
Choosing Nanjing seems to mean that the country will not last long.
Putting aside these metaphysical considerations, in terms of geographical location, Nanjing has excellent location advantages. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has the natural danger of the Yangtze River. However, Nanjing is really a little too south for the Ming Empire. Standing on the map Look, everything seems to be in a corner, and with tentacles extending from Nanjing, it is difficult to control the whole country, especially as the enemies of the Ming Dynasty are all in the north. The capital is in Nanjing. Every time you go out, you need to travel for a month or two. Not to mention the lack of veterans, the logistics line is too long.
The capital city of a country must be able to support the needs of national governance.
Nanjing can only bear the needs of political, economic, and cultural governance, but cannot bear the needs of military governance. Unfortunately, for the Ming Dynasty, military governance took precedence over economic and cultural governance, and the only way to solve the problem of military governance was One, that is to move the capital north!
In particular, Zhu Yunwen wanted both Liaodong and the Western Regions, and also needed to deal with the Tatars and Oaras. Under such circumstances, it was impossible to maintain long-term rule without moving the capital.
However, the topic was raised, but no one picked up the topic.
Whoever Zhu Yunwen looked at lowered his head, for fear of being called by his name. When he saw Zhu Di, Zhu Di did not dodge at all. He just looked at Zhu Yunwen quietly and said something that surprised others: "Taizu thought about it several times." I wanted to move the capital, but it didn't happen. I had been strong all my life, but in the end, I was left with countless ruins. I had no choice but to listen to God's regretful words. The emperor is determined to make up for Taizu's regrets, and I am willing to be the first to support him. But I don't know if the emperor has something he likes. ?”
As a son, he should help make up for his father's regrets. This is Zhu Di's attitude.
