Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 661 Move the Capital to Luoyang
Chapter 662: Move the capital to Luoyang
In the fifth year of Tiantong, in November, Deng Sheng's youngest child and only daughter, Princess Deng Qian, was married to Luo Ping, the second son of Lord Chunping, Luocheng. So far, all Deng Sheng's children have been married.

After marrying off his only daughter, Deng Sheng and the entire Deng country put their energy into the construction of the new capital, Luoyang City. This is the future capital of the Deng country. If there are no major changes, Luoyang City will be the permanent capital of the Deng country. Therefore, Deng Sheng had very high requirements for the construction of Luoyang City, and ordered the Ministry of Industry to build an unprecedented city.

Luoyang City was originally the former capital of the Zhou Dynasty. Hundreds of years ago, it was the largest city in the world. However, with the collapse of the Zhou Dynasty, Luoyang City gradually declined, and the size of the city was gradually surpassed by other cities. Fortunately, , During the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, in order to compete with Chu for hegemony in the Central Plains, the Han State used Luoyang City as a frontier position and expanded it to a certain scale. The scale is still a little bigger.

While Deng Guo was constructing Luoyang City in full swing, Zhao Guo in the north was also making the final accumulation of power. Now the whole world has changed from the side by side 40 years ago to Deng Zhao's north-south confrontation. The country is far superior to Zhao in terms of land and national power, especially in the northern Xinjiang war a year ago. Although Zhao won the final victory, it lost 10,000+ elite soldiers and horses. For Zhao, it was undoubtedly a heavy blow. So while Deng Guo was building Luoyang City with all his strength, preparing to move the capital, and had no time to look north, Zhao Guo was also desperately expanding his strength.

However, in the battle with Deng Guo, Zhao Guo was defeated repeatedly, lost the city and lost land, was forced to abandon the Central Plains, and retreated to the north of the Yellow River. Now the remaining land of Zhao Guo is only the north of the Yellow River and the four counties of Liaodong. , coupled with many wars, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were lost, which greatly reduced the population of Zhao State. Today, the population of Zhao State is roughly 150 million households with a population of more than 600 million, but most of them are old, weak, women and children. There are only about 200 million young people left.

As for the country of Deng, Jingxiang, Bashu, and Jiangdong have been in peace for many years, and their population has grown relatively fast. In these three places alone, there are more than 400 million households and a population of more than 700 million. The Central Plains have been war-torn, but The Central Plains is the heart of the world, so there are more than 300 million households and a population of more than 300 million, while the newly merged Guanzhong and Xiliang suffered from wars, and there are only more than 80 households and a population of more than 300 million. The total population of the country reached nearly 900 million households and a population of nearly 3000 million, which was five times that of the Zhao country.

In terms of military strength, Deng State still has an army of twenty guards, a total of 100 million troops, but these are only the standing troops of Deng State, plus the garrison troops from all over the country, the total force of Deng State is at least more than 150 million. With Deng's population potential, it is possible to expand the army by ten or eight guards, but Deng Sheng considered that after the unification of the world, in order to reduce the burden on the country, the army will definitely be reorganized. At that time, it may be 100 million There is no need for standing soldiers and horses. It is better not to expand the army than to reduce the army at that time. Therefore, after the end of the Guanzhong Battle, Deng Sheng only completed the establishment of the guards.

On the other hand, Zhao Guo had about 50 soldiers before the Northern Xinjiang War, but Zhao lost 10,000+ elite troops in the Northern Xinjiang War, leaving only 30 elites. For a while, the army was recruited again, but Zhao Guo had been fighting for years, and lost too many young and strong. On the premise of not affecting the development of the country, Zhao Guo only added 10 people, and the total force reached more than 40.

Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by, and the time has come to the first month of the ninth year of Tiantong. It has been more than three years since the Battle of Guanzhong. In the past three years, Deng Guo has made every effort to build a new capital, Luoyang City, while Zhao Guo is in Desperately recovering their strength, there was no friction between Deng and Zhao, and the world ushered in a short period of peace, but everyone knew that after the peace, it would be a bayonet battle. Deng's aim was to unify the world, and Zhao In order to preserve the foundation of the country, both sides will definitely do their best. If Deng Guo wins, the world will usher in unification again after 300 years. On the other hand, if Zhao Guo wins, the world will continue to be in turmoil.

And for more than three years, the two countries have not been smooth sailing. First of all, it is Deng Guo. After the battle of Guanzhong, Deng Sheng ordered Jin Wang Deng Han to be the governor of Guzang. countries, but Deng Guo's strategy for the Western Regions was not so smooth.

When Qin Guoxiong dominated Xiliang, he surrendered the countries of the Western Regions, but as Qin moved into Guanzhong, the control of the Western Regions declined, and the Western Regions revived again. After the fall of Qin, Deng Guo guarded Xiliang Road There were only 5 soldiers and horses in the Xiliang Guards. The countries in the Western Regions took the opportunity to form a coalition, colluded with the Xiliang barbarians, and repeatedly invaded Dunhuang, Jiuquan and other places. Fortunately, with Deng Han, Dunhuang, Jiuquan and other places were not lost, but it also restrained a lot of Deng's energy.

In addition, the survivors of the Qin State in Guanzhong and Xiliang were also in turmoil one after another. Although Deng Guo’s rule in Guanzhong and Xiliang could not be shaken, it also greatly affected the post-war recovery of Guanzhong and Xiliang.

The changes in the Zhao State were even more dramatic. A year ago, the de facto ruler of the Zhao State, the Empress Dowager Song of the Zhao State, died of illness, but the Emperor Zhang Yuan of the Zhao State was not yet ten years old, so the regent power fell into the His mother, the Empress Dowager Meng of the State of Zhao, was in charge. Although the Meng family and the Song family were regents, the power was basically in the hands of the Song family. The Meng family was just a decoration. After the Song family died, although the Meng family was in power, but in There is no power of its own in the court, and the five major ministers basically obey him.

In order to consolidate power, the Meng family teamed up with Zongzheng Zhang Ying, one of the five assistant ministers, and used the power of the clan to suppress the general Li Rubing. Before the Song family died of illness, among the five former assistant ministers, Lin Qingfeng, Zuo Sheng, and Zhuang Ping had already passed away. Now, among the auxiliary ministers, only Zhang Ying and Li Rubing are left, and Zhang Ying's strength is far inferior to Li Rubing, so the Song family strongly supports Zhang Ying and the clan in order to prevent the court from being out of balance.

After the death of the Song family, in order to consolidate power, the Meng family united the clan, suppressed the general Li Rubing, vigorously promoted the clan generals to join the army, and appointed Zhao Kuo, the son of the former Zhao Guojun god Zhao Xin, as the Taiwei, sharing military power with Li Rubing, and Li Rubing was gone. Zhuang Ping, an ally, was struggling in the court, so he left Jinyang and came to the Governor of Yuyang. After Li Rubing left, the Meng family took the opportunity to hand over the elites of Jinyang and Hebei to Zhao Kuo. So far, Zhao Guo's military power has been divided into two , one part is in the hands of Li Rubing, guarding the northern border, and the other part is in the hands of Zhao Kuo, guarding Jinyang and the southern border.

In the ninth year of Tiantong, on the first day of February, Wancheng and Jingyang Palace will meet.

Deng Gaosheng sat on the throne, and the crown prince Deng Hao came out and said: "I would like to report to my father, my son has been ordered to supervise the construction of Luoyang City since the fifth year of Tiantong. After more than three years, most of the construction has been completed, and the rest of the buildings , and will be constructed successively within two years.”

The new Luoyang city is divided into the outer city, the inner city, the imperial city, and the palace city. The outer city is where the common people live, the inner city is where court officials, lords, and clans live, and the imperial city is where the official offices of various ministries are located, that is, the outer court. , the main building has three halls, namely Huangji Hall, Zichen Hall, and Jiaotai Hall. Among them, Huangji Hall is where the great court meeting is held. In addition, the Taimiao is also built in the imperial city. The Taimiao is composed of the main hall, the Wendian, and the Wudian. The Taimiao is dedicated to the emperors of the past dynasties.

Miyagi, also known as the harem, consists of three major palace groups, namely Qianyang Palace, Changqiu Palace, and Chunhe Palace. Among them, Qianyang Palace is the place where the emperor rests daily. It is the place where the harem concubines, princesses, and underage princes live. The main hall is the Kunning Palace where the queen lives. The rest of the concubines live in various palaces and gardens according to their status. In addition to the gardens of the Cihe Palace, a palace dedicated to housing erring concubines was built, which is commonly known as the Leng Palace, the Nagato Palace, as well as the Imperial Garden, Chuxiu Palace and other buildings.

Chunhe Palace is the palace where the crown prince lives. It is independent of other palaces and is located on the east side of the palace city. It is commonly known as the East Palace.

There are nine gates in the outer city, namely Dongzhimen, Andingmen in the east, Zhengyangmen in the southeast, Chengshengmen in the northeast; Changping Gate in the south, Changping Gate in the north, Xizhimen in the west, Xuansheng Gate in the southwest, and Chengsheng Gate in the northeast. Deshengmen.

There are four gates in the inner city, namely Donghua Gate in the east, Chongwen Gate in the south, Xihua Gate in the west and Shangwu Gate in the north.

There are four gates in the Imperial City, Ziji Gate in the east, Huayan Gate in the south, Chengyuan Gate in the west, and Anhe Gate in the north.

There are four gates in Miyagi, Tenglong Gate in the east, Fengluan Gate in the south, Changning Gate in the west and Yonghe Gate in the north.

Deng Sheng looked at the brochure presented by Deng Hao and was very satisfied. After three years of construction, Luoyang City used millions of people and consumed countless money, food and materials. It was finally completed. The construction was completed within a year, which is already very fast.

"Since the construction of Luoyang City has been completed, moving the capital should also be put on the agenda. The Ministry of Rites chooses a good and auspicious day. After I lead all civil and military officials to sacrifice to the Taimiao, we will move the capital." Deng Sheng said.

"Here!" Chen Qun, Minister of Rites, responded.

At this time, the Zhongshu ordered Fan Zhongyan to come out and say: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Jin of Guzang Governor's Mansion jointly named Fei Yi, the governor of Xiliang Road, to play a memorial. It is possible to allocate a batch of money and food for combat."

It's Xiliang's problem again. Deng Sheng felt dizzy when he heard it. For the past three years, the problem of Xiliang has been bothering Deng Guo. Due to the construction of the new capital, Deng Guo couldn't distract Xiliang, and the other guards and horses were all concerned. He was recharging his energy and preparing for the war against Zhao soon, so the problem of Xiliang Road had to be solved by Deng Han's Xiliangwei, and the pressure was very high.

"Since the pacification of Xiliang, there have been constant turmoil, and the imperial court has allocated money and food for support many times. The Governor's Office of Guzang and the Governor's Office of Xiliang Province have both suppressed and appeased them, but they still cause frequent disturbances. It is really annoying." Deng Sheng said helplessly.

Kou Zhun, the order of the door, said: "Your Majesty, most of the prefectures in Xiliang are survivors of the former Qin Dynasty. My Deng Deng has not been in business for a short time and has not yet won the hearts of the people. Relatively speaking, His Royal Highness King Jin and Fei Yi have done a lot. Not bad, at least it didn't make too much noise."

At this time, Shangshu ordered Hu Weiyong to come out and say: "Your Majesty, the counties of Xiliang were founded by the former Qin Dynasty. I, Deng Deng, have a long way to go if I want to subdue them. In addition, Dunhuang and Jiuquan counties are isolated and have been repeatedly received by the Western Regions. The intrusion has greatly restrained my Great Deng's energy, and I suggest that we temporarily abandon the two counties of Dunhuang and Jiuquan, and try our best to suppress the survivors of the former Qin Dynasty in Wuwei and other places."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone became pondering, and many people agreed with Hu Weiyong's statement that the two counties of Dunhuang and Jiuquan were sparsely populated, not rich in products, and at the same time were left alone. It will not weaken the strength of Deng Guo in the slightest. On the contrary, it seems to be very good to be able to concentrate its forces and suppress the survivors of the former Qin Dynasty in Wuwei, Tianshui, Jincheng, Longxi and other places.

Most of this is the idea of ​​civil officials, but it is different for military commanders. The general governor's mansion and the hussar general Li Siye came out and retorted: "Your Majesty, the words of the minister's order are really harmful to the country. All counties in Xiliang It is the land that our officers and men of Great Deng risked their lives to seize, how can they give up easily, if they give up, I am afraid that the hearts of the officers and men will be chilled."

The counties of Xiliang were captured by Li Siye himself. If he gave up, wouldn't it be a denial of the merits of himself and others? How could Li Siye agree?

When Hu Weiyong saw Li Siye refute himself, he was not to be outdone, and said: "General Hushi, you have to be clear, now that the countries in the Western Regions have invaded the frontiers, and the Xiliang Guard of His Royal Highness King Jin wants to suppress the remnants of the former Qin Dynasty, how much energy do you have?" What about dealing with the countries in the Western Regions? Besides, my Great Deng is about to move the capital. After moving the capital, the war against Zhao is about to start. How can I be distracted? The two counties of Dunhuang and Jiuquan are just tasteless to my Great Deng. , Abandoning Dunhuang and Jiuquan, sticking to Wuwei, Jincheng and other places, is for the sake of the overall situation of my great Deng."

Li Siye sneered at Hu Weiyong's remarks, and said: "Shang Shu Ling is the words of a scholar. It has always been difficult to open up territories and expand land. If you encounter some difficulties, you have to give up. Then abandon a city today and abandon it tomorrow." One place, when is the end?"

"General Hussars, the abandonment of Dunhuang and Jiuquan counties is only temporary. After our Great Deng destroys Zhao and completes the unification of the world, we can raise our troops again and take them back." Hu Weiyong said.

"Hmph! Who knows? Now the king of Jin hasn't said it's difficult, but Shang Shuling said he would give up. How can he be worthy of the soldiers guarding the frontier?" Li Siye said disdainfully.

"Okay, stop arguing!" Seeing Hu Weiyong and Li Siye's spat, Deng Sheng couldn't stand it any longer, and stopped him, and then said to Deng Hao: "Prince, what do you think about this matter?"

Deng Hao said: "Father, every inch of the Great Deng's land is now taken by my Great Deng soldiers who fought bloody and sacrificed their lives. Now the situation in Xiliang is still under control, and we really cannot give up lightly. "

Deng Sheng was very satisfied with Deng Hao's answer. How easy is it to give up the two counties of Dunhuang and Jiuquan?But it is not that simple to take it back. Besides, if you do this, it will easily give a bad head to future generations. If they encounter difficulties in the future, they may also give up, so Deng Sheng does not agree with giving up Dunhuang. , Jiuquan.

So he said: "In the matter of Xiliang, Guzang Dudufu and Xiliang Governor's Mansion have the most say. As long as they can hold on and control Xiliang, the imperial court can't give up lightly. There is no need to discuss this matter again." Discussion!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Siye said happily.

When Hu Weiyong saw this, he was a little disappointed, but he didn't dare to say any more, because Deng Sheng had already made the decision, and if he said more, it would cause Deng Sheng's dissatisfaction.

"Moving the capital is imminent, and after moving the capital, there is no time to delay the defeat of Zhao Daye. The world has been divided for too long, and the people yearn for unification. Now that I, Great Deng, has such strength, we cannot let the people of the world down. After moving the capital, my great Deng will raise his troops to the north, destroy the Zhao country, and complete the great cause of unification!" Deng Sheng said.

"Here!" General Xue Rengui of the General's Dudu's Mansion responded on behalf of the General's Dudu's Mansion.

In the ninth year of Tiantong, on the first day of May, the state of Deng officially moved its capital to Luoyang, taking a solid step towards unifying the world.

And Wancheng was designated as the southern capital. Deng Tong, the king of Wuling County, stayed in Wancheng on behalf of the royal family, and was responsible for offering sacrifices to the imperial mausoleum. Appoint the lineage of the Prince's Mansion of Guiyang County as the left-behind of Nandu, and the world town of Nanyang.

Guiyang County King's Mansion is the lineage of Deng Qiang. After the capital is moved, the lineage of Guiyang County King's Mansion will be moved to Wancheng, the town of Nanyang. The eldest son of Deng Qiang, the eldest son of Guiyang County, Deng Ping, temporarily took the post in Nanyang, and went to Wancheng to take up the post.

In the ninth year of Tiantong, on the first day of June, Luoyang Huangji Hall, after a month of migration, all the ministries of the Deng Kingdom moved to Luoyang City, and the first great court meeting of Deng Kingdom in the new capital Luoyang was also held here.

"I bow to Your Majesty! May Your Majesty live forever and forever!" In the Huangji Palace, Deng Gaosheng sat on the throne, and all the officials bowed to the ground and worshiped.

"Everyone is in peace!" Deng Sheng said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone thanked and got up.

"After a month, my Great Deng finally completed the transfer of the capital. In the future, Luoyang City will be my Great Deng's northern capital, the center of my Great Deng's politics, a new capital, a new beginning. Emperor En, serve the country loyally!" Deng Sheng said.

"The minister takes orders!" Everyone responded.

Deng Sheng looked at the people below, and continued: "Today is the first dynasty of Xindu, and I issued the first decree to attack Zhao. It is now June, and next March, I will use the power of the whole country to attack Zhao, and complete the battle." The world is unified, the three provinces and six ministries, the General's Dudu's Mansion, the Military Aircraft Department, Yushitai, Mingjing and other ministries will go all out to restore the world to a bright future!"

"The ministers are waiting for the decree!" Everyone responded.

(End of this chapter)