sweeping the world

Chapter 496 Just to show off
For any country, moving the capital is definitely not a trivial matter, and it must not be done unless it is a last resort.

After the fall of the Central Plains, the authentic court of the Sima family was basically trapped in the Central Plains. It was the Langya Wang family who supported one of the clans to flee to the south, and was supported by many aristocratic families to re-establish the court in Jiankang.

The reason why the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty chose Jiankang as the capital city was particularly necessary. First of all, Jiankang was once the capital of Soochow, and the city had certain infrastructure. Since Soochow chose to build the capital here, it must have geographical advantages, the most important What's more, the aristocratic family at that time still wanted to counterattack the Central Plains.

Jiankang is close to the Yangtze River, and the water transportation is extremely convenient. It is an ideal temporary capital for the counterattack of the Central Plains. Then there are "clothed southward crossing" families who think it is too wild to go south. Most of the families who fled to the south stopped at Jiankang. Kang was unwilling to take another step south.

After the Yongjia Rebellion, the number of aristocratic families gathered in Jiankang was terrifying, which directly made Jiankang a big city with nearly a million people, and made the original city wall an inner wall, forcing the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to build a new city wall for protection.In fact, nearly 30 years have passed, and only part of the city wall that has been repaired has been repaired, which means that there are big loopholes in Jiankang's city defense.

Anyway, this is not the first time the capital has been moved, and there is a feeling of resistance to moving the capital again, but when the situation deteriorates, it is actually acceptable to most aristocratic families, and it is better than staying where they are and waiting for their demise.

Whether to relocate is still under debate, and the major families are actually quite confused. Only the three great families seem to be interested in relocating the capital. Today is the first time to discuss it publicly, or just discuss it in the court.

The Sima imperial family is a signboard, and whether it is to be moved or not is decided by the powerful and aristocratic family.It doesn't matter whether the Sima royal family agrees to move the capital or not. The clans and aristocratic families just notify after making a decision.

What's more strange is that the three big clans who are the talking group decided to move the capital, but they haven't come up with a definite number on where to move.According to the division of power among the three clans, where the new capital will fall, then the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty can survive this catastrophe again, and the clans whose capital is in the sphere of influence will definitely become bigger again.In this way, the location of the new capital city has become a new round of wrestling.

The little emperor is a brat who hasn't even given his milk, and the Sima royal family is so weak that they hang up their signboard high up. There is no interest in wiping the signboard.

The Sima royal family originally wanted to count on the Chu family, but the Huainan battlefield caused heavy losses to the Chu family. As the queen, Chu Suanzi was very angry after being ignored. No one cares.

"In short, Jiankang must never be used as the center again!" Huan Yun was the youngest of the masters present, and he suppressed all his voices, and said: "The Han fleet is very large, and it is difficult for our navy to fight with it. Some time ago, the Han army fleet came to show off its power near Jiankang, and next time the Han army may land directly."

The Wang clan and the Xie clan also suffered heavy losses in the Huaishui battle, especially the Xie clan suffered the most losses.The direct phenomenon caused by the loss of family private soldiers is that the power of speaking is reduced, and families with a large number of family private soldiers can speak loudly.

It's not that Huan Yun's clan has now become the number one clan under the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which caused Huan Yun to become domineering and speak loudly. It's because Huan Yun, the head of the Huan clan, disagreed with Xie Shi Lead the army across the Huai River.Facts have proved Huan Yun's wisdom. The Xie family who suffered heavy losses did not have the confidence to argue with him, and the Wang family wanted to remain moderate and did not want to speak too much.

The new site that Huan Yun wants to move the capital to is Shanyin in Kuaiji County, which is of course the place where the Huan clan is relatively strong, and then Kuaiji County has been greatly developed since the Western Han Dynasty. Not to mention the foundation of population and agriculture, the terrain is also suitable. Build defenses.

The Wang Clan's opinion on the Huan Clan's Clan is against, and the reasons given are quite sufficient. There are Han fleets roaming in the waters to the east of Yangzhou. At present, Han troops have landed in Wu Jun and Wu Xing Counties and are harassing everywhere. Kuaiji County In fact, it is also close to the coastline.If the Han army can land in Wujun and Wuxing counties, can't they land in Kuaiji county?
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work either..." Huan Yun stared at Wang Xizhi in embarrassment, and said stiffly, "That's a feasible new address."

"Actually..." Xie Po coughed a few times first, and said in a not so loud voice: "The most urgent thing now is to discuss how to defend against the Han army..."

Like the previous few times, it may be that he spoke too quietly because of the disease, or it may be that the Xie clan was despised after suffering heavy losses, so no one answered his words at all.

"The southwest is corrupt, the Han army's front has arrived in Linxiang, Jingzhou cannot go. Jiangzhou is also the direction the Han army's front is pointing..." Wang Xizhi seemed to be thinking about it, but in fact, there was already a family member in his family about which place to choose. In conclusion, he pondered for a while, and said a plan that everyone could accept: "Maybe we can move to Nanchang first, and then decide whether to move to Guangzhou or not after seeing the development of the war?"

Nanyichang is the capital of Yuzhang County in Jiangzhou. Judging from the current movement of the Han army, it is more than six hundred miles away from the Han army in the northwest, and seven hundred miles away from the Han army in the north.

Guangzhou is currently a truly barren place, where Zhuman and Zhuyue account for the majority of the population. The candidate for the new capital is simply that the distance is far enough, and distance can bring a sense of security to everyone.

Chu Suanzi is a very talented woman. She suddenly remembered a poem in a letter sent by Xie Daoyun from Yecheng. Isn't the poem describing the scene she is seeing now?

"The flag was lowered on the king's city, and I found out in the deep palace. The cock crowing and dog generations (14 people) are all disarmed, and none of them is a man!" Chu Suanzi actually knew that there was something wrong with this poem, and it seemed untidy Not to mention the class, Xie Daoyun's environment should not have written such a song.She just wanted to ridicule now, so she read it a little louder. After attracting the attention of everyone in the hall, she sneered and said, "Is the King of Han a person who is willing to occupy only half of the country?"

Don’t forget the circumstances under which the Han army invaded the south. The Han State is still fighting in the north with the State of Shijie Zhao, and with the State of Murong Yan in Liaodong. They even have time to send troops to Guanzhong to teach the Fu family of the Di family a lesson. son.

Chu Suanzi's question was very clear, if Liu Yan had no ambition to swallow the world, then the Han army would not have invaded south after fighting in many places.All she had to do was to say it plainly, don't do anything about moving the capital, and don't do it. Concentrate all your strength and fight the Han army to win or lose. If you lose, you will have a destiny. .

Did anyone hear the previous poem clearly? Facing the sudden outburst of the current empress dowager, everyone still stopped talking and stared away in a dignified way.

"My lords!" Xun Rui is one of the second sons of the Xun family, and he is Xun Xian's elder brother.At this moment, he was raising his arms, yelled to attract attention, and said in a calm tone: "Moving the capital is a major event that hurts muscles and bones. If you don't move the capital, you may be able to fight hard, but if you move the capital, you may be defeated for a thousand miles. You have to do it!" careful!"

Huan Yun was recalling what Chu Suanzi read just now, and after piecing together the poems together, he stared at Chu Suanzi who was protecting the little emperor by his side with a very strange expression.

It is true that the Jin army is a bit unable to withstand the meaning of the Han army, but if it wants to relocate a million people in a capital city, let alone wartime, it is not so easy to do even in peacetime, so why are the three big lords? The proposal to move the capital seems very interesting.

Most of the aristocratic families are opposed to moving the capital. The reason why they oppose is not necessarily to live and die with the city, but the family business is here. If you go to a new place, you should just bring some money, not to say that you have nothing, or how to say every time you move It's all a traumatic event.

No one responded to Xun Rui, not because his younger brother Xun Xian became Liu Yan's secretary in the Han Dynasty, and it was not because his status and status were not enough, but because everyone didn't know what to say.

At this time, a tender child's voice sounded, it was the little emperor Sima Dan picking up Chu Suanzi's big skirt, and saying in a milky voice: "Mother, I am hungry."

The people who were looking at Chu Suanzi turned their attention to Sima Dan, and the few Sima royal clans suddenly wailed in the hall.

Xie Po had always seemed a little distracted. He was about to speak, but out of the corner of his eyes, he caught a person running along the long road outside the hall.

The person who came was running very fast, and he was supposed to be one of the generals in the palace, but when he reached the gate, he was stopped by the gate guards, and he shouted: "The fake man sent a letter of credentials written by the fake king!"

There is such a thing, but Liu Yan did not send an envoy, but let the Yangtze River Fleet tie arrows to the Jin army directly on the shore.

All of a sudden, as long as one person looked at the scroll of silk books held up high by the general, everyone had a look in their eyes, and they must stretch their necks and be full of curiosity.

Before Chu Suanzi opened his mouth, all the civil and military officials who had been in disorder went back to the train as if they had been wound up, and within a short period of time, the court seemed to have restored order.

The person who came came trotted into the hall, and did not kneel down on one knee until he was close to Longting. He lowered his head and held up the silk book that had obviously been opened with both hands.

Everyone's gazes first looked at the silk book that was held up high, and at almost the same time they looked at Chu Suanzi who was on the stairs.

It is inappropriate to issue a letter of state without sending an envoy, no matter what era it is in. It makes people very suspicious of the origin of the silk letter. According to the logic, it should not be sent to Miyagi, let alone appear in the court .

However, the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has never been like what a country should be. Whether something should happen depends on the permission of the big family or those first-class families. The sudden appearance of such a scene made everyone have to think Who is in charge.

"Bring it up."

Chu Suanzi was issuing orders to the eunuch, and while speaking, he kept looking at Xie Po, Wang Xizhi, and Huan Yun, and he would inevitably look at those aristocratic families.What she received was a roll-shaped silk book, and she took a deep breath before opening her eyes. After reading it, she stood there quietly for a long time, making the people below all eagerly waiting to hear what the so-called credential had written. .

The silk book is tied to the arrow and shot out, so it is naturally rolled into a tube, how can it be opened.In fact, there are only a few words on it, and it says "surrender or war", and then "the eighth day of August in the fourth year of Yuanshuo", with a seal saying "ordered by heaven, life will last forever".

Chu Suanzi was concentrating on identifying the pattern of the seal just now. Reasonably speaking, the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was a "blank court". There is a clear record of what the national jade seal should look like, especially the clear record is missing one piece.

The Chuanguo Yuxi was discovered when the Han Dynasty was cleaning up Shihu's treasury in Xiangguo. As for how Shihu got it, it is unknown.The Chuan Kingdom Jade Seal, which was verified by the Han Kingdom after repeated confirmations, is genuine... well, even if it is fake, as long as the Han Kingdom says it is true, then it is true.And the Jade Seal of Chuanguo obtained by Liu Yan is still real.

Careful observation of the seal on the silk book shows that there are creases on the corners. It is not that it was folded after it was covered, but that there were creases when it was printed, which directly made Chu Suanzi breathe a little harder.

Chu Suanzi didn't speak, but was observing what was wrong with the civil and military officials below.The problem is that no matter how she looks at it, she feels that there is no one right, including Chu Po, who is also eagerly waiting for the answer.

"The Empress Dowager..." Chu Po was pushed by someone behind, subconsciously opened his mouth to speak, and then hesitantly asked: "The credential of the false king..."

Chu Suanzi read every word in the foreign book, but he didn't mean to make it public.She was not stupid, she knew what Liu Yan was trying to express by sending such a letter of state, either to persuade her to surrender, or to show that the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom was in her hand.As for Chuan Guo Yuxi being taken away by Liu Yan, she could not leak the news. The problem is how many people have read the silk script, and how to block the news.

"Queen Dowager!" Huan Yun stepped out of the train and said, "Please pass the book of the false kingdom to all the ministers."

Chu Suanzi immediately looked at Huan Yun with sharp eyes. She thought that only those who knew what was in the national certificate would make such a request, in order to let everyone know that Liu Yan got the Jade Seal of Chuan Guo.

Just when Chu Suanzi was considering whether to order the palace guards to take Huan Yun down regardless of the consequences, Xie Po, Wang Xizhi and other important people also opened their mouths one after another, directly making Chu Suanzi lose his position.

Chu Suanzi's first thought was that none of the civil and military officials could be trusted at all, even Chu Po, who was his father, was also unreliable. It was all because the Sima royal family had encountered what happened to Sun Wu. The surrender of the civil and military officials was just a matter of fact. For another master, as the ruler, the family will inevitably die as soon as they descend.

(End of this chapter)