Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

After the sacrifice of prisoners, the knighthood began.

The honorable ministers came forward one after another to receive their titles. There are also many people whose titles remain unchanged, but the number of food fiefs and food titles has increased significantly.

The eldest princess Zhu Yan was awarded the title of Princess of Shu.

Zhu Kang, the eldest son of the imperial concubine, was granted the title of King of Yu.

The rest of the royal family's children are still young and will not be ennobled for the time being.

On the next day of the ceremony, all the new maids who entered the palace moved to Luoyang Palace. A small number of eunuchs, some bodyguards, and a group of imperial guards from the capital also went to Luoyang together.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that they are preparing to move the capital.

Housing prices in Kaifeng fluctuated, falling by more than 15% in half a month.

The Ministry of Revenue quickly asked Kaifeng Mansion to post a notice stating that even if the imperial court moved the capital, Kaifeng would always be the deputy capital. Moreover, half of the treasury warehouse will be retained in Kaifeng. Kaifeng will always be the ultimate hub for water transportation, and the Sansi Yamen of Henan Province will also be moved to Kaifeng.

As soon as the announcement came out, the rumors of the capital relocation were completely confirmed, and housing prices in Kaifeng plummeted by 10% again.

In fact, whether it falls or falls, housing prices here are indeed too high.

Many feudal generals left the capital one after another, and envoys from various countries gradually dispersed.

Wu Qimai and Tang Kuo, following the westward marching troops to Luoyang, looked at the palace maids in front of them from time to time.

He has several daughters.

The eldest daughter was granted the title of Princess of E and married to Gu Ali. The prince-in-law was injured and captured while guarding Jinzhou, and his head was beheaded in public two days ago. The princess was almost forty years old and was sent to Luoyang Palace to wash her clothes.

The second daughter died in infancy.

The three girls, also in their thirties, also went to Luoyang Palace to wash clothes.

Four daughters died in infancy.

The fifth and sixth daughters were all in their early twenties and were given to the general as concubines by Ju Ming.

The youngest daughter was still underage and was sent to Luoyang to be an ordinary palace maid.

Most of the concubines that Wu begged to buy also went to Luoyang Palace to wash their clothes. The younger ones were all given as concubines to generals who had made meritorious service.

"Hurry up, hurry up, why are you waiting so long?" a Forbidden Army officer scolded.

Wu Qimai quickly lowered his head and wiped his old tears with his sleeves.

The officer who escorted Wu Qimai was called Peng Qi, and he was the prototype of Peng Qi, the Tianmu general in "Water Margin".

His experiences in history are much more exciting than those in novels.

The generals who initially belonged to Zhai Xing were forced to surrender to the puppet Qi in the middle, and then surrendered to Li Heng (a civil servant of the Southern Song Dynasty). Then he followed Li Heng and partnered with Niu Gao to fight against the Jin Dynasty, and eventually both defected to Yue Fei's command.

After the failure of the resistance against Jin, many of the generals of Zhai Xing and Li Heng joined the Yue Family Army.

Li Heng, who is determined to regain Kaifeng, has been promoted to prefect in Ming Dynasty.

One by one, they boarded the boat, and soon it was Wu's turn to beg for food. Peng Qi scolded: "Go over quickly!"

Wu Qimai stepped on the pedal carefully. He was afraid that Peng Qi would suddenly kick him and he would drown in confusion.

The western section of the Bianhe River is about 150 miles long, and probably merges into the Yellow River between Xingyang and Wushe in later generations.

If the Ming Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, this section of the canal would become extremely busy. Grains and materials from the entire southern region were transported from various places and gathered in Kaifeng, and then concentrated on the western section of the Bianhe River.

After passing the western section of Bianhe River, there are still dozens of miles of Yellow River, and then it turns into Luoshui River and reaches Luoyang.

The fleet docked outside Luoyang City. Bai Chongyan led a group of officials to greet them, and countless Luoyang people came to watch.

Luoyang housing prices have been soaring recently!

The big clans in Luoyang have been split up and are scattered in counties in Hebei and Shaanxi. But a few ethnic groups and land were left in Luoyang. Today, they all came to welcome the first batch of people who moved the capital, dreaming of reviving their families in the new Ming Dynasty.

"Where is Wu Qimai?"

Everyone asked each other, everyone wanted to gather around to see the king who had subjugated his country.

Unfortunately, Wu Qimai was not wearing ducal clothes, and his bald head was covered by a hat. They searched for a long time but could not find him.

The eunuchs and maids went straight to the palace.

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During the Tang Dynasty, there were palace cities and imperial cities.

The palace city includes the emperor's harem, various palaces, inner court institutions, and central core offices.

The Imperial City is the centralized office area for major central government agencies.

By the time of Kaifeng in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was difficult to distinguish the palace city from the imperial city.

Kaifeng Da Nei: It looks like both an imperial city and a palace city; it is both an imperial city and a palace city - the place is too narrow and they are all crowded together!

The Shangshu Province, Yushitai, and Liubu Yamen of the Northern Song Dynasty... were supposed to be located within the imperial city, but the imperial city could not accommodate them, so they had to make do with building houses outside the imperial city, crowded together with various temples, residences, and shops. . In order to build a bright hall, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty threw all the yamen of Zhongshu Province outside the imperial city.

As far as the location of the central offices was concerned, the Northern Song Dynasty court looked like a grass-roots team!

But Luoyang is different.

This is where Zhao Kuangyin plans to move the capital. The palace city and imperial city strictly follow the layout of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

As long as Ju Ming moved the capital to Luoyang, the perimeter of the palace city would increase by one-third. And it all belongs to the emperor, so there is no need to crowd with the prince or official offices. (The historical records of the Luoyang Palace City in the Northern Song Dynasty were nine miles and three hundred steps in circumference, but archaeological measurements found it to be twelve miles and sixty-nine steps in circumference.)

There is also an imperial city outside, which is double the perimeter of the palace city. This thing does not exist in Kaifeng.

In addition to the imperial city, there is also a dedicated East Palace and several fortresses. There are no such functional buildings in Kaifeng either.

After moving the capital.

The emperor, the cabinet, and the Tongzhengyuan work in the palace.

The Prince, the Sixth Ministry, the Privy Council, the Inspectorate and other departments work in the imperial city.

It suddenly felt open and comfortable, and seemed well-organized.

In recent years, a lot of land has been freed up by splitting up the big families in Luoyang and relocating the people in the city. And outside the imperial city, many official residences and official dormitories were built.

Officials of the rank of minister and above can live in independent official residences. Although there are two or three people entering the courtyard, the area is not very large. To prevent senior officials from being reluctant to move out after leaving office because it is too luxurious - unless it is a holiday, officials must live in it. You can also buy another house by yourself, but you can only live there during holidays or after retirement.

Officials below the rank of Vice Minister can live in official dormitories. Most are detached houses, and a few require several people to live together - mainly for low-level officials who cannot afford a house. Those who can afford a house can live wherever they want. During their internship in Beijing, new Jinshi students must live in a small courtyard where several people live together.

Zhu Guoxiang took his wife and children around the Wangchuan construction site, and played in Bashang for a few days, then rushed back to Luoyang.

Before the imperial court could complete the move of the capital, the Supreme Emperor needed to stay in Luoyang Palace.

Zhu Guoxiang also came in for the first time.

When he thought that the palace walls had been plastered with human bones, he felt sick in his heart. It was even more difficult to understand Song Huizong. He didn't plan to move the capital, so why did he rebuild the Luoyang Palace so smoothly?

Maybe it was renovated for the Ming Dynasty and New Dynasty!

As for why there was mercury in the palace of the Song Dynasty, it caused the heirs to be unhappy. That's pure nonsense, and there's no source for it at all.

There was a large amount of mercury in the royal palaces of all dynasties, which was mainly used for gilding objects.

The chemical stability of gilt utensils is extremely high, and it can be used to boil water for drinking.

Zhu Guoxiang took the layout map of Luoyang Imperial City and took his wife and children for a stroll in the car. After walking for a whole day, he was barely familiar with it.

Zhu Guoxiang was standing on the east wall of the imperial city, with a wall called the East City at his feet.

A large city, it was used exclusively for the residence and office of the prince in the Tang Dynasty.

This is called the real East Palace, which is almost half the size of the Kaifeng Imperial Palace!

But Xicheng, where other princes and princesses lived, had been demolished during the Zhao Kuangyin era.

Yaoyi City in the north was also demolished, leaving only Yuanbi City, which was used to station troops. It's better to keep this thing in one place, lest the palace guards have no place to live and have to walk from home to the imperial city to work every day.

Except for these two separated cities, all other separated cities were demolished by Zhao Kuangyin.

The separate cities inside and outside the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty allowed for secret movement and troop deployment, and were mainly used to prevent palace coups.

There was no way, palace coups in the Tang Dynasty were as common as eating and drinking.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty even built all the palaces of the princes within the separate city. In essence, it is residential surveillance, which is claimed to facilitate discipline.

Overall, Zhu Guoxiang is very satisfied.

Then, he moved directly into the East Palace with his wife and children...

The prince's dear grandson is still young and can continue to live in the harem. It was a pity that such a large East Palace was empty, so Zhu Guoxiang decided to help his grandson stay there for a few days.

In fact, it is convenient to get in and out. He only needs to pass through a city gate and Zhu Guoxiang can run down the street.

The eunuch who had moved to Luoyang Palace in advance did not dare to say anything when he saw this situation.

He couldn't say that the Emperor made a mistake and became the emperor's son by living here.

Zhu Guoxiang called Bai Chongyan over and asked, "Tokyo, when will the capital be moved?"

Bai Chongyan replied: "The first group of people who came here were some eunuchs, female officials, palace maids, and guards. They were responsible for cleaning up and tidying up various houses. The second group of people who came here were art officers, historians, astronomy officials, etc., and they were responsible for cleaning up and tidying up the various houses in Kaifeng. The treasures and classics from the imperial city were brought. The third group came, including some officials from the treasury and warehouses, and brought many materials including food and money. After everything was ready, His Majesty moved to the capital with all the civil and military officials. "

"It's very thoughtful." Zhu Guoxiang nodded in approval.

Bai Chongyan said: "I also summoned the wealthy farmers on the outskirts of Luoyang to let them grow a variety of vegetables and fruits this year and raise more pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks. When the imperial court moves the capital, there will be no shortage of meat and vegetable supplies."

Zhu Guoxiang praised: "Excellent."

Bai Chongyan added: "The experimental fields of the Agriculture Department have also been prepared, and the fields come from the large families who have been separated and relocated."

Half of the experimental fields of the Agriculture Department in Kaifeng will be sold to nearby farmers, and the remaining half will be transferred to the Henan Province Agriculture Bureau after being moved to the capital.

Zhu Guoxiang was even more happy when he heard that the experimental field in Luoyang was ready.

He then asked: "How is the reform of working people to work in rural areas in Henan Province?"

Bai Chongyan said: "It's completed."

Zhu Guoxiang praised him a few more times and gave him two colored coins.

Bai Chongyan resigned and left the East Palace, feeling extremely comfortable. He has contributed to the reform of a province, and helped to move the capital. He will be promoted to at least Zuo Shilang, and if there is a vacancy, he can even directly become minister.

When I returned home happily, my wife came up to me with a solemn expression and said, "We just received news from my hometown that my uncle (father-in-law) has passed away from illness."

The smile on Bai Chongyan's face froze instantly.

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(First, the year title "Revival of China" was really unfashionable at that time, and it was very fresh and eye-catching.

Second, when "Guanju Yipin" was being serialized, I was working and coding at the same time. I only read more than 100,000 words of this book, and I lost it after chasing it. I didn’t even read the content on the shelves. So, don’t make any nonsense about me copying his Military Parade. I really haven’t read it, it’s just a coincidence. )