Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

"Okay, Tourmaline, serve the tea, and let's sit down and talk."

Xu had no choice but to pull Zhu Di to his seat and motioned for them to sit down.

She had thought that Zhu Di was unreliable, but she had never thought he was so unreliable.

There was no roundabout way of saying it, and the issue of moving the capital was put on the table.

This is not the right way to deal with civil officials.

This simply added a lot of difficulty to the relocation of the capital.

But things happened, and there has to be a solution no matter what.

The capital is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It has abundant resources, convenient transportation, and is surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

It has always been a popular choice for building a capital.

As the ancient capital of ten dynasties, there are endless stories to tell about the capital.

The dynasties that used the capital as their capital include Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Southern Dynasties of Song, Qi, Liang, Chen, Southern Tang, and the current Ming Dynasty.

Xu lived in the capital when she was a child, and she thought the capital was good, at least it was very convenient for living there.

But she has been in Peking since she became an adult.

I'm used to living in the Prince of Yan's Mansion in Peking, so I feel a little uncomfortable when I come back this time.

The imperial city built by the previous emperor was particularly large.

The construction of the entire imperial city was still ongoing until the end of the Hongwu period.

The ones at the front are old, and the ones at the back are not finished yet.

So various repairs and construction were carried out at the same time.

Finally, there was the fire caused by Zhu Yunwen.

The palaces in the center of the imperial city were either burned down or in ruins, and many were stained with smoke and flames.

When Xu actually saw the dilapidated state of the imperial city, she felt saddened.

Not only was the palace in ruins, but the population was also dwindling.

Almost all of the late emperor’s concubines are gone.

Zhu Yunwen had been on the throne for more than two years, but he was so exhausted that he did not do much to enrich his harem and had very few children.

Now his women and some women and children left behind by the former prince have all been moved out of the palace.

When Zhu Di ascended the throne, he also killed many people.

Zhu Di killed all the old ministers who supported Jianwen, as well as some who had vague connections with him.

Therefore, at this moment in the imperial city, both the front and the harem were empty.

It is even more eerie and scary at night.

Xu felt very uncomfortable and did not live in the harem, but lived in the Huagai Palace with Zhu Di.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Xin randomly chose a palace not far away to set up their residence.

The same goes for Zhu Anle and Zhu Zhiming.

The whole family, numbering less than twenty people, only occupied a few palaces.

This situation is very similar to the Prince of Yan's Mansion in the capital.

But Xu just couldn't find back the feeling of home that she had when everyone lived together in Prince Yan's Mansion.

From the bottom of her heart, Xu didn't want to continue living in this imperial city, and she had no intention of making a big fuss about repairing it. Up to this point, Xu hadn't even opened all of her boxes.

Zhu Di understood it very well.

Plus, they had discussed this matter on the way.

The ready-made captives could be used to build the palace of the capital. What was lacking now was an order.

So Zhu Di hurriedly proposed to move the capital in the court.

He didn't want Xu to live in the shabby house forever.

Since Xu appreciated Zhu Di's considerate heart, she had to consider how to deal with the aftermath.

"Chi'er, think about it. Xin'er, think about it too. This is a serious matter. They also know that this matter is a foregone conclusion. We still have to give them this step."

"Spoil them!"

Zhu Di was indignant.

"Then you can just chop them all down? Who will do the work then?"

Xu glared at Zhu Di.

"There are plenty of people!"

Zhu Di was stubborn.

"If you don't work, how can you tell who is capable and who is not? Let's hear what Chi'er has to say first."

Xu was not impatient either. She just put a cup of tea to Zhu Di's mouth and signaled Zhu Gaochi to continue.

With Xu suppressing Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

“The reasons for moving the capital are readily available.

All of them are exaggerated.

The capital is far away from the north, and the arrogant and powerful generals in the north have never been idle. It would have been fine if my father and my seventeenth uncle were there, but now they are not here. Once they realize it, they will definitely cause trouble on the border.

Timur is an example.

Although Timur was defeated, Timur's army did take advantage of the time when my father and Uncle Seventeen were in the capital and reached the outskirts of the capital."

“It’s two thousand miles from the capital to the capital, and it takes at least ten days to go back and forth on horseback.

After more than ten days of transmission, the military situation changed rapidly.

The capital is absolutely out of reach, and no matter how powerful the general is, it is difficult for him to play his role.

The only way is to move the capital to Beijing and station troops there.

We have the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty stationed at the border, dispatching troops and generals, to see who dares to invade.

I think we can add a grand saying here that the emperor guards the country's gate. Moving the capital is a major event that will benefit the present and future generations."

When Zhu Gaochi said this, Xu smiled:

"The emperor has gone to guard the border of the Ming Dynasty himself. If they don't support him, wouldn't that mean that the officials are afraid of death?"

“Yes, mother.

In addition, the actions of the censor Jing Qing years ago indicate that there are still many remnants of Jianwen lurking in the capital.

Therefore, when the capital was moved, not necessarily the entire court would move away.

What we need in Beijing are loyal people who are dedicated to ensuring the well-being of the people of the Ming Dynasty, rather than those court officials who have no backbone and are easily influenced by others.

The capital is prosperous, while Beijing is hard. If you can't stand the hardship, you can also apply to stay in the capital.

We really don’t force it! Hehehehe!”

Zhu Gaochi became more excited as he spoke.

“Jing Qing is just a fool who was pushed out by others.

Assassination in public.

Humph, such a person deserves no death.

It would be a good idea to move the capital to expose these stupid and treacherous people, so as to avoid investigating them one by one.

This differentiation trick can be used.

But it’s still not substantial enough.”

Xu thought it was feasible, but it still lacked something.

"Why not, fix the book?"

Zhang Xin suggested weakly.

Xu and Zhu Gaochi were shocked and shouted in unison:

"good idea!"

“If you want people to avoid trouble, you have to find people first.”

Xu praised it highly.

"Yeah, we can't let people have any free time."

Zhu Gaochi often felt that his wife was very wise.

really.

He also had this idea, which was inspired by his conversation with Zhang Xin.

After Zhang Xin took charge of the palace, everything was in order.

Zhu Gaochi asked for the secret.

Zhang Xin only said that everyone has work to complete at the end of the day, and it is packed full.

When you are busy, you don't have time to think about other things.

"What book should I repair?"

Zhu Di was just straightforward, not stupid.

Zhu Gaochi worked out this logic through the conversation with Xu.

Anyway, you have to do things in a roundabout way.

This time he wants to move the capital, which will overturn the dinner table of the literati family.

Anyone with a bit of common sense would understand that the capital would be moved northwards, which would inevitably lead to the recruitment of a large number of northerners as government officials.

For the southerners, it means that the north will rise and the southerners will be gradually marginalized.

If we want them not to obstruct the relocation of the capital, we need to dangle a bigger carrot on their noses.

"It can take more than ten years to revise it, like the Ming Dynasty Laws and Edicts of my royal grandfather."

Zhang Xin added to her suggestion.

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