My Daming New Empire

Secondly, although Beiping, the capital, was highly praised in history as "the son of heaven guards the gate of the country and the king dies at the country", in fact, whether it is political or military, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

Historically, the opinion in favor of moving the capital to Yongle was that the central government could effectively manage and mobilize troops to defend against aggression due to the capital's proximity to the Great Wall.

Zhu Di himself used Beiping as his base to make five northern expeditions against the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. Beiping's advantages in military command were incomparable to Nanjing, which was in the rear.

At the same time, the momentum of the emperor's frontier defense and the fact that the imperial palace and the late emperor's mausoleum are on the front line made the whole court more determined to resist in the face of crisis; war, instead of abandoning the north like the Western Jin and Northern Song.

The historical opponents believe that, on the one hand, the relocation of the capital to Beiping put a huge pressure on the finances of the Ming Dynasty; The balanced configuration of the northern frontier defense.

In history, after Zhu Zhanji gave up the three guards of Kaiping, the Ming army had no strongholds outside the Great Wall, which exposed the two wings of Beiping and lost its strategic depth. The capital was under the direct threat of foreign enemies for a long time. , An important reason why Jurchen sat in Liaodong in the late Ming Dynasty.

Regarding Yongle's relocation of the capital, Zhu Zhanji would never have thought of it if it wasn't for the meeting today, so he was completely unprepared.

But this matter is too important, and even affects the historical changes in the next few hundred years. If Zhu Di, who is determined to move the capital, wants to change his mind, Zhu Zhanji must come up with a suitable reason.

If he is an adult, he can talk freely, but now he is only a six-year-old child, and it will be more difficult to persuade Zhu Di.

Zhu Di looked at his grandson with a smile, wanting to hear any legitimate reasons for this six-year-old kid.

Zhu Zhanji also felt that he was Alexander, and he should not be involved in this matter.But since it's the right time, if I don't change history, what kind of time traveler is I?

So he just thought about it for a while, and then said: "My grandson needs to wear five layers of clothes in winter in Beiping, but in Yingtian, he only needs four layers. Beiping produces less than three shi per mu, but Yingtian produces more than four shi per mu. Insufficient. Also, the construction of a new palace requires countless manpower and material resources, making people’s lives more difficult.”

Zhu Di smiled and asked, "Is there no other reason?"

If I am 26 years old, even if I am only 16 years old, I can reason and present the facts with reason, but this age is too embarrassing.

He could only shake his head.

Zhu Di patted his head and said with a smile: "But the capital of the country is in the north, so we can get close to the grassland and defeat the Mongolians!"

Zhu Zhanji shouted: "That's even more impossible. Whoever fights will stick out his neck first and let others catch him before hitting him!"

The ministers didn't dare to intervene at first, but when they heard what Zhu Zhanji said, some ministers couldn't help but knelt down and said: "Your Highness is wise, although these words are vulgar, they are also justified. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Zhu Di is a war-crazed man, and he moved the capital in order to be close to the grassland and compete with the Mongolians.

But he is also a great strategist, and he was touched by Zhu Zhanji's words.

He glanced at the minister kneeling on the ground, and said calmly: "Su Aiqing is alive, and the proposal to move the capital has not yet been decided. Now I am only considering establishing a companion capital in the north so that I, Ming, can use troops on the grassland. This matter... let's discuss it again, everyone loves Qing, please go back... Xie Aiqing, please stay."

All the ministers bowed and saluted one after another. "yes!"

Shouldn't it be saying well?Just say yes.

Zhu Zhanji was a little puzzled, and he himself didn't understand what the ministers should say at this time.

But he didn't know that his first appearance in front of several main ministers had already left a nearly perfect impression in the hearts of the ministers.

At the age of six, he was able to speak eloquently with the emperor, and what he said was well-founded.

In front of dozens of people, he didn't have the slightest fear, and dared to reason with the irritable Zhu Di.

This prince is definitely competent in front of this group of ministers!

In the lobby, Zhu Di asked about Zhu Zhanji's homework. When he saw today's classwork, he asked directly: "Liang, Tang, Jin and Han and Zhou said that the Five Dynasties all have reasons. Do you know what this sentence means?"

Zhu Zhanji said in a child's tone: "The teacher told me that Liang, Tang, Jin, Han and Zhou were five new forces after the fall of the Tang Dynasty. They were called the first five generations, because they did not have a long history and did not have the ability to be called a dynasty. foundation, so it is commensurate with five generations."

Zhu Di hummed, put away his homework and asked Xie Jin: "Xie Shidu, how is your son's study progress?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the son is intelligent, and he has already learned three or two characters. In order not to make him feel boring, I am also talking to him about hundreds of surnames, thousands of poems, and thousands of characters."

Zhu Di said softly: "The son is still young, there are some things that should not be touched too early, and in the future, don't let irrelevant people get close to the son."

"I don't dare, except for the three hundred thousand people who have been educated, I don't have the permission of your majesty, and I dare not make rash claims."

"What's with the map?"

Zhu Zhanji understood, and immediately pulled Zhu Di by the corner of his clothes and said, "Grandpa Emperor, the teacher didn't find the map. I asked Yu Xian to find it from Tianyi Pavilion."

"Why do you want to see it?"

"I want to know where Kyushu is! Otherwise, how can I figure out the Three Character Classic!"

Only then did Zhu Di pick him up, and laughed, "Then no one taught you what you said to me today?"

"Grandson won't be taught, grandson understands by himself."

"That's good! Ji'er is smart, don't let someone take advantage of you. Xie Shidu, please step back. Dog, show me."

(Continue to weakly beg for votes...)

Chapter 8 Martial arts

The matter was not over yet, that afternoon, the people who followed Zhu Zhanji were questioned one by one.

Until the evening, Zhu Di confirmed that it was indeed an accident that Zhu Zhanji came to Wenyuan Pavilion today. He did not know about the move of the capital before entering Wenyuan Pavilion, and no one taught Zhu Zhanji what he said.

Only at this time did Zhu Di feel relieved.

Since no one taught Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Di began to think deeply if Zhu Zhanji could speak out against moving the capital.

Even a six-year-old child can understand the truth, will Zhu Di not understand?

He moved the capital to Beiping for the convenience of the war, not for his descendants to guard against bandits day and night.

Since the move of the capital was opposed, and no one objected to making Beiping the accompanying capital, the matter of moving the capital will not be mentioned for the time being.

Anyway, making Beiping the place to go can also meet the needs of the war.

When Zhu Zhanji knew about this, he woke up at night and heard Fu Dianyi and Xue Zhangwei whispering about it, only then did he realize that all the people around him had been checked.

As the emperor, this suspicion is really big!

However, this also warned Zhu Zhanji that it is better not to be too aggressive in everything in the future, and it is better to honestly strengthen your own strength first.

Beginning in May, the people Ji Gang sent to collect Taoist classics have returned to Yingtian one after another. In order to meet Zhu Zhanji's needs, they not only brought back various classics, but even invited back many famous Taoist priests .

Most of these Taoist priests claim to be successful in Qi training, and they also want to take this opportunity to gain a future.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Officials of the Ministry of Rituals are rarely busy, arranging accommodation for these Taoist priests, waiting for the emperor to summon them.

At the same time, those Taoist qi refining techniques, Daoyin techniques, and all the secret books that can strengthen the body that have been sorted out were also copied one by one and sent to the palace.

After receiving the news, Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a while. He never thought that his own desire would cause such a big battle.

But if you think about it, you can understand it.