Daming: I really don’t want to be an emperor!

Whether it is Taihang Mountains, Qinling Mountains, Wuyi Mountains, or Nanling Mountains, they are all far away from Yingtian. Once the army approaches the city, the only barrier is the Yingtian city wall.

After all, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are a flat plain. Although Yingtian has the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, once the enemy bypasses Nanjing’s river defense, they can cross the river smoothly from other places.

Then they attacked Yingtian along the only land route. At this moment, Yingtian was surrounded by rivers on three sides, which immediately became a barrier. There was no way to retreat, and they could only be caught in a trap.

Third, since ancient times, all the divided dynasties that established their capitals in Yingtian were short-lived. Whoever controlled the Central Plains controlled the world, and whoever controlled the world also established its capital in the Central Plains.

Therefore, the capital should be built in the north, but Yingtian cannot meet this condition. With the development of the south, Yingtian can serve as an economic center.

But the focus of the country is still in the north. After all, if the border is always under threat, how can the Ming Dynasty be stable in the future? If the capital is moved to the north, many cities can be considered.

For example, Chang'an, the capital of the Han and Tang dynasties, has a long history. At the same time, building the capital in the north can curb the development and southward migration of Mongolia and ensure the safety of the Ming Dynasty. "

Zhu Yunhuan nodded, "That's true."

It can be seen from the fact that Zhu Di fought all the way to Nanjing in the future that this is also the reason why Zhu Di wanted to move the capital to Beiping in the future.

Although it’s good to stay in Yingtian, does that mean we can just ignore the stability of the border?

Having the emperor guard the national border was the wisest choice for the Ming Dynasty and was also a result of the historical development trend.

Yingtian is ultimately not suitable as a long-term capital.

“So, Your Majesty decided to move the capital. Your Majesty’s idea is to make Yingtian and Kaifeng the southern and northern capitals of the Ming Dynasty, and Linhao the middle capital.

However, the censor Hu Ziqi wrote a letter suggesting that there were four places where the capital could be established, namely Hedong, Bianliang, Luoyang and Guanzhong.

After analyzing the pros and cons of the four places, it was finally suggested to build the capital in Guanzhong. Guanzhong has hundreds of rivers and mountains, which can arouse the expectations of the princes. There is no place like Guanzhong in the world.

Among all the mountains and rivers in the world, Qin is known to be the most rugged and solid. It can even be said that whoever controls Guanzhong controls the world. So Your Majesty sent the former Crown Prince to inspect Shaanxi and study its customs and folkways.

By the way, I checked the affairs of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, but the main purpose was to investigate whether Shaanxi could be used as a place for the capital, but something went wrong when the Crown Prince returned first."

Jiang Li slowly told the story.

But he found that there seemed to be anger in Zhu Yunhuan's eyes.

"Jiang Li! I want you to talk about the matter, not to give a scientific analysis here! If you don't get to the point, I will sew your mouth shut!"

"Yes, yes. The former Crown Prince fell ill after returning from his inspection tour. This is the biggest suspicion. After my investigation, I found that there is a huge suspicion. One of the masterminds is the cabinet minister, Zhan Hui! He colluded with the harem to murder the former Crown Prince!"

Jiang Li quickly got straight to the point.

It would have been fine if you hadn't said it, but once you did, it brought up a big melon.

It directly pointed to Zhan Hui, who was promoted to assistant minister just two days ago.

This frightened Zhan Hui, "Jiang Li! Don't make random accusations! How could I have colluded with the harem to murder the late crown prince? You are just accusing me of something!"

Everyone also looked at Zhan Hui.

Now that the cabinet has just been set up and started to operate, an assistant minister has been implicated in the major case of the death of the former crown prince.

"Shut up! If you have any grievances, I'll redress them later!" Zhu Yunhuan slammed the imperial desk angrily.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhan Hui accepted the order but glared at Jiang Li.

You mad dog, you bite people randomly!

"Your Highness, Zhan Hui was previously the Minister of Personnel. This official is actually a cruel official. Together with the late Crown Prince, he recorded the heavy prisoners to be executed this autumn. The late Crown Prince was inclined to give a lighter sentence, but Zhan Hui thought that was not possible. Thus, a conflict arose between the late Crown Prince and Zhan Hui.

So, the former crown prince went to His Majesty to argue, but His Majesty said that Zhan Hui's approach was correct. The former crown prince said that the world should be ruled with benevolence. His Majesty became furious and said to the former crown prince, "Wait until you have the world to rule it!"

The late crown prince was frightened by the wrath of His Majesty, and lost his mind for a moment when returning to the palace. He slipped and fell into the Jinshui River. He was rescued by servants, but he fell ill and never got up. However, the eunuch of the Eastern Palace heard the late crown prince's last words.