Ming Dynasty Simulator: I will be the greatest emperor of all time!

He, Zhu Yuanzhang, was the ancestor of all the descendants of the Zhu family, and he absolutely would not allow the Ming Dynasty to have two "ancestors".

At this court assembly, Zhu Yuanzhang surprisingly summoned Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaosui, which aroused strange thoughts among the officials and finally made Zhu Yunwen feel a sense of unease.

When Zhu Di came to attend the court assembly, he was carried there on a stretcher because of his injury.

The ministers looked closely and wondered why the Prince of Yan had been keeping his head down all day. It turned out that the Prince of Yan had been beaten black and blue by His Majesty.

The courtiers applauded, especially the nobles.

They still remember the pranks Zhu Di played on them when they were young, but because Zhu Di was the emperor's son, and because of the protection he had received from the crown prince Zhu Biao, no one dared to say anything.

Now that they saw Zhu Di being beaten, they naturally burst into laughter.

As for Zhu Di, he was truly terrified of his father. This time, he actually brought Zhu Gaoxi, who was still asleep, to court.

While Zhu Gaoxi was sleeping with his eyes half-closed, he cursed Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang in his heart.

During the Hongwu era, the morning court session began at 5 a.m. Generally speaking, in order to attend the morning court session at 5 a.m., ministers would get up at 3 a.m. and head to the palace.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang could withstand such a court assembly system. Zhu Gaoxi knew that his descendants could not withstand such an intense morning court session. Later emperors of the Ming Dynasty gradually began to "skip court," and by the time of Jiajing, they had completely stopped attending court.

Zhu Gaoxi had two huge dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were completely closed. He really couldn't understand why the court meeting had to be held at five o'clock in the morning.

"In the future... in the future, if I have the chance, I will definitely change this broken system," Zhu Gaoxi vowed.

And this Judy, Old Zhu is just beating you, not killing you. You're afraid of Old Zhu, so why did you shake me awake and insist on taking me to court? You insist that Old Zhu likes me and that with me around, he'll beat you less severely.

I tried to persuade Lao Zhu last time, but he still beat you so badly you couldn't get out of bed.

Zhu Gaoxi was still a little sleepy, but suddenly, after hearing the old man on the throne speak, Zhu Di tightened his grip on his small body even more.

This sudden tightening jolted Zhu Gaoxi awake, leaving him drowsy and staring blankly ahead.

A heated argument broke out in the imperial court, which was permitted by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Moving the capital is a major event, and the ministers were all expressing their opinions. In the end, they summarized it all into one sentence: the capital should not be moved.

In the 25th year of the Hongwu reign, Zhu Yuanzhang considered moving the capital and even sent his crown prince Zhu Biao to conduct an on-site investigation. However, at that time, he was considering Xi'an Prefecture, which was formerly known as Chang'an. At that time, he never thought of establishing the capital in the former capital of the Yuan Dynasty, which is now Beiping.

It was what was revealed in the simulator that gave Zhu Yuanzhang this idea.

He wanted to move the capital to Beiping, so that from his generation as the founder of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor would "guard the nation's gates." He did not want the Han people's empire to fall again.

In the group chat of that simulator, Zhu Yuanzhang fiddled with something, and a descendant named Chongzhen told him: Although the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by peasant uprisings, he felt that the Hu people (Jin people) outside the Great Wall might very well take over the Han people's world.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang very worried about the future of the Han dynasty, so he had the idea of ​​moving the capital during his generation.

Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen submitted a memorial suggesting:

"Your Majesty! Our Great Ming Dynasty was established in war. We fought against the barbarians while simultaneously developing and recuperating our country. First, war is expensive. Second, recuperation means that our court's tax revenue is relatively low. As a result, the national treasury is not very wealthy. Moving the capital will require not only manpower but also a large amount of money, which our national treasury cannot support at present."

"Moreover, where can we move the capital now? Currently, there are only three places in the world that can serve as a capital: Xi'an, Kaifeng, and Hangzhou. Hangzhou is located in a remote corner, Kaifeng has no natural defenses, and Xi'an has been declining for hundreds of years and cannot meet the material needs of the capital's population. None of these are suitable choices to become a capital."

Zhu Yunwen's words summarized the reasons why the court officials opposed moving the capital, and he did so very well.

Moving the capital isn't just about money; the main problem is finding a suitable location! Right now, besides Yingtian Prefecture, what other place in the world is suitable to be the capital?

It can't be the old Yuan capital, can it?

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, then said:

What do you think of the former Yuan capital, Dadu?

boom!

The heads of the court officials were blown off.

Zhu Yunwen was stunned. He felt a sense of fear at his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang's answer. He felt that he was the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his capital was the former Yuan capital, Dadu? That city on the border, adjacent to the barbarians?

So, can he, the emperor, still sleep soundly?

Zhu Gaoxi, who was half asleep, instantly woke up.

Zhu Gaoxi wondered, why would Old Zhu be thinking of moving the capital to Beiping at this time? Wasn't moving the capital to Beiping something his own father did when he was in power?

Before the ministers could refute him, Zhu Yuanzhang continued:

"Although much of the capital of the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed, the main structure was still intact, and rebuilding it would not require too much money."

"Secondly, the Grand Canal had already been dredged during the Yuan Dynasty, and Beiping had a high carrying capacity, so it would not experience a situation like Xi'an Prefecture where food could not be self-sufficient."

"The third time..."

When Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned the third one, his tone became sharp:

"Thirdly, the emperor of our Great Ming Dynasty is the father of all people. The people on the northern border live under the iron hooves of the barbarians at all times. How can the emperor of our Great Ming Dynasty, as the father of all people, reside in the south in peace? He should go to the front line and, with his imperial body, guard the border!"

"We are afraid that the Ming Dynasty, which has established its capital in Yingtianfu, will change in its descendants and become like the Southern Song Dynasty. We believe that our Ming Dynasty cannot follow the example of the Southern Song Dynasty."

"What's that line of poetry again? Help me remember, what's 'outside the mountains'?"

"Your Majesty, it is 'Beyond the mountains, green hills rise, beyond the buildings, more buildings stand,'" a minister immediately chimed in.

"Yes, yes, that's it. There's another half-sentence: something about when the dancing on West Lake will stop. Our Great Ming Dynasty can't be like this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply pained by the Southern Song Dynasty's cowardly survival, and in the end, he said:

"Moving the capital to the former Yuan capital, which is now Beiping, is, in our opinion, a move to 'the emperor guarding the nation's gate'!"

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang looked provocatively at Zhu Di, whose body was covered in bandages.

Fourth brother, your achievement of "the emperor guarding the country's gate" is going to be taken by our old Zhu.

Hehe, we're going to take over your Yongle Encyclopedia and build the Hongwu Encyclopedia.

And Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean, right? Hahaha, they're all ours now, they're all ours now.

"Ah, pfft."

Zhu Di sneezed, wiped his nose, and found the old man's gaze very strange.

Zhu Gaoxi's eyes were flashing wildly. He was wondering how Old Zhu knew the words "the emperor guards the nation's gate." These words were a summary of later generations, and the current Ming Dynasty could not possibly have them.

Could it be... that a time traveler has appeared beside Old Zhu?

Considering Zhu's recent unusual behavior, Zhu Gaoxi thought about it more and more and felt that it was possible.

We need to find an opportunity to test the waters.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished explaining, the officials were all stunned at first, and then they all knelt on the ground and shouted "No!"

How could an emperor, of such high status, move the capital to a border city?

They preferred that Zhu Yuanzhang move the capital to Xi'an or Kaifeng.

If all else fails and His Majesty insists on moving the capital, then perhaps we should agree to His Majesty's request and move the capital to Guanzhong.