Chapter 210 Never move the capital! Daming will never take a step back!
"Yu Shen, you..."
Xie Qian walked into Fengtian Hall cursing, but when he saw the people in Fengtian Hall clearly, he immediately closed his eyes in shock mouth.
The Empress Dowager Zhou, who had not seen each other for a long time and had no contact with her at all, actually sat on the phoenix chair again.
In the hall, there were also eunuch Fu Dahai, the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, two pavilion elders, a minister, and several high officials standing in front of Zhou.
Faintly, there seemed to be a confrontation with Zhu Youqi and Yu Shen.
Seeing the arrival of Xie Qian and other southern officials, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and other northern officials felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.
Li Dongyang, in particular, felt mixed emotions in his heart when he saw Xie Qian, who was once close to him, now standing on his opposite side.
A year ago, they had not yet joined the cabinet and were still taking office in the Hanlin Academy.
At that time, they were in a low position and had no conflict of interest with each other. They could still talk to each other, and their relationship was extremely good.
But it has only been a year since the two of them joined the cabinet and became extremely noble cabinet elders, and the power in their hands is also increasing day by day.
But because of this, with power, there are also interests.
With interests, there are also conflicts of interest.
In the end, they each represented the interests of officials from the north and the south, standing on opposite sides of each other.
Li Dongyang was sighing in his heart, and Xie Qian was also filled with emotion.
But their faces remained calm. After looking at each other, they quickly looked away.
"Wei Chen has met the Empress Dowager."
Xie Qian and others quickly calmed down and saluted Zhou.
At this moment, it is not difficult for these southern officials to see that in the end it was the northern officials who took the lead, carried out the Zhou family, and seized the opportunity.
After learning that the Zhou family had a ceremonial supervisor and the support of a group of northern officials, these southern officials sighed inwardly.
With the support of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the two cabinet elders, the Zhou family was equivalent to taking control of the government.
Then the idea of these southern officials to issue the order to move the capital directly through Zhu Youqian was completely ruined.
Looking at these menacing southern officials, Zhou remained calm in the face of danger and spoke calmly.
“Now that all the high officials in the court have gathered here, let’s talk about what we should do next.”
“Your Majesty, please move the capital. Please move the capital!”
As soon as Zhou finished speaking, Xie Qian stood up and strongly demanded to move the capital.
“His Majesty led so many troops to the expedition, but they were all attacked in Tumubao and were defeated. But until now, we have not got the specific number of the Wala army.”
“Wala After defeating His Majesty, the next step must be to rush to the capital. With so many armies attacking the capital, the capital can be It's dangerous!"
"And the capital city is very dangerous. Two emperors have been attacked by the Oara people at the Tumu Fort during their personal expeditions."
" In addition, since the Forbidden City was built, there have been constant fires, so it is really difficult for it to be the capital of the capital! ”
"I moved back to Nanjing. It was the place where Emperor Taizu Gao made his capital. It was the land of Longxing!"
"Moving back to Nanjing will definitely ensure that the Ming Dynasty continues to prosper and stand for thousands of years!" "
No one in the audience listened to Xie Qian's words.
Pure alarmism, its main purpose is to move the capital.
With the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of troops can be easily mobilized back to Beijing without having to worry too much.
Xie Qian may also feel that the excuse for the Walas to attack the capital is a bit too forced.
So after that, he even added some metaphysical excuses such as Feng Shui.
As soon as Xie Qian finished speaking, Li Dongyang immediately retorted.
“The capital is an important place, the tombs of several former emperors are built here, and the Ancestral Temple is also here, how can we say that we are accommodating?”
“You want to escape after losing the battle, you want future generations to What do people think of us? ”
"Aren't you afraid that future generations will poke your spine and call you a spineless coward?!"
"Fight! We must fight!"
"We are dignified, but we are still afraid A group of submissive prairie people? "
"Wala didn't even take the capital back then, how could these little thieves take over the capital? "
"If he dares to come, the Ming Dynasty will definitely let him have it. No return! ”
Li Dongyang's words made Xie Qian blush and became furious.
The most taboo thing for civil servants is to use the reputation of future generations to talk about things.
After all, they are both responsible and upright people who cherish their feathers.
For a time, the debate in the court about whether to war or to move resounded throughout the Fengtian Palace.
These people are the so-called warring faction and the capital-relocating faction.
Basically, northern officials were all war-minded, while southern officials were all capital-relocating factions.
This has nothing to do with backbone, spinelessness, hawks, doves, advocating force, loving peace... and other vain things.
Essentially, it is a battle of interests.
There were quarrels in the court, but Yu Shen remained unmoved. He neither supported nor opposed the relocation of the capital.
Because no matter what, there are pros and cons for him.
His hometown is in Zhezhou, so why does he oppose moving the capital?
If he really moved back to Nanjing, he would also benefit.
It doesn't matter to him if he stays in the capital.
After all, his core interests still lie with Yang Tong in the north. In the end, it was Zhou who made the decision.
"Okay, don't bring up the matter of moving the capital anymore!"
"The five late emperors of our Ming Dynasty were all buried in the capital. Emperor Xuanzong and Emperor Xianzong both stayed in the capital. How could the Ai family just leave?!"
“The Ai family still hopes, waiting for the mourning After a hundred years, the Ai family will be buried with Emperor Yingzong, and the Ai family will not leave!"
"No need to say more, the Ai family has made up its mind and will never move the capital!"
" Daming, never take a step back!”
After Zhou's words, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others immediately echoed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"I, the officials of the Ming Dynasty, are all people of backbone. Even if they die, they must defend the capital!"< br>
“ The emperor guards the country, and the king dies in the country! "
"This is the ancestral teaching of the Ming Dynasty! The emperor will never retreat, how can we ministers move the capital lightly?"
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"If we move the capital, we will not be laughed at by future generations as a spineless coward?!"
Xie Qian, Peng Shao and other southern officials had pale faces.
They thought that after Zhou came to power, their plan to move the capital might not go so smoothly.
But I didn’t expect that Zhou would object so firmly.
In this way, if you want to move the capital, you must get rid of the Zhou family's obstacle.
Thinking of this, Xie Qian and others were even more upset that they did not seize the opportunity.
They never expected that the northern officials were so unrestrained that they even went to the harem to carry out the Zhou family, who had long been deprived of their title by Zhu Youtang.
They officials in the south really didn’t expect that there would be such a problem.
This time, they fell into a passive position.
At this time, Yu Qian suddenly took a step forward, raised his hands and asked for orders: "Empress Qi, your Majesty's life and death are unknown now, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, and a prince should be established early."
"Now that your majesty has no heir, I would like to ask you to establish King Xing as the crown prince. If your majesty really dies, it is best to ascend the throne as soon as possible to stabilize the country."
Hearing Yu Shen's intention to support Zhu Youqi in the throne. Not dead, Mrs. Zhou curled her lips in disgust: "How could the Ai family not know that a country cannot live without a king for a day?"
"It's just that King Xing is young, so he is not a good choice."
"The Ai family has asked the Chief of Ceremonies to prepare a letter and send it to Runing, urgently recruiting King Chong to the capital to supervise the country."
"Prince Chong has always been a virtuous man and a man of great strength. If your Majesty really dies, it would be most appropriate for him to succeed you."
Upon hearing the news, the southern officials present, including Yu Shen, looked shocked.
They all know that King Chong is the biological son of the Zhou family. If King Chong is really allowed to ascend the throne, the power of the government will be withdrawn and taken away by the Zhou family.
"My Lady, the vassal king has returned to Beijing to supervise the country. This is against the rules..."
Yu Shen wanted to refute, but now the situation is stronger than others, and he is single and weak. , people's words are light and have no effect at all.
“Special times, special treatment!”
In this way, Empress Dowager Zhou quickly finalized the most important candidates for moving the capital and supervising the country.
Subsequently, after discussing a few minor and minor matters, the first emergency meeting in Beijing came to an end.
This time the confrontation ended with a complete victory for the northern faction headed by Zhou, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang.
The southern faction led by Xie Qian and Peng Shao missed the opportunity and ended miserably.
As for Yu Shen’s mutiny faction in the capital, he still has a chance to make a comeback.
In fact, despite the complexity of the forces in the capital, various factions are at odds.
But in fact, these three factions are the only ones with the real ability to influence the affairs of the capital.
On the way out of the palace, Yu Shen took the initiative to approach Xie Qian to seek cooperation.
"Work together? What can I do with you?"
When Yu Shen expressed his desire to cooperate, what he received was a cold stare from Xie Qian.
In Xie Qian's eyes, Yu Shen was a traitor who betrayed the southern civil servant group.
To secretly pick up Zhu Youqi in advance, this is simply not taking them, the southern officials, seriously.
“Our purpose is the same. As long as King Xing can successfully succeed to the throne, King Xing will be happy to agree to move the capital.”
“You must know that Concubine Chen is also from Zhezhou. , We are all from Jiangnan, so there is no reason to refuse to move the capital."
Yu Shen lowered his voice and said to Xie Qian.
On the point of letting King Xing succeed to the throne, the interests of these two forces are indeed consistent.
Southern officials needed King Xing to order the move of the capital, and Yu Shen needed to control the government through King Xing.
Xie Qian looked at Yu Shen up and down and asked, "What plans do you have, please tell me?"
Yu Shen pointed around: "This is not the place to talk. If you don't mind, you can come and sit in the humble house."
Xie Qian and others exchanged looks, nodded, and followed Yu Shen back to Yu Shen's house.
Arriving at Yu Shen's study, after a group of southern civil servants sat down, Xie Qian knocked on the table: "Can we talk about it now?"
"What is your plan? What do you need us to do?" ”
After Yu Shen served tea to everyone, he explained his plan to these southern officials.
(End of this chapter)