The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 644 Move the Capital to Youzhou
Under the cannons of the Song army, the Jin Dynasty could not resist even thousands of troops, and finally disappeared in the dust of history.During the Song-Jin war, Zhao Gou granted rewards to all the generals, and those generals should be the ministers who deserved the most meritorious service, and he was not stingy, and gave great rewards, such as kings and marquises.

Zhao Gou personally appointed nine princes, and assigned them to various places to command the army.Today's general position is not in vain. Under Zhao Gou's advocacy, all of them are real power. Zhao Gou is very relieved that the Nine Kings guarded thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Song Dynasty.

Only Zhao Yougong did not command the army, but became Prime Minister You and stayed in the court. That is to say, from then on, Prime Minister Zuo was a civil servant, Prime Minister Right was a military general, and Taiwei was not the highest position of military general.The left and right prime ministers stand in a row on the left and right, leading the ministers respectively.

In order to balance the ministers of the ruling and opposition parties, Li Gang retired from the position of Prime Minister Zuo and was replaced by Zhu Zhuo, not Pan Lianggui, Li Guang and others.

In the tenth year of Jianye, Zhao Gou ascended the throne as the emperor and made great efforts to govern the country, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful, and some Jurchens also intermarried with Han people, all thanks to Zhao Gou.In addition, there were many talented people in the Song Dynasty, not to mention that all the civil and military officials were shrewd and capable ministers, at least from the imperial court to the local prefectures and counties, there were very few people who were corrupt and favoritism.

Although after the Song and Jin wars, the Great Song Dynasty spent a lot of financial resources and many people died in the battle, but Zhao Gou's two-year rectification made the Great Song Dynasty wait for prosperity, and a group of talented people emerged no matter what industry they were in. People, these people are very supportive of the policies implemented by Zhao Gou, and they have also become a new batch of emperors and grandchildren, rich and wealthy, and successfully squeezed out the old forces.

At the beginning when Zhao Gou promoted reforms to strengthen the country, there were many stubborn people, especially wealthy merchants and local gentry, who felt that Zhao Gou had cut off their own way out and aroused dissatisfaction.However, now they don't dare to say anything more, the power in their hands is gradually lost, and they have no power to recover.

In the tenth year of Jianye, the Xixia army invaded.

At this time, Emperor Chongzong of Xixia was also the fourth emperor of Xixia Kingdom. Li Qianshun, the eldest son of Li Bingchang of Huizong, adopted the strategy of making distant friends and attacking Liao.At the beginning, the Xixia army was repeatedly defeated in front of the Song army, and never won.

Since Li Qianshun came to power, he, like Zhao Gou, first rectified the administration of officials, established a system of centralized monarchy, and ended the dictatorship of foreign relatives and aristocrats that appeared in the Lei Dynasty.In addition, he forcibly promulgated a hierarchical official title, which was divided into seven ranks except for the emperor and the heir to the throne, and the political system of Xixia was becoming more and more complete.

And reduce taxes, pay attention to farming and mulberry, and build water conservancy. Under Li Qianshun's hard work, Xixia is strong, politically clear, and social economy has developed well.Since Li Qianshun's mother and grandmother were both Han Chinese, he loved Central Plains culture, and even taught Sinology in China and trained officials.

Li Qianshun, Emperor Chongzong of Xixia, also wanted to take the opportunity to test the combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty army. He did not prevent the generals in the Xixia army from harassing the border of the Song Dynasty without permission. It was because of his behavior that it caused more serious consequences.That is, Zhao Gou ordered the army to attack Xixia.

In the face of the cannons and other extremely lethal weapons in the Song Dynasty, the Xixia army was completely defeated, and Liu Qi and Yue Fei joined forces to continuously occupy the Xixia land. In the end, Li Qianshun was afraid of the fighting power of the Song army, so he took the initiative to ask for peace.

Zhao Gou accepted his peace petition, but forcibly incorporated the Xixia army into the Song army, and sent the Song army to take over the Xixia domestic army and control the Xixia army, which means choking the lifeline of the Xixia kingdom.Even though Li Qianshun was unwilling, he could only agree. The only advantage is that Zhao Gou did not completely destroy Xixia, but the army was taken over by the Song army. He has no power in his hands, and some national policies follow the command of the Song Dynasty. , This caused Li Qianshun to lose his wife and lose his army, causing heavy losses.

Yue Fei and Liu Qi directly entered the Xixia Kingdom and took over the military power. Xixia also existed in name only and became part of the territory of the Song Dynasty. This also expanded the territory of the Song Dynasty again, even beyond the territory of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

Since then, no foreign enemy has dared to covet the Song Dynasty. The economy of the Song Dynasty has become more prosperous, and the national power has become stronger.

In the spring of the 11th year of Jianye, Zhao Gou made up his mind to do a big event. He called Zhao Yougong, Zhu Zhuo, Li Guang, Zhao Ding, Pan Lianggui, Gao Chong and others to the study to discuss together.

"My lords, after thinking for a long time, I have decided to move the capital of Song Dynasty to Youzhou!"

"Your Majesty wants to move the capital?" Everyone was dumbfounded, dumbfounded, everyone was shocked, and their faces were full of disbelief.

Zhao Gou nodded, and said in a deep voice: "That's right, it's the move of the capital! Nowadays, the territory of the Song Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger, and Bianjing City is just one side, especially facing Huining Mansion and Dading Mansion. It's really far away, after thinking about it, I decided to move the capital to Youzhou, so that I can control the overall situation."

"If the capital cannot be moved to Youzhou, then the Mongols will invade the Song Dynasty in the future. I am afraid that the sky will be high and the emperor will be far away. The army stationed at the border will be difficult to resist, and the transportation of materials and other things will be too cumbersome, so I decided to put the capital in Youzhou. "

Li Guang objected: "Moving the capital is a major event for the country. If you are not careful, it will affect the country's destiny. Youzhou has been a military center since the Han Dynasty, and it is also a place for military strategists. If the capital is moved to Youzhou, the minister I don't agree with the emperor's actions."

"There are no mountains and rivers in Youzhou as barriers. Not only are waterways and land routes easy to attack, but they are even close to Mongolia and other countries. If Mongolia really attacks the Song Dynasty, I am afraid that Youzhou will really bear the brunt of it, and what will happen at that time?" What to do? Besides, the land of Youzhou has always been an important military town, and there is no palace, etc. If the capital is moved, it must be rebuilt, and it will be a waste of money and people!"

"Li Xiang is right, and the ministers also mean the same thing!" Everyone opposed Zhao Gou's moving the capital to Youzhou, only Zhao Yougong and Gao Chong remained silent, especially since Gao Chong was the commander of the imperial army and had contact with Zhao Gou. Many people know that Zhao Gou has always wanted to move the capital to Youzhou, because Bianjing is too small, but although he is the Duke of the state, he seldom participates in court disputes.

As Prime Minister You, Zhao Yougong didn't understand why Zhao Gou wanted to move the capital. In fact, the city of Bianjing has been developing well in recent years. Not only is the business booming during the day, but it doesn't even close its doors at night. Under Zhao Gou's governance, even thieves, etc. No, he couldn't figure out why Zhao Gou wanted to move the capital, but he was one of Zhao Gou's closest people, so he kept silent and didn't speak out against it.

Seeing that everyone opposed moving the capital, Zhao Gou finally dismissed the idea of ​​moving the capital helplessly. He thought that the time might be too early, otherwise everyone would not object. Even Zhao Yougong was at a loss and remained silent. He knew that no one would agree with his ideas.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to move the capital to Youzhou?" Everyone dispersed, Zhao Yougong stayed behind, he looked at Zhao Gou solemnly, and asked loudly.

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "Yes, moving the capital is the most important thing. Now Bianjing City is far from being able to satisfy the growing power of the Song Dynasty, let alone manage a large territory. If you have been in Bianjing City, I am afraid that the big The Song Dynasty will be confused in the future, and there will be chaos in the Central Plains again."

Zhao Yougong was silent for a while, and then said: "Since the emperor insists on his own ideas, then I don't need to say more, then tomorrow the emperor and I will go to a place and meet someone!"

"Who is it?" Zhao Gou asked in surprise.

Zhao Yougong smiled and said, "Of course you will know when it arrives!"

After Zhao Yougong said this, he got up and left. He didn't say much, but left Zhao Gou with a lot of room for imagination, which made Zhao Gou very curious. Said, let myself go to meet each other, which made Zhao Gou eager to meet.

　Tomorrow the book will officially come to an end, thank you brothers for your support!
　　
　
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