Chapter 660: North and South Capitals

In Ganyang Palace, Gui Xiang ran to Deng Sheng in a small step and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, after the court dispersal, Zhuge Liang, the Minister of Revenue, visited Shangli Palace and just left."

Deng Sheng was a little surprised when he heard this. Why did Zhuge Liang suddenly go to Shangli Palace? You should know that although Zhuge Liang is Su Hong's disciple, Deng Hao has never taken the initiative to find Zhuge Liang. The two seemed to have a close relationship and never contacted him on his own initiative.

"Is it the prince invited Zhuge Liang?" Deng Sheng asked.

Gui Xiang shook his head and said, "No, it was Zhuge Liang who took the initiative to go to Shangli Palace. It is said that Zhuge Liang was commissioned by the Wudang Guard Military Advisor Su Yun to visit the Crown Princess."

"Well, I understand!" Deng Sheng nodded meaningfully and said, "What is the excuse to visit the Crown Princess is just an excuse. It is obvious that Zhuge Liang could not sit still when he saw Deng Hao's proposal to move the capital today, and was opposed by most court officials. Although Zhuge Liang never asked about the matter of the Eastern Palace, as Su Hong's disciple, Zhuge Liang was clearly marked with the crown prince.

"Report to Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please see him!" At this time, an eunuch's voice came from inside and outside, and Deng Hao asked for see him.

Deng Sheng smiled immediately when he heard this. It seemed that Zhuge Liang had given Deng Hao a good idea, otherwise he would not have come to see him so soon.

"Prince!"

"My son is paying homage to my father!" Deng Hao came in and saluted.

"Get up, there is no need to be too polite." Deng Sheng said.

Deng Hao stood up and said, "Father, my son is a little reckless today and is not fully prepared. I hope my father will punish you!"

Deng Sheng shook his head and said, "It's nothing. It's expected that so many court officials are opposed to moving the capital. Even if you are ready, they won't compromise easily. But today you have offended a lot. Are you afraid?"

Deng Hao shook his head and said, "My son is not afraid, and there is nothing to be afraid of.My son is the crown prince of the Great Deng. Every move needs to be taken into consideration. Moving the capital is imperative. Even if there are many people oppose it, Mr. Me will stick to it to the end. Please rest assured, father!"

"It's good that you have confidence. You come to see me at this time, but if you have anything to discuss with me?" Deng Sheng asked.

Deng Hao nodded and said, "I have gone back and analyzed it. If I want to successfully promote the capital migration, the biggest trouble is the people of Nanyang, the royal family and the noble family. However, although the noble family is strong, the capital migration is not a big loss for them. Therefore, they are just following the trend and not afraid. Therefore, only by solving the problems of the people of Nanyang and the royal family, the capital migration can be successfully implemented."

"What did Zhuge Liang tell you?" Deng Sheng said with a smile as he looked at Deng Hao.

Deng Hao smiled awkwardly when he heard this and said, "It turns out that I can't hide it from my father. Indeed, Shangshu Zhuge has some tips on his son. It's just that Shangshu Zhuge went to Shangli Palace to visit the crown princess today, so the son is just taking the opportunity to ask for advice."

It was really not good for the crown prince to have private contact with important officials in the court. Deng Hao was worried that Deng Sheng would take his anger on Zhuge Liang because of this, so he took this matter a lot and insisted that he was the one who asked Zhuge Liang to teach him.

Deng Sheng waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I don't know that my mind is so narrow-minded. You are the prince, and it's a good thing to contact important officials in the court. Besides, inside and outside the court, who doesn't know your relationship with Zhuge Liang? Speaking of which, your father-in-law is also foresighted. Before his death, he left you a Zhuge Liang, and gave up the position of Minister of War to Wang Meng, and successfully won over Wang Meng for you. It's really not easy."

Deng Hao was very embarrassed when he heard this and didn't know how to reply. Seeing this, Deng Sheng said, "I don't need to mention the past. Let's talk about it. How do you plan to solve these troubles?"

Deng Hao replied: "When the emperor, the royal family and the people of Nanyang opposed the movement of the capital, the royal family was worried that their interests in Nanyang would be greatly damaged, and the people were worried that their status of superiority had been gone for a long time, so they only needed to solve their concerns, and nothing was wrong."

"Tell me your method!" Deng Sheng also understood that the people under the emperor's feet were psychologically superior when facing foreigners, such as those in later generations. If the Republic said to move the capital, Beijingers would probably be able to write big characters at the government gate every day.

Deng Hao said: "Father, there can be more than one capital. We can completely define Wancheng as the Nandu. After the capital is moved, the royal family can leave some of their children to stay in Nandu. Although the court is no longer in Wancheng, the status of Wancheng will not be reduced. If this cannot convince them, the court can leave a team in Nandu, which is located in Luoyang. In this way, they have no reason to object."

Deng Sheng nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. To be honest, many dynasties in later Chinese history were like this. The Eastern Han Dynasty established the capital of Luoyang, but Chang'an was also the capital of the Western Capital, and the Sui and Tang Dynasties were the same. There were more Song Dynasty, with four capitals, namely Tokyo Kaifeng Prefecture, Xijing Luoyang Prefecture, Beijing Daming Prefecture, Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture, and Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture. There were two capitals in the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Di moved the capital to Shuntian Prefecture, Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture was also one of the capitals, and there were institutions in the Beijing court, Yingtian Prefecture, and Deng Hao's approach was the same as the Ming Dynasty.

"This is also a good idea. After moving the capital, all the specifications of Wancheng are the same as those of Luoyang. However, it depends on you to convince the royal family for this reason." Deng Sheng agreed with Deng Hao's method very much, but whether he can successfully convince the royal family depends on Deng Hao's own ability.

"Don't worry, my father, I will visit Changsha Wang Bo, Wuling Wang Shu and Shangyong Brother. These are the leaders of the Wancheng royal family. As long as they can convince them, the move to the capital will be done." Deng Hao said confidently.

"It's good that you have confidence. I will hold another grand court meeting on the fifteenth of this month. You only have five days." Deng Sheng said.

"Here! Please rest assured, my father!" Deng Hao nodded and said.

At this time, Wancheng had already been in full swing. When Deng Hao advocated moving the capital, he heard that countless gentry and elders of Wancheng visited the ministers in the court and opposed the moving the capital. Some young people even went directly outside the palace to make loud noises and were driven away by the guards.

At the same time, in the Changsha County Prince's Mansion, a group of major members of the royal family gathered here.

"Second uncle, the people in Wancheng are in a turbulent relationship now, and my nephew believes that as long as the news of moving the capital reaches the cities of Nanyang, it will definitely make a bigger fuss." Deng Jing, the prince of Shangyong, said with a smile. The news of moving the capital is spread so quickly that their royal families have made great contributions.

Deng Tong, the prince of Wuling, nodded and said, "The prince is too presumptuous. The country of Da Deng is defeated by the people of Nanyang. Once the capital is moved, how can the people of Nanyang agree? It is good that your Majesty and the Prince can also see what the public opinion is."

Compared to Deng Jing and Deng Tong's optimism, Deng Gang had no joy on his face and said, "Don't you think that a mere ant-civilian can influence the general trend of the court?"

"Isn't it? It's not just one or two people making trouble now, but the entire Nanyang is making trouble now. Will the court still ignore the people and forcefully move the capital?" Deng Jing said in confusion. The court would not care about the ideas of one or two people, but now the entire Nanyang is opposing the moving capital. Can Deng Sheng and Deng Hao really ignore it?

Deng Gang smiled and said, "Of course the court will not ignore it, but you don't know your Majesty too much. The reason why the prince proposed to move the capital at this time must be the instructed by Your Majesty. You don't know your Majesty's character. As long as he decides, it will be implemented. Moving the capital is inevitable. Even if there are many people who object, Your Majesty will not change his mind."

"Second brother, why do you still object? You must know that this may anger Your Majesty." Deng Tong asked in confusion. Since moving the capital is imperative, why did Deng Gang still object? Isn't Deng Gang worried that he would anger Deng Sheng because of this?

Deng Gang shook his head and said, "The biggest harm to the capital is that we royal families are. If we remain silent, it will probably arouse the suspicion of Your Majesty. Moreover, the reason why I came out to oppose it is also hoped that we can fight for the benefits as much as possible. In order to smoothly move the capital, and to appease the royal families, the court will definitely make some compromises."

Everyone looked at Deng Gang with incredible expressions. They didn't expect that Deng Gang was so thoughtful. He was truly one of the seed players who fought for the throne back then. Without three tricks, he really couldn't survive.

"Prince, the Prince is coming down!" At this time, the butler of the Changsha County Prince's Mansion walked in and said.

Upon hearing this, Deng Gang smiled and said, "Look, isn't this coming? Let's go out to welcome His Royal Highness!" After that, Deng Gang took the crowd out.

When he arrived at the front yard, Deng Hao had been waiting here for a long time. Deng Gang led a group of royal families to salute and said, "I have seen Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Deng Hao smiled and said, "You don't have to be too polite. Please visit us rashly. I hope the King of Changsha will not be surprised!"

Deng Gang smiled and said, "Your Highness is joking. It is my honor to come. This place is not a place to speak. Please come in and speak!"

Deng Hao nodded and came to the main hall of the royal palace. As the crown prince, Deng Hao sat directly on the main seat and said to everyone: "Brother Wang, I have something to ask for when I come this time. Bo Wang also knows that the court is going to move the capital. I hope Bo Wang can support it."

Deng Gang closed his smile and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for not being able to agree to you. It is really a great harm to our royal family. Logically speaking, in order to support the court, it is harmless to some of my interests. However, as a minister, I cannot ignore the interests of the entire royal family, right?"

Deng Hao nodded and said, "I also know that moving the capital will cause too much damage to the royal family, but Wang Bo also knows how good it is to move the capital to Da Deng. Tell Wang Bo the truth, moving the capital is imperative. No matter who comes out to oppose it, it will not change. Your Majesty and I are not unreasonable. After all, the royal family is the cornerstone of Da Deng, and the court will not ignore the interests of the royal family. Therefore, in order to protect the interests of the royal family, I came up with a compromise."

"I wonder what the solution is?" Deng Gang asked, but he felt relieved. Since Deng Hao said so, it means that they will protect the interests of the royal family as much as possible.

Deng Hao said: "It is imperative to move, but I have already advised my father and received the consent of my father. After the capital is moved, Wancheng will be designated as Nandu, which is the same as the Xindu. If you move the capital, you can leave some children to cook their property in Nanyang. At the same time, the tradition of being elected by the royal family will not change. In addition, the court will also leave a team in Wancheng, with a status equivalent to the court. In addition, the court will leave a group of troops to station in Nanyang, and its commanding generals will also be held by the royal family. In addition, the royal family who stays in Nanyang will save half of the taxes on Nanyang and reward the royal family."

Deng Gang and others were silent when they heard this. In fact, this was not unacceptable. Moreover, the conditions offered by Deng Hao were already very generous. The governor of Nanyang Road was elected by the royal family, and the generals were appointed by the royal family. In other words, after the capital was moved, the entire Nanyang would become the private land of the royal family. Moreover, half of the taxes on Nanyang Road were given to the royal family every year, which was also a compensation.

Deng Gang thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, if the court can do this, I will try my best to convince the royal family."

Upon hearing this, Deng Hao smiled knowingly. This condition can be said to be very generous. If the royal family still disagrees, Deng Hao would not mind smashing the jar. Anyway, these royal families are not so important to Deng Guo. However, now that Deng Gang and others are so aware of each other, Deng Hao will naturally not disagree.

So he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, please don't want to Wang Wang to hold a grand court meeting in five days. I hope that Wang Wang can support me at that time."

"Don't worry, your highness, the court has done its best to the royal family. If I am not satisfied, I will be a little greedy. If I convince the members of the royal family, I will fully support Your Highness during the meeting." Deng Gang said.

On August 15, at the Jingyang Palace Grand Court Meeting, Deng Hao once again proposed to move the capital. This time, Deng Hao was full of confidence. While advocating the capital, Deng Hao also proposed to implement the two-capital system. After the capital was moved, Wancheng would be the southern capital. At the same time, all the institutions and departments of the court would leave a set in Wancheng.

Deng Hao's proposal was the first to respond. Deng Gang's support meant that Deng Hao had settled the royal family and the royal family agreed. Naturally, there was no reason for others to object, so he happily passed the plan to move the capital.

However, after the capital was settled, the court debated where the capital was moved, and Deng Sheng watched coldly. No matter how fierce the battle was, it was useless. In fact, Xindu had to choose a location long ago, but not many people knew about this.

Regarding the location of Xindu, the ministers were red-faced, but the most popular places were Chenliu, Puyang and Chang'an. However, Chenliu's popular calls were the highest. After all, Chenliu is located in the Central Plains and not far from Nanyang. Both the Nanyang family and the royal family are optimistic about this. Moreover, Xindu is in Chenliu and can also radiate to Nanyang Road.

As for Luoyang, there was no one who proposed to move the capital to Luoyang, but the voice was Jiang Wan, the prince's tutor, which suddenly overwhelmed everyone's voice. Who is Jiang Wan? The court boss, under normal circumstances, Jiang Wan would not easily express his attitude, but once Jiang Wan made a statement, it means that Deng Sheng meant this.

Therefore, although not many supporters of Luoyang, with Jiang Wan there, some people who are more observant of words and expressions know that moving the capital to Luoyang is actually Deng Sheng's intention, so they support Jiang Wan, making Luoyang the most popular choice at once.

Finally, Deng Sheng made a final decision and said, "Luoyang City is the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, the center of the world. It is surrounded by mountains and is protected by the Eight Passes, connected to Hebei in the north, Central Plains in the east, and Guanzhong in the west. Moreover, Henan County has a large population and fertile land, which is enough to bear the weight of a country. I want to move the capital to Luoyang, but I wonder what you guys think?"

"Your Majesty's wise!" Deng Sheng said so. Do they dare to disagree? So they all supported it.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Deng Sheng said: "Since that's the case, Luoyang will be the new capital and the northern capital. In addition, Henan County will be upgraded to Henan Prefecture, and Nanyang Road will be upgraded to Nanyang Prefecture, ranking above all the roads. The Ministry of Works can send people to Luoyang City to survey the terrain and create the new capital. The prince will be responsible for this matter!"

"My son (member) accepts the order!" Deng Hao and Liu Jian, the Minister of Works, came out to respond.

After the capital was settled, the news reached Wancheng and the crowd suddenly became influential. However, after Deng Hao personally explained that after the capital was moved, Wancheng was still the southern capital of Deng Guo and his status would not change at all, the people had no objection.

After settled the royal family and the people of Nanyang, Deng Hao took Liu Jian, the Minister of Works, to Luoyang City in person, and recruited civil servants to build Luoyang City.

The news of the Deng State's mobilization of troops to build Luoyang City reached Jinyang City, and the Empress Dowager Song of Zhao State immediately summoned all the ministers to discuss.

"You are the one who is working hard on Luoyang City, but is there a lot of military force against me, Zhao?" asked Song.

Lin Qingfeng came out and said, "It will be a matter of time before the Empress Dowager Deng will use troops to our Da Zhao, but now Deng has just pacified Guanzhong and has not yet recovered, so he will not use troops at this time. The reason why Deng built a large-scale construction in Luoyang City was reported by secret spies that Deng planned to move the capital to Luoyang to control the world."

"Moving the capital?" The Song family was puzzled. Deng State was staying well in Wancheng, so why did he suddenly think of moving the capital?

"Not bad!" Zuo Sheng said, "If today is ten, Deng has already obtained eight of them. Wancheng is located in the south, which is not conducive to controlling the world. Therefore, Deng wanted to move the capital to Luoyang City."

"You guys think that the move of Deng's capital to Luoyang is a pros and cons to our Great Zhao?" The Song family didn't care why Deng's capital chose to move the capital to Luoyang. She only cared about whether Deng's capital would have any impact on Zhao.

Lin Qingfeng said: "Deng's move to Luoyang has advantages and disadvantages for me. Deng's country moved the capital to Luoyang and became more capable in the future. However, Luoyang City is adjacent to Hanoi County, and now the Hanoi County is still in the hands of my Great Zhao. As long as Hanoi County is not lost, my Great Zhao can threaten Luoyang City at any time. In this way, Deng will become even more jealous of the rat."

Deng's capital was moved to Luoyang, which could better command the army's northern expedition. However, the same is that when Luoyang City looked north of Hanoi County, Zhao could completely threaten Luoyang City. In the future, Deng's army sent troops north, so he had to consider whether the Zhao army would directly surround Luoyang City, but the premise was that the Zhao army had this strength.

"The Empress Dowager, the move of Deng's capital to Luoyang is a foregone conclusion, and I, Da Zhao, cannot change anything. Now Deng is working hard to build Luoyang City, but it is not possible to create a capital city in a short time. Therefore, before Deng completes the move of the capital, Deng should not use troops to my Da Zhao. My Da Zhao is taking this opportunity to expand its strength to deal with Deng." Zhuang Ping said.

When everyone heard this, they nodded repeatedly. Deng State had just pacified Guanzhong and is now working hard to build a new capital. In other words, it is impossible to send troops north in a short period of time. Then Zhao State can use this time difference to expand its strength as much as possible.

Song nodded and said, "Okay, let me leave this matter to you!"
Chapter completed!