Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 499 New Capital Luoyang
After scoring three times, Xiang Zhuang also felt a little overwhelmed, so he fell asleep with his arms around Widow Qin after the incident.

In the middle of the night, Xiang Zhuang was suddenly startled by a loud commotion, and hurriedly put on his clothes and sat up on the couch. Widow Qin also sat up naked, and quickly put on a big cloak for Xiang Zhuang. It will already be autumn , Yeliang, if the king catches a cold, the queen and the concubines in the harem will have to peel her skin?
Xiang Zhuang put on his cloak and hurried out of the cabin, and met Jin Xiang who was standing with his saber on his face.

"Zicheng, what's the matter?" A gust of night wind blew, and Xiang Zhuang instinctively tightened his cloak.

"Look, my lord." Jin Xiang pointed to the northwest direction and said, "There are fires there, and there are still people fighting. Jin Zhong has already rushed there with Huben Zuoying, and there must be news coming back soon."

Xiang Zhuang looked in the direction of Jin Xiang's finger, and sure enough, he saw a fire rising from the northwest.

After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, Huben Ruishi reported that a group of thieves with thousands of people tried to attack Ao Cang, but they were repelled by the soldiers guarding Ao Cang.

"Thousands of thieves?" Xiang Zhuang gasped, "The thieves in Wei State are so rampant?"

After pondering for a while, Xiang Zhuang ordered Jin Xiang again: "Zi Cheng, immediately order Feiqi to go to Xingyang, so that Gao Chu will come to Aocang overnight to meet the widow, and the widow must ask him how he governs Wei. "

"Here!" Jin Xiang responded abruptly, and took the order to go.

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Xingyang is only [-] miles away from Aocang, and Gao Chu will be here soon.

Due to the dilapidated state of Daliang and Dingtao, after Xiangzhuang was granted the title of Wei State again, King Wei Cuo chose the capital of the country in Xingyang City, which is relatively complete.

When the monarch and ministers saw the ceremony, Xiang Zhuang asked: "At first, why haven't the thieves in the territory of Wei been wiped out?"

Gao Chu smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, I'm not afraid that you will laugh if you say it. I have led troops to wipe out several times, but instead of clearing up these thieves, they became more and more rampant."

Xiang Zhuang said: "Why did this happen?"

Gao Chu said: "There are two main reasons. One is that the fighting power of the Wei army is too low, and the other is that most of the thieves who robbed houses in the territory of Wei are the defeated Han army, and the number is extremely large!"

After the defeat of the Han army in the Battle of Mianshui, two 10,000+ people died in battle, and two 10,000+ people were captured and died of the plague one after another. The remaining 10,000+ people fled to the counties of Weidi and became kings of the mountains. Xiang Zhuang knew about the thieves who robbed houses and houses, so he sent the general Gao Chu to sit in Wei State.

However, Gao Chu has been serving as General of the Wei State in recent years, but he has still not been able to quell the banditry in Wei, which is somewhat beyond Xiang Zhuang's expectations.

Xiang Zhuang said: "At the beginning, most of the soldiers of the Wei army were veterans under the tent of King Peng Yue of Liang. Ten years ago, they were all soldiers of tigers and wolves. Why are they now a group of sheep?"

Gao Chu said: "I estimate that there may be two reasons. One is that they are old. Most of these soldiers are over [-] years old, and the youngest is over [-] years old. But this is not the main reason. The reason is that I feel that these soldiers have no fighting spirit in their hearts."

Xiang Zhuang nodded silently, he seemed to understand a little bit.

If an army wants to maintain a strong combat effectiveness, it must have a soul, that is, a military soul. For the former Liang army, Liang Wang Peng Yue is undoubtedly their military soul. With Liang Guo's demise, the military spirit of this army has disappeared.

An army that has lost its military spirit is like a group of tigers and wolves that have lost their fangs and claws, without any ferocity at all, and this is probably the main reason why these tens of thousands of Liang Army prisoners can no longer recover their combat effectiveness. It is no longer possible for these more than 4 Liang Army prisoners of war to serve as soldiers, and they will be farmers in this life.

Gao Chu said again: "Your Majesty, if you can send [-] government soldiers from Jiangdong, I have the confidence to eliminate the banditry within three months."

"Let's not mention this matter for the time being." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said, "The left and right generals and military advisers will soon return from Liaodong, and I will come back to discuss with them, and you will also attend at that time, trying to come up with a general strategy. After a pause, Xiang Zhuang said again, "Since Wei Cuo became king of Wei, hasn't he made any small moves in Xingyang?"

"Just him?" Gao Chu said in disbelief, "He doesn't even leave the palace!"

Xiang Zhuanghui misunderstood what Gao Chu meant, and said hypocritically: "Hey, Shizhi, you are wrong, no matter what, he is the king of Wei, once the news spreads that he is under house arrest, his reputation will be bad." Nice to hear."

"I didn't put him under house arrest, but he didn't want to go out." Gao Chuyu said disdainfully, "Your Majesty, you can never imagine what this guy has done." Then he said, "This guy actually forbids his dozens of concubines and palace maids to wear clothes. Don't you think it's absurd?"

"Let him go." Xiang Zhuang laughed, "Hehe, let him go."

While the monarch and his ministers were chatting, the brigade continued to move forward, first entered the river from Aocang, and then turned into Luoshui from near Chenggao. After less than fifty miles west of Luoshui, they arrived outside the east gate of Luoyang.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Xiang Zhuang looked from a distance, and saw the dust flying in and out of Luoyang City, teams of craftsmen and servants were passing by, and the entire busy large construction site was also standing on the bow of the boat looking at dozens of people in Luoyang. The concubines in the harem let out a burst of lamentation. Obviously, Luoyang, the new capital, gave them a bad first impression.

Xiang Zhuang didn't care at all, the conditions in Luoyang were a bit bitter, but it was good for the great cause of reunification!
What's more, Luoyang's difficulties are only temporary. In the history of China, Luoyang is a famous ancient capital of ten dynasties. Its potential is absolutely unmatched by Ziling. In at most ten years, Luoyang will develop into a city that is not inferior to Ziling A bustling city, its population is likely to exceed 50 by then!
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Dou Yifang shook Liu Heng awake from his sleep, and said softly, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to go to court."

Liu Heng turned his head and looked out the window, seeing that the sky was still dark, he said unwillingly: "It's still early, my concubine, let me squint for a while, I was exhausted last night."

Dou Yifang's pretty face blushed slightly, and insisted: "My lord, today is the first lunar month dynasty, and the prime minister has already returned from Hexi."

"Worse." Liu Heng turned over and sat up, slapped his forehead and said, "Why did the widow forget this? If it is too late for the court later, the father-in-law must reprimand the widow again. Bring the cloak."

Dou Yifang got up, took the cloak and put it on for Liu Heng, and helped Liu Heng wash and tidy up, put on the crown, then Liu Heng hurried out of the bedroom and went straight to the main hall of Weiyang Palace.

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The bell was ringing loudly, Bai Mo and Chen Ping were at the head, followed by civil and military officials, picked up the white jade steps and went up, and then filed into the main hall of Weiyang Palace. Bai Mo and Chen Ping had dignified expressions, talking about something while walking.

Bai Mo said worriedly: "Grand Master, I heard that Xiangzhuang has arrived in Aocang, and it is a foregone conclusion that Chu State will move its capital to Luoyang."

As for Xiang Zhuang's motive for moving the capital to Luoyang, Bai Mo can be said to be very insightful. Obviously, Xiang Zhuang thinks that Ziling is too far away from the Central Plains. After moving the capital to Luoyang, the distance between the court of Chu State and Han, Han, Zhao, Qi and other countries has been greatly shortened. In this way, once something happens around, Chu State can respond quickly.

There is another magical effect of Xiangzhuang moving the capital to Luoyang that cannot be ignored.

With the move of Chu State to Luoyang, in order to protect the safety of the court, the defense of Sanchuan County and Wei State will be greatly strengthened. It will not be so easy for the Han Army, Han Army, Zhao Army and even Qi Army to invade Chu State. Then Chu State The most prosperous Jiangdong counties have become the real rear area of ​​Chu State.

In addition, moving the capital to Luoyang can also greatly promote the development of the three counties and Wei. Once Sanchuan County and Wei develop, the national power of Chu will usher in another leap. Since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, Sanchuan The counties and Weidi are the Central Plains in the true sense, and the degree of fertility of their land is by no means comparable to that of Guanzhong.

Therefore, moving the capital to Luoyang is a wonderful move that kills three birds with one stone!
Chen Ping also saw the advantages and disadvantages of it, and sighed: "Yeah, I really didn't expect that such a big thing as moving the capital could be done so easily in Xiangzhuang. It's amazing, amazing."

Bai Mo sighed: "From now on, my Great Han Kingdom may only be tired of defending."

Chen Ping silently nodded, and then said again: "The prime minister is going to Hexi, what does King Yueshi say?"

Bai Mo shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "King Yueshi's attitude is much more ambiguous than before."

Half a year ago, the Xiongnu suffered a series of blows. In particular, the Pili tribe, which was the core of the Xiongnu, lost almost all their cattle, sheep, women and children. Melee, no matter what the final result of this melee, the Huns are definitely over.

The defeat of the Xiongnu was imminent, and King Yueshi had a different thought about the Mobei Grassland.

King Yuezhi was also an ambitious tribal leader. If the Yuezhi could occupy the desert of Guangmao, within 30 years, the Yuezhi people would become another powerful "Xiongnu".

However, the ambition of King Yuezhi obviously touched the sensitive nerves of the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty. When he showed his ambition to eat away at the entire Hexi Grassland, Bai Mo decisively stepped forward to warn him.

However, the results of this mission did not seem to be satisfactory.

Chen Ping frowned, and said displeasedly: "The threat of the Huns has just been lifted, and King Yueshi plans to cross the river and demolish the bridge? Does he really think that his wings are hardened?"

Bai Mo nodded, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the Yuezhi people must be given a stern warning. Take advantage of the opportunity of this salt and iron franchise, you might as well beat them. Let's see the truth. There is no salt. How many days can people survive?"

(End of this chapter)