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Chapter 391 Willful Emperor

"Mr. Wang!"

Jia Changchao's voice increased by octave and asked in surprise: "You're making a big deal, right? Do you need to move the capital?"

"certainly!"

Wang Ning'an said firmly: "Mr. Jia, sir, I have suggested that Your Majesty investigate the health of the people in the palace over the years. I believe Your Majesty has already achieved results."

"good!"

Zhao Zhen took the words and said with a heartache: "Since I discovered that lead poisoning has been discovered, I have investigated the situation of the people in the palace over the years, and the result is shocking!"

Zhao Zhen came up with a statistical result. Needless to mention his dozens of children, there have been more than a thousand palace maids and eunuchs in the palace who died of illness in the past ten years. And there are very few eunuchs and palace maids who can live beyond the age of sixty.

Chen Lin is an exception. He entered the palace only in middle age. The palace maids and eunuchs who were seven or eight years old and in their teenage years generally did not live to 35 years old... In the past, everyone thought that eunuchs had physical damage and their lifespan was shorter than ordinary people, which was normal. However, many eunuchs responsible for guarding the imperial tombs could live to 60 or 70 years old, or even over 80 years old. But in the palace, even at forty or fifty years old, it was considered an old man. Not only eunuchs, but also palace maids.

Even the concubines in the palace, those who were sick and those who died, were astonishingly numerous.

In the past, there was no one who dared to ask about royal secrets. Now, thinking about it, there are many of them that were fighting and assassination, and their lives were lost. However, everyone in the palace was generally more than ten years shorter than outside, which was completely different from the impression of ordinary people.

The palace was full of wealth, food, and warm clothes. The best doctors were taken care of so carefully and died early. People said that the palace was extremely wealthy and ordinary people could not bear it. Therefore, after enjoying it for a few years, they were about to leave the world. Every drink and peck, they would be retribution...

Zhao Zhen also believed it in the past, but he didn't believe it at all at this moment.

He remembered that he had been seriously ill shortly after he ascended the throne. Now that he thought about it, he had lived in a Qiandi Mansion before, but later moved into the palace, he might have been exposed to a lot of lead and suddenly became ill. Later, God blessed him and his body adapted, and he survived by chance.

However, in recent years, Zhao Zhen's health has declined significantly. People in their forties often feel uncomfortable... What is the problem?

It's the omnipresent lead poison!

Zhao Zhen was determined and did not allow discussion. "My dear friends, I know that whether it is rebuilding the palace or moving the capital, the impact is too wide and the impact is extraordinary. But do you have the heart to watch the royal family and be poisoned by lead? My health is getting worse and worse, and it is mostly caused by lead. My dear friends can't come up with a solution, so you just want to watch me die?"

This sentence is so awesome!

Jia Changchao was so scared that he broke out in cold sweat and bowed with his several husbands.

"I will report to Your Majesty. I dare not. I will come up with a solution immediately and give Your Majesty a satisfactory reply within two days."

After the imperial meeting ended, the big guy did not leave, but went to the Political Affairs Hall, including Wang Ning'an, and there was no shortage of anyone.

Jia Changchao's face was solemn, "Everyone, I will not say anything. I will never live in the palace. Is it a rebuild or move the capital? You all tell me what it means."

Zeng Gongliang said: "Rebuilding the palace can't be selected, but the second is that it costs too much and the court cannot afford it. I think it's the only way to move the capital."

"Where are you going to move?" Jia Changchao asked afterwards.

"This... Taizu thought about moving the capital, Luoyang, or Chang'an, which were all good choices."

"Not suitable!" Han Qi said muffled: "Either Chang'an or Luoyang, they have been declining and abandoned. Moving the capital will not only build an imperial palace, but also various yamen, imperial guards, and officials will all move over. The project is huge, not smaller than the reconstruction of the imperial palace, and what about the canal? The canal in Bianjing was built for hundreds of years. If you move to Luoyang or Chang'an, you will have to re-diggle the canal. Who are you sure to ensure the safety of the canal?"

In a word, everyone shut up.

Moving the capital is not just the emperor's family, but hundreds of thousands of imperial guards have to go there, the family members have to go there, all officials have to go there, and the royal family has to go there. At present, Luoyang has only a population of 300,000. All of these have been moved there and it has skyrocketed to one million!

What to eat, drink, wear... Countless difficulties were placed in front of them. Although these people were extremely talented, after thinking about it, they all scratched their heads.

It won't work!

It just won't work!

Bao Zheng thought, "If I consider transportation, I think it might be better to have waterways along the Yangtze River!"

"no!"

This time, Fu Bi jumped up, "Jinling is not the place of the imperial capital, and the rest of the cities are not in place, so they cannot be the imperial capital.

"Then, what about Xuzhou?" Seeing everyone shook their heads, Bao Zheng said again: "Maybe the head of Daming Mansion?"

Tang Jie opposed: "Not even possible, Bianjing is dangerous enough. Daming Mansion is closer to the Khitan, and there is no natural danger at all. There is no defense or defense. The situation is too dangerous."

After discussing for a whole afternoon, I still had no idea. They counted almost all the cities, but none of them were suitable.

Jia Changchao could only say: "Everyone goes back and think about it carefully. We must come up with a conclusion tomorrow."

Wang Ning'an said nothing from beginning to end.

It was equivalent to the end of the discussion. He made an appointment with Ouyang Xiu, and went to the Royal Academy to find Fan Zhongyan. Lao Fan was also very worried about the emperor's safety. After asking about the situation, Lao Fan sighed: "I really didn't expect that the royal descendants were difficult, and they were actually caused by lead poisoning. The safety of the royal family is related to the Song Dynasty and the country, and must be resolved quickly. Erlang's proposal to move makes sense."

Ouyang Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "It's right to move, but the problem is that it's not easy to move!"

After sorting out all the places suitable for capital, they can be roughly divided into three categories, one is Luoyang and Chang'an, which was once the ancient capital, and the surrounding terrain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has a strong imperial atmosphere. Zhao Da fell in love with this place back then.

However, after more than a hundred years, these two places have declined and the canal transportation has been abandoned. To restore it, not only does it cost huge amounts of money, but it also takes time and effort. I am afraid that Zhao Zhen may not be able to complete it if he dies.

In terms of natural talents, several ancient capitals were rejected.

The second type is cities along the river and coastal areas such as Jinling. The transportation is convenient and the water transportation is developed, which can meet the needs of the capital. However, the problem is that Jiangnan has always been the favorite of the small courts in separatist areas. It has a small structure, is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and regardless of culture or custom, it is incompatible with the courts dominated by northerners. Therefore, Fu Bi and others firmly oppose it.

The third category left is Daming Mansion, or even the Hejian Mansion area.

This place has developed well in recent years, can carry a huge population and is convenient for transportation.

But the problem is that it is too close to Liao and the national defense pressure is too great. The Beijing officials who are greedy for comfort do not want to be shocked three times a day and restless...

Fan Zhongyan took a deep breath and looked very sad.

"If you move the capital, you have to change the pattern of the court. When you go to Daming Mansion, your Majesty will be surrounded by military men. The civil servants are unwilling to accept it. When you go to Jiangnan, the important officials in the north will not nod. When you go to Luoyang, the officials in the capital will not agree... Although the world is big, your Majesty has nowhere to settle down, which is simply outrageous!"

Lao Fan was so angry that he slapped the table, and Wang Ning'an also realized that he would not be able to produce the results in the short term.

Although he dared not say that so many people died in the palace were all affected by lead, the health of the upper and lower parts of the palace was generally poor and had a short lifespan, which proved that the land of the palace had become wasteland and had to be moved away for safety reasons.

But the movement of the capital was too loud, and it affected the whole body. Civil and military officials, north and south, aristocratic families, old and new parties, and various contradictions were all intertwined, complicated and complicated, and a mess.

"In fact, the most suitable capital is Youzhou." Wang Ning'an said: "If you keep Yanyun back in this way, you will be able to restore the capital of Youzhou, and go north to sweep the grassland, protect the Central Plains, and protect the country's gates. This is the most appropriate place!"

Ouyang Xiu agreed: "Youzhou is indeed a place in the world that is suitable for being a capital, but it is still in the hands of the Liao bandits, so it is really powerless."

"Then we must recover Yan Yun as soon as possible!"

Wang Ning'an didn't expect that the capital was moved to be one of the reasons for the regaining of Yan Yun, which was really a bit of a will to do.

All the things in the Song Dynasty ended up on Yan Yun. If Yan Yun is not regained, the laws of nature will not tolerate it!

"Oh, let Yan Yun leave the matter for now. It is urgent to think about where His Majesty will live for the time being?" Everyone was exhausted, but they didn't expect that Zhao Zhen had moved out of the palace at this time.

He didn't believe the promise of the Zhengshi Hall. He came up with the result in two days. When will he move?

Zhao Zhen didn't want to stay in the palace for a moment. He felt that the palace was like a hell, with countless demons and monsters invading his body and dragging him to the eighteenth level of hell.

Don’t blame Uncle Zhao for thinking so. He didn’t have a son before, and he was in poor health. How much anger he suffered!

The greater the depression, the greater the rebound.

Zhao Zhen even felt that the hidden residence was not suitable. It was still too close to the palace and would still damage his body. He used the excuse of going out of the city to relax and took Yang Huaiyu and others to the west of the city. He first circled around Jin Mingchi, and then plunged into the camp of Jingsai Army.

This place was chosen by Wang Liangjing. Di Qing is now in charge and is taking the soldiers to practice archery, horse riding and shooting.

The emperor suddenly arrived, which shocked Di Qing.

"Your Majesty, I am late to welcome you, please forgive me!"

"Haha, Di Aiqing, it was me who took the liberty to disturb me and let my brothers not care. Just train well and prepare a few tents for me." Di Qing didn't dare to ask too much, so he could only prepare.

Zhao Zhen rode his horse and ran for more than an hour. His whole body was soaked with hot sweat. Although he was exhausted, he was extremely energetic and his pores were opened, which was very comfortable.

"Zi Tong, what do you think about it here?"

Empress Cao and her son, under the escort of Cao Qi, also arrived at the military camp. The vast vision, gentle breeze, and distant mountains and rivers all made people feel relaxed and happy. Compared with the rows of imperial palaces, their hearts were open.

"Sage, I like this here!"

Zhao Zhen laughed: "Okay, let's live here. If they don't do the moving capital, I won't leave!"

Uncle Zhao was living comfortably, but he didn't know that the palace and the capital were exploded, and the emperor was gone! All the ministers were so shocked that they vomited blood. Your Majesty, don't be so willful!
Chapter completed!
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