If this first edict is just a irritating thing, then the next second edict will make people have endless imagination.

Just imagine, at the critical moment of choosing a location to establish a capital, the emperor ordered the relocation of the capital to be temporarily suspended, and sent Ma Shiying and Song An to the north to Shuntian Prefecture. What happened?

You know, Ma Shiying and Song An, one is a close minister and the other is a close guard. If it were not for special significance, how could the emperor send these two people north to Shuntian Prefecture? Is there no one in the court?

Let’s listen to the official position, one recruits the envoy and the other recruits the envoy. This is not obvious. Is the emperor intending to establish the capital Shuntian Prefecture?

As a result, as soon as the edict was issued, the land price of Songjiang Prefecture dropped sharply after hearing the news. In just three days, it dropped from a maximum of over 1,000 taels per mu to six or seven hundred taels per mu.

Then he stayed steady at around 700 taels, and some of them rebounded slightly, but he never increased by 800 taels, but he no longer dropped. It is said that many people also believed that it was very likely that the emperor was just testing and was not determined to make the capital of Songjiang Prefecture.

Many people say, don’t scare yourself. Songjiang Prefecture is close to Wusong Port in the north and Hangzhou Bay in the south. Even if it is not the capital, it has great development prospects. As long as the land is in hand, you can be said to be without worries!

The people's enthusiasm for eating melons and watching opera gradually faded because another big melon in Shuntian Prefecture in the north began to ripen.

....

Duke Wei’s Mansion, the main hall.

At this time, people were in full swing.

More than ten dynasty officials, led by Xu Fuyuan, Minister of Personnel, Zhang Dai, Minister of Personnel, and Minister of Rites Tan Qian, are persuading Xia Wanchun to lead the palace for advice.

Logically, these people should be looking for the chief assistant Mao Xiang, not Xia Wanchun, who holds military power.

But these people have looked for Mao Xiang, but they are disappointed.

It wasn't because Mao Xiang refused. It was actually okay to refuse these people, because they were just showing off their mouths. After several rounds of persuasion, it was enough to make people dizzy and unable to find Bei.

Unfortunately, Mao Xiang didn't see them at all and was called sick.

So after thinking about it, the only one in Yingtian Mansion who could speak in front of the emperor was Xia Wanchun, the Duke of Wei. Moreover, Xia Wanchun's personal sister was about to become the imperial concubine.

If you want to talk about high positions and power, who else can the Duke of Shravas be?

So, a group of people turned in front of the Chief Auxiliary's Mansion and headed straight to the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

....

Duke Xia Wanchun of Wei was a staunch supporter of the capital city.

Of course, his starting point is still somewhat different from other ministers.

Xia Wanchun believed that the emperor's previous idea of ​​choosing a new city in Songjiang Prefecture was very correct. In addition, Xia Wanchun's father Xia Yunyi, Xu Fuyuan, Chen Zilong and others were all founders of "Jihe", and Jihe was the branch of Fuhe.

Xia Wanchun is even a nominal disciple of Chen Zilong, Huang Daozhou and others.

In other words, the people sitting in groups now are their own people. When it comes to Xia Wanchun, he can still call Xu Fuyuan and others the uncle.

"...Duke of Wei, Zhang thought that Your Majesty sent Ma Shiying and Song An to Shuntian Prefecture this time... It is of great importance. Logically speaking, you must inform the cabinet of this matter, but Your Majesty frequently issued an order... It is inconsistent with the law!" Zhang Dai, the Minister of Personnel, spoke very straightforwardly, and did not hesitate to discuss the right and wrong of the emperor behind his back.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tan Qian, the Minister of Rites, agreed, "Tan also thinks this move is inappropriate... Shuntian Prefecture is the Kyoto of the previous dynasty, but our dynasty is the new dynasty. Although it is called Hanming, it is actually not related to the previous dynasty... and our dynasty was Yixing, and the two dynasties of Jianxing both regarded Yingtian Prefecture as the Kyoto... In Tan's opinion, why bother to leave the near and seek far away, and to waste the people and damage money?"

Xia Wanchun's face was dull, but he just listened but didn't say anything. He had a lot of advice and didn't express his opinions.

Seeing that Xia Wanchun was not interested, Xu Fuyuan coughed dryly and said, "Although Duke Wei is a military minister, he is a Duke after all, and has the power to discuss politics. Moreover, Duke Wei is also a marriage for His Majesty... It is related to Guozha, and he also asked Duke Wei to make plans for the national court and for the world... to lead us to advise Your Majesty and take back his orders!"

Xu Fuyuan's opening words meant to summarize after the meeting.

Even Xia Wanchun had to give face. Xia Wanchun was very respectful to the rituals. After saying this at Xu Fuyuan, he bowed and said, "Uncle Xu Shi, I am unwilling to enter the palace to give advice. It is because Your Majesty has always been strong. He will never change any arbitrary things and will never miscalculate them... I actually agree with the meaning of all the uncles and uncles. They are originally from Jiangnan, but they want to go north to become officials, which is inconvenient..."

Unexpectedly, Xu Fuyuan suddenly interrupted: "Duke Wei... doesn't you understand what I mean?"

Xia Wanchun was stunned, "Uncle Xu Shi means...?"

Xu Fuyuan swept around the people behind him, then pointed to his head and lowered his voice, "Your Majesty's thoughts...Don't Duke Wei understand... Even Chen Mingxia forced him to rebel, and Your Majesty refused to reopen the imperial examination. The purpose is naturally a distrust of the scholars in the world. We are equally a member of the Restoration Society, and we must find a way out for scholars in the world... If Your Majesty establishes the north of the capital, then Duke Wei should think that this will be a disaster for scholars in the south... What's more, if the capital is established in Jiangnan, we can also care for neighbors in our hometown... Duke Wei thinks twice!"

After nine years of war and several coups, Xia Wanchun was no longer the reckless boy who could face the Qing army, which had a far greater force than his. He led three thousand hands holding farm tools and shouted loudly for charge.

His family background had already allowed him to comment on state affairs as a child.

Others may not understand what Xu Fuyuan said, but Xia Wanchun could hear it for eight out of ten.

Xu Fuyuan's words expressed three meanings: First, Xu Fuyuan had the intention to reopen the imperial examination, secondly, he had the intention to revitalize the declining society. Finally, Xu Fuyuan said that he could retreat to the second best. As long as the capital Shuntian Prefecture is not determined, he could accept the capital in any place in Jiangnan!

Xia Wanchun was in a dilemma, how could he not know that the three meanings expressed by Xu Fuyuan were contrary to the emperor's thoughts and were completely different?

But as a child of Jiangnan who was born in the same lineage, a member of the Fusan community and a scholar, Xia Wanchun also felt that what Xu Fuyuan said was some truth.

Nowadays, the imperial court selects scholars, either the emperor's old subordinates, demoted officials and retained them, elected officials and college students, which is equivalent to cutting off the possibility of old scholars entering the officialdom.

Although the emperor opened a secret passage, old scholars could go to Jiangnan College for three years and return to the government.

But how many people can Jiangnan College accommodate every year? How can it solve the problem of millions of scholars in the world?

After nine years, countless old scholars, and more than ten years of hard study, have been earned to be an otaku at home.

This makes all scholars who want to study and become professionals become disappointed, decadent and resentful!

This is also the fundamental reason why in recent years, whenever civil chaos occurs in Hangzhou Prefecture, these old scholars are rushing ahead regardless of the situation.
Chapter completed!