In Youjing City, Li Chongjiu led his army back to Youjing's first court meeting.

All officials of Zhao went to court with great energy.

Li Chongjiu sat in the hall, and Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Chen Xiaoyi, Lu Chengqing, Wei Zheng and other ministers of Zhao State sat in His Highness.

After the ministers arrived, Li Chongjiu spoke, "Some ministers know, while others don't know. Yesterday, Turkic Khan led the Turkic army to cross Yanshan, break through the Great Wall defense line, and break Huairong City. Their troops are estimated to be at least 100,000. Now Turkic Khan wants to lead the army to the city of Youjing. I wonder what your dear friends think?"

The ministers were buzzing and talking.

"I dare to ask how many soldiers and horses are in Youjing City right now?" Lu Chengqing asked.

Ji Chuan replied: "The army returning to the rescue is more than 52,000. Now, except for 10,000 troops stationed in Dongmen Caoshi, the rest are all entering the city. There are less than 10,000 rural soldiers in Youjing City, half of which are newly recruited for only three months this year. Although the 20,000 cavalrymen led by Etuo have been traveling day and night, it is estimated that there will be ten days before they can enter Zhuo County."

"It seems that the difference in strength between the two armies is a bit huge, but our army is not impossible to fight." Lu Chengqing said.

"Our army has finally conquered Liu Heita, and his troops are exhausted. If we can stop fighting, it would be better not to fight." Xue Wanshu also expressed his opinion.

"I have a word!"

But when an old man stepped out, his voice trembling.

Most of the people don’t recognize this person, and they think to themselves who this old minister is.

"I have met all my colleagues."

When the ministers saw this, they suddenly realized that this person had mixed reputations and criticisms throughout his life. However, he was famous all over the world and everyone knew about it. As a result, when Pei Ju entered the court and became an official, all the ministers present did not enter the official career.

The only one is Wen Yanbo. During the Kaihuang period, he was once an official with Pei Ju in the same dynasty. However, it was too difficult to say that the two of them were officials in the same dynasty. Wen Yanbo was only in the ninth rank, while Pei Ju was an important official in the dynasty and was appointed as the Minister of Personnel. He was a person who was in front of the emperor at any time.

The two of them have the status of one in heaven and the other in the earth. If they say they are colleagues, I'm afraid Pei Ju will not bother to admit it.

Officials attach great importance to qualifications, so they often have the tradition of placing seniority and relying on their seniority to make ends meet.

Although everyone was not very awe-inspiring about an old minister like Pei Ju, they respected his age, status, and qualifications. When they heard the other party speak, everyone showed a serious listening look. Even Wen Yanbo and other important officials were no exception.

Pei Ju immediately spoke out: "The Turkic soldiers are so powerful that the old minister suggested that we make plans for the present. It is better to temporarily move the capital to Wei County to avoid its sharp edge."

"Move the capital!"

Many ministers showed disapproving expressions. If it weren't for Pei Ju's words, everyone had already refuted it. However, some ministers thought deeply, but they felt that what Pei Ju said was actually not unreasonable.

Li Chongjiu did not comment and said, "Moving the capital is a major event. Don't discuss it lightly. Pei Aiqing asked for specifics."

Pei Ju bowed and said, "I also know that it is a presumptuous to mention this, but for the sake of the king's plan, the people of Zhao, and the people of the world, there is no better strategy than moving the capital."

Pei Ju paused and said, "Although the land of Youzhou is rich, it is far away from the nine states and is located in border counties, not a place of dominance. Although Emperor Guangwu of Han revived Youzhou, he became emperor in Xingtai. After the world was stable, he established the capital of Luoyang. As the saying goes, those who compete for fame are in the court, those who compete for profit are in the market, and among the Liuhe is the Central Plains, and among the Central Plains is Luoyang. If the king wants to rule the great cause, he will build his capital in Youjing, so he will look far away, and build a beautiful house without living there, and take a vulgar thatched hut to live in."

He actually compared Youjing to a vulgar thatched hut. He thought that someone would object to this statement, but as soon as Pei Juzhi said, the local aristocratic officials in Youyan were silent and no one opposed it.

I remember that when Li Chongjiu entered Zhuo County, when he established one of the two capital Youjing and Huaihuang Town, Shide Xi tribe had a big quarrel with the local gentry of Youyan, which was quite exaggerated. In the end, Li Chongjiu still focused on advancing the Central Plains and decided to establish Youjing, and finally the controversy was just a matter of being exaggerated.

But at the moment Pei Ju's proposal, the local officials who came from the Youyan gentry did not object, which is really strange. Could it be that they collectively lost their memory? As Pei Ju said, those who compete for fame in the court and those who compete for profit in the market, and those who want to move the capital to the Central Plains, are the best strategy?

Li Chongjiu looked around, but saw Wang Gui looking a little thoughtful, and asked immediately: "Wang Aiqing, you often have unexpected opinions. I want to hear your opinions."

Wang Gui said: "The Qin people moved the capital six times and finally achieved hegemony. The Tuoba Xianbei once moved the capital from Pingcheng to Luoyang. Emperor Xiaowen was famous throughout the ages. However, both the Qin people and the Xianbei people were worried and tried to advance to the Central Plains. Only then did the capital move. However, in Youzhou, there are Goguryeo in the east, Khitan in the north, and Turks in the west. If they moved from Youjing to the Central Plains, they might be the six counties of Youyan that would enter the hands of Fanhu."

Li Chongjiu listened to Wang Gui's words and nodded silently. What he said was very reasonable. In the Han Dynasty, he guarded Beijing from the Ming Dynasty. He learned the lessons of the exhaustion of national strength after the Northern Song Dynasty lost the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. He praised the emperor to guard the national gates and use the dangers of Beijing to resist the invasion of the French tribes in Mongolia and Liaodong.

At this time, Ouyang Xun said, "But from Youjing to the Central Plains is really too far. Our army has been returning to the road from south to north for a long time. If we advance to the Central Plains in the future and fight against Li Tang in Luoyang, we may not be as strong as possible."

Pei Ju also said: "Although Youjing is an important town in the north, when it comes to population, taxes are not as good as any of the newly won Qinghe, Wu'an, Wuyang and Wei counties. Whenever a country is established, it must first strengthen its stem and then weaken its branches. Youjing is the trunk. Unless the population of the four counties is moved to Hebei, the cart will be put before the horse."

Wei Zheng said on the side, "This is absolutely not allowed. Forcibly migrating the people is tyranny. If civil rebellion arouses, the four counties will probably be abandoned."

Li Chongjiu also felt that it was reasonable for Pei Ju to say. At that time, Huaiyang, Sichuan and Shu were very rich. At that time, there was a saying that Yang and Shu were two. However, in the hearts of the Han people, no matter where they moved, they still believed that only Luoyang and Guanzhong were far superior to all directions.

This is a deeply rooted view. As early as the time of Dayu, he ordered that the area 500 miles outside the capital of the Emperor was Dianfu. This is the land of the Emperor, with 500 miles a district, divided from near to far into Dianfu, houfu, suifu, must-suifu, and desertedfu.

When the five wards see the clarity and the distant relatives, they distinguish the kingly transformation. The closer they are to the capital of the Emperor, the more civilized it is.

Luoyang and Guanzhong are the place where the Han people grew up. No matter where they migrated, they still have a sense of identity and belonging to the forces that built their capital in Luoyang and Guanzhong. So it is no wonder that the Youyan gentry did not object to moving the capital to the Central Plains, but to moving to Huaihuang Town outside the Great Wall, which was absolutely uncompromising.

Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, although Hebei's population was not inferior to Henan, when it comes to the political and economic center, it was still far inferior to Henan in Guanzhong and Henan. As for Sichuan and Shu, Yangzhou was even worse.

Ji Chuan came out and said, "This is a bad word. I heard the ancients discuss the construction of the capital Chang'an as the momentum of Jianling, the construction of Luoyang as the momentum of the house, and the construction of the capital Youjing as the momentum of carrying a fur."

"Why does this mean?" Lu Chengqing asked.

Ji Chuan said: "The mountains and rivers in Guanzhong are blocked with four blocks, and the terrain is high and high, so it is called the momentum of Jianling; Luoyang is located in the Central Plains, which can be expanded to all sides, so it is called the momentum of the large-scale house; and holding a fur is used to carry clothes and collars.

The meaning is to surround the sea east, and to follow the upstream, to control the Liuhe, and to take Yanyun as a dangerous place."

"Youyan soldiers are good at fighting with great courage. No matter how brave the people are, everyone is brave enough to fight for the first place. Since King Wuling of Zhao, Hufu and Cavalry, Hebei's elite soldiers are the world's mighty. If our army wants to seize the world, what we rely on is the enterprising spirit of Youyan, how can we avoid moving the capital because of fear of the Turks?"

Li Chongjiu thought to himself that if the capital moves south now, although it will be beneficial to enter the Central Plains, the north will be empty. Even if Youjing can be defended, the two towns of Huaihuang and Yuyi that have been in operation for many years may not be able to be protected, let alone Liaodong and the Bohai Rim strategic circle that Li Chongjiu is drawing.

At this time, when moving the capital, whether it is an enterprising Central Plains or a very gorgeous statement, others will only think that they are afraid of the Turks and dare not fight, and abandon Youjing.

At this time, someone from His Highness stepped into the hall and said loudly: "The Turks are about to hit the nail on the head. At this time, they do not want to defend their families and the country, but discuss the matter of moving the capital, which is really a disaster."
Chapter completed!