Chapter One Hundred and Two Take Falsehood as True
Luo Youdu held the imperial seal with his fingers, looked at it from side to side, and murmured in his heart: Wu Tingzuo is the same, why don't you know how to wash it?
How did he know that Wu Tingzuo's legs were shaking when he was holding this thing?
He didn't dare to stay with this hot thing for even a second.
Luo Youdu noticed that a corner of the jade seal was shining brightly. He took the cloth wrapped around it and wiped it, revealing a golden corner. He couldn't help but secretly smile: "Zhao Pu can do it. He worked hard and knew that this jade seal had a corner missing when it was smashed. Wang Mang
Fill it up with gold inlays.”
He glanced at the many ministers in front of the palace and said with a smile: "I have never seen a real jade seal passed down from the country. My dear friends, please take a look for me. Is this thing real or fake?"
With that said, he handed the jade seal to the chamberlain and asked him to wash it first and then show it to the ministers for appreciation.
The clean jade seal actually looks a bit like it. It is four inches in diameter and has five dragons on it. On the front, there are eight seal characters engraved on it: "Ordered by Heaven, you will live forever."
It has everything it should have.
Not to mention, there are indeed many people who have seen the jade seal passed down in temples today.
It was only twenty-five years ago that Li Congke set himself on fire at Xuanwu Tower in Luoyang while holding the imperial seal.
Elderly people who have been promoted in the court have the opportunity to see their true appearance.
Not to mention living fossils like Wang Jing and Fu Yanqing.
After Wang Jing resigned from his position as Jiedushi, he went to Bianjing to retire.
Luo Youdu gave him the fictitious title of Grand Master and allowed him to go to court once a month. He could go to court at any time he wanted. Even if he didn't want to go to court, it didn't matter. Just let him know.
When this jade seal appeared, he naturally had to go to court to join in the fun.
Wang Jing didn't dare to take it. He held the wooden box, looked at it, and said: "Your Majesty, when I followed Shi Jingtang into Luoyang, Shi Jingtang dug three feet into the ground to find this national jade seal and couldn't find it. Now it is with us.
The appearance of Jiarui in this world shows that His Majesty is virtuous and has been recognized by God."
Anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on.
But just like calling a deer a horse, no one dares to say it even if they know or suspect it is false.
After all, the political significance behind this is too great.
Perhaps in the eyes of later generations, this national jade seal is just a dead object, but to the ancients, its meaning was extraordinary.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when Emperor Jin and Yuan traveled east, people ridiculed the Sima family for being the emperors of the White House because they had no jade seals in their hands.
The same was true for Li Shimin. The imperial seals were taken away by the Turks, so he carved a few of them himself and became a blank slate emperor as a joke.
Why does the Khitan always consider itself orthodox?
Later Han people regarded the Song Dynasty as orthodox, but the surrounding countries in this era recognized the Liao Dynasty more because the Liao Dynasty was inherited.
Inheritance is something that China attaches great importance to.
In the early years, the Khitan came to dominate the Central Plains and brought all the imperial utensils passed down from previous dynasties to Shangjing, thus firmly grasping the point of inheritance.
Of course, everything must be based on strength.
Now with the Imperial Seal, we have firmly taken the initiative in orthodoxy.
No matter how many imperial utensils there are, they can't compare to this small and square jade seal passed down from the country.
Those who know the fortune have already loudly congratulated: "Jia Rui descended from heaven and the jade seal appeared in this world, which indicates that the king in our dynasty will be virtuous and the world will be at peace."
In an instant, all the civil and military officials in the court spoke out together: "Your Majesty is virtuous, and the divine weapon has appeared in this world. You should reward the hundreds of gods and grant amnesty to the world."
At this moment, even if the jade seal is fake, it has become real.
Zhao Pu, who had been watching from the sidelines, stepped forward at this critical moment and said: "The sacred weapon of Zhenguo and Jiarui left Luoyang together. I propose to rebuild Luoyang Palace and repair Luoyang City."
Luo Youdu himself did not have a strong concept of Yuxi, and planning to move the capital was his real purpose.
Luo Youdu did not want to be trapped in Kaifeng like Zhao Song.
However, Kaifeng has the advantage of being convenient by land and water, extending in all directions.
In the turbulent era of separatist rule, Kaifeng has obvious advantages. It can mobilize supplies at the first time and attack and defend at will.
But when peace comes, Kaifeng's biggest drawback appears.
It's not that he has no danger to defend, but when Kaifeng was originally built, it was not designed to be the size of a capital city, it was just a normal city.
This foundation determines the size of Bianjing. Although it can be expanded outwards, no matter how much it is expanded outwards, it will only increase the space in the outer city. The imperial city will remain the same.
Because outside the palace city, there are densely packed houses and shops. No matter which direction the palace city is expanded, a large number of houses and shops will inevitably be demolished.
If you want to expand the Bianjing Imperial City, you have to knock down and rebuild all the mansions and shops of the royal family, nobles, and wealthy gentry around the palace.
Not to mention such a big project, how could the nobles, nobles, and wealthy gentry who occupied the area adjacent to the palace agree to sacrifice their prime real estate to benefit others?
Besides, even if they agree, it will ruin the overall structural layout of Kaifeng.
Therefore, Kaifeng was the capital at the right time in troubled times, but once it reached peace and prosperity, it would be limited by its own size.
Luoyang City is different. When it was first laid out and built, it was aimed at the size of the capital city.
The southern city, the northern city, and the neighborhoods of the Imperial City were all carefully planned in advance.
There is no such thing as a businessman doing business in front of the palace, building a restaurant with a clear view of the palace, or a prime minister who has worked all his life and cannot afford a house in Bianjing.
In this era, there is no capital city more suitable than Luoyang. The foundation is ready, and reconstruction and renovation are very simple.
As soon as Zhao Pu's words came out, it caused a lot of turmoil.
Luo Youdu had already vaguely revealed the problem that Bianjing was too small before this.
Now Zhao Pu proposes to repair Luoyang, which is obviously to cater to the emperor's intention of moving the capital to Luoyang.
Moving the capital is a top priority for the country and the people. It involves many interests, and naturally there are inevitable voices of opposition.
Most of the civil and military officials in the temple lived in Bianjing and had already settled down and established their families. Moving the capital directly made their efforts over the years in vain.
Among them, Shen Yilun, a doctor from the Ministry of Finance, opposed it the most fiercely. He was from Kaifeng, and his heart naturally turned to Bianjing.
Shen Yilun said sternly: "Your Majesty, the world is about to be unified, and the imperial court is in ruins and waiting to be renovated. This is an opportunity for development. At this time, large-scale construction projects will not be good for the country."
Luo Youdu was not surprised that there were voices of opposition. After all, the matter of moving the capital was very involved.
But the voice of the general resistance was obviously much smaller than what he imagined.
After thinking about it for a moment, it suddenly dawned on me.
Historically, Zhao Kuangyin also wanted to move the capital, but was resisted by hundreds of officials.
The main reason is that Zhao Kuangyi is deeply rooted in Kaifeng and is unwilling to take risks.
Zhao Kuangyin was also restrained by civil servants because of his national policy of co-ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats.
Luo Youdu himself did not have this worry. He always maintained a balance between civil and military affairs.
Whichever way he turns, that side will have the advantage. Unless civil and military forces work together, he will not be restrained by any party.
At the same time, his prestige is far from comparable to that of Zhao Kuangyin in history.
If it is not really necessary, courtiers will generally not directly disobey his wishes.
Seeing this, Luo Youdu had a clear heart and said, "Let's follow Prime Minister Zhao's opinion on this matter. When Jiarui appears in Luoyang, he will be reborn from the ashes."