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Chapter 181 Southward Relocation Plan
"As I said just now, if Chongzhen moved to the south, there are actually many favorable conditions, because the south is still relatively peaceful, and the army has an army, right?"

"It can be said that if Chongzhen came to Nanjing, he would be able to form a confrontation between the North and the South with Li Zicheng, and he could start a new one. The recovery of Daming is just around the corner."

"If Zhu Youjian makes good use of these conditions, the Ming Dynasty will not only make a comeback, but it will be a good thing to be a small court in the south of the Yangtze River."

"As I said just now, there are many examples of dynasties moving south in history. Why? Because our country has a large land area, and many deep hinterlands in the country can be used as places to deal with temporary crises."

"For example, in the Tang Dynasty, during the Anshi Rebellion, didn't Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji take Yang Guifei to Sichuan to seek refuge?"

"Another example is the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty fought wars. The Song Dynasty could not fight. This is the famous shame of Jingkang. Song Huizong and Song Qinzong were all taken away."

"Hey, this Zhao Gou, who later became Song Renzong, moved south to Lin'an, which is now Hangzhou, and established the Southern Song Dynasty. These are all good examples."

"After Tang Xuanzong fled to Sichuan for refuge, didn't the Tang Dynasty still live well? And the Southern Song Dynasty, didn't it also last for more than 100 years?"

"And the technological development, economic strength, and other creative things in the Southern Song Dynasty are also impressive."

"So this does not mean that after moving south, we will divide the river and conquer it. This is not a negative response, it may also be a positive response, because it preserves a lot of things."

"Okay, let's get down to business. Since there have been so many successful examples of moving south in history, why didn't Chongzhen seize the time to go to Nanjing to start anew?"

"But in fact, Chongzhen was already ready to run away! He was already ready to run away!"

"According to historical records, Chongzhen once issued a secret edict to the governor of Tianjin, asking the governor of Tianjin to secretly prepare [-] large ships and stop at Dagukou to be ready for his escape."

"At the same time, Chongzhen also sent his confidantes to Nanjing secretly to check the preparations of the troops, food and grass prepared for the escape."

"However, it is a pity that all these preparations made by Chongzhen were of no use in the end. Hey, why is this? Chongzhen was obviously ready to run away, so why didn't he leave?"

"This is more interesting. To paraphrase a popular saying on the Internet, it's not that the concubine doesn't want to, it's that the concubine can't do it."

"Hearing this, you may have questions again. Chongzhen is the emperor, and that is the emperor. Can he still not be able to do what the emperor wants to do?"

"Hey, at that time, Chongzhen really couldn't do it!"

"It is said that Zhu Youjian once secretly summoned one of his confidant ministers and told him that I have long thought about moving south, but it is only because no one supports me that I have delayed until now."

"The minister who was secretly summoned by Chongzhen immediately said that since His Majesty wanted to move south to avoid danger temporarily, then I, a minister of Fang, will do my best to help His Majesty move south!"

"Hehe, Chongzhen was very happy when he heard what the minister said. He said that your idea is the same as mine. However, what should I do if the ministers outside do not support me?"

"So, the emperor's power is not absolute. Some things cannot be solved by the emperor's order."

"It doesn't mean that after Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the dynasty, abolished the prime minister, the power was monopolized by the emperor alone. This is impossible."

"If the emperor concentrated all the power on himself, then in the Ming Dynasty, there would be no cabinet, and there would be no supervisor of ceremonies."

"As for the cabinet, it started as an organization with a small staff of staff and secretaries. After slowly developing, it finally became a decision-making body."

"And in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there were some major events. As long as the cabinet disagreed, or the six ministries did not give suggestions, even if it was the emperor's idea or intention, there was no way to implement it."

"Of course, besides worrying that the cabinet will not make it through, the face-saving Chongzhen actually has a small Jiujiu in his stomach. What is it?"

"Because Chongzhen has a lot of face, we have to deal with the matter of moving south. However, we can't say it from his mouth. If he says it himself and moves south, he will just run away. That would be so shameless!"

"So, Chongzhen hoped that the suggestion of moving to the south would be put forward by the ministers first. Hey, wouldn't he be able to carry out the matter of moving to the south just by pushing the boat along the way?"

"If it is proposed by Chongzhen himself, saying that I want to move to the south! To put it bluntly, it is running away. First, this is destroying the ancestral system. That is to say, Chongzhen is too disregarding the opinions of ministers. This is the ancestor. not allowed."

"Secondly, Chongzhen himself has to bear the reputation of moving the capital and abandoning the mausoleum. How unpleasant is this?"

"So in order to realize his little idea, Chongzhen personally directed and performed a drama in which the minister asked the emperor to move south. So what did Chongzhen do?"

"At that time, Chongzhen recruited Chen Yan, the chief assistant of the cabinet at that time. What did he ask him to do? Be a trustee!"

"It is said that Chongzhen ordered Chen Yu to give a speech. When you go to court the next day, you will put forward the plan of moving south in front of the ministers. After you finish speaking, I will approve it."

"However, what Chongzhen never imagined was that on the second day, when he went to the morning court, there was a scene that drove him crazy. So what happened at the scene?"

"Chongzhen never thought that Chen Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet who had a good chat yesterday, would change his mind on the spot today! He opposes moving the capital!"

"Not only that, this Chen Yan also insists on fighting to the death with Li Zicheng. The worst is that they will both die together."

"Speaking of which, Chongzhen, who was swayed by this Chen Yan, is very angry."

"In the end, he didn't care about the face of the emperor, so he directly expressed his idea of ​​moving south in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty."

"Of course, Chongzhen's rhetoric is more... sincere. He said that moving the capital to the south is only temporary, and we will make plans after saving my country!"

"If anyone misses my Ming Dynasty and future, you will be eternal sinners!"

"It stands to reason that Chongzhen has already made his words clear, and the ministers should follow suit and give their approval, but guess what?"

(End of this chapter)