"Your Majesty, I can see clearly that He Ruobi's reputation was cut by the sky with a knife. His waist was insufficient and he was slightly slow to retract his knife. Yang Yuanqing seized the opportunity and directly swept him off the horse with a spear. Alas! He Ruobi's reputation for his lifetime was completely ruined today."

In the imperial study, the General of the Left Guard, Shi Xiang, was telling Yang Guang about the duel at noon. Although he was very subtle, the answer to He Ruobi's failure was revealed with a sentence of "insufficient waist strength".

Yang Guang couldn't help but sneer, "Lian said that he has more than 100 wives and concubines, and he needs five girls to sleep peacefully every night. On the couch, he has a lot of strength in his waist. Why is it not good if he goes to the battlefield?"

Shi Xiang was Yang Guang's confidant. He was named General for his contributions to quelling the rebellion in Renshou Palace. He knew Yang Guang's thoughts of being tired of the new and old. He also said: "The key is that He Ruobi is too self-righteous. He has always been addicted to the 10th place in the fifth place of the Nine Generals, thinking that he is still invincible in the world, but he does not know that the world of Sui has emerged in many talents, and the younger generation is better than the old."

Shi Xiang said that Yang Guang's heart was in his heart, and Yang Guang stroked his beard and said happily: "It's right. Although the old ministers have experience, they are obviously not energetic and aggressive. They only want to be successful. From the battle between Yang Yuanqing and He Ruobi today, we can see that He Ruobi is famous, but he can't even resist the move of the young general. It seems that he cannot be hued by the so-called fame. The revival of our Great Sui Dynasty still depends on the younger generation."

At this time, an eunuch reported at the door: "Your Majesty, Yuwen Young Superintendent is back."

Yuwen Young Supervisor is the young supervisor Yuwen Kai. He conferred Yang Guang the decree to investigate the address of the new capital in Luoyang. He just rushed back, and Yang Guang was waiting for him. When he heard his return, he immediately said happily: "Hurry up and announce his visit!"

Shi Xiang quickly gave a tribute and retreated. After a moment, Yuwen Kai hurried into the imperial study. Yuwen Kai was about fifty years old and was the son of Yuwengui, the general of the Western Wei Dynasty. He was a family of military generals. His father and brother were both famous for his horse. He was only studious, good at craftsmanship, and especially good at architecture. He was almost designed by Daxing City. In the fourth year of Kaihuang, Yuwen Kai led a watercraft to dig Guangtong Canal and divert the Wei River to the Yellow River. It was more than 300 miles from the east of Daxing City to Tongguan, making transportation convenient. Guanzhong's wealth all came from here.

Yuwen Kai was known as the number one craftsman of the Great Sui Dynasty and was of great significance. This time, he was ordered by Yang Guang to be responsible for the construction of the new capital of Luoyang. Although the move to Luoyang was strongly opposed by the Guanlong nobles, Yang Guang had made up his mind and sent Yuwen Kai to conduct preliminary exploration and location first.

Yuwen Kai stepped forward and bowed, "My minister Yuwen Kai met Your Majesty!"

"Your dear, don't be too polite, you've already had more news."

"I will report to Your Majesty."

Yuwen Kai carried the scroll with him. He quickly took the scroll from his back. Several eunuchs stepped forward to help spread the drawings on the table. Two eunuchs held oil lamps in their hands, and another eunuch found another wooden pole and handed it to Yuwen Kai.

Luoyang City has existed since ancient times, but Yang Guang was considering building a new city. If he wanted to build a capital that was passed down from generation to generation, he would never consider expanding the old city. Instead, he wanted to build a large-scale capital that matched the powerful Sui Dynasty.

"I first chose a place with excellent Fengshui, and secondly, consider the convenience of transportation, and consider disaster prevention again. In fact, I knew more than ten years ago that there was a place with excellent Fengshui, which was the most suitable for building a capital."

Yuwen Kai pointed to the open area in the middle of a mountain and said: "This area reaches Yique in the south and Mangshan in the north. Luo River runs across the river, the soil is flat and the foundation is solid. I have checked the local chronicles and found that there has not been a major disaster in hundreds of years. Building a capital here can be passed down for generations."

Yang Guang stared at the map, with a little worried between his eyebrows. He was considering more about safety. Although Luoyang is a large place in the Central Plains, its shortcomings are also obvious. It is not like Guanzhong's danger of mountain defense. Luoyang is empty and flat. Although there is the Yellow River in the north, the Yellow River is frozen in winter and becomes a smooth road. Once the Turks move south, they will be flat.

During the Yongjia Rebellion, the Huns rushed forward, defeated Luoyang City, and kicked off the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China. In addition, Shandong and Hebei are the former place of Northern Qi, with many mixed Hus, which is easy to rebel. He must also consider defending against Northern Qi and Mihus.

Yang Guang's concern had already told Yuwen Kai before. Yuwen Kai knew the holy worries well, so he smiled and said, "I have suggestions on defense."

Yang Guang was excited and hurriedly said, "What suggestions do you think?"

Yuwen Kai pointed at the circle around Luoyang with a wooden pole, with a range of hundreds of miles. He smiled and said, "Although Luoyang is surrounded by plains, we can establish artificial defense. I consider digging Changqian defense cavalry, connecting Changping and Jijun from the east of Longmen, reaching Linqing Pass, crossing the river south to Junyi and Xiangcheng, reaching Shangluo for about a thousand miles long, and you can use this as a defense for the pass.

Yang Guang walked around the area of ​​Changqian and indeed surrounded the capital. In fact, what Yang Guang was considering was to defend the cavalry, and digging Changqian was a good way.

At this time, Yuwen Kai asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you have any objections to the construction of a new capital?"

Yang Guang said with his hands behind his back: "There are many opponents!"

Yang Guang was indeed a little embarrassed. Since his father had been in power for more than 20 years, he could not move eastward, let alone he had just ascended the throne, and his strong opposition also made him a little helpless, but no matter what, he must move the capital to Luoyang.

"You don't have to worry about moving the capital. The Union will convince the court officials to just build a new capital with peace of mind."

"Your Majesty, I consider digging the long trench first, so that it will not arouse too much opposition."

Yang Guang thought about it and said that this plan was feasible, but he also knew that digging a thousand-mile long trench was a huge project, and at least hundreds of thousands of civilians had to be used, and important officials must be entrusted.

Thinking of this, he immediately issued an order: "Transfer the membrane and immediately summoned Yang Da to see the couplet!"

Yang Da is a royal clan and will not oppose the eastward migration. He is also the former Minister of Works. He was responsible for disaster relief along the Yellow River a few years ago. He has strong civilian organizational capabilities, so it is most appropriate for him to be responsible for excavating long trenches.

At night, a carriage drove into Xuanyangfang and slowly stopped in front of the mansion in Dugu Mansion. He Ruobi came out of the carriage, and his face sank to the extreme. If He Ruobi still has one weakness, it is paranoid.

Although Yang Yuanqing spared He Ruobi's life on the school ground, it does not mean that He Ruobi will smile with Yang Yuanqing and slim his grudges. The hatred between them has not weakened, but has become even deeper because of the great humiliation that He Ruobi suffered on the school ground. Yang Yuanqing tore his face in front of tens of thousands of people. He Ruobi has become the laughing stock of the entire capital, and soon his shame will spread all over the world.

He Ruobi quickly walked up the stairs, Dugu Han, the son of Dugu Luo, was already waiting in front of the stairs, "Uncle He Ruoshi, my father is waiting for you in the inner hall."

He Ruobi glanced at several carriages parked not far from the steps and asked, "Do your father still have guests?"

Dugu Han nodded, "Several important officials are discussing matters with their father. They are almost settled. Uncle He Ruoshi can wait for a moment."

He Ruobi nodded. Although the timing was not a coincidence, He Ruobi was anxious. He didn't want to come again another day, so he followed Dugu Han into Dugu Mansion.

The inner hall was brightly lit, and more than a dozen important officials gathered together, including Dugu Luo and Dugu Chi brothers, Zhang Jin, the general of the Left Guard, Yuan Shou, the minister of Taifu Temple, Yuan Zhou, the general of the former Right Guard, Yu Wen Bi, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, etc., were all important figures among the Guanlong nobles.

They were all invited by Dugu Luo. Dugu Luo had learned about Yuwen Kai's entry into the palace, and also knew that the emperor had appointed Yang Da and Yuwen Kai as deputy supervisors of the Dongdu Camp, preparing to dig the long chassis of Luoyang. It seemed that the emperor had no idea of ​​relocating the capital, and they had to stop it as soon as possible.

Dugu Luo is already seventy years old and has white hair and beard. He is Dugu Xin's eldest son and the leader of the entire Guanlong nobles. He has a high prestige in the court and the country. This time he is the leader of the opposition to move the capital.

"Everyone, I have said everything I should say. The emperor moved the capital to Luoyang, in name, to control the south and Shandong, but in fact he was dealing with us. Once he moved the capital successfully, the imperial center will leave Guanzhong, and our Guanlong group will gradually become marginalized. At that time, I believe that the major northern gentry will replace us. The situation is very serious!"

"If the Renshou Palace incident can succeed, why do we have today's worries?"

The person who spoke was Yuan Zhou, the general of the former Right Guard. He had been removed from the list in the case of King Yang Xiu of Shu and had not yet been activated. He was filled with resentment and dissatisfaction.

A warning flashed in Dugu Luo's eyes. He almost stopped Yuan Zhou's resentment, "Don't say these useless words anymore, give some useful opinions."

Dugu Luo's tone was a little unhappy. It was obvious that Yuan Zhou said something that should not have been said. The matter of Renshou Palace was a taboo for all of them, and no one was allowed to mention this matter again, but Yuan Zhou mentioned it again without any wit.

Yuan Zhou knew that he had made up his words and dared not speak anymore. Dugu Luo glared at him, then turned to ask General Zhang Jin, the Zuo Xiaowei.

"Brother Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Jin was silent all the time. He was actually thinking that since he came here for a meeting, everyone would not just be an audience, which was related to everyone's personal interests. Of course, Zhang Jin also had his own ideas.

"I think the key is the attitude of the gentry. In fact, not every gentry supports the movement of the capital. At least the Guanlong gentry will firmly oppose it. There are also high-ranking officials of the capital, and even the large households in the capital. The movement of the capital will also harm their interests. I estimate that at least 60% of the ministers of the court with a fifth rank or above will firmly oppose it. Three hundred of the people are neutral, and at most only 100 of the ministers fully agree. So the key here is the 30% of the ministers with a neutral attitude."

"What Brother Zhang means to fight for 30% of the ministers with a neutral attitude?" asked Yuwen Bi, who was sitting opposite him.

Zhang Jin nodded slowly, "That's right, that's what it means. As long as ninety percent of people oppose it, even if the emperor is tough, he will have to compromise. After all, he ascended the throne by C and will not mention the capital within at least three years."

Zhang Jin glanced at Dugu Luo again, "What do you think Dugu?"
Chapter completed!