At the beginning of the establishment of the Song Dynasty, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin expressed that he would set the capital in Luoyang. Because Kaifeng is located in a plain, there are no dangerous places to guard, and the safety index is not as good as Luoyang. As the ancient ca

At the beginning of the establishment of the Song Dynasty , Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin expressed that he would set the capital in Luoyang , because Kaifeng was located in the plains and there were no dangerous places to guard. The safety index was not as good as Luoyang, which was the capital of the Thirteenth Dynasty. The ancient capital has Hangu Pass in the west and Hulao Pass in the east. It is also located in the middle of the world, so it is very suitable for being a capital.

But later in the court, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was strongly opposed by his ministers as soon as he proposed it. There were very few supporters, and there was no future. Why didn't the Northern Song Dynasty insist on moving the capital to Luoyang?

The author believes that there are three reasons. First, the top decision-maker is not determined enough. We know that Zhao Kuangyin relied on the support of his subordinates to become emperor. Chen Qiao rebelled and wore imperial robes. He was Zhou Shizong single-handedly promoted him. Zhou Shizong was so kind to him, but he was ungrateful. Usurping the throne after Zhou Shizong's death was an unjust gain of the country and was morally tainted.

When he saw that most of his subordinates were opposed to moving the capital to Luoyang, King of Jin Zhao Guangyi directly said that "morality is not in danger", Zhao Kuangyin understood in his heart how difficult it was to move the capital to Luoyang. During the late Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui did not even want to patrol the river When he went back to establish the capital, his Xiaoguo army directly betrayed him, which eventually led to the death of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin did not dare to use force.

Secondly, there is the collective opposition of the ministers. So the question is, why did the ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty strongly oppose it? Because of interests. Most of the ministers of the Song Dynasty were the ministers of and later Zhou , including brother Zhao Kuangyin. Going forward, they were all powerful families in Kaifeng during the Five Dynasties. They had been operating in Kaifeng for many years, and their interests would be affected by moving the capital to Luoyang. Damage, gold and silver can be taken away, can good land and beautiful houses also be taken away?

As long as the capital is moved to Luoyang, the powerful local nobles in Luoyang will inevitably enter the ruling class. Their political interests will be diluted, their economic interests will be damaged, and their real estate will depreciate, and even their official positions will be damaged. Who can agree with this? In the early Northern Song Dynasty, the ministers, especially the generals, had great power, and Zhao Kuangyin did not dare to ignore their objections.

Finally, Luoyang is actually not much better than Kaifeng. Although Luoyang is located in the world and has the dangers of Han Valley and Hulao, there are too many gaps in Luoyang. There are many roads leading to Luoyang and there are many places that need to be guarded by troops. This is why Liu Bang abandoned Luoyang and went to the Western Capital The reason why Chang'an is far less dangerous than Chang'an, which is located in Guanzhong, was that Chang'an was conquered six times in less than three hundred years of the Tang Dynasty . The military power of the Song Dynasty was far inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty. So what is the significance of safety in Luoyang?

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the country's economic center of gravity began to shift southward. Both Kaifeng and Luoyang needed supplies from the Jianghuai River. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal for this purpose. If foreign enemies invaded and cut off the grain channel of the canal, Luoyang would immediately become the capital. Finished.

The transportation conditions in Kaifeng are much better than those in Luoyang. In addition to the fast delivery of food, reinforcements from all over the country can also come quickly. Moreover, Kaifeng is also an ancient capital for thousands of years. The capital of Wei State, Daliang, was also Kaifeng. The fact that Kaifeng was chosen as the capital by so many rulers shows that it is not bad in itself.

The rise and fall of a dynasty depends on whether the political system and decision-making of the ruler are reasonable. The quality of the capital only plays a supporting role. So what if Emperor Sui Yang moved the capital to Luoyang? If good governance is not implemented, the offensive and defensive momentum will be different.