Why did Sun Yat-sen insist on making Nanjing his capital, knowing that Jinling City was "king-angry"?
Whether it is a feudal society or a modern country, the choice of the capital is very important. The establishment of the capital plays an extremely important role in a country's economic development and political stability. It is no exaggeration to say that the length of a dynasty's existence has an extremely important connection with the establishment of its capital.
China is a country with a long history. With the development of the feudal dynasty, China has formed a unique geomantic ethics. From the setting of the capital, the choice of the emperor's mausoleum to the layout of the houses of ordinary people, there is a traditional Feng Shui culture in China.
judging from the history of China, most dynasties chose the capital with dense population, developed economy and convenient transportation. Sun Yat-sen also faced the problem of capital selection after the founding of the Republic of China.
As we all know, Nanjing was the capital of the early Republic of China. Nanjing is a famous historical and cultural city, but its history is not brilliant. Nanjing has been the capital of Sun Wu, Eastern Jin Dynasty, Liu Song Dynasty, Southern Tang Dynasty, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and other regimes in succession, but the time is not long, so many people will compare Nanjing with? A short-lived dynasty? With each other. I believe that Sun Yat-sen will not be unaware of this problem before choosing the capital, so why did he choose Nanjing as the capital?
Jinling? Wang qi? Tell
about Jinling? Wang qi? The mystery of leakage should be combined with geomantic omen. There were many emperors who cut mountains and veins in Jinling. Now, it may be no problem, because many cities cut mountains because of road construction and mining, but this is not the case in feudal society. In ancient times, the setting of one mountain and one water was regarded as a gift from heaven, and those places with good feng shui were regarded as designated by heaven? Long Mai? Location, destruction? Long Mai? It is also regarded as a fatal blow to a dynasty.
In 333 BC, the forces of the State of Yue, which occupied Nanjing, became weaker and weaker. Chu Weiwang took this opportunity to destroy the State of Yue. It is said that one day he looked northwest on the Qingliang Mountain and saw the Lion Mountain with a different light, but it was not a flame. He was very surprised. People around him told him that this was it? Wang qi? , yes? Wang qi? Where it appears, there is bound to be gold. After Chu Weiwang heard about it, he found a warlock and told the warlock what he saw. The warlock offered advice? Bury gold bring up the rear? Later, he renamed Nanjing as Jinling.
However, some people say that it is false for Chu Weiwang to send warlocks to the Lion Mountain to bury gold. He deliberately spread this rumor to lure people to dig gold in the Lion Mountain. After hearing the news, the people went to the mountains to explore and chisel, so the Lion Mountain, which was originally one body, was dug into two sections, Lulong Mountain and Maanshan Mountain, and soon the State of Chu was destroyed.
after Qin Shihuang unified the world, he heard that there was a royal atmosphere in Jiangdong, so he took care of it. Looking for the southeast? . Want to suppress the folk? Wang qi? He listened to the advice of his warlocks and let the Qinhuai River flow through the city, just to wash away this area? Wang qi? . Later, he heard that Fangshan in Nanjing was called? Tianying Mountain? It was the jade emperor's decree, so he ordered people to interrupt Fangshan waist-high. After doing these two things, Qin Shihuang's heart was still not stable, so he renamed this area as. ? Fuling? It means the mountain where you put your horse.
At this point, the kingship around Jinling has been almost destroyed, and it was not until AD 229 that Sun Quan, an accomplished vassal, appeared. Unfortunately, the late Lord of the State of Wu later dug the Zhidu River in Nanjing because of the so-called kingliness. In addition, Chen Houzhu, Emperor Yangdi, Ming Taizu and others all carried out destructive engineering construction in Nanjing area, so Nanjing area? Wang qi? Gradually die out.
Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China
According to historical records, as early as 1887, Dr. Sun Yat-sen considered the specific choice of the capital of the Republic of China. He once said? Jinling is still not a house? Ever thought about it? One capital and four capitals? The practice. On the whole, Dr. Sun Yat-sen thinks that the first choice of the capital should be Wuchang, not Nanjing. He thinks that Wuchang is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with convenient waterway transportation, which is beneficial to the whole political situation.
On October 1th, 1911, Wuchang Uprising broke out. Once this uprising broke out, all parts of the country responded in succession. At this moment, it is urgent to establish a unified government. Zhang Taiyan and others supported Wuchang to build its capital. On November 7, the Hubei government electrified the whole country to announce that it would break away from the control of the Qing Dynasty and set up an interim government. At this time, the army of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty had already stationed troops in the north of the Yangtze River, eyeing the area in the south of the Yangtze River. In Wuchang area, the situation is tight.
At this time, the political foundation of the revolutionaries did not move to Wuchang, but to the southeast coastal areas, so the revolutionaries decided to put the political center in Shanghai. On December 2, the allied forces captured Nanjing, which shocked the whole country. Two days later, the revolutionaries decided to set up an interim government in Nanjing. On December 12, there was another dispute about the capital. More than 2 delegates advocated the supervision of Beijing, and only 8 delegates advocated the capital of Nanjing.
Sun Yat-sen saw this situation when he returned from abroad on December 25th. He gave up Wuchang as his first choice. Between Beijing and Nanjing, he chose to support Nanjing, but most of the representatives in the Senate opposed it. After repeated persuasion by Sun Yat-sen and others, the Senate decided to build Nanjing as its capital.
Many people don't understand that Sun Yat-sen gave up Beijing and chose Nanjing. In fact, this just reflects the foresight of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. At that time, Yuan Shikai actually controlled the military and political power of the Qing Dynasty, and his lair was in Beijing. If Beijing is chosen as its capital, the new government is likely to be controlled by Yuan Shikai.
After making Nanjing the capital, Sun Yat-sen indicated that Yuan Shikai would give up the presidency as long as he supported * * *, and if Yuan Shikai became president, he would definitely go to the new capital, Nanjing, which would be tantamount to attracting snakes out of the hole.
It's a pity that Yuan Shikai saw Dr. Sun Yat-sen's intention. When the Nanjing government repeatedly asked Yuan Shikai to take office in the south, he repeatedly refused, and even made it clear that he could not go south. On February 21, the provisional government sent a special mission to invite Yuan Shikai to take office in the south. Yuan Shikai apparently agreed, but in fact he secretly incited people from all walks of life to oppose Nanjing as its capital. On April 2, 1912, the immature revolutionaries made concessions and decided to move the new government to Beijing.
In this way, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's painstaking efforts were wasted, but from the overall situation, the political significance of Beijing far exceeds that of Nanjing. Reality is the best answer. Today, Beijing, the capital of new China, has developed better and better, and the surrounding areas have entered a new stage of development.