Why did Emperor Yangdi move the capital to Luoyang?
I think the reason why Emperor Yangdi, the king of a country, moved to Luoyang is that he inherited his father's wishes; Geographically, Chang 'an is northwest, while Luoyang is in the center of China, which is convenient for transporting grain and grass and conducting state management; In addition, Luoyang is also an ancient capital with a long history, which is more conducive to cultural inheritance.
Emperor Yangdi was the second and last emperor of the Sui Dynasty. After the war in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty established a unified multi-ethnic country in 581 AD, and then in 65 AD, his son Emperor Yangdi inherited the hegemony. At the beginning of inheriting hegemony, it was announced to build Luoyang City, the eastern capital. There is a reason for this:
He inherited his father's last wish
According to historical records, Emperor Yangdi wrote in his imperial edict: "Since the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he wanted to take the land of River and Luo as a place to start a business. The first emperor thought about this for a long time, and when he talked about it, it was exciting and sobbing! I must finish the wisdom of my late emperor first! " It can be seen that the last wish of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, who moved the capital to Luoyang, occupied part of the reason.
geographically, Chang' an is northwest, while Luoyang is in the middle of China, which is convenient for transporting grain and grass and carrying out state management.
Northwest China has more contacts with barbarians, and is located in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau, far away from the east and southeast, but the Sui Dynasty has just been established. Obviously, if Luoyang is the capital, it will be easier to carry out local jurisdiction. In addition, when each dynasty chooses Chengdu, it will generally consider the transportation of grain and grass, while Luoyang is obviously easier to supply local resources.
In addition, Luoyang is also an ancient capital with a long history, which is more conducive to cultural inheritance.
Since the Xia Dynasty, Luoyang has been an ancient capital, and in the history of our country, there are the most countries that have established this city as the capital, and its rich cultural heritage is more conducive to the inheritance of the imperial vein from generation to generation.