It is said that the old Wang Han Nurhachi started his business in Xinbin, his hometown, and the battle was getting bigger and bigger, with more and more troops. Xinbin's small ravine is almost untenable. One day, the old man Wang called his civilian military commanders to discuss moving the capital. Although everyone agrees, they have different views on where to move. Some say Fushun, some say Liaoyang, and Lao Wang Han has no idea. At this time, a Mr. Feng Shui came outside and said he had a good plan. Hanwang only needs to send people to all parts of the country to take a liter of soil and weigh it, which is the land of Feng Shui. Hanwang and his ministers thought it was a good idea, so they sent many people to Liaodong to take soil samples and weigh them. The soil in Liaoyang is the heaviest. Therefore, Wang Fabing laid the foundation of Liaoyang and moved its capital to Liaoyang.
But after staying there for two years, Lao Lao felt uncomfortable. One day, Nurhachi discussed with the maharaja Baylor and suddenly put forward the idea of moving the capital to Shenyang. This sudden decision surprised everyone, and at that time, everyone expressed opposition. The monarch had a heated debate with his subjects. The monarch and his subjects have their own opinions, and it is difficult to reach a * * * knowledge at the moment. When we were trapped in it, suddenly the newspaper reported that an old man asked to see an audience. As soon as the old man entered the temple gate, he reported to Hanwang that a phoenix had flown in the Woods next to Fengjibao where his family lived. Phoenix is the king of birds. It is a symbol of good luck. If you fly here, it must be your sovereignty. Hearing this, Nurhachi asked the king what this meant. Some ministers said: "Phoenix will never fall into a land without treasure. Since ancient times, phoenix has not lived in phoenix trees, nor has it drunk spring water. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Bian He once saw a golden phoenix fall on a rock and cut it open. It is really a piece of Baoyu, which is later Cui. Qin Shihuang carved a jade seal with this jade, which was handed down from generation to generation as a symbol of the emperor. Congratulations to Wang Han, the emergence of Phoenix is the creation of heaven and earth, and the place where it landed must be a treasure trove of feng shui. " Nuerhachi was overjoyed and said, "That makes sense. Let's follow the whereabouts of the Phoenix." Nurhachi sent people to Fengjibao to inspect the terrain while preparing to build a large building. Who knows that just as soon as the construction started, Phoenix suddenly turned around and flew away with a long sound, flying to Shenyang until it fell, and kept nodding to Nurhachi. Seeing this, Nurhachi said loudly: "Now the phoenix is flying in Shenyang, and the phoenix is an act of God, and ordered me to build a new capital in Shenyang. How dare I disobey? " Seeing that he made up his mind and thought it was providence, everyone agreed to move the capital to Shenyang.
Nurhachi really ordered people to build a capital in the place where Phoenix settled, and named it "Fengtian", which later means "Fengtian traffic", and this is the folk explanation of Shenyang history, also known as "Fengtian".
In fact, Nuerhachi's "hasty move to the capital" was said by the people, because he believed in the traditional "Feng Shui". According to Mr. Feng Shui's instructions, Niangniang Temple was built in the southwest corner of Liaoyang Tokyo at that time. Building Mituo Temple at the East Gate; Thousands of Buddhist temples were built at the foot of Fengling Mountain, and three temples were used to hold the dragon and let Long Mai continue to be king. However, the Three Temples only suppressed the dragon head, the dragon claw and the dragon tail, but the dragon backbone in the city was not suppressed. So the dragon bent over and flew away, flying north to the north bank of Hunhe River. Hanwang thought that the dragon came from heaven and ordered him to build another city in the land of Longgan, so a new city sprang up and named it "Fengtian".
Of course, the legend seems too magical, but experts say that Feng Shui has always been the first place to build a capital and a city. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and extending in all directions, Shenyang is an excellent military location. The so-called "land of victory" and Hunhe River are also "holy water". Hunhe River can be connected with Liaohe River, which in turn is connected with the sea. It can be described as a "land of feng shui". This is also the secret of Nurhachi's capital in Shenyang.
The research shows that the real reason why Nurhachi moved to Shenyang was due to strategic considerations. First of all, Shenyang is a place extending in all directions, and its geographical position is very beneficial to the late Jin army at that time. The official history of Manchuria records this: "Emperor Taizu wants to move the capital from Tokyo to Shenyang and consult with Minister Baylor. In the days of ministers, he said,' If you build a city in Tokyo, the palace will be built, but the people's houses are not perfect. Now you have moved again, hungry and afraid of hardship.' Emperor Taizu Gao was not allowed to say:' Shenyang is the land of victory, which is clear in the west, and the road is straight and close to crossing the Liao River from Duerbi; Northern expedition to Mongolia can be reached in two or three days; South Korea can enter from Qinghe Road and log down the Hunhe River and Sukesu River, which can be used to manage the palace and pay for it. Sometimes when hunting, there are many animals near the mountain, and aquatic animals in the river can also be caught. I'm ready, why don't you go with me! "Wu Geng from Tokyo, live in the tiger skin post at night. Xin Wei, to Shenyang "It can be seen that Nurhachi made up his mind to move to Shenyang after careful consideration. Taking Shenyang as the capital is of strategic significance for its entry into the customs in the future.
.. the ancient city of Shenyang
Secondly, the former capital Liaoyang (Tokyo) has a serious contradiction between Manchu and Chinese, while Shenyang is only a medium-sized city with a small population, which is easy to manage and avoid the intensification of Manchu-Chinese contradictions. According to "Man Wen Lao Dang", on the third day after Nuerhachi entered Liaoyang from Xinbin, he ordered some people to be driven out of the city, leaving the people in Liaoyang without food and shelter. Only on May 26th (162 1), 22 people put drugs into the wells of Liaoyang City to poison the Jin Army. On June 12, an attempt was made to assassinate Nurhachi. It was in this tense situation that Nurhachi announced his decision to move the capital to Shenyang in the Bajiaotang of Tokyo City on the first day of March in the last Golden Decade (1625). Four days later, the late Jin Junchen arrived in Shenyang. Nurhachi immediately began to build the palace. From then on until Shunzhi entered the customs, Shenyang became the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and old Wang Han and his son Huang Taiji sat here for twenty years.
As for the name Shenyang, according to historical records, it has undergone many changes since the Qing Dynasty. It was originally changed to "Shengjing" in the eighth year of Tiancong. After the capital was moved to Beijing in the first year of Shunzhi, the jurisdiction of Shengjing was expanded in the fourteenth year of Shunzhi (1657), and five governments were established here to rule Fengtianfu. When Kangxi changed Fengtianfu to "Chengde County". In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu (1908), Chengde County was changed to Fushun County, and Xuantong County was changed to Fengtianfu for three years (191). In the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), Fengtian was changed to "Fengtian County". Later it was changed to "Chengde County". Because of the same name as Chengde, Hebei, it was renamed Shenyang.
It can be seen that the name "Fengtian" has nothing to do with Nurhachi, and its meaning has nothing to do with Phoenix. However, Shenyang is really a good place with geographical advantages.
.. the ancient city of Shenyang