Ying Zheng and Hu Yu cried for a long time before slowly separating, and their negative emotions seemed to be relieved with tears.
"Your Majesty," Hu Yu said softly in a slightly hoarse voice, "I know that what you just said was from your heart."
"Just now...? Did you hear everything?" Ying Zheng asked tentatively.
Hu Yu nodded vigorously and said: "I heard it. At this moment, I understand that I am not the only one who is reluctant to leave Ying Yu. As his father, your Majesty, it is the most difficult decision to make. .”
Ying Zheng was stunned.
King Qin, who was suffering from self-blame and guilt just now, seemed to have received the most effective medicine.
Hu Yu's understanding and forgiveness seemed to suddenly become the most beautiful and precious thing in the world.
"Your Majesty will definitely achieve a great cause in the future and let China end its conflicts. This is a great cause of thousands of contributions." Hu Yu stroked the catkins along Maple Leaf's mane, "To achieve this great cause, countless people must shed their blood. , and this group of people can naturally include nobles from the royal family, and even blood relatives."
Ying Zheng did not interrupt and listened quietly to Hu Yu's words.
"It is understandable to ask your young master to make sacrifices for the Qin Dynasty, and even for the entire world." Hu Yu exhaled lightly, "After thinking about this, I will not be so sad."
"Hu Yu..." Ying Zheng looked at Hu Yu's swollen eyes and said slowly, "Thank you for your understanding. It's a blessing for me that you can think like this. You already...don't blame me."
Hu Yu pouted, shook his head slightly and said, "I don't blame the king."
"That's good, that's good." Ying Zheng said with a relieved smile, "In the future, we will have more children to make up for our losses."
"I don't want to." Hu Yu pretended to be angry and turned away, "I'm afraid that after I am born again, I will be sent away by you again. Besides, you said just now that I want to leave Qin."
Ying Zheng scratched the back of his head and said with a smile, "Aren't I worried that things would turn out like that? But, it's true that this maple leaf is given to you."
"Really?" Hu Yu turned around.
"Really." Ying Zheng untied Feng Ye's reins, placed them in Hu Yu's jade hands, and held them tightly.
"Huh, I won't leave the palace. Whether or not I give this maple leaf away, I will keep it here." Hu Yu said softly, "Your Majesty, you are plotting against me."
Hu Yu complained and pulled the reins, fearing that Ying Zheng would take it back again.
What a discord.
Seeing that Hu Yu had regained his usual vigor, Ying Zheng took advantage of the situation and said, "Then why don't I issue an edict and stamp it with the royal seal?"
"Your Majesty, this is what you said." Hu Yu said, "I didn't force it."
"Okay, I will ask Zhao Gao to send you the edict later. From now on, Maple Leaf will be yours." Ying Zheng looked at Maple Leaf reluctantly, then turned to ask, "By the way, this early in the morning , what are you doing here?"
"I... I can't sleep right now, so I just wanted to come over and talk to Maple Leaf, but unexpectedly, the king is actually here, whispering to Maple Leaf." Hu Yu said.
"It seems that we really want to go together." Ying Zheng adjusted Hu Yu's shawl and said softly, "It's cold outside, let's go back to the palace. I also want to see Ying Yu."
"Well, he is still with the queen."
The two of them walked towards the Queen Mother's palace with their hands entwined.
Hu Yu had passed this test for the time being, but Ying Zheng began to think about how to use Xiang Yan to achieve this.
After staying in the Queen Mother's palace for a whole day, it wasn't until the sky turned dark that Ying Zheng left and walked straight to Ji Fa's residence.
Seeing Ji Fa, Ying Zheng told Ji Fa what he had discussed with Zhao Gao last night and asked for his views and opinions.
Ji Fa thought for a moment and then said:
"For your descendants, you do need a reasonable plan, and some of your ideas are indeed feasible. However, the change of surnames affects China's thousands of years of custom, which is not a trivial matter."
"What should be done in the most reasonable way?" Ying Zheng asked.
Ji Fa did not answer directly, but said: "You also know the general reason for the formation of the surname, but you don't know the details. I will tell you about this story in detail."
"Okay, thank you, Master." Ying Zheng cheered up and listened attentively.
Ji Fa cleared his throat and began to tell: "I told you before that the ancient civilization in the West was submerged by the blue current, causing a great flood. The civilization in the east of the continent was destroyed by the eruption of a large number of volcanoes, and eventually Swallowed by magma, thick volcanic ash accumulated, leaving no trees on the land, forming a vast grassland."
"Yes." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "That is the land currently occupied by the Huns."
"Yes." Ji Fa continued, "What is buried underneath is the ancient civilization of China. Later, the gods in the Moon Palace sent envoys to rescue the two civilizations in distress, and the one who rescued China was Kuafu. "
"Kuafu Zhuri, which Kuafu?" Ying Zheng blurted out.
"Yes." Ji Fa nodded and said, "Kuafu rescued many survivors of the ancient civilization, fled all the way south, and finally escaped from the area covered by the volcanoes."
"The panicked people asked Kuafu where he was going to escape. Kuafu just said, go south to chase the sun. This left the legend of Kuafu chasing the sun."
"Later, these survivors dispersed to various places until they died, and they brought with them some secret books of ancient civilizations. Because they were afraid of losing them, they carved the words on the tortoise shells and animal bones, then painted them with ancient lacquer, and then Buried in their habitat.”
Ying Zheng suddenly realized: "That is, "Shen Nong Jing", "Huang Di Jing", "Lianshan" and other books? Are there any ancient books that record "my weapon"? "
"That's right." Ji Fa said, "You have a rough idea of what happened when human civilization restarted, but it's not the whole truth. What the world knows is still somewhat different from the real situation."
"Three Emperors..." Ying Zheng muttered softly.
"The so-called Three Emperors are Fuxi, Nuwa, and Suiren." Ji Fa said, "And the last Suiren, in order to cooperate with the Dragon Clan in restoring the natural source of power, formulated the inheritance plan of the Heavenly Successor, and Taking the elements of the future heir as the basis, we design the succession.”
"In order of order, they are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water."
"So the first Wood Emperor was the well-known Emperor Shennong. He found the remnants of ancient civilization according to the guidance and discovered the current "Shen Nong Sutra". He then focused on the study of vegetation and food, and taught people to grow food. Make herbal medicine."
"The second is the Fire Emperor, also known as the Yan Emperor in the world. He taught people better cooking, smelting, and cooking medicine, and expanded Shennong's achievements."
Ying Zheng frowned: "So it's sorted, what about the Tu Di?"
"The problem arises with the Earth Emperor." Ji Fa said, "The Earth Emperor, also called the Black Emperor, is the ninth great-great-grandson of the Yan Emperor. The Yan Emperor, who has been alive for a long time, chose him as his successor. However, the secret of the Heavenly Bearer was accidentally leaked and was known to a tribe leader named Chi You."
"Chiyou was dissatisfied with this inheritance system, so he rebelled and wanted to become king himself."
"The Black Emperor was just about to send troops to suppress it, but suddenly the earth trembled and the volcano erupted. There is an urgent need for Heavenly Bearers to go to Jiuyou."
"So, Emperor Yan led Black Emperor to Jiuyou, and Chi You became even more arrogant at this time."
"The Yellow Emperor was just the tribal leader of the Xuanyuan clan at that time. When he saw that the Black Emperor had lost news, he led his tribe to raise troops to fight against Chi You."
"However, because I was outnumbered, I was
Defeated, in order to protect the tribe, he stayed at the end and was chased to a valley to hide. "
"Xuanyuan escaped the disaster, but got a blessing in disguise when he discovered the ancient civilization's book that recorded the forging of sharp blades."
Ying Zheng's brows moved and he asked urgently: "Is this the ancient book that records "my weapon"? "
Ji Fa nodded: "That's right. Xuanyuan first used this book to create a golden sword that symbolizes power. It is the Xuanyuan sword that I gave to you, and
Later, he made another batch of "weapons", which are exactly the ones equipped in your army. "
"Later, Xuanyuan relied on these weapons to defeat Chi You, and Emperor Yan finally returned."
"Emperor Yan saw that he had this opportunity and used metal weapons to defeat Chi You, which was in line with the bloodline and conditions of the "Golden Emperor", so he named him Yellow Emperor. "
"As a result, Huangdi became another successor. However, he was worried that problems similar to Chi You's would occur again in future inheritances, so he suggested the adoption of a rotation system."
Ying Zheng added, "That's what Master said before, the inheritance system of 'Son of Yan and Huang Sun', right?" "
"Yes." Ji Fa stroked his white beard and said, "Huangdi suggested using the concept of "surname". The reason why the word "surname" is composed of the character "female" and "生" means that the person's mother is in The place where he was when he was born is his place of origin. Later, the Xuanyuan people took "Ji" as their surname, and the Yandi people took "Jiang" as their surname. Many subsequent surnames were based on their place of origin. "
"You already know the origin and end of the surname and how to choose it. Let's rectify it together when you unify."
Ying Zheng lowered his head and was silent for a moment, as if he was planning something.
"Well, Master, look..." Ying Zheng said, "How about we show off our talents?"
"Being proud and proud?" Ji Fa was quite puzzled.
"Well." Ying Zheng explained, "That is to combine the surname and the surname into one, and let the elders of the family choose. It is estimated that most people will keep the surname, but we will call it the surname from now on. In this way , the concept will be confused.”
"This is a good idea." Ji Fa said, "What about the ones you want to keep?"
"Then..." Ying Zheng rolled his eyes and said, "Then it becomes a compound surname."
"Haha, you pay a lot of attention. In my opinion, there should be something added after the name." Ji Fa said with a smile.
"Master, what do you want to add?" Ying Zheng asked.
Ji Fa thought for a while and said, "Just add a word. Our names are all single-character names, and the repetition rate is too high. Then add a two-character word after the name to distinguish people with the same name." "
"Yeah, okay." Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said, "There are still titles. I see, in the future, not only kings can have posthumous titles, but ordinary people can also have them."
"Then, wouldn't there be too many names for one person?" Ji Fa said with a smile.
"The more names there are, the more confusing it will be. If we change it like this, those conservative people will not be able to say anything." Ying Zheng said.
"Well, you are the King of Qin, everything is up to you." Ji Fa joked.
Speaking of King Qin, Ying Zheng seemed to have thought of something else.
"Master, I have been thinking before that if we start a new era, not only the court system and the enfeoffment system need to be changed, but also the name of the monarch must be changed. The monarch must have someone who is superior to the "king" title. "Ying Zheng said quite seriously.
"You mean, even the kings have to take orders from this one?" Ji Fa asked.
"Yes." Ying Zheng said, "I have thought about it. From now on, the monarch of the world will be called the emperor, the emperor of the three emperors, so that the titles of the ancestors will remain in the hearts of the people forever to commemorate their contributions to the world."
"Okay, okay." Ji Fa said with a happy face, "Then it's settled."
This is how the idea of changing kings to emperors was born.
