The first imperial meeting after the unification of the Qin State ended, and the entire Xianyang City was in a sensation. One king was cut in half, and another abandoned the market.
This matter is very shocking. If it were mentioned in the past, it would definitely attract the attention and discussion of many Qin people. But now, except for some people who use it as a source of conversation after dinner, other people in Qin have all focused on another major event.
The emperor’s name! When the Qin Dynasty held a meeting and issued an edict to discuss the emperor's title. Negotiating an imperial title for the king has become the most important thing in Xianyang today, even in Guanzhong, and in the entire Qin Kingdom.
The nobles, ministers, and doctors who are qualified to discuss the title for the king are either immersed in thinking or looking through ancient books and collections, trying to find a more noble title for the king from the ancient slips.
If the imperial title you come up with is adopted by the king. That is not only the heart of Emperor Jian, but also will make his name last forever, so that all generations of Qin people will know whose mouth this great emperor's title came from.
The benefits of this matter are so great that it can make many ministers' eyes turn red, and they are thinking hard about it.
Li Fuzhong. Li Sigao, the Tingwei, sat at the head of the table. In front of his table was a plate of baked, golden and crispy wheat cakes, with peeled oranges and sauce served with beans next to him.
Li Si reached out and pinched a piece of orange, dipped it in the sauce, and then put it in his mouth. With the other hand, he picked up the wheat cake and took a bite. Feeling the wonderful taste of the three kinds of food mixed in his mouth, the wrinkles on his face relaxed.
At the bottom, sitting are his two sons, Li You and Li Yu. The two of them were currently expressing their opinions on the matter of the king's discussion of the emperor's title.
"With the decline of Zhou Tong, five hegemons emerged one after another."
"A tyrant is a person who dominates the princes and controls the world. His reputation is even greater than that of the emperor. In the past, there was Duke Mu of Qin who dominated Xirong. After that, there were seven kingdoms fighting each other in endless melee, fighting for hegemony in the world. The so-called hegemony means fighting for the hegemony of the overlord."
"Nowadays, the Qin Dynasty is domineering and the whole world is equal. Since it is for hegemony, how about taking the name of hegemony and calling it 'Emperor'?" Li You said in a deep voice, with a resolute face and bright eyes. He first proposed his feelings for the king. The view of the emperor's name.
"Overlord?" Beside him, Li Yu frowned, shook his head and said, "What my brother said seems reasonable, but the overlord is the former 'Uncle'. The title of Fang Bo means he is under the Emperor. Using Ba as the emperor's title may not be enough to show the dignity of the king, and it may be suppressed by the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty."
"In my opinion, before the Qin Dynasty, although Duke Mu was the hegemon, the middle path declined, the palace was in civil strife, and he was defeated by the Wei State in succession. It was not until Lord Shang entered Qin and Qin implemented the rule of law that it reversed its decline and dominated the seven kingdoms. , go out from the east and annex the world."
"If there is law, Qin will not prosper." At this point, Li Yu stuck out his tongue, licked his lips, and said with a smile: "So why not call him the 'Father Emperor'? This can also show that our Qin country is a country ruled by law? Father, what do you think?" Li Yu was full of energy and looked at Li Si expectantly.
"Father Emperor?" Li Si, who was sitting in the chair, heard the name that his son came up with, his eyelids jumped, and he almost choked on the wheat cake in his mouth.
Compared with the eldest son Li You, who loves military warfare and is willing to go to the battlefield to perform meritorious service and seek military success and wealth. His middle son Li Yu, like him, was fond of the study of punishment and naming. He studied Legalist classics and followed the Legalist path.
Therefore, Li Yu proposed
The name "Father Emperor" has a careful thought behind it. Li Si couldn't help but shook his head. This kid's brain is quick, but he is still too young.
As soon as the name "Father Emperor" came out, people could see his inner plan at a glance. Emperor of France. If the law is superior to the emperor, how can this be allowed by the king?
Although Qin used law to strengthen the country, now the king of Qin does not necessarily only use legalists. Law is just a tool used by emperors to govern the country.
Li Si couldn't help but think of the seventy doctors recently recruited by Qin Wangzheng. Among these doctors, there are disciples of famous scholars, Yin-Yangists, Legalists, etc., but most of them are Confucianists.
Among them, Fu Sheng, Chun Yuyue, etc. were all Confucian disciples.
Even before the King of Qin, he had asked Kong Kun, the eighth grandson of Confucius, to come to Xianyang to meet the king. However, Kong Kun refused because he was in mourning, and only sent his disciples to pay homage.
These things made Li Si feel threatened. Although the King of Qin recruited these Confucian scholars most likely for the sake of appearance, Li Si could not relax his vigilance.
In particular, Wang Wan, the current Prime Minister of the Left, is quite friendly with Confucian scholars. If those guys use Wang Wan's power and doctorate position to influence the king's thoughts, then it will be a big problem for them who believe in law.
That's why he wanted to scare the other party by killing the three kings. This is a good opportunity. King Jian of Qi is located in the land of Qilu and is quite good at Confucianism. By killing him, he can also tell those Confucian scholars that the Qin country belongs to his Legalist world and show off his Legalist prestige.
As a result, Zhao Tuo dissuaded him from doing so.
"Zhao Tuo is very favored by the king. He can admonish the king easily, so don't conflict with him." Li Si squinted his eyes. Zhao Tuo, who showed his political talent, made him feel a little threatened. But now, there is another more important person than Zhao Tuo. The enemy needs Li Si to deal with.
Confucianism. ... Doctoral Palace. Seventy doctors gathered together to discuss the matter of the emperor's title.
"In the past, Qin and Qi were both powerful in the world. The two kings called each other emperor, Qin was the Western Emperor, and Qi was the Eastern Emperor. It can be seen that Qin had the intention to call the emperor based on the region. Now that the King of Qin has unified the world, it is better to call him the 'Chinese Emperor' How?" A doctor cited the past events of the mutual emperors between Qi and Qin and concluded that
The title of "Chinese Emperor".
"Zhongdi?"
"No, no, in my opinion, can he be called Emperor Yu or Emperor Yi?" Another Dr. Nagasu immediately rejected the other party's proposal and came up with two names in one go.
propose
The doctor named "Zhongdi" suddenly frowned and asked: "What are Emperor Yu and Emperor Yi, and where do the classics come from?" Dr. Changxu stroked his long beard under his forehead and said: "I checked the classics and found out that Qin's Let’s start with Boyi from the past.”
"Bo Yi assisted Emperor Zuo Shun in taming birds and beasts, and was appointed to the post of 'Yu'. It is said that 'benefiting Yu, and improving mountains and rivers' is true."
"After that, Boyi left Dayu to control the flood. Before Dayu died, he wanted to cede power to the world and Boyi. Unfortunately, it was taken away by Dayu's son by force, so that the Xia Hou clan could exist."
"Therefore, the world was originally owned by Boyi. Today, the descendants of Boyi and the descendants of the surname Ying will regain the world. This is something that has been destined since ancient times."
"The ancestor who followed the Qin emperor's legacy and got the surname is Boyi. It's better to respect Boyi's name and call him 'Yidi'. Or he can use Boyi's position as his title and call him 'Yu Emperor'. This is also acceptable Call it destiny!”
"Emperor Yi, Emperor Yu? Not noble enough!" The doctors started fighting again for the title of emperor. Everyone wants the imperial title they instigated to be adopted by Qin Wangzheng and become the title of the Lord of the World.
Therefore, they all belittled the imperial title taken by the other party, and at the same time praised what they had come up with. For a while, the doctors were so quarrelsome that their saliva flew everywhere.
Servant Zhou Qingchen frowned when he heard this. Seventy doctors, seventy mouths, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of imperial titles appeared.
Everyone quoted scriptures and argued fiercely, which made him, a servant, helpless. Zhou Qingchen simply turned around and wanted to leave the doctor's academy to get some fresh air.
At this time, he saw a young man in the corner of the academy. Looking at the noisy doctors, his face was red with a smile, and there seemed to be a hint of disdain in his smile.
Zhou Qingchen raised his brows and stepped forward and called: "Shu Sun Tong, all the doctors are thinking hard about the emperor's title. You are a disciple of the Kong family. I think you must have great opinions, so you should talk about it." Shu Sun Tong, a disciple of the successor of the Kong family. .
Because his teacher Kong Kun rejected King Qin Zheng's proposal, but he was afraid that King Qin would be angry and blame him, so he asked his disciple Shusun Tong to come to Xianyang to receive the order.
However, I don't know whether it was because Qin Wangzheng was angry or for other reasons, but Shusun Tong was not appointed as a doctor, but as a doctor waiting for the imperial edict.
In other words, those who are waiting to be appointed as doctors can only be regarded as reserve troops. Because this uncle Sun Tong was a disciple of the Kong family, Zhou Qingchen paid a lot of attention to him. Now that he saw an unusual expression on this young man's face, he couldn't help but be curious and asked.
After hearing Pushe Zhou Qingchen's question, Shusun Tong quickly raised his hands and said hello. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "I heard that before the ancient emperors, there were three emperors who were revered, namely the Emperor of Heaven, the Emperor of Earth, and the Emperor of Tai. Looking at the achievements of King Qin today, they are beyond the reach of the ancient emperors, so it is better to take the title of 'Emperor' Only when the word is used as a name can one show his dignity."
"Emperor?" Emperor. Emperor of Earth. King of Thailand. Zhou Qingchen blinked and felt that the situation suddenly opened up. ...Same as other places such as the princes, nobles, doctor's palace and so on.
Today's great concubine, Zhao Tuo's mansion, is also a gathering of talented people, working together to provide advice and suggestions for the king's imperial title.
Although Zhao Tuo already knew the answer to the imperial title matter, knowing it was one thing, and the process in between was another.
Now everyone in Xianyang is thinking hard about the title of the king. All the ministers and officials have meetings and discussions all day long, and various conferences and meetings continue.
Naturally, Zhao Tuo could not lag behind and had to hold a meeting with his military colleagues to discuss the matter. Only in this way can it be shown that Zhao Tuo has the king's imperial title in his heart and thinks about it with all his heart.
At this moment, the house is dimly lit. Zhao Tuo sat on the throne and looked at everyone in the mansion with a smile. He also wanted to hear what names the dog-headed military advisors under his command could come up with.
They are Shejian, Li Shiqi, Li Shang, Heiyi, Xiqigu, Zhongli Mei, Lu Wan and other old subordinates.
Among them, Li Shiqi, with the title of right concubine, successfully settled in Xianyang with his younger brother, became a glorious resident of the imperial capital, and purchased houses and land in Xianyang city.
Now it was Li Shiqi, the most educated person under Zhao Tuo, who told everyone about the ancient events of the Qin Kingdom in order to find the source of the emperor's title.
"The ancestor of Qin was the grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu, who was called Nuxiu. The nvxiu weaved, and the black bird fell out of the egg, and the nvxiu swallowed it, and gave birth to a son with a great cause. A great cause gave birth to a son with a great name. A great cause gave birth to a son with a great reputation..." The words came to Here, Lu Wan was the first to burst out with inspiration and shouted: "So big? It seems that the ancestors of the king all like big characters, otherwise they should be called big emperors!" Lu Wan said excitedly: "How good is the word big? It turns out to be king, After proclaiming the title of emperor, he will be called the Great Emperor. The meaning is simple, and he is mighty and domineering! "Great Emperor?"
In the main seat, Zhao Tuo blinked. he feels
The name "Great Emperor" seems to have been called by someone in history. After Lu Wan finished speaking, Zhongli Mei said next to him: "Since it is called "big", it is better to use the word "tai". Tai is the greatest among big things. How about calling him Tai Di?" Zhongli Mei's face turned red. He was from Chu.
The supreme god that the Chu people believed in was Tai Yi, so he had some careful thoughts in choosing Tai as the emperor. Tai Di.
Doesn’t it sound good? When Li Shiqi finished reciting the deeds of Qin's ancestors, everyone came up with the best thing
"The Great" and
"Tai Di", Lu Wan and Zhongli Mei were still arguing about this. Li Shiqi turned her head and said to Zhao Tuo, who was sitting on the main seat with a joking expression: "Grand concubine, I recently got to know a fellow from Wei in Xianyang. He was born in the Yin and Yang family. Now Xianyang and other Yin and Yang disciples are deducing the Five Virtues for Qin. , has been quite fruitful, I have heard some news. How about using this to find the emperor's title?" Deducing the Five Virtues?
Zhao Tuo was startled, knowing that this was created by the Yin Yang family, something similar to destiny. He didn't know much about it, so he asked: "How do you say the number of five virtues?" Li Shiqi glanced at everyone and saw that everyone They all looked at him curiously, and then they all shut up, and then started to show off the secret they had heard.
He said: "Yin Yang family said that in the past, the Yellow Emperor obtained the virtue of earth, and the yellow dragon appeared in the land. In the summer, he obtained the virtue of wood, and the green dragon stopped in the suburbs, and the vegetation was luxuriant. In the Yin Dynasty, he obtained the virtue of gold, and silver overflowed from the mountains. In Zhou Dynasty, he obtained the virtue of fire, with the symbol of red crow. . Today in the Qin Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty, it is the time of water virtue. In the past, the ancestor of Qin, Wen Gong, went hunting and caught a black dragon. This was the auspiciousness of water virtue. Therefore, Qin should be regarded as water virtue, which is still black." After these words fell, Xiqigu's inspiration coming.
He shouted: "Since our country of Qin has the virtue of water, it is better to be called the 'Water Emperor'! It just fits the deduction of the five virtues!" Water Emperor?
Zhao Tuo's brows jumped and he stared at Xiqigu. How did you come up with this name? Well, a black butt immediately retorted: "What Water Emperor? You are not domineering at all. Since the drunkard said that our ancestors of Qin had caught a black dragon and it was still black, then we might as well call it the 'Black Emperor'! Hehehehe!" Black Emperor!
Black Butt smiled, his hands habitually digging into his butt. If the king is called
"Black Emperor", wouldn't his black butt also benefit from it? Everyone should bring one anyway
What about the word "black"? Zhao Tuo shook his head and looked at Li Shiqi and said: "Since Sir mentioned the theory of the Five Virtues of the Yin Yang Family, I guess you have already considered it in your mind. I wonder what the emperor's title is?" Li Shiqi smiled slightly and said: "I, I In my opinion, since the Qin State is blessed with water virtues, and it started when Duke Wen of Qin obtained the black dragon, it would be better to use the dragon as the emperor's title. The king should be called..."
"Dragon Emperor!"
