General Qin

The first court meeting after the unification of the Qin State ended, and the entire city of Xianyang was a sensation.

One king was cut in half, and one king abandoned the market.

This matter is very astonishing. If it were put in the past, it would definitely attract the attention and discussion of countless Qin people.

But now, except for some people who use it as an after-dinner conversation, the rest of the Qin people are all focused on another important matter.

Emperor Yi!

When Qin Wangzheng issued an imperial edict at the Great Court Meeting.

Negotiating the emperor's title for the king has become the most important thing in Xianyang, even the entire Guanzhong, and the entire Qin Kingdom.

All the officials, nobles, Yilang, and doctors who are qualified to discuss the emperor's title for the king are either burying their heads in hard thinking, or looking through ancient books and collections, trying to find an incomparably noble emperor's title for the king from the ancient bamboo slips.

If the emperor title I came up with is adopted by the king.

That is not only the simplicity in the emperor's heart, but also the name will last forever, so that all Qin people will know who this great emperor title came from.

The benefits of this matter are so great that many officials' eyes are red, and they have to stir their brains and think hard about it.

Li Fuzhong.

Ting Lieutenant Li Sigao took the main seat, and in front of his desk was a plate of baked golden and crisp wheat cakes, beside which were peeled oranges and bean sauce.

Li Si reached out and squeezed a piece of orange, dipped it in the sauce first, and 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 stretched out.

At the bottom, sit his two sons Li You and Li Yu.

At this moment, the two are expressing their views on the matter of the king discussing the title of emperor.

"The Zhou system is in decline, and there are five tyrants emerging one after another."

"The overlord, the overlord, dominates the world, and his prestige is even better than that of the emperor. In the past, there was Duke Mu in Qin, who overran Xirong. Afterwards, there were seven kingdoms fighting each other, fighting endlessly, vying for the hegemony of the world. The so-called hegemony, it is the hegemony of this overlord."

"Nowadays, Qin Xing is domineering, and he is in peace. Since it is for hegemony, why not use the name of hegemony, how about calling it 'Overlord'?"

Li You spoke in a deep voice, with a resolute face and piercing eyes, and first put forward his opinion on the title of the king.

"Overlord?"

On the side, Li Yu frowned, shook his head and said: "What my brother said seems reasonable, but the overlord is the old 'Bo'. , I am afraid it is not enough to show the dignity of the king, and he was suppressed by the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty."

"In my opinion, even though Duke Mu was the overlord in the early days of Qin, the middle way declined, the public house was chaotic, and he was defeated by the Wei State. It was not until the Shang Lord entered Qin and Qin implemented the rule of law that he reversed his decline and dominated the seven kingdoms. , go east to annex the world."

"If you can't, then Qin will not be happy."

Speaking of this, Li Yu stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, and said with a smile: "So why not call it 'Fadi', so that it can also show that my country of Qin is a country ruled by law? Father, what do you think?"

Li Yu was in high spirits, and looked at Li Si expectantly.

"Father?"

Li Si, who was in the main seat, heard the name his son had come 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, he is willing to go to the battlefield to fight for meritorious service, and to seek military merits and wealth.

His neutron Li Yu, like him, likes the study of criminal names, reads legalist classics, and walks the legalist path.

Therefore, Li Yu came up with the name "Fadi" because he had careful thoughts in it.

Li Si shook his head involuntarily.

This kid has a quick brain, but he is still too young.

As soon as the name "Fadi" came out, people could see his intentions at a glance.

Fadi.

The law is above the emperor, how can the king allow it?

Although Qin used the law to strengthen the country, but now the King of Qin is not necessarily only a member of the Legalists.

The law is just a tool used by the emperor's family to govern the country.

Li Si couldn't help but think of the seventy doctors newly enlisted by Qin Wangzheng.

Among these doctors, there are disciples of famous scholars, Yin-Yangists, and Legalists, but most of them are Confucianists.

His doctor servant She (yè) Zhou Qingchen is a Confucian, and there are Fu Sheng, Chun Yuyue, etc., all of whom are Confucian disciples.

Even before Qin Wangzheng, he asked people to recruit Kong Yu, the eighth grandson of Confucius, to come to Xianyang to face the king, but Kong Yu rejected him because of his funeral, and only sent his disciples to visit him.

These things made Li Si feel threatened.

Although Qin Wangzheng recruited these Confucian scholars, it was likely for the sake of appearance, but Li Si couldn't relax his vigilance.

Especially Wang Wan, Prime Minister of Zuo, is quite friendly with Confucian scholars.

If those guys use Wang Wan's power and doctoral status to influence the king's thoughts, then it will be a big problem for their law-worshippers.

That's why he wanted to use the matter of killing the three kings to frighten the opponent.

This is a good opportunity, Qi Wangjian is located in the land of Qilu, he is quite fond of Confucianism, if he is killed, he can also tell those Confucian scholars that this Qin State is the world of his Legalism, and show his prestige of Legalism.

As a result, this matter was dissuaded by Zhao Tuo.

"Zhao Tuo is very much favored by the king. It is easy to admonish the king, so don't conflict with him."

Li Si squinted his eyes, and Zhao Tuo, who showed political talent, made him feel a little threatened, but now compared to Zhao Tuo, there is a more important enemy that Li Si needs to deal with.

Confucianism.

...

Doctorate Palace.

Seventy doctors gathered together to discuss the title of emperor.

"In the past, Qin and Qi were both powerful in the world, and the two kings called each other emperors. Qin was the emperor of the west, and Qi was the emperor of the east. It can be seen that Qin had plans to claim the emperor by region. Now that the king of Qin is ruling the world, it is better to be called the "emperor of China". how?"

A doctor cited the past events of Qi, Qin and Mu emperors, and launched the title of "Emperor of China".

"Middle Emperor?"

"Isn't it right? In my opinion, maybe it can be called Emperor Yu or Emperor Yi?"

The other Dr. Longbeard immediately vetoed the other party's proposal and came up with two titles in one go.

The doctor who proposed the title of "Emperor of China" frowned suddenly, and asked, "What are Emperor Yu and Emperor Yi, and what is the origin of the code?"

Dr. Changxu caressed his long beard under his forehead and said: "I checked the classics and found out that the predecessor of Qin Dynasty was Boyi in the past."

"Bo Yi assisted Emperor Shun in taming birds and beasts, and was appointed to the post of 'Yu'. The so-called 'Yi Zhu Yu, Shan Ze Pi' is also true."

"After that, Boyi assisted Dayu to control the water. Before Dayu died, he wanted to surrender the world and Boyi. It is a pity that Dayu's son used force to take it away, so there will be a dynasty of Xiahou."

"So the world was originally owned by Boyi. Today, the descendants of Boyi, the descendants of the surname Ying will take over the world. This is what was destined in ancient times."

"Pursuing the ancestor of the Qin Emperor's career, and the ancestor of the surname, is Boyi. It is better to respect Boyi's name and call it 'Emperor Yi'. Or take Boyi's position as the name and call it 'Emperor Yu'. This is also acceptable. Call it destiny!"

"Emperor Yi, Emperor Yu? Not noble enough!"

The doctors once again fought for the emperor's title.

Everyone wanted the title of emperor they invented to be adopted by Qin Wangzheng and become the title of Lord of the World.

Therefore, they belittled the emperor's title taken by the other party one after another, and at the same time praised what they came up with. For a while, the doctors were arguing and spitting.

Servant Zhou Qingchen frowned when he heard this.

Seventy doctors, seventy mouths, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of emperor names came out.

All the quotations from the scriptures were fiercely contested, which made him very helpless as a servant.

Zhou Qingchen simply turned around, wanting to get out of the Ph.D. Palace to get some air.

At this moment, he saw a young man in the corner of the academy, looking at the doctors who were blushing and arguing, with a smile on his face, and there seemed to be disdain in the smile.

Zhou Qingchen frowned, stepped forward and shouted: "Uncle Sun Tong, all the doctors are thinking hard about the emperor's name. You are a disciple of the Kong family. If you think about it, you must have a good opinion, so you can talk about it."

Shusun Tong, a disciple of Kong's successor.

Because his teacher Kong Yu rejected Qin Wangzheng's conquest, but he was afraid that Qin Wangzheng would be angry and blame him, so he asked his disciple Shu Suntong to come to Xianyang to take orders.

But I don't know whether Qin Wangzheng was angry or because of other reasons, this uncle Sun Tong was not appointed as a doctor, but a doctor of Daizhao. That is to say, those who are waiting to be appointed as doctors can only be counted as reservists.

Because this Shusun Tong was a disciple of the Kong family, Zhou Qingchen paid a lot of attention to him. Now seeing the abnormal expression on this young man's face, he couldn't help being curious, so he asked.

Hearing Pushe Zhou Qingchen's question, Shu Suntong hurriedly bowed his hands and said hello.

He hesitated for a moment, then said: "I heard that before the ancient emperors, there were three emperors who were respected, namely the emperor of heaven, the emperor of earth, and the emperor of Thailand. Looking at the achievements of the king of Qin today, the ancient emperors can't match it. It's better to take the title of "emperor" The word is the name, and it is noble."

"Emperor?"

the emperor.

Dihuang.

King of Thailand.

Zhou Qingchen blinked, feeling that the situation had opened up.

...

It is the same as other places such as ministers and nobles, doctoral palaces, etc.

Today's Da Shu Zhang Zhao Tuo's mansion is also a gathering of talents, who jointly offer advice and suggestions for the emperor's title.

Although Zhao Tuo already knew the answer to the emperor's title matter, but knowing it is one thing, and the process in the middle is another.

Now all the people in Xianyang are thinking hard about the king's title, and the various public offices and bureaus hold meetings and discussions all day long, and various meetings and meetings continue.

He, Zhao Tuo, naturally couldn't lag behind, and had to hold a meeting with his military colleagues to discuss this matter.

Only in this way can it appear that he, Zhao Tuo, has the emperor title of the king in his heart, and he has been thinking about it with all his heart.

At this moment, the mansion is brightly lit.

Zhao Tuo sat in the upper position and looked at the people in the mansion with a smile on his face. He also wanted to hear what names these dog-headed military advisers under his command could come up with.

They are Shejian, Li Shiqi, Li Shang, Heiyu, Xiqigu, Zhonglimei, Lu Wan and other old subordinates.

Among them, Li Shiqi successfully settled in Xianyang with his younger brother as the Jue of You Shuchang, and became a glorious resident of the imperial capital, buying houses and land in Xianyang City.

Now it is Li Shiqi, the most educated person under Zhao Tuo's command, who is telling everyone about the ancient history of Qin State, so as to find the source of the emperor's title.

"Qin Zhixian was the grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu's seedlings, called Nüxiu. Nvxiu weaved, the black bird fell eggs, Nvxiu swallowed it, and gave birth to a son, Daye. Daye gave birth to a son named Dafei. Dafei gave birth to a son, called Dalian..."

At this point, Lu Wan was the first to burst out of inspiration, and shouted: "How big is it? It seems that the ancestors of the king liked big characters, or else they would be called the emperor!"

Lu Wan excitedly said: "The word "big" is so good. It turned out to be a great king. After he became emperor, he was called a great emperor. The meaning is simple, powerful and domineering!"

Emperor?

On the main seat, Zhao Tuo blinked.

He felt that the name "Great Emperor" was called by someone in history.

After Lu Wan's voice fell, Zhong Limei said beside him, "Since it is called Da, it is better to use the word Tai. The Tai is the big of the big. How about calling it Taidi?"

Zhong Limei's face turned red, he is from Chu.

The supreme god believed by the people of Chu is Taiyi, and taking Taizi as the emperor naturally has his careful thoughts in it.

Taidi.

Doesn't it sound good?

After Li Shiqi finished reading the deeds of the ancestors of Qin, everyone came up with "Great Emperor" and "Great Emperor", and Lu Wan and Zhong Limei were still arguing about this.

Li Shiqi turned his head and said to the joking Zhao Tuo on the main seat: "Master Dashu, recently I met a fellow from the Wei Dynasty in Xianyang. The five virtues have achieved quite a lot, and I have heard some news. How about using this to find the title of the emperor?"

Deduce the five virtues?

Zhao Tuo was stunned, knowing that it 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, seeing everyone's curiosity, they all shut up, and then showed off what he had heard.

He said: "There is a saying in the Yin and Yang family. In the past, the Yellow Emperor gained the virtue of earth, and the earthworm of the yellow dragon appeared. Fu. Today, in the Qin Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty, it is the time of water virtue. In the past, the ancestor Wen Gong of the Qin Dynasty went hunting and got the black dragon.

After saying this, Xiqigu's inspiration came.

He shouted: "Since my state of Qin has the virtue of water, why not call it 'Water Emperor'! It just fits the deduction of these five virtues!"

Water Emperor?

Zhao Tuo frowned and stared at Xiqigu.

How did you come up with this name?

Fortunately, a black butt immediately retorted: "What water emperor? Not domineering at all. Since the drinker said that the ancestors of the Qin State captured the black dragon and were still black, it might as well be called 'Hei Di'! Hehehe!"

Hei Di!

Black Butt smiled, and habitually picked his own butt with his hands.

If the king is called "Black Emperor", then wouldn't his black buttocks be able to get a good job too.

Everyone always wears the word "black".

Zhao Tuo shook his head, looked at Li Shiqi and said, "Since you mentioned the Five Virtues of the Yin-Yang Family, you must have considered it in your mind. I wonder what Emperor He is?"

Li Shiqi smiled slightly, and said: "In my humble opinion, since the state of Qin is the auspicious place of water and virtue, it started from Qin Wengong's acquisition of the black dragon, so it is better to use the dragon as the emperor's title. The king should be called..."

"Dragon Emperor!"