Turbulent Times Chapter 1682: Debate over the establishment of the capital and the dispute over the title of the country
After Wei Daoer received Wang Junlin's imperial decree, he realized that Du Xiaofeng had caused a great disaster.
So, he was deposed by Wang Junlin as the head of the Steel Sword Battalion, and he dared not complain in the face or in his heart.
After all, although he is no longer the chief general, this does not affect his command of the steel knife battalion to fight, and as long as he temporarily takes the position of chief general, he will become a regular sooner or later if he makes contributions.
At the same time, Wei Dao'er immediately organized all the soldiers who participated in the killing of Huo's family into death squads, and sent them to climb the ladder to attack Lujiang County on the same day.
And after learning what Huo Huaiming is doing now, Wei Daoer understands that his credit for taking down the two counties of Huainan is gone, and it can't even offset this mistake.
So, in the next attack on Lujiang County, Wei Dao'er worked harder.
As for Li Zitong, who was in charge of attacking the North City and the West City, he was also anxious to make great contributions in order to get Wang Junlin's attention. After all, he had already heard that Wang Junlin was about to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor, but he hadn't been received by Wang Junlin yet. . Therefore, he is also attacking the city with all his strength.
In this way, Lujiang City was broken after holding on for seven days.
Du Fuwei was killed on the spot, about half of the 80,000 defenders were killed and wounded, and the rest surrendered.
At the same time, Xu Shiji and Chen Yaojin from Sichuan and Shu led the Wagang Battalion and Huang Shaoqiu led the Seal Battalion, and took the three counties in the south of Sichuan and Shu from Xiao Ju's hands, and killed Liang Junsha. , to drive away.
At this point, the entire north of the Yangtze River, except for Li Shimin's Guanzhong and Luoyang areas, is already Wang Junlin's territory.
According to the plan, establishing the country and proclaiming the emperor was finally on the agenda.
On the one hand, this is because the time is ripe, the land below is getting bigger and bigger, the stalls are too big, and there are more and more troops. If we don't build a country, it will not be conducive to the efficient operation of the system.
On the other hand, when Wang Junlin proclaimed himself emperor, the civil and military officials under him could formally confer official titles, titles, and honors, which was conducive to stabilizing people's hearts.
Of course, this also has something to do with the news that Li Shimin wants to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor.
After the matter of establishing a country and proclaiming the emperor was put on the agenda, civil officials such as Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Pei Shiju, and Yu Shiji started to move like chicken blood.
The most important thing is to determine where the capital is.
Although Fanyang County is the birthplace of the Far Eastern Army, it is still a bit remote in the whole world. No matter in terms of geographical location, historical background, or political, economic, and cultural center status, it is not suitable for establishing for Kyoto.
And Chang'an and Luoyang, which are the most suitable capitals in the world, happen to be in Li Shimin's hands. I have to say, it seems that Li Shimin is really the Son of Man.
Finally, several civil servants discussed for several days, and believed that only Yangzhou could barely be the location of the capital temporarily.
First of all, Yangzhou was originally called Jiangdu, the accompanying capital of the original Sui Dynasty. Even after Yang Guang went south to the south of the Yangtze River, it has always been regarded as the capital.
Secondly, Yangzhou is the center of economy and culture in the world, rich in various means of production and daily necessities, and has a large population.
Thirdly, because Yangzhou is adjacent to the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, it is the hub of transportation from south to north, and the Far East Army has a large navy and countless warships. Sending it over is very beneficial to the current situation of competing for the world.
In the end, it was because of the current main opponent of the Far Eastern Army—Liang Guo, which is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Next, the Far Eastern Army is bound to use a large number of troops to attack Liang. If the center of the court is too far away, such as in Fanyang County, even if the Military Intelligence Office has flying eagles to send messages, it is very unfavorable for command and control. field.
After all, soldiers are expensive and speed is not.
But Yangzhou is different, as far as the moment is concerned, it is almost the front line.
Of course, if it were other emperors and courtiers, they would definitely worry that Kyoto is too close to the frontline battlefield, which is not conducive to the stability of the country.
However, whether it is for Wang Junlin or the Far East Army, they are all in a mess. Not only Wang Junlin has never worried about this, even the civil and military officials under his command have never worried about this. .
However, ever since Wang Junlin put the matter of establishing a country and proclaiming himself emperor on the agenda, the important people under his command have become extremely busy these days.
It can be said that the relevant yamen and officials of the Far Eastern Army have been fully operational, and the entire ruling machine has been rumbled into motion, preparing for the founding of the country.
Even Wang Junlin, who has been relatively leisurely for the past few years, is so busy that he just learns some imperial etiquette, from dressing to sitting posture and other words and deeds. There is too much attention to it.
No way, there are a lot of rules and etiquettes when getting married in ancient times, which may be annoying to death in later generations.
What's more, establishing a country and proclaiming the emperor is such a big event, and this kind of thing is just like the groom's official. It is absolutely impossible to let other people do it for Wang Junlin, after all, he is the one who wants to be the emperor.
Of course, Wang Junlin can ignore it, and no one dares to disobey him and force him.
However, sometimes Wang Junlin just eats the soft but not the hard.
Every time Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others knelt down and begged him with heavy faces like dead fathers, Wang Junlin couldn't bear to see the important officials under his command like this, so he had to follow their wishes and continue to follow the same rules. A great Confucianist who has studied etiquette and an old **** in the palace who lived to the present during the Sui Dynasty wanted to train and study.
However, recently Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Pei Shiju, Yu Shiji, Li Jing and others really focused on the national title.
This national name is much more important than giving birth to a baby. For this reason, Du Ruhui and others also set up a temporary research and discussion group, which absorbed relevant talents from the government and the opposition, and conducted research and discussion through a large number of allusions in historical records.
It's just that this group of people debated for a whole month, and the debate often turned into a quarrel of greeting each other's ancestors. There was even a fight once, but they still haven't decided what country name to use.
There is no other way, the name of a country is finally determined by oneself. This kind of honor is already the highest honor that can only be met in the eyes of literati.
Even Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng are not exempt.
Finally, Wang Junlin couldn't stand the efficiency of these literati. He summoned his ministers to discuss the title of the country in Yangzhou's former palace of Yang Guang, which has now been changed to the Great Hall of Government, and explained in advance, Today the country name must be determined.
Du Ruhui stood up first, and said loudly with a solemn expression: "My lord, the establishment of a country is the most important thing for the founders of all dynasties, and there must be no ambiguity. The minister thought that in the "Historical Records: The Chronicle of the Five Emperors" it is recorded that "from the Yellow Emperor to Shun Yu, they all have the same surname but different country titles, "Zhang Mingde", the first country title in China is "Xia", which was determined by Xia Qi. And the prince is destined to be an emperor through the ages that surpasses Qin Huang, Han Wu, so, the prince and the ministers think the country name It's perfect for summer..."
Wang Junlin pondered for a while, then nodded slightly, and said, "Actually, from my king's point of view, it's not bad for our country name to be 'Xia'..."
But before Wang Junlin could finish speaking, some of the other important ministers at the scene became impatient, and rushed out to object. Fang Xuanling was the first to react, and said first: "My lord, the title of the country bears the fate of our dynasty. You must be cautious about this matter, and you must not be so rash. I think that the title of Xia Zhiguo has been used by others, and the Great Xia Dynasty has never heard that Mingjun was born. A foundation that opened up the world, why bother to pick up the wisdom of others."
Wang Junlin thought about it for a while, and felt that what Fang Xuanling said seemed to make sense, he had finally come here through time travel, and conquered the world with such hard work, why can't he establish a country that has never been seen before, and never seen since, so he slightly Nodding his head, he said, "Master Fang is right, but in Mr. Fang's opinion, what country name should we use?"
Fang Xuanling immediately said: "I will first introduce to the prince why the name of the country was determined in the past dynasties."
After a pause, Fang Xuanling saw that Wang Junlin showed a very interested look, and immediately continued: "My lord, since ancient times, most of the country names of the past dynasties came from the place of origin. For example, the ancestor of Qin was named Ying. Because of his meritorious service in raising horses, he was awarded the title of Qin by Zhou, so he took Qin as the title of the country; he was later promoted to a prince, and still took Qin as the title of the country; the king of Qin Yingzheng destroyed the six kingdoms and called him the first emperor, and continued to use Qin as the title of the country..."
"Qin's country name comes from the place of origin, so the death of Qin II is not a good omen." Fang Xuanling wanted to continue, but Wei Zheng snorted coldly, shook his head and said, "My lord, in order to From the point of view of my ministers, if the prince wants to establish a country name, it is better to originate from the title of nobility. Han Gaozu Liu Bang was named King of Han by Xiang Yu, and the fiefdom was in Hanzhong. After the world was settled, "Han" was used as the title of the country. Wei Guochuang
The founder Cao Cao was named King of Wei, and his son Cao Pi inherited the title and founded the country, still using Wei as the country name. "
Yu Shiji said with a blunt smile: "Lord Wei probably forgot that the prince's title is King Qin'an, so it's impossible for the prince to establish the country as Qin."
Wei Zheng seemed to have known that someone would say this for a long time, and with a sneer, he said, "Of course the prince can no longer make Qin the title of the country, but the title of the prince is King Qin An, and the second word is "An". For the name of the country, ending this chaotic world, and establishing the Da'an Empire, it is really appropriate."
"The Da'an Empire...that sounds good too." Wang Junlin suddenly felt that what Wei Zheng said was quite reasonable, and the Da'an Dynasty, Anguo, and the Da'an Empire also sounded good, very auspicious, right?
"My lord, this method of establishing a country is too sloppy." Unexpectedly, Pei Shiju shook his head, stood up solemnly and said, "My lord, the name of the country should still be based on the place where it originated. For example, the Zhou tribe has been At the time of Gong Danfu, he moved to Zhouyuan (now Qishan, Shaanxi). After King Wu destroyed Shang, he used "Zhou" as the country name. In the early Zhou Dynasty, the capital was established in Haojing (now Xi'an, Shaanxi), and later, King Ping moved to Luoyi (now Luoyang, Henan), because Luoyi is in the east of Haojing, it is called "Eastern Zhou Dynasty". Therefore, the minister thought that the prince started from Fanyang County and achieved the great foundation at present. He should use "Fan" as the title of the country and establish Great Fan Empire."
"The Dafan Empire...the Dafan Empire..." Wang Junlin muttered for a while, then immediately shook his head and said, "This doesn't sound good."
"..." Pei Shiju's expression was stagnant, and he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, but he didn't know how to refute. After all, people who want to establish a country and call it emperor have said that the name of the country is not good, so what else can he say? Woolen cloth! I had no choice but to retreat to the side with a gloomy expression, and continued racking my brains to think of a new country name.
Yu Shiji approached mysteriously and said, "My lord, this title of the country should be related to the horoscope of the horoscope of the king's birthday, so that it fits with the heavens and the emperor. For example, the "new" dynasty created by Wang Mang has this meaning. It is Fire Virtue, Red Emperor, and Wang Mang is Earth Virtue. According to the principle of mutual generation of the five elements, Tu Virtue replaces Fire Virtue. The intention is that Red Emperor will pass on the Yellow Emperor, and the destiny will be given to him. I have asked the world's experts to count according to the horoscope of the prince's birthday. Well, the Sui Dynasty was Tude, and the prince was Jinde. According to the principle of mutual generation of the five elements, Jinde replaced Tude, so the prince was given by heaven, and the prince was destined to establish an unprecedented empire foundation, which should surpass all emperors in the past. The minister thought that the word "Tian" should be used as the name of the country, and the Great Heaven Empire should be established..."
"Stop!" Wang Junlin's head grew dizzy when he heard this, and his brows were tightly frowned. What the others said earlier had some logic, but Yu Shiji obviously wanted to engage in feudal superstition!
Besides, he really doesn't understand why these officials under his command care so much about a country's name. Does a country's strength depend on a name?
Putting aside a lot of business all day instead of doing it, talking and talking here and there are endless. Except for Li Jing expressing his own opinion, fortunately other generals did not get involved.
Wang Junlin suddenly felt speechless and bored.
So, he didn't want to delay the discussion on this matter any longer, and said directly: "Since many national titles in the past dynasties are the same as the Han Dynasty and the Wei State in the Three Kingdoms, all originating from conferring titles, then the king's national title should be It also originated from the title of nobility! It’s just that the word “Qin” has been used by Qin Shihuang, and this king will naturally not use it again, so I took the second word “An” in the title of this king as the country name. In addition , What Wei Zheng said before is also reasonable, this king wants to end the troubled times and let the people of the world live a stable life, so let's use the word "An" as the country name!"
At the end of Wang Junlin's speech, he was decisive, with a resolute expression on his face, obviously planning to leave it at that.
Except for Wei Zheng, who was madly surprised, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others frowned, and were about to speak out against it. Unexpectedly, Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju, who had held other opinions just now, suddenly took the lead and said loudly: "The prince is wise! !”
"Two old guys..." Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and the others could not say anything other than cursing inwardly!
No matter what they say at this time, people feel that the prince is not wise, and they are slapping the prince in the face.
Besides, this Daan Dynasty is not unacceptable, it sounds good, and the meaning is also very good.
So, the others hesitated for a moment, and then followed Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju and said in unison: "My lord is wise."
Since then, the Da'an Empire has been established, and it is only waiting for the founding and enthronement ceremony, and then announce it to the world.
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