Qin Official

"Sure enough, throughout the ages, there have been many librarians who have hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"

Heifu cannot help but admire Zhang Cang's knowledge. Throughout the ages, he has really mastered everything in liberal arts and mathematics. However, his master, Xunzi, was a master of hundreds of schools of thought. No wonder he could teach such powerful students.

When leaving the Tibetan room with Zhang Cang, Hei Fu said to him again: "King Zhao said that it is not true, how dare you live up to his name? Well said! But today, the king has unified the world, and he is worthy of his title. Come back. Zihu is so knowledgeable, why don’t you really discuss the title of emperor with the princes?”

Zhang Cang patted his big belly and said with a smile: "There are many people involved in this matter, so I won't join in the fun. I will hide in the stone room, eat sweets, and read books. Wouldn't it be happy?"

The "busy" he was referring to was naturally the Censor's Mansion, which was particularly troubled today. In addition to the officials and staff, as well as the Prime Minister's Mansion next door, there were seventy Confucian scholars and doctors discussing in these two places today, and they were quarreling there...

Later, Zhang Cang also said that the Zhang family in Yangwu County had sent a new chef who was good at cooking Shandong dishes and invited Hei Fu to join him.

Heifu declined him politely. He really liked hanging out and chatting with Zhang Cang, and each time he got different results. But after going to Zhang Cang's house once, he never wanted to go there again...

Why? Abuse!

Although Zhang Cang is fat and homely, he is also a winner in life.

He was born into a wealthy family, he had no worries about food and clothing, and he was good at studies. Now he is thirty-four years old. Although he has no wife, he has fifteen or sixteen concubines and eight or nine children!

On the other hand, Heihu is still single.

The last time Hei Fu was invited to Zhang Cang's house for dinner, he was shocked by the scene as soon as he entered the house. The concubines were vying for beauty, the children were walking or crawling, and the house was not big, but it was very lively.

"Who is the time traveler, me or him?" Heifu felt deeply doubtful about his life for the first time...

Everything I had worked hard for over the years seemed to be meaningless at that moment.

What's even more annoying is that most of the concubines are in favor of Zhang Cang.

It turns out that these days, guys like Zhang Cang, who are "long and as fat as a gourd", are called "beauties" because they are so rare! Although he is not handsome in appearance, he is knowledgeable and good at talking, and his words are not as boring as the old Confucian. In addition, he is polite and courteous. Girls from the counties and villages in Guandong often chat with him and are often flirted with. The heart of spring is rippling...

"The aesthetics of the Qin State still like me, a strong man with bronze skin and flesh all over his body."

Heifu could only comfort himself in this way, but after leaving the collective life of the military camp and relaxing his duties, he felt a little lonely...

"It's time to discuss the matter of the emperor's title. It's time to visit the old leader."

Heifu knew that the Neishi Mansion was not in Weinan, but in Xianyang City in the north of Weibei.

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In the next few days, the matter of Yi Di Hao continued to ferment. Those Confucian scholars and doctors recruited by King Qin from Shandong finally had a chance to show their talents after being depressed for a long time. They went in and out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Censor's Mansion, cited scriptures, and uncovered ancient events thousands of years ago...

The doctors were jumping up and down, and Yilang was not to be outdone. Although they were a mixed group, including famous scholars from Shandong, disciples of nobles from Guanzhong, and people like Heifu who came in, none of them wanted to miss this opportunity to participate in the foundation of the empire. They all put forward their own suggestions.

"Gentlemen."

The fifth official, Wang Wu, was still acting like a leader. He concluded: "Since the king is asking the ministers to discuss the emperor's title, that is to say, the new name should be a certain emperor!"

All the commentators agreed with this nonsense, and then Wang Wu talked about the story of King Qin Zhao becoming emperor as if he was offering a treasure. Heifu had heard about it from Zhang Cang a long time ago, and he had even touched some historical documents with his own hands...

But in the end, the councilors did not reach a unified opinion.

"The surname Ying has Shaohao as its ancestor, and Shaohao is the White Emperor. How about calling him the White Emperor?" one Yilang said.

Another person said: "But Fengchang said that before Qin, the descendants of Emperor Zhuanxu were also called Nuxiu. Since Qin has Emperor Zhuanxu as its ancestor, and Zhuanxu is Emperor Gaoyang, it is better to call him Emperor Gaoyang!"

Another person on the side interrupted: "Otherwise, if you want to trace the origin, you still have to trace it back to the Yellow Emperor. Why not call it the Yellow Emperor?"

Wang Wu said smartly: "I heard that a female weaver swallows the eggs of a black bird and has a great cause of having children... This is the origin of Qin, why not call him Emperor Xuan? Ming, the ancestor of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, also had Call him King Xuan. In that case, Your Majesty should call you Emperor Xuan. How wonderful!"

In the end, everyone quarreled again, each with their own reasons, but no one could convince anyone.

Some people even suggested calling him "Hao Emperor".

It sounds funny to Heifu, is it Emperor Ritian? In his previous life, he had seen someone establish the "Hao Dynasty". By the way, the protagonist’s surname is Zhao, so wouldn’t he be Zhao Ritian? I really laughed him to death.

Ignoring them all trying their best, Heifu just focused on himself, silently wrote down his answer on a silk book, stuffed it into a bamboo tube, and sealed it skillfully.

At this time, Wang Wu came over in surprise and said deliberately: "Chief Zuo went to the Tibetan room for a day and gained a lot. Did you write it down so quickly? I wonder what the honorific title is?"

"If you dare to write something boldly, Your Majesty will definitely not agree to it. How dare you say it again?"

No matter how they asked, Heifu didn't tell them that the silk book had been sealed in a bamboo tube and stamped with Yilang's seal. It was impossible to open it without the permission of the King of Qin or the doctor's order. Wang Wu had no choice but to give up, thinking that Heifu, a country bumpkin, would not be able to make any good suggestions.

"Don't just use it if you take away my proposal..." He was still a little worried.

However, Wang Wu's villainous heart disappeared without a trace after the doctor ordered him to present Zhu Yilang's honorific title and they met the more than seventy Confucian scholars and doctors at Zhangtai Gate.

After some tentative inquiries between the two sides, the Yilangs discovered that their imaginations had been instantly reduced to rubbish by these shameless Confucian scholars...

"A certain emperor?"

An elderly Confucian scholar from Zoudi couldn't help laughing after hearing Wang Wu proudly say the title of "Xuan Emperor".

Although the doctors come from different schools, there are more than 70 of them, and they can be divided into more than ten factions. They fight with each other for a day, but they still work together when facing other groups.

So, Dr. Zou and the other doctors looked at each other and said:

"We were ordered to discuss it in the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Censor's Mansion, and we made the following statement: In the past, the Five Emperors were thousands of miles away, and their foreign princes were in submission to the barbarians. The emperor could not control the princes whether they were courting or not. Now your Majesty is raising righteous troops to punish the remaining thieves and pacify the world. , the country is divided into counties and counties, and the laws are unified. This has never happened since ancient times, and it is beyond the reach of the Five Emperors..."

"Therefore, the title of emperor is no longer worthy of respect, only the emperor can!"

"Emperor?"

Except for Hei Fu, all the councilors were stunned. They were all obsessed with the "Emperor". How could they have thought of this?

According to the "classical books" that the Confucian scholars found out from nowhere, combined with contemporary legends, the Three Emperors are older than the Five Emperors. However, there are different opinions on who the Three Emperors are, or they are Fuxi, Nu, and so on. Wa, Shennong, or Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi.

Although Yilang was an official with a rank of six hundred stones and had a higher status and salary than the doctors, his skills in flattery were completely outclassed by the doctors.

At this time, Heifu also saw that among the doctors, there was a young man with an awkward smile. It was Lu Rushu Sun Tong who was searched by his men at the Shun Temple in Chen County...

"Mr. Shusun." Heifu walked over to greet him. He also gave him a little leverage because he heard Shusun Tong talking to himself.

Shusun Tong did not dare to neglect. After meeting Hei Fu, Hei Fu asked the doctors what kind of honor they had given them out of curiosity.

Now that everyone's silk books have been presented, there is no way to change them, so it doesn't matter, so Shusun Tong whispered to him: "Although we are determined to dedicate the title of Three Emperors, but who is the most honorable among the Three Emperors, there are different schools of thought. But the opinions are different..."

This is normal. There are many schools within Confucianism, which is almost confusing. In addition to the traditional schools, there are many more schools because of different annotations for different classics. For example, there are three schools in Spring and Autumn, and there are also schools in poetry. A small statement means understanding the difference and not trying to conspire against each other.

Shu Suntong: "So we were divided into three factions, and there were endless disputes. Then, the left and right prime ministers, imperial censors, and court officials chose the Emperor of Tai..."

Heifu asked him: "Then what did you offer?"

Shusun Tong said: "Of course I follow the trend. Chief Zuo still remembers the two youngest children of Qidiao family and Lezheng family whom he met in Chen County. They and more than 20 doctors donated the other two. Qidiao family believes that the land The emperor is better..."

"And the Lezheng family gave them what they considered the most noble title."

"What is it?" Heifu really didn't understand the name of the Three Emperors.

Shusuntong smiled and said: "Emperor!"