Wei and Jin cooks

The Battle of Pingnan unified a large area of ​​the Jin Dynasty and officially connected the politics of the north and the south. This was a great achievement and deserved special treatment from her.

So Zhao Hanzhang personally led hundreds of officials to greet him at the city gate, and the people of the capital also came to join in the fun and lined the streets to welcome him.

The generals who followed Zu Ti to conquer the south stayed with him in the post house as long as they returned to the capital. Gu Rong, He Xun and others who he was ordered to bring to the capital also stayed in the post house temporarily, and officials from the Ministry of Rites came to contact them. , tell them the time when they will enter Beijing tomorrow.

Yes, this is all decided in advance. When the officials arrive at the city gate, and when they appear at the city gate is considered auspicious.

He Xun frowned as he listened and couldn't help asking Shi Hua, the chief official from the Ministry of Rites, "Isn't your Majesty coming?"

Shi Hua smiled and said: "Your Majesty has a distinguished status and is waiting for you in the palace."

He Xun: "Since Your Majesty is not here, wouldn't it be inappropriate for the general to use the king's flag to welcome him?"

Shi Hua said: "The general is the regent of the government, and the king's flag is the glory of the king's flag, not the glory of the general."

He Xun just said: "It's not in line with etiquette."

Shi Hua couldn't hold it in and could only go back and report to Zhao Hanzhang.

Today, Jin's etiquette is headed by Zhao Cheng in the north and He Xun in the south.

Zhao Hanzhang specially invited He Xun to Beijing, obviously with the intention of re-employing him, so Shi Hua could not ignore his opinion.

When Zhao Hanzhang heard this, he first looked up at the sky and felt relieved when he saw that it was not very dark. "Then please ask Uncle Zhao to find a way to get the best of both worlds."

Zhao Cheng: "Your Majesty, please come out of the palace to welcome the army back in person after victory."

Zhao Hanzhang: "General Zu won't be happy. Since we are bragging about General Zu, it is natural that his preference should be the main one."

Zu Ti didn't like Emperor Jin.

And she didn't want the little emperor to take the lead alone. It was no longer the time to be humble.

Seeing what Zhao Hanzhang meant, Zhao Cheng said: "Since the general must comply with the etiquette, he must abide by the etiquette. Either ask your majesty to come out to greet you, or remove the royal flag."

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said directly: "Wouldn't it be great if I wanted a throne? What does Uncle Cheng think of the title King Xia?"

Zhao Cheng's eyes widened, and Ji Yuan, who was sitting aside and listening to their uncle and nephew's conversation, choked on his saliva and coughed violently.

The only sound in the hall was Ji Yuan's cough, and both Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Cheng looked at him silently.

Ji Yuan coughed until his face turned red. He stopped after a while. He calmly took out his handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes and mouth. He met the eyes of Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Cheng and said calmly: "General, the word "Xia" is too big. Da means China. From ancient times to the present, no one dares to use this word as the king's title. You are from Yuzhou, so you should use Yu as the king's title."

Zhao Hanzhang: "The word Hua is also okay."

Ji Yuan refused again, "Hua also means China. It is taken from the ancestor Hua Xu. Although the general has made great contributions, it is not appropriate. It should be taken from the word Yu."

Hua Xu was the mother of Fuxi and Nuwa, and was called the ancestor. Therefore, later generations basically believed that the name Hua in China was derived from her name.

The King of Yu is very nice, but the Yu Kingdom is not nice. The Hua Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom are better.

Ji Yuan felt that the girl was good at everything, but she had no sense of awe. How could she hold down such big words?

No matter how talented she is, no one in the world can take these two words. "Why doesn't the general invite Guo Pu to divine?"

Zhao Hanzhang was the one who listened to the advice. Although she thought she was powerful, she didn't think she could be invincible, so she asked Guo Pu.

Zhao Cheng on the side sighed and reminded: "Isn't it too late to make the king now? People will enter the city tomorrow."

Zhao Hanzhang: "It's just a matter of will."

Zhao Cheng was speechless.

Guo Pu was called, and after hearing the beginning, he said bluntly: "Taking the characters of Yu, Hua and Xia, pfft, maybe we can consider it when choosing a new country title. Otherwise, if we use these two characters as the king's title, I'm afraid that he will be crowned king." People are dying soon."

There were only Ji Yuan, Zhao Cheng, and Zhao Yunxin in the hall. Guo Pu also bluntly said: "The words "General" contain water and fire, which means they are in conflict with each other. However, your destiny is noble and the character "fire" means "fire". Water cannot overcome fire, but can neutralize its intensity and make people peaceful. At this time, use the word "Yu". "Yu" is the nature of earth. Fire generates earth, earth generates metal, and metal generates water. Just use the word "Yu" to help you in the future. Much benefit.”

Ji Yuan reminded again: "The general is from Yuzhou, so it is more suitable."

Guo Pu scoffed at this rhetoric. What does this have to do with where he was born?

If we really want to talk about the place of birth, then she can choose either Hua or Xia. Yuzhou is Zhongzhou, which is also the place of ancient China.

Choosing the king's title should be based on the eight characters and five elements.

Zhao Hanzhang was convinced, and after thinking for a while he said: "Then let's take the word Yu."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Zhao Yunxin.

Zhao Yunxin immediately went to draft the decree.

The imperial edict was drafted and Ji Yuan reviewed it and found no problem, so he wrote it himself and copied it on the imperial edict. Zhao Hanzhang read it and immediately stamped it with a jade seal and handed it to Zhao Cheng, "Is this all right?"

Zhao Cheng: "A hundred years from now, this matter will be recorded in the history books."

When Zhao Hanzhang heard this, he immediately turned his head left and right and asked, "Where is the author Wang Hao?"

Zhao Cheng frowned and reminded: "If you harm the historian, it will not only be a shameful thing for thousands of years, but also arouse the rebellion of the nobles."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Uncle Cheng misunderstood. I want Wang Hao to be present to record it in detail. History books should be more detailed to prevent future generations from making random guesses without knowing the inside story."

She is not afraid that future generations will know the real her, but she is afraid that future generations will randomly add things to her. As a librarian for later generations, she has come across too many weird historical records, most of which have been falsified after archaeology.

But if you start a rumor, you will have trouble refuting it. It is especially difficult to refute historical rumors.

So Zhao Hanzhang doesn't mind if the author records their current conversation. Anyway, these daily records must be sealed and will not be released until after her death.

By then she was dead, and her merits and demerits would be judged by future generations.

As long as the comment is true about her, she will accept it whether it is praise or criticism, but if it is false...

Zhao Hanzhang felt unhappy just thinking about it.

Seeing that Wang Hao was excluded, Zhao Hanzhang felt quite sorry. It was useless to call people in at this time. You couldn't perform it again in front of him, right?

Zhao Hanzhang sighed and said to Zhao Yunxin: "Don't keep people out next time."

Zhao Yunxin agreed.

"This matter is settled," Zhao Hanzhang said, "I also ask Uncle Cheng to let Shi Hua go again. They will enter the city as usual tomorrow."

Zhao Cheng was silent for a moment, bowed and stepped back.

When Shi Hua heard that Zhao Hanzhang was promoted to King of Yu in just a short time, he couldn't help but remain silent for a long time, then bowed to his chief officer and stepped back without saying a word.

When the news was given to the inn, everyone in the inn, whether they were Zhao Shen, Zhao Shi and other people from Zhao Hanzhang's line, or Gu Rong, He Xun and other southerners, all fell silent.

Only Zu Ti laughed out loud after hearing this and said cheerfully: "That's it!"