The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

"Sure enough, throughout history, there have been many talented librarians!"

Hei Fu had to admire Zhang Cang's knowledge. Throughout history, he was proficient in liberal arts and mathematics. However, his teacher, Xunzi, was a master of all schools of thought, no wonder he could teach such a great student.

When leaving the storage room with Zhang Cang, Hei Fu said to him again: "King Zhao said, how dare you take the title if you don't have the real power? Well said! But today, the king has unified the world, and it is well deserved to be called the emperor. Zi Hu is so knowledgeable, why don't you discuss the title of emperor with other gentlemen?"

Zhang Cang patted his big belly and smiled: "Many people are involved in this matter, I won't join in the fun, hiding in the stone room, eating candy, reading books, isn't it happy."

The "fun" he referred to was naturally the Censorate, which was particularly disturbed today. In addition to the clerks and staff, and the Prime Minister's Mansion next door, there were 70 Confucian scholars and doctors discussing in these two places today, and they were arguing endlessly...

Later, Zhang Cang also said that the Zhang family in Yangwu County sent a new chef who was good at making Shandong dishes, and invited Hei Fu to enjoy it together.

Hei Fu declined. He really liked to socialize and chat with Zhang Cang, and he gained something every time. However, he never wanted to go to Zhang Cang's house again after he went there once...

Why? It's so cruel!

Although Zhang Cang is fat and stays at home, he is also a winner in life.

Born in a wealthy family, he has no worries about food and clothing, and he is good at studying. He is 34 years old this year. Although he has no wife, he has 15 or 16 concubines and 8 or 9 children!

On the other hand, Hei Fu is still a single dog.

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

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

Everything he had worked hard for so many years seemed boring at that moment.

What's more infuriating is that most of those concubines were actually attached to Zhang Cang.

It turns out that in this era, Zhang Cang, who is "tall and fat as white as a gourd", is called a "beautiful man" because he is rare! Although he is not handsome, he is knowledgeable and talkative, and his words are not as boring as those of old Confucian scholars. In addition, he is polite and courteous. Those county and township girls in Guandong often get aroused by him after chatting with him for a few words...

"The aesthetics of the Qin State still likes warriors like me with bronze skin and tendon muscles."

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

"When the matter of discussing the title of emperor is settled, it's time to visit the old leader."

Hei Fu knew that the Internal History Office was not in Weinan, but in Xianyang City in Weibei.

...

In the next few days, the matter of discussing the title of emperor continued to ferment, and those Confucian scholars and doctors recruited by the King of Qin from Shandong finally had the opportunity to play their roles after being depressed for a long time. They went in and out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Censorate, citing classics and digging up ancient events from thousands of years ago...

The doctors jumped up and down, and the counselors were not to be outdone. Although they were mixed, there were famous scholars from Shandong, disciples of nobles from Guanzhong, or people like Heifu who were squeezed in, but they did not want to miss the opportunity to participate in the foundation of the empire, and they all put forward their own suggestions.

"Gentlemen."

Wang Wu, the fifth official, still acted like the leader of the counselors. He concluded: "Since the king ordered the ministers to discuss the title of the emperor, that is to say, the new name should be Emperor So-and-so!"

The counselors all agreed with this nonsense, and then Wang Wu talked about the story of King Zhao of Qin becoming emperor like offering a treasure. Heifu had heard about it from Zhang Cang a long time ago, and he had also touched some historical documents with his own hands...

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

"The Ying surname takes Shaohao as its ancestor, and Shaohao is the White Emperor. How about calling him the White Emperor?" said a counselor.

Another person said, "But Fengchang said that the ancestors of Qin were descendants of Emperor Zhuanxu, called Nvxiu. Since Qin regarded Emperor Zhuanxu as its ancestor, and Zhuanxu was Emperor Gaoyang, it is better to call him Gaodi!"

Another person interrupted, "No, no, if we want to trace the origin, we still have to trace it back to Huangdi, why not call him Huangdi?"

Wang Wu said smartly, "I heard that Nvxiu was weaving, and the black bird dropped eggs, Nvxiu swallowed it, and gave birth to Daye... This is the origin of Qin, why not call him Xuandi? The ancestor of the Shang Dynasty, Ming, was also called Xuan Wang. In this case, your majesty is called Xuandi, which is really wonderful!"

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

Some people even suggested calling him "Haodi".

Heifu found it funny. Tiandi? In his previous life, he had seen someone establish the "Hao Dynasty". By the way, the protagonist's last name is Zhao, so it must be Zhao Ritian, which really made him laugh to death.

Ignoring their various strategies, Heifu just took care of himself, silently wrote down his answer on the silk book, stuffed it into the bamboo tube, and sealed it skillfully.

At this time, Wang Wu came over in surprise and deliberately said: "Zuo Shuchang went to the storage room for a day and gained a lot. He wrote it down so quickly? I wonder what the title of the tribute is?"

"Your Majesty will definitely not allow me to write it without my death. How dare I say it again?"

No matter how they asked, Heifu didn't say anything. The silk book had been sealed in the bamboo tube and printed with the seal of the counselor. Without the permission of the King of Qin or the doctor, it was impossible to open it. Wang Wu had to give up, thinking that Heifu was a country bumpkin and would definitely not be able to come up with any good suggestions.

"Don't take my proposal and let the Emperor Xuan use it..." He was still a little worried.

However, Wang Wu's mean intentions disappeared when the doctor presented the titles submitted by the counselors and they met the more than 70 Confucian scholars at Zhangtai Gate.

After the two sides asked each other tentatively, the counselors found that their imaginations were instantly crushed by this group of shameless Confucian scholars...

"Emperor?"

An elderly Confucian scholar from Zou couldn't help laughing when he heard Wang Wu proudly say the title of "Xuan Emperor".

Although the doctors also came from different schools, more than 70 people, they could be divided into more than ten factions, and they fought each other every day, but they still worked together when facing other groups.

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

"We were ordered to discuss in the Prime Minister's Office and the Censor's Office, and we said: In the past, the Five Emperors ruled a territory of a thousand miles, and the princes outside the territory were submissive to the barbarians. The princes sometimes came to the emperor and sometimes did not, and the emperor could not control them. Now your majesty has raised an army of justice, punished the remnants, and pacified the world. The country has been divided into counties, and the laws are unified. This has never happened since ancient times, and the Five Emperors have not been able to do it..."

"So the title of emperor is not enough, only the emperor can be respected!"

"Emperor?"

Except for Heifu, all the councilors were stunned. They were all entangled in the "emperor", how could they have thought of this?

According to the "classics" that the Confucian scholars found from nowhere, combined with the legends of the time, the Three Emperors are older than the Five Emperors, but there are many different opinions about who the Three Emperors are. Some say it is Fuxi, Nuwa, and Shennong, while others say it is Fuxi, Shennong, and Huangdi.

Although the councillors were officials with a salary of 600 shi, and their status and salary were higher than those of the doctors, they were completely defeated by the doctors in terms of the art of flattery.

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

"Mr. Shusun." Heifu walked over to greet him. He also heard Shusun Tong talking to himself, so he thought he had a handle on him.

Shusun Tong did not dare to neglect him. After greeting Heifu, Heifu asked the doctors what kind of honorific titles they had offered him out of curiosity.

Now that everyone's silk book has been presented, there is no way to change it, so it doesn't matter. So Shusun Tong whispered to him: "Although we are determined to offer the Three Emperors as the honorific title, we have different opinions on who is the most honorable among the Three Emperors because of different schools of thought..."

This is normal. There are many schools within Confucianism, and people are almost fighting with their brains. In addition to the traditional schools, there are many more schools because of different annotations for different classics. For example, the Spring and Autumn Annals are divided into three schools, and the Poetry is also divided into several schools. They disagree because of the different understandings of a certain sentence.

Shusun Tong said: "So we split into three groups, arguing endlessly, and then the left and right prime ministers, the Imperial Censor, and the Imperial Court selected the Taihuang..."

Heifu asked him: "What did you offer?"

Shusun Tong said: "Of course I followed the crowd. Zuo Shuzhang still remembers the two youngests of Qi Diao and Le Zheng who I met in Chen County. They and more than 20 doctors offered the other two. Qi Diao thought that Dihuang was the best..."

"And Le Zheng offered the title they thought was the most honorable."

"What is it?" Heifu really didn't know the titles of the Three Emperors.

Shusun Tong smiled and said: "Tianhuang!"