Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 786 Sun Moon Star Mountain River Black Dragon Banner

For these dudes, Li Zhiyun didn't bother to bother to educate them. Although they were all his nephews, how could he be idle all day long and have nothing to do to educate these brats.What's more, these little boys are still the second sons, the kind who are not reused at home.Generally, when this kind of dandy grows up, he either sits and eats, or relies on the benefits of his parents to become an official and a half-noble.

"Huh?" Empress Yang's eyes suddenly stopped on the supplement of the official newspaper of the Tang Dynasty, and she looked at it for a while and asked, "Husband, the Ministry of Rites is collecting the national flag of the Tang Dynasty from the people all over the world."

"Well, this is what I ordered them to do."

Empress Yang asked strangely: "Husband, don't there be flags in the army?"

"This flag is not the other flag." Li Zhiyun explained: "The flag in the army may be the flag of the general, or the flag of the commander, or the independent flag of the Weifu army. Because of this, it is disorderly. This time I recast the Tang Dynasty. The flag is the flag of unity, representing the flag of the Tang Dynasty, the flag of all peoples, and the flag of me."

Empress Yang nodded in understanding, and said with a little interest: "Can the concubines also participate?"

"If you have a good idea, you might as well draw it on paper and show me."

"That's for sure."

"Ah."

Datang officials clearly told the people in the newspaper that they can express their opinions this time, as long as they have ideas, they can draw them and submit them.Of course, this time also took the opportunity to tell the people that the flag of the Tang Dynasty this time is different from the past, and it represents the national flag of the empire.

After this concept was thrown out, the people of Chang'an were immediately shocked by it. Since ancient times, military flags and king flags have not been uncommon, but this time the empire wants to make a national flag. This concept really shocked a group of people.

You know, they understand the concept of using a flag to represent an army.But they have not been exposed to the concept of representing a country with a flag.

There is no doubt that this is a very new and very attractive thing.Some even secretly thought, if the Tang flags they painted could be valued, wouldn't they be able to live forever?
The news spread, and there were heated discussions in the teahouses in Chang'an.

"In my opinion, the banner of our Tang Dynasty should be dominated by black birds."

"Why is it a mysterious bird?"

"I was born with the surname Li, and I belong to the same ancestor as Qin and Zhao in ancient times. In the past, the Qin family ruled the six kingdoms, and it was the first dynasty in China, all in Guanzhong. Qin Shihuang was the first emperor in history. Now the capital of our empire is Guanzhong, and today we have the same ancestor as the first emperor of Qin. Everyone should know that the ancestor of Ying is Boyi, and Boyi's father, Daye, is the son of a female cultivator. The female cultivator is also a descendant of Zhuanxu, Xuanniao The fallen egg, the female cultivator swallowed it, and the great cause of having a child!

Therefore, the empire should use the black bird as its flag! "

"Okay!" There was an enthusiastic pursuit in the teahouse.

"Your Excellency is so knowledgeable that we are ashamed." A scholar bowed his hands in salute.

What he said is good, but whether he is in the same family as Qin Shihuang today is really not easy to make a decision lightly.After all, in the eyes of the aristocratic family, the Tang royal family is Xianbei people.Even though the first emperor had found many powerful ancestors of the Li family for himself when he first came to the throne, the aristocratic family scoffed at him.

Who doesn't know that your old Li's family is following.

Therefore, the saying that the black bird is the flag is quite recognized among the lower classes.

However, some officials believed that the empire should use the dragon as its banner.This statement is extremely appropriate in the eyes of some upper-middle-class people.

There are also a small group of people who think that there is no need to make any Tang flag, and it is quite good now.

Hall of Liangyi.

The six ministers, the six ministries, the nine temples, and twenty-one ministers lined up in two rows, knelt on the ground, and looked at the Tang flags submitted by the people one by one.

Well, about a thousand pieces of manuscript paper.

The people in Chang'an were very enthusiastic about making the flag this time, and they showed their ingenuity and wisdom, drew their own ideas into pictures, and delivered them to the official newspaper of the Tang Dynasty.

An hour passed, and after three rounds of selection and elimination, six blueprints entered the final selection.

"This one is the black bird flag that the people agree with?" Li Zhiyun asked, pointing to a picture of a black bird flying with wings spread.

"Exactly." Fang Xuanling told the emperor what the folks meant about this picture.

"That's right." Li Xiaogong nodded, "Your Majesty, I think this statement is very good, and it fits the actual situation."

Ministers: "."

shameless!
Who the hell knows whether Lao Li's family has the same ancestor as Qin Shihuang.Even if Lao Li's family is really a descendant of Xuanniao, the Xianbei blood in his body is undeniable.

But, no one said this, because it was hard to say this kind of thing, it all depends on how the emperor decides.

Li Zhiyun smiled and looked at the second picture.

This is a picture of a dragon with teeth and claws, and auspicious clouds are painted around it, which is very vivid.

Du Ruhui said: "The implication of this picture is to represent that His Majesty is the real Dragon Emperor, the dragon is invisible and invisible, the lord of all spirits, can be big or small."

He said a lot, and talked a lot, anyway, it shows that the emperor is a god.

After listening, Li Zhiyun nodded, looked at the next picture, and immediately an official jumped out to explain to the emperor.

Soon, Li Zhiyun looked at all six paintings.

Li Zhiyun said: "I and the queen also worked together to draw a picture, take a look."

As he spoke, Gao Liangzhong stepped forward to take out the scroll, and with the joint efforts of two servants, he spread it out in front of everyone.

The painting on the picture is very weird, it does not belong to any current painting school.Very simple lines, straight and curved, finally form an abstract dragon head, and there are two claws under the dragon head, which are five claws, which are also outlined by lines.The whole painting seems to have been randomly drawn with a brush, but if you look closely, you can see that the dragon head is quite mysterious, like ancient runes.

"Is this a black dragon?" Xue Shou touched his chin and said with interest.

He had never seen this kind of painting.No, on the school uniforms of Chang'an Primary and Secondary School, the word "Tang" is also an abstract painting of this kind.

"Well." Li Zhiyun said: "However, this is just a first draft. My idea is to draw stars around the dragon's head to represent the current prefecture and governor's mansion of the Tang Dynasty. What do you think?"

Yuchi respectfully said: "I think it's acceptable, but why, should we draw a good body for it?"

"Your Majesty, I think these two dragon claws can hold something, such as the sun and the moon." Du Ruhui said.

"Where is Xiangyun?"

"That must be added."

The ministers began to discuss in low voices.

Li Xiaogong pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, it is better to combine this painting with the Xuanniao painting."

"How to say?"

Li Xiaogong said: "The divine dragon rules the sun, the mysterious bird circles the moon, and the stars spread below."

Xue Shou said: "You mean that the Shenlong Xuanniao is for His Majesty the Emperor, and the stars are for Datang State and Dudu's Mansion, but is that so?"

"Well, that's what I thought."

"This is not bad."

"Well, it's really good."

"Shenlong and Xuanniao are all incarnations of His Majesty. It's really good."

Many ministers think this idea is good, I want all the dragons and birds!

Li Zhiyun stroked his stubble, thought for a moment and didn't speak.

Wen Yanbo said: "It's too complicated, it's better to be more concise."

"Well, that makes sense." Chen Shuda agreed.

"How about adding mountains and rivers?" Li Jing said, "There are only sun, moon and stars, but without mountains and rivers, it would be a bit inappropriate."

The ministers looked at each other, feeling more complicated.

Li Zhiyun was reminded by Li Jing's words, he said: "Why not, the black dragon hovers around the mountains and rivers, and the sun, moon and stars gather in all directions."

"What about the mysterious bird?" Li Xiaogong asked.

"Black Dragon is better." Li Zhiyun said.

Well, the emperor has said so, so there is nothing to say.

In the end, the Tang Banner that was decided was named Sun Moon Star Mountain River Black Dragon Banner.Abbreviation: Sun Moon Black Dragon Emperor Banner.

Accordingly, the abstract dragon head painted by Li Zhiyun was discarded, because the black dragon lingering in the mountains and rivers must use a black dragon that is close to reality.

(End of this chapter)