The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 661 Emperor Xin's Tortoise Shell [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

In the Chinese mythology system, Nuwa was ordered to mold clay and create humans, which was the order of the God of Heaven.

Di Jun, Dong Huang, Tian Di, Yu Di and so on were all later miscellaneous emperors. In the entire Chinese mythology system, the only supreme god is Haotian God.

Even the full name of the Jade Emperor, the supreme god in the later system of gods and immortals, is "Taishang Kaitian Zhifu Yuli Hanzhentidao Jinque Yungong Jiuqiong Yuli Wandao Wuwei Dadao Mingdian Haotian Jinque Supreme Jade Emperor Pardoning Sins Great Tianzun Xuanqiong Gaoshangdi", abbreviated as "Haotian Jade Emperor".

If Yan Yan dared to use the imperial title "God", people would easily associate him with Haotian God, which would be extremely disrespectful.

At least the Lord of Heaven is the lord of all gods in heaven, and Yan Yan is not the lord of all things on earth. The Central Plains of China is not within the territory of Bingzhou.

As for the emperor who robbed Ying Zheng, Yan Yan had never thought about it. He could be called an emperor, but he could never be an emperor, because this was a title that belonged exclusively to the supreme being of China. Now was not the era in later generations where any prince could dare to call himself an emperor.

"What do the Confucianists, Taoists, Mohists, Legalists, and Military Strategists say?" Yan Yan was very curious about the reactions of these various schools of thought.

"All the families agreed that the king should become emperor, but they also quarreled over it." Yan Lingji said with a smile.

She was in charge of the Hundred Schools of Thought in Bingzhou, and she witnessed with her own eyes the famous scene where the bigwigs of the Hundred Schools of Thought, whom she usually had to treat with respect, quarreled over the title of emperor.

Before this, only some of the Hundred Schools of Thought, historians and some historians tacitly agreed that Yan Yan was called the Northern Emperor.

However, with the unification of the grassland and the common respect of all the kings of the grassland, all the philosophers believed that Yan Yan was qualified to be emperor.

Then they started to fight each other for the title of emperor.

Yan Yan was somewhat surprised when he saw the title of emperor presented by various schools of thought.

Confucianists believed that he was a descendant of the Yan family and that he founded Bingzhou, so he could be called the emperor of his country and be called "Emperor Bing".

The Mohists believed that Bingzhou existed to stop the war in the north and was the lord of the north. However, in order to avoid the taboo of the Black Emperor Zhuanxu, it should be called "Xuan Emperor".

It is simple for military strategists. Bingzhou was established by force, and it is most appropriate to directly call him "Emperor Wu" because he founded Bingzhou.

The Legalists also believed that Bingzhou established its country based on law and had a huge role in promoting the development of law. Moreover, the first person in the world to expel the Hu people was Guan Zhong, so they believed that Yan Yan and Guan Zhong had similar achievements and could be called "Zhong Emperor", which also meant that Bingzhou was the guardian of China.

As for the Taoists, they believe that Yan Yan is the descendant of Emperor Xin, and is another emperor of China who succeeded the title of Emperor. He has epoch-making significance and is the destiny, and they should follow the will of heaven. Therefore... they are still looking for a spirit turtle that has lived from the time of Emperor Xin to the present, and they are going to burn it to see what words can be burned out. They haven't found it yet, so they have no comment.

"Taoism..." Yan Yan was silent. This is very Taoist!
It's not easy to find a turtle of the same age, and it's not easy for them to live that long, yet you catch them and burn them.

"Actually, why don't Taoists take out the tortoise shells left behind by Emperor Xin and burn them?" Yan Yan sighed.

The leader's spirit turtle is hard to find, but with the Taoist heritage, there should be a few tortoise shells handed down from the time of Emperor Xin that have been preserved.

"I'll go talk to the Taoist priest." Yan Lingji's eyes lit up.

It is difficult to find living things, especially those that have been alive for so many years, but the Taoists should have the tortoise shells left behind.

The confirmation of the title of emperor was a grand event for the Hundred Schools of Thought and Bingzhou. In order to grab the naming rights, the leaders of each school emerged one after another and traveled thousands of miles to Bingzhou to support their disciples.

The people of the grassland were very calm. Well, it cannot be said that they were calm, but compared with the great debates among the princes and the various schools of thought in the Central Plains, they seemed less excited.

For the grassland, they had a common leader who could end tribal disputes, so "Tian Chanyu" was recognized by them. Because of the transliteration problem, he could also be called "Tian Khan".

Therefore, the common people on the grasslands could not understand why the title of Tian Khan was worth so much debate by so many great scholars. However, this did not stop them from watching the fun. Although they could not understand what they heard or saw, it was fun, and it did not stop them from making random guesses and misinterpreting things.

As the person involved, Yan Yan seemed very calm and did not express his inclination.

Many people who stayed at the Taoist Taiyi Mountain came. Even Bei Mingzi and He Guanzi, who had not appeared in public for many years, came with their disciples. There were dozens of people in the group, all of whom were famous masters and Taoist priests with high reputation in the area.

Then...all the philosophers shut up.

It’s not that I can’t argue, but that I can’t fight. It’s so scary.

With the arrival of this group of people, even Yan Yan and An Qisheng had to go out of the city to welcome them personally.

Both their seniority and current status forced this group of people to come in person.

At the same time, after being reminded by Yan Lingji, the Taoist group also brought a tortoise shell that had been passed down since the time of Emperor Xin.

An Qisheng’s seniority in Taoism is not low. His teacher is He Shang Gong. However, among this group of Taoists, there are actually people whose seniority is higher than his teacher He Shang Gong.

Therefore, even An Qisheng could only stay quietly behind the Taoist elders and help them at this time.

The Taoists temporarily borrowed the Bingzhou Ding and wanted to use the power of the incense from the Bingzhou Ding to burn the tortoise shell of Emperor Xin, believing that only the power of the incense from Bingzhou could burn out the true name of Emperor Bing.

"Let me make it clear first. This trip of mine and others is only for the true name of Bing Jun. We will use the power of Bingzhou Ding and the incense of Bingzhou to burn a name for ourselves."

"Of course, if you do not agree with the real name that was burned."

"I and others also... know a little bit of martial arts!"

The Taoist leader, the Taoist priest Heguanzi, looked at the leaders of various schools of thought who came to watch the ceremony with a smile.

"..."

All the leaders of the hundreds of schools were silent, and finally understood why the Taoists invited all those immortal old men out.

In terms of military force, the head of the Confucius Temple and the head of the Meng Mansion are not afraid of the Taoists. The key is that Confucianism values ​​​​etiquette and seniority.

Compared with those old Taoist predecessors who were forcibly brought up, even the head of Confucius and Mencius is not as senior as them, and is not as old as them.

How dare the Confucians, who value etiquette, attack those old men?

If someone just lies on the ground due to a disagreement, the head of the Kongmeng family will be dumbfounded and kneel on the ground begging them not to die.

I can’t beat you, and I can’t win by talking. What can I do?
"Please come in, fellow Taoist!" The head of the Confucius Temple held his forehead with his hand. He was old enough, but he couldn't stand the Taoists who were still alive. There were really old people who were several times older than him. He had lived to such an old age, but this was the first time he had seen such a shameless family.

The Taoists were very satisfied and slowly started the grand ceremony unique to Taoism, which lasted for three full days. Only then were the tortoise shell of Emperor Xin put into the Bingzhou cauldron and burned with Bingzhou incense for 49 days.

“It won’t burn up, will it?” Yan Yan also stood in the distance and watched. He didn’t dare to join in the fun among a group of old people. Even though he was Bing Jun, the age and seniority of that group of people were too high.

(End of this chapter)