Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 552
Coming out of Miaoyi Palace, Xiang Zhuang put all his emotions behind him.

At this time, it was already the second month after the end of the war against Han. Finally, the news of Xiang Zhi's death could not be concealed any longer. Yu Ji finally heard the bad news from the palace maid by accident, and the result was that everyone As expected, Yu Ji's body and spirit collapsed in an instant.

According to the imperial physician's diagnosis, it may be difficult for Concubine Yu to survive this winter.

Just now, Yu Ji was even calling the king in a daze, but Xiang Zhuang knew that she was definitely not calling herself, but Xiang Yu. Obviously, the love between her and Xiang Yu did not fade away because of the passage of time. It has faded, but in Yu Ji's heart, Xiang Yu is still the overlord of Western Chu full of supreme masculinity.

But Xiang Zhuang didn't have the time to lament Yu Ji's fate, he had too many things waiting to be dealt with.

As soon as he left Miaoyi Palace, Crown Prince Xiang Zheng rushed up to meet him, greeted Xiang Zhuang, and said, "Father, is the Queen Mother getting better?"

"It's still the same." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and asked, "Zheng'er, is King Ju here?"

After the destruction of the Han Dynasty, Xiang Zhuang ordered Gaochu to guard Xianyang, ordered Huyan to lead the Sirius army to cooperate with Mengju to attack the Xiongnu, and ordered Jinxiang to lead the Huben army to chase the Yuezhi people westward, and he himself returned to Luoyang under the escort of the Xiaocai army. The next day after returning to Luoyang, Xiang Zhuang issued an edict to order Wei Wang, Qi Wang, Yan Wang, Zhao Wang, Han Wang, Ju Wang, and Northern Raccoon King to come to Luoyang for an audience.

Frightened by Xiang Zhuang's despotic power, all the kings set off for Luoyang one after another, and Lu Tai, king of Ju, was the last one to leave.

Xiang Zheng snorted, and said, "Father, King Ju's honor guard has passed Xingyang, and he will arrive in Luoyang soon."

Xiang Zhuang nodded lightly, and asked, "Is the matter of persuasion settled? How do the kings react?"

Xiang Zheng smiled, and said in a low voice: "Everything has been arranged, and all the kings said that the father's succession to the throne is what everyone expects."

"Haha, I'm sorry they don't dare to make any fools." Xiang Zhuang smiled, Fang said that Dading was underway today, almost every vassal state had troops from Chu State, how could the kings dare to disobey Xiang Zhuang's edict?

Xiang Zheng thought for a while, and then said: "Father, the general has already hung his seal and retired."

Hearing this, Xiang Zhuang paused his footsteps, and he couldn't help but see a complex look in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Has he finally left after learning the sword?"

For Bi Shu, Xiang Zhuang's perception is extremely complicated.

First of all, Xiang Zhuang is extremely grateful to Bi Shu. Bi Shu has made great contributions to the Great Chu. During the Chu-Han-Qi war, if Bi Shu had not defeated Qi King Han Xin on the battlefield of Surabaya, Xiang Zhuang's great cause of unification is very likely. It will come to naught, and there will be a lone army hanging thousands of miles deep into the desert to complete the plowing of the Xiongnu. Bi Shu has made great military exploits for the Huaxia people.

Then, Xiang Zhuang is also extremely afraid of Bi Shu, not only because of Bi Shu's unparalleled military strategy, but also because Bi Shu has an exquisite heart. Don't purge the Xiang Yu faction or the Jiangdong faction, but Bi Shu directly eliminated Huan Chu and Ji Bu, the two big Jiangdong factions, through a small defeat.

Bi Shu's action was obviously deliberate. Bi Shu not only used this to eliminate Xiang Zhuang's hidden worries, but also intensified the conflict with the Jiangdong faction, which led to the strong rebound of the Jiangdong faction afterwards. In order to appease the Jiangdong faction, Xiang Zhuang had to take advantage of the situation and removed Bi Shu's title and his official position.

Xiang Zhuang knew very well that the abolition of the title and the removal of the official position were what Bi Shu hoped for, because only in this way could Bi Shu stay away from the court without any worries, and become a "guiguzi" who preaches, teaches, and writes books.

But it is precisely because of this that Xiang Zhuang is even more afraid of Bi Shu. Such a power with both civil and military skills and extraordinary intelligence is really too great a threat to the future Great Chu Empire. Xiang Zhuang will definitely not rest assured that Bi Shu will go back to the countryside, and it may not be possible to kill the heroes, but it is inevitable to put Bi Shu under house arrest.

As a time traveler, Xiang Zhuang does not want to stage the tragedy of the monarch and his ministers, where the rabbit dies and the dog cooks, and the bird runs out of bows, but the reality is extremely cruel, and it does not depend on human will. It is also impossible to change the cruelty of history. It is not without reason why so many tragedies of monarchs and ministers have been staged throughout the ages.

Prince Xiang Zheng was also deeply moved by his father's sentiments. Gao Chu, Pang Yu, Meng Ji and even Bai Mo, although they had made great military exploits or outstanding talents, their father was not afraid of them, except for the general who finished the book However, his father was deeply afraid of him, because Bi Shu had military strategies and strategies that even his father could not match.

But now, Bi Shu's ending is undoubtedly the best.

At that moment, Xiang Zheng changed the topic again and said: "Father, several ministers have arrived in the upper study."

"Oh, I got it." Xiang Zhuang withdrew his thoughts, and now, accompanied by Xiang Zheng, he went straight to the study.

In the upper study room, the grand master Bailixian, the right prime minister Xiang Ta, the left prime minister Bai Mo, the grand captain Xiang Tuo, and the grand master Wu She were arguing fiercely about Xiang Zhuang's title. King, Yingzheng first created the title of emperor after he unified the world, and Xiang Yu gave himself the title of "Overlord" after he destroyed Qin.

Although Xiang Zhuang had long wanted to be emperor, he rarely revealed it in front of others, so the five chief ministers were also divided into two factions.

Bai Mo, Bai Lixian, and Wu She obviously preferred the title of Emperor, while Xiang Ta and Xiang Tuo preferred the title of Bawang. The first overlord of Da Chu, but if Xiang Zhuang was honored as the emperor, he would be the first emperor of Da Chu, and there would be nothing wrong with Xiang Yu.

The two factions insisted on their own words, refused to give in to each other, and even quarreled in the end.

"What are you arguing about? What's there to be arguing about?" Xiang Zhuang came in and saw that the five people had already quarreled, he couldn't help but frowned and said unhappily, "The honorary name will be decided later, let's discuss the national name first."

"Yiguohao?" Bailixian and Bai Mo looked at each other in disbelief.

After a long while, Taifu Wushe asked cautiously: "Your Majesty intends to change the name of the country?"

Xiang Ta and Xiang Tuo's countenance changed even more, and they repeatedly discouraged: "Your Majesty, you must not change the country's name, no way!" Your Majesty actually intends to change the country's name?What does he want to do?Could it be that he wants to draw a clear line with the former king?If the name of the country is changed, will this country still belong to Da Chu?Can this world still be ruled by the old Chu people?

Xiang Zhuang said without doubt: "The country's name must be changed!"

Xiangzhuang's decision to change the country name was not a whim, but a decision made after careful consideration, because Qin, Qi, Yan, Zhao, and Chu were all vassal states under the rule of Zhou Tianzi, and the local color was too strong. As the name of the country, I am afraid it will be difficult to obtain the approval of the people under the rule of the other vassal states.

The reason why the Great Qin Empire fell was that Qin II and the treacherous Prime Minister Zhao Gao’s rebellion was the biggest incentive, but another important factor that cannot be ignored was that the people under the rule of Chu, Zhao, Qi, Yan, Wei, Han and other vassal states were not They don't agree with Daqin, because the people in the Kanto don't agree with Daqin, and if someone climbs up and shouts, they will rebel.

While the five ministers were stunned, Crown Prince Xiang Zheng said cautiously: "Father, my branches in the Central Plains have always called themselves Huaxia, how about taking Huaxia as the country's name?"

Xiang Zheng's proposal was naturally arranged by Xiang Zhuang in advance, but Xiang Zhuang still pretended to ponder for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "Well, Huaxia is a good country name, so it is it!"

Bai Mo, Bai Lixian, Wu She, Xiang Ta, and Xiang Tuo looked at each other in dismay, really changing the name of the country?

They were also stunned, but there were obvious differences among the five ministers. Xiang Ta and Xiang Tuo were unwilling. The old Chu people shed so much blood, and finally overthrew the Tyrant Qin and wiped out the world. It's gone, what do you think it's called?Isn't it a waste of time to fetch water from a bamboo basket?
Wu She is pure shock, change the name of the country?It's child's play.

However, Bai Mo and Bai Lixian admired them unceasingly. As great sages of the time, they both knew the disadvantages of using Chu as the title of the country, but they never dared to mention it in front of others, and they didn't even dare to talk about it in private. Bogey!But they never expected that the king would take the initiative to change the name of the country. What kind of boldness and wisdom is this?

Xiang He took a deep breath and stepped forward to persuade him, "Your Majesty, do you really want to change the name of the country?"

"The name of the country must be changed." Xiang Zhuang squinted his eyes slightly, glanced at Xiang He lightly, and said, "There are Jiangdong borrowed officials and students from Taixue in the imperial court who may not be able to figure it out, you must talk to them Explain clearly and tell them that changing the country name is the general trend, and it cannot be reversed by manpower.”

Xiang Ta's heart trembled, and he replied, "Here."

Xiang Zhuang smiled slightly, and said again: "Now let's discuss the year and title."

"Year name?" The five ministers looked at each other again, they knew the title, but what is the year number?

The crown prince Xiang Zheng hurriedly said: "That's right, my father thinks that it is too complicated and confusing to use the title of the king or the emperor, so it is better to create a series of year titles for ten thousand generations, so that the compilation of calendars and history books can be much more orderly. .”

As soon as Xiang Zheng's words fell, Xiang Zhuang said straight to the point: "I want to use the first year of Qin Shihuang as the first year of the emperor, and from then on, all generations will have this year name. What do you love?"

Before time travel, the most troublesome thing for Xiang Zhuang when studying history was the year name. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, basically one emperor had one year name, but before the Ming Dynasty, basically every emperor had several year names. For example, Wu Zetian , has a heinous [-] year names, so that the calendar and history books are in a mess.

Therefore, it can be said that it is Xiang Zhuang's historical responsibility to adopt a year name that lasts forever.

In addition, as for why the title of "emperor" first created by Qin Shihuang was used as the year name, and the first year of Qin Shihuang was used as the "first year of the emperor", it was because of the extreme admiration for Qin Shihuang, the eternal emperor. Looking at the history of China, only the talented and generous Qin Shihuang was worthy of being used to name the year of the Wanshi series.

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