Chapter 426: Further discussion on the country’s title
Early the next morning, Xu Da came to the palace with his memorial and presented it to Zhang Yangquan.
Zhang Yangquan took it from the guard and was stunned.
"Dazhong?"
Xu Da cupped his hands and said: "Yes, there was a saying in ancient times about chasing deer in the Central Plains. Taking 'Dazhong' as the country's name refers to the meaning of the Great Central Plains. I think it will be easier to win the hearts of the people in the Central Plains!"
Zhang Yangquan was silent for a long time, nodded and said: "That's fine, I'll think about it again."
Xu Da resigned.
It's January now, the spring is chilly, and the morning air is filled with the fragrance of vegetation.
Zhang Yangquan stood by the window, looking up at the corridor, secretly feeling a little strange.
It has been several days since he issued an order for all officials to submit the title of the country. Even people like Xu Da, who had just returned to Jiangdu Prefecture, submitted their opinions, but Liu Bowen has not yet submitted his opinion.
Not only Liu Bowen, Song Lian, but also Li Shanchang did not offer any opinions.
On the contrary, Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly active and submitted a memorial a few days ago. He agreed with Xu Da and proposed using "Dazhong" as the country's title.
In fact, "Dazhong" also suited his meaning, and just using the word "中" would be fine, but he originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would propose using Ming Dynasty as the country's name.
Then I thought about it, if Zhu Yuanzhang was the king, he would have asked his subordinates for their opinions and would not have acted arbitrarily. Then the name of the country "Da Ming" must have come from someone else.
Zhang Yangquan was quite hesitant.
Compared with "Chu" and "Song", he was more satisfied with the new country name "Dazhong", but he also wanted to know why Zhu Yuanzhang chose "Da Ming" as the country name.
Is it because Zhu Yuanzhang is also a subordinate of "King Xiao Ming"? Or there are other reasons.
Moreover, Liu Bowen's delay in presenting the performance also made him quite confused. Thinking of this, he was too lazy to think too much. He gave an order to Yang Sanqiang and took a carriage towards the Yushitai.
Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at the censor's platform. After Zhang Yangquan stepped through the gate, the censor Zhongcheng Yang Xian led a group of censors to greet him in the courtyard.
When Zhang Yangquan asked where Liu Bowen was, Yang Xian hurriedly said: "I would like to report to your Majesty that Liu Pingzhang went to the Imperial Academy to find Song Shiling.
When Zhang Yangquan saw Liu Bowen and Song Lian together, it would be better, so he immediately changed his route to the Imperial College.
Song Lian's Taishi Bureau is located in the Imperial College.
When Zhang Yangquan came to the Imperial College, he did not want to alarm the Imperial College officials, so he entered through the side door, passed through two corridors, and soon arrived at the Taishi Bureau Yamen Office.
After entering the Taishi Bureau, he walked along the corridor to the lobby, but found that neither Liu Bowen nor Song Lian came out to greet him, and he couldn't help but feel slightly surprised.
After asking a clerk at the door, he learned that the two of them were in the library.
Zhang Yangquan just thought that the two of them were busy with some important matters, so he did not ask the clerk to invite them over. He strolled to the library. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Song Lian's clear voice coming from inside.
"Thank you so much to Brother Liu. With this batch of rare classics, I can complete the works of many predecessors!"
"Brother Song, don't worry. The person who should really be grateful for this is He Zhen. It's a pity that although this person has done a righteous deed, he doesn't understand the general situation. It's a pity, it's a pity!" Liu Bowen's voice followed.
Hearing the word "He Zhen", Zhang Yangquan's heart moved, he stepped into the library and coughed lightly.
Liu Bowen and Song Lian were shocked when they saw him coming in, and quickly came over to greet him.
Song Lian apologized and said: "I was busy with official duties and did not know that the king was coming. I missed you from a distance to welcome you. I hope you will forgive me!"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at the library.
When he came last time, many places in the library were still empty. This time, he found that it was full. There were also a few more wooden cabinets in the library. He was very satisfied with Song Lian's work.
"It's okay, I just heard you mention He Zhen, what's going on?" He walked to a wooden frame and asked casually.
Song Lian hurriedly said: "Reporting to your Majesty, this is the case. When I was collecting the original copies, I found that many precious relics were scattered in Lingnan. So He Zhen is from Lingnan, and he is addicted to books, and he has many connections in Lingnan.
I found a lot of remains."
"I happened to know him. After our army regained Guangzhou Road, I wrote several letters to him, and he finally agreed to send these books over and hand them over to the Taishi Bureau."
Zhang Yangquan raised his eyebrows and said, "Is he willing to donate books?"
Song Lian walked to a bookshelf, pointed at the bookshelf and said, "Please see, Your Majesty, the books in the second and third rows are all dedicated by He Zhen!"
Zhang Yangquan walked over and took a quick look, then took out a book with a yellow cover, and saw the four characters "River Defense General Meeting" written on the cover.
Zhang Yangquan looked through the river defense discussion and asked, "Mr. Song, what were you and Mr. Liu talking about just now? I seemed to hear you thanking him."
Song Lian said with emotion: "On the way these books were transported, news of He Zhen's rebellion came out, and the Ministry of War seized all these books! Fortunately, Brother Liu came forward, and the Ministry of War was willing to return the books!"
Zhang Yangquan paused while flipping through the book, then raised his head and asked, "Mr. Song, do you know why He Zhen rebelled?"
Song Lian shook his head and said: "I don't know. But no matter what the reason is, since he betrayed, he should be sentenced to death and must not be tolerated!"
Zhang Yangquan was slightly startled. He originally thought that since Song Lian knew He Zhen and had this person to donate a letter, he would definitely intercede for He Zhen, but he guessed wrong.
He thought for a moment and asked: "Since you know He Zhen, do you know what kind of person he is?"
Liu Bowen suddenly said: "Your Majesty, when I was in Chuzhou, I heard about He Zhen's deeds!"
"Oh? Tell me!"
Liu Bowen said loudly: "This man originally worked as a salt farm manager on Guangdong Road and Heyuan County. Later, the Red Turban Uprising caused chaos in the world, so he abandoned his official position and returned home to organize a group of volunteers to defend the village!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded silently. There were many people like He Zhen during the Yuan Dynasty. Liu Bowen, Chen Youding, and Chahan Timur all had similar experiences.
Liu Bowen continued: "Later, the Dongguan uprising army attacked Huizhou, but was repelled by the local volunteers led by He Zhen. A man named Wang Zhonggang in Huizhou gathered a crowd to revolt and wanted to occupy Huizhou, but was defeated by He Zhen's troops. He was also awarded the title of
Huizhou Prefecture Sentence!"
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Zhang Yangquan said: "So, this person was loyal to the Yuan Dynasty, so he rebelled?"
Song Lian nodded and said: "This man is absolutely devoted to the Yuan Dynasty. After Yuan general Huang Chang took refuge with Chen Youliang, he led troops to resist Huizhou and defeated Huang Chang many times."
Zhang Yangquan wondered: "If that's the case, how did he join our army?"
Song Lian said: "As far as I know, after Chen Youliang's death, Huang Chang claimed to be the king of Guangzhou, but was defeated by Fang Guozhen. Before Fang Guozhen could gain a foothold, He Zhen led troops to attack Fang Guozhen's army, drove Fang Guozhen away, and occupied Guangzhou himself." "Later, when our army attacked Huguang Province in three routes, as soon as Marshal Li's army approached Guangzhou, He Zhen took the initiative to send people to surrender to our army."
Zhang Yangquan frowned and said: "That is even more strange. If this person is loyal to the Yuan Dynasty, how could he surrender to our army? How could he give you this precious book?"
Song Lian shook his head and said, "That I don't know."
Zhang Yangquan found a chair and sat down, thought carefully for a while, and asked: "What about He Zhen's temperament?"
Song Lian said: "I heard that he was a generous man. He used his mansion as a righteous temple and his farmland as a righteous field. He ran philanthropic schools and was deeply loved by the local people!"
Zhang Yangquan was surprised and said: "No wonder he can easily win over 30,000 people to rebel!"
He stood up, walked a few steps, and said: "No, judging from your narrative, He Zhen should be a righteous man. There must be a reason behind this person's rebellion. It needs to be thoroughly investigated and it is not too late to put down the rebellion!" Liu Bowen and Song Lian looked at each other, with a smile in their eyes, and they all raised their hands: "Your Majesty Mingjian!"
Seeing the two people's reactions, Zhang Yangquan suddenly had a flash in his mind and woke up.
These two people deliberately did not submit the imperial memorial, probably to lure him to the Taishi Bureau so that they could see He Zhen's donation of books and mention He Zhen.
They did not directly plead for mercy, nor did they say good things to He Zhen, but objectively described He Zhen's deeds to make him aware of the problems.
Zhang Yangquan secretly thought that this must be Song Lian's idea. Liu Bowen was an upright person, and he would never go to such trouble and tact to give advice.
"By the way, Mr. Liu, Mr. Song, I wonder what your opinions are on the matter of the country's title?" Zhang Yangquan glanced at the two of them.
Liu Bowen said loudly: "Does your Majesty know how the Yuan Dynasty got its title?"
Zhang Yangquan thought for a while and said: "It seems to come from the Book of Changes, taking a Yuan character from 'Da Zai Qian Yuan'!"
When Jiang Dujun first took the national title, Fang Yuan proposed to use Qian as the national title.
Later Luo Guanzhong pointed out that Qian and Yuan came from the same place, and taking this country name was equivalent to bumping into the Yuan Dynasty, so he gave up.
Liu Bowen said seriously: "Does Your Majesty know the full text of this section of the Book of Changes?"
Zhang Yangquan shook his head.
Liu Bowen said loudly: "In the great Qian Yuan Dynasty, all things began, and they unified the sky. The clouds moved and the rain provided, and the materials were in shape. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Bingzhong told this passage to the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, so the Mongols regarded the Yuan Dynasty as their country. No."
Zhang Yangquan murmured: "It's great that in the Qian Yuan Dynasty, all things began! It turns out that the name of the country comes from this sentence."
Song Lian smiled slightly and followed: "Does your Majesty know that there is another passage at the end of this Book of Changes?"
"Oh? What?"
Song Lian chanted softly: "At the end of the Ming Dynasty, six people came into being, and they rode on six dragons to control the sky. The main roads changed, each of them corrected his life, and preserved the peace, which was beneficial to the chastity. The first common people came out, and all the countries were in peace."
Zhang Yangquan blurted out: "Da Ming!"
Liu Bowen and Song Lian looked at each other and said with a smile: "Yes, we both believe that although the Qian and Yuan Dynasties were the beginning of all things, they were chaotic and uncertain. Only after the Ming Dynasty did the world truly enter a period of stability and stability!"
Zhang Yangquan touched the bridge of his nose and said: "So, you two hope to use Ming Dynasty as the country's name?"
The two said in unison: "Yes!"
Zhang Yangquan pondered for a long time and said: "I understand what you are thinking. Let me think about this matter again."
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Which one do you think is better, "Dazhong" or "Daming"?