Hu Weiyong hurriedly entered the household department and came all the way to Li Shanchang's office.
"Teacher, King Xiao Ming went to the Li Mansion with Liu Chun and Yang Ying today. It can be confirmed that the King did not send anyone to monitor King Xiao Ming." He walked to Li Shanchang and inserted his ear canal.
Li Shanchang nodded and whispered: "It seems that the king really has no interest in the title Mingwang."
Hu Weiyong said: "Teacher, this matter can't wait any longer. When I came in just now, I heard that the king went to the Yushitai today, and then to the Taishi Bureau. He should be asking about Liu Bowen and Song Lian's royal title." p>
Li Shanchang glanced at him and said, "In your opinion, which country title does the king most want to use?"
Hu Weiyong hesitated for a long time and said: "In the opinion of students, the king has not made up his mind yet."
After Li Shanchang pondered for a while, he nodded in agreement.
Hu Weiyong said again: "Teacher, how about we suggest using the Ming Dynasty?"
Li Shanchang looked at him and said: "Why?"
Hu Weiyong said slowly: "The Red Turban Uprising, King Ming was born! Han Shantong and Liu Futong were able to start the Red Turban Uprising precisely because of the effectiveness of their slogan!"
"This slogan is now familiar in Henan and is well known by the people. Using the Ming Dynasty as the slogan to unite the people of the Central Plains and the Red Turban Army is the best choice at the moment."
Li Shanchang said calmly: "I know all this, but since the king does not take Xiao Ming Wang to heart, it means that he has no interest in Ming Wang."
Hu Weiyong said: "Even if the king didn't intend to do it at first, he should have become interested after meeting Liu Bowen and Song Lian!"
Li Shanchang said with emotion: "You mean that the two of them will also propose to use Ming Dynasty as the country's name?"
Hu Weiyong's eyes flashed slightly: "The student asked his colleagues at the Yushitai that Liu Bowen has been reading the Yi Jing a lot recently, and he will definitely consider it from the Yi Jing. As the Taishi Ling, Song Lian will definitely support Liu Bowen's idea!" p>
Li Shanchang nodded. He had also read the Book of Changes and knew that the Great Qianyuan was the end of the Ming Dynasty.
After pondering for a long time, he said: "The matter is at this point, and there is no time for us to think too much. Let's follow your suggestion, but we can't be like Liu Bowen and just choose 'ming'."
Hu Weiyong was stunned and said: "Just take one word?"
Li Shanchang twisted his beard and said: "Yes, in the Han and Tang Dynasties, the country names all had the same character, but the power and fame spread all over the world, and the barbarians were all afraid of it, so they respected it as great. In the Song Dynasty, even though it was called the "Great Song Dynasty", it was powerless at first.
Recovering the land of Yanyun and then destroying it at the hands of Meng Yuan caused China to suffer a hundred years of humiliation. It is not worth following!"
Hu Weiyong nodded in praise.
The two men immediately submitted memorials respectively, proposing to use "Ming" as the country's title, and sent the memorials to Zuoxiang Yamen of Zhongshu Province, and soon they were sent to the palace by the officials of Zuoxiang Yamen.
After Zhang Yangquan saw the two memorials, he looked thoughtful again.
At this moment, Yang Sanqiang suddenly walked in. When he was about to speak, Zhang Yangquan looked up and asked: "Sanqiang, which country name do you think is the best?"
Yang Sanqiang was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Your Majesty will definitely not like my opinion."
Zhang Yangquan nodded, guessing that he must be talking about the Song Dynasty again.
Yang Sanqiang suddenly laughed and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the previous country names were named after the monarch's birthplace or place of prosperity. Since you can't make up your mind, why don't you follow suit?!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned for a moment, pondered for a long time, and suddenly said: "Sanqiang, what do you think of the country's name 'Huaxia'?"
Yang Sanqiang pondered for a long time, then cupped his hands and said: "General, I think it's very good!"
Zhang Yangquan took a deep breath, made up his mind, and said: "Well, let's use 'Huaxia' as the country's name! By the way, what's the matter with you coming in to see me?"
Yang Sanqiang hurriedly said: "Back to the king, His Highness Concubine Shen's maid wants to see you!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned for a moment and said: "Let her come in."
After a while, Yang Sanqiang led a woman into the study, it was Shen Qianqian's maid Chunhe.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness Concubine Shen is pregnant. Your Highness the Concubine, please come over!" Chun He's face was full of joy.
Zhang Yangquan was surprised and happy. He stood up and walked quickly towards the back house.
Not long after, I arrived at Shen Qianqian's small courtyard and saw Shen Qianqian lying on the bed. Next to him stood Qin Lingjun and three doctors, and the four of them were talking.
Just an hour ago, Shen Qianqian suddenly retched. The two of them called a doctor to check, and it turned out that Shen Qianqian had a pulse.
Shen Qianqian was worried and sent for two more doctors. After the three of them unanimously confirmed that it was Ximai, she finally calmed down and told Qin Lingjun about the matter.
Only then did Qin Lingjun send someone to invite Zhang Yangquan over.
When everyone saw Zhang Yangquan coming, they all greeted him with courtesy.
"No need to be polite. Qianqian, do you really have it?" Zhang Yangquan walked up to Shen Qianqian and asked.
Shen Qianqian has been very worried about giving birth to a child recently and is quite haggard. When she learned that she was pregnant, her face was filled with radiance.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I finally have your child!"
Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "Okay, you and Ling Jun will work hard to have more children. I can afford to raise more children!"
Shen Qianqian and Qin Lingjun blushed, and the latter gave him an elbow.
Shen Qianqian's sorrow disappeared and she smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the palace has been built. Can you take me to see it?"
The construction of the palace was completed in late December.
It is said that the construction is completed. Strictly speaking, less than one-third of the drawings have been completed, which is considered preliminary completion.
The scale of this drawing is huge. If all the buildings are completed, even if the eight major workshops work together, it will take several years to complete.
However, for the current Jiangdu Army, it is not necessary for the entire palace to be repaired, only the main building is completed.
For example, there are several dormitories in the palace, the palace of the previous dynasty, Zhongshu Province, Yushitai, Liubu and other government offices.
As long as these buildings are completed, the palace can operate normally.
As for other parts, Zhang Yangquan has ordered them to be put on hold for the time being, and they can be built again when needed.
After the construction of the palace was completed, Zhang Yangquan took Qin Lingjun there several times, but Shen Qianqian was unwilling to go with him because he was preoccupied with having a son.
Now that she is in a good mood, her first thought is to see where she will live in the future.
The three of them got on the carriage and headed west along Oriole Street. Not long after, they arrived at the palace gate, which was also the former West Gate.
This west gate has become the outer city gate of the imperial city and was renamed Chaoyang Gate.
Passing through Chaoyang Gate is the main structure of the palace.
The entire palace is rectangular, with a north-south structure. Normally, the entrance to the imperial city is located at Qingyang Gate in the south.
After passing through Qingyang Gate, walk along the royal road, and on the left and right are the government offices of officials.
On the right are the Six Ministries, Hanlin Academy, Zhan Shifu, Taishi Bureau, etc., and on the left are Zhongshu Province, Honglu Temple, Dali Temple, Taichang Temple and other government agencies.
After passing through the government offices, you will arrive at the outermost palace, Chengtian Hall.
There are three core palaces in the imperial city, from south to north, namely Chengtian Hall, Qinzheng Hall and Zhengyang Hall.
Chengtian Hall is the largest and is generally used for large-scale events. This enthronement ceremony was held in this hall.
Chaoyang Gate is located on the east side of the outer city, relatively in the middle. Just walk a short distance along the south, and there is a Donghua Gate that allows you to enter the imperial city. You don't have to go around to Qingyang Gate.
After passing through Donghua Gate, you will find the Qinzheng Hall on the right where you will go to court. Officials who are not qualified to go to court should go to the left, bypass Chengen Hall, and then go to the official offices in the south.
Zhengyang Hall is located in the north, where Zhang Yangquan handles political affairs on weekdays.
Although Zhengyang Hall is the smallest of the three palaces, it is still several times larger than the previous study.
Zhang Yangquan took Qin Lingjun and Shen Qianqian to visit the three palaces. After coming out of Zhengyang Palace, they continued to the north and crossed a five-row stone bridge, which was the Qianqing Gate leading to the palace city. .
After passing through the Qianqing Gate and entering the palace city, the first hall you see is called Qianyang Palace, which is Zhang Yangquan’s bedroom.
There is a smaller palace behind Qianyang Palace called Zichen Palace, which is the palace of the queen.
There are three palaces in the east and west of Zichen Palace, namely the East Three Palaces and the West Three Palaces. According to the Tang Dynasty system, there are four concubines under the queen, namely: Noble Concubine, Shu Concubine, Virtuous Concubine and Xian Concubine.
There was an extra concubine Chen in the Song Dynasty.
Li Weigong's ancestor, Li Jie, was a general in charge of the Song Dynasty, so he highly praised the Song system. Five of the six east and west palaces were palaces for five concubines.
The last hall is Rouyi Hall, where the queen handles harem affairs.
Shen Qianqian visited all the palaces of the five concubines, and then stayed in the Changning Palace where the concubine lived, looking east and west, looking like she loved it very much.
Zhang Yangquan knew her intentions and smiled: "Qianqian, that person will live in Changning Palace from now on!"
This sentence was tantamount to agreeing to make Shen Qianqian a noble concubine. Shen Qianqian was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhang Yangquan still had government affairs to deal with, so he left the palace first, while Qin Lingjun and Shen Qianqian continued to wander around the harem.
There are more than a dozen small courtyards behind Zichen Palace, which are the residences of the Nine Concubines, Jieyu, Meiren and other concubines. Behind them are the Imperial Garden, Qianqiu Pavilion, Royal Horse Farm, etc.
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Thanks for everyone’s suggestions, I will use Huaxia as my country name.