Chapter 2219: The country name is Qin, the capital is Luoyang
Chapter 2219: The country is named Qin and its capital is Luoyang
Proclaiming himself emperor is actually a very troublesome matter. Qin Hao doesn't just announce his proclaimed emperor in public and that's it. After that, there are still many procedures to go through.
For example: determining the name of the country, the capital of the country, the year of the year, issuing a proclamation to inform the world, choosing a good time to hold the enthronement ceremony, and offering sacrifices to heaven, ancestors, gods, and sages.
In addition, envoys must be sent to surrounding countries to deliver greetings and invite envoys from various countries to come to Luoyang to observe the ceremony.
Qin Hao's enthronement ceremony must be a grand event, which is related to the trend of the entire world. Naturally, Qin cannot be the only country to participate. If no other countries come to watch the ceremony, wouldn't it be Qin's own pride?
In addition to the above points, Qin Hao had another step to take when he proclaimed himself emperor, which was to change his surname.
The identity of the descendant of the First Empress has been confirmed, but Qin Hao still bears the surname "Qin", so he must change his surname back before proclaiming himself emperor. At that time, the new Qin State will be the real Qin State.
The road must be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten one bite at a time.
There was no dispute among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty as to which character should be chosen for the country's name.
As a descendant of the Ying family, Qin Hao is a direct descendant of the First Emperor, and his royal title is King Qin. It is impossible to use any other country title except "Qin".
Regarding the capital of the country, the ministers did not have much disagreement. They only chose between Luoyang and Chang'an. Big cities such as Yecheng, Jinyang, Xiangyang, and Yanjing were not mentioned.
A group of officials from the Qin and Jin Dynasties, headed by Qin Jian, believed that since restoration was to be carried out, the restoration should be complete, and with Qin as the country's name, the country must be in Chang'an.
Although the Qin army has not yet captured Guanzhong and Chang'an is not in the hands of the Qin army, the Qin army has already started war with the Tang Dynasty, and it will only be a matter of time before the Qin army captures Guanzhong.
After taking Guanzhong and Chang'an, Chang'an was renamed Xianyang, and the original Xianyang County was directly merged into Chang'an.
The views of Qin Jian and others were supported by many people, and Qin Hao agreed with the statement that restoration should be thorough, but in the end he rejected Qin Jian's proposal and adopted Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen's proposal of establishing the capital in Luoyang.
Qin Hao had his own considerations in choosing Luoyang instead of Chang'an:
First of all, capturing Guanzhong is by no means something that can be achieved in the short term, but the enthronement ceremony is imminent, and Qin Hao cannot wait for a year to proclaim himself emperor;
Secondly, even if Guanzhong, Liangzhou, Hanzhong, Longxi and other places are successfully captured, they will still be in the hands of the enemy. If these enemies are not captured, Guanzhong will not be stable, and the most important thing for a country's capital is stability.
The last point, and the most important point, is that Qin Hao does not want to be like the pre-Qin Dynasty or Qin Shihuang in everything.
Although Qin Hao borrowed the name of a descendant of the Ying family for restoration, he wanted to establish his own Great Qin, not Qin Shihuang's Great Qin.
If the capital of the country was set in Chang'an and then renamed Xianyang, there would be too many overlaps between the two Qin Dynasties, and they would definitely be compared by future generations.
Even if Qin Hao's achievements in the Qin Dynasty far exceed those of the pre-Qin Dynasty, the pre-Qin Dynasty is his ancestor after all. How can the descendants surpass their ancestors?
With this level of status, Qin Hao's Great Qin was inherently inferior to Qin Shihuang's Great Qin.
Qin Hao didn't want future generations to put himself behind Qin Shihuang when referring to him, so he would not take the same path as Qin Shihuang. It was absolutely impossible to make Chang'an his capital.
In fact, Qin Hao wanted to make Yanjing the capital, with the emperor guarding the country and the king dead. However, the foundation of Youzhou in this era was too poor. Yanjing could become the capital of vassals, but it could not bear the heavy responsibility of being the capital of a dynasty.
As for Luoyang, although it has been devastated by wars many times, it is still the largest city in the world. In terms of population and economy, it is not comparable to Chang'an today.
In addition, making Luoyang the capital is equivalent to hanging a Sword of Damocles around the necks of the princes in Kansai and East. It can intimidate both the princes in Kansai and the Central Plains. It can be said that there are many benefits.
"Okay, Fourth Uncle, there is no need to persuade me anymore, I am determined to make Luoyang my capital." Qin Hao said firmly.
Qin Jian and other members of the Qin clan saw that Qin had solved the problem in this way and left no room for negotiation, so they could only retreat with disappointment.
As for what era name to use, the civil and military officials once again had a dispute.
Zhuge Liang suggested using "Zhang Wu", which means Zhang means Wen, and "Zhang Wu" means Wen Wu;
Zhang Hong proposed to use ‘Huanglong’, as Huanglong is also the destined emperor;
Guo Jia suggested using ‘Huang Chu’…
Gu Yong suggested using ‘Huang Wu’…
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The ministers believed that Qin Hao swept away the princes internally and expelled the Yuan and Qing Dynasties externally. He fought for many years without any defeat, so the reign title should either have the character "武" to show his achievements, or the character "黄" to show his nobility, so they proposed
The reign name is either '*武' or '黄*'.
Qin Hao saw that everyone was arguing for more than ten minutes, but still no one could convince anyone, so he gave Jia Xu a wink.
After Jia Xu understood this, he pretended to cough twice and then stood up and said from experience: "What do you think of the reign name 'Shenwu'?"
"Shenwu? Yingming Shenwu?"
Qin Hao's spirit was shaken, he raised his hands and said with a smile: "My uncle suggested that in line with my heart, let's name it Shenwu."
The reason why Qin Hao asked the ministers to discuss it was to see if there were any new era names. As a result, the ones that came up were all used by others in history. Although they have not been used yet, Qin Hao still didn't want to use them.
I want to use my own unique era name.
Asking Jia Xu to stand up and express his opinion was not an idea, but Wen Tianxiang actually thought of it.
When Zhuge Liang, Zhang Hong and others heard this, they all felt that the reign name Shenwu was majestic, domineering, and catchy. The most important thing was that it had not been used by anyone before. It was the most suitable reign name.
In this way, Qin Hao's reign name was decided, and the Qin Taizu Shenwu Emperor who was talked about by future generations was born.
As for the imperial edict, it was naturally impossible for Qin Hao, the emperor, to write it. There were countless outstanding literati in the Qin State. If Qin Hao had to do it himself, the literati of the Qin State would not be able to hold their heads high.
Writing a message is neither difficult nor easy. There are still many people who are capable of it, such as Han Fei, Qu Yuan, Wang Xizhi, Qin Guan, Wang Anshi, Wen Tianxiang, Zhuge Liang, etc.
With the literary talent of these people, it is extremely easy to write a good slogan.
Finally, after some deliberation, Qin Hao decided to hand over this task to Qu Yuan. His writing style was gorgeous, majestic and upright, which made him more suitable for writing this essay.
Seeing that his lord had entrusted him with such an important task, Qu Yuan made up his mind to live up to his lord's trust, so he went into seclusion and prepared to write a masterpiece that would be handed down for generations.
With Qu Yuan's literary talent, writing a slogan was simply too big. It only took him one night to write the first draft, but he was not satisfied. He revised it for three more days in an effort to improve it. After the revision was irreversible, he asked Han Fei and Zhuge Liang for help.
After polishing it, Qin Hao's essay on proclaiming himself emperor was finally published.