Chapter 405 The Emperor's Name (1)
The main hall of Xianyang Palace is more than 250 steps long and more than 70 steps wide. In the middle passage, every ten steps, a three-legged bronze tripod with a bulging belly is placed.
The left and right sides are evenly arranged, with square mattresses. A little bit counted, there are no less than a thousand seats.
"Take off your shoes and release your sword!"
As the hour of Mao approached, the eunuch outside the main hall shouted loudly.
Meng Tian reached out and unbuttoned the Qin sword hanging around her waist and placed it on the wooden frames on both sides of the hall door.
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the atmosphere of martial arts in various countries has a strong atmosphere. Whether it is military generals or civil officials, there is a tradition of wearing swords. When they were in court, ministers were not allowed to wear swords in the main hall, and only the monarchs had the power to wear swords.
In a specific period, the king felt that a minister had made great contributions and would allow his sword to go to the palace. Such honors were either for first-class meritorious officials in the founding period or for powerful officials in the late dynasty.
Wang Jian was respectful and Ying Zheng treated him with courtesy. In the original history, Li Xin was defeated in the attack of Chu. Ying Zheng personally went to Pinyang and invited Wang Jian to come out again and lead troops to attack Chu. After conquering the Chu State, Wang Jian handed over the military power, and Ying Zheng gave Wang Jian the greatest honor to his ministers.
If you enter the court, you will not go to the palace and your swords and shoes will go to the palace.
In today's terms, you don't have to run quickly when meeting the king, and you don't have to take off your shoes when you go to the Qin Palace.
In this time and space, because Meng Tian replaced Li Xin and defeated the State of Chu, Wang Jian's contribution was discounted, and he did not yet obtain the privilege of entering the palace with his sword.
Before entering the hall, Meng Tian took off her shoes and placed them aside. She looked down and saw the dense shoes, like warships docked in a military port, neatly placed aside.
The ancients maintained the habit of taking off shoes well when entering the house. Unfortunately, the descendants of more than two thousand years later did not have such habits again.
The Censor Lu wore a croaker on his head, a blue-black dress, a small square copper seal around his waist, a slab face, and his eyelids drooped. He carefully looked at the soles of the ministers' feet.
If someone's socks on his feet are not clean, the left and right colors are different, and there is a strange smell. The censor arrested him and was not allowed to go to the palace. He would also impeach the king and punish the crime of disrespect before the king.
"Get up, welcome the king!"
The censor guided the ministers to their respective positions. After they arrived, they faced the throne to the north of the palace.
"My dear friends, sit down."
Ying Zheng was wearing a dark black royal robe, a crown on his head, and a bronze sword about three feet long on his waist. He slowly walked out from behind the hall and sat southward.
The Qin people thought that the longer the swords of Qin kings, the better. The longer the bronze swords were cast, the more they could reflect the exquisite bronze forging experience of Qin. After Ying Zheng ascended the throne, the bronze sword specially made was five feet long and worn at his waist, making him look majestic.
When Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, Ying Zheng was shocked and wanted to draw the sword, but because the sword was too long, it could not be pulled out. He had to walk around the pillar and play hide-and-seek with Jing Ke. Afterwards, Ying Zheng learned his lesson and no longer wore the long sword that was not good to use, but chose a more convenient short sword.
Although the sword became shorter, Ying Zheng's prestige became even stronger.
Since the controversy among hundreds of schools of thought, scholars such as Confucianism, Mohism and Law have wandered around the country, crying and shouting for the whole world. The Legalists and Mohists entered Qin, and Qin implemented reforms, and their national strength has been increasing year by year. The kings of Qin have accepted the political proposition of going out of Hangu in the east and annexing the world, and persevered in attacking the six Shandong countries to the east.
The vision of the whole world being unified was truly realized in the hands of Ying Zheng and ended the disputes in the Warring States Period. With this alone, Ying Zheng deserves respect or fear from the people of the world.
The Qin people respected him, while the Shandong people feared him.
"Thank you, King!"
Nearly a thousand ministers responded in unison. The huge Xianyang Palace echoed with lingering sounds, endlessly.
Meng Tian sat in the area on the right side of the main hall, facing Ying Zheng's throne, next to Wang Jian, Yang Duanhe, and Xin Sheng. Wang Jian was old and had great contributions. He was the first member of the Qin army and sat in the ranks of military generals.
Yang Duanhe and Xin Sheng were old and would no longer lead troops in the future. Ying Zheng let them rank before Meng Tian and enjoy the final glory.
After sitting down, everyone in the hall raised their heads, turned half of their bodies, and their eyes fell on Ying Zheng.
What issues will the King of Qin discuss when he convenes a grand dynasty meeting?
Meng Tian observed Ying Zheng under the crown, faced
With a faint smile, the slightly swaying beaded gap reveals hidden expectations.
Could it be...
Meng Tian thought and felt a little conjecture.
After the lingering sound was dispersed, the eunuch ordered Zhao to hold a piece of silk cloth, spread it gently, and move to the throne, facing the ministers in the hall: "I am using my scattered body to raise troops to punish the riots, relying on the spirit of the ancestral temple, all the six kings have conquered their innocence, and the world is determined. Now the name is not updated, and it cannot be passed on to success, and it is passed on to the future generations. He discusses the title of emperor."
Sure enough, the title of emperor in history was originally produced in this court meeting.
From the corner of Meng Tian's eyes, he swept across the hall and saw the ministers in four areas, of different shapes and colors.
In the area of military generals on the right, most of the generals looked confused. An old fox like Wang Jian, half-closed his eyes, seemed to have not heard Ying Zheng's intention. The generals did not understand the emperor's title, and it was not related to the generals' business.
In the area facing the left, right Prime Minister Wang Wan, left Prime Minister Feng Quji, censor Feng Jie, Tingwei Li Si and others sat. At this time, they frowned one by one, thought hard, and thought carefully about Ying Zheng's thoughts.
Feng Jie followed Feng Quji and pretended to think, but his eyes looked straight at Meng Tian. After Feng Quji was promoted to the left prime minister, Feng Jie no longer served as the doctor, but entered the Censor's Office and took over as the Censor's Office. In his early years, Feng Jie was often in the army, and when it comes to knowledge, it was far behind.
In the area behind the right, there were more than five officials of Qin. After inheriting the title, these people had high status and were able to attend this grand dynasty meeting. They had only titles but did not hold actual positions. Taking this opportunity, they had their own ideas to leave a good impression in front of the king.
So, they are also moving brain cells at the same height.
The scene behind the left side of the hall is a bit strange, and from a distance it looks messy. The ministers in the hall were wearing black court uniforms according to the etiquette of the Qin Dynasty. The people in this area did not wear standard court uniforms, but wore their own characteristics.
The costumes and various Confucian robes of the six countries in Shandong appeared here together.
These people were doctors recruited by Qin.
The doctors in ancient China were official titles. The doctors in Qin State were in charge of books and classics and were well-versed in historical events in the past dynasties. Doctors from Shandong were famous, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and were scattered with a kind of cultural arrogance everywhere.
At this time, among the doctoral group, Kong Feng from Qilu, Chunyu Yue, Fu Sheng from Wei, Bao Bailing from Zhao, and Gui Zhen from Chu, unconsciously raised his waist and gently stroked his long beard with one hand.
If we talk about being well-versed in ancient times and modern times, establishing names, circulating them in later generations, and being recognized by the world, is there anyone who is better at it than Confucianism?
Chapter completed!