The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Zhongda seems to know about this?" Chen Mo smiled as he looked at Sima Yi kneeling on the ground in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Prime Minister, Yi only learned about this after returning home. Someone invited my father, but he did not agree. After Yi learned about it, he immediately came to inform the lord, but Ji Ping had already started a fight." Sima Yi bowed.

"Well done." Chen Mo nodded, stood up and stepped forward, helping Sima Yi up and said, "As for the old Situ... Zhongda should not worry too much. Although this matter is somewhat involved, it is not a big problem. The elderly are more stubborn. Besides, didn't Situ refuse it?"

"Thank you for your understanding, Prime Minister." Sima Yi said modestly.

"Did Lord Situ say who it was?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"Prime Minister, please forgive me. My father refused to reveal the person behind the scenes, but I should be able to find out about this matter." Sima Yi said hurriedly.

"Don't worry, whether it can be found out or not, it will not be blamed on Situ Gong, Zhongda, go ahead and check it." Chen Mo patted Sima Yi's shoulder and smiled.

"Thank you, Prime Minister." Sima Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

After everyone sat down again, someone had already brought dinner. Chen Mo recruited everyone from the Prime Minister's Mansion and Xun You to come late at night, so he naturally couldn't let everyone discuss matters on an empty stomach, so he set up a small banquet and everyone chatted while eating.

"My lord, I think His Majesty has agreed to the matter of conferring the title of king today. I think we can discuss this matter again after some time." Yang Xiu naturally didn't want Sima Yi to be the only one in front of him. Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, he saluted Chen Mo first.

Although it has not been decided tonight, Liu Neng is obviously ready to compromise. As long as the ministers push him one more time, Chen Mo's throne will basically be decided. When the time comes, Liu Neng will be moved to Chang'an, and Chen Mo will become the first person in the world to be crowned king. This is of great significance to Chen Mo. In the future, basically all matters will no longer need to be asked for instructions from the emperor. Chen Mo's side is basically equivalent to the court.

Chen Mo nodded and looked at Jia Xu, Xun You and Xu Shu, who were taking action: "What do you think?"

Jia Xu drank a mouthful of soup calmly, then smiled and said: "Now the situation in the world has stabilized. Although Jiangdong, Jingzhou and Shu are still undecided, it is enough for the lord to be king. If possible, the lord can send people to contact the three major princes. If only one of the three major princes is willing to congratulate the lord, the lord's throne will be more legitimate."

"Mr. Wenhe is right." Xun You nodded and smiled: "But has the lord ever thought about what title to be crowned king?"

There are some particularities in what title to be crowned king, especially with Chen Mo's current momentum. Everyone is prepared to replace the Han Dynasty in the future, so the current title of king may be the name of the country in the future.

Generally, most of the titles of kings are based on land. For example, at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it was because Liu Bang was the King of Hanzhong that the current Han Dynasty came into being. The King of Chu and the King of Shu were also crowned kings based on land, but they were based on the previous place names.

If Chen Mo wants to be crowned king now, he has many choices. For example, Chen Mo's ancestral home is in the Jianghuai area, so he can be crowned the King of Huai. According to Chen Mo's origin, he can be called the King of Jin. Guanzhong is also very important to Chen Mo. Chen Mo really stepped into the chess game of the world and became the chess player starting from occupying Guanzhong. He can be called the King of Qin. If calculated according to the current region, he can also be called the King of Wei. In addition, Chen Mo studied in the Qingzhou area, so he can be called the King of Qi or the King of Lu.

Among them, Qin, Chu, Qi, Jin and Wei are more suitable, because they represent the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, and they all represent an era. Now the King of Chu is in Jingzhou. Although Liu Bei has not been promoted to the King of Chu, Chen Mo will definitely not use it.

Of course, he can also be called the King of Chen, but Chen Mo did not consider this. The State of Chen... gives people the feeling of a small country.

All are suitable, but they seem to be a little bit off, especially Qin. Chen Mo certainly cannot use this as the title of the king. He took over the important tools of the country from the Han Dynasty, but ended up using the name of the previous dynasty. This is somewhat unauthentic.

Wei and Jin can be said to be the most suitable, but Chen Mo does not want to use the title of king used by his predecessors.

In addition, we must pay attention to the five virtues. Since Emperor Guangwu, the Han Dynasty has considered itself to be the fire virtue, which is in conflict with the Qin Dynasty. Even if Chen Mo can finally ascend to the throne, the five virtues should follow the previous example. No matter what title Chen Mo uses, it should be inherited by the earth virtue or water virtue.

Chen Mo wrote a few words on the paper, and he was not very satisfied. In fact, strictly speaking, the Han Dynasty also belongs to the water, which is in conflict with its own virtues, but it still lasted for four hundred years. Of course, it does not make sense to count it as another dynasty starting from Liu Xiu. The two dynasties should be of the same lineage and should not be in conflict no matter how they are counted. However, during the Gaozu period, the Han Dynasty was determined to be the water virtue, which was in conflict with the Qin Dynasty. Later, Wang Mang believed that the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin Dynasty and changed it to the fire virtue. When it came to Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu also recognized this statement, so the fire virtue continued.

"Everyone, go back and think about it. There is no rush for this matter!" Chen Mo raised his wine cup and smiled at everyone, "Let's eat first, don't let these dishes get cold."

"Thank you, my lord!" Everyone also raised their cups to greet him, and then they started eating. After the banquet, both the host and the guests were happy.

When everyone dispersed, it was not late. In order to distract himself, Chen Mo had a ridiculous night and brought Cai Yan and Diao Chan to spend the night together. After the lovemaking, Chen Mo hugged his beautiful wife and concubine, but he was still thinking about this matter.

"Why are you worried about your husband?" Cai Yan looked at Chen Mo in confusion.

"It's nothing big, but the court wants to make me a king, but how to decide the title of king has never been concluded." Chen Mo smiled.

"According to the places where your husband has been, it should be called Wei and Jin." Cai Yan frowned.

"These two are neither water nor soil, they are not suitable." Chen Mo shook his head.

Water and soil?

Cai Yan's family background is rich in knowledge. After Chen Mo said this, she understood Chen Mo's real intention. She lay in Chen Mo's arms, frowning slightly and said, "If we use the virtue of earth, Yin is the virtue of earth, Qiankun is also the virtue of earth, and there are..."

Qiankun is naturally not suitable for the king's name, and as for Yin, it is not suitable either. There are not many characters belonging to the earth element that are suitable for the country's name. Cai Yan thought of the virtue of water again. Chinese characters are actually also water, so the country's name has nothing to do with the country's destiny, but Chen Mo obviously wants to pursue perfection, because Chen Mo believes in gods, and the tablets of the gods in the system can be seen in the Chen family.

"If we use the virtue of water..." Unable to think of the virtue of earth, Cai Yan simply started to think of the virtue of water. After thinking for a while, Cai Yan suddenly asked, "What do you think of the Ming King, my husband?"

"Ming?" Chen Mo asked in confusion.

"Well, Ming means shining. The one who shines on all directions is called Ming. Nothing in the sky is brighter than the sun and the moon. I think that Ming can be the title of my husband." Cai Yan smiled and said, "Of course, this is just my humble opinion."

Ming Wang?

Chen Mo smiled and rubbed Cai Yan and said, "Yes, I will discuss it with everyone. There is no rush to decide on this matter."

Although he also felt that Ming Wang seemed good, it was not easy to draw a conclusion on this matter too early. Let's talk about it after discussing it with everyone.

There was no conversation overnight. In the following period of time, the number of officials attending court increased significantly. As for the matters discussed, they were naturally mainly about conferring the title of king. This made Liu Neng very irritable. He didn't say anything, but the ministers seemed to have determined that the title of king was inevitable. He, the emperor, had no sense of existence.

No one in the court opposed this matter?

Liu Neng looked gloomy, watching these ministers citing classics for a title of king, but no one could convince anyone else. Everyone said that they had their own reasons, which made Liu Neng very annoyed.

Can't you discuss these things at the Prime Minister's Mansion? For me to see?

"Your Majesty!" On this day, after everyone discussed for a while, Zhong Yao suddenly stood up and smiled at Liu Neng and said, "I wonder what your Majesty thinks of the title Ming?"

No!

Liu Neng cursed in his heart, what can he do?

But he still put on a hypocritical smile on his face: "What's the point?"

"Ming means to shine, and shining on all directions is called Ming. Since the Prime Minister started in Hedong, he has promoted agriculture and industry, and made the people cultivate and enrich themselves. Outside, he went west to suppress the rebellion of Li and Guo, pacified the trouble of Yuan Shao in the east, and conquered Wuhuan in the north, so that foreigners dared not insult the Han people. He conquered Cao Cao in the south and unified the Central Plains. For our Han Dynasty, this Ming person must be the Prime Minister. I wonder what your Majesty thinks?" Zhong Yao smiled.

What a great style!

Liu Neng looked unhappy, and reluctantly nodded, "That's fine, what do you think, Prime Minister?"

Chen Mo didn't say a word from beginning to end, but Liu Neng had to ask Chen Mo's opinion as if he was begging him to be crowned king, which made Liu Neng most uncomfortable.

"It's up to your majesty." Chen Mo bowed slightly and said modestly.

I'll make the decision, I'll make the decision, can we not crown him?

Liu Neng cursed Chen Mo countless times in his heart, but the stiff smile on his face did not change, and nodded, "In that case, I'll crown the Prime Minister as the Ming King, with 30,000 households of food and a position above the princes, and he won't call himself a minister when reporting to you, and he won't bow when receiving an imperial edict."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Mo bowed solemnly.

The title of king is not as simple as just saying it. The emperor's tassels, carriages, clothes, flags, rituals and music must be used to worship heaven and earth. From then on, Chen Mo was equal to the emperor in terms of etiquette. In addition, Chen Mo's three sons were all made marquises. Although they were still Han officials in name, Liu Neng moved to Chang'an after Chen Mo was made king. Luoyang became Chen Mo's fiefdom. From this moment on, the actual emperor of the Central Plains truly became Chen Mo. Liu Neng was only the emperor in name. In fact, he was trapped in Chang'an. Apart from food, clothing, housing and transportation, he had nothing else. He didn't even have to go to the court. Chang'an was presided over by Jingzhao Yin, who was naturally Chen Mo's man.

The news that Chen Mo was crowned king naturally spread throughout the world. Gongsun Du of Liaodong sent his son to present a letter of surrender and pledged allegiance to Chen Mo. As for the reactions of the three major princes, they were a bit strange. Liu Bei was unwilling to accept this, and criticized Chen Mo for violating etiquette in Jingzhou. This was not surprising, but King Liu Zhang of Shu sent a gift to Chen Mo, congratulating him on his crowning as king. The most surprising thing was Sun Quan, who did not congratulate him, but did not criticize Chen Mo for it either. He remained silent, as if he did not know about this matter. This behavior was really puzzling.