"Zhongda seems to know about this?" Chen Mo said with a smile, looking at Sima Yi kneeling on the ground in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Prime Minister, I only found out about this after I returned home. Someone had invited my father, but my father never agreed. After Yi learned about it, he immediately came to inform the lord, but Ji Ping had already made an attack." Sima Yi bowed.

"Well done." Chen Mo nodded, stood up and stepped forward, helped Sima Yi up and said: "As for old Situ... Zhongda shouldn't worry too much. Although this matter is somewhat involved, it's not a big problem. Most of the old people are stubborn.

Besides, didn’t Situ refuse it?”

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

"Has Mr. Situ ever said who he is?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

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

"Don't worry, no matter whether it can be found out or not, Situ Gong will not be blamed. Zhongda can go and find out." Chen Mo patted Sima Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"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 here in the middle of the night. Naturally, he couldn't let everyone go hungry to discuss the matter, so a small banquet was held for everyone to eat and chat.

"My lord, I think your majesty has relented on the matter of making the king a king today. I think that we can discuss the matter again only after a few more days." Yang Xiu naturally did not want Sima Yi to outdo himself. Seeing that everyone was in high spirits,

I should salute Chen Mo first.

Although it has not been decided tonight, Liu Neng is obviously ready to compromise. As long as the officials force him again, Chen Mo's throne will basically be decided. When Liu Neng is moved to Chang'an, Chen Mo will become the first person with a different surname in the world.

The significance of being a king is not small to Chen Mo. From now on, there is basically no need to ask the emperor for instructions on everything. Chen Mo is basically the imperial court.

Chen Mo nodded and looked at his subordinates Jia Xu, Xun You and Xu Shu: "What do you think?"

Old God Jia Xu took a sip of soup, and then said with a smile: "Now the situation in the world has stabilized. Although Jiangdong, Jingzhou, and Shu are still pending, it is enough for the lord to be king. If possible, the lord can send people there.

The three major princes are in contact. If even one of these three princes is willing to congratulate the lord, the throne of the lord will be more legitimate."

"What Mr. Wen He said is true." Xun You nodded and said with a smile, "But has your lord ever thought about what title to use to make the king?"

There are certain things to consider when choosing a king, especially with Chen Mo's current momentum, everyone is prepared to replace Chen Mo in the future, so the current title of king may be the title of the country in the future.

Generally speaking, most of the kings are granted the title based on the place. For example, in the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it was because Liu Bang was the king of Hanzhong that the Han Dynasty became the current one. There were also the kings of Chu and Shu who all made the king based on the place, but they were based on the names of the previous places.

.

If Chen Mo wants to be crowned the king now, he has many options. For example, Chen Mo's ancestral home is in the Jianghuai area, so he can be crowned the King of Huai. Based on Chen Mo's background, he can be called the King of Jin. Guanzhong is also of great significance to Chen Mo. Chen Mo has truly entered the world.

In the big chess game, becoming a chess player starts from occupying Guanzhong. He can be called the King of Qin. If calculated according to the current geographical area, he can also be called the King of Wei. Also, Chen Mo studied in Qingzhou, 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 already in Jingzhou. Although Liu Bei has not been promoted to the King of Chu, Chen Mo will definitely not use it.

Of course, you can also call him King Chen, but Chen Mo didn't consider this. Chen Guo... gave people the feeling of a small country when he heard it.

They are all suitable, but they all seem to be a bit off, especially Qin. Chen Mo definitely cannot use this as his king's title. He took over the important weapons of the country from the Han Dynasty and ended up using the previous dynasty's country title. This is somewhat unauthentic.

Wei and Jin can be said to be the most suitable, but Chen Mo didn't really want to use the king's title that his predecessors had used.

In addition, we must also pay attention to the Five Virtues. Since Guangwu, the Han Dynasty has considered itself to be the Fire Virtue, which is in conflict with Qin. Even if Chen Mo finally ascends to the throne, these Five Virtues should follow the precedent. No matter what Chen Mo is called, he should be

It is inherited by soil virtue or water virtue.

Chen Mo wrote a few words on the paper, but he was not very satisfied. In fact, strictly speaking, the Han Dynasty was also a water element, which was incompatible with its own virtues, but it still lasted for four hundred years. Of course, if Liu Xiu was considered another dynasty,

It doesn't make sense. The two dynasties should be of the same origin and should not be in conflict with each other. However, during the period of Emperor Gaozu, the Han Dynasty was defined as Shui De, which was in conflict with the Qin Dynasty. Later, Wang Mang believed that the Han Dynasty inherited the rule of Qin, and changed it to Fire De.

During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu also recognized this statement, so Huode continued.

"Everyone, please go back and think about it. There is no rush in this matter!" Chen Mo raised his wine glass and smiled at everyone: "Eat first, don't let these vegetables get cold."

"Thank you, my lord!" Everyone also raised their glasses to greet him, and then each started eating. Once the banquet was over, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves.

When everyone dispersed, it was getting late. In order to distract himself, Chen Mo did something ridiculous tonight and brought Cai Yan and Diao Chan together to spend the night. After the lingering, Chen Mo hugged his lovely wife and concubine, but he was still thinking about this.

matter.

"Why are you so worried, husband?" Cai Yan looked at Chen Mo doubtfully.

"It's not a big deal. It's just that the imperial court wants to crown me a king. It's just that I haven't come to a conclusion on how to determine the king's title." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"If you look at the places my husband has visited, he should be named Wei and Jin." Cai Yan frowned.

"These two are neither water nor soil, so they are inappropriate." Chen Mo shook his head.

Water and soil?

When Chen Mo said this about the origins of Cai Yan's family, he understood Chen Mo's real intention. Lying in Chen Mo's arms, her eyebrows slightly frowned and said: "If we consider the virtues of earth, Yin is the virtue of earth, and the universe is also the virtue of earth.

have……"

Qiankun is naturally not suitable for the name of the king. As for Yin, it is not suitable either. Among the five elements that belong to earth, there are not many characters that are suitable for the name of the country. Cai Yan also thought of the virtue of water. The Chinese character actually belongs to water, so the name of the country is related to the destiny of the country.

In fact, it doesn't matter, but Chen Mo obviously wants to pursue perfection, because Chen Mo believes in God, and the tablets of the system gods can be seen in the Chen family.

"In terms of water virtue..." Unable to think of earth virtue, Cai Yan simply started thinking about water virtue. After thinking for a moment, Cai Yan suddenly asked: "What do you think of King Ming, husband?"

"Ming?" Chen Mo asked doubtfully.

"Well, Ming means shine. It shines in all directions and is called Ming. In the sky, it is not as bright as the sun and the moon. I think it is bright and can be called the king of my husband." Cai Yan said with a smile: "Of course, this is my humble opinion."

King Ming?

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

Although he also felt that King Ming seemed to be a good person, it was not advisable to draw a conclusion prematurely. He would wait until after discussing with everyone.

There was no words all night. In the following days, officials went to court more and more times. As for the matters discussed, naturally the main focus was on conferring the king. This made Liu Neng very irritated. He didn't say anything, but

The ministers seemed to have decided that it was imperative to enthrone the king. As the emperor, he had no sense of existence.

No one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty opposed this matter?

Liu Neng had a gloomy face, watching these ministers quoting scriptures for a king's title, but no one could convince anyone. They all said their own reasons, but Liu Neng was extremely annoyed by what he heard.

Can't you go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss these things? Did you show them to me?

"Your Majesty!" On this day, after everyone had another discussion, Zhong Yao suddenly stood up and saluted Liu Neng with a smile: "I wonder what your Majesty thinks of using Ming as the title?"

Not so!

Liu Neng cursed secretly in his heart, what could he do?

But there was still a hypocritical smile on his face: "What's the point of this?"

"The bright one shines in all directions and calls it Ming. The prime minister started from the east of Hedong to promote agriculture and construction. He made the people cultivate and prosper internally. Externally, he conquered Li Guo's rebellion in the west, quelled Yuan Shao's troubles in the east, and conquered Wuwan in the north.

Foreigners dare not insult the Han people, so they conquered Cao Cao in the south and unified the Central Plains. As far as our Han Dynasty is concerned, the most enlightened person is none other than the Prime Minister. I wonder what your majesty thinks?" Zhong Yao said with a smile.

What a grandeur!

Liu Neng looked a little unhappy and nodded reluctantly: "That's fine. I wonder what the Prime Minister thinks?"

Chen Mo didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, but Liu Neng had to ask Chen Mo for his opinion as if he was begging Chen Mo to be crowned king. This was what made Liu Neng most uncomfortable.

"It's all up to Your Majesty." Chen Mo bowed slightly and said humbly.

I make the decision, I make the decision, can we not block it?

Liu Neng cursed Chen Mo countless times in his heart, but the stiff smile on his face did not change. He nodded and said: "In this case, I will make the prime minister the king of Ming, with a settlement of 30,000 households. He will be above the princes and will not be able to do anything."

Promise yourself as a minister, but do not bow to him after being ordered to do so."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Chen Mo said solemnly.

Naturally, the title of king is not as simple as saying that the emperor must worship the heaven and earth with the emperor's crown, chariot uniforms, flags, and ritual music. From then on, Chen Mo was equal to the emperor in terms of etiquette. In addition, Chen Mo's three sons were all granted the title of marquis.

, although he was still a Han official in name, Liu Neng moved to Chang'an after Chen Mo became the king, and Luoyang became Chen Mo's fiefdom. From this moment on, the actual emperor of the Central Plains became Chen Mo, and Liu Neng was only in name.

Being the emperor, in fact, is equivalent to being trapped in Chang'an. Except for food, clothing, housing and transportation, everything else is gone, and you don't even need to go to court. Chang'an has its own Jing Zhaoyin in charge, and Jing Zhaoyin is naturally the

Chen Mo’s people.

Chen Mo's title of king naturally spread throughout the world. Liaodong Gongsundu sent his son to surrender and proclaim himself a minister to Chen Mo. As for the reaction of the three major princes, it was a bit strange. Liu Bei was unwilling to accept it and lashed out at Jingzhou to criticize Chen Mo for Yue Li.

It was not surprising, but King Liu Zhang of Shu sent a gift to Chen Mo and congratulated Chen Mo on being crowned king. The most surprising thing was that Sun Quan did not congratulate, but did not criticize Chen Mo for it. He remained silent, as if he did not know this.
Chapter completed!