Thief Emperor

Chapter 349 Yun Conglong!
Li Yun really needs a courtesy name now.

Otherwise, no matter whether it is people of equal status or elders, it is not appropriate to call him Erlang. If you call him Erlang all the time, it will sound like he is a teenager.

You can't cultivate dignity.

However, courtesy names are mostly given to scholars, who usually have a teacher, or even many teachers.

But Li Yun didn't.

Zhou Liang, who taught him some kung fu when he was a child, was considered half a master, but he had nothing to do with writing.

Originally, if General Su were still alive, it would be relatively appropriate for him to give a courtesy name, but now everyone knows that General Su has no chance of survival.

Master Xue has known Li Yun for more than two years and has indeed taught him a lot of things, especially when he was a captain in Qingyang. He knew nothing about the world and apart from reading books, it was Master Xue who taught him.

Xue Song was quite pleased to hear Li Yun's words. He was now at the age where he could teach others.

Mr. Xue thought about it seriously for a while, then he looked at Li Yun and said, "Between the character and the name, it may be to explain the meaning or to fill in the gap, but no matter what, the character must be derived from the name."

At this point, Master Xue said softly, "You have two names. Which one do you plan to choose from?"

Li Yun was stunned.

He had never thought about this problem before.

But now is the time to consider this matter.

He previously used the alias Li Zhao because his previous business was not very clean. At that time, there were wanted posters for the man named "Li Yun" in various places in Qingyang County, although the portrait on the wanted poster was not very good.

But in order to conceal his identity, Li Yun had to change his name.

In this way, due to fate, the pseudonym that was casually mentioned at the beginning has been used until now. Until now, even the whole Jiangdong knows the name of Recruiting Envoy Li Zhao.

Only a few people know Li Yun.

Seeing Li Yun stunned, Master Xue said calmly: "Otherwise, just change your name to Li Zhao. Few people know your previous name now. Changing your name will save you a lot of trouble."

Li Yun sat down and thought seriously.
This is actually not a small matter, because he has now started his own business.

The name of an ordinary person is definitely just his personal symbol, but his name will be tied to his power in the future, and there cannot be any mistakes.

Li Yun pondered for a long time, then looked up at Xue Song and said silently: "Father-in-law, I'll just use the name Li Yun again, and I'll choose a character from this name. When you choose a character for me, I'll send out a notice."

"Tell everyone that I, Li Zhao, have changed my name to Li Yun."

Master Xue looked at Li Yun in surprise and said with a smile: "Among a hundred people in your position, ninety-nine would change their name to Li Zhao and discard their previous names."

“I’m different from other people.”

Li Yun's expression was somewhat complicated: "I have used the name Li Yun for a long time."

"If I change my name completely, in the future..."

Mr. Li sighed and said, "I may not know who I am anymore."

His words were somewhat incomprehensible, so Mr. Xue naturally didn't understand them. Few people in this world could understand them either.

In both of his lives, he used the name Li Yun, and this name had an important symbolic function for him.

If he really changes his name to "Li Zhao", after another ten or twenty years, the two "Li Yuns" may not even have any trace of their existence.

Mr. Xue nodded first, agreeing with Li Yun's idea, and then asked: "Now that there is such a big chaos in the capital, Jiangdong may also be in chaos. Are you not in a hurry to change the name?"

"It will be changed in the next few days. It will be changed in the next few days."

Li Yun was very firm and said slowly, "If you don't change, even if you have more people under you, you won't be able to take off the name Li Zhao even if you want to."

Mr. Xue’s words can be said to be a wake-up call to those who are still dreaming.

At this time, by taking a courtesy name, one can restore his original name.

Master Xue nodded silently and said, "Then I will read more books in the next few days and choose a courtesy name for you using the word 'cloud'."

"Sorry to bother you, father-in-law."

…………

Outside the city of Jinling, Li Yun marked out a huge open space. At this time, rows of rather simple small houses had been built on the open space.

This is the Jinling Workshop that Li Yun just rebuilt.

When Li Yun founded this workshop, his intention was to create some things that did not exist in this world, such as some small inventions and creations that could be used to accumulate wealth.

But now, there is no time for those little gadgets. This workshop has become an arsenal, working overtime to produce armor, arrows and other things needed on the battlefield.

Li Yun was walking in the workshop, and Du Qian followed behind him, looking left and right, and asking Li Yun a few questions from time to time.

Li Yun answered them one by one, then pointed to a workshop not far away and said, "The thunder powder refined by the Taoists was reproduced by me some time ago. It is quite interesting. I will take Brother Du to have a look."

Gunpowder is relatively the easiest thing to reproduce.

But this thing… how should I put it? It already existed in this era. It was made by Taoists who made elixirs. Some Taoist books on elixirs recorded the refining methods. However, the gunpowder in those Taoist books on elixirs was not in the right proportion, and other messy things were added. Therefore, it could only start a fire or make a noise, and the power was not very strong.

Until now, no one has applied it on the battlefield.

The gunpowder that Li Yun made would probably be difficult to use on the battlefield for a year or two or even longer, but he made it anyway. If it were used for the first time on the battlefield, its effect of scaring the opponent would probably be far greater than its effect of killing the opponent.

The Great Zhou Dynasty worshipped Taoism, and many princes and nobles had contacts with Taoists. Even some princesses would become nuns.

Coming from a family background like Du Qian, he naturally had a lot of contact with Taoists and had heard of the thunder and fire medicine. Hearing this, he immediately became interested and followed Li Yun to see the thunder and fire medicine that Li Yun had made.

It is a black powder.

Du Qian pinched a little, put it to his nose and smelled it. He even wanted to taste it, but was stopped by Li Yun.

Mr. Li laughed and said, "This thing is not a pill made by a Taoist priest. You can't ascend to heaven after taking it."

He scooped a little with a spoon, wrapped it in paper, tied the mouth with a rope, laid out a fuse, lit it, and it exploded quickly.

Du Qian was standing aside, watching in amazement.

"The sound is similar to that of firecrackers. If we make more, we won't have to go through the trouble of burning bamboo during the New Year. It might even be more festive."

Du Qian had already seen the power of gunpowder, and it was not very lethal.

But it's quite loud.

That's why he first thought of using it to replace the existing firecrackers.

Li Yun did not refute, but just took him to see the next workshop with a smile.

"I recently recruited a group of hunters. They all know how to make arrows."

"Let's go and take a look."

Du Qian nodded first, then asked, "By the way, Erlang, I heard that you want to change your name?"

“It’s not a name change.”

Li Yun said calmly, "My original name is Li Yun. Li Zhao is a temporary pseudonym. It's just a coincidence that I've been using it until now."

"My father-in-law is choosing a courtesy name for me now. Once it's ready, I'll announce it."

Li Yun smiled and said, "When the time comes, I will say that a wandering Taoist priest came to my house and advised me to change my name. This way, it will sound more mysterious when it is spread out."

Du Qian thought about it, and suddenly said seriously: "This matter can indeed be publicized. Just say that a Taoist priest came to the door and said that Erlang has a noble face and a dragon appearance, but the dragon energy is suppressed by your fate."

"Clouds follow dragons, so dragon energy only needs a little bit of cloud energy to soar into the sky."

"So it was changed to Li Yun."

Li Yun frowned and said, "Can we do this? Isn't this a bit too explicit?"

"Officially, we can't say that."

Du Qian smiled and said, "Officially, Erlang should just post a notice saying that you should change your name to Zuoyun, and don't say anything else."

"I'll send people to spread the remaining rumors."

Du Qian lowered his voice slightly and said softly: "This method is very effective. Wang Junping made his fortune by doing this. Among the rebels, many people still call him a great general bestowed by heaven."

Every era has its own practices. Li Yun just thought about it and then agreed.

As long as it is beneficial to the development of power, be superstitious!

"The Pinglu Army has already crossed the Huai River."

Li Yun put his hands behind his back and said softly, "As long as they reach Yangzhou, they will be separated from Jinling by only a river."

"This river will at least be able to hold them back for a while, Erlang, don't worry."

Du Qian was still thinking about Li Yun's name change, and asked, "By the way, what courtesy name did Mr. Xue give Erlang?"

"My father-in-law said that the changes in the clouds are reflected in the heavens."

"He planned to name me Zhaotian, or Zhaoxiang."

Li Yun smiled bitterly and said, "I think it's a bit too big. I can't make up my mind for the time being."

"Bigger is better, bigger is better!"

Du Qian said slowly: "At this time, it's all about who is braver and can brag more!"

He looked at Li Yun and said in a deep voice.

"Erlang's change of name this time is a..."

“Great opportunity!”

(End of this chapter)