The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 703 Emperor! The First Emperor!

Ying Zheng slowly glanced at his highness and his ministers, and slowly said: "I am a humble person, but I have followed the will of heaven and received this wise command. I rely on the spirits of the ancestral temple, the talents of you, and the assistance of civil and military officials to sweep across the world and unify the world."

"Today, the world is at peace, the four seas are united, the past chaos of ritual collapse and music breakdown has been swept away, and the new dynasty should have a new look."

"My lords, do you have anything to teach me?" Ying Zheng's voice echoed in the hall, the lingering sound.

Lü Buwei had been holding his breath, waiting for this moment. As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, he jumped out, because he was really afraid that someone would snatch it away this time.

Everything that happened today will be recorded in history books word for word. This is an event that will be remembered forever, and we must not give others the opportunity.

Lü Buwei's face was full of respect, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, I, Lü Buwei, have a memorial to make."

"Please speak, Prime Minister." Ying Zheng nodded slightly with a calm expression on his face.

Lu Buwei bowed respectfully, then bowed and replied:

"Your Majesty, in the past, the Five Emperors ruled a territory of a thousand miles, and outside the Five Emperors, the princes were submissive, the barbarians were submissive, and the princes sometimes came to the emperor and sometimes did not. The emperor could not control it. Now, Your Majesty has raised an army of righteousness, punished the cruel bandits, pacified the world, and saved the people. The country has been divided into counties and the laws are unified. This has never happened since ancient times, and the Five Emperors could not do it. Now the king is not enough to show Your Majesty's power, and the emperor is not enough to show Your Majesty's virtue."

"I, your humble servant, and all the great scholars have discussed this: 'In ancient times, there was the Heavenly Emperor, the Earthly Emperor, and the Thai Emperor. The Thai Emperor is the most noble.' Now, we, your humble servants, will risk our lives to confer a noble title on Your Majesty, changing the title of King to 'Thai Emperor'!"

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng remained silent.

The hall suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.

A barely perceptible smile flashed across Zhong Cang's eyes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but slightly rise, thinking to himself: "Lü Buwei, ah, Lü Buwei, you are still too narrow-minded."

Zhong Cang strode out of the class and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I, Zhong Cang, have a report!"

Ying Zheng nodded slightly, and the tassels on his head swayed gently with his movement, making a crisp sound.

"Left Prime Minister, please speak." Ying Zheng's voice remained steady.

Zhong Cang bowed deeply and said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lu's previous words were reasonable, but his latter words were wrong."

Zhong Cang looked around at the ministers with sharp eyes and continued, "Although the Three Emperors of ancient times were of great virtue and respected by all generations, their virtue was only to bring peace to the people. How can they compare to your majesty's virtue of bringing peace to the world and saving millions of people? Although the title of Thai Emperor is noble, it is not worthy of your majesty's honorable title."

Zhong Cang bowed to Ying Zheng again and said in an excited tone:

"Emperor means great, light, grand, noble, beautiful, upright, middle, king, the one who serves the world."

"The Emperor is what the world seeks. He is one whose virtue is in harmony with Heaven. His virtue resembles Heaven and Earth, and he is one who observes the Way. The Emperor is the title of Heaven. The Emperor means truth, and the image can be accepted."

"Your Majesty's merits and virtues are comparable to those of the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors!"

Zhong Cang shouted, "I am willing to die! I will use the titles of 'Emperor' and 'Emperor' to give Your Majesty the title of 'Emperor'!"

When Lu Buwei heard this, he was stunned, his face turned pale and red, and he almost bit his teeth.

But Lü Buwei was Lü Buwei, and he reacted very quickly. He was the first to stand up and loudly agreed, "The left prime minister's words are more reasonable than mine. I second the motion!"

Upon seeing this, all the ministers rushed to join in the praise. For a while, the hall was filled with sounds of praise.

Ying Zheng nodded gently, finally smiled, and said, "Yes."

Ying Zheng paused, and his voice became louder and louder: "I will create a new peaceful world, unify the world, and make the Great Qin an imperial empire. I will be the First Emperor of the Great Qin!"

Upon hearing that Ying Zheng had established his title, all the ministers bowed with great respect, their movements in unison, and they shouted in unison: "Your Highnesses, we pay our respects to the First Emperor! Long live the First Emperor, and may he be blessed with good health and good health!"

The sound was deafening, as if it would break through the roof of the hall.

Ying Zheng smiled even more deeply and said softly, "Gentlemen, please stand up."

After all the ministers stood up, Lü Buwei continued, "Your Majesty, I have another memorial to make."

"Please speak, Xiangbang."

Lü Buwei said loudly: "Your Majesty's previous self-proclaimed title was a sign of modesty. Now Your Majesty is the ruler of the world and the father of millions of people. Your Majesty has received the mandate of heaven and is of the utmost virtue and holiness. Now that everything is new, Your Majesty's self-proclaimed title should also be changed."

Lü Buwei said earnestly, "Your Majesty is the ruler of the world, the father of all people. All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all people in the world are his subjects. I am speaking at the risk of my life. People in the world call themselves "I", but now Your Majesty is the ruler of the world. From now on, only the emperor can call himself "I"!"

"The emperor is supreme, and his subjects should avoid mentioning him. The emperor is supreme and noble, and his subjects should not speak lightly. The imperial road, the palanquin road, the holy steps of heaven, only the emperor's heavenly residence can be a palace. In order to show the dignity of his subjects, from now on, when the subjects make comments, they should be passed on by the attendants of the steps of heaven, and the respectful title of 'Your Majesty' should only be used for the emperor."

"The emperor's orders are called 'edicts', and his orders are called 'edicts'."

Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "Yes."

Lü Buwei took the lead in bowing, and the other officials quickly followed suit, shouting, "Your Majesty, we are here to pay our respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health and may Your Majesty live long! Long live Your Majesty!"

After Ying Zheng ordered his ministers to calm down, he said in a solemn voice:
"If I am guilty, I will blame everyone else; if everyone else is guilty, I will blame myself."

"I am the father of the world. It is the duty of the father to educate his subjects. If my subjects commit crimes, it is my responsibility as the father. Call yourself "I" and always remind yourself to educate the people. This is great good."

"I have opened up a new world, and now everything has changed. I am very pleased that you have offered me your honorable titles. Please pass on my decree and grant amnesty to the world!"

All the ministers bowed down again and shouted: "Long live your majesty!" "Everyone, please stand up." Ying Zheng looked gentle and smiled, and motioned for everyone to stand up.

At this time, Cai Ze came out of the class, bowed, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I, Cai Ze, have a report."

"Right Prime Minister, please speak."

Cai Ze bowed and said loudly: "Now that your majesty is the first emperor, the royal family should also be the imperial family. From now on, the royal family is the imperial family. Please determine the honorific title of the royal family."

Ying Zheng nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Good."

"I am the emperor, so the royal family is naturally the imperial family. From now on, the queen will be the empress, the crown prince will be the crown prince, the princes will be the princes, and the princesses will be the imperial princesses."

The ministers bowed and said in unison: "We will follow your Majesty's orders."

Ying Zheng went on to say: "If a person is not filial, he will not be established. I will now honor the Queen Mother as the Holy Mother Queen Mother."

"Today, we honor the late king as the Holy Father, the Supreme Emperor."

"The late Empress Dowager Xia is honored as the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, and the late Empress Dowager Huayang is honored as the Loving Mother Empress Dowager."

The ministers bowed down again and shouted: "Your Majesty is pure and filial, and is the model for all nations. We, the ministers, will follow your Majesty's behavior and fulfill our loyalty and filial piety."

"Please stand up, everyone." Ying Zheng had a smile on his face.

Cai Ze continued, "Your Majesty's title has been decided. I would like to propose that the Holy Mother Empress Dowager give herself the title of Cihui."

Cai Ze explained solemnly, "Ci means love, gentleness, kindness, benevolence, and respect. The mother of the emperor teaches the world with kindness."

"Hui means beauty. Da Si is the successor of Hui; it means great and glorious, and all things are prosperous, which means that the virtue of mother is like the earth carrying all things."

This was not the end. Cai Ze continued solemnly: "I would like to make a suggestion for the Queen to be honored with the title of Kunyi."

"Kun is the earth, where all things are nourished. Kun is thick and holds all things, and its virtue is boundless. Kun is extremely soft, yet strong when in motion; extremely still, yet virtuous."

"Yi means appropriate, which means to get the right time. All things are born in their proper place. It also means image and law. It is the punishment of King Wen, and it is a model for the world."

"The Crown Prince is the foundation of a country. The heir apparent should follow the old system and follow the path of justice."

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Yes."

Cai Ze said, "Your Majesty, the world has been settled. Xianyang is the capital of the Qin Dynasty and the city where Your Majesty lives. Your Majesty is a holy monarch favored by heaven, the most supreme, the most honorable and the most noble Son of Heaven. I request that Xianyang be renamed the Divine Capital and the Xianyang Palace be renamed the Taiji Palace."

Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes."

The universe evolved from Wuji to Taiji, and then all things came into being.

There is Tai Chi in Yi, which gives birth to two opposites, two opposites give birth to four images, four images give birth to eight trigrams, the eight trigrams determine good and bad luck, good and bad luck give birth to great achievements.

From Wuji comes Taiji, Taiji moves and gives birth to Yang, when it moves to the extreme it becomes still, stillness gives birth to Yin, when stillness reaches the extreme it moves again, one moving and one still, they are each other's roots, dividing Yin and Yang. The two yin and yang are established.

The Tao is one yin and one yang. It is to do nothing and yet achieve everything.

After Cai Ze paid his respects and returned to the ranks, Nian Duan walked out slowly.

She was dressed in gorgeous and majestic court robes, and wore a crane-head gentleman crown specially given to her by Ying Zheng. The crown was made of pure gold and inlaid with various gems. It was tall and slender, like a crane's head, and was relatively neutral and gorgeous.

Although it was not in accordance with the etiquette of court robes and crowns, it was an honor specially bestowed by Ying Zheng, and no one could say anything.

Who would go against Ying Zheng and Huichun Hou over such a small matter?
Even the most conservative Confucian scholars pretended not to see it. No one wanted to go out and be scolded to death.

Nian Duan bowed gracefully and said in a solemn voice: "Your Majesty, I, Nian Duan, have a memorial to report." Although the elder sister deliberately made her voice serious, it was still soft and pleasant to hear.

Ying Zheng smiled slightly and said softly, "Please speak, my dear." Ying Zheng intentionally or unintentionally put some emphasis on the word "爱" in "爱卿".

Although it was not the first time, but in such a public place, in the majestic court, especially in such a serious occasion, Ying Zheng's behavior still made Nian Duan's earlobes feel hot and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.

Nian Duan took out a thick book from his sleeve, held it up with both hands, and said seriously: "Your Majesty is a saintly person who loves the people like his own children. He has spared no effort and resources to support us in saving the people and bringing peace to the people. We have been ordered to compile medical books and pharmacopoeias. Now we are fortunate to receive your Majesty's grace and good fortune. We have lived up to your expectations and have accomplished great things."

She raised her head slightly, her eyes full of gratitude: "It is all thanks to your Majesty's destiny that we were able to complete the work not long ago. Now your Majesty has been promoted to the first emperor, which must be a sign of destiny."

"On behalf of the medical community, agricultural community, yin-yang community, and Taoist community, I would like to present to Your Majesty the 'Compendium of Materia Medica', 'Compendium of Medicinal Materials', 'Inner Canon of Yuan Qi', and 'Life-Saving Book'."

"These four books, the 'Compendium of Materia Medica', records many medicines in the world by dividing them into groups and categories, and describes in detail the shapes and pharmacological properties of the medicines; the 'Wanyao Huidian' records many prescriptions for treating diseases and people, and records in detail the pathological conditions and changes, how to diagnose, how to prescribe medicine, and which medicine is for which disease."

"The Yuan Qi Nei Jing records many internal factors such as yin and yang, the five elements, meridian pulse patterns, zang-yang muscle structure, etiology and pathogenesis, and their corresponding treatment methods, including pharmacology, acupuncture, massage, qigong, and mind regulation."

"The Life-Saving Book is a book for quick medical training, covering disease prevention, drug application, internal medicine and surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, emergency rescue, wound treatment and detoxification, etc. This book is illustrated and easy to learn, and can be quickly spread throughout the world."

"Your Majesty is a saint with unparalleled virtue, and you deeply cherish the memory of life. Now that the world is unified, we offer these four books, hoping that the people of our Great Qin will no longer suffer from illness."

"This is the general catalogue of the Four Books. Your Majesty, please take a look. The book has been printed and will be sent to the palace soon."

(End of this chapter)