I don’t know who leaked the news, or someone deliberately leaked it. Within two days, the news that His Highness of King Qi was about to marry Princess Guangling and ascend to the throne to the emperor quickly spread throughout Zhongdu and spread to all counties in the world at an astonishing speed.

This news is far more shocking than regaining Luoyang. For a moment, the enthusiastic public opinion suppressed everything, and the streets, inns and restaurants, and brothels of Lefang were talking about this matter everywhere. This was indeed a very pleasing good thing.

The name of the Northern Sui Dynasty has lost its original function. The Sui Dynasty has been dead for several years. Everyone has lost interest in this short-term dynasty. Many people have begun to hate the name of the Northern Sui Dynasty. Although everyone knows that the name of the Northern Sui Dynasty is just a short-term dynasty, its existence is as unpleasant and frustrating as the tail of a dynasty.

Now His Highness of the King of Qi is finally about to ascend the throne and establish a brand new empire, which makes everyone full of expectations for the new dynasty.

The quarrel in Sanyuan Tavern was a quarrel. Everyone expressed their opinions on the new dynasty's national name, and everyone spoke with certain words, and believed that they would guess it.

"The new country must be Qi. For example, Li Yuan's grandparents and grandchildren were named Duke of Tang. Before he ascended the throne, he was also called King of Tang, so he decided to be Tang. His Highness the King of Qi should be the same. It should be a convention to establish the Qi Dynasty."

"Nonsense! How could it be the Qi Dynasty? The Qi Dynasty should have established its capital in Qi County. This is Wei County, and it is also the center of Wei State during the Warring States Period. The country name should be Wei, and it is called Wei Dynasty."

"You just know nothing! Where is the capital of Northern Qi? Isn't it just in Yecheng? What's the relationship with Qi County?"

"You have also said that there was only a Northern Qi Dynasty decades ago, and now it is called Qi Dynasty. Is it different from the Northern Qi tail?"

"Then the same is true for the Wei Dynasty. His Highness, the surname of King Qi, is Zhang, but not Cao!"

"I think it's better to call him Jin. Didn't Han, Zhao and Wei all separate from Jin?"

"It's not that the capital is in Taiyuan, what's the name of the Jin Dynasty? Besides, there is already a short-lived Jin Dynasty, which is too unlucky. It should be called Wei."

The diners' arguments became louder and louder, and the tone became higher and higher. Two groups of people from Qi Chao Gang and Wei Chao Gang glared at them, hoping to fight.

The shopkeeper had long been accustomed to this scene and shook his head secretly. He was really a group of village men in the city. If Ziwei Pavilion had discussed matters more elegantly than this, he would not discuss such a lack of level topic as Qi and Wei Dynasty.

But if the shopkeeper had the opportunity to go to Ziwei Pavilion to listen once, he would definitely be ashamed of his conclusion. It is true that Ziwei Pavilion's discussions are elegant, but the Prime Minister's speeches are not much more wise than these towns and village men.

Ziwei Pavilion has discussed the new country name many times. They expressed their opinions and were basically divided into three factions. One faction advocated that the country name was Qi, represented by Wei Yunqi, Yang Gongren and Chen Leng. They advocated the title of King Qi and upgraded King Qi to Emperor Qi, which is more in line with the convention and is also in line with the same lineage.

Another faction advocated that the country was named Wei, represented by Su Wei, Li Gang and Xiao Yu. Zhongdu has been the territory of Wei since ancient times. It was the land of Wei in the Spring and Autumn Period and belonged to Wei in the Warring States Period. Since the capital was established in Wei, it is more convincing to establish the country as Wei.

There is another faction with only Lu Chu, who belongs to a minority. He advocates the establishment of the country as Yan or Zhao, and his reason is slightly weak. He believes that whether it is Qi and Wei, there have been national names decades ago, and it is difficult to record in history books.

Both Yan and Zhao were once major countries in Hebei, and no dynasty had used these two countries' names, so he tended to be Yan or Zhao. This was not only his personal opinion, but also the common wish of Hebei families.

The three factions often discussed this matter in Ziwei Pavilion, but it was still a long time since the King of Qi ascended the throne at that time. Therefore, although everyone disagrees, they did not argue too much. Instead, they talked and laughed, quoted classics and regarded them as interesting academic debates again and again.

But today it was a little different. The King of Qi had agreed to consider ascending the throne, and it was urgent to confirm the new country name. They all hoped to choose their own plan in the end, so the debate began to become fierce and the atmosphere became a little nervous.

However, no matter how fierce the debate is, it is useless. According to convention, Ziweige uses voting to decide the final plan, but this time it is a bit embarrassing. Qi and Wei votes are three votes, and Lu Chu is the key vote, but Lu Chu has his own plan. He advocates the establishment of Yan or Zhao, and he does not support Qi and does not support Wei. Lu Chu clearly stated that if Qi and Wei join forces to reject their plan first, then he would rather abstain from the end than vote to express his opinion.

At this time, the Secretary Zuo Pushe Zhang Xuansu, who had been listening, smiled and said, "Don't argue with you for a few prime ministers. I think your highness should have your own ideas. You might as well listen to your highness's plan and let your descendant decide!"

Everyone laughed in silence. The lord was not in Zhongdu for more than half a year. They had become accustomed to the Ziwei Pavilion independence resolution. They had fought for several months, but they forgot the attitude of His Highness King Qi. It was ridiculous.

At this time, the guards outside the door shouted loudly, "His Royal Highness the Regent is here!"

When they said that Cao Cao was here, everyone stood up one after another, and saw the door open. Zhang Xuan quickly walked in from outside, and everyone bowed to salute, "See Your Highness Regent!"

"My ministers are exempted from gifts, please sit down!"

Everyone sat down again, and Zhang Xuan sat down in his position. When he saw the discussion board on the round table in the middle with the words "National Name" written on it, he knew that Ziwei Pavilion was discussing the country name of the new dynasty today.

Zhang Xuan asked with a smile: "I wonder if all the prime ministers have made a conclusion. Is there a consensus on the country's name?"

Zhang Xuan also learned from Du Ruhui's report that the meeting hall had discussed the country name several times, but the opinions were very different and there was no consensus. I wonder if they reached a consensus today?

Su Wei bowed and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, it is still difficult to reach a consensus on everyone's opinions, but it is basically concentrated on Qi and Wei. Of course, Prime Minister Lu's proposal of Yan and Zhao is also a plan, so please decide."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Why should we choose Qi and Wei? There were Yuan Wei and Gao Qi decades ago. If we decide them again, wouldn't it be confusing?"

Wei Yunqi said: "Your Highness, this is actually not a big problem. Whether it is Gao Qi or Yuan Wei, they are all dynasties established by foreign races. They are not authentic Han dynasties and have no impact on inheritance. If the country is called Jin, it would be inappropriate, so please do not be careful of this."

"But in my thinking, Qi and Wei were the first to give up. I can tell you frankly that I will not choose these two national names."

Everyone was stunned. They argued for several months, but were denied by His Highness the Regent with one sentence, and there was no room for maneuver, which made everyone feel regretful.

Zhang Xuan saw the loss in everyone's eyes and said lightly: "I'm sorry, everyone, I've been busy with war and rarely have time to sit with everyone to discuss this matter. This is my responsibility. I apologize to all the ministers."

Everyone was shocked and said, "Your Highness doesn't have to do this. Sharing your Highness's worries is a minister, but this kind of major decision should be decided by Your Highness."

Su Wei asked curiously: "Please tell us what your highness thinks? Let's discuss together."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "I have considered four plans for the country name, one is Yong, Guanzhong, which is my hometown. However, Yong and Yong are homophones, so this plan was first given up, followed by Han, and continued to inherit our great Han Dynasty. Later, considering that the Han Dynasty was too strong, it was difficult for our new empire to surpass the Han Dynasty, but instead became Yahui, so the Han plan also gave up. Finally, there were two plans, one was Wei and the other was Zhou, so everyone can discuss it."

A whisper suddenly sounded in the lobby, and Su Wei asked: "Why did Your Highness choose the Spring and Autumn Period and the Wei Kingdom instead of the Warring States Period?"

"First of all, the land where we set the capital is the former Wei Kingdom. This is a heritage. Secondly, there is no dynasty of the same name in Wei Kingdom, so there is no need to worry about any taboos. Third, because Wei Kingdom is the longest-lasting vassal state in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has existed for nine hundred years, and I personally like this auspiciousness."

Everyone didn't say anything. Although the Regent explained three reasons, everyone felt that it was a bit far-fetched. Moreover, guarding means defense, tends to be in a position to defend and lacks an enterprising spirit. This country's name is not good for the country.

After discussing the prime ministers, Su Wei said again: "Your Highness, we all agree that the word "Wei" is not auspicious. It is better to directly choose Wei from the Warring States Period. If your highness is unwilling to accept Wei, then let's discuss the Zhou Dynasty again."

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "It's better to do this. All officials above the fifth rank in Beijing will come to vote to decide on the country's name. Ziwei Pavilion can draft four country's names, namely Qi, Wei, Zhao, and the Zhou I proposed. The four country's names will be decided by a majority. If one of Qi and Wei is selected, I will respect the voting results."

The prime ministers looked at each other. Although the dynasty often allowed other officials to discuss major political affairs, it was the first time that the ministers had heard of it, which made people feel a bit dispersed in the power of Ziwei Pavilion.

However, everyone was unwilling to consider the direction of decentralization, and would rather think that the Regent was considering strengthening the identity of the country's name. If so, it would be impossible for the officials to decide together.

The Seven Prime Ministers discussed for a moment and soon reached a consensus. Everyone tacitly agreed that if the court officials decided together, the country's name would probably be Qi or Wei.
Chapter completed!