Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the excited ministers and gently raised his hand.
When the civil and military officials saw Zhu Yuanzhang's actions, they immediately quieted down, but their eyes were still filled with excitement!
"Everyone, this empire was fought for with your lives.”
"Therefore, I specially invited all of you here to discuss the establishment of the country!”
"When establishing a new country, the name of the country bears the brunt. This is equivalent to a person's name, and it has extraordinary significance!”
"Now, brothers, you can speak freely and tell us the name of the country you wish to see.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said to everyone with a smile.
All the ministers under him were ready to brainstorm and come up with a resounding and meaningful name for the country.
"Superior, what do you think of the country's name as 'Wu'?”
"Now that you are the King of Wu, it is only natural for you to establish the Wu Empire!”
Li Shan Zhang stroked his beard and took the lead to speak the name of the country in his heart.
"Not bad, not bad. The name 'Wu' is very suitable for the position of the leader.”
"Yes! Yes! Following the King of Wu to become the Emperor of Great Wu was to comply with the mandate of heaven.”
"This country name is good."
Many people agreed with him, feeling that the name 'Wu' was very compatible with Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Wu?"
Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his chin and pondered for a while. He was not satisfied.
Although it was very compatible with him, Zhu Yuanzhang always felt that something was missing. It was not domineering enough.
"Marshal, I think Zhou is not bad!”
"In the past, the Emperor of Zhou destroyed Shang Zhou and overthrew his tyranny. He returned peace to the people and established a unified dynasty.”
"By continuing to use 'Zhou' as the name of the country, we are inheriting the destiny and conquering the Yuan Dynasty. We will definitely be able to overthrow the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty like the Great Zhou Dynasty and sweep across the world to establish a grand unified dynasty!”
Xu Da stood up and cupped his hands at Zhu Yuanzhang, expressing his thoughts.
"Zhou is not bad. It has extraordinary significance!"
"If we continue to use the title of 'Zhou', it means that we are accepting the mandate of heaven and are fighting against tyranny!”
"I think Zhou is a good name for the country.”
"Me too!"
Xu Da's suggestion of the country's name, Zhou, also attracted the approval of many people.
"Zhou?"
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured softly and shook his head. He was still not satisfied.
Although he was born a commoner and started from scratch, he also had extraordinary pride and did not want to continue using the name of his predecessors.
Even if this country's name was Zhou, which had existed for 800 years and had an unparalleled status and meaning.
"Upstairs, I think 'Qin' is not bad.”
"As the first unified empire in history, the Qin Dynasty has extraordinary significance. His Majesty will definitely make it an eternal emperor like Qin Shihuang!”
"Upper-level, I think it's better to call him 'Han'!”
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is the beginning of the backbone of the Han family!”
"Now, under Meng Yuan's notice, the men of my Han clan have been listed as the lowest class of people by these Hu Krupps.”
"Using 'Han' as the name of the country can reawaken the dignity of the Han family's men and make them resonate with the Han family's men in the world. They will stand up with us to resist Bao Yuan!”
" Upper position, use 'Dun'!"
"The Great Tang Empire is currently the most powerful empire in our history. Emperor Taizong is known as the Heavenly Khan!”
"The four quarters came to congratulate, and all nations came to court. This is the peak of our history!”
Wang Guangyang, Tang He, Chang Yuchun, and the others also voiced out the names of their countries that they were looking forward to.
But there were no exceptions.
All of them were the names of powerful dynasties in history.
This represented their yearning for the peak dynasties in history.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent. He rejected it in his heart.
He wasn't even willing to extend the name of Zhou, which represented a country with great significance, so how could he extend the names of Qin, Han, and Tang?
Although Zhu Yuanzhang only owned half of the country now, he was still holding back his anger.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think that he was inferior to the Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong, and Song Zu.
If he continued to use these names, wouldn't that mean that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, was inferior to these people?
It was noisy in the marshal's manor.
Every country had its own supporters. Whether it was Wu, Zhou, Qin, Han, or Tang, they all had their own advantages and theories.
At this moment.
Of all the people present, only Liu Bowen and Zhu Xiong did not express their opinions.
Zhu Xiong heard everyone's words and couldn't help but shake his head.
As the son of Zhu Yuanzhang and someone who knew the history of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life, Zhu Xiong knew Zhu Yuanzhang's character very well.
He is proud, attached importance to kinship, and suspicious.
It was impossible for him to continue using the name of his predecessors. He had always wanted to be an eternal emperor who surpassed the Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong, and Song Zu.
For this goal, he had worked hard all his life and could be called a model worker.
Throughout history, no emperor could compare to Zhu Yuanzhang in terms of diligence.
On average, he only slept three to four hours a day. If he was really tired, he could only sleep for five hours at most. Moreover, he only took three days off a year. Who the hell could do this?
But Zhu Yuanzhang had done it!
And he had been doing it for a lifetime!
This was what Zhu Xiong admired the most about his father, Zhu Yuanzhang.
If it was him, he would definitely not be so diligent!
Therefore…
It was impossible for such a person to continue using the name of a historical country.
"San Er, do you have any ideas?”
Just as Zhu Rong was deep in thought, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him and asked, his eyes filled with hope.
"Imperial Father, I feel that since we have established a new country, we should have a new name.”
"Whether it was Zhou, Qin, Han, or Tang, they were all historical names. Although they were once glorious, they still walked towards destruction in the end!”
"We shouldn't look at history. We should go beyond history, beyond the Zhou Dynasty, beyond the Qin Dynasty, beyond the Han Dynasty, and beyond the Tang Dynasty. We should build a dynasty that is stronger than all the dynasties in history!”
Zhu Rong looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a sharp gaze. His voice was passionate and filled with ambition, making people's blood boil!
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was so excited that his face turned red. He felt a surge of hot blood in his body!
Beyond history!
He had surpassed Zhou Qinhan and Tang!
Zhu Rong's words had hit the nail on the head of Zhu Yuanzhang!
Wasn't this the empire he had been looking forward to?？
"Don't look at history, go beyond history!”
"Good! Well said!"
"Hahaha!"
"We are both father and son!”
"Why should I, Zhu Yuanzhang, continue to use their country's name? I can be stronger than them!”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Rong, his eyes filled with love. He placed his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky as he said domineeringly.
He, Zhu Yuanzhang, wanted to surpass the Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong, and Song Zu, and establish a super empire that was even larger and stronger than them!!
"So, San Er, what do you think our country should be called?”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Rong with anticipation. Since his son could say those words, he must have already thought about it.
"Ming!"
"I thought our country should be called 'Ming'!”
"The wise include the sun and moon, representing heaven and earth, and determining the universe by inheriting the Heavenly Dao!”
"The mountains and rivers illuminated by the sun and moon are all Great Ming's territory!”
"The sun, moon, mountains, and rivers will forever exist, and the Ming Dynasty will forever exist!”
"Great Ming is so big that it's unparalleled in the world!!”
"The light of the Great Ming will never be extinguished!!”
Zhu Rong's voice was like a great bell. He said the meaning of 'Ming' word by word. Every word was like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's heads!
His scalp went numb and exploded!
Zhu Yuanzhang and everyone else present were breathing rapidly, the adrenaline in their bodies soaring, their blood boiling!
The Ming Empire!
What a resounding name!
What a profound meaning this had!
What a grand dream!
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