After dealing with the matter of the Shushan Iron and Steel Group, Ouyang Shuo was officially "sealed" and began his vacation.
Over the past year, the various systems of the territory had been perfected, and the holiday system was one of them. Ouyang Shuo couldn't ask his officials to "work" 365 days a year. That was too inhumane.
The territory followed the system of the Tang Dynasty and formulated a detailed vacation system.
Winter Solstice and Yuanzheng were given seven days of leave each. Apart from that, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Laba Festival, the Summer Solstice, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chong Yang Festival, and other traditional festivals were all closed for three days.
Yuanzheng, the seven-day holiday of the Spring Festival, was implemented according to the Yuanzheng, three days before and after the Yuanzheng. With the first day of the Lunar New Year as the center, there would be a three-day holiday before the first day of the Lunar New Year and a three-day holiday after the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Tomorrow, January 27th, was the first day of the Spring Festival holiday.
During the holidays, all levels of government offices were "sealed" and stopped their official business. Officials went home to celebrate the New Year and visit their relatives. They would only return to the yamen on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
As a result, Ouyang Shuo postponed the scheduled meeting of commanders until after the holiday.
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For the next few days, Ouyang Shuo enjoyed a rare moment of leisure.
If he wasn't dressed casually, he would accompany Bing'er to various places in the city to enjoy the bustling scenery of Shanhai City and experience the various customs of the people. If not, he would spend his time with Song Jia under the moonlight, lovey-dovey.
From time to time, he would go to Southwest University China Hall to drink wine and play chess with Tai Gong, or pay a visit to Confucius and listen to the teachings of the sages. Sometimes, he would go to the teahouse to listen to songs, watch dances, and drink tea. In the blink of an eye, two to three hours would pass.
In his spare time, he would also go to the back garden to watch the flowers perform their swordplay, teasing the lucky beast Kiichi who had already settled down in the garden. Sometimes, he would simply sit alone in the pavilion in a daze, thinking of nothing and doing nothing.
No one was allowed to see him.
On New Year's Eve, Ouyang Shuo held a banquet in the main hall to celebrate with the people. As for Gaia's New Year's Eve activities, Ouyang Shuo was no longer interested.
On the other hand, Bing'er received another huge gift from Gaia. Her face was beaming with joy.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there would be an unshakable sacrificial ceremony. The only change was that Song Jia, as the wife of the Protectorate of the Southern Border, had appeared with Ouyang Shuo.
There was also a small interlude during this time.
While worshipping the Yellow Emperor, the sound of a system notification entered Ouyang Shuo's ears.
"System Notification: Congratulations to player Not Have Clothes, your territory's auspicious beast, Qi One, has been affected by the sacrificial event and has triggered an auspicious sign — [Sweeping Golden Dragon]. Congratulations player!"
Just as he finished speaking, a dragon's roar suddenly came from the sky above the Heavenly Altar. Looking up, he saw a golden dragon appear out of thin air, swimming around in the sky. The golden scales were dazzling and eye-catching.
This immediately shocked everyone present.
Those who were qualified to participate in the sacrificial ceremony were all important ministers of the territory. How could they not be excited when they saw such a phenomenon? Xiao He then spoke up, "My Lord, the appearance of the golden dragon is a sign of an Emperor. It is suitable for us to establish a nation."
Ouyang Shuo nodded and didn't reply directly. It wasn't good to boast at this time, right?!
Without a doubt, this auspicious aura provided a "basis" for the establishment of Shanhai City. It immediately unified the territory and increased the loyalty of the officials in the territory as well as the popularity of the people.
Since there was such an auspicious sign, it was naturally what the people wanted.
On the second day of the New Year, all sorts of lantern festivals and temple fairs were held in Shanhai City.
The auspicious sign from the previous day had already been put on stage by storytellers, entertainers, and all sorts of other people to promote the appearance of an Emperor, further clearing the obstacles to the establishment of the territory, and to guide public opinion.
Even the major media outlets had detailed reports on this matter.
When Di Chen and the others saw this, they were shocked. They realized that Ouyang Shuo was creating momentum. His goal was to create an unstoppable momentum in the entire wilderness and establish the prestige of the country.
Even so, they were powerless to stop it. It was truly bitter.
Affected by this, more and more people with special abilities were willing to settle down in Shanhai City. This was the general trend.
No one could stop it.
From the second day of the New Year, Ouyang Shuo followed the crowd and appeared at the various temple fairs with Bing'er and Song Jia, causing waves of commotion. Every time he went out, the Divine Martial Guards would clear the way. The entire journey was strictly guarded, and there was an indescribable majesty.
During this period, Little Aunt brought Xie Siyun over once. It could be considered a reunion dinner.
Amidst the clamor, Gaia's fourth year of the New Year quietly came to an end. It was a new year.
Gaia's fourth year, 3rd of February, 5th of the first month.
On the first day of the holiday, Ouyang Shuo held the first court meeting of the new year.
During the court meeting, Xiao He, Wei Yang, Fan Li, and Du Ruhui jointly submitted a memorial. They proposed to officially put the establishment of the country on the agenda and make it the top priority of the new year.
Ouyang Shuo did not decline this time and agreed on the spot.
It was definitely not a simple matter for Shanhai City to establish a country. Other than the rigid condition of Shanhai City being promoted to a capital city, there were other major matters that needed to be carried out.
The first was to establish the country's name.
The matter of a country's name was no trivial matter. It concerned the destiny of the entire territory and the foundation of the country.
Everything had a process. If one started from scratch and had to go through hardships, it would be difficult to obtain destiny if the foundation was not stable. Just like the current Shanhai City, the name 'Shanhai' was just a miscellaneous name that was not recorded in history. Therefore, no matter how heaven-defying the characteristics of Shanhai City's territory were, it was difficult to attract true geniuses who would willingly serve it.
This meant that the foundation was not stable.
In history, the Qin Dynasty had the Water Virtue. The Water Virtue was black, which referred to the aura of ghosts and gods. It was not suitable for the mortal world.
Humans had black aura and were close to the netherworld. The country's lifespan was not long.
The Qin Dynasty overturned the previous system of kings, abolished the feudal system, and proclaimed themselves as emperors. They were the pioneers of history. Since they were pioneers, they did not have any foundation. As a result, they died in three generations.
The Han Dynasty succeeded the Qin system. With the Qin Dynasty paving the way, it slowly turned into the Fire Virtue.
After that, the successive dynasties, with the Qin Dynasty's accumulation, had successfully established the Way of the Emperor. It had set a foundation in the world, and the successors would inherit it. Therefore, there was no need to start from scratch.
Not only the dynasties, even the titles of princes and princes were very particular.
Generally speaking, other than the crown prince, the other sons of the first wife or the sons of concubines that the emperor doted on would be conferred the title of king. For example, the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Qi, the King of Chu, the King of Zhao, the King of Wei, the King of Zheng, etc.
Among them, the titles of Qin, Jin, Qi, and Chu were the most respected because they represented the most powerful states during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.
The sons of the emperor's brothers and the imperial concubines of higher status would also be conferred the title of prince. For example, the Prince of Yue, the Prince of Wu, the Prince of Shu, the Prince of Dai, the Prince of Wei, the Prince of Qi, the Prince of Han, the Prince of Lu, the Prince of Liang, etc.
The other concubines' titles were not as good. For example, Huo Wang, Mi Wang, Teng Wang, Jing Wang, Liang Wang, E Wang, Xu Wang and so on.
Below the Imperial Prince, there was still the Imperial Prince, which was even more inferior.
The title of Jun Wang was usually two characters and was conferred after the name of the county. For example, the Jun Wang of Changshan, the Jun Wang of Lingling, the Jun Wang of Langya, the Jun Wang of Zhongshan, the Jun Wang of Beiping, the Jun Wang of Hejian, the Jun Wang of Jiangxia and so on. They could also be referred to as the King of Changshan, the King of Lingling, the King of Langya, the King of Zhongshan, the King of Beiping, the King of Hejian, the King of Jiangxia, etc.
Therefore, when it came to King Titles, it wasn't just King Titles. It represented luck and foundation.
As such, when overlord players established a country, it was best to inherit an ancient title. They would inherit the foundation of the dynasty and would not need to start from scratch. The foundation of the territory would be stable.
Past rebellions did not understand this. They would often call themselves Kings in other places, create inferior King Titles, or even King Titles that had never appeared before.
This kind of new King Title was possible, but it was like a branch stuck in the ground. For it to grow, it had to first take root. However, taking root required time and luck. When heroes fought for hegemony, every bit of luck was used on the struggle for hegemony. There was no time left to build a foundation.
As such, all of the rebellions had failed. Instead, they helped the successors.
For example, the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolts had created the Great Han Dynasty; the Yellow Turban revolts had created the Wei-Jin Dynasty; the Sui Dynasty's rapid rise and fall had created the Great Tang Empire.
All of these things were like this.
In the wilderness, starting from the Qin Dynasty, all the important dynasties would appear in the wilderness one by one. If overlord players did not know what was good for them and used Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, etc., when establishing a country, there would be a lot of trouble.
In order to maintain legitimacy, the Imperial City that inherited the country's name had the right to declare war on that territory. The final result would be a fight to the death. Only one of the two could survive and continue the country's name.
If there was a lord that was confident in destroying the corresponding Imperial City, it was not impossible.
Ouyang Shuo did not have this ambition for now.
Therefore, there were only two choices in front of Shanhai City. The first was to choose a country from the Spring and Autumn Warring States. Qi, Chu, Zhao, and Zheng were all good choices.
During the Three Kingdoms Period, the Wei, Wu, and Shu Han all used this method. This included the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Southern Dynasty, as well as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
Among the countries, it was best not to touch the Qin, Wei, and Jin Dynasties that had historical dynasties. Otherwise, there might be a day when there would be a dispute over the country's name.
Even if the country did not take over the Imperial City in the future, there was a chance that they could establish a foundation in the wilderness. Just like Xiang Yu's West Chu.
Before West Chu was destroyed, it was best for the overlord not to choose the country's name 'Chu'.
The second was to go back a bit and choose one of the three ancient names' Xia ',' Shang ', and' Zhou '. These three dynasties did not appear in the wilderness and they were the start of all dynasties, so they were not bad choices.
Wu Zetian changed Tang to Zhou and established the Wu Zhou Dynasty.
In the wilderness, these country names were first come, first served. Once it was used by an overlord player, later generations would not be able to use it. If they wanted to use it, the only way was to destroy the country and empty the name of the country again.
It would be extremely difficult for later generations to achieve this.
Ouyang Shuo was more inclined to the second option. There were only three ancient country names and they were the three most important ones. However, in the royal court, Ouyang Shuo did not express his opinion.
He only let the ministers discuss it before making a decision.
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