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After becoming the emperor, Xu Zhihe, like the founding emperors in history, added officials to those who had meritorious service to the founding of the country. Song Fujin was the queen, Wang Ying was posthumously named Concubine Shun, Xu Wen was posthumously honored as Emperor Taizu Wu, the eldest son Jingtong was named King Wu and deputy marshal, Song Qiqiu, Zhou Zong, Xu Jue and other meritorious ministers were added to the official ranks, and other officials who had been following for a long time also had their own official positions. Xu Wen's two youngest sons, Xu Zhizheng and Xu Zhige, were named King Jiang and King Rao respectively.

Xu Zhihe was extremely proud and proud of his achievements, when he was alone in the main hall, he touched the dragon robe and crown, and looked at the high and majestic dragon chair, he had a lot of thoughts and a surging heart. Thinking about himself, he was originally an orphan who lived in troubled times, and was taken in by Yang Xingmi by chance, and later became Xu Wen's adopted son by mistake, originally just thinking that he could have something to eat and be alive, but he didn't want to be valued by Xu Wen. Later, when he met Song Qiqiu, it was he who opened his eyes, helped him open the heart that encompassed the world, and inspired his ambition. At this moment, Xu Zhihe thought of his mother, the moment he turned around and left in Kaiyuan Temple, Xu Zhihe still remembered it vividly, his mother just wanted to let himself have a way to live, how could he have thought that he would let himself experience a legend, mother, did you see it? Nu'er is the emperor! He thought of Yang Xingmi and Xu Wen again, they were all heroes and heroes in troubled times, but in the end, they failed. He thought of Yang Wu and Xu Zhixun again, these gentlemen, who are ambitious and cynical, even if they have a good background, they are destined to achieve nothing. Xu Zhihe paced in the main hall, and said to himself passionately: "I am the one who really created history. ”

Two

Xu Zhihe, who came from a humble background and suffered a lot, understands the people's sufferings and sympathizes with the people, he wants to let the people have food, and there can be no more things like the separation of the parent ions and the separation of flesh and blood when he was a child. He relaxed the criminal law, promoted benevolence, opened up the mountains, rivers and rivers, and allowed ordinary people to have land to cultivate, increased their sources of income, and greatly improved the lives of the people. Xu Zhihe practiced benevolent government, employed people as virtuous, and opened up his views widely, and because of his appropriate policies, he was strongly supported by the people and officials.

At this celestial court meeting, Xu Zhihe received a concerto, which was jointly played by Xu Zhizheng, the king of Jiang, and Xu Zhige, the king of Rao, with the content of asking Xu Zhihe to change back to his surname. Xu Zhihe looked at the chapter and said:

"How can I forget the grace of the Xu family? Without my adoptive father's family, there would be no me Xu Zhihe today, I understand the intentions of the two virtuous brothers, and the people still know that the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring, how can I not know. ”

Xu Zhihe did not agree to change back to the surname Li at the court meeting, but it did not affect the work of the courtiers below, especially Song Qiqiu, Zhou Zong, etc., who had been by his side for a long time, and they knew the emperor's heart very well. So the next day, Song Qiqiu, Zhou Zong and others played again, still hoping that Xu Zhihe would change his surname back to Li, and Song Qiqiu also said:

"Water has a source, wood has roots, people have roots, the emperor was adopted by Emperor Taizuwu, it was a special period. Today is different from the past, if you don't change back to your original surname, it will make the world think that the emperor has forgotten his roots! "Emperor Taizu Wu here refers to Xu Wen, who was posthumously honored by Xu Zhihe.

Xu Zhizheng and Xu Zhige also echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, you are already the Son of Heaven, and it is the honor of my Xu family not to forget the grace of the Xu family." But it's normal for people to change back to their original surname, and I think my father and mother would support it when they were alive. Xu Zhihe asked the Manchu ministers if they also agreed to change his surname back to Li, and the court unanimously agreed.

Three

With the support of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to change back to his original surname, Xu Zhihe was naturally very happy, who doesn't want to glorify his ancestors, who doesn't want to glorify the lintel, and who wants to use someone else's surname for the rest of his life. When Xu Zhizheng and Xu Zhige first proposed this matter, Xu Zhihe was very happy in his heart, but as the emperor, he couldn't give people a suspicion of ingratitude, and he couldn't let the Manchu civil and military and the people of the world think that he had no conscience, so he didn't agree immediately. But now that the Manchu Dynasty has agreed with it, there is no reason to refuse again, otherwise it will seem that he is stubborn. But why was Xu Wen's son the first to ask Xu Zhihe to change his surname back to Li, think about it carefully, only they are the most appropriate to throw out this topic first, and no one else is suitable, this is Xu Zhihe's power trick!

However, there is one question that Xu Zhihe needs to decide, that is, what to name himself. Because Xu Zhihe came from a humble background, his parents did not give him an official name, Peng Nu was just his childhood nickname, and now that he is the emperor, he must not use this name anymore. Therefore, Song Qiqiu, Zhou Zong and others drew up a few names for him to choose, and finally Xu Zhihe chose the word "昪", "昪" means bright, Xu Zhihe felt that the meaning of this word was good, so Li Yu became Xu Zhihe's new name, and Xu Zhihe also changed the surnames of his sons.

The ancients paid attention to recognizing their ancestors and returning to their ancestors after becoming famous, and Li Yu also wanted to recognize his ancestors. Li Yu told the minister that although he was born poor, his ancestors could trace the lineage of Xianzong in the Tang Dynasty. So Song Qiqiu and Zhou Zong and others comprehended, checked ancient books, looked for documents, traced back to the source, and finally figured out the situation of the descendants of Tang Xianzong. So Song Qiqiu told the ministers in the court that Tang Xianzong had a son named Li Ke, Li Ke had a son named Li Chao, Li Chao had a son named Li Zhi, who was the judge of Xuzhou, and Li Zhi had a son named Li Rong, who was the emperor's father, so it was calculated that the emperor was the fourth grandson of Li Ke, the king of the Tang Dynasty. After such a roundabout, Li Yu changed from an orphan from a humble background to a royal family of the Tang Dynasty, which can be described as well-intentioned. Li Yu is also very happy, he is not a grassroots, he has the blood of the royal family in his body, and now he is destined to become an emperor.

It is said that after Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, he also wanted to recognize Zhu Xi as his ancestor, but because the two birthplaces were too far apart and the ages were very close, they really couldn't be forcibly tied together before giving up. Whether it is Li Yu or Zhu Yuanzhang, they just want to climb the reputation of a celebrity or a descendant of a nobleman, so as to clear their grassroots identity, show that they are naturally noble, and that they are pure and innate emperors, so as to prove the legitimacy of their rule.

Since he recognized his ancestors, he had to give his ancestors a title, so Li Yu posthumously honored Li Ke, Li Chao, Li Zhi, and Li Rong as Emperor Xiaojing, Emperor Xiaoping, Emperor Xiao'an and Emperor Xiaode, and Xu Wen was posthumously honored as the righteous ancestor, so Li Yu was the rightful descendant of the Tang royal family. However, since he is a descendant of the Tang royal family, it seems inappropriate to continue to call the country of Qi, so Li Yu wants to change the name of the country to Tang to further confirm that he is a descendant of the authentic Tang Dynasty Li. At the beginning, Li Cunqiao set the country name as Tang because of his surname Li, and he was also surnamed Li, so he should also set the country name as Tang.

In the second year of Shengyuan, that is, in 938 AD, Li Yu changed the name of the country to Tang, which officially drew a line with Southern Wu and became a new dynasty into the long river of history. In order to distinguish it from the Tang Dynasty established by Li Yuan and the Later Tang Dynasty established by Li Cunxuan, later generations called the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Southern Tang Dynasty, which had an important position and influence in Chinese history, was born.