The name of this country was originally difficult to hear, and Wu Zetian asked to change its name when he was drunk!
Speaking of Japan, many people may feel very resentful in their hearts, but in ancient times, Japan's relationship with China was still very good, Japan's history has continued for 3,000 years, although it is now a developed country, but in ancient times it has always been attached to our China, and even the name of their current country is given by us.
As early as the Qin Dynasty, Japan was always called Dongying, and at that time Japan was very weak, and our country did not take them seriously at all. During the Han Dynasty, Japan began to trade with our country, their development is very backward, so they have been learning from the mainland, the Japanese script is also imported from the mainland slowly changed, but they do not recognize, including the Japanese tea ceremony, but also in the mainland to learn, even the kimono they wear is also imitating our Hanfu. Later, they expressed their willingness to become our vassal state and pay tribute to the imperial court every year.
It was also for this reason that Our Han Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu gave their king a name, Wu Wang, and at that time they felt very happy and accepted this name very happily. But in fact, the reason why Liu Xiu gave them this name is because their figures are very short, and they can't be called dwarf countries, so they use the word 倭. It is said that there is another meaning, that is, they were not treated as people at all before that, and there is a person in the character, which can also be regarded as proof of their identity.
Later, after Japan gradually learned about our Chinese culture, they knew the meaning of this word, which was not a good word, and they repeatedly asked for a new name for the country, but China never agreed. But they have always wanted to change their own name, so they have also gathered many scholars to study a suitable name of the country, and with some beautiful meaning, the name of Japan is what they thought at the time, they think that their position is in the place where the sun rises, but without the consent of our country, they cannot change the name of their country without permission. It is said that when the Sui Emperor was still on the throne, the Japanese crown prince once wrote a letter of state to the mainland, and on the national letter it was written that the emperor of the mainland was the prince of the sunset, and they were the prince of the sunrise.
We all know that our country was very open during the Tang Dynasty, and at that time Japan also admired our country very much and often sent people to our country to study. Especially during the reign of Wu Zetian, it can be said that the relationship between our two countries was the best time in history, so they planned to take advantage of the empress's reign to change the name of their country. So they sent people many times, in fact, we Empress Wu Zetian did not care at all what their country was called, because for the Tang Dynasty at that time, their country was too weak and small, and it was a waste of time.
But Japan is too eager to change the name of their country, the more they understand Chinese culture, the more they think this name is really ugly, so they have been begging to change the name. Once they came to Datang again, just in time for the empress to be in a good mood, she was very happy to drink and even a little drunk, but they kept nagging in her ear, she was really impatient, through the strength of the wine promised him to change the name, and there was a name now.
In addition, there is a saying in history that this name was not conceived by themselves, but given by our empress, because from the land of our country, Japan is indeed the place where the sun has just risen, so they were given this name.
Although many people in Japan have not recognized this history, this is indeed a fact, and even Japanese historians dare not come forward to deny this history. Later, it was not until an inscription was unearthed on the mainland that clearly recorded the origin of their country's name, that they had to admit that we had given the name.