《新五代史·列传·杂传第四十二》
霍彦威、孔循等人请求改换国号，不再承袭土德。
霍彦威、孔循等请改国号，绝土德。
Huo Yanwei, Kong Xun and others requested to change the reign title, and no longer inherit the Earthly Element.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 霍彦威、孔循等请改国号，绝土德。 [/INST] Huo Yanwei, Kong Xun and others requested to change the reign title, and no longer inherit the Earthly Element.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 霍彦威、孔循等请改国号，绝土德。
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Huo Yanwei, Kong Xun and others requested to change the reign title, and no longer inherit the Earthly Element.
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