It is as if every emperor wanted to provide his own name, the result of which is a tongue-twisting appellation composed of no less than twenty-six Chinese characters! But the bottom line of this admiration of the emperors for Kuan Kung boils down to a matter of real politik--Kuan Kung is famous for his loyalty, a useful quality for securing the stability of the emprie.
長長廿六個字，要一口氣念完還不免舌頭打結呢。其實，歷代帝王獎掖關公，說穿了還是「假宗教之名、行政治之實」﹘﹘關公以忠義著稱，正可以藉祂老人家的忠義來鞏固各朝皇帝的江山。