I, the son of Yang Guo, abducted Zhang Sanfeng across the heavens

Chapter 539: You said that our Li family, the Duke of Tang, has conquered the world. What should we call our country?

"Dad, what's going on between them? Don't you know what's going on?"

Li Er tried to persuade Li Yuan, "The world is in such a mess, and Yang Guang is always trying to kill us. What are we waiting for if we don't rebel now?"

"Bullshit, you little brats, you may have some brains, but you are still not mature enough to control the general situation of the world."

Li Yuan was reluctant to say more. After all, being a riddle solver was a fine tradition of their noble families. Otherwise, how could they show their noble status? Even for his sons, it was the same. He had to let them figure it out by themselves and then figure it out.

If you do it right, it's because I gave you good guidance. If you do it wrong, it's because you're stupid and didn't understand what I meant. No matter what, you're invincible. It's like the tricks and tricks, but later this skill was learned by fortune tellers, and gradually the era of guessing riddles for all people began.

But there was no way. After all, the three people who were shouting at Yang Guang to fight and kill were his own sons. For the future of the Li family, Li Yuan still had to explain it to his sons since they really didn't understand.

"It's too early to go out now, do you understand?"

Li Yuan used the sword in his hand to clear a space in the flower bed, and drew lines on the soil to indicate the general situation of the world.

"Now, there are rebel kings everywhere, but what are they? Xiazhou Xiaming King Gao Shiyuan, Chenzhou Yongnan King Wu Kexuan, Jiangling Daliang King Xiao Xian, these are just trash, not enough for Yang Guang to fight. Have you seen Yuwen Chengdu go on an expedition until now?"

"No." The three of them shook their heads.

Yuwen Chengdu and the others knew about him. When Yang Guang went to Jinyang Palace in Taiyuan, they had seen him with their younger brother. Although they had let their younger brother Li Yuanba beat him up, the three of them knew what kind of monster his younger brother was.

Yuwen Chengdu was able to block a punch from Li Yuanba and retreat without getting hurt, without losing any physical strength. He was also able to lift a three thousand jin golden lion to the palace, fight with generals on horseback, and even fight with Li Yuanba for three moves. The title of "the most powerful general in the world" was well-deserved.

As the strongest fighting force that Yang Guang can rely on, he has not yet been dispatched, which means that the imperial court is far from being overwhelmed. If the Li family jumps out now, it is indeed a little too early.

"But if we jump out early, we can gain the upper hand." Li Jiancheng had a different opinion. After thinking about it, he took off the sword at his waist and drew two schematic diagrams on the ground.

"Now the eighteen rebel kings have just settled down in the court's crackdown on various rebel kings. After the three conquests of Goguryeo, we have suffered heavy losses when facing these rebels again. We have barely dispersed some of the rebels and have reached our limit. We do not have the strength to control the territory again.

Now almost all forces are scrambling for territory. All the territories, cities, populations and food on the ground seem to have been picked up for free. Whoever gets them first will own them.

We should wait a little longer until these eighteen rebel kings are completely settled down and have formed their own scale and fixed power territories. Even if they have not yet been able to turn the tables, by then, it seems that our aristocratic families and the imperial court will only be able to protect ourselves.

At that time, when our Li family goes out to fight again, we will not be picking up territory, but will have to fight and fight with those veterans who have fought hundreds of battles as soon as they go out. Isn't this a way of fighting that will cause more losses?"

"Dad, I think my brother's worries are reasonable." Li Shimin also agreed with Li Jiancheng's opinion. He didn't have a sword with him, so he took it from his brother and drew a few circles on the ground:
"Here's what I think. Can you two agree on some ideas? Let's go out secretly first and control the surrounding territory, so as to push the power of our Li family out.

Even if we don’t have such a strong control over our traditional sphere of influence as the Li family, as long as we can have a certain degree of loose power, we can serve as a buffer zone, at least we won’t let those rebel kings push their troops directly to our doorstep and prevent us from leaving at all.”

As for Li Yuanji, he was even more direct. He was the youngest, and his words were the most arrogant and direct, full of ignorance:

"Yes, father, the world is clearly controlled by our family. The emperor changes every two or three years. Why can't we become the emperor directly? In my opinion, the emperor should be our family.

The emperor takes turns, and tomorrow it's my turn! If we don't go out and fight, are we going to let those peasants give us orders? I heard that there is a rumor out there that our Li family is the one with destiny!"

"Yes, I have heard this rumor too. But this rumor doesn't say that our Li family is a royal family..." Li Jiancheng snatched the sword from Li Shimin and looked at his second brother grimly, "It seems to be saying that the Son of Heaven's True Dragon is Shimin, right, brother?"

"Hey, big brother, stop joking. You believe those nonsense legends out there. I also said that our Li family is the descendant of Taishang Laojun who stayed in the Central Plains before leaving Hangu Pass." Li Shimin hurriedly said that this was all nonsense and bowed to Li Yuan:

"Now that our old father is in his prime, even if there is a fight for supremacy in the world, of course our old father will be the common ruler of the world, and then pass it on to you, the eldest son. Don't worry about this. I, Li Lao Er, have always supported the way of abolishing the eldest and enthroning the youngest to get rid of chaos. Don't worry, no matter whether our Li family will become a royal family in the future, Dad's future position will definitely be inherited by you, big brother!"

"I don't think you are a law-abiding person..." Li Jiancheng wanted to say something but was stopped by Li Yuan.

"Enough of the fussing! Is the Li family a royal family now?"

Li Yuan angrily scolded his three sons, "You haven't even grasped the benefits yet, and they are even a million miles away from us. The throne has nothing to do with our family, but you have already started to fantasize about who will be the crown prince. Are you going to fight each other because of the uneven distribution of the spoils?"

"How can that be possible?" Li Jiancheng then retreated awkwardly, while Li Laoer patted his chest to show his loyalty: "Don't worry, big brother, I am your most reliable assistant. I won't say anything else. We will see you later!"

"You shut up too." Li Yuan felt a little overwhelmed. He sighed and said:
"It doesn't matter whether we seize the initiative or not. We have the title of Duke of Tang, which is already an advantage in itself. It will attract a large number of real talents to join us. Let me give you an example. For example, if you are a talented person, would you rather join the Duke's Mansion or a group of bandits?"

"Of course it's the Duke's Mansion!" Li Yuanji chimed in.

"That's right, the name of our Duke's Mansion and the name of the Longxi Li family already give us an advantage.

It is undeniable that there are talents among the common people, but relatively speaking, there are still more talents in the aristocratic families. After all, we have all received a good education and can guarantee the minimum standard. For governing a country, what is needed is not one or two geniuses who are almost witty, but countless people who have read books and have decent abilities, so as to ensure the gaps in governing the country.

How about Zhuge Liang? He didn't have enough talent, and he worked hard on both ends, and finally died of exhaustion. That's the end. So, having the right to control knowledge and the right to speak on knowledge is the foundation of our aristocratic families. "

Li Yuanji nodded, "You are right!"

Li Yuan continued, "So Yang Jian's previous actions were indeed horrible. We must resolutely oppose Yang Jian because Yang Jian's actions are abandoning the roots of our aristocratic families, and he himself knows it, so he has been prepared to fight us from the beginning to the end.

We have been testing and fighting each other for more than ten or twenty years. I have to say that although our family is not the main force, the feedback we have received from the Longxi Li family is that Yang Jian is really a capable person.

We have so many noble families, Longxi Li, Hongnong Yang, Qinghe Cui, etc., but we couldn't get any advantage from Yang Jian. But, people make mistakes. He was alone against many people, so he was destined to relax. He forgot that Dugu's family was also a big family, and Dugu Jialuo wanted more than just being a queen.

With Yang Guang in power, whether we rebel or not, we can be guaranteed wealth and prosperity, and our position will be secure forever. This is the true foundation of our aristocratic family, the real reliance for our invincibility. So, do you still think it is important for us to seize this opportunity?"

"It doesn't matter anymore." Li Yuanji was powerful again.

"Oh, that's right! It's not that we don't want to seize the initiative, but our initiative is our family's foundation and reputation. If we are the first to leave now, wouldn't we be no different from those bandits? How can the Longxi Li family keep its dignity?

If we start the rebellion now, we will degenerate from being a noble family to being a bandit. This is tantamount to cutting off our roots and digging our own graves. From the moment we start the rebellion, the noble families will cut ties with us. Not only other families, but even the Longxi Li family will exclude our lineage.

If we lose, we will be despised and insulted; even if we win, we can only ascend the throne as a peasant, and then what? Will we fight against all the noble families like Yang Jian did? "

As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, Li Yuanji quickly followed up, "So, you are right. We can't start a rebellion now."

"Tom!"

Li Da and Li Er punched Li Yuanji on the head, giving the younger brother a double blow. "What do you mean by supporting the role? You support Daddy every time he says something. Are you trying to make us two brothers look stupid?"

"I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I won't do it again." Li Yuanji hid aside and covered his head, muttering softly, "You only know how to bully your younger brother. If you have the ability, go and bully Yuanba. Yuanba is also my younger brother, and I don't see any of you dare to bully him."

Actually, Li Da and Li Er had heard Li Yuanji's voice, but they didn't want to pull Li Yuanji over and beat him up. First, it was disrespectful to talk about business in front of their father, and second, Li Yuanji was telling the truth, so they didn't dare to bully Li Yuanba.

Let alone the two of them bullying Li Yuanba, it was good that Li Yuanba didn't bully them. Li Yuanba was usually locked in a steel cage and locked with steel chains, which was completely the way to treat a wild animal. Only Li Shimin could barely say a few words to Li Yuanba, but that was all.

If Li Shimin did something wrong and made Li Yuanba angry, his somewhat unclear head would still not be able to recognize people, and he would still punch you on the head no matter who you were, Li Da or Li Er.

They can be unreasonable today and beat Li Yuanji again. But if Li Yuanji holds a grudge and goes to complain to Li Yuanba, telling Li Yuanba that a younger brother is meant to be beaten by his older brother, then they will be in trouble.

Everyone in the palace knew that the fine steel could hold Li Yuanba down, but it was because the fine steel chain reminded Li Yuanba all the time not to act rashly. If Li Yuanba really wanted to move, no matter the fine steel chain or the fine steel cage, they couldn't stop him.

"Okay, both of you, stop being so rude. Yuanji is right. We have Yuanba, so what are we afraid of?" Li Yuan patted his two sons on the shoulders and said, "It's no exaggeration to say that Yuanba can fight against 50,000 people alone. His role alone is greater than that of a million troops."

Yes, a monster who can fight against 50,000 troops alone, with high mobility and strong concealment, can fight anyone he sees. I am alone, I can run around, can your army of hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands gather and wait for me at any time? Therefore, even if Li Yuanba can only fight against 50,000 troops alone, his strategic role is definitely comparable to that of a million troops.

But Li Shimin felt that his father had obviously underestimated his own son. He thought that Li Yuanba could at least fight against an army of 100,000. There was no other way. His imagination was limited. Li Shimin let go of his fantasy and dared to think that Li Yuanba could fight against an army of 100,000.

As for the idea of ​​riding alone with two big hammers and chasing the millions of troops of the eighteen rebel kings, chasing for days and nights and killing hundreds of thousands of people, making the remaining troops terrified and surrendering, Li Shimin would never dare to do such a thing in his dreams.

"In short, let's just wait. Even if it's just like what Jiancheng and Yuanji said, and the rebel bandits' troops are piled up at our doorstep, we can just ask Yuanba to go out for a walk. We can scare them so much that they will naturally give way."

Li Yuan stroked his beard and worriedly said, "Actually, what I am most worried about right now is another thing..."

"What's the matter?" Li Yuanji came up again, as if supporting the main character was his passive skill. This time he didn't get beaten, because Li Da and Li Er also wanted to know.

"If we really conquer the world in the future, what will we call our country?"

"Of course, it's a rule since ancient times to name people by their titles or official titles." Li Shimin thought quickly and blurted out, "Our family is called Da... eh?"

He was speaking halfway when his spell was suddenly interrupted.

"Isn't it?" Li Yuan spread his hands. How could he not know this? According to convention, the country he founded should be called the Tang Dynasty, but the problem is that it is the Tang Dynasty now! "What do you think Yang Jian was thinking back then? Why did he call the world he conquered the Tang Dynasty?"

"This..." Li Er suddenly felt as if something was flying away from him rapidly. No, it was more like something that should have belonged to him, but had been plundered long before he was born.

(End of this chapter)