Capital Datang

"Why is it impossible?" Li Yin stared at Li Zhi and asked back, his eyes were calm and wise, and there was no sense of madness at all. Obviously, he put forward this idea after careful consideration.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Li Zhi suddenly stood up, walked back and forth a few times in place, and showed a very complicated expression on his face, which seemed to be resisting and anxious, which made it difficult to see clearly.

Li Yin was extremely calm at this time, looked at Li Zhi who was walking back and forth in front of him, and then said lightly: "Ninth brother, whether it is impossible or unwilling, I have to ask your heart on this point!"

As soon as Li Yin's words came out of his mouth, Li Zhi immediately stood on the spot as if struck by lightning. After a while, he slowly turned his head to look at Li Yin, and finally sat down on the stool and sighed. Said: "Sixth brother, you are right. If the four countries merge, then among our five brothers, the only one who is qualified to sit on the throne of this huge empire is naturally only you. Then how should the four of us arrange things? From my heart, I really don't want to lose my current throne!"

In fact, when Li Zhi heard Li Yin's idea of ​​merging the four countries just now, he didn't think so deeply, but he instinctively felt a kind of resistance and anxiety. Now after Li Yin reminded him, he suddenly discovered that the reason why he instinctively His resistance was because he was worried about losing his throne.As the saying goes, a man cannot have power for a day, especially a king of a country like Li Zhi holds the supreme power of the empire in his hands, so naturally he cannot give up easily!

For Li Zhi's reaction, Li Min had expected it a long time ago. After all, he watched Li Zhi grow up, and he was also an emperor, so he naturally understood Li Zhi's thoughts.

In addition, Li Zhi mentioned that after the merger, only Li Yin could be the emperor, and he did not deny it. Even if Li Zhi and the others wanted to compete with him, Li Yin would not let the throne fall into the hands of others.It's not that he loves power.But the merger of the four empires involved too many problems, and some of them needed to rely on the knowledge and experience brought by Li Yin from later generations. Therefore, apart from him, neither Li Zhi nor Li Ke could be perfect. Combine the four empires into one!

I saw Li Yin stood up at this time, and then walked to the guardrail of the pavilion, turned his back to Li Zhi, looked at the bleak winter scenery outside, and said in a heavy tone: "Ninth brother, I know that the idea of ​​merging the four countries is a bit whimsical. , but this is the only way to solve the current predicament of the four countries. Otherwise, with the development and conflict of contradictions, the four empires will definitely break out a tragic conflict because of the dispute over resources and interests. At that time, we may have already died. As a result of the war, not only will countless people be devastated by the war, even our descendants may be killed by their cousins!"

When Li Yin said the last sentence, Li Zhi couldn't help but shudder.He knew that Brother Six's words were definitely not alarmist, no matter when.War is the cruelest thing, especially the conflict of interests between countries. It will definitely end with the defeat of one side, and the end of the loser will naturally be very miserable. As for the so-called family affection, it will basically not be taken into consideration! [

"Sixth brother, apart from the merger of the four countries. Is there really no other way?" Li Zhi asked dryly. Limited by his vision before, he might not be able to see as far as Li Shimin and Li Yin.But after being the emperor for ten years, he has a longer vision and sees things that he couldn't see before. In addition, he is a person who attaches great importance to emotions, so he, like Li Yin, wants to do his best. Avoid this from happening.

"If there was another way, I wouldn't have come all the way to find you!" Li Yin also said with some regret.In fact, Li Yin proposed the idea of ​​merging the four countries, and he also took a huge risk. After all, power confuses people's hearts. If Li Zhi or Li Ke and others are unwilling to let go of the power in their hands, then the brothers may turn against each other in the end, and even detonate in advance Conflicts between several countries.

After Li Zhi heard this, his heart was also heavy. From an emotional point of view, he did not want to let go of the power in his hands, but his rationality told him that maybe listening to the sixth brother now is the real solution to the problem.

"Brother Six, I want to hear your detailed plan for merging the four countries!" Naturally, Li Zhi couldn't make up his mind on such an important matter, so now he wants to hear about Li Yin's plan for merging.

At this time, Li Yin felt that Li Zhi's attitude had softened, so he was shocked, and immediately said: "In my plan, after the merger of our four countries, we will implement a system that has never been implemented before, such as In terms of the core succession to the throne, it will no longer be passed down from father to son!"

"It's not passed down from father to son. Don't tell me, Sixth Brother, you want to abdicate like Yao and Shun?" Li Zhi asked in shock.

"Of course not!" Li Yin laughed, "I plan to select one of our five brothers to become the emperor of the new empire after the merger of the four countries, and the remaining four will form a royal council to absorb the talents of our children and grandchildren." Outstanding talents enter the parliament to be cultivated, and when the emperor dies, the royal family council will vote to elect a new emperor from the royal family in the parliament, and the chosen successor of the emperor cannot be the previous emperor The son of an emperor!"

After hearing Li Yin's idea of ​​the royal council, Li Zhi was stunned. Anyway, he didn't expect that his sixth brother would have such a weird idea in his mind?

However, Li Zhi obviously didn't have much confidence in this royal council, and then he asked with some doubts: "Sixth brother, your royal council seems a little unreliable, after all, people have selfish intentions, and the emperor holds military affairs in his hands. Great power, what if he wants to pass the throne to his son and ignore the results of the meeting?"

When Li Yin heard this, he laughed and said: "Ninth brother, you asked a good question. I plan to separate the military and political powers. Among them, the military power belongs to the emperor and the royal council. If the emperor wants to use military power, he must The consent of the Royal Council. As for the administrative power, like my Daqi, it belongs to the prime minister. Similarly, the appointment and dismissal of the prime minister also needs to be approved by the emperor and the royal council. In addition, the judiciary is independent of the administrative system and supervises officials and the royal family. Wrongdoing!"

Hearing this, Li Zhi finally understood what Li Yin meant. In fact, according to Li Yin's idea, after the merger of the four kingdoms, except for the emperor and the royal family council, other aspects are almost the same as the current system of Daqi or Tang Dynasty , but the highest imperial power is jointly controlled by the emperor and the royal council. In this way, the power in the hands of the emperor can be supervised, and at the same time, each generation of emperors can maintain a good quality as much as possible, so as not to appear in the history. emperor.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little moved. Although he can't compete with the sixth brother Li Yin now, and he is the first emperor after the merger of the four kingdoms, he still holds considerable power in his hands. Yes, if my son is up to the challenge and compares the sons of the third brother, the seventh brother, and the eighth brother, then his son will be the second emperor after the merger of the four empires. Judging from the current territories of the four empires , it is not an exaggeration to call him the master of the world.

Li Yin has been observing the changes in Li Zhi's expression, and now seeing Li Zhi's heartbeat, he went on to say: "In addition, Datang is the birthplace of our brothers, so I think that after the merger of the four countries, the capital can be located in Datang." In the Tang Dynasty, but Chang'an is an inland city, a little far away from Daqi and Tianzhu, so I think it is possible to choose a city from the coastal cities of Datang and use it as the capital of the new empire, such as Dengzhou, Shanghai or Guangzhou is a good choice!"

Hearing that Li Yin took the initiative to set the capital of the new empire in Datang, Li Zhi doubted again, and finally nodded and said, "Sixth brother, I understand what you mean, although I think this idea is too bold, but I also have to admit that if this idea is realized, it will definitely be a good thing for our Li family, at least it can make our imperial rule more secure, but the merger of the four empires involves more than just one throne The issue of succession also involves the integration of the army, the establishment and reorganization of administrative agencies, etc. These are not so easy to solve, and there may be troubles if they fail, are you sure, Sixth Brother?"

"Of course I can't rely on myself, but don't I still have you brothers, don't forget, I have a part in this world, and you also have a part in this world. My own wisdom is limited, and I will definitely have a part in some aspects." What I missed, so I plan to convince you and the third brother, and then the five of us will sit down and discuss it, and with the wisdom of our five emperors, we will definitely come up with a merger method!" Li Yin laughed after hearing this. road.Now that Li Zhi has been persuaded, he is also sure to persuade the remaining Li Ke. In this way, only Li Yun and Li Zhen are left. [

After this heart-to-heart talk, Li Zhi finally agreed with Li Yin's idea of ​​merging the four countries, but how to merge them will have to wait until Li Yin convinces Li Ke, Li Yun, and Li Zhen.In addition, they also need to sit down and have a good chat about how to manage the empire after the merger.

Next, Li Yin stayed in Chang'an, waiting for the arrival of Li Ke and the three of them, while discussing with Li Zhi the possible problems and solutions when merging the four empires.Because this matter was too important, apart from the two of them, Li Zhi only told Cai'er about it.

Over the years, Li Zhi was sometimes in poor health, and Cai'er helped him with government affairs. It can be said that she was Li Zhi's most trusted assistant.However, after listening to her cousin Li Yin's idea of ​​merging the four kingdoms from Li Zhi, Cai'er put forward her own different views! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)