Capital Datang

Finally, Cai'er stood up and poured another cup of tea for Li Yin, then she showed a mischievous smile that didn't match her age and said, "The most important thing is that I, the queen, haven't done enough yet!"

When Cai'er said the last sentence, she deliberately blinked at Li Yin.Although her last sentence seems to be a joke, it actually has another deep meaning, which is to remind Li Yin that whether the throne is preserved or not is also related to the interests of Cai'er, Wu Meiniang and other queens and concubines. It seems that they have little say in this matter, but the potential influence is also not small.

A month later, Li Yun and Li Zhen finally arrived in Chang'an, and half a month later, Li Ke finally arrived. Although they traveled secretly this time, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and many people still Knowing that five emperors from the four great empires had gathered in Chang'an, everyone was guessing, what was it that brought these emperors who stood at the top of power together?

In the main hall of Prince Qi's Mansion, which had been idle for many years, five brothers Li Yin and Li Ke sat around the table. red.After all, the five brothers haven't been able to get together to drink and chat for many years, so when they first met today, everyone tacitly didn't mention the business, let's drink the reunion wine first.

The Spring Festival has passed, but the weather in Chang'an is still very cold. A lot of braziers have been installed in the hall, making the whole hall warm. In addition, Li Yin and the others also drank a lot of wine, so every day Everyone feels a little sweaty.There are no outsiders here, so Li Ke and Li Yin take the lead.All five of them unbuttoned the outer cotton robes, revealing the small clothes inside.If someone breaks in at this time.I'm afraid he wouldn't believe it even if he was killed, but the five people in front of him turned out to be five emperors standing at the pinnacle of world power.

Li Yin saw that everyone was almost drunk.So he and Li Zhi exchanged glances, then stood up and said, "Third Brother, Seventh Brother, Eighth Brother, this time I summoned everyone to come here, in fact, I have a very important matter to discuss with you!"

Hearing Li Yin's words, Li Ke and the three of them did not show surprise expressions. After all, they also knew that Li Yin would not send them to Chang'an all the way for trivial matters, so the three of them were already mentally prepared.Even before coming, he had already guessed the reason why Li Yin asked them to come.

But when Li Yin put forward his idea of ​​merging the four countries, and explained Cai'er's improved method of merging, Li Ke, Li Yun, and Li Zhen were all shocked beyond measure. The reaction was similar to that of Li Zhi before, who thought Li Yin was crazy.But with Li Yin's methodical explanation, they gradually understood that Li Yin was definitely not joking this time!

After listening to Li Yin's explanation, Li Ke, Li Yun, and Li Zhen looked at each other a few times.Then they were silent for a long time, and finally Li Ke was the first to speak: "Liu Lang, I can understand your idea, and from a rational point of view. I also support you to do this, but if you want to do this, you need to face it." There are countless problems. Are you really sure that you can successfully merge the four empires?"

To Li Ke's question, Li Yin also replied very sincerely: "Third brother. Before my father died, I already had the idea of ​​​​merging the four empires into one. It's just that the timing was not right at that time." I am immature, and the conflict between our four countries has not erupted. If I put forward this idea, I am afraid that you, third brother, will not understand, but now everyone has a personal experience. We quarreled over the border issue, if we let this situation continue, I am afraid it is not impossible for our brothers to turn against each other!"

Li Yin sighed at this point, and then went on to answer Li Ke's question: "As for the confidence you said, third brother, I can only say here that this is a road that no one has ever traveled before, so whether you can do it or not?" I can't succeed, and I don't have any confidence, and this matter also needs the help of your third brother, otherwise, there is no possibility of success with me alone!"

Hearing Li Yin's frank words, Li Ke also showed a bit of struggle and contradiction on his face. Now his psychology is the same as that of Li Zhi before, and he also faces the conflict between reason and desire.And in comparison, Li Ke has been a vindictive person since he was a child, and the same is true. His desire for power is also relatively strong, so if you want him to take the initiative to hand over the power in his hands, you need more determination than Li Zhi. Even bigger.

The expressions of Li Yun and Li Zhen are also the same as Li Ke's now. They are different from Li Zhi. Li Zhi's health is also not good, and he has been somewhat unable to handle government affairs in the past two years, so he can agree with Li Yin's opinion on the merger in the shortest possible time.But Li Yun and Li Zhen's Tianzhu were all brought down by them with one hand and one foot. Tianzhu embodies their greatest efforts, so from an emotional point of view, they really don't want to hand over the power of Tianzhu.

In the end, Li Zhen and Li Yun looked at each other, and then Li Zhen said, "Sixth brother, before we make a decision, I want to ask you a question!"

"Oh, what's the problem?" Li Yin said with a smile.

I saw Li Zhen also showed a candid expression and said: "Sixth brother, you also know that among the people I admire most in my life, you are ranked first, while father is only ranked second, so for I have always been very supportive of your decision, but I really want to know, if my third brother, ninth brother, and I object to merging the four empires, what will you do then?"

Regarding Li Zhen's question, it's not that Li Yin didn't think about it. Even when he came to Li Zhi before, he was already prepared to fail, so he immediately replied with a serious face: "Eighth brother, you are a leader. Soldiers, and Tianzhu's current troops are almost completely replaced by firearms troops, so you should understand that with the development of the times and technology, advanced weapons have an increasing impact on warfare, and sometimes they are directly crushing The advantages."

When he said this, Li Min looked at Li Zhen with piercing eyes.At this time, Li Zhen also nodded after hearing it and said: "Yes, from the initial grenades and rockets to the later muskets and artillery, especially the current muskets and artillery, they have been updated several times. It can be said that the development of firearms is getting faster and faster, and their lethality is getting stronger and stronger. Now they have already replaced cold weapons such as knives, guns, and crossbows. Sometimes a new type of firearm equipment is indeed It can affect the outcome of a war!"

At this time, Li Ke, Li Yun, and Li Zhi were also attracted by Li Yin's words, but what they didn't understand was why Li Yin suddenly discussed the impact of firearms on war with Li Zhen?

After receiving Li Zhen's affirmative answer, Li Yin glanced at the four brothers present, then sighed and said: "I invented firearms, and the current muskets and cannons are far from the power I imagined. If the merger plan proposed by me is opposed by everyone, then I can only make some plans for my children and grandchildren. After returning to Daqi, I will hand over Daqi's government affairs to the prince, and then I will devote myself to Daqi's Thunderbolt In the courtyard, try to develop some more advanced weapons in the last time. For example, the Thunderbolt Academy is designing a gun that can fire in bursts. I call it a machine gun. A soldier holding a machine gun can shoot Dozens of hundreds of bullets are fired, and the power is beyond everyone's imagination!"

Hearing Li Yin's calm words, Li Ke, Li Zhen and others felt a heavy pressure. Li Yin's talent in developing new inventions is recognized, from the first shochu, perfume, fireworks, to the later new Ships, steam engines, firearms, etc., were almost all proposed by him first, and this was done when Li Yin was busy with chores. If he really put down all the chores and concentrated on researching new firearms, So who knows what terrible things he will come up with?

In fact, Li Ke and Li Zhen obviously overestimated Li Yin's ability. In his previous life, Li Yin was just an ordinary person. He naturally knew a lot about some common sense things, but he was much worse in terms of professionalism. For example, among the firearms used in various countries, black powder is the main one. As for the more powerful and practical smokeless gunpowder, after so many years of research, I have just begun to get a clue.

As for the more advanced weapons Li Yin mentioned in his words, in fact, he has no idea at all. He said these words only to increase some pressure on Li Ke and the others. After all, his knowledge of the development of firearms is very limited, at most Knowing that machine guns are a major category of firearms development, and that if machine guns are to be put into practical use, metal bullets must be researched first, and smokeless gunpowder must also be available.

However, Li Ke and Li Zhen naturally didn't know that Li Yin was bragging. After all, Li Yin's previous talent had convinced them that as long as Li Yin was willing, he would definitely be able to produce more advanced firearms. With these advanced firearms, they will definitely be ahead of them in the military. Coupled with Daqi's powerful navy, it can be said that they are already invincible. If a war breaks out by then, their descendants will be in trouble. !

Thinking of this, Li Ke, Li Zhen, and Li Yun all looked at each other in blank dismay, and even felt like Li Yin was bullying others.But at this moment, Li Zhi, who had not spoken all the time, suddenly said: "Third brother, seventh brother and eighth brother, in fact, I don't think we have anything to hesitate. The sixth brother has already said that after the merger, the throne will come from our children and grandchildren." In order to avoid suspicion, he also stipulated that the emperor's heirs cannot be the next emperor, so the second emperor after the merger will definitely be selected among the descendants of the four of us, but who can be the emperor , then it depends on the abilities of your children and grandchildren, you are so entangled now, do you have no confidence in your children and grandchildren?" (To be continued...)