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    Finally, Cai'er stood up and poured another cup of tea for Li Min, then showed a naughty smile that did not match his age and said: "The other most important thing is that I, the queen, haven't done enough yet!"

    When Cai'er said the last sentence, she deliberately winked at Li Min.  Although her last sentence seemed to be a joke, it actually had another deeper meaning, which was to remind Li Min that whether he retained the throne was also related to the interests of the queens and concubines such as Cai'er and Wu Meiniang.  It seems that he has little say in this matter, but his potential influence is also considerable.

    A month later, Li Yun and Li Zhen finally arrived in Chang'an, and more than half a month later, Li Ke finally arrived. Although they all traveled in secret this time, there is no airtight wall in the world, and many people still  Knowing that five emperors from the four empires gathered in Chang'an made everyone speculate, what exactly brought these emperors 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 Min and Li Ke, sat together around the table. The table was already littered with cups and plates. The five of them had also drank a lot of wine, and everyone had a bit of irritation on their faces.  red.  After all, the five brothers hadn't been able to get together to drink and chat for many years, so when they met today, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention anything serious and would finish the reunion dinner first.

    The Spring Festival has passed, but the weather in Chang'an is still very cold. Many braziers were raised in the hall, making the whole hall warm. In addition, Li Min and the other five also drank a lot of wine, so every day  Everyone feels a little sweaty.  There were no outsiders here, so Li Ke and Li Min took the lead.  All five of them opened the buttons of their outer cotton robes, exposing their clothes underneath.  If someone breaks in at this time.  I'm afraid even if I beat him to death, he wouldn't believe that the five people in front of him were actually the five emperors who stood at the pinnacle of world power.

    Li Min saw that everyone had almost finished drinking.  So he and Li Zhi looked at each other, then stood up and said: "Third brother, seventh brother, eighth brother, I am calling everyone here this time. Actually, I have a huge matter to discuss with you!"

    Hearing Li Min¡¯s words, Li Ke and the other three did not show any surprised expressions. After all, they knew that if it was just a trivial matter, Li Min would not let them come all the way to Chang¡¯an, so the three of them were mentally prepared.  Even before he came, he had already guessed the reason why Li Min came to them.

    But when Li Min 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. Even the first thought in their minds was  The reaction was similar to Li Zhi's before, they all thought Li Min was crazy.  But with Li Min's methodical explanation, they gradually understood that Li Min was definitely not joking this time!

    After listening to Li Min¡¯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 took the lead and said: "Liu Lang, I can understand your idea, and from a rational point of view. I also support you in doing this, but if you want to accomplish this, you need to face it."  Faced with countless problems. Are you really sure that the merger of the four empires will be successful?"

    Regarding Li Ke's question, Li Min also answered very sincerely: "Third brother. Before my father passed away, I already had the idea of ????merging the four empires into one. But the time was not right at the time.  It's immature, and the conflicts between our four countries have not broken out. If I proposed this idea, I'm afraid you, Third Brother, wouldn't understand it, but now everyone has personal experience. The Eighth Brother and the Ninth Brother were still  We had a quarrel over the border issue, and if we let this situation continue to develop, I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not impossible for our brothers to turn against each other!¡±

    Li Min let out a long sigh when he said this, and then went on to answer Li Ke's question: "As for the certainty you said, third brother, I can only say here that this is a road that has never been traveled before, so how can it be done?"  If I can¡¯t succeed, I don¡¯t have any confidence, and this matter also needs your full help, Third Brother, otherwise I will have no chance of success on my own!¡±

    Hearing Li Min's candid words, Li Ke's face also showed some struggle and contradiction. 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 retributive person since he was a child. The same is true. He also has a strong desire for power, so if you want him to take the initiative to hand over the power in his hands, it requires more determination than Li Zhi.  Even bigger.

    Li Yun and Li Zhen now have the same expressions as Li Ke. They are different from Li Zhi. The Tang Dynasty in Li Zhi's hands was inherited from Li Shimin, and this Tang Dynasty should have belonged to Li Min. In addition,  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 to Li Min's opinion on the merger in the shortest possible time.  But Li Yun and Li Zhen¡¯s Tianzhu were defeated by them with one hand and one kick.Tianzhu embodies the greatest efforts of the two of them, so emotionally speaking, they really don't want to hand over Tianzhu's power.

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

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

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

    It was not that Li Min had never thought about Li Zhen's question. Even when he came to see Li Zhi before, he was already prepared for failure, so he immediately replied solemnly: "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 war, and sometimes they are even directly crushing  The advantages."

    When he said this, Li Min looked at Li Zhen with bright eyes.  At this time, Li Zhen nodded 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. The weather has changed the firearms."  The impact of firearms is getting smaller and smaller. 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 the equipment of a new firearm 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 Min's words, but what they didn't understand was why Li Min suddenly discussed the impact of firearms on war with Li Zhen?

    After receiving Li Zhen's affirmative answer, Li Min glanced at the four brothers present, then sighed and said, "I invented firearms. Today's muskets and artillery are far from the power I imagined.  If the merger plan I proposed is opposed by everyone, then I can only make some plans for my children and grandchildren. After returning to Daqi, I will hand over the government affairs of Daqi to the prince, and then I will rush into the thunderbolt of Daqi.  In the academy, we strive to develop some more advanced weapons in the last time. For example, the Perak Academy is currently designing a gun that can fire continuously. I call it a machine gun. A soldier holding a machine gun can shoot in an instant.  Shooting dozens or hundreds of bullets, the power is beyond everyone¡¯s imagination!¡±

    Hearing Li Min's calm words, Li Ke, Li Zhen and others felt a heavy pressure. Li Min's talent in developing new inventions was recognized, from the initial soju, perfume, and fireworks to the later new inventions.  Ships, steam engines, firearms, etc., these were almost all the things he came up with first, and they were all done when Li Min 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 might come up with?

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

    As for the more advanced weapons Li Min was talking about, in fact, he had no idea at all. He said these words just to put some pressure on Li Ke and the four of them. After all, his knowledge of the development of firearms was very limited, at most.  We know that machine guns are a major category of firearms development, and if machine guns want to be put into practical use, they must first develop metal bullets and smokeless gunpowder.

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

    Thinking of this, Li Ke, Li Zhen, and Li Yun looked at each other a little bit, and they even felt like Li Min was bullying others.  But at this moment, Li Zhi, who had been silent, suddenly said: "Third brother, seventh brother and eighth brother, actually I think we have nothing to hesitate. Sixth brother has already said that the throne after the merger will be from our children and grandchildren."  In order to avoid suspicion, he also stipulated that the emperor's descendants cannot serve as the next emperor, so the second emperor after the merger will definitely be selected from the descendants of the four of us, but who can take the throne?  , then it depends on the abilities of the children and grandchildren. Are you so entangled now that you have no confidence in your children and grandchildren?" (To be completed.)?.  .  )
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