Finally, Cai'er stood up and poured another cup of tea for Li Min, then showed a naughty smile that did not match her 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 seemed to have little say in this matter, but their potential influence was 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 great empires gathered in Chang'an made everyone speculate, what on earth could bring 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 dishes on the table were already in a mess. The five of them had also drank a lot of wine, and everyone had a bit of irritation on their faces.

Hong. After all, the five brothers haven't been able to get together to drink and chat for many years, so when they met today, everyone tacitly didn't mention anything serious and just drank 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 five of them also drank a lot of wine, so every day

Everyone feels a little sweaty. There are no outsiders here.

, so Li Ke and Li Min took the lead. The five of them opened the buttons of their cotton robes, exposing their clothes. If someone broke in at this time, he would not believe it even if he were beaten to death.

These five people turned out to be the five emperors who stood at the pinnacle of world power.

Li Min saw that everyone had almost finished drinking. So he looked at each other and Li Zhi, then stood up and said: "Third brother, seventh brother, eighth brother, I am calling everyone here this time. Actually, there is something big.

I need to discuss this matter with everyone!"

Hearing Li Min's words, Li Ke and the others did not show any surprise. After all, they knew that if it was 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 they came, they 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 that of Li Zhi before. They all thought that Li Min was crazy. But as Li Min explained in an organized manner, 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. Finally, Li Ke was the first to speak: "Liu Lang, I can understand your idea, and

Intellectually speaking, I also support you in doing this, but if you want to do this, you need to face 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 that time.

It is immature, and the conflicts among our four countries have not broken out. If

If I proposed this idea, I'm afraid you, Third Brother, wouldn't understand it, but now everyone has experienced it personally. The eighth brother and the ninth brother had a quarrel over the border last time. If this situation is allowed to develop again,

If we go down, 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, and 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, you need greater determination than Li Zhi.

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 unable to handle government affairs in the past two years.

From the heart, so he could agree to Li Min's opinion of merging in the shortest possible time. But Li Yun and Li Zhen's Tianzhu were defeated by them with one hand and one foot. Tianzhu embodies the greatest efforts of the two people, so from an emotional point of view

Said that they really do not 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: "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: "Brother Six, 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 are against the merger of the four empires, what will you do then?"

It's not that Li Min hasn't thought about Li Zhen's question. Even when he came to Li Zhi before, he was already prepared for failure, so he immediately replied solemnly: "Bard 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 even directly crush them

advantages.”

When he said this, Li Min looked at Li Zhen with bright eyes. At this time, Li Zhen nodded and said: "Yes, starting from the initial grenades and rockets, to the later muskets, artillery, especially the current muskets

and artillery, which have been updated several times,

The impact of weather on firearms is getting smaller and smaller. It can be said that firearms are developing 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 can indeed 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

The government affairs of Qi were handed over to the prince, and then he devoted himself to Da Qi's Perak Academy, striving 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 dozens or hundreds of bullets in an instant, and the power is beyond everyone's imagination!"

Hearing Li Min's calm words, Li Ke, Li Zhen and others all 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 are almost all the things he came up with first, and they were all done when Li Min was busy with chores. If he really puts down all the chores and concentrates on researching new firearms, then God knows what he will come up with.

Something scary?

In fact, Li Ke and Li Zhen obviously overestimated Li Min's abilities. In his previous life, Li Min was just an ordinary person. He naturally knew a lot about some common sense things, but he was much worse 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 firearm 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,

In fact, I think we have nothing to hesitate. Sixth Brother has already said that the throne after the merger will be chosen from our children and grandchildren.

, and 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?
Chapter completed!