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Text Chapter 751 The idea of ??merging the four empires

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

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

    Li Min acted extremely calmly at this time. He looked at Li Zhi who was walking back and forth in front of him, and then said calmly: "Ninth brother, whether it is impossible or unwilling, I have to ask you about your true intentions!"

    As soon as Li Min's words came out, Li Zhi immediately seemed to be struck by lightning. He stood blankly on the spot. After a while, he slowly turned his head to look at Li Min, and finally sat down on the stool with a dejected expression and sighed.  Said: "Sixth brother, you are right. If the four countries merge, then among our five brothers, you are the only one qualified to sit on the throne of this huge empire. So how will the four of us arrange it then? And  From the bottom of my heart, I really don¡¯t want to lose my current throne!¡±

    In fact, when Li Zhi heard Li Min'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 Min's reminder, he suddenly discovered that the reason why he instinctively  He resisted because he was worried about losing his throne.  As the saying goes, a man cannot be without power for a day, especially a king like Li Zhi, who holds the highest power of the empire in his hands, so naturally he cannot give up easily!

    Li Min had already expected Li Zhi's reaction. After all, he had watched Li Zhi grow up.  In addition, he is also an emperor, so he naturally understands Li Zhi's thoughts.

    In addition, Li Zhi mentioned that after the merger.  He did not deny that only Li Min could serve as emperor.  Even if Li Zhi and the others wanted to compete with him, Li Min would not let the throne fall into the hands of others.  This is not because he loves power, but because the merger of the four empires involves too many problems, some of which require the help of the knowledge and experience that Li Min brought from later generations. Therefore, besides him, neither Li Zhi nor Li Ke  , none of them can perfectly combine the four empires into one!

    Li Min stood up at this time, then walked to the guardrail of the pavilion with his back to Li Zhi, looking at the desolate winter scenery outside.  At the same time, he said in a heavy tone: "Ninth Brother, I know that the idea of ????merging the four countries is a bit fanciful, but this is the only way to solve the current dilemma of the four countries. Otherwise, with the development and conflict of contradictions, the four empires will definitely be affected by the conflict between resources and interests.  If a fierce conflict breaks out, we may have already died by then. Not only will countless people be devastated by the war, but even our descendants may be killed by their cousins!"

    When Li Min said the last sentence, Li Zhi couldn't help but shudder. He knew that Liu Ge's words were definitely not alarmist, no matter when.  War is the most cruel, especially a conflict of interests between countries, which will definitely end with the defeat of one party.  The fate of the defeated is naturally very tragic, as for the so-called family love.  Basically will not be taken into consideration!

    "Brother Six, apart from the merger of the four countries, is there really no other way?" Li Zhi asked in a dry voice. In the past, he was limited by his vision. He might not be able to see as far as Li Shimin and Li Min, but in doing  After being the emperor for ten years, he has a longer-term vision and sees some things that he could not see before. In addition, he is an emotional person, so he, like Li Min, wants to avoid this kind of thing.  situation occurs.

    "If there was another way, I wouldn't come all the way to find you!" Li Min said helplessly.  In fact, when Li Min proposed the idea of ????merging the four countries, he also took a huge risk. After all, power confuses people. If Li Zhi or Li Ke and others are unwilling to give up their power, it may eventually lead to several brothers turning against each other, or even detonating in advance.  Conflicts between several countries.

    Li Zhi felt extremely heavy after hearing this. Emotionally speaking, he did not want to give up his rights under any circumstances, but rationally he told him that maybe listening to Sixth Brother now is the real solution to the problem.

    "Sixth brother, I want to hear your detailed plan to merge the four countries!" Li Zhi was naturally undecided about such a major matter, so now he wanted to hear Li Min's merger plan.

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

    "It's not passed down from father to son. Sixth brother, do you want to imitate Yao and Shun in abdication?" Li Zhi asked in shock.

    "Of course not!" Li Yin said with a smile, "I plan to select one of our five brothers to become the new emperor after the four countries merge."?'s emperor, and the remaining four will establish a royal council to attract outstanding talents from our descendants into the council for training. When the emperor dies, the royal council will vote to select from the royal family in the council.  A new emperor is elected, and the elected successor cannot be the heir of the previous emperor!  "

    After hearing Li Min¡¯s idea of ??the royal council, Li Zhi was stunned. In any case, he never thought that his sixth brother would have such a weird idea in his mind?

    However, Li Zhi obviously had no confidence in this royal council, and then asked with some suspicion: "Sixth brother, your royal council seems a little unreliable. After all, people have selfish motives, and the emperor holds military and political power in his hands."  With great power, what if he wants to pass the throne to his son and ignores the election results of the council?"

    When Li Min heard this, he laughed and said: "Ninth brother, you asked a good question. I plan to separate the military and political power. The military power belongs to the emperor and the royal council. If the emperor wants to use military power, he must go through  The consent of the Royal Parliament. As for the administrative power, like my Daqi, it belongs to the Prime Minister. Similarly, the appointment and dismissal of the Prime Minister also need to be approved by the Emperor and the Royal Parliament. In addition, the judiciary is independent of the administrative system and supervises the affairs of officials and the Royal Family.  Illegal behavior!¡±

    When Li Zhi heard this, he finally understood what Li Min meant. In fact, according to Li Min's idea, after the merger of the four kingdoms, except for the emperor and the royal council, there was almost no big difference from the current system of Da Qi or Tang Dynasty in other aspects.  , 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 emperor can maintain good quality as much as possible, so as to avoid the kind of stupidity in history.  emperor.

    Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little moved. Although he could not compete with his sixth brother Li Min now, and he was the first emperor after the merger of the four kingdoms, he still held considerable power in his hands. More importantly, he  Yes, if his son strives to compete with the sons of Third Brother, Seventh Brother and 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 Lord of the World.

    Li Min had been observing the changes in Li Zhi's expression, and now seeing Li Zhi's heartbeat, he continued: "In addition, Datang is the birthplace of our brothers, so I think that after the merger of the four kingdoms, the capital can be set in Datang.  Within the Tang Dynasty, but Chang'an is an inland city, a little far away from Daqi and Tianzhu, so I think we can choose a city from the coastal cities of the Tang Dynasty and make it the capital of the new empire, such as Dengzhou, Shanghai or  Guangzhou is a good choice!¡±

    Hearing that Li Min took the initiative to set the capital of the new empire in Datang, Li Zhi had no doubts in his heart. He finally nodded and said: "Brother Six, I understand what you mean. Although I think this idea is too bold, but  But I 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 safer. However, the merger of the four empires involves more than just one issue.  The issue of succession to the throne also involves the integration of the military, the establishment and reorganization of administrative agencies, etc. These are not easy to solve, and there may even be trouble. Sixth brother, are you sure?"

    "Of course I can't do it by myself, but don't I still have brothers like you? Don't forget that I have my share in this world, and you also have your share. My own wisdom is limited, and I will definitely have some shortcomings in some aspects.  So I plan to convince you and Third Brother, and then the five of us will sit down and have a good discussion. With the wisdom of our five emperors, we will definitely come up with a way to merge!" Li Min laughed after hearing this.  road.  Now that he has convinced Li Zhi, he is also confident of convincing 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 to Li Min's idea of ????merging the four countries, but the specific method of merging would have to wait until Li Min convinced Li Ke, Li Yun, and Li Zhen.  In addition, they all need to sit down and have a good chat about how to manage the empire after the merger.

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

    In recent years, Li Zhi has been in poor health sometimes, and Cai'er has helped him handle government affairs. It can be said that she is Li Zhi's most trusted assistant.  However, after Cai'er heard from Li Zhi about her cousin Li Min's idea of ??merging the four countries, she put forward her own different views!  (To be continued)
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