Hearing Li Zhi's question, Li Yan did not rush to answer, but made a hand gesture to him for a while. Then he turned his head and asked the boss lady: "Boss, I heard that your store is a time-honored brand,

I don’t know how many years have you opened?”

The boss lady who was cutting beef and mutton heard Li Yan’s question and replied without raising her head: “Actually, it’s not a time-honored brand. At the beginning, we had to count from my grandfather’s grandfather, but at that time, the grandfather was

He set up a stall in Luoyang. Later, when we were in our grandfather's generation, we moved our family to Chang'an. At that time, it was still the former Sui Dynasty, and Chang'an was also called Daxing. My grandfather relied on the savings of his grandfather, and then he settled down.

Such a store has been passed down to our couple. It is only three generations, and it has been less than a hundred years since we added together.”

After hearing the boss's wife's words, Li Yan smiled and said, "The boss's wife is too harsh. The city of Chang'an has been built for less than a hundred years. If the shops in the city are discussed, there is probably no one that can be older than your store. Therefore,

In this Chang'an city, it is also a time-honored brand. In addition, the situation in the Tang Dynasty is so good now. When your son, grandson and great-grandson inherit this family business, they will definitely become the best century-old store in Chang'an!”

Hearing Li Yan's praise, the boss's wife was also happy, especially thinking that the reputation of her store has been made. If she can maintain the current situation, then in a few decades, her store will really become.

It is a century-old store. By the time, with this brand, as long as the skills of their descendants are not too bad, they will be able to have no worries about food and clothing.

Li Zhi next to him heard the sixth brother and the boss’s wife discussing the issue of a century-old store, but he was confused and couldn’t understand what the profound meaning of Li Yan’s move was?

But just when Li Zhi was puzzled, Li Yan suddenly turned his head and sighed at him, "Ninth brother, a small shop still wants to pass on it for a hundred years. Then he will benefit his descendants, how long do you think we can pass on our country for inheritance for our country forever.

?”

Although Li Yan's questioning sound was soft, but hearing Li Zhi's ears was like a thunderbolt, and his mind could not turn around for a moment. This was not Li Zhi's slow reaction, after all, no one expected it.

Li Yan was talking to a woman in the city about a century-old store, but now she suddenly jumped to the inheritance of the two countries. This kind of thinking jump was too big, and anyone would be unable to make a turn.

After a while, Li Zhi woke up from his brain. Then he looked up at the boss lady who was still busy, and then whispered: "Sixth Brother, now my Tang Dynasty occupied East Asia and Central Asia, and then went on.

Developing towards the extremely cold land in the north, the Great Qi occupied the Pacific coast and also entered the Americas. The Seventh Brother and the Bald Brother occupy India, and the Tigers look at the African continent, let alone the Third Brother. The Mediterranean Empire has also been in annexation of Europe, and it can be said that the whole world is

We have all divided up. As long as we brothers support each other, we can naturally pass on our inheritance for generations!”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Li Yan stared at his eyes with a smile, and had not spoken for a long time. Li Zhi's whole body was furrowed by him, and his heart was also a little weak. Because his answer to Li Yan just now was not what he really thought.

, it can even be said to be a bit perfunctory.

Just when Li Zhi felt that he was about to apologize under Li Yan's eyes, Li Yan suddenly said, "Ninth brother, you are indeed much older than you did. But Brother Six rushed to Chang'an thousands of miles away.

I don’t want to listen to your perfunctory words, but to listen to your heartfelt words!”

Li Zhi was also a little embarrassed when he heard his lying so bluntly. In addition, he finally guessed what Li Yan wanted. Therefore, he thought for a moment and finally said openly: "Liu Brother, the whole world has already

We are divided up by our four empires. Although there are still big foods and Persia and other countries that have not been destroyed, they either depend on us or survive in the cracks between our empires. Therefore, there is almost no power outside our four empires.

Subvert our rule!”

When Li Zhi said this, he looked up at the boss lady behind the counter and found that the other party was still busy and did not pay attention to them at all. Then he continued: "But as the saying goes, Xiao Yun is causing trouble. Although there is no threat outside our brothers, it is also

This makes the competition between our four empires increasingly fierce, and this kind of competition inevitably leads to conflicts. For example, last time my brother and I had a fight. Sometimes I am also worried, if this is the case

The accumulated contradictions suddenly erupt, and the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Hearing that Li Zhi finally expressed his thoughts to him, Li Yan also smiled. He took out his wallet from his arms to pay the bill, and then said to Li Zhi: "Let's go, let's go to Qujiangchi for a walk.

Turn, I have been hiding some words in my heart for ten years, and it is time to talk to you!”

"Ten years!" Li Zhi was shocked. Ten years ago, it was when their father Li Shimin passed away. That means, the sixth brother should have expected the current situation at that time, but he didn't know that he could be, who had always been very wise.

Can the conflicts between the four empires be resolved?

The Qujiang River Drink in Qujiang Pool is one of the eight scenic spots in Chang'an, and the scenery by the pool is beautiful, especially in the spring and autumn every year, a large number of scholars and even ordinary people gather here to visit. However, now

It was the twelfth lunar month, and the water in the pool had already frozen, and the green trees beside the pool had turned into dead trees, and there was no scenery to see. Therefore, when Li Yan and Li Zhi came to the Qujiang Pool, there was not even a single tourist around.

Li Yan and Li Zhi came to a pavilion where they could shelter the wind. The guards next to them immediately brought a small stove, and there were also a kettle and tea set. After the two of them sat down, the water quickly opened. Li Zhi stood up and brewed tea.

Then pour tea for both Li Yan and himself.

Li Yan sipped the tea before he spoke, "Ninth brother, do you still remember what his father said when he passed away?"

When Li Zhi heard Li Yan mention this, he sighed and said, "Father, let us remember that no matter what happens, we will always be brothers!"

"That's right!" At this time, Li Yan said with a solemn expression, "My father had long expected the development of the world pattern and knew that in this world, we are the only things that can threaten our four empires, so he doesn't

I hope to see the day when our brothers are crippled together, so he entrusted me to coordinate and resolve the conflicts between the four countries before his death, but my father was wrong!”

"Wrong?" Li Zhi was a little surprised, not knowing what Li Yan said meant?

Li Yan sipped the tea again, then gently put down the tea cup and said, "The father is indeed wrong. He saw that there would definitely be conflicts between the four empires, but he only thought of letting me mediate it, but he forgot it.

, I myself represent one of the four great empires. I may be able to mediate once or twice, but if I have too many times, I will inevitably be suspicious of you. In the end, it may not only fail to mediate the conflict between you, but even myself.

They may fall into it, which is why I have watched frequent conflicts between countries over the past few years, but except for the time between you and the eighth brother, I rarely pay attention to anything else!"

After hearing this, Li Zhi pondered for a moment, then sighed and said, "So that's it. I said, "With your personality, how could you let so many conflicts happen between us over the years without finding a way to solve them?"

Thinking of you, you have your own difficulties!”

Li Zhi has been the emperor for ten years and is no longer the young boy he used to be. And he also knew very clearly that if the conflicts between the four empires were allowed to accumulate in this way, they could only be resolved by war in the end. Of course, this war

It may come very late, at least not before their brothers died, but fifty years later, one hundred years later, two hundred years later? No one is sure that their descendants will still take care of each other's attention.

And once the war breaks out, no matter who loses or wins, it will not be a good thing!

At this time, Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Brother Ninth, do you really treat me as a god? I can think of some things to solve, but some things cannot be solved at all, such as between our four empires

Some contradictions seem to be very problematic and seem to be easily solved, but that is only a treatment of symptoms but not the root cause. If you want to completely solve the problems of the four empires, you must find the fundamental reason so that you can get it done once and for all."

"The fundamental reason?" Li Zhi seemed very interested when he heard this. He also put down the teacup in his hand and asked, "Brother Six, you think, the fundamental problem is that there are so many conflicts in our four empires.

Where is it?"

Li Yan knew that Li Zhi would ask this, so he seemed no surprise. However, he did not answer Li Zhi directly, but asked back: "Ninth brother, don't rush to ask me, I really want to know now.

, What do you think about this fundamental reason?”

Li Zhi used to think about how to coordinate the relationship between several countries, but he never thought about the fundamental reason for the conflict between several countries. Therefore, after hearing Li Yan's rebellious question, he was stunned for a moment and began to think quickly in his mind.

After a long time, Li Zhi raised his head and smiled helplessly at Li Yan and said, "Sixth Brother, you really stumped me. I really can't think of the fundamental reason for the conflict between our four countries, and the more I want it

The more I think it is almost impossible to completely eliminate the conflicts between the four countries, unless the four countries are merged into one country!”

As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, he heard a cheerful laughter from Li Yan. Then Li Yan looked aloud and said with a serious expression: "Why can't you? You have already thought of the answer, and you want to be thorough.

There is only one way to resolve the conflict between the four empires, that is, merge the four countries into one, which is why I came to find you!"

After hearing this, Li Zhi was frightened and stood up from the stool, then stared at Li Yan with horror, and his lips trembled, "Liu... Brother Liu, are you crazy? How is this possible?" (Unfinished
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