Chapter 1370: Retreat
"Big brother, what do you mean......" Li Jin heard that Li An actually let himself temporarily conceal the news of finding Australia, which made him stunned for a moment, after all, although the discovery of Australia is happy, but after all, it is only a land far away from the Tang Dynasty, and a large part of this land is not suitable for human habitation, in comparison, the big islands in the South China Sea are more valuable than Australia.
"Second brother, tell me honestly, have you ever had any other thoughts when you have been in charge of the navy for so many years?" Li An did not answer Li Jin's words, but asked again with a solemn face.
"Big ...... Big brother, why do you ask that? Li Jin was suddenly asked such a sensitive question by Li An, and he couldn't help but be taken aback at the moment, and then his face was a little unnatural and forced a smile.
"You look me in the eye and answer me, don't lie!" At this time, Li An stepped forward and stared at Li Jin's eyes and said, there are some things that he is inconvenient to ask in front of his father, so he waited until now to speak.
"I ......" Li Jin seemed to want to deny it at this time, but he opened his mouth but still couldn't say it.
"Second brother, I know that you have been assertive since you were a child, and you have always been unwilling to live under others, if you have been staying in Chang'an, it will be fine, but you are in charge of an army overseas, and you don't even have anyone to contain you, in this case, it is normal for you to have any other thoughts, and the reason why I asked you this is not to report anything to Your Majesty, just to know in your heart, so as to make plans for our Li family in the future!" Seeing Li Jin's hesitation, Li An also took a long breath and said again.
Hearing the words of the eldest brother, I saw that Li Jin also showed a little wry smile at this time, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke: "Okay, since you have said this, big brother, then I won't hide it, in the years overseas, if I don't have any other thoughts, I'm afraid you don't believe it, big brother, but I can swear to God, although I want to think about it, but I have never actually done anything, and I have never thought of betraying Datang!" ”
Seeing Li Jin admitting it, Li An breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, he felt that it was normal for Li Jin to have such thoughts, especially when there was a more uneasy Wu Mingkong beside him, but just now he was worried that Li Jin would not confess to himself, which would only make the relationship between the two brothers unfamiliar, but fortunately, Li Jin did not disappoint him.
"Second brother, it's inconvenient for me to say this in front of my father just now, but we have a father in our family, and there are two of us and other brothers and sisters, thanks to my father's education, although the people of our Li family dare not say that they are all pillars, but they also have some achievements, which also makes the influence of our Li family increase day by day, but people have no foresight, there must be near-term worries, I am worried that I will ...... in the future" Li An said at the end, but suddenly stopped and stopped talking, and his brows had already wrinkled into a pimple.
Li Jin is the smartest of Li Xiu's children, and when he heard Li An's words, he naturally understood what he meant, and he couldn't help but be shocked at the moment: "What do you mean, big brother...... Do you want to leave a way back for our Li family? ”
"Yes, although my father is far away from the court, but he has made countless amazing achievements for our Tang Dynasty, when the emperor was alive, no one could match the merits of his father, and his majesty is now a student of his father, which makes his father's prestige unparalleled, as for you and me, both of them have performed well, and one article and one martial arts have supported the burden of the family, but if it continues to develop according to this trend, what do you think our Li family will become?" Li An nodded first, and then said earnestly.
Li An is Li Xiu's eldest son, and he has performed well, to put it mildly, if Li Xiu dies, he will be the head of the Li family, and even Li Jin has to listen to him, so for the future of the family, Li An has to think more.
"The family! My father has been fighting with the family for a lifetime, but if our family continues to develop like this, our family will only become a new family, maybe Your Majesty will not do anything to our family for the time being for the sake of your father's affection, but Your Majesty still has sons and grandsons, and no one dares to guarantee that our Li family will be able to stand forever. Li Jin also showed a somewhat bitter expression at this time.
"Yes, our Li family, the eldest grandson family, etc., if we allow this to develop, we will only become a new family in the end, and the Tang Dynasty will not allow the emergence of a new family, and it will inevitably be suppressed by the imperial court at that time, and we don't have a deep foundation like the five surnames and seven hopes, and it will only bring disaster to the family at that time, so I have to find a few ways to retreat for our Li family." Li An also sighed at this time.
Li An and Li Zhi are friends and courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, so they shouldn't have such thoughts, but people are selfish, not to mention that Li Xiu's father and son are both family-oriented people, so when the family is threatened by the imperial power, he also has to make a choice.
"I understand what the eldest brother meant, although the newly discovered continent is not as good as the Americas, but listening to my father's introduction, it is also a good place, especially all kinds of minerals are very rich, I began to lay out there after I went back, if there is really a change in the future, we will move there!" Li Jin also nodded at the moment.
"Very good, I'm relieved that this matter will be handed over to you, and Mingkong is stronger than both of us, you can also ask her for her opinion when you go back." Li An spoke again at this time, although Wu Mingkong is a woman, but he is their father's most outstanding student, Li Jinneng has developed the navy to this point, and there is also Wu Mingkong's credit behind it.
"I understand that Mingkong's insight and courage are above me, and we will discuss it when we go back, but this matter must be kept secret, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve any results in a short period of time." Li Jin finally said with some worries, since he wants to keep it secret, he can't do it with great fanfare, so I'm afraid it will take a long time to arrange Australia as the back road of the Li family.
"It doesn't matter, it's just one of our back roads, it's really not good, and my aunt has also laid down a vast land in the Americas over the years, and has quietly moved a lot of people to live, I heard that it has almost become the second Tang Dynasty, of course, it is better to go to others than to have a place that you can fully control." Li An spoke again at this time, although the Americas are good, they are not his own place after all, so he does not want to go to the Americas unless he has no choice.
Li Jin also nodded again when he heard this, and then the two discussed some details, and then Li An asked Li Jin to go back, but just as Li Jin just turned around, he suddenly stopped again, and then turned around again and said: "Big brother, I think Cousin Chengqian may have the same thought!" ”