Seeing Li Yun's puzzled look, Li Zhen groaned slightly, and then said: "Seventh brother, our brothers are not outsiders, and I will say some things directly." ”

When Li Zhen said this, she stretched out her finger and dipped it in the soup, and wrote the words '嫡' and '庶' on the table, and then said: "Our Tang Dynasty has always passed on the heirs but not the concubines, although this rule is not unbreakable, for example, if the sixth brother does the step, the father is eager to pass the throne to him, but the sixth brother is not interested in the throne, so it is the turn of Lao Jiu." ”

"Eighth brother, don't talk nonsense!" Hearing Li Zhen say it so bluntly, Li Yun was taken aback, although everyone knows these things, but they just know it in their hearts, and they must not be declared, especially the identities of the two of them, let alone discuss this kind of thing.

However, Li Zhen waved her hand nonchalantly and said: "Seventh brother, you are just timid, now that Lao Jiu has sat on the throne of the crown prince, what can we do if we say a few words?" Besides, our concubines have long since lost their chances, and with the example of the sixth brother, I am not uncommon to that throne! ”

Li Yun smiled bitterly after hearing this, he knew that his eighth brother had always been bold, and he had no scruples at all when he spoke, but Li Zhen did have this capital, not to mention anything else, just his maternal Yan family is amazing, especially Yanbei is still the henchman of the sixth brother Li Su, with the help of the sixth brother, now the Yan family has become one of the largest industrial and commercial owners in the Tang Dynasty, there are more than 100,000 people who rely on the Yan family to eat, and ordinary people dare not offend at all, so Li Zhen has this confidence.

After Li Zhen finished saying the above words, she suddenly looked around. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Seventh brother, our brothers must have no chance of the throne. But as husbands, we can't be so mediocre. Now the sixth brother has shown us a clear way, but the younger brother feels a little lonely, so it is better for our brothers to join forces and make a career overseas! ”

Li Zhen said this, and there were two essences in his eyes, since the last time he went to Taiwan with Li Su, Li Zhen suddenly discovered that overseas is not a wild place, but some places are richer than the Central Plains. However, in these places of great abundance, they are occupied by the lazy natives, and these natives have very low combat effectiveness, as long as they overcome the harsh environment of the local area, then he has the confidence to sweep away the natives with an army.

And after Li Yun heard Li Zhen's words, the chopsticks in his hand fell down all of a sudden, and the whole person was even more dumbfounded, although he knew that Li Zhen was very bold, but he didn't expect it anyway. Li Zhen actually wanted to take the sixth brother as an example and also embarked on the road of opening up outward, and now she wants to pull herself along.

Seeing that his timid seventh brother was stunned by himself, Li Zhen patted Li Yun's shoulder across the table. He said with a smile: "Seventh brother, I know that you have always been cautious, and you have no ambitions. However, we are from a royal family, so we should naturally have a royal bearing. Not to mention the ninth brother, it was his luck that he could take over his father's throne. As for the sixth brother, we don't dare to compare, and we can't compare, but the sixth brother pointed out a clear way for us, that is, to use our own strength to expand the territory, not to mention anything else, when we occupy a piece of territory overseas, and then be a carefree overseas prince, isn't it much better than staying in Datang and looking at people's faces? ”

And Li Yun was also shocked when he heard this, Li Zhen's last few words really touched him, ordinary people may think that these princes are clothed and fed, and they hug each other before going out, which seems to be very beautiful, but they have hardships and know that when Li Shimin is here, they can still live well as sons, but if Li Zhi ascends the throne in the future, then their lives will not be easy, and even if there is even a little carelessness, it is likely to lead to death.

In fact, the relationship between Li Zhen, Li Yun and Li Zhi is not bad, even if Li Zhi sits on the throne of the crown prince, he often plays with the two of them, and he does not want to distance himself from them, which shows that Li Zhi is also a person who values affection. But now is now, when Li Zhi sits on the throne, family affection will definitely become fragile in front of the throne.

With Li Yun's shrewdness, coupled with the mention in Li Zhen's words, he can understand the above truths, and he also knows that his mother is from a humble background, and there is no character on the maternal side at all, which Li Zhen is much stronger than him, and the Yan family behind the family is a big force, even if Li Zhi wants to move Li Zhen in the future, he will weigh it. And he is helpless, to say something unpleasant, when he doesn't even have the power to protect himself, others can knead as much as they want.

Thinking of this, Li Yun's face also became a little ugly, and at the same time, he was also a little moved by Li Zhen's proposal in his heart, he was also very clear about Li Zhen's overseas affairs in the past few years, and he also knew that those natives were still in the period of drinking blood, not to mention the army of the Tang Dynasty, even the armies of the surrounding vassal countries were stronger than those natives, if he and Li Zhen could really have an army, then it should not be difficult to lay down a piece of territory overseas.

However, Li Yun's age is older after all, and he is more thoughtful about things, so he suddenly frowned and said: "Eighth brother, sixth brother is not so good, don't look at the sixth brother who has destroyed several countries outside and laid down such a large territory, but the sixth brother has accumulated a lot of financial and material resources before, and later received the strong support of his father, he can draw a lot of manpower from our Datang, and it is precisely because of these that the sixth brother will achieve so great achievements, but now we have no one to do, and we don't need much money, So even if we have the heart to learn from the sixth brother, I'm afraid we don't have that power! ”

Li Zhen was also stunned after hearing this, he didn't think about it so much, he always felt that as long as he had an army, then everything else was not a problem, but now that he thought about it carefully, it was not enough to have an army, after all, the soldiers in the army were also people, and they also needed logistics supplies, and weapons had to be replaced if they were broken.

However, Li Zhen quickly thought of a way, and said with a smile: "Seventh brother, listen to the meaning of your words, it seems that you agree with what I just said, as for what financial and material resources and other messy things, let's not consider these for the time being, I only know that Sixth Brother said that the outside world is respected by the strong, and the most important thing for us now is that our siblings must have an army that obeys our orders, as for other things, I believe that Sixth Brother will definitely help us." ”

Hearing Li Zhen say this, Li Yun couldn't cry or laugh, although he believed that the sixth brother Li Su was a person, but in this kind of big thing, no one knew how much the sixth brother could help them? However, since Li Zhen said so, he couldn't refute it, so he had to discuss with Li Zhen how to organize an army of his own?

In fact, the army is really not too difficult for Li Zhen and Li Yun, first of all, they all have their own royal guards, although the number of guards is only 1,000 people, but as long as they do not rebel, the army of 1,000 people is completely under their command, and with this 1,000 people as a foundation, buy a group of strong slaves, and then train them, it is a very good army.

It's just that there is a problem in the first place, that is, their army must not be in Datang, otherwise it will definitely be played, saying that they are raising private soldiers and intending to rebel and so on. Therefore, if Li Zhen and Li Yun want to form an army, they must not be placed in the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the army also needs generals at all levels, which is a relatively easy problem for Li Zhen and Li Yun to solve, because they have been studying in a military academy and have many classmates and friends.

I am afraid that Li Shimin did not expect that the military academy he set up at the beginning of listening to Li Su's advice would become a place for his sons to dig their corners. Speaking of which, most of the cadets in the military academy are from the army, and a considerable number of them are from the civilian sector, they are influenced by the outside world, and they have heard a lot about Li Su's affairs overseas, so they also have a little desire in their hearts, and it is precisely because of this that when Li Zhen and Li Yun recruited these people, they were also very relaxed, and soon gathered a group of people to join them, and these people will also be the basis for them to form the army.

And just when the brothers Li Yun and Li Zhen were ambitious and began to form their own army, in the Taiji Palace Lizheng Palace, Li Zhi, who had already secured the position of the crown prince, was faced with a choice.

"Queen Mother, the sons are now concentrating on their studies, and they also have to learn government affairs from their fathers and ministers, and they really don't want to be distracted, so can the matter of establishing the crown princess be postponed for the time being?" Li Zhi bowed and said cautiously, but in front of him, Empress Eldest Sun sat there with a little unhappiness on her face.

"Pheasant slave, you are already sixteen years old, and you are also the current crown prince, it is time to find a crown princess!" Empress Eldest Sun said again with a calm face. In order to persuade her son to get married, Empress Changsun didn't bother to speak, but I don't know what the reason is, Li Zhi just didn't agree, which made Empress Changsun a little annoyed.

Li Zhi was also startled when he saw that his mother was unhappy, and after hesitating for a moment, he still insisted: "Queen Mother, the sons really don't want to get married, and my father also advocates that women get married after the age of eighteen, I am only sixteen, and I don't want to marry a woman two years older than me, so let's wait for another two years!" ”

"Hmph, okay, if you don't want to, then let your father tell you personally!" Empress Eldest Sun was really angry, and after speaking, she turned her face away and ignored her son. This made Li Zhi very helpless, so he had to come forward to curry favor again and again, and finally let Empress Changsun's face soften a little, but she still insisted that Li Shimin force Li Zhi to marry.

After Li Zhi left the Lizheng Palace, he remembered his mother's insistence on marrying him, but he sighed, but then he thought of one more thing, and then a bright smile appeared on his face, and he left the Taiji Palace quickly, and then beat his horse and ran out of the city. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )