Ten years later

"Go back, someone is waiting for you."

who?Who is talking?Li Yuan looked around in a daze, trying to identify the source of the sound, but found that there was nothing around him.Go back, where do you go?He tried to get up, but there was a sharp pain in the place where his body moved.He woke up from the dream.

The moment Li Yuan opened his eyes, the strange dream just now melted into his mind without leaving any traces.

Li Yuan frowned, as if thinking about why he appeared here.Obviously in his memory, he was still fighting with people on the battlefield in the northern border the last moment, and the bleeding wounds on his abdomen and arms are the best proof. How could he suddenly come to this kind of place—a garden in front of him, and a forest in the distance? Qionglouyuyu, pavilions, towers and pavilions - thousands of miles away from the battlefield, it doesn't even look like being in the north.

Li Yuan was leaning on a rockery, vaguely felt that this place looked familiar, as if he had been there before.Li Yuan struggled to stand up and search around, but as soon as he moved, he pulled the wound.

It really hurts, he thought to himself, this is the first time he has been in such a mess and out of his control after leading the army for more than ten years.

After he moved for a long time, he managed to sit up a little bit and stared into the distance.When his eyes touched the ridge beast on the eaves, Li Yuan couldn't help being startled.

——Nine, the ridge beasts on the eaves directly in front are nine.

In the whole world, only the emperor can have this regulation.

Just as he was about to identify it carefully again, a burst of heavy footsteps came.Li Yuan was seriously injured, and it was impossible to hide his whereabouts at this time.

Sure enough, an angry shout came from behind: "Who trespassed on the palace?"

As soon as these words came out, many imperial guards guarding elsewhere rushed over immediately, and the sound of chaotic footsteps and swords could be heard endlessly for a while.

Li Yuan quickly thought about countermeasures in his heart.In other words, when he was still in a coma, he was taken from the battlefield in the northern border to the capital thousands of miles away, and was even thrown into the forbidden palace.

But why did that person do this?Li Yuan was born in a noble family, armed with a powerful army, and has repeatedly made outstanding achievements. As long as the emperor does not want to tear himself apart at this time, it is impossible to pursue the crime of trespassing on the palace.

But if the emperor thought about it, Li Yuan couldn't help but think again, is it because the emperor was afraid of the military power in his hands, but he didn't dare to commit crimes directly, so he resorted to such shady methods?

If others know that he didn't die in battle, but was shot dead for trespassing, then he won't want his reputation any more.

Unreasonable, Li Yuan immediately denied this idea.In the great battle before coma, the originally agreed reinforcements failed to arrive. He wanted to besiege Dianfu, but instead he was surrounded by Dianfu's army. Can not go back.

If the emperor really couldn't help but attack him, then he didn't have to go through such a lot of trouble, just let him die in battle, let alone attract criticism.

Before he figured out the reason, Li Yuan didn't dare to act rashly, but the guards had already surrounded him, and they obviously didn't recognize him.If Li Yuan didn't say anything, he might be shot dead by these guards in the next moment.

Looking at the feathered arrow that was pointing at him in front of him, Li Yuan smiled and shouted loudly: "I am Li Yuan, the Duke of Cheng, not an assassin."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.Li Yuan took a deep breath, and continued to shout loudly: "The governor of Lingzhou, the general of Fuguo, the Duke of Shangzhu Kingdom, Li Yuan, the minister, has untied the sword, and I am looking for a face-to-face saint."

These two shouts exhausted almost all of Li Yuan's energy. Hearing the whispering voices around him, Li Yuan closed his eyes and searched by his waist. The saber had been lost on the battlefield. It took him a long time to finally find it. The fish charm that can prove his official status.Li Yuan almost exhausted all his strength to barely throw the goldfish amulet out.

One person stepped forward to pick up the fish talisman, said a few words to the person next to him, and released the feather arrow that was originally aimed at Li Yuan.

It seems that the emperor has no plans to kill himself yet, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to say something to the person in front of him, but due to excessive blood loss, he could no longer hold on, and fainted on the ground as soon as his eyes darkened .

In the Hall of Martial Arts, Li Lian had been looking at an official document for a quarter of an hour, and when he was getting a little upset, he heard Zhao Nuo, a member of Zhongshushe who was accompanying him, ask him in a respectful tone: " Your Majesty doesn't need the minister at this time, can the minister go back to the Ministry of Education first?"

Li Lian glanced at him, and patted the official document in his hand in front of him: "What do you do when you go back? Draw up an edict, and ask the Ministry of Industry to send Tuntian doctor and one person in charge, to Henan Road to thoroughly investigate the official village of Yuzhou. Everyone below the governor of Yuzhou will listen to him." Dispatch, those who do not follow can be taken into custody immediately."

Zhao Nuo didn't write immediately.Tuntian doctor is only from the fifth rank, while Yuzhou governor and Biejia are the official positions of the fourth rank and the fifth rank respectively.Li Lian gave the people from the Ministry of Industry such great power this time, which is a bit aggressive no matter what.

He cupped his hands at Li Lian, and said, "Does the lord want to send another court official who can sit in the town, or the people from the Ministry of Industry may not be able to hold down the officials in Yuzhou?"

"No need," Li Lian shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "I want to give people a way of life, but if they insist on refusing to take it, then there will be no one else." regret.

Zhao Nuo served the king for a long time, and he understood Li Lian's intention almost instantly.The emperor knew that the water in Yuzhou was very deep, so he sent people from the Ministry of Industry to throw stones to ask for directions, deliberately making things in Yuzhou worse, so that he could hit it hard with thunder.

But even though such a method has quick results and can serve as a warning to others, but Li Lian planned to kill more than half of the order officials in the state at this time, and it was not the act of a benevolent king.

Zhao Nuo bowed to his superior again, and remonstrated: "Your Majesty's actions will inevitably leave a reputation of tyranny."

Li Lian waved his hand indifferently: "So what? I never thought of being a benevolent monarch, and I don't need to ask for the name of benevolence and righteousness in history books." He showed a very gentle smile at Zhao Nuo, "Could it be that Qing is also with you?" Like everyone else, seeing how young I am in hard labor and resting with the people, do you think I am a soft-hearted person?"

Zhao Nuo sighed in his heart, Your Majesty, before you say you are cruel, you never forget to boast first, which is unprecedented.He knew that Li Lian's mind had been made up, so he didn't persuade him any more. Anyway, the emperor didn't take his advice very much.

As soon as the imperial edict was written, Zhang Xianzhi, the commander of the forbidden army, passed it on and entered the Hall of Wude.

After Zhang Xianzhi finished his ceremony, he reported to Li Lian in a cautious tone: "Your Majesty, someone trespassed in the palace."

"Huh?" Li Lian didn't even look at the person standing below, and said casually, "Just deal with it according to the rules, and why do you need to report to me?"

"Your Majesty, Rong Bing, it's just that man." Sweat dripped from Zhang Xianzhi's forehead. Even though he was well-informed, he was so nervous that he could hardly speak at this time. He saw that Li Lian was obviously a little impatient before continuing. Said, "The man said that he himself is Cheng Guogong... Li Yuan."

Hearing this name, Zhao Nuo shook his hand and confiscated the tip of his pen, leaving a glaring ink mark on the half-drawn edict.He couldn't help raising his eyes to observe Li Lian's expression.

Li Lian fixedly stared at Zhang Xianzhi who was below the steps, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the expression in his amber eyes was indistinguishable.With a low voice, he confronted Zhang Xian almost word for word: "Say it again."

Frightened by Li Lian's unmistakable emperor Tianwei, Zhang Xianzhi lowered his head a little more, took a deep breath, and dared to speak: "His original words are Lingzhou Shangduhu, Fuguo General, Shangzhu Guocheng Guogong, minister Li Yuan, has untied the sword, and especially asks for a face-to-face saint."

"Looking for death," Li Lian stood up from his seat. How could anyone just use the name of the eldest brother?He walked slowly in front of Zhang Xianzhi and asked, "Where is he?"

Only then did Zhang Xianzhi remember to hand over the goldfish talisman: "It's in the inner palace, but he has passed out due to his severe injuries. I dare not do anything, so I came here to ask His Majesty for instructions."

Li Lian took the fish talisman, and said to Zhang Xianzhi very calmly: "Send it to Yanying Hall, and the people from the Imperial Hospital will also go there, and a few more people will watch him. No one is allowed to talk about this matter."

After Zhang Xianzhi withdrew, Li Lian paced around the hall, glanced at Zhao Nuo who had not yet had time to look back, and said with a flick of his sleeve, "You dare to listen to anything, and you are not afraid of dying someday."

Zhao Nuo knew that Li Lian, who was already a little irritable, must be in a bad mood when this happened again.He hurriedly lowered his head to show his loyalty: "The Lord is benevolent, so naturally I am not afraid."

Li Lian walked up to him, smiled, and said to him, "Seeing that you are so curious, why don't you go with me?" Although it was a discussion, the tone of his words did not allow anyone to refute.

Zhao Nuo seemed to realize that he was involved in this matter at this time, and it would definitely not be good for him, so he quickly declined: "The imperial edict that the lord wants, I haven't finished drafting yet."

Li Lian was obviously not prepared to give him a chance to refuse: "No rush, think as you go."

"That person's identity is unknown, the Lord hastily went there, I'm afraid it may be dangerous."

Li Lian didn't say any more, and walked directly outside the hall: "You don't need to say more, I just want to go and see, who has such courage." He dared to use his brother's name.Li Lian thought for a while, but swallowed the second half of the sentence.