Ten years later

But Li Yuan didn't respond, Li Lian could only watch as Li Yuan stood up from the chief seat and walked behind him.He thought that his brother was going to leave like this and never see him again.He was so frightened that he wanted to get up and chase immediately, but he heard a soft voice coming from not far behind: "Turn around!"

He didn't know why, but he still turned to the direction where his elder brother was, and saw his elder brother frowning again, and said to him: "Sit upright, keep your back straight."

Li Lian did not dare to disobey at all, and straightened his back that was already straight.In this way, his sitting posture became more correct.

Only then did Li Yuan smile again, stepped back a few steps, lifted his robe, and knelt down in front of him.

"Brother, get up," Li Lian was so shocked that he immediately changed from sitting to kneeling, and only then did he understand why his brother asked him to turn around.Elder brother Cai just now occupies the main seat facing south, while he faces north.Now my elder brother wants to surrender to him in the north.His tone became unnatural due to anxiety, "Lian can't bear your gift at all."

"Sit back," Li Yuan's voice was not loud, but his tone could not be refuted, "The emperor should be worshiped by all people."

"Go back." Seeing Li Lian's refusal to leave, Li Yuan repeated, "You sit down, and I'll get up after worshiping. If you don't go back, we'll be wasting our time like this."

Li Lian was well aware of his elder brother's uncompromising temperament, so he didn't dare to be stubborn any longer, so he straightened his sitting posture.

He clasped his thighs tightly with both hands, tried to calm his voice, watched his elder brother salute himself, and said slowly: "The former governor of Zhou Lingzhou, the general of Fuguo, and the Duke of Shangzhu Guocheng , Your Majesty, Li Yuan, pay homage to Your Majesty, and wish to serve Your Majesty as Lord."

As soon as Li Yuan's words fell, he quickly got up and helped his brother up.

The two walked to the side of the couch and sat down side by side.The ups and downs were too frustrating, and it took Li Lian a long time to feel himself recovering, and said to Li Yuan, "Brother, it really doesn't have to be like this."

From the bottom of his heart, he wanted his brother to do whatever he wanted.If the elder brother doesn't want to recognize him, then it's fine if he doesn't recognize him, if he doesn't want to be involved in the new court, then he's fine, as long as the elder brother is happy in everything.He never expected that his elder brother would directly surrender to him.

"Your Majesty's appearance, is it because you don't believe in the loyalty of an old man from the past?" Seeing Li Lian's dazed look, Li Yuan couldn't help but want to tease him. He was very close to Li Lian, and his deep voice reached Li Lian. In Lian's ears, it was like the sound of heaven, "Since you have accepted the order of heaven and Zen and ascended the throne, you are orthodox. How can I deny you as the lord."

Seeing that Li Lian still didn't believe it, he added: "What's more, when did I say that you did something wrong, and you have been bullied so far, how can you not want to fight back?"

He is loyal, but it is definitely not the foolish loyalty that the king wants to kill himself, but he can still thank him.Since the previous dynasty was unjust, and Li Lian is the ruler of the world, and he has done nothing wrong, he should serve as the new master.

Besides, Li Lian was the younger brother who was brought up by himself, how could he leave Li Lian alone.

"Thank you brother." Li Lian finally understood Li Yuan's intention, and thanked him softly.After a long time, he asked Li Yuan as if remembering something: "I heard from the medical officer that your injury has scabbed over."

"Yes, I discovered it this morning." Li Yuan nodded and admitted, "I don't want to know why. However, there are too many things in this world without a reason. If you can't figure it out, don't bother thinking about it."

Li Lian understood that his elder brother was talking to him, and his silence was strange, but now, except for Ming Mingtian's accident, he could no longer explain what happened to his elder brother.

He reluctantly suppressed his superfluous thoughts, and asked Li Yuan with some expectations: "Will brother go to the grand court meeting in the future?"

Li Yuan was not interested in this, and directly rejected him: "No."

Eager to show his brother but was rejected, Li Lian lowered his tone and asked again: "Brother, do you want to meet your old friends, like General Shen Huan, and your old department back then, and...?"

Li Yuan thought for a while, and replied: "There is no rush."

Both proposals were rejected, and Li Lian asked again without giving up: "Mr. Lin is coming to Beijing soon, do you want to see him?"

"Ziqing?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and he replied without hesitation, "I want to see you."