Li Yao, who was standing on the city, couldn't figure it out at first.

He had been imprisoned by his imperial brother Li Xi for several months, but the rebels of the Changfeng clan had already arrived in the city.

He put on the Xuanjin armor again, raised his sword and led the only remaining Praetorian Guards to defend the city desperately, but the enemy army was overwhelming, and there was a complete victory in front, and the city was quickly broken under the vigor. He rushed into the palace, only rescued a pair of children of the imperial brother, risked death to break out of the siege and led the remnants of the army into the evil city, he thought that he would gather reinforcements from all over the world, fight back, and will drive out the traitors and regain the lost territory, but so far there is no reinforcement of a soldier or a horse.

The Yushu royal family, the southern Chunyue land that should have been married to the Li royal family for generations, the queen of the Yushu clan died with the emperor, and many royal relatives in the upper capital were killed. Kunwu and Duguang in the west, the kings are all descendants of the Li family, but one said that the north was in turmoil, and the other said that the flood embankment in the territory had burst and the people were struggling to make a living, so it was difficult to mobilize troops to work hard. The rest of the lands were even more silent about the rumors, and Yelu Tuyu, the chief of the Chidan tribe in the northern barbarian land who had been defeated by him many times, led the army to rebel again, and said that the Sheng Dynasty had been destroyed.

Later, Li Yao figured it out, and the anger in his chest burned him painfully, and the red clouds of the remnant sun in the sky reflected his originally red eyes like flames.

For many days, in his dreams, when he was awake, he often revisited or could not help but think of the scene of that night's farewell.

"My brother!" In the firelight, the army broke through the city, and in front of the Zhaoyang Palace, the imperial brother Li Xi shed tears and shouted to him loudly, "Promise me, do everything you can to keep them safe!" Then his brother and his queen jumped resolutely on the tower. Their figures fell like leaves. Li Yao didn't let the children see this.

The elder brother said to protect them, Li Yao knew that with his temperament, maybe he just wanted him to escape with his two children, stay incognito, and live well.

But he knew that if he fled like this, it would not be easy to disappear, and that what awaited them would be destruction. They are the only remaining descendants of the Li royal family, this pair is the only bloodline left by the first emperor, the kings will not allow them to be missing, the nine lands are big, but they have nowhere to hide.

What's more, they are the descendants of the Supreme Li Clan of the Nine Lands, they have the blood of the golden dragon in their bodies, they should not have hid in Tibet when the clan is in danger, but because of this fortunate bloodline, they should take on the responsibility of reviving the glory of the clan and the dynasty.

Brother, I'm sorry, I may be disappointing you again, and I will do everything I can to keep these children safe in my own way, and bring them back what belongs to them and what belongs to the Li family until I die.

Li Yao was both indignant and full of guilt about everything now, but he knew that it was impossible to turn back time, so this sworn insistence was also his atonement for himself, and he did not hesitate to use his liver and brain.

Therefore, he must lead the surviving soldiers of the royal family and Emperor Jun to return to their homeland.

Sometimes when he saw two frightened and mournful children, he felt pain in his heart and felt cruelty, but he had to refuse.

Imperial brother Li Xi often comes to his mind. I especially remember that day he smiled happily in front of him, and frequently raised a bottle to persuade him to drink. Li Xi is rarely like this, he has lived a closed life since he was a child, and the doubts from others and the frequent comparison between him and Li Yao make Li Xi accustomed to dullness and inferiority.

But he was really happy that day. He praised Li Yao, who had taken off his armor and was dressed in a gold wide-sleeved civilian suit, always looking so heroic and heroic. "You are my dearest relative, the half-brother who grew up with me, the pillar of the dynasty who talked with me day and night for many days after I ascended the throne, and you are the prince of the Li family who can finally complete the revival with me......" he said to Li Yao happily.

Li Xi is in charge of civil affairs, Li Yao is in charge of the army, and they discuss each other in case of trouble, and their monarchs and ministers have tacitly divided labor in this way for several years. It is also through Li Yao's rectification over the years that their Longxiang army has strict military discipline and outstanding combat effectiveness. And that time, Li Yao once again fulfilled his mission, leading the army to defeat the Chidan tribe entrenched in the north and unwilling to surrender, and repeatedly attacked the south.

This was Li Yao's third victory over the arrogant Yelu Sudden. The first time he defeated them in the jousting arena, the second time he led the army to defeat the Chidan army attacking south, and beat it back to the barbarian land, and that time, they took the initiative to attack, riding through the steppe and the Gobi, crushing the Chidan tribe and their giant wolf pack in one fell swoop, destroying their lair, and driving them all the way to the corner of desolation, so that he had to swear to surrender, and would not dare to disturb the south for a long time.

"My brother, next, we can let go of our hands and carry out the reform of the lands. What my father didn't do, I believe we can do it! Come, brother, I will respect you again. Li Xi was obviously complacent about the strategy they had already agreed upon, and in the conversation with Li Yao, he didn't even call him a monarch and minister, he said that they were in the same vein, and they were close relatives.

The nearly 1,000-year-old feudal system that originated from the Xuanyuan clan of the previous dynasty has been extended to this day, and the feudal kings of the lands have long been more and more uncontrolled, more like the monarch of one side. This made the rule of the dynasty like a base, and the livelihood of the people in the nine lands was also becoming more and more difficult under the exploitation of the kings and lords, plus the previous emperors were lazy and extravagant, and did not think about rectification, to the point that although their parents had the heart to work hard, they were no longer able to do it, and the burden of revival naturally fell on the shoulders of their generation in the clan, and under the indoctrination from childhood, this mission had already been engraved into their lives.

Li Yao smiled in response, but his consciousness was a little dazed. He looked at Li Xi, who was smiling, and his heart was ape.

In the matter of establishing a prince, several uncles, princes and important ministers all recommended Li Yao, but their father, Emperor Wuzong Li Yan, ruled out public opinion and announced that the successor to the throne must be the eldest son Li Xi according to the ancestral system. He was happy for his brother, but there was something unspeakable in his heart.

At the age of eighteen, he defeated Yelu Tuyu in the martial arts arena of the Hajj of the Dynasties, and all the princes and commoners in the audience cheered for him, and followed Li Xi to call him the sun.

He led the reorganization of the Xuanjin army, rebuilding an already lazy army into the leader of the Nine Lands, with sharp cavalry and brave infantry, with this army, he defeated the Chidan in two consecutive successions, with its powerful cavalry and terrifying giant wolf pack. At the end of this battle, Yelu was suddenly surrounded by groups at the edge of the grassland and at the foot of the Tianling Mountains, and had no power to resist. But Li Yao stopped the attack, marched straight to Yelu's side from the formation, and duel him in the manner of the barbarian land. He left a deep scar on Yeru's face, but spared him not to die, because he knew that if the rules of the steppe were broken, the people of the steppe would die like a mustard. Jerod suddenly bowed before him and promised to lead his people to submit and never to do it again. Tens of thousands of Longxiang cavalry behind Li Yao shouted Commander Shenwu together, and the shouts resounded through the grassland and the clouds.

He made a name for himself. The sleek and scheming look was sneering in front of him and whispered: "King Yao, the capable are on top, the people's hearts are wanted, and it is a good thing to serve the country and the people." The minister is willing to set an example. The words "escaped slave" were clearly visible on both sides of his cheeks, and his round and fair-skinned face was full of oil.

But Li Yao's heart was moved. He knew that if it weren't for the elders, the dragon seat should be his. In the face of his philanthropic but mediocre brother, he almost had an impulse, just like they discuss state affairs on weekdays, to speak out frankly and tell him that if it were him, he could do better, let the capable prevail, and the road to revival could go faster and better.

But he naturally can't say that he can only bury this thought deep as always.

"Why did you do this?" A few months later, Emperor Li Xi, dressed in a golden dragon robe, stood in front of him and questioned him, looking at him with extremely disappointed eyes.

For months, he did not accept the hints and encouragements of the Dark, but he did not refuse.

Huang Yong said: "On the day of the sacrifice to the sky, King Yao led the elite of the forbidden army to control the palace, read brotherhood, no need to do it, the minister voluntarily led a hundred officials to persuade my emperor to give way, with my emperor's temperament, King Yao will be able to ascend the dragon throne without blood." ”

He said silently, and presented his crown clothes. Li Yao didn't refuse, but just let him go aside. When he left, he stared at the crown for a long time.

He entered the Zhaoyang Palace as before, but in the empty hall, only the emperor faced him and looked at him.

"Why are you doing this?" Emperor Li Xi's eyes were full of disappointment. As soon as his words fell, a large number of guards poured in, surrounding Li Yao.

"I didn't do anything, I was a fool. Li Yao looked at Li Xi from the gap in the crowd and said.

"I don't believe you have different intentions, he just tried to test me a little. You have prepared the Long Xiang Army and left behind the crown clothes, although you have not done anything now, you have done it countless times in your heart. You'll always do it. ”

The sorrow of the human heart lies in this, and before they know it, there has already been a huge rift between their siblings.

Li Yao no longer argued, Li Xi was right, no matter whether he had done anything or not, he had done it countless times in his heart.

"Brother," Li Yao raised his head, looked at the dragon seat high in the hall with his fierce eyes, and said, "This dragon seat, I sit more appropriately." ”

"Is the dragon really more important than brotherhood to you and my brother?" he saw Li Xi's black eyes flash with tears.

"It's more than just a seat, and for more suitable people to sit, our dreams can come true faster. Brother, I know you've been very tired, maybe letting go can free you. He said ruthlessly.

In the cold wind on the city wall at dusk, he was cold and bitter. Whenever he felt pain, Yingli would come to his mind.

Yingli stood in front of him closely, gentle and graceful, fragrant.

Her beauty seems to be out of the world, her skin is like condensation, ice and jade, she does not apply luxurious makeup, but she is haunted by a temperament that is difficult to reach in gold and jade. She doesn't move, she doesn't smile, but she is also gentle and soft, and her beautiful eyes are always crystal like tears, which is unforgettable when you see it. Yingli is his love.

But he didn't have time to take her out of Shangdu. "I'm sorry, Yingli, I left you there alone......"

Li Yao had her heart, and it was only then that she filled the part of softness that was always missing in her hard heart.

"Yingli, I didn't feel tired, but I was scared, afraid that there would be no one around, that the night, the wind, the tide, and the tide would swallow me up, that I would swallow me up. On the eve of being imprisoned, Li Yao looked at Yingli and said in a low voice what he would never say.

Yingli didn't speak, slowly sat down beside him, caressed his cheeks with both hands, looked at him tenderly, and then gently took him into his chest.

Li Yao hugged her tightly and buried his head in her arms. Her warmth, her softness, her fragrance, dissolved him, and he inhaled deeply, closed his eyes, and willingly let himself sink into them.

When he opened his eyes, everything changed.

He sat in the cold cell with his back against the door, avoiding his face behind him.

Li Xi stared at him with his hands hanging down and a low expression across the cell. There were only two of them in the cell.

Then Li Xi also sat down next to him with his back against the prison door, and the two of them turned their backs to each other like this. Silence permeated the entire space.

I don't know who let out a sigh first.

"My brother, do you really, want to be this emperor so much?" Li Xi's voice trembled slightly.

Li Yao pulled the corners of his mouth and chuckled, but did not speak. Succeed in the king, and sure enough, the same is true between brothers.

"We haven't fought since we were children, even if there is such a useless brother, you have always protected me. Li Xiwu said intermittently to the blank space in front of him.

"I never thought we'd be ......like this," Ms. Li said.

"I thought about it for a long time, you are right, you will do better than me, why can't it be you......" Li Xi said.

"Your reorganized Longxiang army has defeated Fusang, and when they are triumphant, I will announce the Nine Lands and give way to your ......"

"My brother, you're right, I should have let it go a long time ago, and it wouldn't have been our brother ...... here."

Li Yao turned his head to look at his brother beside him, and through the prison door, he saw that Li Xi's cheeks were already full of tears.

Li Yao's eyes also became blurry, his brows were tightly locked, and his heart was furrowed to the point of pain. After that small victory, the Longxiang army was crushed like a mountain, until almost the entire army was wiped out, and the capital was broken.

The red glow in front of him burned fiercely, and suddenly turned into the sky-high fire in the palace of Shangdu, and he seemed to be able to see from afar on the tower that was almost engulfed in flames, his brother stared at him with tears and expectations, and then he took his queen and jumped resolutely. Their figures fell from the tower like leaves.

Li Yao, who was standing tall, couldn't help but clench the hilt of the knife he was carrying, his heart ached, cold sweat leaked out of his armor, he gritted his teeth and thought resolutely, no, I will never allow my relatives to be hurt again, and I will never allow the Li dynasty's dynasty to collapse!