I have a backstage in Datang

When the seven kinds of magic medicines that can cure children's diseases were brought out, almost all the families regretted them deeply. Unfortunately, they were not qualified because they were outdated.

However, it is not absolutely unqualified.

Ladies still remember that night, when Gu Tianya and Li Shimin jointly announced something: "If you want to be eligible to buy the magic medicine, you must exchange it with merit..."

Where does merit come from?

Why do you have to force each family to make meritorious deeds.

Now, ladies finally realize...

Since ancient times, driving people with profit is far better than suppressing people with power. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty gave his nephew ten states, but currently only Yunzhou and Tanzhou belong to his own land. As for the remaining eight states, they are completely It's a reward like a cake.

If the Gu family wants to obtain these eight states, they have to find a way to expand the territory by themselves. Expansion of the territory is not something that can be done casually. Countless kills in the sea of ​​blood.

The Gu family is a small family, and the Detachment of Women is already preparing to return to the royal family, so it is very difficult to expand the territory, even if it succeeds, it will suffer heavy losses.

Therefore, Gu Tianya chose to drive people away with profit!

How did he drive it?

Purchasing magic medicine with meritorious deeds is a means.

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"Understood, my concubine finally understands now! No wonder my man left in a hurry last night, and he had a serious expression on his face when he was about to leave. At that time, he had an evil spirit on him, very much like the way he used to look before every time he went to the battlefield. The concubine was still confused at first, and couldn't figure out what the doorway was, but now I finally understand, it turns out that my man is going to work hard..."

"Oh, it's the same at my house! When I went out last night, I took a look at me from a distance. I didn't say much, and I just told me a few words. One sentence was: 'When the baby tiger is baptized on the full moon tomorrow, don't forget to give us a gift. The family has already prepared the gift.' The other sentence is to comfort me: 'Daughter-in-law, don't worry, let's go to the battlefield to fight some meritorious deeds.' After saying these two words, I left without looking back."

"You two are fine. My husband is only a county lord, and he has not yet reached the peak of his title. Even if he is desperate, he has a reason to do his best. But my family is already a duke of the state. He can enjoy wealth even if he never goes to the battlefield again in this life, but he Last night, I hurried out of the house too, and the ruthless self-sacrifice from the past reappeared on my face. I was puzzled at the time, but now I understand. It turns out that my man also wanted to fight for meritorious deeds, and then exchanged meritorious deeds for Gu's magic medicine qualifications."

"It's not just as simple as the magic medicine, otherwise why do all the men choose to fight? It is rumored that Gu Tianya's ancestor is the Momen, and the family has passed down countless secret recipes. For example, the secret recipe for iron smelting that Li Shimin came up with directly asked Li Shimin to give it a try. His Royal Highness's Tiance Mansion's wealth has skyrocketed, and the secret tea recipe that he once presented directly made the five surnames Qiwang keep showing favor to him..."

"Nowadays, those aristocratic families have started to plant tea with a lot of money. It is said that they made a lot of money by selling tea in small batches for the first time last year. So this year, they expanded the tea fields like crazy, and even cut down the old mulberry and hemp fields handed down by their ancestors. Yes, I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of acres in total, and more than 200 aristocratic families are growing tea."

"I know, I know this too. That kind of tea is extremely precious. It was occasionally sold in Chang'an West Market last year, and the price was almost as high as gold. The key is that you can't buy it if you want to. You have to ask for favors, and you can barely get it." Buy a little. But our families are all factions of the Tiance Mansion, and we have almost no contact with the gang of the aristocratic family. There is no human relationship between the two parties, so we can only make people raise the price..."

"Just this one secret tea recipe made the aristocratic family that has been passed down for thousands of years bow their heads to Gu Tianya. After the aristocratic family bowed their heads to Gu Tianya, they in turn made us bow our heads with the tea. Why did you bow your head? To put it bluntly, it's not because of the desire for wealth. Are you eager? Why do they get rich by relying on Gu Tianya, but we have to watch with envy and jealousy? You must know that the aristocratic family used to be Gu Tianya's enemy, but in the end they all chose to be shameless for the benefit..."

"Not only is it shameless, there is a popular term called 'licking the dog' recently, I don't know who said it first, anyway, it is very popular in Chang'an now. Licking dogs, licking dogs, everything, the family is called Zhong Ming Dingshi scholarly family, but for the sake of profit, they all become licking dogs one by one. They can lick, so can we... Uh... Our men go to the battlefield to fight for meritorious deeds and can establish a relationship with Gu, right... "

The lady who spoke at the end was obviously from a mediocre background. Due to a moment of anger, she almost uttered the truth. Fortunately, she changed her mouth in time and brought the topic back to meritorious service.

But no matter what, everyone has now understood that meritorious service is Gu's conspiracy.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty gave his little nephew ten states, eight of which were painted cakes, but Gu didn't need to worry about the failure of the painted cakes, because these eight states would definitely be in his hands.

Driving people with profit is far better than oppressing people with power.

Since ancient times, people have to fight with their lives to open up frontiers and territories, but the Gu family doesn't have to fight at all, because the officials and generals of the Tang Dynasty will help Gu's fight.

Just for that feat.

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No one dared to imagine that Li Yuan, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was not in the palace of Chang'an City.

It is said that the emperor cannot leave Beijing easily.

Leaving Beijing must have something big...

However, when Li Yuan left Chang'an this time, he quietly concealed it from everyone.And still galloping for thousands of miles, he suddenly appeared in the back mountain of Gu's Village.

It's still the same dense forest, and it's still the same valley.

After passing through a long valley passage, a gleaming silver gate stood in front of him. Li Yuan's face was clearly eager, but also vaguely excited.

The founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty was full of travel and dust, but his eyes were fixed on a woman sitting in front of the silver gate, and suddenly there was a choked up joy in his mouth, and he said in a trembling voice: "Cousin Guangping, it is really you, That kid Jiancheng really didn't lie to me, so you guys are really still alive..."

This woman is obviously Gu Tianya's mother, Aunt Gu.

Li Yuan's face was full of excitement, and there were tears in his eyes. He was obviously 60 years old, but at this moment, he was as happy as a child.

Aunt Gu was also a little excited, she stood up and bowed to him, and said softly, "Cousin Li Yuan, I haven't seen you for many years. My little sister still remembers that when I was young, you were already a minister of the Sui Kingdom. Every time you When you visit relatives in the palace, you will always bring some toys for the younger sister... 20 years have passed in a blink of an eye, I can't imagine that you are so old."

"Yes, my cousin is getting old!" Li Yuan seemed to sigh with emotion, looking at Aunt Gu with a friendly face.This kindness is very sincere, and it can even be said to be hot, but it is not the passion of a man and a woman, but like the kind of affection between a father and a daughter.

Li Yuan is already 60 years old, and Aunt Gu is only 35 years old. Although they are cousins, Li Yuan loves her cousin like a daughter.

Aunt Gu was once the youngest princess of the Sui Dynasty.

She is also the youngest sister of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.

She was also the most beloved little cousin of all the relatives at that time.

It was only because of an incident that left everyone dumbfounded. Their beloved little cousin was actually married by a man who hated them the most.

But that man was very arrogant, even with the power of Li Yuan and others, he could only stare blankly, there was no way to stop him, in vain...

The past is like smoke, as if countless pictures flashed through Li Yuan's mind.

The Great Tang Emperor sighed, and turned his eyes to the gleaming silver door. After a long time, he said helplessly, "This is...is this the inside?"

Aunt Gu nodded, and said softly, "It's him!"

Li Yuan took a deep breath, and walked slowly to the silver door, as if he was dissatisfied, but finally he became relieved, and said, "Gu...Master Gu."

Back then, the Great Sui Emperor’s Masters were not only the Great Sui Emperor’s Masters, even they, the group of Guanlong nobles, also sat down and listened to inquiries from the Emperor’s Masters, from astronomy and geography to the study of things, that was the worst. For a period of time, they were all studious students.

Although they are all older than the emperor, each of them respects the emperor very much.At that time, their biggest dream was to become the disciple of the emperor.

It's a pity that the two sides are still strangers in the end.

Just because this emperor teacher was too radical and hated their families very much, Li Yuan was a branch of the Li family in Guanlong at that time, and he would definitely oppose it for his own interests.

So relatives become enemies.

Twenty years have passed, and Li Yuan has become the emperor. Now he is a 20-year-old man with gray hair, and he suddenly feels relieved, allowing him to let go of everything.

"Master Gu!"

He called out that title again, just like when he was studying in the Sui Palace.

It's a pity that the silver gate was silent for a long time, and a very familiar curse suddenly burst out, saying: "Damn it, are you still dead? I heard that you are still the emperor. I said back then that you are not What a good bird. My daughter-in-law didn't stop me, I've already played tricks to kill you..."

Twenty years have passed, and Papa Gu is no longer young, but as soon as he opens his mouth, it is clear that he is still the great god of Patriarch An. [Note: Old Zuan is a meme. 】

If there is a ranking in the troll world, Gu Daddy is definitely the number one troll in Datang.

If there is a ranking in the cynical youth circle, then Papa Gu will definitely do his part...

However, after Li Yuan was scolded, his spirit suddenly became alive. Although he had a wry smile all over his face, his eyes were clearly filled with joy, and he said, "Mr. Gu, I never imagined that after 20 years, I would still be able to do so." I hear your voice."

There was no swearing in Yinmen this time, and Old Gu's mood obviously softened a little. He seemed to ponder for a moment, and finally said slowly: "Just now, from my wife's tone, you seem to be very old. Are you in good health? Don't kick your legs and die..."

Although the words were caring, they were still old-fashioned. Li Yuan obviously smiled wryly again, and nodded his head to express his helplessness.

Father Gu was silent for another moment, and suddenly said: "The kid in my family has done a good job recently. The population of Hebei Road increased by 7 last year. Because of this population growth, my immortal artifact has recovered a little bit. I will give it to you." You can make some medicine, and you can sign up if you put it on your body on weekdays."

He paused while talking, then snorted coldly and said again: "You are the most prone to sudden illness at this age, I will get you some medicine to prevent you from dying."

The words were still not pleasant, but Li Yuan could hear the concern. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was obviously very moved, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Master Gu really deserves to be Master Gu."

After Yinmen snorted again, cursing and saying: "I'm the most annoying and sentimental, you said how old you are. Don't be like this, I sound annoying..."

Cursing and cursing, his heart seemed to soften, and he said angrily, "You are already 60 years old, and your body is not as good as before. Why do you have to come all the way here and stay in Chang'an City to be your emperor?"

Li Yuan laughed and said: "I mainly heard about you and the situation of my cousin Guangping, so I couldn't help but want to come and have a look. Otherwise, maybe one day I will..."

He suddenly kept silent, obviously not wanting to worry people, and changed his words: "I am going to abdicate the throne and let the second boy in my family take over. Master Gu, do you still remember my second boy? You were the one who baptized him for the third time at the full moon baptism. of it."

Old man Gu snorted, and muttered: "Remember, remember, Li Shimin's name was given by me. Is he finally going to be the emperor? Time really flies."

Li Yuan stretched his smile a little, hehe said: "My second boy is not bad, I have such a vigor in doing things. Now I am planning a big event with your son, if it succeeds, it will shock the world... Master Gu, Now I gradually understand your original idea. A person who holds the power of the world must take the people into his heart. Only when the people live well can the country be stable. Others, such as aristocratic families, or emerging meritorious families, are all important. It is scabies and leprosy that is attached to the people, although it cannot be eradicated, it cannot be allowed to spread, and it must be suppressed from time to time so that it will not expand into a disease."

Father Gu laughed lowly, and said: "It is true that you are the emperor, and even your speech has changed. It is a pity that it is useless for you to tell me these things now. I am no longer going to be born again. I now have children and grandchildren, and My son is smart and capable, I just need to hide here to enjoy the blessings, and let my son do those ideas at the beginning."

For some reason, Li Yuan's face became sad. The founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty had a faint pain in his eyes. He stared blankly at the silver gate, and said softly: "Is it really a blessing to shut yourself in here? Master Gu Master Gu, the people of the world are sorry for you, you are a banished immortal in the sky, but you can't save the world..."

"My son can do it!"

After a long time, Father Gu spoke slowly.

Li Yuan nodded solemnly, and exhaled lightly: "So, our Li family supports him in building a country and becoming the emperor."

This time, with the help of the baby tiger's full moon baptism, Li Yuan directly sent gifts from eight states. Although it was just a cake, how could there be a cake for the emperor's reward?

As long as he has Li Yuan's permission, Gu Tianya has the support of the entire Li family.Since ancient times, the purpose of expanding the territory was to confer titles, but because of this gift from Li Yuan, the Gu family's expansion of territories was not for the purpose of conferring titles...

But the land laid down belongs to oneself.

Expand the territory and build a country by yourself.

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... A two-in-one chapter is posted today.

Chapter 203 [The level of this banquet is really amazing]

I have a backstage in Datang Chapter 203 of the main text volume [The level of this banquet is really amazing] At this time, the sun is gradually getting noon.

In August and Autumn Festival, the sky is high and the clouds are clear. The baptism in Gujia Village has finally come to an end, and then it is time for the host to entertain guests.

One is hospitality.

The second is to return the gift.

The matter of entertaining is relatively easy to handle, after all, it has been prepared for a long time, the key is the return link after the entertaining, this is the real headache for Gu Tianya and his wife.

Fortunately, there is no rush to return the gift for the time being, and we can take advantage of the time of entertaining guests to make emergency preparations, otherwise, I will really lose my lord.

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"Gu's baby is full moon, thank you all guests and friends, someone has traveled thousands of miles, with affection, and came here to send rich blessings... Although my Gu family is poor, how can I treat guests and friends harshly?"

"Guests and friends, please move a little bit and go to the Gujia Village Post Station to attend the banquet. The Gu family is poor and there is little water in the soup. Please don't dislike it. The people regard food as their heaven."

This is a crisp invitation, and the speaker is a six-year-old child.

Although the child was young, no one underestimated the child. On the contrary, many noble ladies were full of envy and told their children one after another, saying solemnly: "My son, did you see that the doll is Lu Zhaolin, who was born in the Lu family of Fanyang?" , his father betrayed the family, and the family has always treated traitors more cruelly than enemies. Normally, this little boy's life should be extremely miserable, but he became Gu Tianya's apprentice, just because he worshiped the master, Immediately there is a backer..."

"Thinking about how tyrannical the Fanyang Lu family used to be, it could almost be said that they existed across the Hebei Road. However, just two months ago, the Fan Yang Lu family suddenly encountered horse thieves, and hundreds of members of the family members died overnight. , everyone knows the origins of the horse thieves, but no one has ever complained for Mrs. Lu."

"My son, do you know what this means? My mother tells you that this is the role of the backer. After Lu Zhaolin became a teacher of Gu Tianya, his master went all out to save his apprentice. Dare to raise the butcher's knife to kill overnight. This is the backer, this is the master. So even if this Lu Zhaolin is just a baby, but my son, you must not underestimate it. If you have the opportunity, you must be eager to climb. "

"Do you remember what mother said?"

These are the words that countless noble ladies whispered to their children.

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However, after Lu Zhaolin sent out the invitation, his crisp voice paused for a moment, and suddenly he stretched out a hand as a gesture of leading the way, and said politely, "Everyone, please come to the banquet."

After speaking, he took the initiative to move forward, obviously responsible for leading the way for the guests.

There were more than 120 guests attending the baby tiger's full moon baptism.Almost every family has female relatives, and there are also legitimate sons and daughters, so the number of guests is as high as more than 400. It is obviously impossible for so many people to entertain in the small courtyard.

Fortunately, the post station in Gujia Village is the most special one. It was planned to be super large when it was first built.There is not only a post station, but also an inn. Before the inn, there is a huge courtyard, which is very suitable for placing tables and chairs to hold large banquets.

There are more than 400 guests, and at least [-] tables must be seated, and these are only guests from the Tiance Mansion. It must be known that officials are not the only ones attending the baptism of the baby tiger.

All the Taoist sects in the world, all the twelve sects came to congratulate, but the Taoist priests pay attention to inaction and are too embarrassed to make a big move, so only the heads and elders of the various sects came, that is, the group of old Taoist priests who are looking forward to cultivating immortals and ascending every day.

Although only the sect masters and elders came, the twelve Taoist mountain gates added up was not a small number. There were more than 40 people, and five tables had to be arranged.

Then, there is the family.

The guests from the aristocratic family came late, not as early as the Tiance Mansion, and the aristocratic family basically went their own way, and did not leave until the day of the baptism was approaching.

This may seem like he doesn't care too much, but in fact, everyone can see that it is not the case.

However, almost all the guests from the aristocratic family are direct descendants of the family. If you observe carefully, you will find that the guests who come to congratulate you are all smart and capable people, and all of them are refined people, and many of them are the elites of the younger generation.

There are said to be [-] families in the entire Central Plains, but this time there were more than [-] visitors. It was not because other families were unwilling to come, but because the journey was too far away.

However, the aristocratic families intermarried with each other, and many families were related, so the identities of the guests from these aristocratic families were more interesting. Many people came to congratulate on behalf of several families.

Even gifts are given double, triple, or even quadruple.

These more than 100 family visitors had to arrange 20 tables of banquets.

After careful calculation, the scale is really scary. There are nearly [-] tables set up for the full moon baptism of the baby tiger. You must know that this is not a flowing banquet, and guests cannot eat and go as they please, but [-] tables will be held together. , the scene is very magnificent.

This kind of thing is a test of the host's hospitality ability.

Fortunately, Huaxia has a tradition of helping people celebrate since ancient times.