With Gu Tianya's current situation, he would definitely not be greedy for a meal or drink, and Li Shimin would not be greedy either. He was just here to help support the party.

The families who were dining and drinking were extremely reserved.

So Gu Tianya and Li Shimin quickly stood up and left.

The two of them have achieved their goal. The so-called meal is just symbolic. The real meaning is to express their stance. Once the news spreads, there will be gains.

One is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who is about to ascend the throne, and the other is a relative of the country who owns the land of seven states. The fact that they both appear in Cui Haoran's home is the greatest appreciation in itself.

The model has been successfully erected!

…

It was already dark at this time, and there were few people on the street. Occasionally, a gust of cold wind blew, making people shiver with its roar.

Li Shimin stamped his feet and suddenly asked Gu Tianya: "Did you just realize that the children in these families are secretly swallowing saliva!"

Gu Tianya's expression remained unchanged, he just nodded slightly and said, "I saw it!"

Li Shimin turned around and looked back, as if he was still recalling the situation of those children, and said subconsciously: "That's not greed that shows up because of hunger, but uncontrollable greed because of the desire to eat meat. Children can't pretend

Yes, what they show is their true nature. But the tutors of the children in these families are very strict. Even if they are so greedy, they can still resist the table. They just hide in the corner and quietly watch the adults drinking and eating.

vegetable……"

Gu Tianya nodded slightly again and said softly: "Yes, the tutor is very good. After all, they are from aristocratic families, so they care about tutoring. Although life is very poor, he sticks to the ancient rules... There are guests at home.

"Children are not allowed to serve at the table. If you can abide by this rule, then you can definitely abide by other rules."

He paused as he spoke, a smile appeared on his face, and then said: "A person who can abide by the rules is a person who can use it."

Li Shimin took a deep look at him and suddenly said: "Now I finally understand why you insist on recruiting talents from the branches of the aristocratic family, because you have long known that their lives are extremely difficult, and you have long understood their desire for change.

You are eager for destiny, so you have no worries that you will feed a tiger, and you know that any talent you recruit in this way will be your die-hard supporter."

Gu Tianya breathed out and said: "Second brother, you are making such a long talk, which makes me a little embarrassed. To tell you the truth, I didn't think so much at all. I just did it because I was short of manpower.

Just find some people to use it, that's all, it's not as complicated as you said."

Li Shimin snorted and said sarcastically: "Is it just because of the lack of manpower? Just find some people randomly? Then I want to ask you, why are you unwilling to use officials from the court? Most of them are direct descendants of aristocratic families.

If you are born, your talents and abilities are better than those of these concubine branches."

Gu Tianya coughed twice and said vaguely: "Those people have already become officials in the court, how can they put down their current interests and come to my place to suffer? It's not that I don't want to use them, it's because they don't like my place...

…”

Li Shimin gave a 'scoff' smile and said even more mockingly: "Do you believe this?"

Gu Tianya quickly pretended to be sincere and solemnly said: "I believe it!"

"Bah!"

Li Shimin directly spat on his face.

Gu Tianya wiped his face hard and said angrily: "Second brother, can you change this problem?"

Li Shimin was very proud, raised his head and said: "No, I just want to call you a shameless person. You keep your eyes open all day long and tell lies, and you do things more slippery than anyone else. You said that the officials of the family do not like you.

Here, you are unwilling to put down your current interests to suffer. Well, let me change a group of people and ask you again... Those people in Tiance Mansion can do it, right? They are very willing to come to your side, why do you do the same

He also refused to recruit, but made up countless excuses to decline them all. You don’t need to turn your eyes, I will know what you are going to do as soon as you stick your butt out. Come on, let me see what you say now. If you dare to make sophistry again, I will

And he spit on your face."

Gu Tianya didn't say anything and just ran away. Li Shimin was obviously stunned, and then he became furious and shouted: "Shameless boy, stop for the second brother."

The two brothers chased each other, and hearty laughter rang out on the long street. It was a kind of sincere friendship between brothers, which was heartfelt and without any barriers.

When the two brothers were tired from running, they found a corner and squatted down, like two sneaky little thieves, looking at the silent long street with bright eyes.

After a long time, Li Shimin slowly exhaled and said with some reluctance: "Brother-in-law Tianya, the second brother is leaving. After all, I am the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. I can't always help you here, although I really want to help you.

, but I also have responsibilities on my shoulders...even, my responsibilities are heavier than yours."

Gu Tianya seemed not to hear, but also seemed to have heard everything. He looked far away at the long street and made no sound from the beginning to the end.

Li Shimin breathed out again and said: "The date has been set. I will set off tomorrow. I know you have some worries in your heart, so I will take all the officials with me when I set off."

He glanced at Gu Tianya as he spoke, and then said: "Whether they are officials from the noble family or those factions from the Tiance Mansion, I order them all to return to Chang'an and not let any of them stay in your Youzhou.

"

Gu Tianya seemed to have finally come to his senses and said softly: "It has been said since ancient times that you should treat guests well. If you say goodbye coldly and hurt each other's feelings, they came because of the full moon of the tiger cub, but they ended up being beaten by you.

My brother took the opportunity and fought hard on the battlefield. After that, he negotiated with the Turks, and then took back the Five Prefectures of Youyun. After taking back the Five Prefectures, he moved here with me, and each of them enthusiastically helped.

They helped me settle the people who had made the trek, one after another, and they were a great help to me."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "So you can't be an evil person who is cold-faced and resigned. This evil person asked my second brother to do it for you. Although those people are enthusiastic about helping each other, you and I both know that their starting point is all for profit.

, but your Land of Clouds has just started, like a child with no resistance. Because of this, second brother, I will never let these profit-oriented people stay here."

Gu Tianya finally retracted his gaze towards Changjie, and instead took a deep look at Li Shimin, then a sincere smile appeared on his face.

A "second brother" is just two words, but Li Shimin can clearly feel the deep gratitude.

The two brothers suddenly smiled warmly at the same time and looked towards the cold and silent street again.

Li Shimin slowly exhaled again and said: "When I have free time in the future, I will definitely come here again. I want to see the plans you told me and the one you promised me.

Zhang Huabing, if all of that can come true, it will definitely be a great cause of great prosperity. At that time, you are worthy of being on par with me. Together, we brothers will be proud of the world and be the two most powerful people in the world.

"

Gu Tianya shook his head slightly and said sincerely: "Whether it is a grand plan for a prosperous age or imperial power, second brother, you believe it or not, little brother, I don't care at all. Our Gu family has a big mission engraved in our blood, and we must complete it.

Only a task can solve a big problem, so, I..."

Li Shimin suddenly waved his hand to interrupt him, and said solemnly: "About the banishment of immortals, you don't need to tell me in detail. My eldest brother once warned me that I am not allowed to inquire about this matter. But our Li family will definitely support you.

And your father and eldest brother are the ones responsible for supporting you..."

He paused for a moment, then continued: "After I return to Chang'an this time, my father will announce his abdication to the world. From now on, I will be the new generation emperor of the Tang Dynasty, responsible for

We govern the world and are responsible for guarding the country, but my father and elder brother will not be idle either. They will become the bridge between you and me. Our Li family has established a new family motto, which is to unite the family.

Help you Gu complete that mission. My eldest brother told me that that mission will make everyone in the world look like dragons. Brother-in-law Tianya, I still won’t ask you what that mission is, but I want to hear you say that we really

Is there a day when everyone is like a dragon?"

Gu Tianya did not answer him directly, but slowly raised his head to look up at the sky, suddenly pointed at the night sky, and said softly to Li Shimin: "Dragon, my wish is to swim in the starry sky, around the sky, until the day when everyone is like a dragon arrives

One day, how about I take my second brother for a swim in the starry sky?"

Li Shimin laughed loudly.

Amidst laughter, he suddenly stood up from the street corner, and then strode towards the distance without even looking at Tianya.

It wasn't until the figure had disappeared that his voice came from afar, solemnly saying: "Brother-in-law from Tianya, my second brother is waiting for the day when you take me on a journey."

Gu Tianya was still squatting in the corner, but he spoke in the distance with great solemnity and solemnly agreed: "Okay."

The cold wind howled, and Li Shimin's voice gradually faded away, but vaguely, there seemed to be an instruction at last.

It was clearly a feeling of love for an uncle, and at the same time, it was also a sincere feeling of being a friend.

Just listen to Li Shimin's voice: "Tonight, you and I will say goodbye to each other. I will leave tomorrow. You must not come to see me off in Tianya. If you come to see me off, my second brother will be reluctant to leave. Develop your career well."

Land of Dark Clouds, fulfill your dreams well, goodbye, my brother..."

Gu Tianya's eyes became moist, he almost choked and muttered to himself, and said softly: "If you leave tomorrow, I won't see you off."

Both he and Li Shimin actually knew that the so-called farewell tomorrow was just a pretense, because Li Shimin would leave tonight, and because the officials of the Tang Dynasty were already waiting outside the city.

This is a decisive and resolute way. Li Shimin wants to warn all officials in this way that the land of Youyun is the land of the Gu family. It has just started here and no one is allowed to stretch out their claws.

In order to prevent you from stretching out your claws, I deliberately set off in the extremely cold night. Since ancient times, emperors have not been able to travel at night, and Li Shimin, the prince who is destined to be an emperor, has to do this. In this case, it is decisive, and it is precisely

Because of this determination, we can deter and warn those people.

…

The night is getting deeper and the long street is getting colder.

Gu Tianya was squatting in the corner quietly, like a lifeless clay statue. Suddenly, a warm wind blew around him, and Gu Chang'e appeared holding a stove.

The girl looked at her brother's expression silently, and after a long time, she sighed distressedly and said, "Brother, you feel very uncomfortable, don't you?"

Gu Tianya shook his head and said calmly: "There is no banquet in the world."

Gu Chang'e raised her head, her bright eyes shining with deep light. She looked far away in the direction where Li Shimin disappeared, and said softly: "I put a mark on him, so that I can know in time when he has an accident.

He is a very nice person, and my brother has a very deep friendship with him, so I will help you keep him."

Gu Tianya shook his head again and said calmly: "Although his life will be magnificent, there will never be any accidents, so it doesn't matter whether you give him a mark or not."

After a pause, he seemed to feel that this hurt his sister's feelings, and then he quickly added: "Even so, I still want to thank you. Sister, you are more humane than before."

Gu Chang'e knelt down and gently placed the stove next to Gu Tianya. Seeing that her brother was still in a bad mood, she gently turned her eyes to find a topic, deliberately arousing Gu Tianya's interest and said: "Brother, guess what, I have

What good thing do I want to tell you? It’s about our family’s mission. Everything is moving in a better direction..."

Gu Tianya was slightly startled at first, and then his face became excited. Sure enough, his attention was diverted by Gu Chang'e, and he couldn't help but asked in a trembling voice: "Tell me quickly, how far is the progress?"
To be continued...