Destiny Only Han

The fourteenth day of the first month of the eighth year of the Great Sage, night.

Chang'an North Railway Station.

Cao Shen stood on the platform, behind him were Wang Ling, Han Xin, Li Shang and others who were whispering and chatting, and then there were Jiuqing headed by Chang Xiaolu, and a large number of high-ranking officials with salaries above a thousand stones.

Three hours ago, Fu County (now Luochuan, Shaanxi) sent a telegram, saying that Liu Ying's special train had finished replenishing coal there and had started heading south, and it would not take too long to reach Chang'an.

Therefore, all officials came out to welcome them.

But waiting and waiting, everyone including Cao Shen started yawning.

After all, it is already close to eleven o'clock at night. Usually, at this time, these elderly ministers have already gone to bed early...

At this moment, a gust of cold wind hit, and everyone suddenly became energetic.

without him, cold...

Seeing this, Feng Chang Xiao Lu turned his head to look behind Feng Chang Cheng Fei Ruhou Cai Cheng, and said softly: "Let 'Zai Ren (cook chef)' go boil some ginger soup and bring it here. Don't freeze all the ministers."

Cai Cheng bowed his hands and left.

This person is the eldest son of the late Fei Rujinghou Cai Yin.

Cai Yin was originally a general of Wei, and he was appointed as a servant. Later, after the fall of Wei, he surrendered to Han. During the Chu-Han War, Liu Ying served as the commander of the Eastern Route Army as a chariot captain. He participated in the battles of besieging Longqie and attacking Pengcheng. .

Therefore, Cai Yin was the Marquis of Jue Feiru (now Lulong County, Qinhuangdao, Hebei), and had thousands of households in the city.

As for Feng Changcheng, this is the deputy of flattery, and he eats a thousand stones. After all, the important affairs of the country are enshrined in Rong, so Fengchang, who is in charge of the rituals and sacrifices of the ancestral temple, ranks first in the Jiuqing, and the officials at all levels above six hundred stones under Fengchang , all of which are held by Chi Hou or the eldest son of Chi Hou.

After a while, bowls of steaming ginger soup arrived.

Cao Shen nodded in satisfaction, and raised Xiao Lu's rating to a higher level in his heart.

After all, he is Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, and Xiao Lu is the eldest son of Xiao He. The important thing is that Xiao Lu once served as Liu Ying's prince's family order. Basically, it can be asserted that Xiao Lu will be the next, or the next big man Xiangguo.

Therefore, the opinion of his current prime minister is particularly important.

Cao Shen felt a lot better after eating a bowl of hot ginger soup, and the cold wind in winter nights became less unbearable.

Not only Cao Can, but also courtiers with rich backgrounds such as Wang Ling, also praised Xiao Lu, saying that he is meticulous and observant.

Xiao Lu bowed his hands and thanked him, saying that he did not dare.

Not dare, naturally dare not compare with Xiao He.

After all, the great man rules the world with filial piety, how can a son stand shoulder to shoulder with his father, unless Liu Ying finds a different way and calls himself the god of heaven, then he can surpass Liu Bang...

But Xiao Lu was very satisfied with this kind of praise in his heart.

Today's Xiao family has hundreds of officials, and Xiao Lu, as the leader of the second generation of the Xiao family, if he can't achieve the height that Xiao He used to, the Xiao family will definitely decline and disappear.

Well, although Xiao He was timid and unwilling to be the leader when Liu Bang entered Pei County, he basically studded Liu Bang later.

Because of this, Liu Bang once said in his discussion of meritorious deeds that when a husband hunts, a dog is the one who chases and kills the beast or rabbit, and a man is the one who follows the beast and indicates where the beast is.Now all the lords can get the ears of beasts, and they are also dogs.As for Xiao He, whereabouts and instructions are meritorious persons.And all the kings follow me alone, and there are two or three people at most.Dozens of people from the Juzong of Xiao He are following me today, and their contribution cannot be forgotten.

Now those dozens of fathers gave birth to sons, and sons gave birth to grandchildren, which is indeed a very powerful political force.

While Xiao Lu and the others were talking, they could only hear a sharp siren faintly sounding in the distance. Then, they saw a huge beam of light appearing at the end of the railway in the distance. like night.

That beam of light is the headlights of a steam train!
"It's so dazzling!"

"Why does it feel like there is an extra sun!"

"I understand the truth, but why are the lights so bright!"

"No, I'm blind, I'm blind..."

The clanging sound of the steam train gradually overshadowed the discussions on the platform.

Accompanied by a sharp and piercing sound of brakes, the steam train gradually came to a stop, and two teams of fully armed tiger guards came with sonorous and forceful steps, standing between the steam train and Cao Shen and others who came to greet them.

Then, two rows of middle men with halberds came slowly, forming a human wall on both sides of the hastily laid red carpet.

"police--"

After Zhong Lang shouted in unison, the carriage door opened, and Liu Ying got out of the car with Liu Xuan, who was in a deep sleep, and waved her hands to stop Cao Shen and others from shouting long live.

"Let's save money at night..."

"According to the order!"

Cao Shen took the lead and took a step forward, bowed his hands, and led the officials behind him to cheer in unison.

Why are you yelling so loudly... Liu Ying was in a daze.

In his arms, Liu Xuan rubbed her sleepy face: "Daddy, are we home yet? Mother said that I can only go to bed after taking a shower. I'm going to take a shower first..."

"Not yet, so you can continue to sleep!" After coaxing her sweet and soft baby girl, Liu Ying immediately glared at Cao Shen, and silently made a note for him.

Cao Shen broke out in a cold sweat.

He swore that he really didn't see that Liu Ying was still holding Princess Chiyang Liu Xuan in her arms!

After all, the lights were too bright before, causing him to see things still blurry now!
injustice!
Really wronged!

Liu Ying ignored the resentment in Cao Shen's eyes, but stood on the left side of the road, waiting for Liu Bang to get off the carriage from the other side.

"Yo?"

"Are they all there?"

Liu Bang looked at Cao Can and the others, waved with a smile on his face, and immediately went to Liu Ying's side full of praise: "The front of this car is running fast, and Nai Gong has returned to Chang'an City before he fell asleep!"

Liu Ying was speechless.

This old man was the most troublesome person along the way!

Well, when people get old, they have less time to sleep, so the old man dragged everyone to play cards for more than ten hours, and only let Liu Ying go when the special train stopped at Fu County for maintenance and replenishment of coal.

This caused Liu Ying to be a little sleepy at the moment, and her temper naturally became bad.

On the other side, Lu Wan also echoed and said: "That's right, look at this guy who looks like a monster, can he run fast?"

Well, the guy he said looks like a monster, referring to the steam locomotive next to it. Compared with the previous locomotives, this locomotive, which can reach a top speed of more than 70 kilometers per hour, is almost one-fold longer in terms of length and height. times!
Liu Ying was triumphant.

After all, this is the latest locomotive of the Royal Locomotive Research Administration, and it can once again subvert the existence of the world today.

Cao Shen glanced at the locomotive, and praised: "It's really different. I thought I would have to wait a few more hours for the special train to arrive at the station. I didn't expect it to be far more than expected. Fortunately, everyone gathered at the station an hour earlier. So, otherwise...hehe."

He didn't say it clearly, but everyone understood it in seconds.

After all, Liu Ying is stingy and holds grudges. If they are late, I am afraid that this year will not be easy...

Liu Ying silently made another note to Cao Shen.

Liu Bang shook his head: "It would be nice to have this kind of locomotive when we go to the Beihai Palace. This will save a lot of time on the road...I haven't had enough fun yet!"

Lu Wan said with a smile: "It's not easy if you haven't played enough. When we take a break this summer, why don't we go to Beihai to escape the heat? It's extremely cold in winter, and summer is definitely not hot. It's a good place to cool off!"

Liu Ying nodded approvingly: "With this Leifeng No. [-], you can travel thousands of miles in one day, and go anywhere!"

Liu Bang looked sideways: "Lei Feng? What is this?"

Liu Ying explained: "This is the model of the steam locomotive, Leifeng No. [-], which belongs to the express train group."

Lu Wan smiled disdainfully, "Lei Feng? What the hell name?"

Liu Ying squinted her eyes: "The turbulent current is rushing, and the gushing is like a thunderstorm. This is a poem I wrote when I traveled to Taibai Mountain in the west. This is where the name Leifeng comes from. It is said that the steam train is as powerful as thunder." , Galloping like the wind! Have a question?"

Lu Wan pouted and said nothing.

Liu Bang frowned: "Aren't they all trains? Why are there different types? Let's unify..."

This old man is worthy of being of the same generation as Brother Zheng, and they have a common language... Liu Ying smiled and said: "But trains still have to buy tickets, and the speed is different, so the fare is naturally different. If it is unified, it will be equivalent to depriving the train the right of choice of the

"Besides, not everyone's time is so valuable."

Liu Bang nodded slightly: "Well... makes sense."

He then looked at Liu Ying and asked, "So, what types are they divided into?"

Liu Ying explained: "The front of the Leifeng series belongs to the express train group. After it becomes popular in the future, it will mainly focus on traffic across the east, west, north, south, and south of the empire; then there will be the Tianfeng series train group, which is the second largest in stock today. trains, for county-to-county traffic and freight."

"As for the car group with the largest number of vehicles, it is the Lightning series car group designed and produced at the earliest time. The speed probably does not exceed ten kilometers per hour. Most of them are sparsely populated in Liaodong, Liaoxi, Beidi, Jiuyuan, and Yunzhong. Some of them are located in the counties and counties of the Central Plains, which are the means of transportation between counties, so basically every kiosk has a stop to facilitate the transportation of local residents.”

"Well, the lightning train group is a slow train. The fare is [-] yuan. People, goods, and livestock are mixed. It belongs to the welfare business for civilians. Therefore, the main funds are allocated by the county government for the train group. If the county is rich, there will be more trains. The poorer the county, the fewer trains..."

Liu Bang said with some emotion: "I have been in the deep palace for a long time, but I don't know that it has developed to this level now! Hey, you are the emperor, you are better than Naigong..."

Liu Ying smiled and said nothing, just hugged the drowsy Liu Xuan and walked outside the train station.

After all, it was almost early morning, not only a child like Liu Xuan, but even he himself was fighting with his eyelids.

The most important thing is that tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and there will be a lantern festival at night, so it is natural to catch up on sleep during the day!

Just walking, Liu Ying stopped, turned around and said: "Why did Prime Minister Cao step on his right foot first when he went out? I am a big man who respects the right. I still step on my left foot first to show that I dare not be the first in the world. Mr. Cao How dare you step right foot first? What crime should you do for this move?" (End of this chapter)