The basic policy was determined, and King Xian changed his mind and discussed the railway.

The opposition to the construction of the railway was very high, but after the construction of the Changqu Iron Mine to Yongxing, Yongxing and Wang Juan's to the Chenling Railway, the voice was immediately suppressed.

Because Yongxing is the largest industrial commodity production center, Ruitian's goods will also be transported into Yongxing City through Yongxinghe, so the flow of goods is very large.

The railway has been repaired to the king's family and the king's tomb, and the cost of transporting goods by a large number of cars and horses was reduced to an unprecedented price because of the railway's repair, and the travel from the king's family to the tomb was also faster and more convenient, so that the construction of the railway became a great thing that benefited all classes.

Therefore, the call for overhauling railways throughout the country is now rising, and they have written letters admonishing them to build railways, and there are many local elites. In their view, the railway, as a new thing, brought a new economic benefit, that is, the right of way.

Since there are still a large number of powerful lands and tax rights in Suidang, Jiangdong, Dongyuan, and Beihai that have not been recovered from the state, the only way to build railways is through the land of the elites, and it is the imperial court that pays for the construction of railways, but they are the ones who benefit the most.

The magnates not only occupy the road as the king, but also can transport goods to various places through the railway, so at the beginning of the construction of the railway, Baili Yanxing gave priority to the west and southwest extension to the west and southwest with the center of Chenling and Yongxing, and opened up the economic areas where the land policy was implemented.

At the same time, the limited resources also determined that the development of the railway could only give priority to the areas with the greatest benefits and the least resistance, and in addition, it had to be considered that the eastern part of the Xianguo, where the magnates were entrenched, was too close to the Jin State, and the Xian army could use the railway to transport troops, and the Jin State could do the same.

It is not difficult to see from the meaning that King Xian wanted to know how many miles of roads could be built in a year, which was related to the ability of the Xian Kingdom to control the local area after the unification of the Central Plains in the future.

Now everyone knows that as soon as the train and railway come out, it can transport goods, people, and troops. Moreover, once the telephone and telegraph are put into use on a large scale, the communication barriers are broken down, and the transportation is convenient, the Central Plains will no longer be a feudal system, but a real unification of the world.

After the meeting, Bai Liyan and Gao Xun walked together on the way to the State Political Prison, and Gao Xun continued to test the construction of the railway

"The king seems to be very concerned about the construction of the railway, and the Marquis of Yongxing has plans to overhaul the railway in the next five years."

"Not for the time being, there is a serious shortage of master craftsmen at present, and it will take time to train them, and there will be no one or two decades, which is not enough to open up the whole country, and it is not urgent to come in a short time."

What Bai Liyan said was both true and false.

Transportation is not a line, but a network, the scale and extent of construction depends on the needs of the times for transportation, Gao Xun thinks that he has no defense against him, and wants to find out how fast Bailiyan will build a railway. Because of the current development of the Xian State, the faster the railway is built, it is not good for the princes, and it is even more unfavorable to the Liang State.

At this time, the state political supervision was orderly and busy, and all departments and departments were handling the paperwork at hand of each department step by step, and Bailiyan came to Sima Tang to discuss with Zhao Xun the proposal to set up a new military warehouse in Qingtian, Sangnan, and Sangbei counties.

Soon after the end of the Battle of Vawei, Zhao Xun's health deteriorated after returning to the court, and he rarely participated in cabinet meetings, and spent most of his time in Sima Tang after the early dynasty.

Lu Gao is still in the new three counties, dealing with the security and garrison work after the Xian army took over, and it is expected that he will return to the DPRK at the end of the year.

Sima Tang is the office of Sima Mansion in the palace, and Sima Mansion is the main bureaucracy located outside the palace.

For a long time, officials have been allowed to take state and military affairs out of the palace to handle them, so that other officials and military attaches who are not qualified to enter the palace can do things outside the palace.

Later, the reform of the law continued to deepen, more and more things happened, and the improvement of the administrative system prompted the increase of the functions of the Sima Tang and the weakening of the functions of the Sima Government.

Sima Tang took a turn, but Zhao Xun was never seen, so Bailiyan found Gu Rentao for questioning

"General Gu, can Zhao Shuai be there?"

"Oh, Zhao Shuai occasionally felt unwell and rested in the room."

"Thank you."

"Si Nong, Lord is polite."

Gu Rentao and Zhou Deyan were one of the surviving teenagers of Jiang Jie, who retained their military status after the First World War and were transferred to Sima Mansion as a staff envoy.

Drove to the Sima Hall duty room, only to see the door closed quietly, there were forbidden army guards in the outer corridor, seeing Baili Yan coming, the soldiers raised their hands and saluted

"See Sinon-sama."

"No courtesy, when did Zhao Shuai fall asleep."

"It's been half an hour, do you want your subordinates to wake up Zhao Shuai."

"No need, let Zhao Shuai continue to sleep, and when Zhao Shuai wakes up, he will immediately send someone to report me."

"No!"

Carefully commanding the soldiers, Bai Liyan turned around and was about to leave, when Wild Lan suddenly said secretly

"There's no one in the room right now."

"No one?" Bai Liyan was surprised, and hurriedly said, "Didn't the soldier just say that Zhao Xun was sleeping in the duty room, how could there be no one." ”

"Well...... Anyway, I didn't detect any signs of life in the space inside the wall, which means either no one or that was already there. ”

"Hiss......" Bai Liyan was suddenly startled, "You said, Zhao Xun has already gone!" ”

"If there are people and there are no signs of life, it only means that the signs of life have disappeared."

When the words fell, Bailiyan's chest set off a storm, and tears oozed from her eyes, as if the sky had collapsed. He hurriedly turned around and said to the soldier

"This officer goes in and has a look."

"Si Nong, please."

The soldier carefully pushed open the door, and it could be seen that Zhao Xun was lying quietly on the couch with his back facing the sky, quietly watching from afar. Bai Liyan gently stepped forward to the couch and called softly with tears oozing from her eyes

"Zhao Shuai, Zhao Shuai ......"

Although he knew that Zhao Xun had passed away, he still had a trace of fantasy, hoping to wake him up from his sleep. However, this time, Zhao Xun closed his eyes forever, and could no longer look at his confidants and comrades-in-arms who had fought side by side.

"Zhao Shuai ......"

Bai Liyan's heart-rending cry alarmed Sima Tang, and the forbidden army outside the door heard the news, only to see that Bai Liyan was already kneeling on the ground, and everyone was shocked

"Lord Sinong, you are!"

Bailiyan's eyes were red, and she looked back with tears and sobs

"Zhao Shuai, already, went to ......"

The soldier was shocked, stepped forward and lowered his head to take a closer look, Zhao Xun's face was pale and bloodless, and he reached forward to measure his snort, and he had already lost his breath.

"Lord Si Nong, this, how is this good."

The soldier said in a panic, and Bailiyan said with tears in her eyes

"Immediately block the news, notify the Medical Officer Liu of the Medical Officer's Office to come over in person, and send another person to invite Jiao Muhua, Yao Sheng, and Zhong Heng to come."

"No!"

Zhao Xun left too unfortunately, just when the main force of the Xian army was outside, Sima Mansion had a bye, Zhao Xun's son Zhao Huan was still in the Lu Gao army, Sima Mansion had no chief officer, and now King Xian was old, and all physiological indicators were abnormal, Bai Liyan was worried that Zhao Xun would have a great impact on King Xian.

Sima Tang exploded, Yao Sheng and Zhong Heng rushed back to Sima Tang from outside, and Medical Officer Liu carried instruments to do a preliminary examination of Zhao Xun, and Zhao Xun died of multi-organ combined failure caused by heart failure.

About three quarters of an hour later, Jiao Muhua hurriedly returned to Bailing Garden, King Xian was drinking tea with Concubine Zhen in the warm pavilion, seeing Jiao Muhua's panicked expression, his eyes were red and there were tears in his eyes, and King Xian had a premonition that something big had happened

"General Jiao, what did the Marquis of Yongxing call you for?"

Jiao Muhua's eyes were red, and he swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty

"Qi, King Qi, Zhao, Zhao Shuai went to the Sima Hall duty room an hour ago."

As soon as the words fell, only to hear a crisp sound, the purple clay pot in the hand of King Xian fell off the wooden board and fell into several petals, the divine light in his eyes was dim, and he sat stiffly on the vermilion floor, looking at the tea in the cup in a daze.

Concubine Zhen on the side was shocked, so she hurriedly stepped forward to hold King Xian's waist and said carefully

"King's Day mourning."

King Xian whispered lightly

"Help the widow get up, Jiao Muhua, and drive Sima Tang."

"No!"

When he got up, Jiang Hai's tears flowed, and in an instant, time seemed to return to thirty years ago, it was Zhao Xun who turned the tide to block the Jin army at the moment of crisis, and it was Zhao Xun who blocked the black turban soldiers from coming to the city at the moment of danger, and now that the mountain has fallen, King Xian suddenly felt that his back was empty, as if his backbone had been sucked away.

King Xian hurried to Sima Hall, the inside and outside were already incomprehensible, and the news was not controlled as Bailiyan expected, but quickly spread to all parts of the palace. Zhao Xun had many generals, and the military attachés promoted by his favor were all over the imperial court, and they couldn't stop them from coming to see him off.

"The King Arrives ......"

Jiao Muhua shouted as he walked, opening the way in front, the civil and military officials gave way left and right, King Xian's chariot was able to enter Sima Hall, Jiang Hai left the chariot with the support of Concubine Zhen, and his face was extremely haggard.

"Concubine Zhen, you go back to the palace first, and the widow will go by himself."

King Xian said in a low voice, and Concubine Zhen saluted

"The concubine understands that the king must take care of his health, and state affairs are the most important."

After finishing speaking, Concubine Zhen and the palace maid left immediately, and Jiao Muhua led King Xian straight to the duty room. At this time, the crown prince and the cabinet had arrived, and everyone was talking about Zhang Luo's death. Hearing the news, King Xian had arrived outside the duty room, and everyone stepped forward to pay respects

"Ministers, see the king's ......"

"Excuse me." King Xian said in a low voice, looking left and right for Bai Liyan, who was full of tears, "Yongxing Hou, where is Zhao Qing." ”

"Back to the king, Zhao Shuai is in the house."

"Lead the widow away."

"No."

Everyone retreated to make way for the aisle, Bailiyan led King Xian into the duty room, and Zhao Xun lay peacefully on the bed, as if he was still asleep.

"Aiqing, did Zhao Qing really go?"

King Xian asked excitedly, and Bai Liyan nodded tearfully

"The minister and the medical officer office have confirmed that Zhao Shuai has gone, please mourn on the king's day."

"Alas......" King Xian sighed for a while, and said the next moment, "immediately order someone to summon Zhao Huan back to the court for funeral with Hongling's urgent mail." ”

"The king can rest assured, the minister has ordered someone to rush to General Lu's camp, and General Zhao Huan will return soon."

"Okay, okay...... From today onwards, Aiqing, the crown prince and Changshi will preside over the funeral, which must be solemn to show Zhao Qing's achievements during his lifetime. ”

"The minister implores the king to bury Zhao Shuai with a national funeral ceremony, only in this way can Zhao Shuai's great achievements during his lifetime be highlighted."

"Exactly! Go ahead and do it immediately, the widow wants to stay alone with Zhao Qing for a while, so everyone disperses. ”

"No!"

Bailiyan gave a deep salute and slowly retreated with everyone. On the aisle, Bailiyan was in a heavy mood, and Gao Xun, who was traveling with him, was in a sad mood, his eyes fell on Bailiyan, and he took two steps forward and said

"The master and wife will go there, and the palace will ask Lord Sinong to bother."

"Okay, there is Senior Brother Lao who will say hello to my master and mother."

The two raised their hands and saluted each other, and the next moment Gao Xun turned away, looking at his back that was gradually moving away, Bai Liyan was in a complicated mood, and then he said darkly

"Won't you get rid of him?"

"No, he and I are both Zhao Xun's protégés, we can't kill each other in the same door, and we can't turn the door in the same way if the master dies, I don't want to make this bad example, and I have no intention of killing him."

"But what if he wants to kill you?"

"He is unkind, I can't be unjust, on right and wrong, he has merit for this country, on personal feelings, he is my senior brother, a position other than politics, he is not sorry for me, I do not advocate political party unity to eliminate dissent, unless it is absolutely necessary, I do not want to use bloody means to achieve political goals."

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