"Dashuai, the emperor will set off from Chang'an on the eighth day of the eighth month of the fourth year of the Apocalypse and come towards Anxi. This is an urgent letter jointly sent by the General Staff and Xuan Yingwei. In the headquarters of the Western Expeditionary Army of Qiuzi City, Liu Xuan took the document that had just arrived and found Wan Yi who was in a meeting and said with a smile: "In addition, the General Staff reported that the Eastern Expedition has been successfully concluded, and the Sanhan Peninsula has been fully incorporated into the territory of the empire by Chen Dashuai, and Chang'an is holding a celebration meeting at this time." ”

Liu Xuan's words made all the generals present slap their hands and laugh, it was unexpected that the Eastern Expedition could end so quickly, and it didn't matter much, after all, the Eastern Expeditionary Army was close to the hinterland of the Central Plains, and there was also a navy to assist in large-scale water transportation, so that the commander of the army could calmly choose the battlefield to fight. And Li Xuanqing's imminent arrival in Anxi made everyone feel inexplicably excited. After all, as the emperor of the empire, Li Xuanqing's current status in all layers of the empire has reached a new height with the development of the economy and the increasingly brilliant achievements of the Tiance Army. And the Tiance Army, an imperial army that followed Li Xuanqing's beginnings, has a natural love for its leader. The veterans who came all the way from Fengzhou with the empire except for the dead are now basically filled with all the middle and grassroots levels of the Tiance army, and they have become the pillars of this army, they have followed Li Xuanqing from the beginning of the battle, if they know that this young emperor and army leader is coming to Anxi, I am afraid that the military spirit will reach the extreme in an instant. So even Wan Yi couldn't help but smile after hearing the news: "The emperor came to Anxi not only to pay tribute to the martyrs of Anxi back then, but also to reward all the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army." The chief of staff should quickly inform the whole army of this news and tell all the soldiers that the emperor has come to visit you. All the people in the Western Expeditionary Army must work hard to show our prestige before the arrival of Emperor Luan in Anxi, and present the emperor with victory. Wan Yi's words made everyone get up with a bang and take this blood-boiling order. Soon, with countless fast horse messengers from Qiuzi City, the news spread to the surrounding armies and departments, and the Seventh Corps of the Seventh Corps in the deep front line also received a notice from the headquarters, the Seventh Corps Company with the logistics support troops who rushed to the same day held a joint meeting, Gauss after informing the emperor of the news that he was about to come to Anxi, Ridge asked the departments to try their best to find a way to restrain the lack of water in the desert as soon as possible, so as to open up the way to Depiro, and prepare for the follow-up army to quickly approach Shule. Gauss's mobilization order did play a great role in the later operations, and a small soldier of the logistics department really found a solution to the problem of water shortage in the desert, which also played a very crucial role in the subsequent Western Expeditionary Army continued to advance to Shule, and thus solved the problem of railway crossing the desert.

When the morale of the Western Expeditionary Army was high because of Li Xuanqing's imminent arrival, in fact, Li Xuanqing on the Chang'an side had already led the guards to set off on the train to the west, and the Railway Department directly built the first special train of the Tang Dynasty from Shenzhou all the way to Chang'an as Li Xuanqing's car for this western tour.

Because Hu Xiaosi led the team to Hezhou, only Wang Houchun followed him on this western tour, and Chen Fan took over Wang Houchun's work after returning to the General Staff, so that the military and political leaders of Chang'an basically did not stay in the base camp. And Murong Feixue, who was originally going to come over, was in poor health after giving birth, so only Qiaoxi took Xiao Tianqi and Li Xuanqing together. There is nothing to worry about for his eldest son Li Xuanqing, although he is only a little more than four years old, but the educational philosophy that he and Qiaoxi brought from later generations obviously gives him a greater advantage compared with other children of the same age, and the daily learning in addition to the Confucian classics sorted out by Li Xuanqing is more about the knowledge of natural science taught by Qiaoxi himself in later generations, the little guy is very smart, and he has not let Li Xuanqing worry about these knowledge since he was a child. This is also the education reform that Qiaoxi has been promoting in the past two years. It's just that because the Ministry of Education can enroll as many poor children as possible at present, it is already very difficult, and there are very few people who can have this concept except for Li Xuanqing and his wife, and it is difficult to find a few people who can understand the introductory knowledge of natural sciences compiled by Qiaoxi in later generations, so this aspect can only be temporarily piloted in Chang'an and a few large cities, anyway, at least the germination of natural science has begun. In addition to teaching those students who are interested in this area, the knowledge and talents gathered by the Institute of Science and Technology are more in accordance with the standards proposed by Li Xuanqing to sort out the knowledge of the previous generation in this area, and carry out their own research, and be able to explore their own natural sciences, Li Xuanqing also feels that it is enough, after all, he can't change so many people to teach others.

"Big brother, we're about to enter Lingzhou, right? I haven't been back for several years, and Lingzhou doesn't know how it's going. Xiao Tianqi sat upright and practiced calligraphy, glancing at the scenery outside the car window from time to time. With the increasing production of glass products, glass has also begun to enter the daily life of the empire, and today's trains are basically close to the appearance of later generations, but the power is not enough, the power of the steam engine is not large enough, even if the head of the locomotive is not increased, it has little effect. However, after the rapid development of industry and the improvement of basic industrial categories, many processes that could not be completed on the first generation of trains were improved step by step. Even after the development of complete screws and bolts in the laboratories of industrial groups, this basic tool was quickly produced and led to changes in all walks of life.

"Lingzhou has developed well in recent years, at the intersection of Guanzhong and Fengzhou Railway in the northwest, a large number of materials and business travelers pass by every year, the local products are abundant, and the logistics department alone has opened no less than ten factories and farms here, plus it is the earliest area to start, and the development speed is not much better than that of Fengzhou." Li Xuanqing pointed to Lingzhou City, which gradually saw the outline of the city outside, and said with a smile: "Now there are four industrial zones outside the city, and this should be a coal yard." "The development speed of Lingzhou in recent years can almost be said to be rapid, relying on the intersection of three railways here, every day there are a large number of materials and business travelers passing through here, or from the eastern region to transport a large number of materials to the northwest, or from the northwest side to bring countless products and people into the pass, this in and out of almost all in Lingzhou stop, such a bridgehead so that Lingzhou's local industry and agriculture rapid development, plus the original economic foundation is very good, did not receive the Central Plains region of the war affected, It has become a well-known and wealthy province in the northwest region. The implementation of this year's five-year industrial plan has added a fire to the development of Lingzhou, and Lingzhou has also become an important town for the development of heavy industry like Fengzhou. However, unlike Fengzhou, which has developed a complete heavy industry system, Lingzhou has its own focus, and Lingzhou's heavy industry is basically focused on the development of raw materials and smelting, and the development of the chemical industry. Lingzhou's coal production and refining, the additional industry can be comparable to Bingzhou and other places, and occupies the geographical location of the northwest gateway, this year alone, there are a large number of coal products through the railway to the northwest. While the rest of the country was developing the southern and overseas markets, Lingzhou's eyes were always on the northwest, and the industrial products produced were basically transported to the far west through the Silk Road. Therefore, the construction of the Northwest Railway Line basically gave Lingzhou a broader radiation range, and also made the Silk Road more convenient and the cargo throughput more huge.

The special train did not stop in Lingzhou, and after crossing Lingzhou, it entered Helan Mountain, which is a mountain range between Lingzhou and Hexi, which has now been split in half, and a railway and straight road pass through the middle to connect Hexi and the interior of the Central Plains.

"Big brother, we're out of the jam, right?" Qiaoxi had just given birth, but her complexion had become more delicate, and she already had a mature style in her every move, wearing a light green gauze skirt, her long hair fluttering, pointing to the distant mountains and smiling: "Let's be regarded as outside the Saiwai, right?" ”

"Well, sort of. Not now, though. Li Xuanqing said with a smile: "Out of the plug is actually out of the Yumen Pass and Yangguan two places. It's just that at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Hexi Corridor was occupied by the Tubo people, and the road to the northwest of the Han people in the Central Plains was interrupted, and the distant Saiwai was basically lost to our Central Plains, so I had no choice but to turn the Helan Mountain into Helan Mountain. Li Xuanqing poured her a glass of water and continued: "I heard from my senior brother that the stone carvings of the Northern and Southern Dynasties have been found on the sandbank, and I think it should be the Dunhuang relics of that year. When we come back from the northwest, the itinerary is not so rushed, we can go over to have a look, and see this legendary Dunhuang. Qiaoxi knew that Li Xuanqing was nostalgic for the documentary in later generations, but at this time, the Tang Empire had already recovered the legendary Dunhuang, so the tragedy of history could not exist at least in the hands of the two of them, so he smiled when he heard this: "Okay, when the time comes, I must go to see the mural that Wu Daozi has become Wu Daozi, but unfortunately I didn't bring a camera." After finishing speaking, he smiled playfully at Li Xuanqing.

"Father, mother, what is Wu Daidangfeng?" Originally, the husband and wife stood in front of the moving car window and watched and chatted, but the immature voice of the apocalypse came from behind them, and it was obvious that the son of the couple had just heard the conversation, and he was very interested in listening to his tone. Qiaoxi walked over and patted his head, watched him finish writing a whole article and nodded, and said: "Wu Daidangfeng said that he was good at painting characters in Buddhism when he painted saint Wu Daozi, and every stroke was very elegant, and the clothes and belts he painted were like the wind blowing, fluttering like a fairy." ”

"Then I'm going to check it out, too." Qiaoxi's words made the little guy a little ignorant, but he felt good to listen to what his mother said, so he hurriedly said.

"Okay, let's be more obedient little Apocalypse, your father and I will take you there, and when the time comes, we can take a slow look when we come back all the way." Qiaoxi smiled when she saw Li Xuanqing coming over.

"Father, what are we going to Anxi for? Do you want to see the master? Xiao Tianqi smiled when he saw Qiaoxi nodding, but obviously remembered something, so he asked Li Xuanqing.

Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi glanced at each other, and they both saw a kind of hope in each other's eyes, so Li Xuanqing said solemnly: "Not only to see the master, but also to inherit a spirit, to see if the people there still remember the Tang Dynasty and the heroes of the Tang Dynasty a hundred years ago." ”

"Child, your father named you Tianqi, just hoping that you can inherit the spirit of your ancestors for the country and the people, and also hope that you can inherit your father's pioneering spirit, so that the empire that your father defeated can be passed on, do you understand?" Qiaoxi didn't plan to say this, he always felt that this child was only four years old and too young, but he didn't expect the little guy to think of this by himself, so he took his hand and said: "More than a hundred years ago, there was a group of old grandfathers there, for the last land of the Tang Dynasty in Anxi, their hair was gray and they fought with the enemy, and finally after the city was broken, when the enemy rushed up, all the old grandfathers died in Anxi, and your father and I are going to take those old grandfathers back and take them to the Central Plains." Would the son also go with your father to welcome them home? The clever and beautiful voice told his son the legendary and tragic history of a hundred years ago, and it was also for the little guy to remember what his father was really going to do in the northwest today, and also hoped that he could understand that this was the spirit that his father wanted him to inherit.

"Queen Mother, don't worry, the Apocalypse will definitely take those old grandfathers home with my father." Xiao Tianqi didn't understand that what Qiaoxi was talking about was actually Anxi's war spirit and spirit, and thought that he was going to take those old grandfathers home, so he assured Qiaoxi without hesitation: "Tianqi will be obedient and won't make the old man angry." ”

"The third sister-in-law said it well, I found that the third sister-in-law is really suitable to be a teacher, female master." As soon as Xiao Tianqi's words were finished, Wang Houchun's voice suddenly came from outside the carriage, and then he pushed the door and walked in, and said with a smile after seeing Xiao Tianqi: "Come on, Xiao Tianqi, Uncle Nine has brought you something delicious, look, this is authentic Lingzhou mutton skewers, come and eat a bite." As if playing a trick, he took out a few skewers of mutton from behind his back and handed them to him, and said with a smile.

"Hello little uncle." Xiao Tianqi took the mutton skewers and saluted Wang Houchun, and his young appearance made Wang Houchun laugh happily, and picked him up and turned around a few times before putting it down.

"Okay, let's talk about things, I'll take him out for a walk." Qiaoxi saw Wang Houchun holding a folder in his hand and knew that he had something to find Li Xuanqing, so he pulled Xiao Tianqi out of the carriage and began to explain the train under his feet.

"What's wrong? I remember that we didn't stop in Lingzhou, can you still receive any messages? Li Xuanqing smiled a little strangely when he saw Wang Houchun handing him the folder. The kind of folder in his hand is still coincidental, and he was bored during his pregnancy, so he made the kind of folder that he had seen before. Soon, this new type of folder quickly became popular in Chang'an, and even the central government with the empire quickly accepted this new office object.

"I brought it on the train when I left in the morning, and I just finished dealing with the previous things before I saw it." Wang Houchun said a little helplessly: "This is sent by Tiancheng, and they are going to send Zheng Fan to the northwest, saying that it is labor reform." But I always feel that this is Xiao Si's bad idea, send him to the northwest, wouldn't it be a return to the mountain? Wang Houchun's words made Li Xuanqing stunned for a moment, and then he understood what this meant, and his face became thoughtful.