A rocking chair was placed under the window, and a thin piece of wool felt was placed over the legs.

Wang Sunsin lay on the rocking chair, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

The rocking chair swayed gently back and forth, and the warm air in the room was accompanied by incense, ignoring the wind and rain outside the window.

But this is not Wang Sunsin's house in Beiting, this is a train to the capital.

Compared with the smoke in the Central Plains, the water and soil in the Western Regions are not easy to support people, and Wang Sunchen, who is less than forty years old, is obviously old.

The wrinkles on his face are the marks left by the wind sword and frost sword in the Western Regions, and the mottled color of his sideburns is the mark brought by the long wind of the desert.

For more than ten years in the Western Regions, Wang Sunchen has aged his appearance, body, and even archery.

But Wang Sunsin's temper is not old, it is still the same as when he was young, even like Jiang Gui, the older he gets, the more spicy he becomes.

Because he refused to hand over the murderer who slaughtered more than 70 soldiers and civilians in Tunpu, in the depths of the Ili River Valley, thirteen cities, large and small, both men and women, were slaughtered by Wang Shunchen and the Beiting Fan army.

His murderous name, even if the court covered it up, has long spread all over the world. In the Black Khanate, Wang Sunsin had long been regarded as the devil in Hell and came to the world.

The devil of this great food world, the famous general of Kyushu Middle-earth, is now irritable. The city government that has been cultivated for many years makes people can't see anything unusual on his face, but the fingers that frequently tap the armrests of the rocking chair still reveal his mood.

Three years ago, when he went out of the city on a safari, the scar on his calf that was shot by the assassin with a heavy crossbow began to itch again in the spring rain of the Central Plains.

Although the carriage of the train was much larger than that of ordinary carriages, for Wang Sunchen, who was accustomed to the vast Gobi and lofty mountains in the Western Regions, the carriage in front of him was still too narrow.

Although the arrangement of the special train was not luxurious, it was extremely comfortable, and no means of transportation - horse-drawn carriages or boats - were far from the comfort of the special train. As long as there is a comparison, no traveler will be dissatisfied with the special train.

It's just that I have to live in the car for a few days, and no matter how comfortable the journey is, it has become a torture. What's more, Wang Sunchen still likes to hunt and loves galloping horses.

When the train was only the last 500 miles away from the city of Tokyo, but stopped at Luoyang Station for half a day, he finally couldn't help it.

But he couldn't help it, he just kicked the car out and asked him to urge - after all, it was Xijing, after all, it was Luoyang, Wang Sunchen knew very well that this was not a place where he could do whatever he wanted like when he was in the Western Regions. And he also knew that the one who blocked him and couldn't replace the horse was Wen Yanbo, who also wanted to go to Beijing today.

After the car went out, he came back soon after, sweating like rain in front of Wang Sunchen, "After I returned, I said that I would not be able to leave until the evening." ”

"Huh?"

Wang Sunchen only raised his voice slightly, and the car palm trembled.

"Daddy."

Wang Sunsin's son, Wang Chenghe, suddenly spoke up.

A reminder from his son made Wang Sunchen sit up straight in anger and lean back in the chair again.

Among more than a dozen sons, this time he brought such an eldest son back to Beijing, which he valued and trusted.

Changing into a peaceful smile, Wang Sunchen asked, "Is Old Minister Wen going to move?" ”

Even if the Wen family wants to move all their family to Beijing, they will not occupy all the special trains and horses, and let him stay on Luoyang Station for a day.

Is this to give his martial artist a dismount, or is it deliberately delaying his time in Beijing? If there is a change in the court, it is half a day late, and it is possible to lose the whole game - how long will the change of Xuanwumen be?

"Not only Lu Guogong, but also several families are going to Beijing."

The palm of the car said it like a pendulum, and the blood on his face faded clean. This clearly means that Wang Sunsin is not qualified enough, so he can only wait until the end.

"A few ......"

Wang Sunchen's face immediately became a little more cautious.

can stand up to Wen Yanbo, and still press on him, the Anxi Army, to stay behind, his status cannot be low, and the things to be done will never be small.

The situation is unpredictable, just like the weather in the desert, the sky is clear one moment, and the next moment it is windy and sandy, covering the sky and the sun. These old gangsters who were waiting to die in Luoyang suddenly thought about it, and it must have changed a lot in the court.

"Let's go down." Wang Sunchen waved his hand. This time I went back to Beijing, and I might have to go through the muddy waters, but I had to ask first to understand.

was gently let go by Wang Sunchen, Che Zhang was stunned at first, and then under Wang Chenghe's signal, he saluted and flew away.

In this and new carriages of the special train, only Wang Sunchen and his father and son are now left.

"Civil official, ......" Wang Sunchen sighed for a long time.

In order for military generals to enjoy the same treatment, they must be the first three ranks of the main officials, that is, the envoy of the festival, the queen of the festival and the observation envoy.

At this time, Wang Sunchen had already accumulated merit for the Anxi Army, and was one of the few generals in the army who could enjoy a separate eight-carriage carriage.

Eight carriages, if it is a third-class carriage, can be crammed into four or five hundred people by squeezing a little. Now it all belonged to Wang Sunchen and dozens of subordinates who came with him to the east, as well as a dozen or so service personnel sent by the railway.

Coming all the way by train, when he saw Wang Sunsin's special train, everyone had to give him three points.

On the special train, the water is always hot, the food is always hot, the windows are always shiny, and the horse is always in the best spirit, and when there are several trains in the station at the same time, Wang Sunsin's special train must be the first to depart.

just went all the way to Luoyang, but had to stop and wait for the civil officials in front of him to go first.

Even though he was already in a high position, commanding ten thousand armies, and had slaughtered cities and destroyed the country, and defeated the king of a country to cut off his beard and abandon his robe, but in front of a few civil servants, he still had to retreat.

In other words, in the Western Regions, no one dared to show him a face.

In the two major protectorates of the Northern Court and the Western Regions, the status of Wenchen was far inferior to that of Wang Shunchen, a military general in charge of military and political affairs. Even though the two prefectures are subordinate to Ganliang Road, the power to appoint officials, coordinate money and food, and supply weapons is actually controlled in the political hall.

The nearby Ganliang Road is not in charge of Wang Sunchen, and the court in the distance is beyond the reach of the whip, and there is an iron-clad backer in the political hall, asking people to give people and things to things, so Wang Sunchen has also become a genuine king of the northwest.

But in the Central Plains, he is only a meritorious general, and he is still the object of vigilance.

Wang Sunchen leaned back in his chair in frustration and said to his son, "Go read a book." Take the Jinshi exam to save yourself from being pickled like this in the future. ”

Wang Chengsi poured a cup of tea, brought it to Wang Sunchen, sat down next to him and said with a smile, "My son will take the exam, and he will only take the exam, but he will not take the Jinshi exam." ”

"Huh? Let's hear it. ”

was topped by his son, but Wang Sunchen was not angry.

This son has been smart since he was a child, enlightened at the age of five, and has been helping with general affairs in the barracks since he was eleven years old, and even counsellor military affairs. I didn't leave my homework behind, and I became a talent last year. Both civil and military, the appearance is not bad, although the handling of things is still a little tender, Wang Sunchen feels that even among the Beijing teachers, there are few children of official eunuchs who can compare with their sons.

Wang Chengsi said: "Jinshi is a protégé of the Son of Heaven, and Zhuke is a protégé of the prime minister, do you need to say which one to choose?" Admitted to all subjects, it is more important to get the heart of the three uncles. ”

"Your third uncle is also a Jinshi!" Wang Sunchen said, "If you don't take the Jinshi exam, how can you raise your eyebrows?" Being an official is also being trampled under the feet of others all his life. ”

"My son doesn't want to be an official, and my son thinks it's better to be a parliamentarian than an official."

Wang Sunchen was unhappy in his heart, "What councilor, your third uncle took out something to deceive people!" ”

"It's true that my son is just talking nonsense." Although Wang Chengsi is smart, it is difficult to get rid of the stubbornness of a young man, "When you get to Jingshi, you can ask the third uncle, what the third uncle says, that's what it is." ”

Wang Sunchen glared at him, but said nothing more.

The chaotic special trains departed one after another, and Wang Sunsin also left Luoyang Station in the evening of the same day, and arrived in Kaifeng, Tokyo, after a long absence.

The vehicle came to a slow stop.

"Arrived?"

Wang Sunsin looked out the window.

Outside, there are parallel railways, and there are countless carriages on these tracks, either alone or in groups.

"It doesn't seem to be yet."

Wang Chengsi said, and asked someone to call the car palm to ask.

Che Che Zhang was still sincerely afraid, "The red flag was raised in front, and the special trains from Luoyang got off at Tokyo Station, and the platforms were all occupied." ”

Wang Sunchen snorted heavily, and he knew that this was the case.

Wang Chengsi looked out, he couldn't see the front and back, and there were railways on both sides of the carriage, "This is the marshalling station?" ”

"It's a Tokyo marshalling station." Che Zhang said proudly, "It's bigger than an ordinary state city." ”

Wang Sunsin's special train stopped at the platform of the Luoyang marshalling station for a day, and he came down to visit. More than ten parallel railways form a huge Luoyang marshalling station. More than a dozen railways stretch to the sky, and the freight cars on the tracks pass through like shuttles, and there are hundreds of horses alone, which is even more shocking than Jingshi Tianjie.

However, it is still much smaller than the Tokyo marshalling yard, which has become huge and unrivaled in order to absorb the capacity of five mainline railways and seven branch railways, and occupies most of the southeast corner of the outer city.

And these marshalling yards are just a small point on the railway, equivalent to a large soldier station. Even bigger and grander is the railway network covering all roads in the world.

If you add up the mileage of all the railway tracks in the world - trunk lines, branch lines - I am afraid that there are 10,000 miles. Among them, just to maintain the trunk railway, the box army and even the lower forbidden army along the railway are used. And those branch railways also recruited a lot of manpower and horses.

Such a majestic project is unimaginable in our ancestors.

In Wang Sunsin's current view, behind this grandeur, I don't know how many interests flow in it. It's just that these interests are not something that he, a martial artist, can touch.

"Daddy, are you waiting?" Wang Chengsi asked.

"Get out of the car." Wang Sunsin knew what his son wanted to say, "Since you have arrived in Tokyo, let's go from here." ”

"No!" Wang Chengsi happily replied.

After so many days of driving, he was also depressed.

The palm of the car was shocked when he heard this: "After staying, the cars here come and go, and you can't get off according to the system." ”

"Does Ben Shuai have to spend a day here?" Wang Sunchen smiled slightly, and there was not the slightest smile in his eyes.

The palm of the car had a white face, but he still tried to stop in front of Wang Sunchen's father and son, "The villain doesn't dare to delay the time after staying, he has already contacted the station, and the car will turn to the small platform in front." After staying, there are a total of eight cars, and if so many people go up and down the railway, there will definitely be chaos in the marshalling yard. ”

I will definitely report it to the government. But this sentence didn't dare to say it, this can be a threat, the person in front of him has no way to take the ministers after staying, but it is easy to be angry with himself.

Wang Sunsin didn't have a seizure, and asked reasonably, "How long does it take to transfer to the small platform?" ”

"Soon, soon, soon."

It was said that it was very fast, but by the time Wang Sunsin got off the bus, it was already an hour later.

Wang Sunsin's entourage, under the command of Wang Chenghe, got out of the car and unloaded the goods, and acted in an orderly manner.

Wang Sunsin walked back and forth on the small platform, moving his muscles and bones that had become stiff on the train.

Walking around, I watched my son assign people over there, and it was difficult to hide the pride and pride between his eyebrows.

Wang Sunchen always urged his son to study, in fact, in his opinion, his own son was also very suitable to be a general. Of course, the best way is to be admitted to the Jinshi, and then lead the army with Wenchen, just like Zhang Dian and Han Gang, that is Zai Fu can be expected.

Wang Sunchen returned to Beijing this time because he received an urgent order from Han Gang, and he was afraid of delaying time, so he brought back a lot of people, but not many things.

After unloading the luggage, it didn't take a quarter of an hour. The chariot driver who contacted the carriage also came back at this time, with two people behind him, and the middle-aged man who walked in front made Wang Sunchen vaguely familiar.

"The villain is ordered by the prime minister to come to greet the queen."

"It's Ji San." Hearing the words of the visitor, Wang Sunsin finally recognized his identity, it was Han Gang's family member, and now it seemed that he had been promoted, "How do you know that I will get off here?" ”

"It's Xianggong." The housekeeper of the Han Mansion spoke very crisply, "The car is outside, please stay behind and wait for the eldest prince to come even though he is a villain." Stay with the station, the small one is also arranged, just follow him. ”

Hearing that Han Gang was waiting, Wang Sunchen didn't dare to delay, so he immediately left his entourage and took his son to follow the path and get off the platform.

Behind the platform, a carriage stopped quietly, and I don't know how long I waited.

The appearance of the carriage is very simple, even the front horse is ordinary, only slightly wider. But when he saw the dozen or so people guarding the carriage clearly, his body trembled.

"The third uncle is here?" The son behind him asked softly, with a little excitement.

He had only seen Han Gang when he was a child, and he had no memory for a long time. But when the prime minister can be commensurate with his father and brother, this is the greatest glory of Wang Chenghe.

'Clever, but unfortunately almost steady. ’

Wang Sunchen said in his heart. Step forward quickly.

The car door opened in front of him, and a person in the car was sitting quietly at a small table in a green shirt and a gauze hat. There was a book on the table, which was obviously put down after Wang Sunchen came over.

Seeing Wang Sunsin, the man smiled slightly and got out of the car, "I'm back." ”

Wang Sunchen took a few steps forward and bowed down, "Shunchen sees the prime minister." ”

"Huh?"

Just like Wang Sunsin's reaction to the train palm the day before yesterday, Han Gang's response was dissatisfied and provoked.

Wang Sunchen immediately changed his tone and became more affectionate, "The younger brother meets the third brother." ”

"Hmm." Han Gang nodded, looked at Wang Sunchen for a while, and finally said with a smile, "It's finally polished in the Western Regions." ”

Wang Sunchen also laughed easily, "The third brother hasn't changed much." ”

"Old." Han Gang shook his head, and then looked at Wang Chenghei who was following Wang Sunchen, "This is Brother Xi?" ”

Wang Sunchen said on the side: "Now the great name is Cheng Hei." ”

Wang Chenghei followed behind Wang Sunchen and peeked at this third uncle, who was famous and powerful as an emperor.

looks like he is only in his thirties, far younger than his father's appearance, not as strict as he imagined, but more kind, and he can't see that he is a well-known scholar in the world, nor can he see that he is a powerful minister who can establish a son of heaven and decide great things.

But when Wang Chengsi thought of the one in front of him, he had just learned Yiyin, and put the emperor under house arrest who did not learn well, and the so-called release of Taijia in Tonggong, and convened the world's important ministers and celebrities to discuss major policies, and his authority was similar to that of the Son of Heaven, so he couldn't help the agitation in his heart, and the husband should be like this.

He stepped forward with an excited trill, "My nephew will visit my uncle." ”

Han Gang helped Wang Chengsi up and looked at him carefully, "Okay, good, I heard your father say that he helped him counsellor military affairs, and also took a showman, both civil and military." ”

Wang Chenghei was stunned and stammered, "It's just to deal with some small things, and I don't dare to say that I am a counselor." Xiucai is also in the Western Regions, and he does not dare to compare with the scholars of the Central Plains. ”

"Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. You can't read knowledge by reading books to death, and you can have this experience, which is much better than Xiang Xiucai, who has read for a few more years. Han Gang patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Everything is good, it's not as thick-skinned as your father." ”

Wang Chengsi's face turned even redder, and Wang Sunchen laughed, "The third brother's words are not right, the younger brother is just sincere, impatient and modest to be modest." ”

"You......" Han Gang pointed at Wang Sunchen, shook his head with a smile, and said to Wang Chenghei, "Your father and I are like flesh and blood, but we can trust each other's lives." Therefore, they speak openly and honestly to each other, without pretense, which is different from talking to outsiders. If you have anything to say or do in the future, you can just say it, just like your father. ”

Wang Chengsi nodded continuously, speechless with excitement.

Seeing this, Han Gang laughed again. He said to Wang Sunchen, "Let's get in the car first." ”

The three of them got on the car and sat down, and there was a whip outside, and the carriage shook, and the wheels slumped and moved forward.

Turning out of the gate of the marshalling station, the carriage was on the road, and the surrounding voices became louder, and Han Gang asked, "How do you feel when you come back?" ”

"I was in a hurry to go all the way, I didn't look at it much, I just felt that it had changed a lot, and I didn't dare to admit it. A few days ago, I passed through Kansai, from Longyou to Jingzhao, whether in the city or in the township, the people I saw on the road were more brightly dressed than the other, and their complexions were better. After so many years since the founding of the country, it has only been more than ten years that the people of Kansai have lived such a peaceful and happy life. ”

However, seeing Han Gang shaking his head slightly, Wang Sunchen said again, "There is also a feeling that the Jingshi is now like a pond, and all the water has flowed in." ”

Han Gang suddenly smiled, "Is it the feeling of being blocked in the marshalling station and not being able to enter the station?" ”

Wang Sunsin complained, "There are too many people in a mess. ”

"I can't help it. Since they are asked to enter Beijing, they can only endure it. ”

The train departing from Luoyang had to delay the trip because of the special train that flocked to Beijing on this day. Han Gang knew about this, otherwise he wouldn't be waiting for Wang Sunchen here.

Although the route map of railway transportation left a temporary redundancy, there were still too many old guys who followed Wen Yanbo from Luoyang to Beijing this time, and there were more than a dozen people. Although they don't have the status of Wen Yanbo, but all of them are also senior, and they have a deep relationship, in the past, the imperial court was able to rely on the power of the Son of Heaven to suppress them in Luoyang and dare not talk nonsense, but now they are completely liberated, but they are all restless with the insects after being stung.

And these big people who took a special train to Beijing did not have the necessary concept of time. Grinding time at the station is even more disruptive to the normal operation of the railway. In order to coordinate the operation of this day, everything that could be postponed was postponed, and Wang Sunchen was just one of the unlucky ghosts who were sacrificed.

"How much do you know about the last thing?" Han Gang asked again.

Even inside the carriage, there was still noisy interference outside, but Wang Sunchen still lowered his voice, "Third brother, did you really lock up the official family?" ”

"I can't say it's off, but it's almost." Han Gang smiled self-deprecatingly and asked, "Jingsheng, what are you going to do?" ”

"Since the third brother wants me to come back, he will definitely use me. Although the third brother commanded me, I will do whatever he wants me to do! ”

Wang Sunsin's answer was extremely crisp, his eyes were full of trust, and he was sure that Han Gang would not harm him.

"What do you want you to do? Actually, it's to scare people with your tiger skin. Han Gang smiled, "You are indispensable." ”