On January 20, the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Su left Chang'an for the second time, and the same as the first time, this time there were more people to see off than last time, Li Shimin took the eldest grandson queen and other harem concubines also came out, and when Li Su left, Yang Concubine and Yan Concubine and several other people were crying, because Li Su took Li Ke, Li Zhen and Li Yun The three brothers took away, as mothers, although they were reluctant, but they also knew that this trip was beneficial to their son, so they did not stop it. ,!

Li Su left Chang'an this time, in addition to the four princes in the team, Yan Bei, Li Jingheng and other fox friends also came with them, but Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye and Li Yong and others have already entered the military academy and are now in the midst of intense study, so there are only a dozen fox friends who came with Li Su this time.

Wang Guo also rushed to Chang'an two days ago, and he will go with Cui Yu to follow Li Su to beg for a trip, of course, Mengxue also came together in the name of taking care of the 'sick' Li Su. In addition, the Lu clan also sent a lot of people to follow, because Li Su had promised them that he would give them a chance there.

In addition to the above people, several big businessmen in Chang'an also sent their own stewards, this is Li Su sees that they have been following their pace in business, so they deliberately gave them an opportunity, if they can seize this opportunity in the south, even if they are not as powerful as Yanbei and Li Jingheng in the future, but at least they can greatly improve their status.

The above is the main ingredient in Li Yu's team, and in order to speed up the pace of progress, not only did he not bring Wenxin. He didn't even bring Wen'er and Hua'er with him, he only brought a few hundred guards with him, after all, it was not peaceful on Liuqiu Island, and there were many of them, if he didn't bring more guards, even he himself would not be at ease, and not only did he bring guards. Li Ke, Li Yun and Li Zhen each brought hundreds of guards, as for Li Jingheng and Yanbei, they brought a lot of henchmen's domestic servants, and even the stewards of those merchants hired a lot of bodyguards to accompany them.

When they departed. The Yellow River has not yet thawed, so it is naturally impossible to take a boat, but fortunately, Chang'an to Dengzhou has been initially roaded. Therefore, the ride speed is also very fast. Originally, with the location of Chang'an, Li Su and they should go all the way east to Haizhou, and then take a boat from there to go to sea to Liuqiu, so that the distance is the shortest, but Li Su has something to go back to Dengzhou to deal with, so they have to drive northeast along the Yellow River.

Although the Chinese New Year has passed, the weather in the north is still very cold, so the journey is still very hard. And in addition to arranging the itinerary of this way, Li Su also has a task assigned by Mrs. Cheng on his back, that is, to enlighten Mengxue as much as possible.

In fact, Li Su saw Mengxue for the second time. He also felt distressed about the other party's emaciation, so he didn't need Mrs. Cheng's instructions at all, he tried his best to make Mengxue happy from the beginning. However, Meng Xue may have really gotten into the horns, instinctively resisting Li Su, and even approaching Li Su's initiative. She was also extremely unwell.

Almost all the people in the team knew about the incident between Li Su and Meng Xue, and they all understood that Li Su was sorry for that Miss Cui, so as brothers and friends, they also wanted to see Li Su and Miss Cui come together. Therefore, they also showed some enthusiasm for the affairs of Li Su and Mengxue, and even helped Li Su come up with a lot of bad ideas, but unfortunately it had no effect.

Li Su is not in a hurry about Cui Mengxue's escape, anyway, there is time along the way, and Mengxue can escape back into the carriage on land, but if she goes to sea and takes the same boat with her, where will she hide then?

After more than half a month of running, Li Su and his group finally reached the boundary of Dengzhou, Zhao Fu had already received the news that the King of Qi was coming back, so he had already made preparations, and as soon as Li Su and their team of thousands of people entered Dengzhou, they were immediately arranged properly.

After entering Dengzhou, Li Su was not idle for a moment, just took a shower and changed his clothes, and then wanted to go to Mengxue to show himself, ask the other party what he wanted to eat at night, and recommend a few local famous dishes in Dengzhou to her by the way. But unexpectedly, he was pulled over by Zhao Fu and reported to him about Dengzhou's political achievements some time ago. Then before he could finish listening, Zhao Yifan came in again and dragged him to the Academy of Sciences to see the latest steam engine.

"Boom Boom ~ Boom Boom ......"

Li Su covered his ears and looked at the high-speed spinning steel monster in front of him, and his heart was also full of emotion, just now on the road, Yifan has already introduced her proud work, now this steam engine is obviously much more advanced than the last time, and the use of steam is more reasonable, plus the wear-resistant gum sent by Yuan Tiangang, in fact, it is also the gum with carbon black, which greatly increases the tightness of the steam engine, and now the maximum horsepower has reached thirty horsepower, and even Yifan also guarantees that as long as she is given some time, There is more room for improvement in the future.

For the steam engine in front of him, Li Su nodded with great satisfaction, and then pulled a sail and left here, after all, the sound of the steam engine was too noisy, and the two of them couldn't talk at all.

"Yifan, you can rest assured that the development of the steam engine will be done boldly, everything will be supported by me behind you, don't worry about other problems, but I have another task to hand over to you, I hope you don't shirk." Li Su pulled Yifan to a secluded place and said solemnly.

"Hee-hee, I know if you want to put a steam engine on a big ship?" Yifan smiled mischievously. In fact, compared to designing the steam engine, she is more interested in sea ships, but she wants to make the fastest and largest sea ship in the world, and the steam engine must be the most core component, so she was patient and spent nearly two years dedicated to the steam engine.

"Haha, Yifan is really smart enough!" Li Su smiled and praised, but then he changed his words and said, "But Yifan, don't be too anxious, the steam engine will definitely be installed on the ship in the future, but the first step can not be done, after all, the sea is ruthless, if you install the steam engine on the ship, in case of any accident during the trial, it is likely to threaten the life of the tester, so I think you should first think about installing the steam engine on a special cart, using steam to drive the operation of the wheels, and then accumulate experience in the practical use of the steam engine, When the time comes to move to the ship, I will be more confident. ”

Li Su's words are indeed very reasonable, after all, although the steam engine has been successfully developed, and it also has a certain practicality, but in the practical process, there will still be many things to pay attention to, if it is put on the ship at the beginning, the cost of the ship is extremely high, and the test is also extremely inconvenient, and there may even be danger, so it is better to build a steam locomotive on land first, and accumulate enough experience before moving to the ship.

Yifan is also an outstanding talent with an IQ of more than two hundred, so after a little thought, he understood what Li Su meant, and nodded at the moment: "It's okay, then I'll build a steam locomotive first, but you have to provide me with some ideas first, otherwise I won't be able to think of it!" ”

Yifan knew that Li Su had many wonderful ideas in his head, and since he proposed to build his own car, Li Su must already have a general idea in his mind. Li Su knew that Yifan would say this, so he didn't shirk it, pulled Yifan to her usual office, took out a pen and paper and began to write and draw.

Li Su thought of the most primitive steam train, so he drew two parallel rails on paper, and then drew a locomotive with several carriages, especially indicating that the wheels were running on the rails, as for the internal structure of the locomotive? I'm sorry for this, he hasn't learned this aspect of design, so he doesn't know at all, so he can only let Meng Xue use her smart little head to supplement it herself.

After telling all the trains he knew in detail, Li Su left Yifan here. But before he could return to the palace, he was stopped by another person.

"Your Highness, Miss Wu is invited!" It was Yang Shi who blocked Li Yu's way. Originally, Li Su's intelligence work in Dengzhou was in charge of Yang Shi, but after Wu Meiniang came, he slowly took control of Dengzhou's intelligence network, which even Li Su admired, because he did not instruct Yang Shi and his wife to listen to Wu Meiniang's orders, but Wu Meiniang used her own means, and then in the name of Li Su, she completely subdued Yang Shi and his wife.

"Hmm!" Li Su on the carriage nodded and motioned for Yang Shi to come up and ride with him, which made Yang Shi a little flattered, but he still obeyed the order and got into the car.

"Yang Shi, I'm not here during this time, but I've worked hard for you and your wife!" Li Su said with a smile.

"Your Highness is serious, it is the duty of a villain to serve His Highness!" Yang Shi was very respectful, but he hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Your Highness, I don't know if my father's health is healthy?" ”

Yang Shi asked Mr. Yang, in fact, although he and Mr. Yang are named father and son, they are not actually related by blood, and even Yang Shi's brothers are just the adopted sons of Mr. Yang, but even so, Yang Shi is still very filial to his father-in-law, after all, if he hadn't been picked up from the field by his old man and raised him, it is estimated that he would have been dead for a long time.

Of course, Li Su didn't forget to take a look at the former Sui veteran when he returned to Chang'an, so he replied with a smile: "Don't worry about this, Mr. Yang has an excellent appetite, and I drank at the same table with him last time, but he actually ate more than me, a young man, and he walked even more vigorously, I don't think there is any problem in living for a few more decades." ”

Hearing Li Su's slightly exaggerated words, Yang Shi also showed a warm smile on his face. But then Li Su asked again: "Yang Shi, Mei Niang invited me to go this time, but is there anything important?" ”

Yang Shi heard Li Su ask about the matter, his face immediately turned pale, and he bowed down and replied: "Your Highness, Miss Wu has been paying attention to the dynamics of Silla during this time, and she seems to have analyzed some important information from it, but she refused to tell her subordinates and his wife, only said that she would wait for His Highness to go down, and then discuss with His Highness in detail!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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