In the study, Zhao Yan was slowly sipping tea with a teacup, but Zhao Xu next to him said with an anxious face: "Third uncle, tell me quickly, why don't you even see Cai Qu's face, why did the Queen Mother summon you to the palace?" ”

"What else can it be, do you think about what the Queen Mother has been having a headache about recently?" Zhao Yan glanced at Zhao Xu lightly when he heard this, and then continued to taste his own tea, this tea was he asked people to go to Wuyi Mountain Tianxin Rock Jiulong Stone Wall to pick the big red robe, this kind of tea is not famous now, but in later generations, it is called the king of tea, the real price is more than gold, and there are only a few trees on the entire stone wall, and now the age of the tree is not too big, but it can live to the era of Zhao Yan's previous life.

"What is a headache for the Queen Mother?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then he reacted, and shouted at the moment, "I understand, it turned out to be General Huyan's business!" But then he frowned again and said, "But although this matter has something to do with you, second uncle, with the temper of the queen mother, how could you let you meddle in the government?" ”

"Hehe, of course the Queen Mother won't let me take care of other things, but if you think about it, the Queen Mother is in a dilemma for Hu Yanping's matter, and she doesn't know how to deal with it, but if she hands over this matter to me to deal with, then it won't be her headache, but my headache!" Zhao Yan said with a smile at this time, just now he finally understood the joint, if the Empress Dowager Gao pushed this on him, he would definitely not deal with Hu Yanping at that time, but in this way, he would have to face the pressure of the court, but the Empress Dowager Gao was nothing to do.

"I see!" Zhao Xu couldn't help but pat his head when he heard this, he finally understood why Zhao Yan was pretending to be sick, Yuezhou was originally pacified by him, and Hu Yanping was his subordinate, if he entered the palace, there would definitely be no way to shirk it.

"Third uncle. So what are you going to do next, you can't just keep pretending to be sick, right? Zhao Xu suddenly asked again at this time, after all, although pretending to be sick can be avoided for a while, but he can't always pretend to be sick, as long as Empress Dowager Gao drags it out, she can still push this matter on Zhao Yan in the future.

"Faking illness is, of course, temporary. But I can't afford to provoke me can't hide, it just so happens that the railway from Tokyo to Luoyang is almost repaired, and it is about to open, speaking of which, I have been at home every day in the past few years, and I haven't gone out much, so this time I will take the whole family to Luoyang for a turn. Zhao Yan said with a smile, Wang Shu told him about the railway a few days ago, and he was also planning to inspect it in person, but he didn't expect to encounter this incident again. So just take the whole family to see it, and it will be regarded as a tour.

"Railway!" Zhao Xu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he stood up and said excitedly, "Third uncle, I want to go too, please take me around too, okay?" ”

"I want you to go, but what about the Queen Mother?" Zhao Yan glanced at Zhao Xu and said, Empress Dowager Gao would definitely not agree to Zhao Xu's departure from Beijing. And Zhao Yan still has to pretend to be sick now, and he can't help Zhao Xu intercede. So he definitely can't go.

Hearing Zhao Yan mention the Empress Dowager Gao, Zhao Xu also lowered his head a little frustratedly, and at the same time he was even more dissatisfied with the control of the Empress Dowager Gao, at this time he really hoped that it was Zhao Yan who was in power, so that he would definitely not have so many restrictions.

At the same time, Cai Qu also returned to the palace to report to the Empress Dowager Gao. As a result, when Empress Dowager Gao learned that Zhao Yan was actually sick at this time, she was almost immediately sure that Zhao Yan was definitely pretending to be sick, but unfortunately, even if she knew that Zhao Yan was pretending to be sick, she had nothing to do. In the end, it was Cai Qu who suggested that she put this matter off the rails and wait for two days to send the imperial doctor to Yuewang's Mansion, as long as Zhao Yan was not sick, he would definitely not be able to escape.

Regarding Cai Qu's suggestion, Empress Dowager Gao also nodded, speaking of which, she ordered Zhao Yan to enter the palace, and she really wanted to push Hu Yanping's matter to Zhao Yan, so that it would be Zhao Yan's turn to have a headache, but unfortunately now it seems that Zhao Yan is more alert than she imagined, and she actually used pretending to be sick to shirk it, but she wanted to see how long Zhao Yan could pretend?

What Empress Dowager Gao and Cai Qu never expected was that a few days later, Zhao Yan, who was "sick", suddenly left the capital with his family, and the way he left was a little strange, he actually took a thing called "train" and went to Luoyang along a thing called a railway.

"Giggle~, when my husband invested money to build this railway, I still felt that it was very inappropriate, and now I can see that after this railway is running, it will definitely bring a lot of benefits to Fuzhong." In a luxurious carriage in the train, Cao Ying sat on the speeding train and said excitedly while enjoying the scenery along the way.

"What my sister said is very true, in fact, whether this train makes money or not is secondary, the key is that it is too convenient to travel, and it can move forward day and night, didn't my husband say that we will be able to reach Luoyang tomorrow?" At this time, I saw Xue Ning'er in the carriage also very excited, they usually stay at home, and now it is a rare experience to come out and take a turn.

"Hey, husband, why didn't you see him in a blink of an eye?" At this time, Ouyang Wanling suddenly turned her head to look at the carriage, and then there was a strange smell, just now Zhao Yan was in the carriage with a group of children, but now it is gone, and even the children are gone.

"The husband took the children to the front of the car, saying that he wanted the children to visit the train and understand how the train runs." Yan Yuru said with a smile at this time, although she is already the mother of several children, she is still as beautiful as ever, and there is no trace of half a cent on her white porcelain-like face, which makes Cao Ying and others quite envious.

"Speaking of this train, I still can't figure out how such a big lump of iron runs, and the speed is not slower than that of a horse-drawn carriage?" Hearing Yan Yuru's words, I saw Yelusi also smile at this time.

"It's not just that my sister can't figure it out, I also can't figure it out, my husband said that it uses fire to heat water and use the steam emitted to drive the train, but these are simple to say, but how to drive it is still incomprehensible." Cao Ying also smiled at this time, although she was extremely smart, she still didn't know much about the new invention of the steam engine, so she also couldn't understand the reason for the train.

"Giggle~, since we don't understand, why don't we go to the front of the car together to take a look, and let my husband help us explain?" At this time, Xue Ning'er suddenly proposed, she was also very interested in the long train under her.

Xue Ning'er's words were immediately approved by others, and at the moment, led by Cao Ying, the five women walked forward with their respective maids while talking and laughing, this train was the first train to run on the railway, because the power of the steam engine was not particularly large, so a total of four carriages were hung, of which the first carriage was placed in each person's salute, the second carriage was occupied by Zhao Yan's family, and the last two carriages were all servants and guards, and there were passages between each carriage.

Cao Ying and the others passed through the carriage in front, as soon as they opened the passage connected to the front of the car, they immediately heard the roar of the "boom" machine in front, and the laughter of children, and when they entered the front of the car, they found that Zhao Yanzheng was standing next to something similar to a stove with a group of children and was explaining something, but in the roaring sound of the machine, it was impossible to hear what he was saying, and a few naughty boys even grabbed the coal next to him and threw it into the stove, and his little hands and faces were all black.

Zhao Yan was also stunned when he saw Cao Ying and them coming in, and then stepped forward with a smile and asked loudly, "Why are you here?" ”

Although Zhao Yan's voice was loud, the roar of the machine in the front of the car was louder, so Cao Ying couldn't hear what he was saying clearly for a while, and said with a puzzled expression on his face: "Husband, what are you talking about?" ”

Cao Ying's voice was even smaller, and Zhao Yan naturally couldn't hear it clearly, but the husband and wife said a few words, but it turned out to be a chicken and a duck, and finally Zhao Yan was also very helpless, so he had to signal everyone to leave the front of the car and return to the back carriage.

After returning to the carriage, Cao Ying and the others all felt that their ears were still "buzzing", and it took a long time to recover, only to see Yelusi open his mouth and smile: "Husband, although your train is good, the sound is too loud, and it almost deafened my ears." ”

"We've only been there for a while, but I think there are people who specialize in driving trains, and they stay there every day, so it's definitely more uncomfortable." At this time, Xue Ning'er spoke.

"There is no way to do it, and there is no solution to the noise generated by the train for the time being, so we can only let those who burn the boiler and drive wear earmuffs so as not to damage their hearing." Zhao Yan also said helplessly at this time, although Wang Shu and they have been desperately improving the train, but some process problems still cannot be solved, and the machine noise is naturally larger, but this is only a small problem, and it does not affect the actual use.

"Husband, if the train doesn't stop day and night, at this speed, I'm afraid it will be able to reach Luoyang tomorrow at the latest, right?" At this time, Cao Ying suddenly asked.

"Yes, the stipulated time is to arrive in Luoyang tomorrow afternoon, what, what is the matter with you?" Zhao Yan asked a little strangely, because looking at Cao Ying's appearance, it seemed that there was something else going on in Luoyang?

"Well, I have a sister who married in Luoyang, she told Jia'er about her family, this time she went to Luoyang just to see each other, if it is suitable, Jia'er's marriage will be settled." Cao Ying said with a smile.

"Jia'er's family?" Hearing Cao Ying mention his eldest son, Zhao Yan couldn't help but show a look of longing, he went to Nanyang now, and he didn't know what happened? (To be continued......)