Xu Guangting died.

Not death from disease, but death from natural causes.

After eating, teasing his grandson, and drinking a bowl of lotus seed soup before going to bed, he fell into a deep sleep and never woke up again.

There were no last words, and the crowd didn't have time to react.

He was 83 years old.

And Xu Yong is also a fifty-seven-year-old man, maybe he was overworked, or Xu Guangting's death became the trigger, and he was also admitted to the hospital a few days ago.

"I'm going to the capital." Xu Xuan said.

The death of his father made him feel a little unspeakable in his heart, his father in this world is also his biological father, even if there was a conflict between the two at the beginning, it was in the past.

It's a pity that I didn't see the last one.

Not to mention Xu Yong, the two of them have grown up since they were young, and they can be said to be the most trusted people in this world, and their tacit understanding of power, immortal paths, resources, etc., is far from comparable to others; Not to mention the emotional aspect, if Xu Yong dies, Xu Xuan will devote a lot of energy to face the new secular successor, and it is estimated that it will take several years to build a new tacit understanding.

In today's Shenzhou and its vassal states, the top political building, Xu Yong-Xu Xuan's "brother class" belongs to the most worry-free, the future "uncle and nephew class", grand-grandson class, grandfather-grandson class...... I don't know what kind of changes will be brought.

Chang'an City.

The army was under martial law, soldiers patrolled the streets, and all the restless elements, not knowing what the news had received, were like turtles with shrunken heads.

A railroad leads from the far countryside to the city, occupying a gate.

Inside the door, a swarthy iron car rests on the tracks.

The people of Chang'an City have long been surprised by this, and there have been a lot of such things that emit black smoke over the years, and most of the factories in the suburbs are for this.

"Good guy, this battle, could it be that the old man of the emperor came over in person?" The market in Chang'an probes probes the brain, and there are many discussions.

"I think so."

"Nonsense, how could Emperor Lao Tzu come to a place like ours, are you dreaming?"

"You don't understand this, I heard the neighbor's uncle say that when the capital was chosen, the emperor Lao Tzu asked the minister of civil and military affairs to vote, and Chang'an City was one vote short, and Chang'an was half of Kyoto."

"How did I hear that it was the Northern Capital that was one vote short?"

Everyone was gossiping, and the topic was getting more and more crooked.

Outside the city, by rail.

The Jinyi guards rode horses, hung guns, and patrolled along the railway, in addition to the Jinyi guards, there were also troops guarding the railway.

At the beginning of the construction of the railway, there were always people who wanted to sell the railway for money, even if there was a block, it was useless; Later, a law was enacted, once someone pulls the railway, that person will be convicted of raiding his house and buyers; The local village chief and the lieutenant chief confiscated their family property and killed a group of people, so they stopped the trend.

This time can not be said to be strict, three days in advance, each stronghold to investigate hidden dangers, send people to be on duty day and night, and Jinyi Wei is personally supervised.

Soon, the carriage came from Jungnam Mountain.

Escorted by the army, Xu Xuan came to the locomotive.

"Heavenly Master, this is the train." Li Changsheng introduced.

Xu Xuan's face was indifferent, this kind of train belongs to a relatively old type, but it is a good thing to have finished products, and it will always be improved from generation to generation.

"How many kilometers can you run?"

Due to the appearance of Xu Xuan, some modern concepts have also been accepted, such as the kilometer and an hour divided into two hours.

"Reduced the excess carriages, and the speed was fifty to sixty kilometers per hour."

Starting from here, because it is a special train, there is no need to stop, and it is estimated that it will take more than ten hours to arrive in Zhongjing.

"Let's go."

Xu Xuan, Li Changsheng and some core disciples got into the car.

The interior of the carriage is luxurious, like the house of a rich and noble family, and the place where Xu Xuan is located is blocked from other personalities, forming a small quiet room, and there is a light fragrance in the room.

Woo! Bang bang bang bang ......

The whistle sounded, and the train departed in black smoke.

The winged brocade guards rode horses to escort them for some distance until the speed of the train was raised.

Along the way, the road is smooth, and the stops you arrive at do not stop, but continue to move forward.

In this era, the trains have not yet been fully opened, most of them are used to transport troops, materials, goods or open to merchants to transport goods, and a small part is used to give officials a ride to their posts.

The special train is getting closer and closer to Zhongjing.

Chukyo, Royal Hospital.

The hospital floor was spotless, doctors in blue doctor's uniforms came and went, and in the ward, 57-year-old Xu Yong was lying on the hospital bed, his face as white as gold paper, coughing incessantly, and there was a faint smell of medicine in the room.

"It's basically fine, just raise it again." Xie Miao is also a woman in her fifties, and the years have still left traces on her face.

As the highest person in this field of medicine, her reputation has spread all over China and abroad.

The next day, early in the morning.

"Master Xu Tianshi has arrived!" The attendant came in to report.

With a sound of footsteps, Xu Xuan appeared at the door of the ward.

"Big brother!" Xu Yong hurriedly got up, but was pressed down by Xu Xuanxu.

"Rest well."

When passing by Xie Miao's side, if it wasn't for Xie Miao's greeting, Xu Xuan almost couldn't react.

Seeing that the old people were all old, Xu Xuan sighed inexplicably.

"You have done a good job, and the nation has prospered because of you, very good." Xu Xuan walked up to Xu Yong and said with a smile.

Pick up the kettle on the table, break a tenth of the elixir, and dissolve it with hot water.

"Take it."

Xu Yong took the thing and drank it, and Xu Xuan used his true qi behind his back to help it dissolve.

Mortals can't resist erysipelas at all, and the toxicity of heavy metals is no joke, and it must be dissolved with true qi.

After a long time, Xu Yong's face became ruddy.

The two chatted without a word, and Xu Yong talked about his plan to divide the seal.

Of the more than 50 sons, three were sealed to Dongying, seven were sealed to Siam, Lanfang, Laos and other places, three were in the cold zone in the north of the desert, and eleven were in the Western Regions.

These are powerful kings with their own armies and diplomacy, and they are not degraded; The rest of the feudal enjoyed wealth in the country, demoted to the rank of king, and became a commoner after five generations, completely learning the lessons of the previous Ming.

"In today's world, such as the Zhou Dynasty, the eight directions are divided, and the land of barbarians is transformed into a barbarian by the Chinese people, in addition to the heirs, there are also meritorious achievements, and you can be sealed as a soil emperor if you want to be feudal." Xu Yong analyzed.

"I heard that you only sleep two hours a day, this is not good, you have to learn to properly divide power, don't take everything on yourself, what do you do for future generations? If you don't come up with a set of systems, won't the foundation be ruined if you encounter a faint king? ”

"yes, it's time for me to think about it."

It's not that Xu Yong will never let go of power, but the main thing is that he is suitable for his own first assistant.

The new age of scholars is too young and inexperienced. The old era was more or less cynical and decadent, still looking at the world from a rigid perspective, always wanting to play by himself behind closed doors, and reluctant to accept new things when he saw them.

This kind of person can't be killed no matter how much he kills, so he can only wait for the replacement slowly.

After Xu Yong rested, Xu Xuan walked out and happened to meet a young man with guards and a woman by his side.

Seeing Xu Xuan, the young man bowed and saluted, "Meet the uncle?" ”

"You're Dezhao?"

"Yes, I didn't expect my uncle to know me." The two chatted awkwardly for a while, and Xu Dezhao introduced his crown princess Liu.

"Dad is alright, right? I'll take a look. ”

"Go ahead, he's fine."

Xu Xuan walked out of the hospital, and Xie Miao followed.

"Come with me for a walk." Xu Xuan turned his head and said.

"Okay."

The two walked down the street, sometimes talking about interesting things from the past.

With the invention of cement, the scale of the capital has become larger and larger, and the roads are no longer the previous dirt roads, but eight-lane cement trunk roads, and the number of buildings has also begun to increase.

From time to time, you can see columns of black smoke outside the city, which is the steam workshop.

Thousands of catties of rice solved people's food problems, factories enriched living materials, and Xu Xuan saw the birth of new classes.

"It's also interesting to say, the last time the old sect of the White Lotus Sect saw a doctor, as soon as this person saw me, he knelt down and shouted the sect leader, and the whole hospital heard it."

Xie Miao chattered like a girl, Xu Xuan didn't speak, but listened quietly.

The changes of the times have made them people of the old era at a loss, and even the literati of the old era sometimes can't help but question their beliefs.

Is the ancestor really omnipotent?

Did Confucius know about the steam engine? Did you know that the earth is round? Do you know chemistry, physics, economics, and medicine?

Confucius had never been to the far Western Regions, had never seen the vast sea, had never managed a large country with a population of 10 million, and had no experience in presiding over a million people.

Why do you think that a book of Analects can govern the world?

In recent years, the imperial court has not belittled Confucius, but lowered his status, and put it together with Lao Zhuang, Mo Zhai and other sages.

"I'm leaving." Xu Xuan said suddenly.

"Well, take care." Xie Miao was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

After all these years, I don't know when we will see each other, this may be the last time we will meet.

"Precious."

Xu Xuan said goodbye to Xu Yong, and then went to the mountain to worship Xu Guangting's grave.

Before leaving, he didn't interfere too much in the secular regime, everything has a fate, and he didn't have the energy to care about it, as long as he grasped the general direction.

Subsequently, Xu Xuan left by special train.

The news of Xu Xuan's coming to Beijing is only circulating in a small area, and his current status will cause a sensation wherever he goes, and it will be a trouble at that time.

Some people were sad about his departure, and some people were relieved.

Woooooooo

The special train started.

The scenery on both sides of the strait flies by, like time that can never be turned back.

(End of chapter)