Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 619 The Train

For Cheng Yaojin who was standing on the top of the train and wanted a cushion, Gao Ming could only respond with a helpless smile.

"Cheng Guogong, trains are not as fast as steam tanks, they are dozens of times faster. It's too dangerous to sit on the roof. You'd better come in the compartment...Come on, open the compartment!"

Following Gao Ming's order, several carriages behind the locomotive made several "swish, swish, swish" sounds, and the originally closed iron doors opened immediately, and the rows of seats in the carriages also came into view.

Seeing this scene, the civil and military officials under the train realized that this was where they were sitting.

The first person to react was Changsun Wuji standing beside Li Shimin, he immediately took a step forward, then turned sideways and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, the thing made by His Royal Highness is really ingenious. I am willing to go up and have a try, and I would like to ask Your Majesty for permission!"

"Haha, yes, I will go with Wuji!"

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin jumped into the first carriage, then walked to the first row of seats and sat down, while Changsun Wuji consciously sat behind Li Shimin.

With the two leading the way, the civil and military officials behind also boarded the train one after another.

Among them, those with higher official ranks, such as the first-level princes, or important ministers wearing purple robes, all boarded the carriage where Li Shimin was, while those below the third rank consciously boarded the rear carriages, and quickly moved the first few carriages. They are all full.

Seeing this scene, Cheng Yaojin, who was standing on the roof of the car, couldn't continue to show off. He quickly jumped off the roof, and then quickly got into the first carriage, attracting laughter from all the ministers.

Gao Ming also smiled, and then asked Hegan Chengji softly behind him: "Have all the guards come up?"

"They're all coming up!" He Gan Chengji quickly lowered his head when he heard Gao Ming's words, "There are five hundred people in total, sitting in the back compartment, all of them are elites of hundreds of battles!"

"That's good, let's go!"

"promise!"

After receiving Gao Ming's order, Hegan Chengji immediately agreed, and then blew the whistle beside him.

"Ugh——"

The long blast of the siren startled the civil and military officials who were chatting in the carriage, but before they could react, a rhythmic sound of steel rubbing began.

"Boom...Boom...Boom...Boom..."

The sound went from slow to fast, and became faster and faster. After a while, what everyone heard was only the sound of "bang bang bang".

It wasn't until this time that everyone realized that the car named "Train" was already running, and it was fast!

The gust of wind blowing in from the window made everyone's robes flutter. Looking at the trees and houses passing by outside the window, a civil servant couldn't help but admire.

"Such a speed, even the so-called Maxima is nothing more than that?"

"No, the Maxima is not so fast!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an official who was a military commander immediately corrected him.

"That horse has better stamina, but its speed can't compare with this train, and this train sits much more securely, without bumps at all, and it's even more comfortable than a sedan chair!"

This military commander seemed to have expressed the thoughts of everyone, so as soon as his words fell, there was a burst of echo.

"Brother Zihe is right!"

"Haha, it really is that the hero sees the same thing, and I think so too!"

"That's right..."

This kind of conversation happened in almost all the carriages. The people who usually fight each other in the court hall temporarily let go of the barriers and defenses between each other at this moment, and began to use the train as the topic to express their most intuitive thoughts and feelings. Speak freely.

There were even a few civil servants who shook their heads and began to compose poems, chewing on the words, and it was almost like that, which attracted bursts of applause and admiration.

And just when everyone was excited and ecstatic, the train's flute sounded again.

"Ugh——"

The sound of the flute made all the ministers present who were chatting really happily stop, and showed puzzled expressions.

"What's going on? The train seems to be slow!"

"Is it broken?"

"Don't be impatient, what's going on will be known soon..."

Everyone was discussing one after another, and several ministers stretched out their heads to look out. Seeing this, these ministers suddenly exclaimed in unison.

"Hiss... am I right? This seems to be Luoyang?"

"You can't be wrong, this is Luoyang!"

"How is this possible? We just came out of Chang'an, how long has it been? Probably less than two hours?"

"It's unbelievable..."

Amidst the exclamation of a group of ministers, the train slowly stopped at Luoyang Station, and at the same time, Gao Ming's voice reached the ears of the ministers.

"Everyone, please pay attention. Now we have arrived near the east gate of Luoyang. We are expected to stay here for half an hour. You can get off the bus to eat and rest. Those who live in Luoyang can also go home for reunion. We will wait for the train to return from Taiyuan tomorrow afternoon." It’s time to get on the bus again, and I wish you a pleasant journey!”

Gao Ming's tone was very flat, but hearing it was no less than a bolt from the blue in the ears of the ministers, making them anxious outside and tender inside.

"What? This is really Luoyang!"

"His Royal Highness will never lie, but we arrived in Luoyang from Chang'an in just over an hour? It's unbelievable..."

"God bless Datang, with this sharp weapon, why worry about my being unhappy!"

All of a sudden, many officials began to dance and shout, and they didn't know what to be excited about.

In contrast, sitting in the first carriage became very quiet. Including Li Shimin, all civil servants and generals showed thoughts on their faces, but their eyes were shining brightly, as if they were thinking about something important.

Seeing that none of them were willing to leave the carriage, Gao Ming had no choice but to ask Hegan Chengji to prepare some vegetables and meals and send them to the carriage, so as not to starve these great figures standing at the top of the Tang Dynasty.

Half an hour passed quickly. Except for a few low-ranking officials who chose to stay in Luoyang, the other officials all returned to the carriages, ready to go to the next stop - Taiyuan with excited faces!
The train started again, and the officials in the rear carriages were still talking freely as they did when they set off from Chang'an City, but the first three carriages became much quieter.

Especially in the first section where Li Shimin was, it was so quiet that only the sound of "bang bang" was heard when the train was running.

About half an hour later, someone finally couldn't help but speak.

"Your Majesty, this train is so good, it's fast and stable, and it can carry so many people, why don't you give it to my old Cheng!"

It was none other than Cheng Yaojin who said this, and he patted his chest vigorously while speaking.

"As long as I have it, I guarantee with my head that no one in Datang will dare to rebel!"

What Cheng Yaojin said was decisive, but as soon as his words fell, the eldest grandson Wuji beside him laughed.

"Haha, Cheng Guogong's words are interesting. With this train, you don't have to worry about food, grass and supplies. My Tang Dynasty's elite can come at any time. Who would dare to oppose it? You want the train, Cheng Guogong, you have no reason to do it!"

"This……"

When Cheng Yaojin heard Changsun Wuji's words, he was immediately dumbfounded, and he couldn't find a reason, so he just knelt down towards Li Shimin with a "plop".

"Your Majesty, to be honest, I just like this train. I haven't begged you for anything in the past few decades. I beg you today. Please give me this train. I kowtow to you!"

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed three times to Li Shimin.

Seeing this scene, all the ministers in the carriage were dumbfounded and cursed in their hearts.

"This Cheng Yaojin is really shameless!"

(End of this chapter)