Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

The seven years of Hong Ding passed so quickly.

Guo An lay on the deck chair and looked at the pond outside, his eyes full of emotion.

"Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed..."

It has been twenty years since he came to this world.

Not only did he become a county king, he also had two wives and five children.

Now, I will have a grandson soon!

He is forty years old and can already have grandchildren...

Yesterday, as the imperial doctor diagnosed Princess Xianning's pulse, it was confirmed that it was a happy pulse!

Hearing the news, Guo An couldn't help but feel in a trance.

After lying down for a long time, Guo An stood up directly.

"Xu Yong, send me to the palace!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

……

Guo An slowly came to Wenlou, and Zhu Di was still handling government affairs.

"Why is Guo Qing here?"

"Your Majesty, I am here to announce the good news!"

Zhu Di was a little displeased and said, "How happy are you?"

Seeing Guo An's relaxed and leisurely expression, Zhu Di felt inexplicably angry.

He sat in the palace all day long, painstakingly reviewing various memorials. His life was boring and boring, and he would get very angry when he saw some things reported from various places.

Guo An, on the other hand, spends all day lying at home, lying on his back, or studying various delicacies and delicious gadgets.

Guo An didn't care about Zhu Di's tone. The two had worked together for twenty years, and he knew what Zhu Di was thinking.

However, he is not afraid.

He has a brain disease and cannot overwork himself!

Otherwise, he would just lie down and show it to Zhu Di!
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am going to have a grandson!"

"what?"

Zhu Di was startled and stood up directly, looking at Guo An with surprise on his face.

"You mean, Xianning is pregnant?"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Guo An said with a happy face.

Zhu Di said: "Why didn't that guy Guo Shen show up for such a big happy event?"

Guo An said: "Your Majesty, that boy is cautious and doesn't want to tell me some things.

He might feel that reporting this kind of thing to His Majesty would be a bit disturbing to His Majesty! "

"Okay, okay, that guy is also our consort, how can we blame him for this?"

Zhu Di glanced at Guo An and said again: "However, we have to inform the queen about this and make the queen happy."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Jinyiwei and Dongchang also found more than a dozen women with the same symptoms as the empress to come to the capital and were carefully diagnosed by the imperial doctors.

During this period of time, the queen was obviously much lighter, thanks to Guo Qing's idea! "

"The queen is in better health, and I will feel relieved!"

"Go back and tell Xianning that she should take some time to enter the palace to pay her respects to the queen.

There are some things that his mother needs to teach him! "

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

Day two.

Princess Xianning entered the palace and paid her respects to the Queen.

When I came back, I brought a lot of things with me.

In the following days, the entire Ming Dynasty was either inoculating people with cowpox, or building trains and railways, or some vassal king took three escorts to Nanyang, or to the West...

The entire Ming Dynasty presents a vibrant scene.

As for Guo An, it seems that besides visiting the Hanlin Academy every few days.

Then, after a few days, I went to Jiangjunshan Workshop for a walk, and nothing happened.

In this way, time flies by.

Ten months later.

The eldest grandson of Shunde County Prince's Mansion was born.

Guo's father named him Guo Renfu!

It has the same meaning as Guo An's name, which means benevolence, virtue and fortune!
The entire Shunde County Prince's Mansion was filled with joy.

Even Zhu Di, the Queen, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji and others also came to the Shunde County Prince's Mansion to visit Princess Xianning and Guo Renfu!

"Congratulations to Guo Qing, you finally have a grandson!"

In a warm pavilion, Zhu Di congratulated with a smile on his face.

"The credit for this matter is all due to Princess Xianning!"

Guo An also responded with a happy face.

Hearing this, the smile on Zhu Di's face became even stronger.

Later, Zhu Di thought of something and asked again: "We heard that the train and railway will be completely constructed in another half month?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right!"

Guo An nodded in response.

Zhu Di said: "When the train can pass, we will go and take a ride!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Wei Chen will definitely invite His Majesty!"

"Very good!"

After chatting for a while again, Zhu Di left after Queen Xu and others came out.

Guo An also started to get busy.

As the railway is almost completed, emergency test runs will be needed to test whether the railway is stable.

This matter involves many lives. Even if he doesn't think about it, he will still have to keep an eye on it.

Fortunately, his craftsman school has trained many craftsmen over the years.

When the railway is completely completed, the entire railway will be tested!

Guo An personally went to the palace to report to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was overjoyed and a little impatient.

"Let's go and take a look tomorrow!"

Guo An nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Di asked again: "Can the train go directly to Pinghu?"

Guo Andao said: "If His Majesty has this intention, I can ask the Chamber of Commerce to load some goods onto the train today.

Tomorrow, the train will go directly to Pinghu! "

Zhu Di asked: "How long does it take to reach Pinghu?"

Guo An replied directly: "Your Majesty, we can arrive in half a day!"

"Half a day?"

Zhu Di was stunned, "Guo Qing, does he know how far it is from the capital to Pinghu?"

Guo An said: "Your Majesty, we should have more than six hundred miles of land."

Zhu Di asked again: "Such a long distance, can it be reached in half a day?"

Guo An nodded, "Your Majesty, we'll be there in half a day!"

Zhu Di's eyes flashed, full of anticipation, "In this case, let's sit down and have a good time!"

Guo An looked confident, "I will not disappoint His Majesty!"

the next day.

Guo An, together with officials from the Chamber of Commerce and the Railway Department, stood at the gate of the train station. They didn't wait too long when they saw Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi coming over in a mighty manner.

Behind him, there seemed to be a group of courtiers following.

The Fifth Military Governor's Office, the Sixth Ministry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate...

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty, and to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

After just being stunned for a moment, Guo An led a group of people forward to greet him.

"Get up!"

Zhu Di waved his hand and looked at it curiously.

After looking around, I suddenly felt a little confused.

"Guo Qing, why does this look like a street? Where is the train and where is the railway?"

Behind him, Li Jinglong, Yu Xin and others also looked puzzled.

They were so excited because they came to see the legendary big and long steel train, not to see the empty streets and shops.

"Your Majesty, this is a commercial street supporting the train station, and next door are some residential compounds supporting the train station..."

With that said, Guo An did not introduce much, but took Zhu Di directly inside.

"Your Majesty, the real train station is still inside."

"go!"

Zhu Di walked forward directly.

As for Li Jinglong, Yu Xin and other important officials behind them, they all looked at the streets and houses on both sides with twinkling eyes.

Li Jinglong murmured to himself: "If a bathhouse is opened here..."

All the officials around him were speechless.

One by one, they quickly quickened their pace and chased Zhu Di in front.

When all the officials chasing him were out of breath, they passed through several doors. One by one, their steps suddenly stopped, their eyes widened with shock.

In front of them, two long steel dragons that were as tall as two people and could not be seen at a glance appeared.

"hiss……"

"Is this a train?"

"Why two cars?"

"So tall and so long?"

"How heavy is this? Is there anything in the world that can move it?"

More than one of the ministers had expressions of surprise and regret, and there was a lot of discussion.

Zhu Di, who was standing at the front, also looked surprised.

"Guo Qing, can such a long train really go so fast?"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

Guo An still looked confident.

Hearing this, Zhu Di didn't ask any more questions, "Then get in the car. Let's try to see how we can reach Pinghu in half a day!"

"It takes half a day to reach Pinghu?"

Behind them, Li Jinglong, Yu Xin and other important ministers were again in disbelief.

How could it be such a long distance from the capital to Pinghu...

Before they could ask questions, Guo An had already brought Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi into the car.

A group of courtiers quickly followed.

Then, a group of imperial guards in the palace quickly followed.

Subsequently.

Zhu Di, Li Jinglong and others were surprised to find that the space inside the train was still very wide.

"Guo Qing, these seats are so wide and have small tables. How can this carriage carry so many soldiers and carry so much cargo?"

Guo An explained: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this carriage is just a luxury carriage on the train, reserved for people of high status.

In the rear carriage, there are some narrow seats; in addition, there are some empty carriages that can be used to put more goods or sit more soldiers! "

Zhu Di looked up and looked around, nodding slightly.

"What Guo Qing said is absolutely true. In such a large carriage, if these chairs do not occupy the space, more people and soldiers can be squeezed into it!"

On the side, Li Jinglong, Yu Xin and others also looked around.

Guo An said again: "Your Majesty, do you want to drive now? I am worried that if I leave too late, I will be late when I come back in the evening!"

"Come back in the evening?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded repeatedly.

"Very good, we also want to experience the feeling of traveling thousands of miles in a day!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Guo An responded and waved to Xu Cai, who had been standing at the door of the carriage, ready to wait at any time.

"Your Majesty has ordered us to drive now and try to come back to the capital early in the evening!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Xu Cai responded quickly and walked quickly to the front of the car.

"and many more……"

Suddenly, Zhu Di remembered something and turned to look at Zhu Gaochi beside him.

"Prince, get down!"

"what?"

Zhu Gaochi was stunned.

Guo An was also startled, and then fell silent!
Zhu Di said: "The country cannot live without a king for a day. Since I am leaving Beijing, you, the prince, must supervise the country!"

"Father..."

Zhu Gaochi shouted depressedly, and seeing that Guo An on the side did not speak for him, he could only sigh helplessly, bowed to Zhu Di, and walked away.

Seeing this, Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction.

"You can drive now!"

"drive!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Xu Cai responded and disappeared out of the car door.

soon.

As the train doors closed, the entire train began to shake slowly.

All the officials in the car were suddenly shocked and talking about it.

"Why is this... moving?"

"It's moving, it's moving!"

"This speed is a bit slow!"

"Hey, it's coming, it's coming!"

"So fast……"

"...Is that Yingtian City? Have we already left the capital?"

"Wait a minute, is that a fast horse next to you?"

When the officials finally calmed down, they suddenly saw a group of cavalry running in the distance outside the car.

One by one, they couldn’t help but look forward to it.

The cavalrymen in the distance also discovered the train.

One by one they raised their whips, and their horses started running wildly.

However, while sitting on the train, the horses in the distance seemed to slow down a lot.

Soon, he was overtaken by the train and then left behind again, never to be seen again.

At this moment, all the martial arts officers and officials on the train came to their senses.

However, everyone was stunned.

"That was really a cavalry just now?"

"It's natural!"

"My Ming Dynasty's fast horse was so easily overtaken by a train?"

"Yeah, how fast is this train now? And it doesn't seem to be showing any signs of exhaustion or shaking much?"

"This……"

The more he said it, the many military officials were also shocked.

Best of all, everyone looked at Guo An ahead with dumbfounded faces.

However, Guo Anke ignored these people at this moment and was all responding to Zhu Di's questions.

When Guo An felt a little dry, Zhu Di suddenly pointed to a small city in front of him and asked, "Guo Qing, is that Lishui?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right!"

"So fast?"

"Yes!"

Guo An responded and shouted forward: "Come here, bring some hot tea!"

"Hot tea?"

Zhu Di and everyone were stunned.

Soon, several craftsmen appeared in front, each carrying some teapots, cups, and tea leaves.

The last person was carrying a large pot of steaming boiling water.

Then, in front of Zhu Di and a group of powerful officials, after making hot tea, he brought it over one by one.

Guo An chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there is nothing else missing on the train, but hot water and tea are indispensable!"

"Guo Qing still likes to enjoy it so much!"

Zhu Di said with a strange expression.

"..."

Guo An was speechless, "Your Majesty, it is clear that in the future, trains will transport people. If there is a shortage of water on the train, wouldn't it mean that we are sorry for the fare money paid by those passengers?"

And, as you know, trains run on steam engines, which also require water! "

"I see!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

However, after refilling the tea, the train became lively again.

The martial arts dignitaries started chatting again.

Every time I passed a city or saw something, the conversation continued.

in this way.

About two hours later.

The train entered a small city and stopped at a train station.

Guo Andao: "Your Majesty, we are here!"

"arrive?"

Zhu Di was startled.

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, this is Pinghu."

"Arrived at Pinghu?"

"So fast?"

"I haven't even felt anything yet, and it's already here. It's only been two hours, right?"

As Guo An finished speaking, the entire carriage suddenly began to boil. (End of chapter)