The imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an for 10,000 years, the lights in the Taiji Palace are bright at this moment, but there is only a single emperor inside. The needles in the huge hall could be heard, and even the emperor's slight breathing seemed to be clearly visible. There was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the door, and the emperor on the throne opened his eyes, and heard the voice of the yellow door speaking outside the door: "The two Taoist chiefs, Your Majesty has an order, and the two of them don't need to report after they arrive at the Taiji Palace, they can go straight into the palace, and the slave and maid will retire." ”

The palace guards outside the door opened the door of the Taiji Palace, and after the two of them flashed into the hall, they closed the door of the Taiji Hall again. Yuan and Li hurriedly stepped forward and met the emperor on the throne.

"The two Aiqing are exempt." Li Shimin said in a deep voice, waved his hand, and asked again: "The two Aiqing can see that Xia Hongsheng today, is he really an immortal?" ”

Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang glanced at each other, and saw Li Chunfeng take a step forward, and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, a few days ago, when Poor Dao saw Lord Xia for the first time in the Taishi Bureau, he was taken aback. It is to report to Your Majesty, and there have been such people before, but Your Majesty has only one ear. It's just that His Majesty is the Ninety-Five Supreme, and he has the Qi of Emperor Ziwei in his body, and he can't get a glimpse of it. And in Lord Xia's body, if the poor path is not wrong, it should be because the poor path cultivation is shallow and cannot be seen through. It also corroborates the speculation of the poor road, this Lord Xia is indeed a fellow Taoist, if it is not his own cultivation above the poor road, then there is another master to protect him. Poor Dao didn't dare to be sure, so he invited Brother Yuan Dao to watch it together. ”

Let's say, Li Chunfeng looked at Yuan Tiangang, and Yuan Tiangang also stepped forward and said: "Today's poor Taoist view, just like Brother Li Dao, Xia Gongzi does not see the past before, and the future is not shown later. Poor Dao so tempted, seeing that Xia Gongzi's speech did not seem to be a lie, it was speculated that Xia Gongzi may indeed have met the immortal fate and was protected by the immortals, but he himself did not know. While Xia Gongzi was drunk and fell asleep, the two of them entered his room without permission, and when they looked closely, they were the ears of people who had dreamed for thousands of years. ”

"A dream for a thousand years...... Li Shimin muttered in a low voice, and then raised his head and said: "As Lord Yan said, this son has not seen anything outstanding except for being particularly hard before this year. Mr. Yan once asked, this son said that one day into the Laojun Mountain, leaning on the bluestone and sleeping, in a dream to see an old man driving cattle, so he stepped forward to help, but listened to the old man's words are fateful, so he covered the top with his hand, gave a few words, and said: Heavenly Baiyujing, the twelfth floor of the five cities. The immortals caressed my top, and my hair was immortalized. In addition, Mr. Yan also said that he had overheard Xia Hongsheng inadvertently talk to his classmates and friends that he had been in a dream for thousands of years, so he woke up and became mentally successful. ”

"Sure enough!" Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng glanced at each other and said: "It seems that this son has indeed won the fate of immortals, has been caressed by immortals, and has experienced thousands of years in his dreams. ”

Li Shimin nodded, and then spoke: "In this case, there are two Taoist leaders. ”

"Being able to search for immortals all over the world is the blessing of the two poor roads, without further ado, the two poor roads will go back and prepare, and set off early tomorrow morning!" Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng showed fanaticism in their eyes and said goodbye to Li Shimin.

After Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng left, Li Shimin was left alone in the huge Taiji Palace, and the peerless emperor held the throne in his hand, but he was whispering in his mouth: "White Yujing in the sky, five cities on the twelfth floor." The immortals caressed my top, and my hair was immortal...... Immortal ......"

But Xia Hongsheng, who had no idea about all this caused by the excuses he made up in order to explain the origin of his knowledge, also entered the normal situation again during this time, his sister-in-law lived in the house of Jingyang fiefdom, Xia Hongsheng supervised the training in the barracks during the day, and lived in the house given to him by Qu Tutong at night, and the sister-in-law sent a few people to wait here, but there were no other miscellaneous things to worry about.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed, Xia Hongsheng stood on the school platform and looked at the soldiers who were training hard in the school field, and the momentum on their bodies was very different from when they started. No matter how rigorous the training is, they will not say a word more, they will silently turn around and devote themselves to the training, their expressions are indifferent, sweating like a note will not raise their hands to wipe it off, just look at it from a distance, there is a terrifying deterrence in the silence, the indifferent expression is like a dormant snow leopard, but there is a kind of danger lurking under the unwavering surface. Every day, there are people who stop after a certain training, and they are no longer able to carry out the next training, so they can only stop at this unwillingly, but they are still working hard day by day, which can make them have the heart to train, and the hurdle of powerlessness to return to heaven is getting further and further behind. There are also people who can persist until all the training items are completed, a few days ago, Xia Duwei deliberately transferred the dozen or so people away, and now they have not been seen again in the past few days, they seem to have evaporated from the world, along with their original salutes, they also found that they were all gone after getting up one morning.

They are all people who have fully passed the training, and they must have been reused. Why can't I?! These soldiers are holding back their strength in their hearts, and they are desperately working towards the goal of passing all their training.

"Now this mansion is a pawn, and it can be the camp of my Datang Dynasty!" Duan Zan stood behind Xia Hongsheng and let out a long sigh: "The last general can't imagine that if this method is popularized, and my Tang sergeants all train in this way, what kind of scene will it be...... In this world, will there still be an opponent of my Datang soldiers? Turkic? …… Hehe! ”

"Report to the General! Today's training is over, please instruct the general! Under the school platform, a loud shout suddenly came, and a soldier stood with his head held high and stood in a standard military posture, a fierce force.

"Disband, free time to move around the barracks for a stick of incense, and then assemble for dinner!" Xia Hongsheng nodded and gave an order.

"Yes!" As soon as the man turned around, he ran to the school field with the standard running movement, conveying Xia Hongsheng's order.

"The order is forbidden, and now the last general has realized what the general said at the beginning. Now, the last general is not worried about the general's bet with his father at all, those dozen or so people, now ......" Duan Zan laughed, he was able to win his father in this bet, and he himself also had a lot of credit, which he got with his true ability, so he was naturally happy in his heart.

Xia Hongsheng nodded, and asked again: "By the way, a few days ago, the pigeons that General Duan prepared are now ready?" ”

"The last general is ready!" Duan Zan clenched his fists and replied, "However, what did the general do with so many pigeons?" It's just roasted and eaten, so you don't need that much, right?! ”

"Well, naturally it's not for roasting and eating, it's going to be to follow the example of the ancients and pass on the book!" Xia Hongsheng shook his head with a smile and said, "General Duan, tell me, the Liang division occupies Shuofang, from Shuofang to Chang'an, if you use a fast horse to deliver the news, how long will it take?" ”

Duan Zan thought for a moment, and then replied: "If it is eight hundred miles in an emergency, it will take less than one day, more than two days, and more than a day to reach Chang'an." ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded, eight hundred miles is expedited, that is, eight hundred miles a day, which has to be changed at the post station according to the route of the official road. There are very few horses that can really travel thousands of miles a day, and those horses that are used for 800 miles of expedited horses can only reach speeds of 70 or 80 kilometers per hour. However, a trained carrier pigeon can reach speeds of more than 90 kilometers per hour, and due to the biological habits of the pigeon, it will basically "go home" as soon as possible around the clock except for eating before returning home, and will look for the nearest route without being restricted by official roads. The legend of flying pigeons has been around ancient times, and the Egyptians began to use pigeons to deliver letters as early as about the third millennium BC. China is also an ancient country of pigeon breeding, with a long history, although in the early period, the use of carrier pigeons to deliver letters was mainly limited to the south, Guangzhou and other places in later generations, but as early as the Han Dynasty, there were records of the use of pigeons to transmit letters.

"General Duan, if these pigeons are trained into carrier pigeons, if there is any change in the Shuofang Liang Division, the spies over there will be passed on with flying pigeons, and the time to arrive in Chang'an can be saved at least thirty percent, or even half of the time." Xia Hongsheng said to Duan Zhan: "The military plane is fleeting, General Duan should understand what it means for us to be able to save half of the time to get the military information at the front." ”

Duan Zhan's eyes widened in surprise, and then he hugged his fists: "The last general understands!" The last general sent someone to find the best pigeon breeder! ”

"Haha, General Duan, don't worry, this world is so big, and few people know about flying pigeons, where will there be ready-made pigeon trainers?" Xia Hongsheng looked at Duan Zan with a smile and waved his hand.

Duan Zan was stunned for a moment, yes, he had never heard of someone who specially trained pigeons, so he hurriedly said: "General, what should I do then?" Let's train ourselves? Since the general can think of this method, he must have some countermeasures! ”

Xia Hongsheng shook his head: "I know a little bit about how to train carrier pigeons, but I'm not familiar with it." But General Duan can rest assured, this matter is ...... Hehe, as long as we understand the pros and cons, someone will worry about us. ”

"Oh?" Duan Zhan looked puzzled, and asked with a raised brow.

Xia Hongsheng laughed, squeezed his eyes at Duan Zhan, and said, "Brother Duan, how about you and I go to face the saint together?" ”

Duan Zan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed with Xia Hongsheng.