Early morning on the first day of October, the second year of Daxia.
The fiery red sun has not yet jumped out of the sea, but the eastern sky has already been illuminated with a bright red.
At this time, Fu Xiaoguan left the five-courtyard house in the remote street. He looked back at Fujiwara Kisho who had sent him out, hugged Fu Ouyou again, and then turned and left.
The early winter morning was a little cold. Fu Ou Ran seemed to know that her father was about to go on an expedition. She stared at his back with wide eyes in Fujiwara Kisho's arms, but did not cry, or perhaps she did not understand what this meant.
Fujiwara no Kiyoshi understood.
Now that Fu Xiaoguan is gone, I’m afraid he will never be able to come to Ezo City to see them, mother and daughter, again.
She withdrew her gaze and looked lovingly at the baby in her arms with a proud smile on her face. "My daughter, he is your father, the greatest emperor in the world! He is about to go to war. Let us pray for him and hope for his safe return."
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A train of carriages headed towards the headquarters of the First Marine Army.
In one of the carriages, Xu Yunqing once again asked Fu Xiaoguan, "Are you really determined to do that?"
Fu Xiaoguan nodded. "It's mainly because this expedition takes too long. I really want to go to the eighteenth floor of the Tianji Pavilion to take a look..."
He also looked up at Xu Yunqing, smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, mother, I really just want to take a look."
Xu Yunqing nodded. "Mother knows that once you've made up your mind, it's difficult to change it. Everything is ready. After you board the Guanyun and meet with the main generals, I will take you away. But you must leave a message for Bai Yulian. Otherwise, if they discover the emperor is missing, I'm afraid they will immediately return to look for you."
"Well, I will meet Bai Yulian alone later."
"Son,"
"Um."
"Mother wants to ask you, where are you from?"
Fu Xiaoguan was silent for a long time, then smiled and said, "That's a faraway place. I don't really understand it myself, but the place I used to live in was far more advanced than here, both in science and civilization."
"That world has airplanes flying in the sky and iron boxes running on the ground. The trains that Daxia is currently developing run very fast in that world. There are many, many things in that world that you can hardly imagine."
"For example, a mobile phone, a small gadget the size of a palm, can enable unlimited distance calls. For example, if you are in Far East Road and I am in Guanyun City, if I miss you, I can chat with you anytime through that thing."
"...It was a brilliant world, but it also had wars, poverty, and inequality. But the country I lived in was good. It was powerful, standing tall in the East. In terms of location, it was similar to the present-day Great Xia."
Xu Yunqing listened carefully, but of course she didn't understand and couldn't even imagine it.
She suddenly asked, "So... you set up Daxia just like the country of the past?"
"Not entirely. Times have changed, after all. But if Daxia could continue to develop along its current trajectory, it wouldn't have to endure the same hardships as the country of my previous life. Daxia would be even more powerful, so powerful that its enemies wouldn't even think of invading it, so powerful that Daxia would have the final say in this world!"
Xu Yunqing's eyes suddenly lit up. "But if the eighteenth floor is really dangerous, what if, I mean, what if you really can't come back, wouldn't Daxia lose its direction?"
This time, Fu Xiaoguan thought for a moment. Today's Da Xia is still a feudal society. It will take a long time for it to move towards a higher level of civilization. If he is really gone, no one knows what the higher level of civilization is, so the future development of Da Xia will have to grope forward.
While the wheel of civilization is always rolling forward, what will the road ahead look like? Will it be smooth or bumpy? Will it be straight or winding? No one can predict this.
"Maybe that place isn't dangerous at all."
"You also know that it's a possibility, and things that are possible are hard to guarantee. How about this..." Xu Yunqing leaned over and looked at Fu Xiaoguan expectantly, "How about sending the Daxia army to tear that place apart and take a look?"
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned. This was indeed a good idea, but he quickly dismissed the idea because he couldn't tell whether there was something down there that would endanger all of humanity - such as nuclear pollution or some kind of virus.
Since that place is eighteen levels underground, and the eighteenth level is hell, if nuclear contamination allows those viruses to escape, the world might be destroyed by accident.
So he shook his head and whispered, "It's better for me to go and take a look first."
Xu Yunqing sat up straight and stopped trying to persuade Fu Xiaoguan.
The convoy arrived at the headquarters of the First Navy Army. Just as the sun jumped out of the sea, Fu Xiaoguan stepped into the door of the headquarters.
The navy generals above the division commander level, led by Bai Yulian, were already seated here. At this moment, they all stood up, raised their hands in unison, and saluted Fu Xiaoguan.
"Everyone,"
Fu Xiaoguan stood at the front desk, his eyes sweeping across the faces of all the generals.
“Today, we are about to set sail to a distant place that we have never been to before!”
"On this journey, we may face storms at sea, hostility from other countries, and even war is very likely to break out!"
"But this is a step we must take, for the future of Daxia and the future of its people!"
"We are not going to conquer a larger territory. We are going there in peace and to establish good trade relations with all the countries along the coast."
"Of course, if a country does not welcome our arrival... I don't mind using force to force it to surrender."
"So, you must tell all the soldiers that this journey will be a journey through blood and flowers. I will use the blood of my enemies to water the flowers along the way! I want all the countries in the world to look up to the existence of Daxia!"
"We are in the east of this planet. I want the whole world to understand one thing: the Eastern Divine Kingdom is sacred and inviolable!"
"Bai Yulian stays here, the rest of you must gather your troops, board the ship, and prepare to set sail!"
All the generals stood up, saluted solemnly again, and walked out with excited faces and surging hearts.
In the military auditorium, Fu Xiaoguan sat opposite Bai Yulian.
Xu Yunqing stood behind Fu Xiaoguan, with Bei Wangchuan and Ning Siyan standing on both sides.
Bai Yulian was a little surprised when he saw Fu Xiaoguan's expression, because he saw an unprecedented seriousness on Fu Xiaoguan's face.
"Old White, there's something I must tell you."
Bai Yulian frowned slightly, her heart skipping a beat. "Your Majesty, please speak!"
"I...can't go with you."
"…What happened in Guanyun City?"
"no……"
Before Fu Xiaoguan finished speaking, Xu Yunqing raised her hand and slapped it down. At the moment when Bei Wangchuan and Ning Siyan had not yet reacted, her hand fell on Fu Xiaoguan's neck.
"Bang……!"
Fu Xiaoguan's body softened and he fell down.
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