Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 203: Divide among the Kings
Jia Qiong and the others walked out of Mingde Gate, then let go of their horses and galloped towards the Weishui Pier.

Emperor Longqing had not galloped for a long time. He felt very happy, as if he had found the feeling he had when he was young and went hunting.

The roads outside the city are all dirt roads, and the road from Mingde Gate to the dock is often filled with cargo vehicles, so it has long been bumpy.

It's okay to ride a horse, but in this era, horse-drawn carriages don't have shock absorption. If a horse-drawn carriage runs on this kind of road, it can knock someone to death.

Dai Quan followed behind in a carriage, almost losing half his life and scolding Jia Qiong half to death in his heart.

Fortunately, the distance from Mingdemen to the pier is not far, only about ten miles. If you go as fast as you can, you can get there in less than half an hour.

Jia Qiong did not take everyone directly to the construction site, but first came to the foot of Xiaoquan Mountain.

Jia Qiong asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, you can have an overview of the progress of the entire construction site from the top of the mountain.

It just so happened that I built a small pavilion above to supervise the project. Let's go up and see how it goes. "

Emperor Longqing looked up and found that the mountain was not high.

So he nodded and said: "Fortunately, this mountain is low, otherwise I wouldn't be able to climb it.

Come on, let's go up the mountain. "

Xiaoquan Mountain is a small mountain less than a hundred meters high, but it took everyone more than ten minutes to climb up.

In the pavilion on the mountain, several managers at the construction site saw Emperor Longqing and others coming up and hurriedly came to greet him.

Jia Qiong asked: "Master Cheng, are you ready?"

"Everything is ready, we just have to wait for the auspicious time to start construction."

Jia Qiong nodded, led everyone to the pavilion, pointed to the construction site below and said.

"Look, Your Majesty, you can have a panoramic view of the entire project area from here."

Emperor Longqing looked around and said, "Jia Aiqing, you are really generous. How many people have you arranged to build this road?"

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "Not many, only 1 people."

When Emperor Longqing heard this, he shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "What kind of road are you trying to build with such a big array?"

Jia Qiong said: "Your Majesty, please sit down for a moment. You will see it soon."

Emperor Longqing nodded and sat down to rest. Prince Gong was also given a seat.

The princes did not have this kind of treatment and could only stand aside and wait.

Climbing the mountain on this hot day, Jia Qiong estimated that everyone must be thirsty, so he went outside the pavilion and asked: "Master Cheng, are there any leftover watermelons that I had people deliver yesterday?"

"There are two left, soaking in the spring."

Jia Qiong nodded and said: "Okay, Ziying, Erlang, Yuntao.

You go and get the watermelons and two buckets of spring water, make sure they are clean. "

"Yes, my lord."

After a while, the three of them came back. Feng Ziying and Liu Xianglian each carried a watermelon, and Yun Tao carried two buckets of water.

"Your Majesty, let's eat a piece of watermelon first to relieve the heat. The tea needs to be boiled now, so it will take a while."

Emperor Longqing nodded and said, "Okay, come and cut the melon."

Jia Qiong nodded, took the watermelon outside the pavilion, cut it and brought it back.

The watermelons at this time were not very big, each weighing only five or six kilograms.

Emperor Longqing and Prince Gong only ate two pieces each, so Emperor Longqing said, "You can divide the rest between you."

The people who came with Emperor Longqing today are all princes who have grown up and opened a mansion. Otherwise, they would not have become shareholders of the Freemasonry.

The second prince is King Duan, the third prince is King Jia, the fourth prince is King Yong, the sixth prince is King Zhuang, the eighth prince is King Huai, the ninth prince is King Lian, the tenth prince is King Yu, and the twelfth prince is King Xian.Emperor Longqing also had two underage princes, both of whom were in their teens.

In the past ten years, Emperor Longqing had no heirs.

It's probably because I have been working too hard on state affairs and there is no shortage of heirs, so I don't have the energy to do this.

Jia Qiong cut the watermelon into a larger size. After Emperor Longqing and Prince Gong finished eating, only ten pieces were left.

Jia Qiong and several princes divided the pieces one by one, leaving only one piece.

Prince Lian and Jia Qiong were relatively familiar with each other, so he finished the food together in a few times and said, "This melon tastes really good, and the treatment at your construction site is very good.

Is there any more? Two more, so little is not enough for us to share. "

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "The melons are gone, but the water pipes are enough. Your Majesty, you should wait for a while to drink tea."

Prince Duan glanced at Prince Lian and said, "Isn't there one piece left? If you haven't eaten enough, just eat this one too."

Prince Lian smacked his lips and said, "Forget it, one more piece won't be enough. It's better for you, my twelfth brother, to eat it."

King Xian quickly waved his hand and said, "I don't like watermelon, you can eat it."

The remaining princes didn't speak, nor did they say they wanted to eat, nor did they say they didn't want to eat. The atmosphere was a little delicate for a while.

Jia Qiong really wanted to slap himself at this moment. Why did he forget to count when cutting the watermelon, and there was an extra piece at the end.

Except for Prince Lian and Prince Xian who have clearly withdrawn, the remaining eight princes will not give up to anyone. This piece of watermelon represents their determination to fight for the throne.

At this time, Emperor Longqing was still looking at the scenery at the bottom of the mountain with relish, as if he didn't notice anything was wrong with the atmosphere.

Prince Gong glanced at Emperor Longqing and said nothing.

The kings had been silent for more than ten seconds. In order to prevent the atmosphere from becoming awkward, Jia Qiong bit the bullet and coughed lightly and said: "Princes, it seems that you don't like watermelon very much.

If you don't eat it, then I won't be polite. "

After speaking, he didn't wait for anyone to answer, picked up the last piece of watermelon and took a big bite.

Upon seeing this, Prince Lian smiled and said, "You kid, you don't know how to be polite."

He helped Jia Qiong out of trouble, and Jia Qiong took advantage of the situation and said: "My biggest problem is that I am greedy. How about I give you the remaining half of it?"

Prince Lian said disgustedly: "Go, go, let me eat what you have eaten. Is that okay?"

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "Why doesn't this work? Just think of me as trying the poison for you."

A few words between Prince Lian and Jia Qiong made the atmosphere lively again.

At this time, Prince Yong asked: "Master Jia, I heard that your fairy mud is very magical and is as hard as stone after drying. Is it true?"

Jia Qiong nodded and said: "Of course it is true, fairy mud has many advantages, and hardness is only one of them.

It is fireproof, waterproof and earthquakeproof, and it makes building houses easier and faster. "

Prince Zhuang said: "If this is the case, this fairy mud will be a good thing to strengthen the border passes."

Jia Qiong nodded and said: "This is natural. The city gates made with my fairy mud are guaranteed to be impregnable."

Prince Gong laughed when he heard this and said: "Jia Qiong, you are not just selling melons to Wang Po, so you are bragging about yourself.

Is the fairy mud really as good as you say? "

Jia Qiong chuckled and said, "In a moment, Your Majesty, you can go down and verify it yourself.

The auspicious time has arrived. Look, the workers are about to start paving the road. "

(End of this chapter)