Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

The military camp that Dabao was responsible for building was the first to be completed and reported to the court for acceptance.

The emperor received the news with mixed feelings.

Dabao was his grandson and had his blood. The emperor was naturally proud of his excellence, but he was a little depressed that his excellence would affect the succession to the throne.

"Am I being too paranoid? Dabao is my grandson and has my blood. Why should I insist on this?"

The emperor seemed to be talking to himself. After an unknown amount of time, the commander-in-chief said quietly:

"Has your majesty softened his heart?"

"maybe."

The emperor didn't know whether this was out of softness or affection, but the thorn in his heart could not be removed, and he could not accept Dabao becoming the emperor.

The project was completed ahead of schedule, the cost was less than half of that of other princes, and the quality was as good as cement, so it would not be worse. Dabao's victory was a foregone conclusion.

Is he going to go back on his word?

If there is real intervention, it would indeed be unfair. If Dabao is responsible for building the new city and winning the hearts of the people, it means that he will not be able to easily make biased decisions in the future.

"Your Majesty, you must not let His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin be in charge of the construction of the new city..."

The commander-in-chief's status shouldn't interfere with the emperor's decision, but even if he did, the emperor didn't seem annoyed.

"He won the competition, does that mean I should go back on my word?"

The President said frankly:

"There is something from the eldest princess that might be useful."

"explain."

After the commander-in-chief finished speaking, the emperor fell silent. The eldest princess's actions were really not worthy of public display, but it had to be said that if successful, Dabao might be able to give up the responsibility of building the new city.

If done properly, Dabao could be forced to give up the construction of a refugee resettlement site, and his reputation among the people could be ruined, making it impossible for him to win over the people.

Returns are often proportional to risks.

The boy from the Zhou family is not simple, and Xiao Yunxi has the courage and boldness that ordinary people don't have. If he fails to steal the chicken and loses the rice, he will get into trouble.

His own reputation would be damaged. The emperor cared a lot about his reputation, and he could not accept this result.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to get involved. Just pretend you don't know and let the Dali Temple and Zongzheng Temple handle it on their own, or send a eunuch to hint at it."

There is no need to say the following words,

Success would be great, but if it fails, throwing the princess out or letting the eunuch take the blame and letting the emperor come out to clean up the mess is the best solution for now.

"Notify the Five Military Commandery and the Five Departments that they do not need to attend the morning court tomorrow and will proceed to the new military camp in Xishan for inspection."

Since other methods are used, there is no need to tamper with the acceptance.

The news that the King of Qin had completed the task ahead of schedule and that the Emperor and all the civil and military officials would go to Xishan for inspection tomorrow spread like wildfire.

"Have you heard that the King of Qin has completed his mission?"

"Only 20 days? The Xishan military camp is supposed to accommodate 3000 people. They wouldn't cut corners or make the quality substandard, would they?"

"Absolutely impossible. The Qin prince's mother beat up Princess Gaoyang for the sake of the common people. Her character is absolutely flawless. I believe that with such a mother, the Qin prince she raised would definitely be like this."

Su Qiang, who was speaking, gave a thumbs up.

He was at the scene on the day Gao Yang committed the crime. The stepmother of the King of Qin not only taught Princess Gao Yang a lesson, but also saved the child. She was basically a living Bodhisattva.

How could the King of Qin cut corners in order to meet the construction deadline for such a kind-hearted person?

"How about we go and take a look at the scene?"

"Go! Must go!"

"Leave now."

It is the nature of the people of Daxia to join in the fun. The rich rent carriages, while the poor travel together, carrying dry food and heading towards the West Mountain in a mighty procession.

It was already evening when the other princes received the news.

“He actually built it so quickly?”

They all knew about the cement in Xiaojiazhuang, and they also knew that there was sufficient labor in the refugee resettlement site, but building a military camp required more than just labor and cement.

We need wood, stone, and we need to prepare the design in advance and determine the construction sequence, otherwise there will be chaos if there are too many people.

They knew very well that the wood and stones Dabao used to build the military camp were all mined temporarily.

Timber is easy to cut down, as more people can cut down trees faster. However, the number of people is not enough to determine the efficiency of stone mining.

Just talking about themselves,

The stones used to build the military camp are all from the inventory of stone merchants. If you want more stones, you can only send people to mine them, and the amount of stones mined is hard to say.

In many places, we are forced to use yellow mud, which greatly slows down the construction speed.

How did the King of Qin complete the project so quickly?

How could he know that there were explosives and as much stone as he wanted?

"No! I want to see it myself!"

The other five princes all decided to go to Xishan Military Camp to take a look tomorrow. They didn't believe that there would be no problems with such a tight schedule!

Soon they discovered that the clown was actually themselves.

the next morning,

Xiao Yunxi got up and was about to make breakfast when Zhou Er came to report that many civilians had come to the outside of the military camp.

The scorching heat in the capital in June could not compete with the enthusiasm of the people. How could such a good publicity opportunity be missed?

"Notify everyone, new troops and secret guards, to take up their posts and follow the drill."

"Notify the kitchen and the supply department to arrange for tea and water, and also set up a breakfast spot in front of the east gate. In half an hour, the barracks will be open to the public for visits."

"Each batch of 50 people comes in, with a quarter-hour interval between them."

East Gate of Xishan Military Camp,

Su Qiang stared at the magnificent military camp with his eyes wide open, unable to speak for a long time.

Yesterday he and his good friend rented a horse carriage and rushed there overnight. When they arrived, it was too dark to see the entire military camp, but they could vaguely see that the camp was very large.

Finally, when the sun rose, the 3-meter-high camp wall was built on a slope more than 2 meters high. Although there was no water in the 5-meter-wide and 4-meter-deep camp river,

But it is enough to resist thousands of troops,

"Brother Su...Brother Su..."

His friend's face flushed as he squeezed back to his side.

"I ran around the military camp. This isn't a military camp at all. It's a city!"

Looking down from the air, the military camp is square, as if it was measured with a ruler, and the barracks and training grounds inside are arranged horizontally and vertically.

bang bang bang!

An armored soldier on the camp wall beat a gong and shouted:

"Everyone!"

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin will open the barracks for everyone to visit. Please line up in front of the drawbridge, in groups of 50, and enter in batches."

"After entering, there is cold water and food on the right. You can take as much as you want. It's all free. Don't waste it."

"There are arrows inside the barracks. Everyone moves according to the arrows. Enter from the east gate and exit from the north gate."

"No fighting, no staying too long."

The people in front of the military camp cheered loudly. They thought they could only watch from the outside, but they didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin would allow them to go in and visit.

"Live a thousand years, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."

"Live a thousand years, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."

Outside the Xishan military camp, there was a harmonious atmosphere. Soon it was time for the visit, the city gate opened, and Su Qiang and his friends were the first to enter.