Chapter 154 The Seventh Prince and the Dog Are Not Allowed to Enter (1 update)

"It's really not worth much, it's estimated to be only 500 coins in total, but its value is much more than 500 coins, but stupid people naturally can't understand it."

Lu Zexu couldn't stand him, and his slow tone revealed a different kind of sarcasm.

When the Seventh Prince saw the Crown Prince, it was like an enemy meeting, and he was particularly jealous. His calf has not fully recovered yet, and he came here today on a sedan chair.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, please be careful with your words. Today is the birthday banquet of the Empress Dowager. Your Highness should not want to be beaten again, right?"

Very good, he hit the nail on the head and hit the sore spot.

Lu Zexu remembered this incident on Lu Chengtian, and he was ready to empty his father's private treasury.

He raised his lips and said, "The Glass House will open in three days, selling all kinds of mirrors. Each person can only buy one. The quantity is limited. If you want one, you have to hurry up."

The prince's words immediately made the concubines, ladies, and daughters of the official families interested. They just saw the mirror of the empress dowager.

They thought they could only admire it from afar, but unexpectedly, they could buy it.

The Imperial Concubine was naturally moved, she saw it clearly just now, if she could have one too...

who knows, Lu Zexu said again, "Seventh Prince and the Imperial Concubine probably don't like the things I make, so don't go." The Imperial Concubine,

who was about to ask the purchasing maid to buy one, said: "..."

Only the Seventh Prince was still stubborn. He snorted coldly, "Who cares!"

Lu Zexu smiled back, "A gentleman's word is as good as a horse. Remember what you said, don't go back on your word and ask someone to secretly go to my shop to buy a mirror. . "

The Seventh Prince, who had just had this thought, blushed when he was told this, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and immediately got angry, "Prince, you think too much!"

Lu Zexu drank his tea slowly, "I will have someone put up a sign in front of the shop, saying that the Seventh Prince and dogs are not allowed to enter!"

The Seventh Prince was so angry that he stood up from his seat. Before he could say anything, Lu Chengtian, who had been silent all the time, spoke, "Prince, the Seventh Prince is still young. As an elder brother, you must be patient in teaching him."

The anger in Lu Zexu's heart was aroused at once. His father was always like this, always partial to Lu Zehao!

He glanced at him coldly and sneered, "Forget it, I am only one year older than the seventh brother, and I can't teach him anything."

"The imperial physician said that I am weak and should not work hard. It is better for me to recuperate at home. It is said that if a son is not taught, it is the fault of the father. Father should teach him carefully when he has time."

Lu Zexu said it bluntly. After that, he tasted the cakes for the birthday banquet directly. He was too lazy to even look at the father and son!

The ministers looked at each other, with various thoughts flowing.

It seems that the emperor really dislikes the prince. It is not known whether the prince can really sit firmly on the throne of the heir.

Lu Chengtian looked at his pale face, and his heart sank a little.

What's wrong with the prince's body?

A beating wouldn't make his body so depleted!

At this time, the eldest prince immediately changed the subject.

"Father, this birthday gift from my third brother has far-reaching significance. It can not only be used in the Imperial College, but also in major academies, rural private schools, and the military."

Lu Chengtian had thought of it early on. With these two things, the teacher can explain in more detail and demonstrate more intuitively when teaching, which is much more convenient than the sandbox.

He immediately asked how much these two things cost. No matter how good the things are, they are useless if they cannot be promoted in the Imperial College and major academies.

Since Lu Zerong is determined to compete for the position of the crown prince and do things thoroughly, he has already made these trivial matters clear.

A blackboard is just a wooden board with black paint. Boards are easy to get, but the bulk of the money is spent on the black paint, which is just a product of the mixed reaction of several minerals.

Lu Zexu, the third prince, and the fourth prince have been experimenting on the farm for a long time and have found the most effective and most cost-effective way.

Chalk is even simpler. Calcium carbonate can be extracted from ore, and calcium sulfate can also be synthesized. The cost is really cheap.

Although Lu Zerong is a down-to-earth liberal arts student, he really doesn't understand or have any interest in experiments or data.

However, if you give him the results and ask him to explain, he will definitely explain it clearly, with clear logic.

Lu Chengtian was very happy to hear this, "Third brother, you have really done a great thing for the students this time!"

"I'll leave this matter to you. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for the selection of imperial examinations, and you have a lot of dealings with the Imperial College. Let's take a look at the situation in the Imperial College first."

Lu Zerong was delighted, "Your son obeys your order."

He believed that as long as this task was done well, he would be crowned king in the near future!

He was already very famous among the great Confucian students. After this incident, there will definitely be many upright officials in the court who will support him!

Lu Zexu secretly complained that his father was so stingy!

According to common sense, shouldn't he be crowned king directly?

The birthday ceremonies of the fourth and fifth princes were very conventional, and there were no unexpected gifts like those of the crown prince and the third prince.

Finally, it was the turn of the Seventh Prince. He received a white jade statue of Guanyin, which was so lifelike that anyone with a discerning eye could see that it would cost at least 100,000 taels of silver.

The Empress Dowager believed in Buddhism, so this gift was indeed a favor to her. But the key point was that as the most noble woman in Daliang, she really had no shortage of such Guanyin statues.

The Seventh Prince thought that the Empress Dowager would definitely like the white jade Guanyin that he had spent a lot of money to get, and at least she would praise him for his filial piety.

But the Empress Dowager just smiled and said that it was thoughtful, and dismissed the white jade Guanyin statue that he had spent a lot of money to buy.

He did not feel the joy when the Crown Prince gave the gift, nor the excitement when the Third Prince gave the gift.

The white jade Guanyin statue that he spent so much money and thought on was actually treated the same as the birthday gifts given by the first, second, fourth and fifth princes!

The shock and dissatisfaction in the Seventh Prince's heart were all shown on his face. He wanted to rely on the Queen Mother's birthday banquet to wash away the influence brought by his grandfather's corruption, but now it seems that it won't work.

The Seventh Prince was in a bad mood because he didn't get what he wanted. After he returned to the palace, he heard the news that the Third Prince was named Prince Rong, which made him very angry.

His legs and feet had not recovered yet, but he smashed everything in the house. He replaced all the porcelain in the house with new ones.

In comparison, Lu Zerong was like a chicken with blood. He was now a prince!

He had to be more attentive to his job!

After receiving the imperial edict to crown him as a prince, Lu Zerong immediately went to the East Palace. He took the credit, but the profits from the blackboard chalk must go to the prince.