Chapter 215 The Young Prince Exploits Everyone Equally (Update 2)

Lu Zexu was very satisfied to see the sudden change in everyone's expression, and pretended to be puzzled, "Or, the reasons given by the ministers just now are just talk. What is the matter of sharing the worries of the emperor and caring about the people? It's just my own business. The ministers don't want to share the worries of the emperor, nor do they want to help the people?"

This hat was a big one. For a while, all the civil

and military officials in the court knelt on the ground, and they were even more resentful of Minister Qian who proposed this suggestion. This stingy rooster even dared to covet the prince's money. They were all innocent people who were affected.

Minister Qian, who first proposed the idea, naturally noticed the complaints of his colleagues. He immediately said, "Your Highness, it's not that I don't care about the people, nor that I don't want to share your worries. It's just that my family is poor and I don't have any money."

As soon as this was said, some ministers echoed, "My whole family, young and old, depends on my salary to live, and I really don't have any money to give."

Lu Zexu looked kind, "It doesn't matter, I am very sympathetic to my old ministers."

The ministers were about to breathe a sigh of relief when they heard Lu Ze continue, "You ministers don't have any money in your homes, but you must have cloth, right?"

"You must have enough medicinal materials, right?"

"At the very least, your wives, mothers, and children must have jewelry, right?"

"There must be pens, ink, paper, and inkstones in the study, right?"

"I'm not picky. Any of these items are fine. They are at least a token of my appreciation, right?" Lu Zexu smiled.

Ministers: "..."

Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so cruel?

They can understand the medicinal materials and cloth, but who dares to say that he doesn't take into account the jewelry of the women and children in his family, and their pens, ink, paper and inkstone?

However, he really does.

A straightforward general stood up, "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I don't like writing, and I don't have any pens, ink, paper and inkstone at home. My parents are both dead, and I don't have any brothers or sisters. I haven't married yet, so I naturally don't have any jewelry."

Lu Zexu was very reasonable, "It doesn't matter. At the very least, the tables, chairs and benches in your home are also fine. It's just a token of my appreciation."

The general who thought he could escape: "..."

The look in his eyes when he looked at the Crown Prince changed. Should the Crown Prince be so cruel?

Tables, chairs and benches?

Can he say no?

His mansion was a gift, and the furniture is naturally made by the fine craftsmanship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs!

That's right, even if it is sold, this thing will not be sold for a while.

All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked by Lu Zexu's move.

Cruel.

It was really too cruel.

Who would dare to think about the money of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future? This man is a ruthless man, who will not even let go of the tables, chairs and benches!

Lu Chengtian, sitting on the dragon chair, was very satisfied with the behavior of the little prince.

The superior should be able to control these ministers, instead of being led by them.

This unlucky son is still very good.

However, his good mood did not last long, and he heard Lu Zexu say, "Father, the civil and military officials live such a hard life, and they are willing to contribute their hearts and strength to the people affected by the disaster. Father, you are the master of the world, shouldn't you also set an example?"

Lu Chengtian: "..."

He wanted to take back what he had just said, but his unlucky son could not.

The little prince smiled, and the main point was to exploit everyone equally.

No one can escape!

Lu Chengtian thought of the 200,000 taels of silver that had been emptied because of the popularity of the small mirror. Now this unlucky son wanted to fleece him again. Lu Chengtian gritted his teeth and his hands itched again.

"How dare you! You even dare to think of getting my private treasury!" He shouted in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, calm down!" The ministers knelt down again.

Lu Zexu stood sideways, looking unruly, with a smile on his face, not afraid at all.

"Is this bold? Father, is your definition of bold a little narrow?"

Lu Chengtian pursed his lips, staring at the fearless little prince with burning eyes.

The pressure on his face came, Lu Zexu was secretly shocked, but his face remained calm, "Your son has always treated everyone equally. Since your son allows civil and military officials to use some objects to express their feelings, naturally I will not ask your father to spend real money."

Lu Chengtian raised his eyelids and understood that this unfortunate son should just want to establish his authority in front of the officials!

Stepping on him, the emperor, to establish his authority, it is simply audacious!

But he likes it.

"You can choose the items in my private vault yourself." Lu Chengtian had expressed his opinion.

Lu Zexu's eyes lit up. You said so!

Don't blame him for being rude.

The morning court was over, and the young prince immediately asked the second and third princes to take people to the homes of the ministers to receive their wishes.

The national treasury only gave 250,000 taels of silver, so the wishes of these ministers had to be realized as soon as possible. He would use it tonight.

As for Lu Zexu, he naturally went directly to the emperor's private vault. If he didn't empty the private vault, he would be sorry for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As

soon as the morning court was over, the close ministers gathered together to discuss how the prince would use the 250,000 taels of silver to relieve the disaster.

After all, that was four states and counties!

That was hundreds of thousands of people!

If this matter is handled with any mistake, the prince will surely cause public outrage and resentment among officials, and the abdication of the prince is inevitable.

Some officials who were forced to show some sympathy to the people affected by the disaster were very dissatisfied with the prince's behavior and were looking forward to this day.

Some officials, even if they were dissatisfied with the prince, did not want him to make mistakes in this mission. After all, they were lives!

The happiest ones were the imperial concubine in the harem and the seventh prince.

The mother and son had been suppressed for too long, and finally waited for the prince to make a mistake.

This was definitely a good opportunity given by God!

The seventh prince and the imperial concubine immediately spread the news that the prince was extravagant and did not care about the lives of the people.

The rumor spread among the people in an instant, and the people's resentment was aroused.

Some rumors are like this, they change their form after being passed around, and later it became that the Crown Prince was greedy for pleasure and was so crazy that he embezzled the money for disaster relief, leaving no way for the people in the four states affected by the disaster to survive.

The rumor became more and more intense, and the eldest prince was worried and went directly to the East Palace.

After meeting the crown prince, he was about to bring up this matter when Lu Zexu spoke first, "Brother, go to the Ministry of Revenue to urge the military pay immediately, and also keep a close eye on the northwest border. Da Cang will not miss such a good opportunity!"

The eldest prince also looked solemn, "I know, I just came back from the Ministry of Revenue, and the military pay has been released."

Lu Zexu was relieved, "Brother, you should be prepared to go to the expedition. Once a war breaks out at the border, my father will not let my uncle and grandfather lead the troops."

The eldest prince patted him on the shoulder, "My father has already discussed this matter with me, so don't worry about it, just do your disaster relief! Defeat those rumors!"

Lu Zexu smiled sincerely, "Brother, I am on your side."

"Once the disaster relief is over, the second brother will definitely be crowned king. You must work hard to win military merits, otherwise you will definitely be surpassed by the second brother!"

The eldest prince laughed heartily, "Don't worry! It's too early for the second brother to beat me!" Lu