Chapter 536 If You Want to Stop Working, You Have to Work Hard (1 update)
When everyone heard what the second prince said, they felt a little frustrated.
They always felt that what the eldest brother did was not right.
Everyone knows that if it weren't for the help of the sixth brother, how could the epidemic in the capital be controlled so quickly? The eldest brother couldn't have been crowned king in one fell swoop.
Now that the sixth brother is in trouble, the eldest brother just stands by and watches. This is really wrong.
Fortunately, the young prince understood immediately, "Brothers, don't misunderstand. This time I didn't ask my eldest brother for help, I only asked you."
When they heard this, they were immediately happy, especially the second prince, "You are worthy of being the Crown Prince. You have vision and know about disaster relief. We are still reliable!"
The fifth prince nodded repeatedly, "That's right! That's right! We are still more reliable!" The
fourth prince glanced at him and silently walked a few steps away from him, "Second brother has done disaster relief before, he has experience, so he is naturally reliable. You have never done disaster relief before, so what are you talking about?"
The fifth prince raised his chin proudly and puffed out his chest. "It's true that I have never provided disaster relief, but I can make money! Don't you know that the money-grubbing official in the Ministry of Revenue didn't give Sixth Brother a penny, but only some junk? If they really want to provide disaster relief smoothly, they can't do without me, who makes money, right?"
At the end, he added, "From this point of view, I'm much more useful than my eldest brother!"
The Fourth Prince had to agree when he heard him say this, and he couldn't help but think about himself. He said with some pride, "Flood control is indeed the responsibility of the Ministry of Works. What's more, I have some experience in this area. So, I am more useful than my elder brother!"
The Third Prince, who was the only one who kept sober at all times, glanced at them and sighed speechlessly, "You all seem very smart on weekdays, but why is it that when it comes to matters concerning His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, your brains are not enough?" As soon as
these words came out, the Third Prince was immediately besieged by everyone's eyes.
However, he did not care at all and just looked at them with sympathy, "You have never thought about that we have to rush on the road under wind and star, and after we arrive, we have to forget about food and sleep, and work all night long to provide disaster relief, and in the meantime we have to compete with local nobles and aristocratic families in wisdom and courage."
"And my eldest brother, he sleeps on a soft bed in the capital, eats delicious food, drinks good wine, and has the company of my eldest sister-in-law."
The third prince sighed deeply, "Compared like this, who do you think is better?"
The others looked at each other, and the picture described by the third prince flashed through their minds, and they were indeed a little depressed.
The third prince added fuel to the fire, "Do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really didn't ask for help from the eldest brother because he is unreliable?"
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the little prince. Is it necessary to be so partial?
Lu Zexu touched his nose awkwardly, "Isn't the eldest sister-in-law pregnant? It's not appropriate to let the eldest brother work. This is the eldest brother's first child, so we must be cautious!"
Several people were immediately shocked by the news. They really hadn't heard of this news.
Thinking of the prince's plan all along, and thinking about how he was looking forward to good news from their backyard before, he must be very happy when he suddenly heard that the eldest sister-in-law was pregnant!
In this case, it is indeed inappropriate to let the eldest brother go out to work.
Before, there was no good news in the backyard, so no one felt anything. But now, someone suddenly broke this situation, and everyone suddenly felt a sense of urgency.
The issue of offspring should indeed be considered.
We can't let the eldest brother get ahead of most of them.
Seeing that everyone was silent, the little prince immediately said, "The eldest brother has special treatment because of the eldest sister-in-law and doesn't have to work. If any of the princesses of the brothers have children in the future, they don't have to work." After
hearing this, several people felt that the issue of offspring needed to be taken seriously!
The little prince sent off several royal brothers and immediately returned to the palace. He waited for a long time last night, but the door didn't open. He didn't know whether it would be open tonight.
The most he could do was to wait for two more days. After two days, he had to set off.
The remaining proceeds from the Ministry of Revenue have been gradually deposited into the little prince's private treasury. He took a look at them when they were put into the treasury. These things should be enough to exchange for good seeds, and can make up for the shortage of grain sent out from the imperial manor.
However, he didn't know if the grain in the warehouse was enough for disaster relief. He still had to prepare more supplies to exchange some grain and medicine with his sister.
After so many transactions, the little prince already knew Sang Yian's preferences very well and knew what kind of exchange items she preferred. His
sister loved the last batch of jade statues after seeing them, so he could prepare more this time.
Although he didn't have jade statues, since he saw that his sister was particularly fond of this kind of jade last time, he specially sent people to the local mines to get some.
Not only that, he also asked the Fifth Prince's Ministry of Commerce to keep an eye out for such jades, and the Ministry of Commerce also helped him collect a lot.
He remembered that his father also had quite a few, and it seemed that they were tributes from a prefect in the southwest.
This prefect was very interesting. No matter what good things or novel things came out in the area under his jurisdiction, he would offer them as tribute.
He said that he was always thinking about the emperor.
However, the little prince thought that the prefect was worried that his father would forget him and let him stay in the impoverished land of the southwest for the rest of his life and never return to the capital, so he often contacted him.
Of course, he never said this.
Anyway, those jades were just piled up in his father's private storehouse and were of no use. It would be better to give them to him, and he could exchange them for some food and medicine to help the people.
After the prince met Lu Chengtian, he immediately stated his request.
However, Lu Chengtian did not agree immediately.
The little prince frowned, "Father, the Ministry of Revenue did not spend a single penny on this disaster relief. You really don't think that I have the ability to save all the disaster victims with nothing in my hands, do you?"
"I just want a few useless stones. Are you so reluctant to give them up?"
Lu Chengtian had a complicated expression, "Oh, it's not because of this. I just remembered the result of you stealing my private treasury last time."
The little prince blinked. It was such a long time ago, how could he still remember it?
Lu Chengtian reminded, "Last time, you emptied my private warehouse directly, even the lanterns on the roof were not spared. The whole warehouse was spotless! Even the shelves were gone."
The little prince suddenly felt guilty, it seemed, as if, it seemed that this was the case.
Lu Chengtian thought that he had made it so clear, the prince should be ashamed no matter what, right?
Facts proved that the little prince was very thick-skinned.
What is shame?
He had no idea.
"Father, things are different now. I am one year older and have improved a lot. I will definitely not do such childish things again. You can rest assured!"
Lu Chengtian: I am even more worried. What should I do?