Chapter 183: Little Sunflower Mom Starts Teaching

The bragging was done by Wei Yu, but the hard work was done by the poor workers of the Ministry of Works.

When it came to modifications on the telescope, Wei Yu himself felt no pressure at all—after all, all the pressure was borne by the poor workers.

While the folks at the Ministry of Works were racking their brains trying to improve the telescope, he was leisurely playing tablet games at home; while the workers were exhaustedly fixing bugs over some minor problem, he was sitting with his legs crossed, eating fruits offered from all over the land; while the workers were brawling over disagreements, he was lying on the couch, exclaiming how exciting the story he was reading…

In the end, the Ministry of Works gave up.

Pei Zhi personally came to fetch Wei Yu, determined to have the Wise King get involved!

Wei Yu was stunned.

He never expected that someone as honest as Lord Pei would one day personally come to pull him into work!

Wasn’t this a bit too forceful?

There was no way Wei Yu would work at the Ministry of Works; he didn’t even want to attend his own duties, and yet someone wanted him to work unpaid—he never dreamed this would happen so fast.

So, to avoid Pei Zhi, Wei Yu made everyday after court look like secret underground meetings; unless the young eunuch at the door said that Lord Pei had already left, he wouldn’t step outside.

After dodging for two or three days, Emperor Wei found out about it.

What good could come from the boss knowing this?

Wei Yu was immediately hauled by his dad to work at the Ministry of Works.

Inside the complicated Ministry of Works, Wei Yu was sitting at a small wooden table in a side chamber, looking out the window with a sad face.

“Ah, life… misfortune really cannot be avoided.”

After sighing, Wei Yu turned to look at the man beside him with a mixture of envy and gritted teeth, “Lord Huo, I am still a prince after all. Isn’t it a bit too much to tie me up like this?!”

Angrily, Wei Yu raised both hands, showing the black cloth binding them.

Huo Tingyu was dressed in a sleek black outfit, with sword-like brows and starry eyes, holding a long knife. In modern terms, he looked like a top male model that would make people go crazy.

But he was a bit cold, and his gaze was even more intimidating than some strict instructor.

“I’m already here at the Ministry of Works. If you keep tying me up like this, are you trying to make me lose all face? Don’t you know my reputation is very valuable!”

No matter how much Wei Yu shouted, Huo Tingyu didn’t even change his expression; he just coldly replied, “Wise King, forgive me, this is His Majesty’s order.”

Wei Yu: ……

The old man really was impossible!

Knowing that he would only be untied once Pei Zhi arrived, Wei Yu gave up and laid back.

After all, with a powerhouse like Huo Tingyu watching, he couldn’t run away anyway, so he might as well relax and play on his tablet.

But the leisurely time never lasted long.

Perhaps because word spread that Wei Yu had arrived, shortly after, Lord Pei came quickly with small, hurried steps.

“I knew it. Ninth Highness cares deeply for Great Wei’s safety. There is no way he would stand by idly regarding the telescope. Now seeing His Highness arrive, I know I did not judge wrongly. Ninth Highness truly is a person of high righteousness.”

Wei Yu, still tied up and sitting at the wooden table: …?

Oh, so that’s how they coax him to work—lying right through their teeth?

Lord Pei, where is your conscience?!

The formerly honest and upright Pei Zhi admitted that he also learned to lie with eyes wide open from the Ninth Highness.

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Once Pei Zhi arrived, Wei Yu’s hands were finally untied.

Wei Yu followed Pei Zhi to the place where they researched the telescope.

Along the way, Huo Tingyu was trailing behind.

Curious, Wei Yu asked, “Lord Huo, you don’t have anything to do today?”

Otherwise, why keep following me? Could it be that dad doesn’t trust me that much and has to have you watch me all the way?

“This is His Majesty’s order,” came the same answer.

Wei Yu smiled and gave Huo Tingyu a thumbs-up.

The Ministry of Works had many craftsmen specializing in various fields—pretty much all the top craftsmen in Great Wei were there.

When Wei Yu arrived, he saw everyone bowing with their heads lowered; he couldn’t even see what they looked like.

Finally, Wei Yu followed Pei Zhi into a small kiln.

Inside were sleeves-rolled-up craftsmen scratching their heads in deep thought. Wei Yu also saw Liu Chun here.

He was the supervisor who initially took Wei Yu to the official kiln when he first came to the Ministry of Works.

Liu Chun immediately came over and bowed, “Your humble servant Liu Chun greets Ninth Highness.”

Old acquaintances—he had even helped write formulas for the glass before. Wei Yu quickly told him to get up, “Assistant Liu, you’re also here? Are you responsible for the telescope project?”

“Yes, I am in charge of this matter.”

Liu Chun’s eyes lit up as he looked at Wei Yu. “Has His Highness come to teach us how to make the telescope?”

Well… he wanted to say no he hadn’t.

“Exactly.”

Wei Yu glanced at Pei Zhi, smiling kindly, “The telescope has remarkable military applications, and as a prince, I naturally care for Great Wei’s safety. How could I possibly stand by idly? Assistant Liu, what do you think?”

Liu Chun nodded emotionally, “Yes! Ninth Highness is truly a person of great righteousness!”

Pei Zhi: ……

Wei Yu: … really toxic.

The craftsmen were all very practical people. After bowing to Wei Yu, they all started asking their tricky questions.

“Your Highness, is there a certain point between the eyepiece and the objective lens…”

“Your Highness, is it possible to shorten the measurement a little bit?”

“Your Highness, do you have a finished telescope…”

“…”

All work, and all physics work.

At times, Wei Yu felt like he was back facing Zhang Qingsheng—full of questions!

Wei Yu spent the entire afternoon solving their difficulties.

He had to explain the metric units—millimeters, centimeters, decimeters, meters—and also discuss props and the principle of pinhole imaging, real images, virtual images, specific points, direct and reflected light… anything not understood, they would go over again and again…

Damn, even middle school physics teachers don’t put this much effort in!

Because Wei Yu’s lecture was so good and novel, Pei Zhi who listened, was entranced. Sitting in the back corner, he took notes rapidly.

He didn’t even notice that when he told someone nearby to call the other Ministry of Works people to come listen to the lesson, he had called Huo Tingyu.

Normally, under other circumstances, Pei Zhi would avoid even seeing Lord Huo, let alone ordering him!

Because of Pei Zhi’s “honey trap,” more and more people squeezed into this small kiln to attend the lesson.

Since the place couldn’t hold them all, some even brought stools to the door, standing on chairs with glasses pressed to their noses to sneak a peek… the seriousness was so intense, Wei Yu felt it was sinful.

But isn’t this exactly causing trouble?

Where the heck are all these people coming from, why are there more and more?

He didn’t plan to start his own school and have disciples all over the world, okay?!

Didn’t they know that if this got out, the old man would surely enslave him even more!!!