After all, Zhang Wu was from a marquis's mansion, and he had just boldly stared at the emperor's face, which was already the limit of what he could do. Now that his courage was gone, he naturally lowered his head again, trying his best to avoid looking at Zhang Shou to see if he had any hints - although he thought his answer should be pretty good, his years of experience prevented him from building up too much confidence.
But he still tried to speak calmly: "My father and uncle all started out as soldiers. If my father hadn't fought bravely and risked his life, he wouldn't have his current title and future. So the wealth and glory in our family is what my father deserves, and we, his children and grandchildren, are lucky to enjoy it. Even if we get it unevenly, there's no reason to complain."
"Because if my father was still an ordinary soldier, then perhaps there would be no son like me. Even if I could be born, I would most likely be a poor boy who had to work barefoot on the land, or even beg for food at such an old age. How much my father gave me and how good he was to me were his intentions, not his duty."
Even though his stepmother was very powerful, she only suppressed him and never abused or harmed him or other illegitimate sons. Compared with the messy affairs of other wealthy families, he was just ignored and neglected. His father was able to rise to his current position from a small soldier. Even if he did not have such bravery and courage, would he not be able to have enough food and clothing and a comfortable life in the future
As Zhang Wu spoke, he sorted out his thoughts that had been gradually sorted out over the past few days. What was originally just a polite speech for outsiders gradually revealed his true feelings. He suddenly turned around, bowed deeply to Zhang Shou, and then said word by word: "Thanks to the teacher's teachings over the past few days, I finally understand."
Zhang Shou had always felt that Zhang Wu's words were just right, so he immediately smiled and said, "Don't blame me for everything. You have such thoughts because you have grown up, and your classmates and friends have also grown up. As a result, everyone has influenced each other, and you have naturally emerged from the cocoon and become a butterfly."
Since the person had expressed his initial resentment, and also talked about his experience after growing up, and also praised him as a teacher, it was really comprehensive, so why didn't he praise the student as well? Who made the remarks really good! Although he didn't completely agree.
The emperor was used to seeing the open and covert struggles between the first and second princes, so when he heard Zhang Wu's answer, he was even more emotional. Although he had met so many people before, and several of them were far better than Zhang Wu, he felt that the question he asked just now, which was a spontaneous response, had really brought him a lot of benefits.
"Okay, that's great. I'm surprised to hear such an answer!"
He pushed the armrest and stood up, actually walking back and forth in front of the throne: "In this world, most illegitimate sons hope to be the heir and inherit the family business, so that they can be proud. But most people have never thought about how their fathers, grandfathers... and even ancestors got this family business? It was all earned through hard work and struggle!"