Lu Sanlang's ceremony had few guests but many relatives and friends. It was not considered a big event in the capital city, which had been in turmoil recently. However, the emperor's personal visit was like a bolt from the blue. Although Lu Wan tried his best to control it and did not spread the news during the ceremony, the news spread quickly after the ceremony, causing an uproar in the court and the public.
Several astronomical experts who were summoned to Beijing came to challenge Lu Sanlang, but they were defeated by Lu Sanlang first, and then they were speechless when facing Zhang Shou's solution in public. In the end, Zhang Shou and Lu Sanlang, the teacher and student, put aside their past grudges, repaid the grievance with kindness, and entertained them warmly. After Zhang Chen, Zhu Er and others left Lu's house, this incident became a hot topic of discussion on the streets.
While others were talking about the ceremony, Lu Sanlang was not idle either. Today, he had officially become an adult, and the first thing he did after seeing off the guests was to call a few of his confidants to hurry back to the hall where the banquet had just been held, and directly ordered them to move away the ten blackboards that Zhang Shou had written all over.
When Lu Wan, who had come back a little late after seeing off his relative, Minister of Works Liu, saw the empty hall, he called someone to ask and learned that Lu Sanlang had personally led people to deliver the ten blackboards to Jiuzhang Hall. He was immediately furious: "Such a big thing, and no one came to report it to me. Is there no discipline in this family anymore?"
Lu Dalang and Lu Erlang, who followed their father to see the guests off, exchanged glances. Lu Erlang smiled and said, "Dad, don't be angry. My third brother has always been a person who respects his teachers. It's not surprising that he solemnly moved the calligraphy left by Dr. Zhang back to Jiuzhang Hall to worship it..."
Before Lu Erlang finished speaking, Lu Wan turned around and glared at him coldly, and he immediately stopped talking. Seeing his brother hit a snag in front of his father, Lu Dalang couldn't help but laugh at how his father was trying so hard to suppress his younger brother that he even said something like "respecting teachers" which was supposed to be a compliment but was actually ironic.
He coughed lightly, intending to say a few "fair words" to show his broad-mindedness and responsibility as an eldest brother, but as soon as he finished coughing, he was met with Lu Wan's cold look.
"Why are you coughing? You didn't say a word during the coming-of-age ceremony, so how come you're hoarse now? You're putting on airs in front of me, your old man. I don't think I've ever taught you this!"
Seeing that the two sons were silent, Lu Wan scolded them angrily: "Don't think I don't know what's on your mind. You looked down on your brother in the past, but today, the emperor is here for the ceremony, and he has given that kid enough face. You are still playing those unpresentable tricks... Stupid!"
The two brothers' faces turned pale after being scolded by Lu Wan. Lu Erlang was even more impatient and couldn't keep his temper. He whispered, "What's wrong with us? The eldest brother was his supporter throughout the whole process, and I was also there to welcome and see him off. For his coming-of-age ceremony, haven't we two brothers done our best?"
Lu Wan sneered and said, "You welcome and send off people, but in the end you just put a few people who came to provoke you in this ceremony?"