The Third Prince was a sincere child, but not a sincere gentleman. The reason why he was not a gentleman was that he was still young and had not yet performed the ceremony of coming of age, so he could not be called a gentleman. Of course, his coming of age ceremony was about to take place because of the Emperor's insistence. But secondly... that was because although he had been taught loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and righteousness since he was a child, and looked gentle and honest, he was taught by the Emperor himself!
How could the son brought up by the emperor through words and deeds be a gentleman? After hearing Zhang Shou's words, his first reaction was to chop the culprit into pieces, and even better, to execute him by slow slicing! He was already guilty of a crime that deserved death, and yet he implicated his fourth brother and Zhang Shou!
"The ceremony of enthroning the crown prince will be held in three days. Before that, perhaps only thousands of eyes will be staring at you, but after that, the eyes of the whole world will be staring at you. So, don't tell me that you want to try this case in person."
At this point, Zhang Shou paused, and seeing the Third Prince staring at him in astonishment, and then turning his head away awkwardly, he knew that he had guessed it right. Although the Third Prince used to be shy and honest, since he had already accepted the fact that he was about to enter the East Palace, and he was always so close to the Fourth Prince, it would be strange for the Third Prince to still endure seeing his brother being plotted against like this.
"As the crown prince, you should appoint the right people to the right positions, rather than doing everything yourself. Besides, the emperor is probably even more furious than you are right now. In that case, don't you think there are more important things you need to do? For example, go back to the palace to see the emperor?"
When the Third Prince reappeared in front of the crowd with Zhang Shou, Lu Sanlang, like everyone else, could not help but carefully look at him from head to toe, but he only saw him talking and laughing with Zhang Shou, and there was nothing unusual about him. Thinking of the time when this little prince appeared in the Banshan Hall of the Imperial Academy and later entered the Jiuzhang Hall, he couldn't help but feel that it seemed like a long time ago.
Seeing that the Third Prince was courteous, modest and gentle, Lu Wan and Liu Zhiyuan, who had already spoken highly of the future Crown Prince because of what happened today, were naturally even more satisfied. The two of them took the Third Prince around the entire public school as a guide, and after once again emphasizing the classrooms prepared for the Jiuzhang Hall, Lu Wan stopped.
"Since the academic officials in the Imperial College are short-sighted and cannot tolerate the anomaly of Jiuzhangtang, the public school welcomes it very much. You know, the income of teachers in public schools is very meager, and scholars become teachers for money or fame, but in public schools, they may not have either, so naturally they are unwilling to apply. However, if Jiuzhangtang is moved here, the public school will not have to worry about teachers, and you will not have to worry about your livelihood."
"The accommodation is ready, and so is the part-time job. You don't have to travel back and forth between the city and outside. The only one who has to work hard is probably Dr. Zhang. The journey from your Zhang Garden to the outside of the city is not a trivial one."
After Lu Wan said this, everyone immediately looked at Zhang Shou. However, before Zhang Shou could answer, Lu Sanlang rushed to say, "It is indeed a big deal to go back and forth every day. In addition, there will be more students in Jiuzhang Hall in the future, and it is not possible for the teacher to take care of everything alone. Even in the academies of the Imperial College and the folk academies, teachers do not give lectures every day. Most of the time, students learn by themselves and from each other."