Before the great cause was accomplished, the Fourth Prince, who sneaked away while standing in the corner as punishment, was exposed first. Although Lu Sanlang, who was teaching the class, had no time to pay attention to what was happening outside, there was Ah Liu, who was always aware of what was happening. When the class was over and Lu Sanlang went outside with a stern face, Ah Liu, who followed him out, bluntly revealed the Fourth Prince's sneaking away.
Lu Sanlang, who had scolded the boy harshly before, glanced at the naughty boy calmly, but this time he ran away without saying a word. Seeing this, the Fourth Prince couldn't help it, and hurriedly chased after him, and then said carefully: "Brother Lu, I didn't do anything. I just asked Xiao Huasheng what else a scholar can do besides being an official."
"As a result, I was very inspired when I heard him repeat what the teacher said..."
Before the Fourth Prince could finish his words, Lu Sanlang interrupted him and said, "Zheng Yan, whether you want to change your ways or make up your mind, that's your business. You don't need to express your determination to me or the teacher. You just complained that the content of my lecture was superficial, so you didn't want to listen. Yes, my lecture was superficial, but these kids can still recognize a few words and know how to count, which is not easy."
"You have to know that there are many people in this world who can't even count. Once they reach the end of their ten fingers, they don't know how to continue counting. There are many such people in the world. Whether they pay taxes or trade, they rely on others to tell them. They don't have any chance to argue because they don't understand at all."
"Can you imagine that many people in this world don't know why they were born, why they live, and why they die? Humans are not plants, let alone animals. However, in this world, many people are just like plants, animals, struggling to survive. They are born ignorant and die ignorantly."
"I didn't think there was anything wrong with these things before, but since I heard from my teacher that one day, just like women can use better spinning wheels and looms to spin yarn and weave cloth, if many jobs that currently rely on human labor can be replaced by machines, what will that be like? When I think about this picture, and then think about the people in this world who can only work hard to survive, I feel bad."
After a long and serious speech that didn't seem like something that Lu Sanlang, who was known for his love of money, could say, Lu Sanlang paused. Seeing that the Fourth Prince was finally startled, he stopped silently. He didn't care about this naughty child and continued to walk slowly towards Zhang Shou's office.
Suddenly, he heard Ah Liu's flat voice from behind: "Do you really mean the great principles you just said to the Fourth Prince?"
"Of course it couldn't be more true!" Lu Sanlang answered seriously, but a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. It was Ah Liu who was following behind him and stood in front of him. He knew that he couldn't fool him easily.
So, he laughed it off, and then said with a smile: "Of course I agree with these ideas of the teacher, and I am willing to work hard for them. After all, just like this public school now, can the people trained by it all take the examinations for the scholar, the juren, and the jinshi? It may be possible to produce a scholar, and it may also be possible to produce a juren, but it is definitely impossible to produce a jinshi!"