Chapter 112: A Good Teacher

Song Lian had no idea what Zhu Gaoxu was thinking, and even if he did, he wouldn't understand what "PUA" was.

At this moment, he looked at Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting on a stool, and said, "Your Highness is so intelligent. I have received great favor from His Majesty, and I am willing to impart everything I have learned to you."

"The world knows I am well-versed in the Five Classics, but having served as an official in the court for many years, seeing all the ups and downs of this court, I will impart all my insights, observations, and experiences from these decades to Your Highness."

"Although we are teacher and student by name, I will certainly not treat you as a junior. If there is anything, we two shall discuss it right here. I hope that in the process of discussion, Your Highness can learn something, and I believe I will also benefit greatly from discussing with Your Highness."

The meaning of Song Lian's words was very clear: I don't know what you don't know, so let's just chat when we have time, and you can ask me whenever you don't understand something.

If I know, I will tell you.

If there is nothing to ask, I will tell you about some of my life experiences.

It is rare to find a teacher like Song Lian.

Of course, it is even more unprecedented to find a student like Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu rubbed his nose awkwardly; it was true that he hated school, but it wasn't because he knew everything or could do everything.

It was simply that he felt he lacked the cells for learning.

Zhu Gaoxu knew best how famous Song Lian was. Seeing himself push such a famous person to this point, Zhu Gaoxu felt he had gone a bit too far.

Moreover, if his previous conjecture held true, then the teacher before him was likely facing a great disaster.

He had to find an opportunity to warn his teacher.

Of course, for now, he still had to comfort Song Lian first.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu spoke up: "Teacher is too kind. The student is far from as brilliant as Teacher says. The student only understands the surface of many things and still needs Teacher's guidance on many matters."

Seeing this, Song Lian smiled faintly and said, "Regardless, Your Highness is indeed a rare talent in this world, and I will certainly do my utmost to cultivate a pillar of our Great Ming!"

"Today, let me discuss the Way of the Subject with Your Highness."

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu also perked up.

No matter what, he had to give this old gentleman some face from now on.

After all, deep down, Zhu Gaoxu still respected Song Lian very much.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's demeanor, Song Lian nodded with satisfaction and then said, "The Way of the Subject is divided into loyalty to the sovereign and loyalty to the country."

"Lesser loyalty is loyalty to the sovereign, greater loyalty is loyalty to the country..."

This time, Zhu Gaoxu listened just as earnestly, feeling the wisdom of the ancients.

During this time, Zhu Gaoxu also interrupted Song Lian several times to put forward different views, and the two of them engaged in discussions on these points.

There was no right or wrong; sometimes a single sentence from Song Lian would make Zhu Gaoxu suddenly enlightened, and at other times, Zhu Gaoxu's words would make Song Lian bow his head in contemplation.

Just like that, time passed quickly, and before they knew it, four hours had gone by.

During this time, Zhu Gaoxu had his men bring lunch, and the two of them continued their discussion while eating.

Only now did Zhu Gaoxu truly accept Song Lian as his teacher.

This was also the first teacher he had ever accepted.

Both Zhu Gaoxu and Song Lian benefited greatly from these four hours.

Zhu Gaoxu understood many principles he hadn't understood before, and he finally understood why Lao Zhu insisted on him studying and went to such great lengths to find him a teacher.

Walking out of Song Lian's large tent, Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the sky; it was already growing dark.

Yet, Zhu Gaoxu felt as if a lifetime had passed.

He was actually starting to like the feeling of attending class.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The saying from later generations was right after all.

There is no such thing as a bad student; most of the time, they just haven't met a good teacher.

Shaking his head, Zhu Gaoxu did not return to his own tent.

He reviewed the content he had learned today in his mind, then took out the book on the Nianhua Finger from his Storage Space and began to practice.

Unlike the feeling from yesterday, as Zhu Gaoxu practiced, he slowly felt that he was beginning to vaguely control the Qi within his body.

Yesterday, the Qi in his body moved on its own as Zhu Gaoxu practiced, but this time, as he tried to master it, it moved somewhat stiffly according to his will.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu felt as if he had discovered a new continent and practiced even harder.

Before long, that familiar sour and refreshing feeling struck again, and this time Zhu Gaoxu had no energy left to pay attention to the Qi in his body.

He could only let the Qi move autonomously through his body as he practiced.

This feeling was very strange; he could clearly sense where this Qi was in his body.

And Zhu Gaoxu guessed that as long as he mastered this Nianhua Finger, with just a single thought, this Qi would erupt along with the movements of his Nianhua Finger.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't imagine the specific power, but he knew it definitely wouldn't be light!

Just like that, he didn't know how much time had passed before Zhu Gaoxu lay on the ground, drenched in sweat once again.

The situation was not much better than last time, and having gained plenty of experience, Zhu Gaoxu didn't even think about moving, simply closing his eyes to sleep.

He had a feeling that he must have been practicing correctly.