Before coming to the capital, Tang Huan had always held the idea of ​​being self-sufficient and entertaining himself, and he didn't mind staying in a remote corner forever, considering it a kind of blessing.

After his trip to the capital, he realized that he could no longer be the same as before.

He first learned that the lackeys under the Minister of Personnel were bullying men and women and committing all sorts of evil deeds, so he did not hesitate to take action, even at the cost of offending the Minister of Personnel.

Then, seeing the beggars and poor people in the southern district, he could not remain indifferent. He first distributed porridge and then sent food.

Later on, he even took out some of his savings to prepare to change everything.

Even though Tang Huan wasn't sure how much money it would cost him, he hadn't thought about it; he just hoped that the people of the Southern District could live a better life.

"Lord Tang's ideas are admirable. Even though I have studied for many years, I am ashamed of myself at this moment. Although you are just a young man, your level of thinking has far surpassed ours."

Li Mubai sighed sincerely.

"Just as Mu Bai said, Tang Huan is truly a rare talent in the capital, no, you are an invaluable talent in the entire Daqing."

Tang Huan then noticed the old man beside Li Mubai and asked hesitantly, "Are you Mr. Zhao Shou, the dean of Yunlu Academy?"

Zhao Shou laughed loudly, "It seems that Lord Tang has heard of me. I am the current dean of Yunlu Academy. After hearing your words today, I seem to know why Yunlu Academy has been getting worse and worse in the past few years. It was because I went astray."

The students were taken aback.

Lord Tang's few words evoked so many emotions in Mr. Li and the Dean.

Zhao Shou laughed and said, "In the past, I only thought about how to restore Yunlu Academy to its former glory. Now I realize that was a mistake. As a scholar, one should, as Lord Tang said, establish a heart for heaven and earth and establish a destiny for the people, rather than being bound by personal desires."

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Shou asked Tang Huan with utmost seriousness, "Lord Tang, would you mind if I inscribed this sentence within Yunlu Academy as a warning to all future students of the academy, so that they may walk the right path?"

"Of course."

The students immediately started discussing it, pondering the sentence deeply.

The students who were able to study at Yunlu Academy were not mostly stupid; their understanding was not bad, and they could grasp the general meaning of those few sentences with just a little thought.

Considering what Tang Huan did, one understands even more how remarkable his actions were.

"As scholars, we should not always think only of ourselves. We should strive to learn not only to pass the imperial examinations, but also for the sake of the whole world and the people."

"If all scholars in the world thought this way, it would indeed bring about a peaceful and prosperous era. I hope that we can keep in mind Lord Tang's warning and contribute our insignificant strength to this matter."

"Lord Tang's words made me realize how many wrong things I had done in the past."

...

Behind them, Xue'e listened to everyone's discussion and watched as Tang Huan was surrounded by everyone.

Her face was filled with confusion.

"Were the few words he said really that powerful?"

Xue'e is a native of Qihuai County. She grew up in poverty and if Tang Huan hadn't suddenly gone to Qihuai County, she would be a dead person now.

She never had the opportunity to go to school. If it weren't for Tang Huan teaching her to read and write over the years, Xue'e would be completely illiterate.

Therefore, she did not particularly understand what Tang Huan meant by the four lines of Hengqu.

"Tang Huan said he was selfless, and everything he did was for the sake of the world, the people, and a peaceful and prosperous world."

Qin Yu gave a casual explanation.

She could understand and was somewhat shocked by it, but Qin Yu didn't see that far ahead.

"So that's how it is. No wonder he suddenly wanted to take out money to carry out projects in the South District."

"What's wrong? This isn't right."

Xue'e laughed and said, "If it were an adult from the past, he wouldn't have taken out so much money to help others for no reason."

"That's true. Tang Huan is a money-grubber. You can only see money going into his pocket, but you can't see money coming out of him. It's really unbelievable."

“I can sense that the adult seems different,” Xue’e said earnestly.

Inside the courtyard, after discussing poetry, Dean Zhao Shou inquired about the construction project in the southern part of the capital.

Most of the students were locals from Beijing and were very curious about it.

Tang Huan could only recount what she saw when she went to the South District, which resonated with many students who had also experienced the same thing.

Some of them were originally from the South District, but they were much better off than the beggars who were destitute and starving.

"Actually, before this I was just a small county magistrate with no ambition. But I suddenly realized that since I can help others, I should do my best to contribute. Even if I can't help everyone, it would be enough to help a certain number of people."

Li Mubai quickly replied, "If you, sir, are all people without ambition, then what are we? You are being too modest."

Tang Huan smiled bitterly to himself.

I wasn't being modest at all.

I was indeed a person without ambition, but that was all in the past.

...

Beijing, Southern District.

The project is proceeding at a feverish pace.

The initial projects were all dilapidated houses that had been uninhabited in the past, with most of them remaining as ruins, so the construction was not difficult.

After Tang Huan brought people from Qihuai County and workers from the South District who volunteered to participate, the project began to proceed in an orderly manner.

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