Lu Yu remained silent; how could he not be strong? Their education was essentially a mode of thinking through problems. Those who emerged from this form of education learned a self-consistent and personally cognitive method of analysis.
Combined with their identity and societal status, possessing an analytical method aligned with their cognitive style was generally sufficient to face any situation. Even if environmental limitations prevented them from solving current problems, they would have their own ideas, not entirely helpless.
"Is the education I'm receiving here the way aristocratic families educate their legitimate sons?" Lu Yu asked Jia Xu after a long pause.
"I don't know either; I'm merely guiding you to think in your own way. Whether what I teach has issues depends on your thinking," Jia Xu replied calmly. Lu Yu nodded and said nothing further. Which should one identify with—family or nation?
