Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 380
Li Qinzai had dealt with Liu Ingui when he was in Baekje, and he knew what kind of person Liu Ingui was.

Generally speaking, he is not considered a bad person, but he also has the heart of serving the country and has the qualifications to sacrifice his life for the country.

Such a person, no matter from which point of view, can be regarded as a loyal minister.

However, the shortcomings of Liu Rengui are also very prominent.

He is very stubborn, admits death, always puts himself in the role of justice, and then stands on what he thinks is righteous and targets all those who disagree with him. In his eyes, those who disagree with him are all bad people and treacherous officials. .

All reasoning is sophistry in his eyes. With a knife on his neck, he will only feel that he has been murdered by a traitor. Even if he dies, his body will perish. Liu Rengui stood up...

How can I reason with such a person when arguing with him about an issue related to the country?
Standing in the main hall, Li Qinzai suddenly felt a headache. Facing such a stubborn guy, he couldn't beat him or kill him, and even swearing at the street with his arms akimbo was disrespectful. After all, when he was in Baekje, Liu Rengui was Li Qinzai's nominal commander-in-chief.

I really want to go back to Ganjingzhuang, throw myself in the arms of my mother-in-law, and sleep.

Originally it was just a salted fish, but it jumped up to the Golden Luan Hall, what was it up to?Is it okay to pretend that I have never made cement?Building roads and building ships, if I fart, okay?Datang maintains its current state very well, with idyllic pastoral songs, fishermen and woodcutters answering each other, simple folk customs, and high morals.

Why do we have to become a modern feudal country?Will they die if they don't build roads?

Faced with an unreasonable loyal minister like Liu Rengui, Li Qinzai really felt powerless and didn't know how to deal with this kind of person.

Liu Rengui was standing proudly on the main hall, talking eloquently, a mountain named "Tao De" was climbed higher and higher by him, and he was standing on the highest place overlooking all living beings, accusing Li Qinzai of his crimes.

Li Qinzai sighed silently, he was hesitating if he took off his footwear at this moment and stuffed it into Liu Rengui's mouth, would it be considered as a sexual intercourse or a criminal offense...

The people standing in the main hall are all scholar-bureaucrats, aren't the scholar-bureaucrats "husbands"?

Liu Rengui's speech became smoother and smoother, when the foam splashed across his mouth, an arrogant voice suddenly came from the hall, interrupting his eloquence.

"Liu Zhongshu, Uncle Li didn't finish his sentence, why are you so eager to jump out? Don't you understand the etiquette at the court meeting?"

Liu Rengui's voice froze, and everyone looked over, and it was King Teng who spoke.

King Teng, who rarely attended the court meeting, suddenly made a sound, and the officials were stunned.

Liu Rengui was also stunned, then frowned and said, "What advice does His Royal Highness Prince Teng have?"

King Teng smiled generously, and said lazily: "I have nothing to teach you, but I just can't stand it anymore and come out to say something fair. Uncle Li Xianbo was talking about the key point, but Liu Zhongshu suddenly came out and interrupted him without saying a word. Charge people with a bunch of crimes..."

"The Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment has to be justified and well-founded. What kind of evidence did Liu Zhongshu have to make people rush to convict him without even finishing his sentence?"

After King Teng finished speaking, there were whispers in the hall, and Liu Rengui's expression turned ugly instantly.

Li Qinzai silently praised His Royal Highness Teng, then innocently slumped his shoulders and lowered his head slowly, with a pitiful appearance of not daring to speak out after being wronged.

Li Zhi finally found a chance to speak, looked at King Teng seriously, and said slowly: "Uncle Teng's words are reasonable, Liu Qing, no matter whether it is reasonable or not, you have to let him finish the sentence, how about it?"

Liu Rengui took a deep breath and realized that he was indeed wronged, so he bowed and said, "I'm in a hurry, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Li Zhi smiled, and looked at Li Qinzai: "What is Li Qing's high opinion, let's discuss after finishing talking."

Li Qinzai took a step forward and said, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, and Your Highness Prince Teng. Rongchen and Liu Zhongshu exchanged questions and answers."

Li Zhi nodded: "Yun."

Li Qinzai looked at Liu Rengui and said, "Liu Zhongshu, may I ask you to know about 'cement'?"

Liu Rengui was silent for a moment, and said, "I know it, and I have seen it with my own eyes."

"Cement is used to build roads. Is it beneficial to the country and the people if the roads in the counties and prefectures of the Tang Dynasty are connected?"

Liu Rengui is not only an admonisher, but also a general who has led an army. He knows very well what a straight and flat road means to the country and the army.

At first he didn't want to answer, but Li Zhi and the officials all stared at him, Liu Rengui had no choice but to say: "It's beneficial."

Li Qinzai said again: "Building roads is beneficial to the country, so Liu Zhongshu just said that I will harm the country, is this too much?"

Liu Rengui couldn't help but said: "Although it is a good strategy, if the national treasury can't support enough money and food, if the good strategy falls to the local government, it will be a terrible disaster for the people. The old man said that you are a disaster for the country, and it is not wrong."

Li Qinzai raised his hand to stop him from continuing, and said, "Liu Zhongshu allows me to finish my question, and let's argue slowly. Next, I will say one more thing..."

"What Liu Zhongshu is worried about is that the whole country is building roads. It is inevitable that farming will be neglected, which will delay the spring sowing and autumn harvest. If the people will focus on road construction in the future, the farmland will be barren and there will be no food for the year, right?"

"Yes." Liu Rengui said with a cold face.

Li Qinzai looked around the group of officials in the hall, and said slowly: "If I narrow down the road construction strategy to a certain state or a certain county, and use it as a pilot, let the monarchs and ministers witness the success or failure. "

"A good policy that is beneficial to the country and the people, first try it with one state and one county, no matter whether it succeeds or fails, it will not have too much impact on the society. What does Liu Zhongshu say?"

Liu Rengui was stunned immediately, and so were the officials in the hall.

The chattering voices became louder and louder, and the hall was suddenly full of noisy debates.

Compared with Li Zhi's proposal to build roads for the whole country in the hall the day before yesterday, Li Qinzai's improved method today is undoubtedly much milder than Li Zhi's radical approach, and the land of one state and one county is indeed not good for the Tang Dynasty. cause too much impact.

There was a severe drought in the north this year, and the imperial court was already preparing food and grass to go north for relief. The food and grass must be given to the victims. Now that they have become victims of the disaster, what is the difficulty of using work as relief?It's just a matter of course.

It will not have too much impact on the country, and it is beneficial to the country and the people. At the same time, it can also relieve the disaster victims in the north. What reason is there to oppose it?
As for the conflict with the interests of the powerful family, this is a self-interest and cannot be brought up in the court.

In the increasingly noisy discussion, Liu Rengui sighed, hesitated for a while, and said, "Old man... I have nothing to say."

There was a moment of silence in the hall. The officials looked at Li Qinzai, then at Liu Rengui, and finally looked at Li Zhi involuntarily. Seeing Li Zhi's face flashing with joy, the officials immediately understood.

Is this really a play you guys acted together?

(End of this chapter)