Li Qinzai had dealt with Liu Rengui when they were in Baekje, and he knew what kind of person Liu Rengui was.
In general, he is not a bad person, he has the heart to serve the country, and he has the qualifications to sacrifice his life to fight for the country.
Such a person can be regarded as a loyal minister in every aspect.
However, Liu Rengui's shortcomings are also very prominent.
He is very stubborn and accepts death. He always puts himself in the role of justice, and then stands in what he considers to be a just position against all those who disagree with him. In his eyes, those who disagree with him are bad people and traitors.
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All truths are sophistry in his eyes. With a knife on his neck, he will only feel that he has been harmed by an adulterer. Even if he dies, his body will perish. Justice will not be destroyed. If one Liu Rengui falls, thousands of others will.
Liu Rengui became angry...
If you are arguing with such a person on an issue related to the country and the country, how can you reason with him?
Li Qinzai stood in the main hall and suddenly felt a headache. Facing such a stubborn guy, he couldn't beat or kill him. Even holding his hands on his hips and swearing was disrespectful. After all, Liu Rengui was Li Qinzai's nominal Shangguan coach when he was in Baekje.
I really want to go back to Ganjing Village, throw myself into my mother-in-law’s arms and take a nap.
Originally it was just a salted fish, but it fluttered up to the Jinluan Palace. What on earth was it trying to do? Can you pretend that I have never built cement? Can you pretend that I fart when building roads and ships? The Tang Dynasty is doing well in maintaining its current status. Idyllic Pastoral
, fishermen and woodcutters answer each other, the folk customs are simple, and the morals are noble.
Why do we have to build a feudal modern country? Will we die if we don’t build roads?
Facing an unreasonable and loyal minister like Liu Rengui, Li Qinzai really felt powerless and didn't know how to deal with such a person.
Liu Rengui stood proudly in the main hall and was talking eloquently. A mountain called "morality" was climbing higher and higher. He was standing at the highest place, looking down at all living beings, and reciting Li Qinzai's crimes.
Li Qinzai sighed silently. He was hesitating that if he took off his footwear and stuffed it into Liu Rengui's mouth at this moment, would it be regarded as a pussy training or a husband's current crime...
The people standing in the main hall are all scholar-bureaucrats. Aren’t scholar-bureaucrats “husbands”?
Liu Rengui became more and more fluent as he spoke, and when he was foaming at the mouth, an arrogant voice suddenly came from the hall, interrupting his eloquence.
"Liu Zhongshu, why are you so impatient to jump out before Mr. Li has finished speaking? Don't you even understand the etiquette of court meetings?"
Liu Rengui's voice stopped for a moment, and everyone looked around. It was Prince Teng who was speaking.
Prince Teng, who rarely attended court meetings, suddenly spoke up, which shocked all the ministers.
Liu Rengui was also stunned, and then frowned and said: "What do you want to teach His Highness, Prince Teng?"
Prince Teng had a carefree smile on his face and said lazily: "What can I teach you? I just can't stand it anymore, so I just came out to say something fair. When Li County Bo was talking about the key point, Liu Zhongshu suddenly came out and interrupted without saying a word.
Accusing people of a bunch of charges..."
"The Ministry of Punishment's Dali Temple inquiry must be well-founded. What evidence did Liu Zhongshu have that allowed him to rush to convict someone without even finishing his sentence?"
After Prince Teng finished speaking, there were murmurs in the hall, and Liu Rengui's face instantly turned ugly.
Li Qinzai silently praised His Highness Prince Teng, then slumped his shoulders innocently and slowly lowered his head, looking pitiful as if he had been wronged and dared not say a word.
Li Zhi finally found a chance to speak. He gave Prince Teng a serious look and said slowly: "What Uncle Prince Teng said is reasonable. Liu Qing, regardless of whether it is reasonable or not, you have to let others finish what they have to say. How about that?"
Liu Rengui took a deep breath and realized that he was indeed in the wrong, so he had to bow and said: "I am impatient. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Li Zhi smiled and looked at Li Qinzai: "Li Qing, if you have anything to say, please finish your words and we will discuss it later."
Li Qinzai took a step forward and said, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Highness, Prince Teng. Rong Chen and Liu Zhongshu exchanged questions and answers."
Li Zhi nodded: "Yes."
Li Qinzai looked at Liu Rengui and said, "Liu Zhongshu, may I ask if you know the word 'cement'?"
Liu Rengui was silent for a moment and said, "I know and have seen it with my own eyes."
"Cement is used to build roads, and the roads in various states and counties in the Tang Dynasty are connected. Is it beneficial to the country and the people?"
Liu Rengui was not only a remonstrator, but also a general who had led an army. He knew very well what a straight and flat road meant to the country and the army.
He didn't want to answer at first, but Li Zhi and the ministers all stared at him, and Liu Rengui had to say: "It's beneficial."
Li Qinzai said again: "Building roads is beneficial to the country, so just now Liu Zhongshu said that I am harming the country, is this too much?"
Liu Rengui couldn't help but said: "Although it is a good policy, if the national treasury cannot provide enough money and food, and the good policy falls into place, it will be a huge disaster for the people. I said that you are harming the country, and you are right."
Li Qinzai raised his hand to stop him from continuing and said: "Liu Zhongshu, let me finish asking, and let's argue slowly. Next, I will say one more thing..."
"Liu Zhongshu is worried that if the country is building roads, it will inevitably neglect farming, delaying spring sowing and autumn harvest. Moreover, if the people turn to road construction as their main occupation in the future, it will cause farmland to become barren and there will be no food in the year, right?"
"Yes." Liu Rengui said with a cold face.
Li Qinzai looked around at the ministers in the palace and said slowly: "If I narrow down the road construction strategy to a certain state or county, use it as a pilot, and let the emperor and ministers witness the success or failure. If it succeeds, it will be implemented nationwide, and if it fails, the work will be stopped immediately.
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"A good policy that is beneficial to the country and the people should be tried on one state and one county first. No matter whether it succeeds or fails, it will not have much impact on the country. What does Liu Zhongshu say?"
Liu Rengui was stunned immediately, and the officials in the palace were also stunned.
The whispers became louder and louder, and the hall suddenly became a noisy debate.
Compared with Li Zhi's proposal to build roads across the country in the palace the day before yesterday, Li Qinzai's improved method today is undoubtedly much milder than Li Zhi's radical approach, and one state and one county will indeed have no impact on the Tang Dynasty.
Cause too much impact.
There has been a severe drought in the north this year, and the imperial court has been preparing grain and grass to go north to provide relief. Food and grass must be provided to the victims. Since they have become victims of the disaster, what is the difficulty in using work instead of relief? It is simply a matter of course.
It won't have a big impact on Sheji, it's beneficial to Sheji and the people, and it can also provide relief to the victims in the north. What's the reason to oppose it?
As for conflicts with the interests of powerful families, this belongs to private interests and cannot be discussed in court.
In the gradually noisy discussion, Liu Rengui sighed, hesitated for a while, and said: "I... have nothing to say."
There was silence in the hall for a moment. The ministers looked at Li Qinzai, then at Liu Rengui, and finally looked at Li Zhi involuntarily. Seeing the joyful look on Li Zhi's face, the ministers suddenly knew something.