Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "I am a person who speaks nicely to people who speak nicely, but I don't speak well to people who speak poorly."
"Look, Uncle Cheng and I can just joke around and it'll be fine."
"But with you, that's absolutely impossible."
"And if you are willing to listen to me, just listen. If you don't want to listen, then don't listen."
"But I don't understand that you, Liu Zhenghui, are a serious scholar and have read many books by sages."
"You are almost sixty years old now. You have been studying for almost fifty years, right?"
"But how can a person like you, who has read the books of saints and sages, fart in front of me?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Zhenghui's face turned green with anger.
Li Shimin was holding back his laughter but couldn't.
The other ministers also lowered their heads and endured the pain with laughter.
Apart from anything else, Li Chengqian's ability to curse people is truly unique.
Liu Zhenghui trembled all over, raised his finger and pointed at Li Chengqian: "What do you mean, do you look down on me?"
"Hey, it's true, I don't like you."
Li Chengqian shrugged and said, "Otherwise, will you resign?"
Liu Zhenghui gritted his teeth and said, "Why do you want me to resign?"
"Because you are old and because you have no teeth."
Li Chengqian tilted his head and said, "I'm younger than you, okay?"
This operation almost made Liu Zhenghui so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
Li Shimin really couldn't bear to see his son bully this guy anymore.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's do it. I didn't ask you to stand up to curse, I asked you to talk about it."
"There's nothing to say about this."
Li Chengqian said nonchalantly: "A big country is a big country, and a small country is a small country. The weak will eat the strong, and this is the law of nature."
Liu Zhenghui laughed and said: "Then His Highness thinks that with a huge Is it the behavior of a big country to bully a few small countries with the attitude of a big country?"
"Bully?"
"Tell me, what is bullying?"
Li Chengqian tilted his head: "I want to ask you, Mr. Liu, where were you born and where are you from?"
"I am a native of Xucheng County, Huazhou, but what does this have to do with the problem?"
"Huazhou Xucheng County, this place can be said to be a good place in the entire Tang Dynasty."
"There are good mountains and rivers, there are natural dangers, and the passes are heavily guarded."
"Almost no foreign enemies have ever attacked this place, so Huazhou Fucheng County is a happy and prosperous place."
"That's because His Majesty has managed things well."
"Yes, that's right. His Majesty governs things well."
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes, looked at Liu Zhenghui and said, "Have you ever been to Longyou Road in the northwest?"
"Never."
What Liu Zhenghui said is quite reasonable.
"Then have you ever seen barbarians attacking my village in Datang?"
"Have you ever seen my people displaced?"
"Have you ever seen me living in the streets where people are starving to death?"
Li Chengqian sneered: "As a person who has never seen anything, don't you think it's funny if you tell me that a big country bullies a barbarian country?"
"Then let me ask you, what should we do about the people of the Tang Dynasty who are suffering on the border?"
"What should I do if my village in the Tang Dynasty was burned down?"
"Tell me, who is responsible?"
"Tell me, who will be responsible for the people?"
"Is it you or my father?"
"You're a guy full of pedantic ideas, don't you think you're ridiculous?"
"When you said such words, have you ever thought about
People of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Do you know how disgusting your noble demeanor is in my eyes?"
"Yes, you are right."
"When I led the Liangzhou Army, I did do a lot of excessive things." ??
Li Chengqian sighed softly: "Dozens of tribes in the Northeast who refused to settle down were exterminated by my personal order."
Originally, Liu Zhenghui was speechless by Li Chengqian's rebuke.
But when he heard that Li Chengqian took the initiative to say these words, he immediately changed his expression and said indignantly: "As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I did something worse than a beast. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"ashamed?"
"To be honest, I really have a clear conscience."
Li Chengqian sneered and said, "It's still what I said just now."
"You care so much about foreigners, but you don't care about the compatriots in the border areas."
"Is it natural that the people of Yanzhou should be massacred by aliens?"
Liu Zhenghui was stunned for a moment, then retorted: "The people in the border areas are being persecuted by aliens. As a court official, of course I express my sympathy."
"And I think that most of the rebellion of the alien races is just for money. We only need to give them some money and goods to quell the matter, and we can also send people with noble virtues to influence them."
"Why use weapons rashly and kill so many people?"
After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Chengqian with a confident look.
"Okay, well said, well said, and very well said."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin and cupped his hands and said: "Father, my son is still young and does not understand many things."
"But I vaguely remember that my father once took me to Uncle Cheng's house as a guest, and my father said something."
"Even after seven or eight years, these words are still fresh in my mind."
"I just don't know, can Father please let me say it?"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: " But it doesn’t matter.”
"Father, do you still remember the battle in the Northern Desert?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately realized it.
Li Chengqian continued: "In that battle, my father wanted to wipe out the Northern Desert in one go, so that we, the Tang Dynasty, could have a peaceful border."
"But the result is that before my father even sent out troops, more than thirty ministers in the imperial court jointly submitted a petition."
"Please show your majesty a tolerant attitude towards this Northern Desert who massacred countless Tang people, robbed countless women, and burned many villages and towns, because this is what is called the style of a great country."
"Since the people work tirelessly, they then pay taxes to the court."
"The imperial court cannot create an environment for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, so what use does the common people have for the imperial court?"
"It's better to keep the money and give it directly to the robbers when they arrive."
Liu Zhenghui was speechless by Li Chengqian's retort and didn't say a word for a long time.
But Li Chengqian's attitude made him unwilling to admit defeat.
After swallowing his saliva, Liu Zhenghui continued: "It is natural for the people of the Tang Dynasty to pay taxes to the court. Failure to pay taxes is a rebellion."
"And as a prince, why do you say such treacherous words?"
There is no need for Li Chengqian to speak now.
Because Li Shimin's face had completely darkened.
Let alone Li Shimin, even a child in the city would be able to understand such a superficial truth.
The best way to deal with a jackal is to beat it away with a stick.
Where can we say those truths?
Li Shimin sighed and said: "It is my decree to remove Liu Zhenghui from all official positions. He will go home and sit in front of the wall for three months to think about what happened today."
After finishing speaking, Li Shimin did not forget to add: "After three months, I will personally visit you at your home."
Before anyone else could speak, Li Chengqian took the lead and said, "Father is wise!"