Just as he was about to speak, Li Tai took the lead, squeezed in between the two of them, and started to make peace: "Master Kong, I am always here. The eldest brother did not let the emperor call him eldest brother. It was the emperor who wanted to call him eldest brother."
Li Chengqian also said: "Yes, Master Kong, what's wrong with me calling you big brother?"
Li Mu almost cried because of these two people. So, wouldn't the description become darker and darker, giving Kong Yingda a reason to talk?
Sure enough, Kong Yingda immediately answered: "Your Highness, please be careful what you say. The prince is the crown prince, and the crown prince is also a king. Since he is a king, there is a distinction between the king and his ministers. You are the prince, how can you call your ministers 'eldest brother'?"
"This..." Li Chengqian was only eleven years old, and he was a 'bad boy'. He was not good at school. He was Kong Yingda's opponent in debates. Moreover, Kong Yingda's words seemed to make sense, and he really couldn't think of anything to refute.
Another point is that he is a little afraid of Kong Yingda. This old man is very bad. As a descendant of Kong Sheng and a teacher selected by the emperor to teach the prince, he always wants to instill Confucian things into Li Chengqian. This cannot be said
That's right. Since Dong Zhongshu's reform in the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has been used to govern the world in all dynasties. But
But he ignored the point of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. Li Chengqian's temperament did not like boring indoctrination education, but Kong Yingda did not know other methods, which led to many conflicts between the master and the disciple. When there was a conflict, Kong Yingda, as a minister,
It was inconvenient to argue with Li Chengqian as the crown prince, and he had no choice but to use his ultimate move if he refused to listen.
This ultimate move can be said to be the ancestral skill of the teacher profession, and it is called "finding parents."
Li Shimin had no problem being the emperor, but he was not a good father. When it came to communicating with his children, he could basically be regarded as a negative. Every time Kong Yingda came to visit, Li Shimin would not ask the reason and would scold Li Chengqian.
Once told, let him listen carefully to Kong Yingda's words. If things go on like this, Kong Yingda has a Shangfang sword in front of Li Chengqian. As long as Li Chengqian disobeys, he will report it.
Li Chengqian was not afraid of Kong Yingda, but he was afraid of his father. It was not that he had not tried to defend himself, but he was stupid and had no idea, so he stopped saying it later.
Seeing that Kong Yingda was going to make a report again, Li Chengqian looked at Li Mu apologetically and simply closed his mouth.
Seeing that Li Chengqian had shut up, Li Tai thought to himself, it's not my business at all, so it would be better to say less, so he shut up too.
Li Mu looked at the two brothers and thought to himself, no wonder neither of you became the emperor later, so Li Zhi, who is still nursing, took an advantage. You two are so unloyal, it is your turn to be the emperor.
Damn it!
Li Mu is not afraid of Kong Yingda. Li Chengqian and Li Tai are both scared, and he is eager to try.
Li Mu took a step forward and was face to face with Kong Yingda. He raised the corner of his mouth, sneered and said: "Old Kong, let me advise you. I, Li Mu, am not a person who kills everyone. You have argued with me several times and you have eaten it.
Damn, you know my methods. If you apologize to me now and say "I'm sorry Zhuluhou", I'm too confused and shouldn't meddle in my own business, I'll just pretend that nothing happened, otherwise!"
Li Mu looked at the ground, pointed, and said: "The ground is covered with bluestones. If you faint here, you will definitely get a few big bumps on the back of your head!"
Kong Yingda's anger was immediately aroused!
Is what Li Mu said wrong? Yes. At least Kong Yingda sounded the truth. He fought with Li Mu several times, always thinking that he had a chance to win, but he was inexplicably refuted by Li Mu and was rendered speechless. Speaking rationally,
, avoiding its sharp edges may be the wisest decision.
But Li Mu just said it. When he said this, if he didn't argue, it would seem that he was at a disadvantage.
The glory of Confucius cannot be desecrated!
As the descendant of Kong Sheng, Kong Yingda has this sense of mission and responsibility. Even if he knows he will lose, he will still fight. Even if there are thousands of people, I will go!
Kong Yingda straightened his thin body, took a deep breath, and said: "Li Mu, don't speak arrogantly. You induced the prince to call you eldest brother, which is a crime of great disrespect. I want to hear what you have to say to argue!"
"Hmph! Lao Kong, you are forcing me!"
"How about forcing you?! Can you tell me a reason?"
"Okay!" Li Mu motioned Li Chengqian and Li Tai to stand aside and said, "Listen up, I'm going to teach you today how to make an unreasonable argument!"
The two brothers nodded like chickens pecking at rice, and the crowd would never think it was a big deal.
But Kong Yingda was so angry that he couldn't be so arrogant. He even said that he was being unreasonable. How disrespectful he was! Just when he was about to speak, Li Mu suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at the tip of Kong Yingda's nose.
Said: "Kong Yingda! Do you know you are wrong?!"
Kong Yingda was confused. He felt that his three views were about to collapse. What happened to me that I was wrong?
"Humph! Look at you, you just don't know you're wrong!"
Li Mu didn't give Kong Yingda a chance to react, and said with a sneer: "Kong Yingda, you are a nerd who only knows how to bury your head in the old papers and not look at the things in front of you! You only know the so-called way of a monarch and his ministers, but you don't know how to adapt at all. It is true that the prince is the prince, and the prince is
You are not lying, but even your Majesty has a father and an elder brother. Why can’t you touch the prince?"
"The prince calls me eldest brother, which is a kind of respect for me. Respecting others is a virtue. How can it become a violation of etiquette in your eyes? If the prince thinks he is the prince, is arrogant and arrogant,
Is that okay? You are the prince’s teacher, I listen
I heard that you often criticized the prince, and you went to complain to His Majesty? If according to your statement, the prince is the king and you are the minister, what crime should you, as a minister, commit when criticizing the prince? You went beyond the prince to complain before his majesty? Did you also instigate disobedience in the Tian family?
Are you guilty of harming me? What crime do you deserve?!"
Kong Yingda's face turned pale instantly. He didn't expect Li Mu's counterattack to be so precise. He caught the loophole in Li Chengqian's words, and Li Mu caught his loophole. Yes, calling him brother is a violation of the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers.
So what does it mean for a minister to criticize the king and complain to the king?
But this time, Kong Yingda was not defeated so quickly. Perhaps because he had fought against Li Mu more times, he had some experience. After a little panic, he calmed down and said: "You are sophistry! Although the prince is
Lord, but there is another Lord above him, that is, the Emperor. I am the Emperor's
My lord, the emperor has ordered me to teach the prince. I am the prince's master. If the prince is not good at his studies, I criticize him. It is the power given to me by the emperor. I report to the emperor on the prince's academic performance. This is my obligation as the emperor's subject.
How is this considered provocation? What you said is untenable!"
"Good! Lao Kong, there is progress!" Li Mu praised, and then said: "According to what you said, you are the prince's teacher and are loyal to the emperor, so you are not considered a provocateur and have the right to criticize. Then let me ask you, I am too
Your Majesty has appointed me as a professor at Chongwen Hall. Am I considered the prince’s teacher? Isn’t it wrong for the prince to respect me? If it’s wrong for the prince to respect me, then what’s wrong with you?
There is no need to respect me, because you and I are the same. We are both the masters of the Crown Prince under the orders of His Majesty! Moreover, I have been admitted to the clan, and Your Majesty calls himself my uncle. He has said publicly many times that Li Mu is my nephew.
!I am His Majesty’s nephew, and I am older than His Majesty’s sons. Please tell me about Kong Jijiu. According to the etiquette, the Crown Prince doesn’t call me eldest brother. How can he call me younger brother?”
"This..." Kong Yingda was a bit short-circuited. He could neither say that Li Chengqian respected Li Mu, nor could he say that Li Mu's clan membership was false. The former involved himself. Li Chengqian was not amenable to discipline. Without the reputation of master,
with him, him
Just resign and go home. You will definitely not be able to teach the latter. As for the latter, matters such as clan status are decided by the Supreme Emperor. Li Mu is my nephew. He himself has heard Li Shimin say it no less than four or five times. How dare he
Staring at two emperors, old and young, fighting against each other?
Kong Yingda took a deep breath and was about to give in when suddenly an idea flashed in his head and he found a shortcoming of Li Mu. He was ecstatic and said quickly: "Li Mu! There is a loophole in what you said! You said that you are the prince's teacher.
It is true that the prince should respect you. But before
The point is, you are the teacher of the prince! Let me ask you, as the teacher of the prince, have you taught the prince? You have the name of a teacher, but no actual teacher. You, the teacher, can be said to be fake! Since it is fake,
An Neng can enjoy the respect of the prince with peace of mind? I told you, am I wrong?"
"Hahaha!"
Li Mu laughed three times!
Li Chengqian and Li Tai's eyes immediately shone, and here they come! Here comes the legendary three sneers! They had heard people say that after Li Mu sneered three times, he would make a final decision. Now that they saw it with their own eyes, it was indeed unlike any other.
different.
When Kong Yingda heard these three laughs, his face turned from white to red, then from red to purple, and from purple to black! These three laughs were so familiar to him that every time Li Mu finished laughing, he would faint, so that
They all had a conditioned reflex. When they heard these three laughs, their eyes lit up with flowers.
"Old Kong, as a descendant of Confucius, you are so shallow in teaching. I really don't know what to say to you! How do you know that I haven't taught you? Ask the King of Yue if I taught him the four arithmetic operations.
?You ask the prince again, didn’t I teach him the importance of money? The prince was arrogant to me before, and after I used the money to buy him a machete..."
Li Mu wanted to continue talking, but Li Chengqian had already rushed over, covered Li Mu's mouth with his feet, and shouted with a red face: "Master Kong, eldest brother has indeed taught me a lot of truths, you'd better stop asking!!"
Seeing this scene, Kong Yingda was heartbroken and said: "Prince, please respect yourself! Li Mu is trying to woo you with money. This is what a treacherous minister would do. Please keep your eyes open!"
"Ah!" Li Mu said angrily: "The prince and I are brothers. As an elder brother, I have money but no place to spend it. If I buy a scimitar for my younger brother, is that considered a traitor? Then go and ask your majesty.
Your Majesty spent more than 200,000 yuan on me without even a single IOU. Are you a fool and a robber?"
Of course Kong Yingda did not dare to say that Li Shimin was a foolish king, so he looked at him with eyes wide open like a frog.
At this time, two people walked out of the corner, led by Li Shimin, followed by Eunuch Gao. Li Shimin looked ugly and said: "Okay! Li Mu, didn't I just spend some money on you, and I don't always talk about it when I need it?"