Chapter 190 Unreasonable Argument Three Points
Just as he was about to speak, Li Tai took the lead and squeezed between the two of them and started to do peace: "Master Kong, I have been here all the time. The eldest brother did not ask the emperor to call him the eldest brother, it was the emperor himself who wanted to call him the eldest brother."
Li Chengqian also said, "Yes, Master Kong, what's wrong with this palace calling me, Big Brother?"
Li Mu was almost crying by these two people. So, isn’t he getting darker and darker the more he described him, and he gave Kong Yingda a message?
Sure enough, Kong Yingda immediately responded: "Your Highness, please be careful. The crown prince is the crown prince, and the crown prince is also the crown prince. Since it is the monarch, it is also a difference between the monarch and the subject. You are the crown prince, how can you call the minister the 'big brother'?"
"This..." Li Chengqian was only eleven years old and had a 'naughty child' attribute. He was not good at studying and debated how to be Kong Yingda's opponent. Moreover, Kong Yingda seemed to make sense and could not think of anything to refute.
Another point is that he was a little afraid of Kong Yingda. This old man was very bad. As a descendant of Confucius, the emperor selected the teacher to teach the prince. He always wanted to instill Confucian things into Li Chengqian. This cannot be said to be wrong. Since Dong Zhongshu's reform in the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has been used to manage the world in all dynasties. However, he ignored the point of teaching according to his aptitude. Li Chengqian's temperament did not like boring indoctrination education, but Kong Yingda did not know other ways, which led to many conflicts between the master and the apprentice. As a minister, Kong Yingda was inconvenient to argue with Li Chengqian, who was the crown prince. If he didn't listen, he had to use his ultimate move.
This big move can be said to be the ancestral skill of the profession of teachers, called "finding parents".
Li Shimin was not the emperor, but he was not a good father. He could basically be considered a negative score in dealing with communication with his children. Every time Kong Yingda came to him, Li Shimin would not ask the reason, and called Li Chengqian to scold him, so that he could listen to Kong Yingda's words well. In the long run, Kong Yingda had the Shangfang sword in front of Li Chengqian. As long as Li Chengqian was disobedient, he would go and report it.
Li Chengqian was not afraid of Kong Yingda, but he was afraid of his father. He had made excuses, but he was stupid and helpless, so he stopped talking later.
Seeing Kong Yingda appearing to go and report again, Li Chengqian looked at Li Mu apologetically and closed his mouth neatly.
Seeing that Li Chengqian had shut up, Li Tai thought to himself that it was not my business, so it would be better to say a few words, so he closed his mouth.
Li Mu looked at the two brothers and thought to himself, no wonder you didn’t become emperors later, and Li Zhi, who is still breastfeeding, picked up a bargain. With you two being unkind, it would be a damn emperor’s turn to be!
Li Mu is not afraid of Kong Yingda. Li Chengqian and Li Tai are both cowardly, and he is eager to try.
Li Mu stood forward and happened to face Kong Yingda. He pulled the corners of his mouth upwards, sneered, and said, "Old Kong, I would like to advise you. I, Li Mu, are not a person who can kill me. You have suffered a loss when you argue with me several times and have known my methods. If you apologize to me now and say sorry to Zhuluhou, I am confused and shouldn't meddle in other people's business, I'll just pretend that nothing has happened, otherwise!"
Li Mu looked at the ground, pointed, and said, "The ground is covered with bluestone. If you dizzy here, you will inevitably have a few big bags on the back of your head!"
Kong Yingda's anger was immediately aroused!
Is Li Mu's words wrong? Yes. At least Kong Yingda sounds all the truth. He fought with Li Mu several times and thought he was sure to win, but he was inexplicably refuted by Li Mu and speechlessly. To be rational, avoiding his sharpness may be the wisest decision.
But Li Mu just said it. If he didn't argue, it would be like he was willing to give up the disadvantage.
The glory of Confucius cannot be desecrated!
As the descendant of Confucius Sheng, Kong Yingda has this sense of mission and responsibility. Even if he knows that he is losing, he still wants to fight. Even if he has tens of millions of people, I will go!
Kong Yingda took a deep breath with her thin body and said, "Li Mu, don't be crazy. It is a crime of disrespect for you to induce the prince to call you elder brother. I want to hear what you have to argue!"
"Hmph! Old Kong, you are forcing me!"
"How about forcing you?! Do you want to tell me a reason?"
"Okay!" Li Mu signaled Li Chengqian and Li Tai to stand aside and said, "You two have listened, today I will teach you how to make three points unreasonable!"
The two brothers nodded like chickens pecking at rice, and the people who eat melons will never mind being a big deal.
But he got so angry that he wanted to be so arrogant. He said he was unreasonable and he was so unreasonable. How could he not take me seriously! Just as he was about to speak, Li Mu suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at the tip of Kong Yingda's nose and said, "Kong Yingda! Do you know your mistake?"
Kong Yingda was confused. He felt that his three views were about to collapse. What's wrong? I was wrong?
"Hmph! Judging from your appearance, you just don't know that you are wrong!"
Li Mu did not give Kong Yingda a chance to react and sneered: "Kong Yingda, you are a nerd who only knows how to bury his old papers and do not look at the things in front of you! You only know the so-called way of the king and the minister, but you don't know how to adapt. It is not true that the crown prince is the crown prince, nor is it true that the crown prince is the crown prince, but even the emperor has father and brother. Why can't the crown prince touch it?"
"The prince calls me the eldest brother, which is a kind of respect for me. Respecting others is a virtue. How can it be in your eyes become a violation of etiquette? If the prince thinks he is the crown prince, arrogant and arrogant, then that is OK? You are the crown prince's teacher. I heard that you often criticize the crown prince and go to His Highness to complain? If according to your words, the crown prince is the king and you are the minister, what should you be the minister criticize the crown prince? You go to His Highness to complain? Do you also have the suspicion of provoking the discord between the Tian family? What should you be the crime?!"
Kong Yingda's face turned pale in an instant. He didn't expect Li Mu's counterattack to be so accurate. He seized the loophole in Li Chengqian's words, and Li Mu seized the loophole. Yes, if you call him Big Brother, it would violate the etiquette of the monarch and the ministers. Then what is the case of criticizing the monarch and complaining to the monarch?
However, this time, Kong Yingda did not lose so quickly. Perhaps because he had fought with Li Mu for too many times, he had some experience, and after a little panic, he calmed down and said, "You are a quibbling! Although the crown prince is the king, there is another monarch above him, that is, the emperor. I am the emperor's minister. The emperor ordered me to teach the crown prince's knowledge. I am the crown prince's master. The crown prince's academic performance is not good. I criticize him. It is the power given to me by the emperor. I report to the emperor about the crown prince's academic performance. This is my duty as an emperor's minister. How is it considered a provocation? What you say is untenable!"
"Okay! Old Confucius, there has been progress!" Li Mu praised and said, "According to what you said, you are the teacher of the Crown Lord, and you are loyal to the emperor, so you are not provoking and have the right to criticize. Then I ask you, I am also the one who is the professor of Chongwenguan. Am I considered the teacher of the Crown Lord? The Crown Lord respects me, isn't it right? If the Crown Lord respects me, then there is no need to respect you, because you and I are the same, and we are all taught by your Majesty the Master! Moreover, I have been a clan citizen, and Your Majesty claims to be my uncle. He has publicly said many times that Li Mu is my son and nephew! I am your Majesty's son and nephew, and I am older than your Majesty's sons. May I ask Confucius, according to the etiquette, the Crown Lord does not call me elder brother, would he call me younger brother?"
"This..." Kong Yingda had a short circuit. He could not say that Li Chengqian respected Li Mu correctly, nor could he say that Li Mu's clan origin was fake. The former involved himself, and Li Chengqian was not obeying discipline. If he had not had the title of master to suppress him, he might as well resign and go home. He would definitely not be able to teach him. The latter, if the clan origin was decided by the Emperor of the Supreme Emperor, Li Mu was my son and nephew, had heard Li Shimin say less than four or five times. How dare he stare at the two emperors of the old and young?
Kong Yingda took a deep breath and was about to admit defeat, suddenly a flash of inspiration in his head found Li Mu's shortcomings. He was ecstatic and said quickly: "Li Mu! There are loopholes in what you said! You said that you are the prince's teacher, and the prince should respect you. This is right. But the premise is that you are the prince's teacher! I will ask you, as the prince's teacher, have you taught the prince? You have only the name of a teacher but the reality of not having a teacher. Your master is false! Since it is false, how can you enjoy the prince's respect with peace of mind? I said you, are you wrong?"
"Hahaha!"
Li Mu laughed three times!
Li Chengqian and Li Tai's eyes immediately shone, and they came! The legendary three sneers came! They had heard people say that after Li Mu sneers three times, they would make the final decision. What they saw with their own eyes is indeed 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! He was so familiar with these three laughs that every time Li Mu finished laughing, he would faint, and he had conditioned reflexes. When he heard these three laughs, he would burst into tears.
"Old Confucius, as a descendant of Confucius, you are so shallow in teaching. I really don't know how to talk about you! How do you know I have never taught you? Ask King Yue, did I teach him the four calculations? You ask the prince again, did I not teach him the importance of money? The prince was arrogant to me before, and after I took out the money to buy him a scimitar..."
Li Mu would continue to say that Li Chengqian had already rushed over, covered Li Mu's mouth with his feet, and shouted with a red face: "Master Kong, brother has indeed taught me a lot of truths, you should stop asking!!"
Kong Yingda was heartbroken when he saw this scene, and said, "Prince, please respect yourself! Li Mu is using money to charm. This is something that only treacherous ministers can do. Please keep your eyes open!"
"Ah!" Li Mu said angrily: "I and the prince are in love with each other. I, as my brother, have money and have no place to spend it. I buy a scimitar for my younger brother. Even if I am a treacherous one? Then go and ask Your Majesty, your Majesty has spent more than 200,000 yuan, not even an IOU. Is Your Majesty a foolish lord, a robber?"
Of course, Kong Yingda dared not say that Li Shimin was a fool, and his eyes were staring at him like a frog.
Chapter completed!