"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Cheng Yaojin smiled bitterly." Actually, I'm not the only one who ate the carp. The Crown Prince is also here."”
"In fact, it was His Highness the Crown Prince who took the lead to eat the carp.”
"What?!"
[○｀Д○]！！！
"Where is that unfilial son? Let him see me!"
"Your Majesty…"
" Your Majesty, please calm down," Cheng Yaojin said immediately." It's true that we ate the carp, but…His Highness the Crown Prince is merciful and benevolent. He believes that if I don't go to hell, then who will?"
"This is a good example!!!”
When Li Er heard this, he was so angry that he laughed."I have already made it clear that eating carp is not allowed. That unfilial son brought you to eat carp and even set an example.？？”
"Are you stupid, or do you think I'm easy to fool?!”
"No…"
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said,""Your Majesty, please listen to this old minister…"
"This year, the locust plague is serious, especially in the north. Almost all the food has been eaten up.”
"If this continues, many people will starve to death in winter.”
Li Er was slightly stunned when he heard this. The eyes of Li Chengqian, who was originally in a mess, instantly lit up as if he had understood something…
"Your Majesty is the heavens of the Great Tang, and the people are the foundation of the Great Tang…" Cheng Yaojin added.
"If the people are gone, how can the Great Tang exist?”
"What are you trying to say?" Li Er frowned.”
"Father!"
At this moment, Li Chengqian jumped out and cupped his hands."Your son understands!"
"Big Brother Li Qiu, you're really kind-hearted. You can be considered a great person who will enter hell if I don't!”
" He knows that eating carp is a crime that will kill him, but he still has the duty to set an example and take the lead to eat…"
"I just want to prove that carp can be eaten! The commoners who had no food could also use carp to satisfy their hunger!”
Li Chengqian wasn't afraid anymore…
What treason? What words that offended Li Er?
It was even better to offend him!
In this way, even if Li Qiu was ousted, he would still leave a bad impression on Li Er. He would not be made the Crown Prince, right?
Therefore, even though Li Er had already frowned and looked over, he still had his courage."Imperial Father, this carp's Li is just the same as the Li family's Li. Why do you care so much?”
"Taking a step back, doesn't that mean that everyone who eats plums should be executed?”
"Imperial Father, you love the people like your own children. All the people in the world are your children. Let me ask you, Imperial Father, do you want to see your children starve to death, or do you want them to eat some carp to satisfy their hunger and live well?”
"Your son thinks that big brother Li Qiu definitely wants to use his death to be wise!”
"I want to test the law by myself. I want you to understand this point, so that you can lift the ban on eating carp and save many of the commoners who are in famine!”
"Second Prince's words are really what this old minister wants to say. Every word is sincere and absolutely true!”
Cheng Yaojin was a little confused…
He couldn't understand why Li Chengqian, who should have been his sworn enemy, would suddenly speak up for Li Qiu.
However, that was not important.
Now that you're speaking up for us, we're on the same side ~ at least for the time being!
Li Er frowned deeply as his thoughts spun rapidly in his mind.
He was not a fool.
At first, he was indeed very angry. After all, this was a ban that he had personally issued. Eating carp was equivalent to eating plums. This was a great crime that could be beheaded!
However, compared to the commoners, especially when Li Chengqian said that he loved the commoners like his own children, Li Er suddenly wavered a little.
What did Li Er want the most now?
It was an excellent reputation! It was to become a Saint Monarch of a generation, and his name would be passed down through the ages!
If he went with the flow and lifted the ban so that the disaster victims would not starve to death, then he would find someone to spread the news…
Wouldn't he have taken a big step forward on the path of becoming a sage-lord?
However, Li Er was still a little puzzled. He pretended to be angry and asked,"Nonsense!"
"There are many types of fish in the river. Why must we eat carp?! Could it be that just eating carp would prevent famine?”
"Your Majesty, you don't know!"
Seeing Li Er gradually relent, Cheng Yaojin also let out a long breath and said,""Over the years, due to the existence of the carp ban, the common people did not dare to eat carp, so they could only eat other fish!”
"Now, there aren't many other fish left, but there are countless carps, so many that it's frightening. They're also fat, and one of them is more than several other fish!”
"Under such circumstances, carp is naturally the best choice!”
" Moreover, eating only carp is indeed unable to satisfy the needs of the disaster victims, so…"
" Your Highness the Crown Prince, you even took the lead to eat the cattle…"
Li Er,"Eh?"”
(O_o)??
Peng!
"Nonsense!"
Li Er slammed the table and stood up angrily." If eating carp is for the sake of the disaster victims, then what's the point of eating cattle?"”
"Don't you know that cattle are the foundation of the people? If there were no cattle, how would they be able to farm in the coming year?!”
"Are they going to starve to death?!”
"Speak! I want to see what you can say when you eat cattle! Could he use the same excuse to explain himself?”
"If you can't give me an explanation…Hmph!”
Li Er wanted to curse!
"Your Majesty…"
Cheng Yaojin's scalp went numb, but he still said,""It's indeed for the starving victims of the world!”
"The Crown Prince and this old minister did eat the plowing ox, but it was an old ox and was almost unable to plow the land!”
"Although the old bull has contributed his entire life to the people and should not be eaten, but…cows are livestock after all. Compared to the lives of the people, which is more important?”
"Your Majesty has the mentality of a sage king, so you should naturally understand!”
"Moreover, an old bull weighs a thousand pounds. How much meat does it take?”
"Even if a hundred families in a village kill a cow, each family can get close to ten catties!”
"Ten catties of beef, if we boil it into soup and drink it to ensure that we don't starve to death, it's enough to support a family for ten days to half a month!”
"What if we kill two more?"
"Perhaps our Great Tang can safely survive this locust plague under His Majesty's leadership!”
"At that time, Your Majesty's wisdom will spread throughout the Great Tang!”
"Your Highness, it is precisely because of this that you took the initiative to commit such a huge mistake. I hope that Your Majesty…will let Your Highness go. If there is any sin, this old subject will bear it all!”
Li Er's eyes lit up.
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