As long as he takes action himself, Lu Chen can be dealt with in minutes.
But now, not only could he not deal with Lu Chen, but he was left speechless by Lu Chen's refutation.
Fortunately, his years of experience scolding others had made him strong enough. He took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and said, "What nonsense, full of loopholes! The idea of logical consistency is simply ridiculous. Since you don't know any magic, and everything you do is just to do your best and leave the rest to fate, then what made you dare to swear so confidently that you could make rain? What made you think that the heavens would be moved by you?"
After saying this, Wei Yong stared at Lu Chen intently. He felt that he had found a fatal loophole in Lu Chen's rhetoric. As long as he exploited it, he would be able to tear Lu Chen's lies into pieces.
He was already prepared. No matter whether Lu Chen denied it or tried to make trouble, he would nail him to the pillar of the law.
But Lu Chen's next answer once again far exceeded Wei Yong's expectations.
Lu Chen looked at Wei Yong with a rather disappointed look and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, Lord Wei? Of course I'm not 100% sure, because I really don't know any magic."
He waved his hand, stopping Wei Yong from saying anything else, "I know what you want to ask. You must be wondering why I made such bold statements in the first place, if I wasn't 100% sure."
Wei Yong fell silent. He found that Lu Chen seemed to have calculated every step he took.
Lu Chen chuckled and said, "That's because even if I'm not 100% sure, I still have to do it."
Lu Chen looked around and said, "Da Qi has been suffering from a severe drought for three years. Many places have no harvest and the people are living in dire straits. We must do something now!"
"Don't you know, Your Majesty, that asking people to pray for rain is unreliable? Don't you know that the hope is slim? But even if you knew, Your Majesty still issued the imperial edict. Why? Because the more dangerous it is, the more we must give confidence to those below us!"
"Lord Wei, look at all the gentlemen in this room. Why are you the only censors who have such doubts? Isn't it because you censors are all high-ranking officials? How many of you have actually visited the people and understood their suffering? How many of you have actually governed a county?"
"You only know how to report things based on hearsay, how to talk about war on paper, and how to pursue integrity and noble virtue. How could you possibly understand how difficult it is to govern a county?"
"To put it bluntly, you guys just have too low a political outlook!"
As Lu Chen said this, he shook his head with regret, as if to say that the real parasite in the Da Qi court was not him, but Wei Yong himself.
Wei Yong's face turned red, his breathing became heavier, and golden stars kept appearing in front of his eyes.
He just felt that Lu Chen's words were like sledgehammers, hitting his heart and forehead again and again.
Lu Chen first used the saying "The Master does not speak of strange things, supernatural powers, or demons" to accuse him of not having thoroughly read the books of sages.
He also used sophistry logic to satirize him for not being able to distinguish right from wrong.
Finally, he was dealt a fatal blow in the political landscape.
For a moment, Wei Yong felt that all the pride he had accumulated over the years was shattered.
Especially the last sentence that the political landscape is too small almost directly blocked all his channels for advancement.
When Wei Yong thought that his political career was over, his chest suddenly tightened and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Suddenly, the entire court was in chaos. Someone screamed, "Oh no! Lord Wei has fainted from anger!"
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