"The minister is without the Tao, strike him down."
"The lord is without the Tao, replace him."
"He is one of the palace masters of the World Academy, knowledgeable, and that is right."
Chen Chengbi said indifferently,
"All those great Confucian scholars say that the Emperor is the Son of Heaven, a Saint; but if the Emperor truly were a Saint or the Son of Heaven, he wouldn't have the desires of sons and daughters, he wouldn't sneak out to visit brothels, he wouldn't have wet my clothes with his urine when he was two, nor would he cry and snivel when beaten for not wanting to read."
"So, the Emperor is also an ordinary person."
"Ordinary people make mistakes."
"Now, if scholars say saints err not, each and every one of them is a treacherous official."
Li Guanyi was dumbfounded and said, "Elder, these words are somewhat..."
Chen Chengbi dismissed it, "Great heresy, right?"
"That's what my father said back then. That's why he didn't leave me the throne."