sentences:  In response, Emperor Taizong made Liu, along with Cen and Chu, often visit Li Zhi to have conversations with him.Emperor Taizong was said to favor rhetoric, and whenever officials made suggestions in his presence, he would often interrogate them at length as to the soundness of their suggestions.In 644, Liu Ji submitted a petition stating that doing so was intimidating to the imperial officials, not all of whom were strong with speech and would often be unable to respond.