Song Huan stood high and looked quietly at a group of horrified ministers.
Even if Cheng Xun didn't take the initiative to stand up for him just now, Song Huan had no intention of letting them go.
You dare to be so unscrupulous in front of yourself, but you don't know how arrogant you will be in private!
Although Song Huan intends to hide his strength, it does not mean that he is willing to be a weakling who allows others to insult him.
"May I ask, Prime Minister, what should be the punishment for insulting the current prince?"
This question made Cheng Xun a little embarrassed.
Throughout the ages, there have only been officials who directly advised the emperor. Although their words were unpleasant, their words were also unfavorable to the ears and they would not insult anyone in the royal family!
I have never seen people like these who dare to speak arrogantly in front of the prince!
Although such a situation has never happened before, the behavior of these people is really too arrogant.
Cheng Xun thought for a moment, then cupped his hands to Song Huan and said, "Your Highness, these people are arrogant and self-righteous!"
"As a courtier, you can't control your mouth. You really deserve to be punished!"
"I'll give each of these people 30 blows and remove them from their official positions, as a warning to others!"
These people are all scholars who cannot carry it on their shoulders or lift it in their hands. Each of them has thirty big boards, and they may not have a few breaths left to survive.
After hearing Cheng Xun's words, several people were extremely frightened, and the skin on their foreheads was scratched.
"Fourth Prince, please spare your life!"
"It's Wei Chen who deserves to die, Wei Chen never dares to do it again!"
Song Huan glanced at a few people: "I am not a ruthless person. If I hit each of them thirty times, wouldn't I be beaten to death?"
"Since these people can't control their own mouths, then just kneel in the yard and slap their own mouths until they realize their mistakes!"
The cold sweat of several people had already soaked their clothes. When they heard that Song Huan was exempted from the punishment of the stick, they were all grateful and rushed to spread their arms and slap themselves in the face.
"Wei Chen knows his mistake, Wei Chen knows his mistake!"
"Wei Chen doesn't dare to do it anymore!"
A few people were afraid that Song Huan would be dissatisfied, so they slapped themselves in the mouth with extra force.
In just a few moments, these people's cheeks were swollen and a little blood oozed from the corners of their mouths.
However, Song Huan didn't say anything, and no one dared to stop without permission!
For a moment, a snapping sound was heard outside the study room of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Song Huan stopped talking to these people and put on an enthusiastic expression again.
"Father-in-law, why are you here with me today?"
Cheng Xun had seen Song Huan's majestic and oppressive appearance just now, and now when he faced Song Huan again, he felt even more strange in his heart.
Why didn't I realize before that the fourth prince, who had always been low-key, actually had such a domineering side?
"Your Highness, please come and sit in the study with me first."
With that said, Cheng Xun stretched out his arm and invited Song Huan into the study.
"After today's morning court, His Majesty summoned me and asked me what...the imperial examination?"
"His Majesty was very excited and said that this was an unprecedented and unprecedented feat. However, I didn't quite understand how to operate the specific matters."
"Your Majesty said that if you have anything you don't understand, you can always ask His Highness the Fourth Prince for advice..."
Even now, recalling how excited Emperor Liang was when he was in the Imperial Study Room, Cheng Xun still feels a little incredible!
His Majesty has always been steady and calm, and rarely shows that excited expression with his eyes shining.
Not to mention that the reason why His Majesty is so excited is because of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince!
However, despite being excited, His Majesty did not explain the specific details clearly.
Just tell Cheng Xun and find out more from the fourth prince.
Cheng Xun was confused, but at the same time he couldn't help but be curious!
What kind of shocking and shocking move did the fourth prince come up with to make His Majesty look like that?
Song Huan suddenly realized: "It turns out that my father-in-law came to me just for this matter!"
"It's not difficult to operate this matter. The difficulty lies in two words -"
"equality!"
"equality?"
Cheng Xun frowned slightly and listened seriously.
Song Huan nodded: "Yes, equal."
"I proposed the imperial examination to my father just to provide an opportunity for students from poor families!"
"An opportunity to compete with the powerful in an upright and upright manner!"
"It's just that in today's Daliang, the selection method of official selection has been deeply ingrained and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."
"Those who come from noble clans and powerful families look down on poor people, thinking that people are born into different grades, and those who come from poor families deserve to live in the mud all their lives!"
"So once the imperial examination system is launched, first of all, there will be overwhelming opposition from courtiers."
"Even after it is implemented, it is inevitable that there will be suppression of poor people in various places."
"In the end, the imperial examination, which was originally equal to everyone, became a springboard for high-ranking officials."
"It's still useless!"
"So, only by ensuring 'equality' to the greatest extent, the imperial examination will not eventually become a farce with loud thunder and small raindrops!"
"If you let me do it, I will only do three things."
"Fair, fair, fair as a horse!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xun couldn't help but nodded in agreement: "Your Highness is right!"
"If we really want to implement this method in Daliang, we must severely crack down on this phenomenon."
"Once discovered, we will be severely punished!"
Song Huan's eyes lit up: "My father-in-law is right."
"Only by showing severe measures from the beginning can this phenomenon be completely prevented!"
"Father-in-law, let me tell you in detail what this imperial examination system is all about..."
Cheng Xun also became very interested in what Song Huan said.
To be fair, when Cheng Xun first took office as prime minister, he deliberately proposed measures to promote poor scholars.
But at that time, Cheng Xun's proposal met with overwhelming opposition from the courtiers.
In addition, at that time, the war between Daliang and Beiyuan was in full swing, so Cheng Xun had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being.
He never expected that after a few years, the person who mentioned this matter again would be the current prince!
Especially the fourth prince who is usually the least showy and secretive!
The fourth prince was born into a powerful family. He was a proud man, but he could think of an imperial examination that ordinary powerful people would never think of.
This made Cheng Xun look at him with admiration!
The more the two chatted, the more they became interested. Unknowingly, they chatted from noon to evening.
It wasn't until the window was filled with the afterglow of the sunset that Cheng Xun realized that he had been chatting with Song Huan for such a long time.
"Your Highness, please stay at home and have dinner together tonight!"
"I have not taken good care of my humble residence. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
When Song Huan heard that Cheng Xun wanted to stay for dinner, Song Huan waved his hand repeatedly.
"No, no, I still have things to deal with when I return to the palace, so I won't stay here any longer."
"Come and visit my father-in-law another day!"
The chat with Cheng Xun was indeed quite speculative, but when he thought of having dinner with that tigress Cheng Susu, Song Huan immediately had the word "rejection" written all over his face!
