After hearing Song Huan's answer, Song Liang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"It's good that you haven't gone anywhere, it's good that you haven't gone anywhere!"
"I was originally wondering, did your father really just have a whim and suddenly decided to go on a tour incognito and go around the capital?"
"What else?" Song Huan asked angrily.
Song Liang chuckled: "It's okay, it's okay, I'll just ask you a casual question!"
"Fourth brother, please don't think too much."
"However, fourth brother, you are really different from what you used to be. You have become my father's right-hand man."
"It is said that yesterday afternoon, you had been handling government affairs for my father in the imperial study."
Song Liang's words were sour, revealing endless envy and a touch of jealousy.
The two chatted casually about other things. When they arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all the courtiers were already in place.
As soon as you enter the palace, you can feel the overwhelming sense of oppression.
Everyone frowned and remained silent, as if they were waiting for something big to happen.
What happened yesterday afternoon was too sudden. It is said that Emperor Liang used thunderous means to quickly deal with several courtiers.
I don’t know how much anger Emperor Liang will unleash in court this morning!
Not long after, Emperor Liang strode onto the dragon throne under the singing of the eunuchs.
He raised his slender eyes and looked at the faces of the courtiers in the audience one by one.
In his eyes, besides anger, there was also deep disappointment.
It seemed that he had something to say, but after hesitating for a moment, he finally swallowed all the words on his lips.
In the end, he just raised his hand towards the eunuch Xue Hai next to him.
"read!"
Xue Hai trembled and hurriedly bowed forward, holding the imperial edict on the table with both hands.
"The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and he summons -"
"Bao Xing, the minister of Dali Temple, is an official but does not act. He is colluding, confusing right and wrong, and distorting the facts!"
"Sun Wanli, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is an important official of the first rank, but the officials protect each other. He relies on his status as Minister to do a lot of convenient things!"
"Order Bao Xing and Sun Wanli to resign from their positions and have their homes searched!"
"Zheng Chaodong, the governor of Kaifeng, is secretly communicating with others and using power for personal gain!"
"For many years as an official, I have relied on power, taken bribes and perverted the law, and formed cliques for personal gain."
"His son Zheng Yuan even used his power to bully others and repeatedly attacked ordinary people!"
"Order Zheng Chaodong to resign as the governor of Kaifeng and send him to Lingnan together with his son Zheng Yuan. They will never be allowed to return to the capital!"
Xue Hai read one sentence after another in an orderly manner.
All the courtiers standing below were as silent as a cicada, not even daring to make a sound.
Emperor Liang went on a patrol incognito, but three first- and second-grade officials had their homes confiscated and exiled.
If Emperor Liang intends to go on patrol every once in a while in the future, wouldn’t everyone have to be extra cautious and act with caution!
However, what shocked everyone even more was what Xue Hai read next.
"When I went on patrol yesterday, I saw how difficult the people's livelihood was and how indignant the poor people were. My heart was filled with mixed emotions."
"For a long time, the world has been suffering from poverty, and the world has been suffering from scholars for a long time!"
"I have my heart, and I only wish to have tens of millions of mansions, so that all the poor people in the world will be happy."
"Therefore, from now on, the imperial examination system will be implemented, and the prime minister and the fourth prince will jointly undertake it!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!
No one could have imagined that Emperor Liang would use this matter to launch such a system with vigorous and resolute means!
All the courtiers were astonished, except Grand Master Shangguan Yi, who showed a look of sudden realization.
No wonder something must happen to Zheng and his son. No wonder things that can be solved in normal times are so difficult this time.
No wonder Emperor Liang happened to go on patrol incognito and saw with his own eyes what happened outside Dali Temple!
It turned out that the whole thing had been planned from beginning to end by the fourth prince Song Huan.
Shangguan Yi raised his eyes and looked at Song Huan in front of him playfully.
This fourth prince's skills were beyond his expectation.
It seems that I underestimated this prince in the past!
After Xue Hai finished reading the contents of the memorial, Emperor Liang finally looked around at the ministers again.
Emperor Liang was greatly dissatisfied when he saw that everyone had their heads lowered, and they all had evil intentions and didn't know what they were thinking.
"Why, I look at you as if you all have opinions!"
"I am by no means a person who does not distinguish between right and wrong. Anyone who has any ideas can tell me clearly!"
Everyone saw that Emperor Liang looked unkind, and even if they had a lot of objections, they could only hold them all in their hearts.
Bao Xing, Sun Wanli and Zheng's father and son have learned from the past.
Now that Emperor Liang is furious, who dares to rush to death at this juncture?
But unfortunately, there are those who are not long-sighted and not afraid of death.
Huang Deng, the great scholar, took a step forward and bowed deeply to Emperor Liang.
"His Majesty!"
"Weichen believes that once the imperial examination system is introduced, scholars all over the world will flock to it."
"But if there are too many candidates, it is inevitable that there will be a mixture of good and bad!"
"If there are people with evil intentions mixed in, it may have a bad impact on our country, Daliang!"
"Your Majesty, please think carefully and think twice!"
Seeing Huang Deng's heartbroken look, Song Huan couldn't help laughing.
Even Shangguan Yi's other thugs who liked to charge into battle were too frightened to speak in this situation.
Emperor Liang had just lost his temper. Whoever dared to touch the tiger's butt at this time would be in danger of death!
Even if Huang Deng relies on himself as a public speaker, he can't speak without thinking!
The fire in Emperor Liang's heart ignited with a "ch" sound. When he caught a glimpse of Song Huan who was lowering his head and snickering in the crowd, he couldn't help but said: "Fourth Prince!"
"What do you think about Master Huang?"
Song Huan was having a silly laugh on the side, but when he heard Emperor Liang's question, he quickly stopped smiling.
It's his grandma's fault. As a human being, you really shouldn't get too carried away.
Looking at Huang Deng with an angry face on his side, Song Huan cleared his throat.
"Master Huang, do you feel uncomfortable if you don't say a few words?"
"Why is it that my father has just proposed the imperial examination system, and Mr. Huang is so anxious to come out to defend the nobles?"
"Someone with evil intentions?"
"Who has evil intentions?"
"Which one of Bao Xing, Sun Wanli, and Zheng's father and son is not from a noble family?"
"They are colluding with each other, working together like a den of snakes and rats. Couldn't they be considered as those with evil intentions who are disrupting Chao Gang?"
"So I would like to ask Mr. Huang, who is the one with evil intentions?"
"Tell me, tell my father!"
Huang Deng has always prided himself on being sharp-tongued and eloquent.
But facing Song Huan, who was full of witty words and even more imposing at this moment, even Huang Deng, who was eloquent, couldn't help but be left speechless by the question and had no ability to reply!
"you you……"
"You are totally sophistry!"
"Is this king sophistry?"
Song Huan originally didn't plan to pursue the case too much with Huang Deng, but when he heard Huang Deng's desperate words, he instantly became energetic.
Call me sophistry, right?
Well, today I really need to let you see what real sophistry is!
