The internal slander is the internal slander, and Song Huan's solution is not just to get angry.
He looked at Yang Side in front of him calmly, with a meaningful and joking expression on his face, which made Yang Side feel extremely uncomfortable!
"Fourth Prince, the unkind words spoken by the ministers are all because their loyal words are offensive to the ears!"
"Don't take it seriously!"
"But if you are really angry and punish me, I will have no regrets!"
Song Huan finally couldn't bear it any longer and burst out laughing.
"Master Yang, Master Yang, if you say a few more words, you will soon say the words 'loyal words are harsh to the ears'!"
"Do you really think this king is a fool?"
"If I really did something to you, wouldn't it just prove your false argument about me just now, that 'virtue is not worthy of my place'?"
"Are you testing my IQ?"
Facing Song Huan's series of questioning, Yang Side made a "gudong" sound and swallowed hard.
At this moment, he suddenly understood why two great bachelors showed weakness in their arguments with the fourth prince.
How many people can withstand the Fourth Prince's death inquiry?
Without giving Yang Side any chance to respond, Song Huan continued: "You just listed one, two or three points, although they are clear and logical."
"But, what a pity!"
"None of the three points you mentioned have anything to do with me!"
As soon as Song Huan said these words, the ministers couldn't help but look at each other with questions in their minds.
What Yang Side said just now was extremely targeted, pointing directly at the fourth prince.
He made so many excuses just to delay the awarding of the prince.
Even, replace the candidate who was awarded the title of prince!
How come when you get to the Fourth Prince, everything has nothing to do with him?
Yang Side was also puzzled: "Your Highness, do you know what you are talking about?"
Fortunately, I just thought that the fourth prince's speech was full of aggression, which made people unable to resist.
Now that I look at it, it’s obvious that he’s messing around with me!
"No!" Song Huan suddenly stared at Yang Side seriously, "Does Mr. Yang know what he is talking about?"
"One of the things you just said is that the Xia State envoy is coming to court soon, and with the implementation of the imperial examination, the Ministry of Rites has no time to spare."
"The final analysis of this matter is that your etiquette department is not doing things well and has insufficient ability!"
"You have more than a hundred officials in the Ministry of Rites, big and small, all of them receive huge salaries, but they are sitting on a plain diet and not seeking their jobs!"
"It's just these three things that make your etiquette department so busy that you have no time to do anything else?"
"What's more, Taichang Temple is specifically responsible for receiving Xia's envoys!"
"I can't help but want to ask Mr. Yang, as the Minister of Rites, what is Mr. Yang busy with every day?"
"The entire Ministry of Rites used the excuse of receiving envoys and refused to cooperate with the Prime Minister's work many times. What are you busy with every day?"
"But hosting a small country has left your Ministry of Rites in such a hurry!"
"There is no trace of the domineering demeanor of our great country, Liang Dynasty!"
"You are incompetent and do not fulfill your duties in your position. Is this my king's problem?"
"Does this have anything to do with this king?"
As soon as Song Huan said these words, not only Yang Side was dumbfounded, but also the other court officials were also shocked!
None of them expected that the Fourth Prince would find such a tricky angle to attack, leaving Yang Side with no power to resist!
There was endless fear in Yang Side's eyes.
He never dreamed that the argument that made him complacent just now would now turn into a confessional monologue!
"Weichen...Weichen..."
Yang Side wanted to open his mouth to explain a few words for himself, but found that at this moment, he could not think of a word to defend himself.
In front of the fourth prince's big talk, no matter what he said, it would only appear to be obvious!
Song Huan snorted coldly and continued: "As for the second point Mr. Yang mentioned, about the budget..."
"This is not an issue that Master Yang, the Minister of Rites, needs to consider!"
"How much money the Ministry of Revenue has, how much budget it has, and how many things it can do are what officials of the Ministry of Revenue should worry about."
"It has nothing to do with Mr. Yang, and it has nothing to do with me!"
"If the budget is really limited, the person who should stand up and advise my father should be the minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"
"Not you, the Minister of Etiquette!"
"In the court, it is most taboo for an official to stretch his hand too far and interfere with the affairs of other departments."
“What’s the point of forming such a clique for personal gain?”
"Master Yang has been an official for more than 20 years, so he doesn't even understand such a simple truth, right?"
Hearing this, Yang Side broke out in cold sweat instantly!
He knew that Emperor Liang was most taboo about officials moving too close together and forming factions with each other.
Therefore, during court meetings, courtiers from various departments will only truthfully report matters related to themselves, and will never stretch their hands too far to interfere with the affairs of other departments!
Yang Side had just been looking for a few more reasons to postpone the matter of awarding the prince.
But he was so careful that he forgot such an important taboo!
"Wei Chen..."
"Wei Chen only cares about Daliang Sheji, so..."
Yang Side reluctantly explained, but found that the words he explained were so feeble!
At this moment, he only regretted that he had said too much just now and that he had made mistakes!
Song Huan did not intend to give the other party too many opportunities to explain.
"As for the last point Mr. Yang said..."
"Since Mr. Yang feels that the second prince is more suitable than me, you can write a memorial and express your advice to my father!"
"If any of the adults present feel that the other two princes are more qualified than me, please speak out!"
"My father is a fair and righteous king, and he will never turn a blind eye to your suggestions."
As soon as Song Huan finished speaking, Song Liang, who was standing beside him, quickly took a step forward.
"As a prince, I have to stand up and say something fair!"
"General Cheng's success in suppressing the bandits in Liangzhou this time is ultimately due to his fourth brother's invention of the Divine Arm Bow and the training of the soldiers of the Divine Machine Camp!"
"If this can't be regarded as meritorious service, then I really can't think of any other behavior that can be regarded as meritorious service!"
"Except for the fourth prince, there is no other prince worthy of being the first prince of the dynasty!"
The ministers were extremely shocked!
None of them thought that the third prince, who was known as the best writer in Daliang, would rush to flatter the fourth prince.
His words seemed to be pertinent, but every sentence and every word was trying his best to please the fourth prince!
Everyone couldn't help but wonder what kind of ability the fourth prince had, so that he could make the third prince, who was the greatest literary figure in Daliang, bow his head and surrender completely!
