certainly.
The most surprised and uneasy among all the courtiers was Yang Side, who had just been beaten to pieces by Song Huan.
Emperor Liang's original attitude towards him had given him the illusion that his suggestions would be adopted by Emperor Liang.
He is even ready to accept the general's praise and rewards!
He never expected that things would take a turn for the worse and develop in a direction that was completely unexpected by him.
Just when Yang Side was trembling with fear, he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in immediately.
But he saw Emperor Liang speaking slowly on the dragon throne: "The three princes are all princes, and I also think that the first prince of the current dynasty should be the fourth prince."
"Yang Side, is there anything else you want to say?"
Yang Side dared to say anything more, so he could only kowtow to Emperor Liang and say, "I have nothing to say!"
"good!"
Emperor Liang made the final decision.
"Since there are no objections, let's set the ceremony for Prince Rong's award on the day when the Shenji Battalion commander returns to the court."
"besides……"
At this point, Emperor Liang changed his subject.
"As the fourth prince said just now, Yang Side, as the Minister of Etiquette, bluntly shirks his position and is not qualified for this position at all!"
"From today on, Yang Side will be dismissed from the post of Minister of Rites!"
Yang Side thought that what just happened was over.
He was lucky enough not to be insulted and vomited by the fourth prince.
However, before he could be happy for too long, he received another blow that could be called a bolt from the blue!
Yang Side's knees immediately softened and he knelt down in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Your Majesty, this is unfair!"
"Wei Chen is just showing a few shortcomings, and he doesn't mean to shirk responsibility!"
"Everything in the Ministry of Rites is going smoothly, but the minister is worried, so he said what he just said..."
Yang Side hurriedly explained, but he didn't know that the more he spoke, the more confused he became, and it was not convincing at all!
Emperor Liang didn't pay much attention, but turned his head to Cheng Xun.
"Master Prime Minister, Yang Side said that everything in the Ministry of Rites is going smoothly!"
"I want to ask you, is what he said true or false?"
Cheng Xun had approached Yang Side several times before and wanted to work with him.
Unexpectedly, Yang Side's official position is not high, but his official power is very high!
If you open your mouth or keep silent, it means that everything in the Ministry of Rites is in chaos, and the imperial examination should be put aside for a later time!
It was precisely because of his presence that the progress of the imperial examination was so slow.
Although Cheng Xun is a loyal person, it does not mean that he will be a fool who has no brains to protect him!
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yang has repeatedly refused to co-organize the imperial examination with his ministers under the pretext of being busy with government affairs!"
Cheng Xun's words made Yang Side's face turn pale.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"Weichen will never dare to do it again!"
Emperor Liang looked sinister. When the eunuch Xue Hai saw this, he ordered his guards to drag Yang Side away.
"From now on, if anyone fails to cooperate with the Prime Minister in co-organizing the imperial examination, he will be executed immediately!"
"If there is another person like Yang Side who is an official but does not do anything, get out of here immediately!"
"Did I make it clear enough?"
"I understand! I understand!"
All the courtiers nodded like chickens pecking at rice, fearing that they would not be active enough and would be picked up by Emperor Liang or the Fourth Prince.
However, within just half an hour of the court meeting, two ministers were dismissed from office.
And the reason why they were dismissed from office was also the same, that is, they all offended the fourth prince, Song Huan!
The courtiers never dreamed that the fourth prince would have become a big shot that no one could offend!
Everyone was extremely worried, and two of them were in an extremely bad mood.
One was none other than the current Grand Master, Shangguan Yi.
Since the fourth prince came into contact with the government, the pattern of Daliang's officialdom has undergone earth-shaking changes one after another.
If he doesn't take action to stop him, I'm afraid one day, all his limbs will be chopped off!
The other one who was in a bad mood was the general who had two of his subordinates killed one after another, Xu Rong!
Qian Zhutong, the Minister of War, made such a big bet with the fourth prince without his permission.
In the end, he ended up running out of the court in despair!
Such people are stupid.
Even though he left, Xu Rong didn't feel any regret at all!
It's a pity that Qian Zhutong has secretly helped him do a lot of stolen things in the past twenty years.
You can't keep people like this!
As for Yang Side, Xu Rong still felt a little sorry.
Most of his men were rash generals, and there were only a few officials who worked for him secretly.
And this Yang Side is his only informant in the Ministry of Rites!
Now that the only informant has been eliminated by the fourth prince, how can Xu Rong not think about it!
He returned to the mansion angrily. Seeing this, Xu Tianfu, the steward of the General's Mansion, knew that something must have happened to him this morning.
"General, you..."
"You seem to be in a bad mood. Would you like me to summon someone immediately..."
As an old dog that Xu Rong has kept by his side for more than 30 years, Xu Tianfu understands that the only thing that can make Xu Rong smile is one thing -
woman!
However, today's general is a bit weird.
After hearing his proposal, he not only didn't smile, he didn't even show the slightest interest.
"go!"
"Bring me Li Pingan!"
Xu Tianfu did not dare to disobey and quickly said yes.
With just a stick of incense, Lieutenant General Li Ping'an was brought to the general's residence.
"My subordinates have met the general!"
"General, you are not in a good mood, but what happened in the morning?"
Seeing the general's angry look, Li Ping'an secretly thought something was wrong.
When a general loses his temper, that is not something that ordinary people can control!
Xu Rong glanced at Li Pingan angrily.
"He's not that evil beast like the Fourth Prince!"
"His Shenji Battalion won a great victory in Liangzhou and will return to the court soon!"
"When the time comes, Emperor Liang will also crown the fourth prince as an honored prince!"
"I want to see if this guy is destined to be Prince Rong!"
Speaking of this, Xu Rong's eyes burst out with a light filled with hatred.
When I think about my good nephew working hard in Liangzhou, he is blind in one eye, and he will gain nothing after returning to Beijing.
The fourth prince didn't put in any effort, but he could get the title of Prince Rong just by talking!
Xu Rong immediately clenched his palms tightly into a ball, making a squeaking sound. He wished he could pinch the fourth prince's neck!
Seeing Xu Rong's furious look, Li Ping'an's heart suddenly dropped.
"General, you don't want to kill the fourth prince..."
"Now that the Fourth Prince is in the limelight, he must be the target of everyone's attention!"
"What's more, my subordinates also heard that the fourth prince and his shadow guard are always on his side to protect him..."
"It's not that easy to do!"
