Under Su Yuru's tugging, Song Huan finally changed into his court clothes and stepped onto the carriage entering the palace.
The snow that had been falling for two days finally stopped, and a red sun reflected in the sky, illuminating the snow on the ground brightly.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the ministers had already taken their places, waiting for the arrival of Emperor Liang.
The courtiers were chatting quietly among themselves, but when they saw Song Huan's figure appearing in the court hall, they all fell silent for a moment.
Looking at Song Huan, there was surprise, suspicion, confusion, and joy in his eyes.
"Prince Rong! You are back!"
"You are finally back, Prince Rong! I haven't seen you for a few days, and I miss you very much!"
"His Highness looks a lot thinner! He must be worried about His Majesty's safety and has trouble sleeping and eating!"
"..."
The surroundings were instantly crowded with courtiers who came to chat with him, and Song Huan burst into laughter.
The speed at which these ministers changed their faces was much faster than I imagined!
And the most important thing is that some people who had never spoken to Song Huan before stood up now and pretended to be familiar with Song Huan.
Song Huan couldn't help but sigh, it was the first skill he learned when he served in the court of Daliang. It must be a matter of adapting to the wind and deciding what to eat!
Song Huan politely rejected everyone's kindness and stood aside with a calm expression.
Emperor Liang disliked the prince's close contact with courtiers, so he had better pay more attention to avoid arousing Emperor Liang's suspicion again!
As soon as Song Huan stood firm in his position, he felt a figure beside him.
"Congratulations to the fourth brother, congratulations to the fourth brother!"
Song Huan looked up and saw Song Liang standing beside him with a smile.
Song Huan said with a cold face: "Why are you so happy?"
Song Liang was naturally aware of Song Huan's cold attitude, but he still smiled and said: "Of course I would like to congratulate my fourth brother for finally eliminating the rift with my father and being able to see the light of day again!"
"The third brother originally thought that the fourth brother would be locked up for a few more days."
"I didn't expect that my fourth brother would be free so soon."
“It’s really gratifying!”
Song Huan sneered: "Third brother, are you kidding me?"
"There has never been any misunderstanding between my father and me."
"How can we resolve the rift?"
"Father just gave me a day off because of my hard work."
"If Third Brother is envious, you can ask your father for leave!"
“I’d like to take a few days!”
Song Liang had an embarrassed look on his face, knowing that he could not get any advantage in speaking in front of Song Huan, so he could only leave in anger.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is here..."
Following Xue Hai's sharp and loud voice, Emperor Liang took four square steps and slowly sat down on the dragon chair.
"Long live your Majesty!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
Emperor Liang slowly raised his hand: "My beloved lords, please get back on your feet."
After saying that, Emperor Liang looked around the audience and slowly said: "What happened two days ago, even if I don't know it clearly, I believe everyone present already knows it."
"The second prince, Song De, tried to usurp the throne and seize power, causing rebellion!"
"However, fortunately, General Jinwu Chen Qian, Hussar General Lu Sanlin and Right Guard General Zhao Heng came to the rescue in time, and this matter was able to be settled."
"Of course, Prince Rong's contribution to the rescue is also indispensable."
Having said this, Emperor Liang paused for a moment.
"I thought of the love between father and son, and wanted to give the second prince a chance."
"But the second prince found his way back and realized his fault, so he committed suicide in front of me."
"I have decided not to pursue his actions, and will posthumously confer him the title of Prince Mao, and enjoy the treatment of a prince!"
Hearing this, the courtiers couldn't help but praise Emperor Liang one after another.
"Your Majesty is wise! You are truly a wise king!"
"Second Prince...oh no, Prince Mao made such a big mistake, and your Majesty is still able to let things go by the wayside!"
"I even want to pursue Prince Mao!"
"I have pity on the hearts of parents all over the world. Your Majesty's thoughts are truly touching and touching..."
Amidst the praises of the courtiers, Song Huan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his whole body was chilled!
I couldn't help but shudder!
Song De was clearly whipped to death by his father himself. To this day, Song Huan can still recall the dull sound the jade belt made when it was whipped on his body.
Recalling the extremely depressing atmosphere in the Yangxin Hall that day, Song Huan felt a little physically uncomfortable!
However, in order to save face in front of his courtiers, Emperor Liang still faked Song De's death as a discovery of his conscience during his lifetime.
In order to show his image as a loving father, Emperor Liang even posthumously conferred the title of Song De.
This coherent and high-sounding behavior made Song Huan think and feel awkward!
But, to be fair, Emperor Liang's approach was indeed the best way to solve this matter.
Song De disappeared inexplicably, and the courtiers had already been discussing the matter.
Some people say that Song De was secretly killed by Emperor Liang.
Some people also say that Song De was demoted to a useless person by Emperor Liang and secretly sent to the bitter cold land of the far north, leaving him to fend for himself.
All kinds of opinions are noisy in the dust, and if they continue to ferment like this, it will naturally be detrimental to Emperor Liang.
But Emperor Liang couldn't tell the court officials clearly that my biological son was going to force me to abdicate, and I would have to kill him with my own hands in the end!
On balance, such a lie is the best choice!
Although Song Huan understood that this was the power of the emperor.
But looking at Emperor Liang's expression without changing his expression and his heart not beating, Song Huan couldn't help but admire Emperor Liang's superb acting skills!
Maybe the more someone is in a high position, the more they have to wear a mask all the time and not let others see the truth easily.
At this moment, Song Huan even had a strange idea!
If one day I do something wrong, will I also suffer such treatment?
...Bah, bah, bah!
Very good, what do you want to do with this?
So unlucky!
After a while, Emperor Liang raised his hand to signal everyone to be silent.
"Prince Mao is a pure and filial man. I know him very well."
"The reason why he made such an abnormal move was because someone was instigating him behind the scenes!"
"General Xu Rong, as the uncle of Prince Mao, has never set a good example for Prince Mao."
"Instead, he gave the Tiger Talisman to Prince Mao and encouraged him to rebel!"
"I will never tolerate such behavior!"
"Everyone involved in this matter will be punished severely!"
As soon as these words came out, some people in the court beamed with joy, and some even changed their expressions instantly.
Those courtiers who relied on Xu Rong in the past were even more ashen-faced and dumbfounded!
They knew that originally they were only involved in corruption-related issues, and they might still have a chance to survive.
But once it was involved in instigating the prince to rebel, the situation immediately became different.
Once he is identified as Xu Rong's accomplice, he will definitely die!
But Song Huan stood aside and couldn't help but admire Emperor Liang's good methods.
Emperor Liang may have wanted to punish Xu Rong and his party for a long time, but there were many people and things involved, and it would be a huge project to collect evidence to finalize the case.
Fortunately, now that Song De's rebellion came out, Emperor Liang was able to cut through the mess quickly and wipe out Xu Rong and his associates in one fell swoop.
This is called cutting the grass and eradicating the roots!
