Just as Song Zhicheng had anticipated, the team of envoys declaring the decree left the Song Family, and the spies watching the Prime Minister's Mansion each reported back, resulting in Song Zhiyuan receiving an impeachment from the Imperial Censor the next day during the morning assembly, with the charge of arrogance due to favoritism.
Song Zhiyuan felt slightly wronged, as he had never sought any reward from the Emperor; the position was granted by the Emperor, so how was he being arrogant?
However, the Censor Zhu remarked that if anyone could be promoted simply by saving someone, wouldn't everyone do the same? Wouldn't the decade of hard study by scholars across the land become a joke? What was the point of studying then?
This statement was indeed poisonous and simultaneously offended many people.
The first to be offended was Prince Xin.
