He pointed at the white cloths and asked Liu Kai in surprise, "What's going on? According to my ancestral system, although the prince is buried in a state funeral, it doesn't have to be like this."
Liu Kai hesitated for a moment, then he stopped and took Fang Zheng's arm, lowering his voice and saying, "Old Prime Minister, I have something to tell you first."
Seeing Liu Kai's strange behavior, Fang Zheng was stunned.
"Liu Kai, why are you so abnormal today? If you have any questions, just ask..."
Liu Kai nodded, "Old Prime Minister, Mr. Feng, I will tell you the truth. Not only is the prince a state funeral, my eldest young master, he was also unfortunately killed in an attack by the Earth Kingdom people..."
Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng suddenly trembled, and Feng Pengju was also stunned.
"What did you say? Yuanwen, him?"
Liu Kai nodded, "Yes, Old Prime Minister, the eldest young master, like the prince, was shot with a poisonous arrow and died of poisoning."
Feng Pengju stamped his foot fiercely, "Hateful, so hateful."
"If I catch the murderer, I will cut him into pieces."
Liu Kai clasped his fists with a bitter look on his face and said, "Master Feng, to tell you the truth, the murderer has been caught. It is my uncle. Chen Xiaobei used himself as bait to lure the murderer into the palace of the Prince Consort who was just rewarded by the Emperor. Let the murderer go unchecked."
Hearing this, Fang Zheng and Feng Pengju looked at each other and fell silent.
Originally, Fang Zheng prepared thousands of reasons to persuade the emperor to revoke the marriage grant to Chen Xiaobei. But when he heard that Chen Xiaobei had caught the murderer of Xiao Jingyun and Liu Yuanwen regardless of his own safety, Fang Zheng suddenly found that he also I started to appreciate this Chen Xiaobei a little bit.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Liu Kai pointed forward and said, "Two adults, let's go. My master is waiting in the living room."
Fang Zheng turned around and looked at Feng Pengju again. The two nodded knowingly, and then followed Liu Kai forward.
When he entered the living room, he saw Liu Xiangnan sitting there with a haggard expression.
When Liu Xiangnan saw them coming, he stood up shakily with his hands on the table, "Old Prime Minister, Mr. Feng, please take a seat quickly."
Fang Zheng and Feng Pengju both cupped their fists and saluted Liu Xiangnan, "Thank you, Lord Marquis."
Fang Zheng then said, "Old Marquis, we already knew this just now. Please forgive me and accept the change."
Liu Xiangnan nodded, "Wealth and honor are in heaven, life and death are determined by fate, this is how Yuan Wen's destiny should be."
"Oh, it's all my fault. After so many years of fighting in the north and south, I killed countless people. Now this retribution has finally fallen on me. I, Liu Xiangnan, am all to blame."
While greeting people to serve tea, Liu Kai took the opportunity to change the topic, "You two adults came in a hurry from outside the city. Let's have a cup of tea and rest first."
Fang Zheng took the tea cup and took a sip, then changed the subject and said, "Old Marquis, we heard out of town that the emperor was going to grant a marriage to your son-in-law Chen Xiaobei. We felt that this matter was a bit strange, so we came here."
Liu Xiangnan nodded slightly, "Yes, it's strange. At first, I found it unbelievable. According to the ancestral system of our dynasty, Chen Xiaobei has already married a third wife. How can he marry another princess?"
"But, the prince insisted on his own opinion and said that when fighting against the Great Earth Kingdom, the emperor had a word in advance, and the princess would be betrothed to whoever made the greatest contribution. He did not say that the marriageable person was not allowed to marry."
"So, in the end, the emperor complied with the prince's wishes and granted marriage to Chen Xiaobei and His Highness the Princess."
Hearing this, Fang Zheng and Feng Pengju breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.
Fang Zheng was even a little touched in his heart, because he had some connection with the princess.
The princess's mother is his niece, so he is considered to be related to the royal family. Moreover, when the imperial preceptor and the prince were fiercely fighting for the throne a while ago, Fang Zheng even deliberately pushed for the princess Xiao Jingfeng to take charge. The world, and now it seems that with Jamel Xiao dead, it is only a matter of time before Jamel Xiao takes charge.
And if Liu Xiangnan can change his attitude and support Xiao Jingfeng because of Chen Xiaobei's relationship, this would not be a good thing.
Sometimes people's thoughts are so strange. In a short time, Fang Zheng changed his mind and nodded lightly.
"The old Marquis is right, the emperor must keep his word. If he doesn't keep his word, how can he win the trust of the world!"
Feng Pengju next to him was stunned when he heard this. On the way here, he and Fang Zheng were still discussing how to dissuade the emperor, but Fang Zheng agreed in the blink of an eye.
However, he then thought about it, maybe Fang Zheng just wanted to comfort Liu Xiangnan who had just experienced the pain of losing his son. Thinking of this, he simply followed Fang Zheng's intention and said, "Yes, Mr. Liu Hou, since the emperor has said it first, then this It's reasonable to grant a marriage, but it doesn't matter whether it violates the ancestral system or not!"
Liu Xiangnan felt slightly relieved when he saw that both of them supported this matter.
After all, Fang Zheng still has a certain influence among civil and military officials. If he supports it, then there will be no problem.
"You two, you came all the way from Xiaojia Town, maybe it's just for this."
Now it was Fang Zheng and Feng Pengju's turn to be a little embarrassed. It seemed like making a fuss out of a molehill.
Feng Pengju reacted quickly, "Oh, that's right. When I wrote to the emperor, I wanted to go back to my hometown to visit my relatives. The vacation promised by the emperor has come. It's time for me to come back and see the emperor to explain the matter. I have decided to retire and return to my hometown!"
Liu Xiangnan waved his hand, "Mr. Feng's words are wrong. Now, the prince has recently lost his life, the emperor is not energetic, and I am afraid he has no time to deal with the government affairs. It is exactly when we old guys are needed to help, you can't just leave. Let it go!"
Fang Zheng beside him secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He still admired Feng Pengju.
Feng Pengju was quite quick to adapt to changes. Of course, the reason Feng Pengju said was a bit far-fetched, but it was not far-fetched. Liu Xiangnan just believed it.
Seeing Liu Xiangnan persuading Feng Pengju to stay, Fang Zheng quickly took the opportunity to say, "Yes, I also told Mr. Feng when I came here that if the court needs it, it is better to stay."
Liu Kai, who was standing next to him, added some tea to the two of them, and then said, "I'm afraid you two adults don't know yet, but the emperor has given my Marquis a post in the government, and asked him to take charge of the army and maintain order in Wannian City."
After hearing this, both Fang Zheng and Feng Pengju instantly understood why Liu Xiangnan said this just now. To put it bluntly, Liu Xiangnan is now equivalent to the Grand Marshal of the Army and Horses. As a Marquis, he is in charge of the Grand Marshal of the Army and Horses. He is the emperor. He had considerable say in front of him. If he wanted to suggest to the emperor that Feng Pengju should be kept, then Feng Pengju would naturally be able to stay.
Of course Feng Pengju also understood the stakes involved. He hugged Liu Xiangnan and said, "The Marquis is absolutely right. If the court needs Feng, I will be obliged to do so!"
Liu Xiangnan nodded, "The Law Department has been short of manpower. Sima Wuzhong was unfortunately killed in the attack on the Great Earth Kingdom a few days ago!"
"Master Feng, if you are interested, can take over the post of Law Sima."
The Department of Law is in charge of the world's laws. This department is very important. Liu Xiangnan directly proposed that Feng Pengju take this important position. This also shows his trust in Feng Pengju and also shows that the court is indeed short of manpower.
