Feng Pengju immediately stood up and saluted Liu Xiangnan again, "Please rest assured, Lord Marquis, Pengju will definitely fulfill his mission."
Liu Xiangnan nodded, then looked at Fang Zheng, "Old Prime Minister, are you willing to temporarily take charge of the position of national advisor?"
Fang Zheng was stunned at first, and then nodded in agreement, "Since the Marquis has spoken, I will tell Da that if the Emperor can agree, I will fight with all my strength to protect Da Cang Country through this difficult period. "
Liu Xiangnan finally showed a hint of relief, "As long as you two agree, I will immediately go to the palace to meet the emperor. I think the emperor will definitely agree."
Liu Xiangnan kept his word. After sending Fang Zheng and Feng Pengju away, he immediately changed into his official uniform and entered the palace to see the emperor Xiao An.
Of course, Liu Xiangnan is highly regarded. After all, he is the person responsible for protecting his country's security.
When Liu Xiangnan entered the royal study, he was about to bow and salute. Xiao An raised his hand and said, "Okay, since we are not in the court, there is no need to salute like this. My beloved, what do you want to see me for?"
"Back to the Emperor, today Feng Pengju and Fang Zheng came back from other places. Feng Pengju said that he asked for leave that day and went home to visit relatives. Now the holiday has arrived!"
Hearing this, Xiao An was stunned for a moment. Apparently in his heart, he had never thought about Feng Pengju coming back.
"Oh, time has passed a bit, I have forgotten about it!"
"Your Majesty, the current situation is critical. It is a matter of employing people. I dare you to appoint Feng Pengju as the Law Department and Sima and ask Fang Zheng to be the National Counselor."
After hearing this, Emperor Xiao An was stunned.
Originally, he wanted to leave these things to his son Xiao Jingyun, especially regarding the appointment of Feng Pengju. This was to leave an opportunity for his son to send favors.
But now that his son has left this world, his arrangement has lost its meaning.
Thinking about it, it would be better to give this favor to Liu Xiangnan, as a reward for protecting this veteran for his whole life. Thinking of this, he nodded slightly.
"Old love, what you said makes sense, but I was just confused for a moment. Feng Pengju should have been re-employed a long time ago. I saw that he was homesick for his family. Now that he is back, it is time for him to contribute to the country."
Xiao An found this reason for himself, which can be regarded as a step up. Of course, at this time, Liu Xiangnan will not tell the truth, as long as he achieves his goal.
Seeing that the emperor agreed, Liu Xiangnan quickly bowed and said, "I have thanked the emperor on behalf of Feng Pengju and Fang Zheng."
Xiao An nodded, "My dear, you are here just in time. I also have something to discuss with you. What do you think the position of crown prince should be like after Jingyun's accident?"
This question stumped Liu Xiangnan.
Xiao An is the only son of the third generation, and Xiao Jingyun is already the fourth generation. In each generation, the old Xiao family is the only child. Now if something happens to Xiao Jamgyun, there is not even a backup.
But Liu Xiangnan didn't dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing. He had to deal with it vaguely, "Your Majesty, you will live forever. Under your leadership, the Great Cang Kingdom will..."
Halfway through the words, Xiao An waved his hand and said, "Okay, there's no need to comfort me. No one is immortal. You should think about it carefully when you go back and help me come up with an idea. I get a headache when I think about this."
Liu Xiangnan bowed and agreed to withdraw.
He did not rush back to his home, but turned and rushed to Fang Zheng's mansion. The emperor agreed to his nomination, and he had to tell Fang Zheng the good news quickly.
In the residence of the old Prime Minister Fang Zheng, after listening to Liu Xiangnan's story, Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, of course he was willing to be a national advisor. It was his biggest dream to contribute to the country.
But when Liu Xiangnan said that the emperor proposed the position of crown prince, Fang Zheng became interested.
Fang Zheng sighed deliberately, "But now except Princess Zhaoning, the Emperor has no heirs!"
"Yes!" Liu Xiangnan also shook his head and sighed.
Feng Pengju said from the side, "But we can't make the princess a monarch. In our country of Dacang for so many years, there has never been any talk of a woman ascending the throne."
Fang Zheng next to him waved his hand slightly, "Pengju, you are right, there is no precedent, but you said that the emperor has no heirs except the princess, and even the recent prince surnamed Xiao had no heirs as early as five years ago. Outside of service.”
"I think it would be better to let Her Royal Highness the Princess ascend the throne temporarily. When the son is born, he will change his surname to Xiao and then inherit the throne."
After hearing this, Liu Xiangnan's thoughts changed.
If the princess gives birth to a son and then succeeds to the throne, it is equivalent to Chen Xiaobei becoming the supreme emperor. After all, Chen Xiaobei is also his son-in-law.
So this suggestion is not harmful to you.
Thinking of this, he nodded in agreement, "What the old prime minister said makes sense, I think that's what I'll do."
Feng Pengju was also an understanding person. When he heard that both of them supported it, he quickly figured out the significance of it. Fang Zheng's niece was the biological mother of the princess, and Liu Xiangnan was Chen Xiaobei's father-in-law.
Chen Xiaobei is about to marry the princess.
Since these two people have agreed, there is no point in opposing it. It is better to give him a favor.
However, he should also give a kind reminder, "It's just that it's useless for us to agree. There are also old Prime Minister Chen Junyu and other civil and military officials. If they don't agree, then it's useless for us to think hard here."
This sentence reminded Liu Xiangnan and Fang Zheng to look at each other.
Fang Zheng spoke slowly and said, "I will be responsible for the civil affairs. As for the military affairs, I need Lord Liu to worry about it."
Liu Xiangnan stood up and left with fists in his hands. When he returned to his house, he immediately ordered Liu Kai to call in all the generals who had fought with him for many years.
Soon all the second- and third-grade generals arrived, and more than a dozen people sat down. The reception hall seemed a bit crowded.
Liu Xiangnan looked at everyone present and said, "I took the liberty of sending someone to call you today because I have something important to discuss with you."
"Master Marquis, just give your orders, and I will definitely do it."
"Yes, Lord Marquis, there is no need to discuss, you can just issue the order directly."
Of course Liu Xiangnan was very happy for such a statement, but he still waved his hand gently.
"No, I must listen to your opinion on this matter."
"Your Majesty is discussing with me the establishment of a new crown prince. What are your opinions and thoughts?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent.
This problem is indeed a bit difficult for these generals. After all, no one can guess the emperor's thoughts.
A middle-aged man next to him cupped his fists and saluted and said, "Master Hou, we can't think of this. There are no princes in the emperor's name. He can find whomever he wants. But as long as you agree, Mr. Hou, I, Qiu Chen, I definitely agree."
"Yes, yes, I, Shen You, agree."
Seeing the crowd shouting again, Liu Xiangnan felt confident. He looked at the crowd and spoke slowly.
"Everyone, I have discussed with several veterans that we want Princess Zhaoning to temporarily take charge of the government. What do you think?"
