The civil and military officials present were actually convinced of Feng Pengju. He had nothing to say, so the rest of the people naturally didn't say much.
Everyone shouted long live again.
Xiao An nodded slightly, looked at Liu Xiangnan and then said, "By the way, there is one more thing that I want to let you all know. Yesterday Liu Xiangnan told me that the positions of National Preceptor and Law Department Sima were vacant. I have been thinking about it for a while. Go and decide to let Feng Pengju be the Sima of the Law Division, and the position of the National Preceptor will be given to Fang Zheng, the old Aiqing."
Fang Zheng and Feng Pengju stepped out again and knelt down to express their gratitude.
At this time, everyone realized why Fang Zheng and Feng Pengju came to court today.
After the matters that needed to be dealt with were dealt with, Xiao Shunzi quickly shouted to retreat.
Xiao An stood up and walked towards the back hall, while Xiao Shunzi turned around and chased after him.
Everyone at the scene gathered around Fang Zheng to express their congratulations. Feng Pengju was naturally surrounded by many people. Seeing this scene, Liu Xiangnan finally felt relieved.
After returning home, Liu Xiangnan's mood improved a lot. When he saw him coming back, Liu Kai came to greet him.
"Master, I just received another letter from Shuozhou. The lady has already set off and will arrive soon."
Liu Xiangnan nodded slightly, "Okay, great, Rumei is finally back."
"By the way, please clean up and arrange for someone to send Yuan Wen away."
Liu Kai was stunned when he heard this, "Master, why don't you wait until Miss comes back to meet you?"
Liu Xiangnan waved his hand, "It's better not to give it up."
"If Rumei doesn't see Yuan Wen like this, Tu Zeng will be sad. It's better to leave before he does!"
Thinking about it, what Liu Xiangnan said made sense. Liu Yuanwen died of poisoning. His face was purple and black, his body was swollen, and he looked extremely miserable. Therefore, not letting Liu Rumei see it may not be a bad thing.
Just then Chen Xiaobei came. Liu Xiangnan was still very excited when he heard that Chen Xiaobei was back.
Unexpectedly, what Chen Xiaobei mentioned after meeting him left Liu Xiangnan stunned.
Chen Xiaobei said seriously, "Father-in-law, I have a request. I would like you to help me convey it to the emperor and ask for a favor to Duobang so that he can avoid the death penalty."
After hearing what Chen Xiaobei said, Liu Xiangnan was very surprised. His face became much gloomier, "Xiaobei, do you know that Duobang was the murderer of Yuan Wen, and he also killed His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "Father-in-law, you are right. Duobang has committed a heinous crime."
"But father-in-law, have you ever thought about it. Rumei led five thousand soldiers and horses to attack Qingguang City, and now only Zheng Hai and his party number 100 have returned, plus Rumei and the two of them."
"We still have thousands of people stranded in the Great Earth Country. Even if these people are not caught, they will probably be in a very difficult situation."
After listening to Chen Xiaobei's words, Liu Xiangnan nodded slightly.
"Well, what you said makes sense, you mean to exchange Duobang for these people!"
Chen Xiaobei clasped his fists and said, "Father-in-law, you are right. We can easily take the lives of many states. But our people's life and death are uncertain now. If too many people are really captured by the Great Earth Kingdom, how can one many states be killed?" In exchange for the lives of thousands of soldiers, why wouldn't we do it?"
After listening to Chen Xiaobei's words, Liu Xiangnan fell into deep thought. He walked in the middle of the room with his hands behind his back for a long time. Finally, he let out a long breath.
"Xiaobei, you are right to say that."
"If thousands of us are in the hands of the Great Earth Kingdom, then I can accept it in exchange for many countries, but I'm afraid it won't be justified by the emperor."
After listening to Liu Xiangnan's words, Chen Xiaobei understood that as an old father-in-law, he meant that if he wanted to save Duobang, he had to convince the emperor.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobei bowed and said, "Father-in-law, can you allow me to meet with the Emperor, and we can discuss this matter with the Emperor?"
Liu Xiangnan nodded, "Okay, then you can come with me. I will take you to meet the emperor right now."
Xiao An was in his imperial study room, full of food and drink, and was about to take a nap.
At this time, Bai Han hurriedly walked in and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Xiangnan and Chen Xiaobei are asking for an audience."
After hearing these two people asking for a meeting, Xiao An cheered up and asked them to come directly to the study.
Soon Chen Xiaobei and Liu Xiangnan came in. After entering, they still wanted to talk about clothes and kowtow. Xiao An waved his hand again.
"Okay, you two don't need to be polite. If you have anything to say, just tell me!"
Chen Xiaobei was also stunned. He didn't expect his father-in-law to be so direct.
He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty, I have come to see you to discuss with you that Dobang should not be executed for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Xiao An's expression changed slightly.
This was the murderer of his son. Xiao An had long wanted to cut this Duobang into pieces, but now Chen Xiaobei actually said such a thing. Naturally, he felt unhappy.
"Pah," Xiao An slammed the table, "Chen Xiaobei, what do you mean by this?"
Chen Xiaobei bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to me and speak slowly."
"Your Majesty. In order to cover our retreat, Liu Rumei led 5,000 people to set up a enchantment formation and pretended to attack Qingguang City. However, judging from the news coming back from various places, only a few hundred people returned to our country. Thousands of people remain in the country."
After hearing this, Xiao An was silent for a while. Yes, there are still thousands of people left in the Great Earth Country.
Although he had captured many prisoners during the siege of Wannian City a few days ago, most of them were subordinates brought by Zhu Meng to the Great Earth Kingdom. To put it bluntly, they were all from the Great Cang Kingdom.
But the hatred of killing his son is like a stick in his throat. If he doesn't kill Duobang, Xiao An really can't swallow this breath.
At this time, Liu Xiangnan also said, "Your Majesty, I think that we should not take the lives of many countries for the time being. We will wait and see what happens. If thousands of people are really captured by the Great Earth Kingdom, it would be fine to exchange a few thousand people from one country for the time being." Good deal.”
"If we wait until our people come back later, we can kill many countries at once!"
Xiao An still didn't speak.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiaobei then added, "Your Majesty, leave Dobang behind. We will have a backup plan. Your Majesty can send someone to send a letter to Jopson, telling him that Dobang is in our hands and that Dobang has committed a crime. For such a crime, Jiraiya Jiraiya understands the seriousness of the matter."
"Although we have killed many of his people, after all, he has no clues. This way, if the situation worsens, we can be the first to inform other countries."
Chen Xiaobei's meaning is obvious. A multi-state can exchange for captured soldiers and occupy the moral high ground.
As long as the crimes committed by many countries are told to other countries, Dacang will naturally gain sympathy.
After hearing what Chen Xiaobei said, Xiao An's face became slightly calmer and he nodded slightly, "But if I don't kill Duobang, I must have an excuse."
