The Golden Hall of the imperial palace.
All the courtiers and officials stood in separate groups with solemn expressions on their faces.
"The Emperor has arrived." Accompanying the eunuch''s shout, all of the court officials kneeled down and shouted in unison, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
The Emperor walked towards the throne room.
"Everyone, rise." The emperor sat down on the dragon throne and looked around at the officials. "The Beiyue Kingdom has sent troops into the Kingdom of Dongyu, and they are messing with our borders. King Dongyu is anxious for me. I cannot sit idly and ignore them …" At this point, the Emperor gave a heavy clap, then shouted, "Prince Rong, listen to the imperial edict."
Fang Zinan appeared to be very calm, neither surprising nor calming. On the contrary, he casually walked forward and knelt on the ground: "My nephew is here."
"I hereby bestow upon you the title of the great general of Fuyuan, bestowing upon you the yellow flag, and lead the troops to pacify the chaos in East Ningxia. You can go back and prepare for everything, select your elite soldiers, and set off immediately."
"Nephew will obey!" Fang Zinan stood up.
"Xiao Tianyuan, listen up!"
Xiao Tian Yuan walked out from the crowd. "This humble subject is here."
"I know that you are good at using troops, and I''ve given you the title of deputy general to assist RongWang Pinghao. You must do everything in your power to help RongWang Pinghao succeed, do you hear me?"
"This humble subject will not disappoint you, I will do everything in my power to assist you, Wang Pingchuan." Xiao Tianyuan also accepted the imperial edict.
"I hope that all of you will return in triumph this time and will not disappoint me!"
"This humble subject knows."
"Left general Hai Yue."
"This humble subject is here!" Hai Yue went up to receive the order.
"I order you to join the army this time to assist the Acupoint Charging King and Great General Xiao!"
"We will do our best to assist the great general in pacifying the chaos!" Hai Yue replied in a deep voice.
To this answer, the Emperor seemed to be very satisfied. With a smile, he said, "Alright, today''s morning assembly shall come to an end. You can leave now." With that, the emperor walked out of the palace. The officials watched him leave and all left the hall.
Prince Ding''s brows were tightly knitted. He walked at the front, followed by his courtiers, Prince Rong, King Xuan, and others.
"Congratulations, Fourth Brother." King Xuan seemed very happy.
"Third brother, thank you." Fang Zinan seemed very humble.
The Prime Minister Liang Shu also said, "We all congratulate Prince Rong. We wish you an early and successful return."
Fang Zinan looked at the crowd and said, "My lords, I will do my best and will not disappoint the emperor."
King Xuan glanced at King Ding, "Fourth brother, don''t worry. "The Emperor is wise and wise. He must have his reasons for choosing his fourth brother to pacify the chaos in East Peace."
"With a talent like Prince Rong''s, he''ll definitely be able to return victorious, and he''ll even be valued highly by the Emperor." The vice minister of the military, Li Wenbin, also came forward to pay his respects.
King Xuan nodded with a smile, "Moreover, His Majesty bestowed fourth brother the royal banner, which is tantamount to a personal command. I believe that fourth brother''s name must be above the testamentary edict."
Fang Zinan quickly waved his hand: "Third brother, how could that be?"
When King Xuan heard this, he turned his face slightly and coldly glanced at Fang Zinan, but did not say anything.
"Don''t worry Third Brother, your brother and the Minister will definitely support you." As King Xuan spoke, his face was full of sincerity.
"With the help of Great General Xiao, I believe Prince Rong will be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort!" The Minister of Public Relations, Shi Boyi, said as he looked at Xiao Tianyuan.
Fang Zinan smiled but didn''t say anything. A palace maid walked up and bowed. "Prince Dingdong, Prince Xuan, and Prince Rong. The empress would like to invite the three of you to meet them."
Fang Zinan walked up to Ning Wang and called out, "Second Brother."
However, he ignored him and headed in the direction of the Jade Chen-Palace. Fang Zinan knew that he was unhappy, and felt embarrassed as well. King Xuan stepped forward: "Fourth brother, after you." The two of them walked towards the direction of the jade palace.
The three of them arrived at the Jadechild Palace at the same time. The empress calmly sat down and the three of them knelt down, bowing. "Nephew greets esteemed empress."
The empress stood up with a smile. "Alright, hurry and get up."
"Empress, why have you summoned all your nephews here so urgently?" King Ding asked.
Empress Chen smiled slightly, "I heard that His Majesty bestowed upon Prince Rong the title of ''General Fu Yuan,'' so I summoned you all here to celebrate for Prince Rong." As she spoke, he walked towards the table where the dishes were placed. "Come, have a drink here."
Fang Zinan and King Xuan followed Empress Chen''s lead. Only King Ding was still standing there, deep in thought. Fang Zinan couldn''t help but call out, "Second brother."
It was as if he had just awoken from a dream. He smiled awkwardly at Fang Zinan, walked over to the table, and sat down.
Empress Chen looked at Fang Zinan and softly said, "King Rong, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the reason your majesty did this is because he wants you to make a meritorious military service so that you can inherit the throne in the future …"
When King Ding heard this, his heart trembled. He looked at Fang Zinan with a complicated expression. Fang Zinan also looked at him awkwardly, then he lowered his head.
Empress Chen continued, "Prince Rong, you must cherish this opportunity."
Fang Zinan raised his head and looked at Empress Chen. With a gentle tone, he said, "Empress, I always thought that nephew was never interested in inheriting the throne. But nephew will do his best to do so and will not disappoint your majesty."
Empress Chen nodded her head in approval with a smile. "It''s great that you can think that way." She then turned her gaze to King Lian and King Xuan, "King Ding, King Xuan, I don''t know what the others are thinking, but you are all brother to King Rong, I hope you can properly assist King Rong so that he can successfully ascend to the throne in the future."
"Esteemed Empress, your nephew will definitely agree to properly assist Fourth Brother." King Xuan''s words came out very quickly and loud.
King Ding paused before replying, "Nephew understands." The expression on his face was deep and complicated. Fang Zinan could see it clearly.
"I knew that you two brothers respected and loved each other. I am truly gratified." Empress Chen had always treated these princes as her own sons, so she felt very comfortable hearing these words.
"The Empress always dotes on your nephew, so your nephew will first drink a cup with the Empress." In order to break the awkward atmosphere, Fang Zinan gave a toast to Empress Chen.
After drinking the wine, Empress Chen seemed to have thought of something and smiled, "I heard that the Emperor had also sent General Xiao to assist General Xiao. General Xiao has been through many battles and has a lot of experience, so King Rong must listen to General Xiao''s advice when he marches."
"Empress, don''t worry. Your nephew will definitely listen to General Xiao." He was thinking that he was going to Dongning to fight and would leave soon. When the war was over, he didn''t know when the fight would be over. Since the wedding, he had yet to separate from Shang Yiqing, so he suddenly felt displeased.
"Fourth brother, why do I see you''re a bit distracted? Can it be that you can''t bear to let Princess Wangfei go?" As if he had noticed something, King Xuan laughed and teased him.
"Not at all."
Empress Chen also laughed, "Prince Rong has never been separated from his wife for so long. That is true. Because of this, Prince Rong has to finish this battle as soon as possible and reunite with his wife. "
Fang Zinan looked a little embarrassed. "Empress, why are you teasing your nephew with your Third Brother?"