Huo Jindao stroked his beard and said, "Prince Yuansheng's suggestion of Lord Qi is quite accurate, but Lord Zhao is also good."

Another careless person.

Duke Li pondered, “Lord Zhao will serve as the prefect, and Lord Qi will continue to serve as the governor, but he can be promoted one rank to deputy general. That would be perfect.”

Xiao Zhixing immediately retorted, "A deputy general must follow his commander. Does Duke Li intend for General Qi to be incorporated into my Xiao family army?"

Duke Li frowned. "Lord Qi is His Majesty's man. How can he be allowed to change his mind?"

The emperor's imperial guards also had serial numbers.

Xiao Zhixing shrugged. "So you mean to transfer General Qi back to Shengjing? The current deputy general of the Imperial Guard is Lord Zhang Shanhai, right? You want him to step down to General Qi?"

Duke Li glanced at her sideways, "Prince Yuansheng certainly knows how to pester." He then fell silent.

Everyone fell silent again.

Zhang Rengui, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, suddenly spoke up, "What are your intentions, Prince Yuansheng, in being so concerned about the appointment of officials in the Northern Prefecture?"

It directly accuses her of interfering in local affairs with ulterior motives.

Xiao Zhixing retorted directly, "I personally guarded Beizhou and naturally hope it's doing well. Besides, my hundreds of thousands of soldiers are still holding out there. If another scoundrel like An Ziji were to join them, would my hundreds of thousands of troops starve?"

"Or is it the imperial court that can provide the military supplies and pay for my hundreds of thousands of troops?"

With the war in the south continuing, supplies to the north will continue to be cut back. Without support from the nearby northern states, what will everyone eat?

Zhang Rengui flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and shut his mouth with a gloomy face.

Li Xiao stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, this old minister believes that Prince Yuansheng’s suggestion is pertinent. For the sake of stability in the north, we should consider appointing Lord Qi as the prefect.”

Everyone couldn't help but glance at him, wondering what he meant. Why wasn't he supporting his own son, but instead supporting someone else?

Is he really so loyal to the country, without any selfish motives?

Now everyone was waiting for the emperor to give his decree.