Chapter 73
"Would you like to replace it?"

When Tong Siyuan said this, his expression was normal, as if the change of imperial power was nothing more than an ordinary thing to him, like enjoying flowers and drinking tea.

"What about father?" Tong Yao asked back, "I know that father has had the ambition to be a great man since he was a child, and he has been determined to be a master. When mother was alive, father promised that as long as uncle was alive, the Wei family would be prosperous."

Speaking of this, Tong Yao raised the corners of her mouth and smiled brightly, "But now uncle is gone."

She turned her head to Tong Siyuan, "Where is Dad, do you want to replace him?"

"Perhaps." After Tong Siyuan left such an ambiguous answer, he stood quietly in this peony field and said nothing more.

But when a gust of wind knocked down the peonies in front of him, he said, "It's windy, go into the house."

Tong Yao nodded as a response.

It's just that when she walked halfway, she looked back and felt that Tong Siyuan's back was lonely and lonely.

It was as if no one could walk into his heart and into his world.

Nursery rhyme thought, she knew what to do.

……

Five years later.

At a court meeting in Dayue Kingdom.

Wei Emperor Wei Zhaoxun sat high in the court hall and asked the courtiers their views on the most recent population migration.

The incident started three months ago.

In Qin State, which is adjacent to Dayue, a scholar who was favored by the emperor appeared out of thin air five years ago. It only took this scholar three years to become a minister and minister.

Since then, with the support of the emperor, the prime minister has implemented a series of reforms, which rapidly improved the national strength of Qin.

And just three months ago, the prime minister implemented a new policy, which caused the people in several provinces at the border between Dayue and Qin to try their best to move to Qin and become Qin people.

This is simply incredible.

For thousands of years, the traditional concept of relocation has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the household registration system has been strictly controlled by the imperial court.

But even so, the people in the border provinces still decided to migrate to Qin.

Until now, the population of those provinces has been reduced by more than half.

If this continues, the provinces on the border of Dayue will inevitably become empty cities.

"What do you think is a widow?" Wei Zhaoxun folded the memorial, looked down at the court lords, and asked.

Wei Zhaoyi stepped forward,
"Your brother thinks that the city gate should be guarded to prevent the border people from leaving the city."

As soon as Wei Zhaoyi finished speaking, he was immediately opposed.

"King Yi's words are wrong. If we stick to the city gate, it will be tantamount to breaking the original agreement with Qin to communicate with each other. The other party may use this to send troops and start a war!"

"If we want to fight, we will fight, and we are afraid that those barbarians in Qin will fail!"

"You put it nicely. There have been droughts and floods in the past few years, and the national treasury is no longer as full as it used to be. If there is a war, where can we get food and grass funds?"

……

When the court hall was full of quarrels, Wei Zhaoxun picked up the teacup and threw it on the ground, finally stopping the quarrel.

"Hand slipped." Wei Zhaoxun looked at the ministers of the court and said calmly.

Then, he looked at Tong Siyuan, who was standing in front of all the officials, without saying a word, as if everything had nothing to do with him, his eyes sank slightly.

However, the corners of his mouth were pulled upwards, revealing a smile, with a little humility and flattery.

"What does the general think should be done?"

(End of this chapter)

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