C49

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Luo Lingwei's mood immediately became much better. Although the general's mansion was her own home, it made her feel that staying there was even more depressing than staying in the palace.

Ye Feihan received both Ye Lianhe and Ye Feian's watches at the same time. The contents were almost identical. They were all about the business with the barbarian race. This made Ye Feihan furious. He suspected that the two of them were colluding and were plotting something.

The next day, when Ye Lianhe and Ye Feian saw that Ye Feihan had received the watch, they did not react at all. They once again displayed their appearances in the imperial court. However, they were all surprised by the content of the other party's words. Both of them thought that the other would take Luo Lingwei's words from that night as a drunken speech, but they didn't expect that the other would seriously consider Luo Lingwei's plan.

Although the two of them only hesitated for a moment, Ye Feihan noticed it. Seeing that the two of them did not seem to know what the other was doing, he knew that they were not colluding, so he felt at ease. Another group of courtiers began discussing the two of them.

Both of them were of the opinion of the barbarian race, but there was still a big difference in the details. Ye Feian advocated dealing with the barbarians only with silk, tea, porcelain, and other expensive goods that were of little use to the barbarians. He asked them to sell all their best horses, cattle, sheep, and other goods to the Xuan Dynasty. Although this seemed extremely absurd, Ye Feian had considered that there were also some conservative people in the court, so he came up with a compromise. However, to these people, Nightingale's suggestion was extremely radical.

They would use it as a base to conduct business with the barbarians. At the same time, they would sell the things that could resist the cold, such as cotton and hemp, as well as the rice flour, oil, tea, vegetables and other things that the barbarians lacked. If the civilian merchants wanted to have a place in the city, they would have to pay a monthly tax.

The barbarians could also send representatives to trade with the special envoys of the Ministry of Rites. Since this place was a borderland, Luo Tianhe would send troops to guard these small cities. These soldiers could also maintain security. The money from the trade between these cities was just enough to pay the soldiers at the border.

The plan was perfect, but Ye Lianhe had forgotten that many of the court officials in the hall were old and rotten people. To them, the barbarians were just like beasts; they wanted them to lower their statuses and communicate with the barbarians. This was tantamount to making them sit together with poultry.

"Reporting to your majesty, this humble subject believes that what the Grand Dominance King said was too much of an exaggeration. For hundreds of years, they have lived at the borders of our Xuan Empire, and they have killed and looted everything they do. Their race, the Great Xuan Empire, is one of the countries of the Tian Dynasty, and their territory is vast and prosperous. Their population is hundreds of millions of people today, and their territory is hundreds of thousands of miles long. One of the old officials spoke with conviction and excitement, causing the other ministers to nod in agreement.

Ye Lianhe looked at this old man and finally recognized him as Yao Jun. He was a famous man whom Ye Feian had recommended to Ye Feihan. After he finished speaking, he looked at Ye Lianhe with contempt. Ye Lianhe knew that this person only said these words to refute his lack of knowledge, so he did not take it to heart. On the contrary, his evaluation of this famous person fell quite a bit. In the face of national affairs, the only thing he wanted to do was to overthrow his opponent. This kind of person was someone that even Nightingale looked down on.

Ye Lianhe once again looked at his surroundings. Even a few of his henchmen also believed that the elder's words were true. When they saw Ye Lianhe look at them, they silently lowered their heads.

Ye Lianhe knew that if these people wanted them to speak, they would have to do it themselves. He dusted off the dust on his body before bowing and replying, "Reporting to Your Majesty, This King believes that what Lord Yao said was just arrogant and complacent words." After saying that, Ye Lianhe shot a glance at Yao Jun.

"You!" Yao Jun was not the least bit afraid of Ye Lianhe. Instead, he glared furiously at Ye Lianhe.

"I wonder if Sir Yao remembers the barbarian invasion on my Xuan Empire two hundred years ago?" Ye Lianhe asked Yao Jun, looking straight at him.

"At this point in time, everyone knows that even a three year old child is unaware of this." Seeing Ye Lianhe ask such a question, Yao Jun snorted lightly.

"That's right. Two hundred years ago, the barbarian race invaded our Xuan Empire. The barbarian army almost exterminated our Great Xuan Kingdom." Mountains and rivers shattered. Corpses littered the fields. Fortunately, the heavens are on our side. The barbarians are preoccupied with their own internal strife. Moreover, we, the military and people of Xuanzang City, have put in a great deal of effort to expel them from the city. Before this, there were also a few famous experts of the current era, like Lord Yao, who were talking loudly. Unfortunately, after the war ended, they were all killed by the citizens of the Xuan Dynasty. I wonder if Lord Yao still remembers? " Yao Jun, on the other hand, had an increasingly ugly expression on his face.