Reborn to be replaced? Remarried to the royal palace, raising children and training husband

Gu Qinlan's tone was brisk but with a hint of imperceptible powerlessness, as if she was just a mother who wanted to avoid her child's entanglement.

In a nonchalant tone, she cleverly pointed out that Zheng Fengyun was still young, so it was understandable that his handwriting was not neat.

If I really want to compete with Yuan Jinbin in calligraphy, it would seem like an unfair victory.

The emperor's eyes fell on Gu Qinlan. Her neither humble nor arrogant, and calm demeanor made him feel a little interested.

Although the emperor knew the intention behind Gu Qinlan's words, he did not feel displeased at all.

At this time, Imperial Concubine Yao gently tugged at the emperor's clothes and said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty, you'd better take a closer look! Otherwise, not only will the Second Master Zheng come back to bother Roushu, but even our Xiao Shi will probably come back to bother me. I don't have the time to coax him."

Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately burst into laughter and nodded in agreement: "You are right, I was negligent. The competition should be fair. I will see how attractive Mr. Zheng's article is."

After hearing this, Gu Qinlan immediately bowed to the emperor with a smile and praised him, "Your Majesty is wise."

Zheng Fengyun felt relieved at this moment, with a proud look on his face. He loudly declared to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you must read it carefully! Fengyun's masterpiece will surely shock people!"

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help laughing and praised Zheng Dinglian, "Prince Duan, your son is as courageous as you were back then."

Zheng Dinglian smiled warmly at the emperor and said, "How can we not be a little frivolous when we are young? For a military family like us, it would be a real disgrace to Prince Duan's Mansion if we admit defeat before even fighting."

The emperor nodded slightly, agreeing with Zheng Dinglian's words. In this Western Wei, only by moving forward courageously can we gain a moment of peace.

The emperor casually flipped through Zheng Fengyun's policy paper. Although he still had a smile on his face, everyone knew that the smile was just a little face given out of respect for Zheng Dinglian and Gu Qinlan.

Yuan Jinbin, Meng Yu and others looked at each other, and they had already made up their minds that Zheng Fengyun's articles could not compare with theirs.

The people who were placing bets downstairs in Taibai Tower were all excited at this moment, ready to witness the results - even if they didn't win much, for them every bit of gain was worth celebrating.

They stared at the emperor eagerly, hoping that he would quickly read the article and announce the results as soon as possible.

Suddenly, a trace of surprise appeared on the emperor's face. He straightened up, his eyes fixed on Zheng Fengyun's policy paper, and his expression became solemn.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but feel confused. Is this article good or bad?

After a while, the emperor took a deep breath, handed the policy paper to Ying Shuo, looked at Zheng Fengyun with deep eyes, and called gently: "Zheng Fengyun, come here."

Zheng Fengyun was stunned, but he was not afraid. He strode towards the emperor without hesitation and bowed respectfully: "Long live the emperor!"

The emperor looked at the little fellow who imitated the behavior of adults and couldn't help but smile. His voice became gentler: "Is this article really your own opinion?"

Zheng Fengyun blinked his eyes gently, thinking back to the advice that Gu Qinlan had whispered to him not long ago, and then he spoke slowly:

"Mother once explained to Feng Yun that the national treasury is currently empty, while the treasury of the noble families is full of wealth. If we can use the wealth of the noble families to fill the empty national treasury, it is naturally understandable. After all, this beautiful land belongs to the king, and everyone in the four seas is the king's subject."

"However, this approach is only a stopgap measure, or even a last resort."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Bin couldn't hold back anymore!

He took a step forward and directly retorted to Zheng Yun: "The national treasury is empty. Relying on the power of the noble families to replenish the national strength as quickly as possible, can this be considered a bad strategy? Are you pretending to know something and talking nonsense?"

Zheng Fengyun stared at Yuan Jinbin's excited face, but rarely showed a serious look.

On that slightly childish face, there was a bit more determination and seriousness. He asked back: "This method is well known to everyone, but why has no one put it into practice? In other words, Master Yuan, do you have a practical plan?"

"I..." Yuan Jinbin was speechless.

Naturally, he had no choice!

After all, although this practice seems like the court is openly selling official positions, the aristocratic families may not accept this proposal.

Not to mention the high price, even the official positions sold were only in name only and had no real power.

Spending a huge amount of wealth only to get a nominal official position. No one's money comes easily, and no one wants to be a sucker.

If someone tries to enforce this law by force, they will surely become the target of public criticism, which will not be worth the loss.

Seeing that Yuan Jinbin was speechless, Zheng Fengyun turned back to the emperor and analyzed the situation seriously and in depth:

"This kind of behavior of using official positions for personal gain will not only exacerbate the rift between the imperial court and the aristocratic families, but also bring very little benefit. It can be said that it has no benefit but only a hundred harms. It is really a very bad strategy."

"Therefore, Feng Yun thought carefully, since the goal is to enrich the national treasury, why must we take food from our own people? Why not try to earn wealth from other countries?"

At this point, Zheng Fengyun's voice became more firm and powerful.

Although he was just a child, the way he stood there showed the demeanor of a great man.

"It's easy to say, but how can you make wealth from other countries? Will they give it to you willingly?" Yuan Jinbin retorted sarcastically.

Zheng Fengyun shook his head slightly and explained patiently: "Of course, we are not asking them to give it to us for free, but we are asking them to trade with us willingly."

"Trading method?"

Zheng Fengyun nodded slightly and continued to explain without hesitation:

"Western Wei is located in the heart of the Central Plains, with a vast territory and abundant resources. Whether it is Dongling, Beizhai, or Goryeo, the reason why they attempted to invade the territory of Western Wei is nothing more than coveting the wealth of Western Wei."

"Whether it was Goryeo, Beizhai, Dongling, or Nantang, their territories were either not conducive to growing food, or were mountainous, or near the sea. In short, food shortage was the root cause of their provocations."

"Now that summer has arrived, according to their customs, they have begun to store food for the winter. However, years of war have stretched their food reserves to the limit. If they cannot be replenished in time, many people will have difficulty surviving the winter."

"Therefore, Feng Yun boldly suggests that Your Majesty can set up a trading hub at the border and earn a fortune from them before winter. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Hearing this, Yuan Jinbin fell into deep thought.

Zheng Fengyun's suggestion is indeed quite ingenious, but...

Yuan Jinbin wanted to raise an objection, but he couldn't find a foothold to refute it, and he couldn't help feeling anxious.

At this time, Meng Yu frowned and interrupted in a cold voice: "Ridiculous, isn't this equivalent to us giving them the supplies for free?"

Zheng Fengyun blinked, as if he wanted to explain himself, but he didn't know where to start.

His mother only reminded him of the strategy, but did not explain the specific details!

Seeing that Zheng Fengyun was speechless, Zheng Fenghui quickly stepped forward and saluted the emperor.