When Zhao Ji proposed this solution, the emperor's eyes suddenly lit up.

The emperor was not a fool, although he knew very well what the solution Zhao Ji mentioned could bring.

That's all hard-earned money.

"But wouldn't it be very obvious?" Although the emperor was very tempted, he still had some concerns.

Xiao Ming laughed dumbly and said to the emperor: "You are still a little too picky. If Your Majesty does nothing, will those court officials be grateful to Your Majesty?"

"No, when their interests are affected, these ministers will still unite to refute your Majesty. When it comes to resisting your Majesty, these court officials have never hesitated!"

"Your Majesty, why are you starting to feel out of place here?"

After hearing what Zhao Ji said, the emperor nodded thoughtfully.

"But now that I'm forcing them to pay, what if they have bad intentions?"

The emperor still had some concerns.

"In fact, Your Majesty should believe that these court officials are still very wealthy, otherwise they would not have been able to confiscate their homes and seize so many things in such a short time!"

"Since they are so rich, they will surely be able to participate if we come up with something that costs money!"

Zhao Ji spoke earnestly, almost writing on his forehead the words "quickly kill these ministers".

"Okay, I have an idea of ​​how to deal with this matter. Thank you, Regent, for helping me answer my questions. It seems that I still have a lot of room for growth in many things!"

At this moment, the emperor's eyes towards Zhao Ji were filled with honest admiration.

Zhao Ji smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter, as long as the whole Heavenly Dynasty is thriving, then I won't have so many things to deal with, and I will have more time to rest!"

Hearing Zhao Ji's simple wish, the emperor smiled and nodded and said, "It turns out that only the regent can care about the people. In many cases, your ideas are indeed outstanding. I will strive to realize your ideas as soon as possible in the future!"

This scene of seemingly respectful and friendly relations between the monarch and his subjects ended just like that.

Soon Zhao Ji left the palace and returned to his own residence.

After he left, the emperor looked at the scenery outside the window and thought for a long time.

When the morning court session began the next day, the emperor still used Zhao Ji's method.

Although the emperor pretended to be furious, both Zhao Ji and he knew that he was acting.

Not to mention that some ministers who were relatively smart had already guessed that the emperor did this on purpose.

Naturally, there were some court officials who did not see this, and these people were the most panicked.

It was precisely because they did not see the emperor's true intention, but saw that the emperor actually provided a small solution.

For a moment, these people thought that if they didn't pay, they would be finished.

Anyway, regardless of whether he gave it or not, in the past few days, the emperor had already extorted hundreds of thousands, or even about one million silver taels from these ministers.

After experiencing this pace of making a fortune every day, to be honest, the emperor still feels a little unsatisfied!

"If it weren't for your solution, the Regent, it would be difficult to handle this matter if all the civil and military officials in the court got involved!"

When Zhao Ji heard the emperor praising him in private, he remained calm.

"So I hope the Regent can accept this money. After all, you are the biggest contributor to this matter!"

As the emperor finished speaking, Zhao Ji saw several eunuchs coming up with a board full of shining gold.

It has to be said that the emperor was very generous to Regent Zhao Ji.

So much gold was produced as a reward all at once.

Even if it were reasonable to say that Zhao Ji deserved a reward, it was still very intimidating to see so much gold displayed today.

Zhao Ji looked at the gold with an unclear expression, then thought about it and showed a faint smile on his face: "I already understand the emperor's intention. If the emperor really wants to reward me, there is no need to give these things to me. It would be better to give them directly to the disaster area and the victims!"

Zhao Ji did not accept such a reward.

The emperor looked obviously disappointed, but he managed to calm himself down as quickly as possible.

What the emperor and his minister said later was not limited to this matter.

Anyway, in the end, Zhao Ji really didn't take the pile of gold.

The eunuchs serving Zhao Ji all looked a little strange.

After all, that was a huge sum of gold as a reward, so just say you don't want it.

Walking on the road in the palace, the eunuch was still a little unwilling to accept it, and tried to ask: "Why didn't you accept the reward? That is indeed what you deserve!"

Zhao Ji smiled and nodded, then shook his head: "Nodding represents this large sum of money, or gold, which I like very much now. Logically speaking, I should indeed accept this reward, and have a clear conscience!"

"But in fact, you all know that the emperor did not hide the reward from anyone. Once I accept the money, I will definitely be questioned by other ministers at the court the next morning!"

"In short, if I accept this reward, I will become a rat crossing the street that everyone wants to beat, and I will even become an imaginary enemy and target in the eyes of the ministers!"

After hearing Zhao Ji's detailed explanation, the young eunuch beside him suddenly realized: "I understand this. After all, those great gods just deducted such a large sum of money from the prince. Counting the bribes before, it also cost a lot!"

"Once the prince receives this reward, at this point in time, the ministers will definitely think that the emperor gave most of the money collected from his family to Zhao Ji!"

Zhao Ji listened to what the young eunuch said and nodded slightly: "It is precisely because of this that I did not accept the money!"

The young eunuch touched his nose again and continued to ask: "Your Highness said before that there were two reasons. Now this can only be regarded as the first reason. What is the second reason?"

Zhao Ji looked at the towering palace behind him, sighed and said, "I have really seen those people being crushed by the ruins, with scars all over their bodies. I have also seen those old, weak, sick and disabled people who have lost their only homes and lost hope of living!"

"I don't want to take the money. I still hope that it can be used where it should be used! For example, if it is invested in disaster areas, it will definitely get much better feedback than if it is kept in my hands. This is just my selfish desire!"

Hearing what Zhao Ji said, tears welled up in the young eunuch's eyes.

Perhaps it was because Zhao Ji was so empathetic that the young eunuch was deeply moved.