Soon, at Zhao Ji's instruction, this matter was spread by the little eunuch.

It's very simple. Since Zhao Ji has already sensed the emperor's plot against him, it is natural for him to turn the tables.

Doing this is also a warning to the emperor, telling him to put those little thoughts aside for the time being.

But please don't do these little tricks that are not presentable anymore.

After those ministers received a wave of money, they naturally had some complaints in their hearts.

The emperor didn't want these ministers to blame him from the beginning, so he pushed Zhao Ji out and wanted Zhao Ji to bear the bad reputation.

It’s a pity that Zhao Ji didn’t fall for it, and the emperor had no choice but to do so.

Naturally, these ministers would not be obedient and contented after being treated like this.

"Now that the emperor has gradually begun to take over government affairs, then according to the dynasty's conventions, the emperor should start selecting concubines to fill out his harem at his age!"

The next day, a minister in the court spoke bluntly.

As soon as this person finished speaking, many others immediately came to agree with him.

"I think so too. Now that the emperor's harem is empty, he is indeed in need of a queen from the central palace to help take care of the trivial matters in the harem!"

Zhao Ji was watching the show with a smile on his face. This was a rare scene of harmony between the emperor and his subjects. Moreover, Zhao Ji knew very well that the emperor was obviously unwilling to attend the beauty contest at this moment.

As expected, after hearing what these ministers said, the emperor's first reaction was to look at Zhao Ji, as if he hoped that Zhao Ji could help him stop it. However, when the emperor found that Zhao Ji remained silent, he realized that Zhao Ji did not intend to take the lead in this matter.

So the emperor had no choice but to speak up himself: "I am still young and definitely not yet at this age, and I don't have the intention to do so now!"

I thought that this rejection was straightforward enough, but I didn't expect that the minister would still stand up and say, "Your Majesty, this is wrong. Not to mention that in history, your Majesty is already considered unmarried at an advanced age. Even if your Majesty doesn't want to participate in the selection now, how can the world wait?"

"If the emperor's harem is always empty, then the people will definitely be uneasy!"

These ministers came forward one after another, which made the emperor somewhat angry.

After all, looking at the situation today, if you say that these ministers did not have any discussion or cooperation in private, let alone the emperor, even if you just pull someone out of the hall and ask him, he would definitely not believe it.

In fact, the emperor was even more angry because Zhao Ji had no intention of taking the lead in this matter.

If it were up to the emperor to refuse on his own, he would know very well that it would be difficult to resolve the matter.

After all, the will of the court officials is very firm.

"Nowadays, there are disasters everywhere and the people are still living in dire straits. As the emperor, how can I still hold such a lavish selection? Isn't it a waste of money? I would rather invest all this money into the reconstruction of the people in the disaster areas!"

The emperor thought for a long time and finally came up with a pretty good hat.

It’s a pity that all these court officials came prepared, and no one was willing to listen to the emperor’s high-sounding words.

"There is the money from the confiscation of property, and the emperor also had some special income some time ago. In terms of money, the emperor does not have to worry about it. If the emperor really wants to save money, we naturally have a way to save money in the selection!"

Another minister stood up and said.

As soon as the minister finished speaking, another voice was heard.

"That's true. If the emperor feels that selecting beauties from the public is too laborious and costly, then the ministers in the court all have girls of the right age in their families. For example, the third daughter of the Minister of Works is famous in the capital for her talent!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Minister of Industry immediately stood up and said with a smile: "My little daughter is indeed quite talented. I never thought that she would let Your Excellency know about it. If Your Majesty has this in mind, my little daughter will definitely not let Your Majesty down!"

"If the emperor thinks my daughter is not worthy, then the Minister of Revenue also has a daughter who is still in the boudoir. I have heard about the appearance of this daughter of the Minister of Revenue a long time ago. She is famous for her beauty in the capital!"

The emperor hadn't even opened his mouth to say anything, but the ministers below began to compliment each other's families one after another.

It was a grand event, as if all the women of marriageable age in the capital were announced immediately for the emperor to choose from.

Zhao Ji just watched the show silently on the side. Moreover, because Zhao Ji had a group of forces that he had cultivated himself, he knew very well the true faces of those women that some ministers were talking about.

For example, the little daughter of the Minister of Revenue, her beauty is indeed the most beautiful in the capital, but she is famous for her hot temper.

When he went out to play with a girl from another family, he had a disagreement with her and beat her so badly that she couldn't get out of bed.

If such a person joined the emperor's harem, I'm afraid the emperor's harem would be in chaos.

Not to mention the so-called talented woman in the family of the Minister of Works, that was actually just a reputation painstakingly created by the Minister of Works.

But Zhao Ji knew that this woman was not as talented as she was advertised to be.

Most of the time this woman was quietly embroidering in the deep palace. What was even more exciting was that the news Zhao Ji had heard showed that this talented woman, although not as talented as her reputation allowed, was quite skilled in palace fighting.

If such a woman entered the emperor's harem, I'm afraid the emperor would also have no peace.

In fact, these ministers may not be unaware that these women are not suitable to enter the harem, but they want to use this incident to avoid the emperor and let the emperor know that these ministers are not easy to mess with.

In addition, the emperor's harem has always been a good place for ministers to establish their influence, and it is also a place for the emperor to balance forces.

In other words, this draft will definitely be chosen, but how to choose? In fact, there are many tricks involved.

The emperor might know something, but he certainly doesn't know too much. For example, if he only married the daughter of the Vice Minister of Revenue today and did not take the daughter of the Minister of Works into the harem, it would mean that the Minister of Works would be uneasy and even have some other ideas.

For example, the reason why the emperor did not choose his own daughter was because he had some opinions about him?

Moreover, being able to plant one's own people in the harem is also a very good thing for these huge costs.

At the very least, they can observe the emperor's movements in private and get first-hand information, which will help them go further on this path in the future.