When the emperor saw that the officials were unmoved, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes for a moment.

The prime minister was unmoved. Anyway, all officials now only wanted money. If they didn't have it, the only thing they would have was their life.

Even if the emperor is willing to kill people, he may not be able to kill all the 500 people in the court.

Zhao Ji had only taken a day off when he heard that all officials had suspended court.

After the emperor finished his court session, he almost immediately called Zhao Ji back to the palace.

"How bold! What's the difference between what they are doing and rebellion?" The emperor was still indignant and paced back and forth in the study.

"What have I done wrong? I just wanted to build a palace?" The emperor became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He picked up the cup next to him and smashed it to the ground.

A huge sound echoed in the hall. Zhao Ji lowered his eyes and just waited quietly for the emperor to vent.

After all, what the emperor is asking now doesn't require an answer.

To put it bluntly, the fact that all the officials kowtowed and sat in silence in the court today made the emperor unhappy.

In fact, Zhao Ji didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.

After all, no matter how much you try to fleece the sheep, you can't just grab one sheep and fleece it.

Moreover, the emperor was brave but not wise. He neither prepared to suppress the rebellion by force nor concealed the true purpose of his money-making.

This gave the ministers a handle on them, so the current result can only be said to be a result of their own actions.

Of course, you can't say that, after all, the emperor is still angry.

Zhao Ji could only make some nods and nods to deal with it. After the emperor calmed down a little, Zhao Ji slowly spoke, "Your Majesty, it's actually quite simple to build a palace."

The fundamental reason why the emperor was angry was that those ministers did not listen to him and refused to donate money to him, but if he only focused on this point, he would really kill all the civil and military officials as the prime minister and others thought.

I’m afraid that halfway through the killing, someone will honestly hand over the money.

But this is really the act of a foolish emperor, and I am afraid that once the emperor takes action, the prime minister will have a legitimate reason to start rebelling.

After all, whoever takes action will lose the support of the people.

Zhao Ji doesn't intend to fight to the death on this matter.

Since the emperor wants to build a palace, let the emperor build it.

He is an emperor, so what's wrong with satisfying his wishes?

As expected, when the emperor heard what Zhao Ji said, although his chest was still heaving with anger, he stopped smashing things with his hands.

"Then tell me, is there any way to build a palace for my beloved concubine without letting those old men in the court get in the way?"

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Your Majesty has just established diplomatic relations with the northern barbarians. The reason they surrendered is largely because of the prosperity of our dynasty. They wanted to take the initiative to establish diplomatic relations, so they should also pay something!"

"Just fifty boxes of treasures are indeed too cheap for them. Moreover, if they want to trade with us without showing any sincerity, why should we agree to trade with them?"

Zhao Ji also hinted at something, and the emperor suddenly realized something as if someone had opened up his Ren and Du meridians.

"My dear minister, you are absolutely right!" The emperor and Zhao Ji looked at each other, and a meaningful and knowing smile appeared on their faces.

During this period, Concubine De was quite favored in the harem and the emperor summoned her almost every day.

However, today the Emperor did not call Concubine De over as he did before, in order to favor her and have fun with her.

The emperor's first words made Concubine De sweat all over: "I know that you often contact the envoys outside the palace."

Defei panicked and knelt on the ground subconsciously, tears filling her eyes. The beautiful woman looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes, looking pitiful, trying to gain his mercy with her beauty.

The emperor did not buy it, but continued, "Although my beloved concubine is the pearl of the grassland, she still has to follow the local customs. Since she has become my woman, she must consider me in everything. Don't you think so, Concubine De?"

Hu Rou knelt on the ground, seemingly sobbing pitifully, but in fact her mind was working rapidly, trying to figure out what the emperor was thinking.

"I know I was wrong. I grew up on the grasslands, where there are no high palace walls. So I didn't know that I shouldn't contact the envoys too often..."

The emperor amiably pulled Concubine De up and said with a smile, "You are new here, and your clansmen haven't left yet. I can understand that you need to contact them more frequently."

"Plus, your people are now asking to trade with the dynasty, and you are busy traveling back and forth in the capital for this matter."

"I actually want to agree. After all, once the two sides start trading and business is running, it will be more convenient for the people on both sides."

Concubine De looked up at the emperor in surprise, and for a moment she had no idea what the emperor was up to.

During this period, the negotiations between Zhao Ji and Gutali sent by the emperor were not going smoothly.

But from what the emperor said now, it seems that he is quite in favor of trade.

Even Concubine De was confused by the Emperor.

"But although we want to push this matter forward, in fact, because of so many years of war, although I want to promote this matter, my people still have concerns."

"Even though they sent you here, it's still not enough."

The emperor's words became clearer and clearer.

De Fei could no longer pretend not to understand. She cursed in her heart: "This greedy dog ​​emperor..."

But she naturally could not show the abuse in her heart on her face, so Concubine De reached out and grabbed the emperor's neck.

"Although I have sisters on the grassland, they are not as beautiful as me. If the emperor likes them, I can help him!"

The emperor smiled and shook his head, comforting Concubine De: "There should only be one pearl from the grassland in this harem."

Concubine De frowned slightly. For a moment, she was not sure what the emperor wanted, so she asked directly: "Then how do you think the emperor can show the sincerity of the grassland?"

The emperor chuckled and said according to what he had agreed with Zhao Ji: "Now that both sides are so sincere, if your people can donate a palace to the imperial palace, I'm afraid no one on my side will have any objections. This represents the true desire of the two tribes for peace!"

Hearing this, Concubine De was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect the emperor to be so shameless.

Donate to build a palace... Can you even make such a request?

But Concubine De also knew that if she wanted to stabilize the emperor, she had to agree to the emperor's condition.

Otherwise, the dynasty could even manipulate trade matters.

Defei suddenly understood the trick and didn't know which expert gave the emperor the advice behind the scenes.