Chapter 1078

"Death-exemption medals and iron certificates, in the beginning, could really exempt one from death."

"But time is too powerful a weapon; it can change everything."

Wu Zhao first let out a sigh of relief.

Immediately after, her majesty swept over.

"Do you think I would go back on my word, that I would kill you?"

Shangguan Wan'er's face even changed.

"Lord Gao, watch your words!"

Wu Zhao reached out her hand to stop Shangguan Wan'er.

She said to Gao Yang, "Lord Gao, continue."

"As the ruler of a country, my breadth of mind is not that small."

Gao Yang glanced at her and nodded in agreement.

This statement had no exaggeration at all.

Gao Yang withdrew his appreciative gaze and continued.

"Your subject does not distrust Your Majesty, but the entire Duke of Ding Prefecture, hundreds of lives, this does not allow your subject to be anything but cautious."

"Your subject can trust Your Majesty with all my heart, but I also have to consider a question: if Your Majesty doesn't kill your subject, what about the other officials in the court?"

"Since ancient times, legal reforms have always exploited the interests of noble families to strengthen the nation. Your subject holds great power, and everything is fine, but what about when I am old? I fear I will be executed, and my family will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history books!"

"So since assisting Your Majesty, your subject has been considering this problem. To pacify the six kingdoms and create an eternal hegemony, one must reform the laws, and it must be a reform that stops at nothing, using all sorts of poisonous schemes, but this will lead to a problem, which is liquidation!"

"So your subject has always been restrained, hiding many hands."

Wu Zhao's mouth twitched, "You are still restrained? Hiding many hands?"

Gao Yang nodded very seriously, "Correct, your subject is really very restrained."

"Your subject racked my brains to find a strategy that would make Your Majesty feel at ease and your subject feel at ease as well. It wasn't until a while ago that your subject thought of a path!"

"In capital terms, it is called risk hedging."

Wu Zhao associated this with setting up schools widely and thought of this one million taels of silver.

At this moment, she understood Gao Yang's meaning.

Her eyes were deep, and she said faintly, "To gain a clean reputation, make the impoverished scholars of the world grateful, and even make the officials fearful, not daring to take action against the Duke of Ding Prefecture."

"One million taels is not enough, right?"

Once these words were out, Gao Yang knew Wu Zhao understood his plan.

So, he stood up.

And bowed to Wu Zhao in a ninety-degree posture.

"If Your Majesty permits, your subject is willing to support the scholars of the world with my own strength. In the next ten, twenty, or even thirty years, I will invest a total of ten million taels of silver to solve the problem of noble families becoming too powerful for Your Majesty!"

"At the same time, your subject can also take action against the six kingdoms without restraint, with no more worries."

"And your subject, Your Majesty knows, my desire for revenge is a tiny bit strong. These bastards made such a big commotion and gathered at the palace gate to coerce you. Your subject feels that one million taels is not enough to cause a sensation, but with ten million taels, your subject feels that all the great Confucian scholars of the world will debate the classics for me!" ===== CHAPTER 1080 =====