After Feng Baigong thought about it, he answered directly.
Although the emperor taught him and Zhou Kongfang to pass the blame and share firepower with each other.
But Feng Baigong has always disliked this approach and never agreed with this push-and-pull approach.
What is done is done.
Regardless of the anger or insults from his colleagues, he is willing to accept them all.
He asked Tang Huo that the cost of making a fire gun was not low, and the emperor also revealed that he would cooperate with the fire gun to train the new army... Both of these things were difficult to do without money.
For His Majesty's rare wise move.
He, Feng Baigong, would rather be criticized by thousands of people than to help His Majesty help Daliang earn enough money to strengthen his army!
So next, Feng Baigong said again.
"Although I can call it quits, His Majesty has promoted me to Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so I can't fail to do the first thing."
"Therefore, in order to repay the emperor's great kindness, I will not stop!"
Very tough attitude.
Sure enough, it’s still that smelly stone!
The officials were stunned for a long time, and then someone couldn't help but ask.
"But Feng Shangshu, the emperor built the Tongque Palace, which cost the people and money, but you helped the emperor to build it. Don't you feel guilty for such an act of flattering and deceiving the emperor?"
"Are you still the Mr. Feng we know when you do this?"
"Correction of two of your questions."
"First of all, all the money used for the construction of Tongque Palace was obtained from tourism projects. The Ministry of Industry has not used the one million taels allocated from the national treasury. I have prepared to write to Your Majesty that there are other ways to use it for the common people!"
"Secondly, the emperor promoted me to the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry. It is my duty as a human being to repay the emperor's kindness. How can I feel guilty?"
"If you think I'm wrong, you can impeach me or abuse me."
"I, Feng Baigong, will not refuse anyone who comes!"
That’s all.
The officials knew that this matter could no longer be discussed.
But they also have a more profound understanding of Feng Shangshu's character and persistence.
One official even worshiped him on the spot!
He bowed to Feng Baigong with a deep clasped fist.
"I will live up to your kindness!"
“My heart is for the people!”
"Today we know that even if the turbulent waves are rolling, there is still such a bright light as Feng Shangshu in Daliang!"
"The Daliang court was full of smoke and smoke."
"Before, I always resented the world, saying that the general environment was not good, and I just followed the crowd. But today, when I look at Feng Shangshu's words and deeds, I realize that it's not the environment that's not good! It's my personal ability and perseverance that are far from good!"
"When I got back, I asked myself to be demoted and transferred to the Ministry of Industry, where I listened to Feng Shangshu's teachings every day!"
Other officials were also impressed.
"Master Feng, it was us who spoke so carelessly, please forgive me!"
"I will tell my colleagues what you have said when I get back, so that they won't disturb your hard work."
“But being an official is for the sake of reputation, and to put it bluntly, it’s about saving face!”
"I want to be the prime minister in the Tongque Palace amusement project. We will still find a way to stop it. If we succeed, Lord Feng, please be considerate."
Everyone left with a sad look on their faces.
Feng Baigong fell into silence.
He just said a little bit of what was on his mind. Why are these people so excited?
Forget it, not looking for trouble is of course a good thing.
There were so many new drawings and new technologies from the Ministry of Industry, and he wished he could study them twelve hours a day, so he had no time to deal with them.
After officials spread what Feng Baigong said.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh.
"Feng Shangshu would rather bear the infamy than to repay the favor of the emperor and bring peace to the people!"
"This is forced!"
"What kind of world is this? It forces good people to do something and offends everyone!"
"Those of us can understand Master Feng's difficulties, but there are some short-sighted people who will definitely make Master Feng very upset!"
"What a sin!"
"The most evil ones are the little emperor and Zhou Kongfang!"
"Zhou Kongfang came up with such a wicked idea and gave birth to a child without an asshole! If the little emperor didn't insist on building the Tongque Palace, how could Lord Feng be put in a situation where everyone would shout and beat him!"
"No, we can't just stop the Tongque Palace amusement project, we must also protect Mr. Feng!"
These words touched everyone's heart.
"That's right, although I don't like that Feng Shangshu is noble, it's rare for Daliang to have such a noble man, so we can't do any harm!"
"We must spread what Feng Shangshu said and protect Feng Shangshu!"
…
Early morning.
Fengtian Hall resounds with the name of Zhou Kongfang.
It's all about him insulting the official's reputation and calling him a nobody!
Among them, Zhang Shoufu was the most excited.
When he thought about having a little eunuch every day, standing in a position similar to the Fengtian Palace in the Tongque Palace and playing the role of prime minister, he was so angry that blood rushed to his forehead!
Before going to court, he listened to reports from his subordinates.
It is said that there are rumors among the people that he is called "the chief eunuch"!
What a shame!
Zhu Youde felt that if Zhou Kongfang came to court, he would probably be beaten to death on the spot.
But he didn't hear Feng Baigong's name after listening for a long time.
I couldn't help but be surprised.
"My dear friends, Zhou Kongfang and Feng Baigong were obviously responsible for the construction of Tongque Palace. Why are you only involved in the construction of Tongque Palace?"
"Feng Shangshu reported the emperor's favor and went down to provide peace to the people. He did it even though he knew he couldn't do it!"
"So, I really don't know what your Majesty means?"
"We have nothing but respect for Feng Shangshu! How can we participate?"
Zhu Youde was confused.
It wasn't until the next morning court that he asked Wang Zhonghou to find Fan Song to inquire, and then he learned the cause and effect.
"Relationships can't break the golden body?"
"What your Majesty said is correct. Even if the officials don't like Feng Shangshu, they all admire Feng Shangshu for his insistence on being willing to be criticized by thousands of people, not letting down the king's kindness and bringing peace to the people!"
"Actually, there was supposed to be Ginseng Master Feng today, but last night many officials invited guests to help lobby for Master Feng."
"After convincing the majority, the small group will naturally not dare to offend the public."
Zhu Youde listened to the explanation.
Still stunned for a long time.
It was unimaginable for him to achieve such a state of being a good person and good official.
"But if this is the case, wouldn't I get even more infamy?"
"I don't really care. I just don't know how Zhou Aiqing would feel when she found out that he was the only one taking the blame."
Zhu Youde was thinking about it.
Then the young eunuch asked Zhou Kongfang to ask for an audience.
"Zhou Aiqing, why do you look so depressed?"
Zhou Kongfang felt that the emperor was asking questions knowingly.
But I can only answer honestly.
"I don't dare to go home now, for fear of being blocked by hundreds of officials and beaten to death on the spot! I thought that Feng Shangshu's life would be difficult, but who knew... Hey, forget it, I can't learn from Feng Shangshu's poverty-stricken style.
, there’s no point in being envious.”
"Sit down, Zhou Aiqing will suffer this time."
"But no matter what, Zhou Aiqing's reputation as the God of Wealth that turns stone into gold has become more and more resounding. If you continue to maintain it, I will be useful in the future."
"I obey the decree."
Zhou Kongfang sat down respectfully and asked again.
"Your Majesty, will the advertising investment plan and the academy plan you mentioned start now?
"The passenger flow is enough to support the advertising investment plan."
"The one million taels of silver allocated from the national treasury plus the expected profits are enough for the initial investment in the academy project."
"Start now!"
"Some ministers have already written another letter to advise you to repair the Imperial Palace. Tomorrow morning you and Feng Aiqing will also write a letter each.
Zhu Youde finished speaking.
I saw Zhou Kongfang's tragic expression: "The king wants his minister to die, but he has no choice but to die."
"Forget it, let Feng Aiqing submit the letter alone."