Upon hearing this, Zhou Hong shook his head.
"Your Highness Prince Jin is mistaken."
"A ruler should be tolerant of others, and now the Duke of Zhenguo, Mu Zian, is in the limelight and is someone we should try our best to win over."
"Instead of making them our enemies."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qing's expression turned cold.
"I am the King of Jin of the mighty Great Li! How dare he humiliate me in front of so many people! Should I still tolerate this?"
Zhou Hong replied upon hearing this.
"Only by enduring what ordinary people cannot endure can one achieve great things!"
Throughout history, it has been said that a lack of patience in small matters can ruin great plans.
"Your Highness's most pressing task now is to achieve results in the Ministry of Revenue that His Majesty can see."
"Instead of letting trivial matters of face distract you from other things."
"The reason why Mu Zi'an is so unscrupulous is because His Majesty needs him to be a loyal subject."
"The way of a loyal subject is to have no relatives or friends, but only to be loyal to His Majesty."
"As long as His Majesty is still alive, Mu Zian will be second only to the emperor."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qing slammed his hand on the table.
"Am I to swallow this humiliation I have suffered today?"
Zhou Hong said calmly.
"Since Mu Zian took over as Duke of Zhenguo, he quelled the rebellion in Luzhou, reformed the imperial examination system, destroyed the Pei family, led expeditions against the Xiongnu in the north, and protected the capital in the south."
"No one in the imperial court could match him. In terms of decisiveness, he was no less than his father. And in terms of vengefulness, he was even more vengeful."
"With the Pei family wiped out and the example of Liu Yi, the Vice Minister of War, surely Your Highness can see it clearly?"
"May I ask Your Highness, even if you have vented your anger today, what are your plans for the future?"
"Your Highness has not yet entered the Eastern Palace and has already offended a future powerful minister, all for the sake of venting your own pent-up anger. Is it worth it?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qing's anger eased slightly, but he still frowned.
"Am I to simply swallow this humiliation I have suffered today?!"
Zhou Hongdao.
"A moment of patience brings calm, a step back opens up a vast sky."
"The Duke of Zhenguo is neither a bully who uses his power to oppress others, nor a person who bullies the weak by relying on his strength."
"He would fight the Pei family to the death for a mere maid, and he would smash up the Ministry of Revenue for a mere Ministry of Works."
"So as long as Your Highness doesn't provoke him, he will definitely not continue to pester Your Highness."
"Now Your Highness has only one opponent, and that is Prince Qi. Only by defeating him will you have the opportunity to enter the Eastern Palace."
"Only then will you have the opportunity to ascend to the throne in the future. At that time, you will be the supreme ruler of the world. Who can stop you from doing whatever you want?"
After listening to Zhou Hong's analysis, Xiao Qing calmed down completely.
As Zhou Hong said, if he continued to fight Mu Zi'an to the death with his obsession, only Xiao Mei would be the one to benefit in the end.
"I have learned a lot from you today, and I thank you for your guidance, Mr. Zhou."
Seeing that Xiao Qing had calmed down, Zhou Hong nodded in satisfaction.
"Your Highness need not worry. As the saying goes, madness brings rain, and madness brings disaster."
"The Duke of Zhenguo's attack on the Ministry of Revenue has gone too far. It seems that someone is already plotting something."
"However, now that the Duke of Zhenguo has made great contributions, it is not advisable to confront him directly. I can predict that the Ministry of Works' position among the six ministries may soar to new heights in the future."
"If Your Highness can put aside past grievances and help the Ministry of Works, it will surely be of great use in the future."
Even though he was displeased, Xiao Qing could only nod in agreement.
"I will keep Mr. Zhou's words in mind."
The news of Mu Zi'an vandalizing the Ministry of Revenue was suppressed immediately after only one day.
It is said that His Majesty personally ordered the blockade, forbidding civil and military officials from continuing the discussion.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Revenue could only suffer in silence, unable to express its bitterness.
Originally, the debt to the Ministry of Works was only over 80,000 taels, but now it has become 100,000 taels.
As the officials of the Ministry of Revenue said, they could not perform magic tricks, so the Ministry of Revenue's money would not suddenly increase.
The extra ten thousand taels of silver would naturally have to be borne by the Ministry of Revenue itself.
The Ministry of Revenue's outstanding salary payments and the Ministry of War's outstanding debts were all delivered to the Ministry of Works in full after the evening office hours.
The officials of the Ministry of Works were all deeply moved when they saw the chest full of silver.
It should be noted that Mu Zi'an collected all the salaries owed to them over the past three years in just one day after joining the staff department.
This was like a dream, and at this time they had all heard about Mu Zian's actions in the Ministry of Revenue.
Who would have thought that the dignified Duke of Dali would actually stand up for them, even going so far as to confront the prince head-on?
Touched! I felt nothing but moved!
Wang Han looked at the boxes in front of him and coughed lightly twice.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to him.
"As you all know, the Ministry of Works holds a lowly position among the Six Ministries."
"Now that the Duke of Zhenguo has sacrificed himself to win us a shred of dignity, we will never forget this great kindness!"
"Let me state my position first! From now on, within this Ministry of Works, the Duke of Zhenguo's words will be my words! Do you all understand?"
The officials of the Ministry of Works had been ostracized in the court, but now they finally had their chance to stand up for themselves.
Everyone present immediately stood up and bowed.
"I will naturally follow the lead of the Duke of Zhenguo!"
Wang Han was very satisfied upon hearing this and immediately waved his hand.
"Share the money!"
Mu Zi'an didn't care how the money he had obtained was divided.
Now, Mu Zian's entire focus is on the Smelting Bureau.
Only by manufacturing higher-strength steel can we fundamentally advance the progress of firearms.
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