Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The Jing Emperor, however, didn't mind and burst into laughter.

"Good! Good child, go ahead."

After saying that, he put down the little chubby boy in his arms and strode towards the city. When the people at the city gate saw Fang Zheng Yi gesturing wildly behind the Jing Emperor, a large group of them knelt down at once.

They shouted in unison: "Welcome Your Majesty into the city! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long, long live the Emperor!!"

"Rise!"

The people rose to their feet with a whoosh, crowding on both sides and constantly greeting the Jing Emperor.

The Jing Emperor entered the city with a triumphant expression.

As soon as he passed, the people immediately stopped cheering and glared at the group of foreign strangers.

The officials were sweating profusely, thinking, 'So, in Fang Zheng Yi's eyes, besides His Majesty, none of us count as human beings?'

Fang Zheng Yi also looked helpless. It wasn't his instruction. Peach Origin County had been isolated for too long and had some xenophobic tendencies. There was nothing he could do.

Once everyone had entered the city, Fang Zheng Yi stepped forward and said loudly: "Gentlemen, after such a long and arduous journey, you must all be tired and hungry."

"The county has prepared a banquet for everyone. You can enjoy yourselves to the fullest later. After the dinner, there will be Peach Origin County's opera performances for everyone to enjoy! After a night's rest, I will take you to see the Magnificent Potatoes!"

"Zhang Lao Liu! Zhang Lao Liu! Quickly take the esteemed officials to eat, and take good care of them!"

The officials couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fang Zheng Yi had done something decent after all....

Relaxing, everyone couldn't help but look around at the surroundings, and this look shocked them even more.

The brand-new buildings, the clean and tidy stone slab roads, and the orderly people deeply shocked everyone present.

Although no one spoke, everyone had already begun to re-evaluate Fang Zheng Yi in their hearts.

The group quickly arrived at Lao Liu Restaurant, and the Jing Emperor couldn't help but smile knowingly at the familiar signboard.

It was here that he had his first formal meeting with Fang Zheng Yi. How thoughtful!

Of course, this was just one reason why Fang Zheng Yi chose Lao Liu Restaurant. Another reason was that he seemed very satisfied when he invited the Jing Emperor to eat here last time.

Moreover, Zhang Lao Liu had given him a jar of wine that he enjoyed drinking, so he arranged this opportunity to host the Emperor for Zhang Lao Liu.

At this time, there were still many diners eating on the first floor. When they saw Fang Zheng Yi and the person in yellow robes next to him, they immediately thought of the Emperor and knelt down to pay their respects.

Zhang Lao Liu quickly stepped forward to the Jing Emperor, knelt down, and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! It was this humble citizen's negligence. I arranged for you to dine on the second floor, and I forgot to clear out the people on the first floor... I will chase them away immediately!"

The Jing Emperor waved his sleeve and smiled: "It's fine! Don't disturb others. We'll go to the second floor. Everyone, rise."

After saying that, he walked up the stairs on his own, and everyone hurriedly followed.

Seeing that everyone else had gone upstairs, Fang Zheng Yi walked to Zhang Lao Liu's side and sighed: "Stupid! You can't even handle this little thing. Get up! His Majesty said it's fine, no need to be so frightened."

Then he looked around at the diners and said: "What's going on? Is it popular to eat rabbits in the city recently?? Why do I see everyone eating roasted rabbits?"

Zhang Lao Liu got up and grinned: "Master, you haven't been back for a while, so you don't know. The rabbits are all sold by the county's research institute... cheap!"

"Oh... a while ago, everyone was eating monkey brains. You're too late. All the monkeys on the back mountain have been caught, and now you can't eat them!"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng Yi's cold sweat dripped down.

The research institute sells monkey brains... rabbits? Aren't those for experiments?! Weren't they injected with penicillin?!

In his excitement, he grabbed Zhang Lao Liu's collar and roared: "Did today's dishes use any of these ingredients?"

Zhang Lao Liu was instantly flustered and quickly waved his hand: "No! How dare I, Master? His Majesty's meal must use the best freshly slaughtered ingredients. I, Zhang Lao Liu, wouldn't use cheap goods!"

Fang Zheng Yi immediately breathed a sigh of relief and patted him on the shoulder: "These rabbits and monkey brains... did anyone die from eating them...?"

Zhang Lao Liu patted his chest loudly: "No! The research institute always feeds them to pigs first. They only sell them after confirming there are no problems!"

Thankfully... no one died. Fang Zheng Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Damn it, these people go astray as soon as I leave. Does the fact that pigs can eat them without problems prove that humans can eat them without problems too!

I have to make the rules clearer when I get back.

"Alright, quickly prepare the dishes for His Majesty. Scald the knives and cutting boards with hot water and scrub them several times. In the future, you are not allowed to buy any ingredients sold by the research institute. If there are any problems, I will hold you responsible!"

Zhang Lao Liu nodded in agreement.

..........

Soon, exquisite dishes emitting tempting aromas were brought before the officials.

Everyone was already starving at this time. They had vomited out almost everything they had eaten in the morning.

Moreover, Peach Origin County's cooking skills were particularly superb, and they couldn't help but drool at the sight of this table of food.

After the Jing Emperor started eating, the officials began to eat with gusto.

During the meal, Fang Zheng Yi secretly prepared a delicate little dessert and sent it to the princess. Li Yuan Zhao, whose eyes were constantly on Fang Zheng Yi, wanted to stop him, but he was successfully bribed with a hundred taels of silver.

After half an hour of toasting and exchanging pleasantries, everyone ate to their heart's content and gave extremely high praise to Peach Origin County's food.

Seeing that everyone had eaten almost enough, Fang Zheng Yi once again found Zhang Lao Liu.

He pulled him to a corner on the second floor and whispered: "After we finish eating, go to Youjian Inn tonight and ask that old man for the money!"

After saying that, he pointed to the Minister of Revenue, Zhang Shi. "He's in charge of the money, understand?"

Zhang Shi had sharp eyes and immediately noticed Fang Zheng Yi pointing at him, and glared at him fiercely.

"Master, he's glaring at you!" Zhang Lao Liu discovered.

"Hmm! Then give him a discount!"

Zhang Lao Liu said with some trepidation: "Master, what if he doesn't pay... and the county government has already paid me the silver in advance..."

"If he doesn't pay, shout loudly! His Majesty is also staying at the inn!" Fang Zheng Yi secretly looked at Zhang Shi.

Damn it, you dare to impeach me! You dare to glare at me!

"Then what about the extra silver after the discount?"

"Keep half of the extra amount, donate the rest to the nursing home, and then return the silver that the county government gave you."

"Understood!"

After explaining everything, Fang Zheng Yi squeezed away Guo Tian Yang and approached the Jing Emperor: "Your Majesty, how was the meal? Are you satisfied?"

The Jing Emperor was naturally very pleased. Although he had a hard time along the way, his smile hadn't disappeared since he arrived in Peach Origin County.

Ah... life in Peach Origin County is truly wonderful!

"Hmm! Good! Fang Qing, you have done very well!朕 is very satisfied."

Fang Zheng Yi beamed with joy: "Serving Your Majesty is my duty."

A resentful gaze was cast towards Fang Zheng Yi...

"Then I'll leave the rest to me to arrange!"

The Jing Emperor nodded in agreement, and Fang Zheng Yi immediately stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, were you satisfied with this meal?"

"Satisfied..." sparse voices rang out.

"Good! Everyone, please rest for a while, and I will take you to my Peach Origin Grand Theater to enjoy the opera, a good way to relax!"

Fang Zheng Yi was also very satisfied.

So far... everything is going smoothly.