Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

As the first fart surfaced, Fang Zheng smiled, his lips splitting into a grin.

He had completely mastered the art of low-blows this time.

Li Yuanzhao also covered his mouth, afraid he would laugh out loud.

Everyone in the Hanlin Academy glared at the person who had farted!

Fang Zheng thought to himself, 'You can't even hold in a fart? Aren't you ashamed? Where's your face?'

The person who farted lowered his head in shame.

He was already regretting coming here more than anything.

Fang Zheng suppressed the "joy" in his heart and quickly went to call Emperor Jing.

"Your Majesty, the grand show I've prepared is about to begin. Please come out and take a look."

Emperor Jing cheerfully crawled out of the carriage: "Oh? Then I'm looking forward to it. Good, let me see again how your methods will make these people change their minds!"

"Your Majesty, please wait outside for a moment. It hasn't started yet, but I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Emperor Jing smiled and stood on the carriage, looking down at the crowd.

Before long, the second bubble gurgled and emerged from the water....

Fang Zheng tugged at Emperor Jing's sleeve, pointed at the water, and said with a face full of surprise: "Your Majesty, look! The water is actually boiling!"

"Uh....." Emperor Jing was a little speechless.

But he couldn't say anything. A natural physiological reaction was normal, and holding it in was understandable.

But bubbles coming out in the water... and with so many people, it was truly a first for him.

Every time a bubble appeared, someone began to regret coming here.

Not only were they suffering, but they had truly lost all face!

However, the embarrassment was quickly relieved, as bubbles began to appear on the surface one after another.

Some people began to make small, stealthy movements, trying to plug themselves up...

However, all their efforts were in vain! The increasingly dense bubbles on the surface had already explained the problem.

Dense bubbles surged up one by one, as if the water was really boiling....

Yang Yingcai's old face was flushed red, and he wished he could plunge into the dirty water and drown.

At this moment... he was the one who regretted it the most.

His reputation was ruined! His reputation was ruined! How would future generations evaluate me...?

Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zheng with a strange expression and said in a low voice: "Is this the grand show you wanted me to see? Did you put medicine in the Prosperous Age Potatoes? This is simply ridiculous!"

Fang Zheng also had a "wronged" expression, and defended himself: "Of course not! How could I do such a childish thing! How could this be called a grand show?"

"Perhaps... they're all soaking in the water... maybe they swallowed something dirty in the water. I'm innocent!"

Emperor Jing felt relieved.

That's right, this was too childish. There was no way Fang Zheng would do something like this; it was simply unreasonable.

"Alas, this is insulting to scholarly refinement. I don't want to watch anymore. Call me when your so-called grand show comes."

After speaking, Emperor Jing entered the carriage again.

Fang Zheng sighed and shook his head at the crowd: "Useless! Can't you even hold in a fart! What kind of books have you been reading!"

Gu Tian blushed and said: "Did you put medicine in the food you gave us!"

"What are you yelling about! Didn't I eat it too! What kind of medicine can specifically make people fart? Do you even have a brain!" Fang Zheng retorted unceremoniously.

At the same time, he calculated the time in his mind.

Logically speaking, the people he had arranged should have arrived.....

"A bunch of people who can't even hold in a fart still talk about the world, morality? Shameless!"

"I think you are even worse than Yan Guoan! If Dengjin Ward were to be governed by you, who knows what it would become!"

QNMD! Am I worse than that trash Yan Guoan?

The Hanlin scholars below gritted their teeth and glared at Yan Guoan's head on the ceremonial gate.

Fang Zheng didn't care about the low curses from the people below and looked into the distance.

He vaguely saw a group of people appearing in the distance. Given the situation on the street, ordinary people wouldn't be gathering together, so it should be his people!

....................

At this time, Ding Quan was leading a group of people to Dengjin Ward.

These people all had ashen faces and miserable expressions, walking as if they were living corpses.

As they approached the ceremonial gate, Ding Quan instructed: "Everyone, don't worry. Fang Qingtian will help you find your lost family members. Whether they are alive or dead, he will definitely give you an answer!"

"Now, the group of people kneeling in front are the officials who usually manage your wards and markets. Fang Qingtian is punishing them now."

"So I brought you here so that you can repay grievances! Avenge your grudges! As long as no one dies, you can do whatever you want."

"Look, the one standing on the carriage is Fang Qingtian!"

"Don't be afraid! Fang Qingtian will stand up for you!! These corrupt officials will not have a good end!"

Upon hearing this, a surge of resentment suddenly welled up in the originally lifeless eyes of this group of people.

They said in unison: "Thank you, Fang Qingtian!"

"Okay, take the things I gave you! Go quickly! This official will go back to report!" After speaking, Ding Quan flashed away.

Then, a group of people wielding carrying poles, rolling pins, benches, and other items walked menacingly towards the Hanlin scholars.

At this time, Emperor Jing had been called out again by Fang Zheng, looking somewhat dumbfounded at this scene.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, he saw the leading woman lift a carrying pole and smash it down on Yang Yingcai, who was in the first row.

She roared despairingly: "I'll beat you to death, you corrupt official! Give me back my son's life!!"

Yang Yingcai was dumbfounded, but he didn't have time to be dumbfounded.

The moment he raised his head, he saw a black shadow flash past, and a carrying pole was imprinted on his face.

Yang Yingcai wailed repeatedly, terrified: "Who are you! Who are you! Someone, capture this wicked woman!!"

Fang Zheng had already given prior notice, so no one would help him.

Yang Yingcai quickly snatched the woman's carrying pole, but unfortunately, he had suffered too much these past two days and was too weak to resist.

He was locked in a stalemate with the woman.

Seeing the stalemate, the woman quickly dropped the carrying pole and pounced directly on Yang Yingcai, pushing him into the water.

The woman was crazed, roaring and crying, constantly pinching Yang Yingcai with her hands.

"You return my son! Corrupt official! Evil official, you return my son ah......"

Such scenes were also constantly playing out behind Yang Yingcai. The originally meek people had become extremely fierce under the drive of hatred.

Who would have thought that their relatives would die in the water because of a mere rainstorm.

The pain of losing parents, wives, children, and siblings constantly stimulated the nerves of this group of common people.

Now that Fang Qingtian was in charge, they could finally vent their anger.

Yang Yingcai was pinched until his whole body was purple, wanting to resist, but when he saw the thick, unresolvable despair and desolation in the wicked woman's eyes, he suddenly became timid.

His hands couldn't muster a bit of strength.

The woman cried loudly, using both her hands and mouth, pinching and biting.....

Emperor Jing opened his mouth wide, wanting to say something.

Fang Zheng spoke first: "Your Majesty, these are the victims of the recent floods in the past few days. They have basically lost or died to their relatives... I have brought them here."

Emperor Jing sighed: "Alas..... Are these all the disaster victims from Dengjin Ward?"

"Yes... but there are also some from nearby."

"This....... You invited them here, but how will you solve this afterward?"

Fang Zheng said with a heavy face: "Returning to Your Majesty, I have already sent people to help them find their relatives, but... at this time, if they haven't returned home on their own, they are probably dead."

"So I want to give them some compensation. I have already donated the only five hundred and eighty taels on my body to them, so that even if the labor force in their family is gone, their days ahead will be better."

Emperor Jing was moved and patted Fang Zheng's shoulder.

"Good... really good! Fang Qing, I didn't misjudge you!"