Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The morning court.

Unsurprisingly, yesterday's special edition was once again placed on Emperor Jing's desk.

After Zhang Shi presented the newspaper, he glanced at Fang Zheng Yi with a sinister look before lowering his head and remaining silent.

Emperor Jing, his face ashen, looked at Fang Zheng Yi, even though he had already read the newspaper.

Seeing Fang Zheng Yi's confused expression, he immediately flew into a rage: "Fang Zheng Yi! Is this your doing!?"

With that, he slammed the newspaper down onto the ground.

Fang Zheng Yi shuddered, becoming much more awake.

He had stayed up late the previous night writing 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' as a reserve, not sleeping for half the night.

Seeing Emperor Jing's fury, he quickly jumped out and shouted loudly: "Your subject is guilty! Please, Your Majesty, quell your anger!"

Emperor Jing sized up Fang Zheng Yi, his anger still lingering: "You have quite the nerve! Tell me, what exactly did you do wrong?"

"Your subject should not have made Your Majesty angry. Anger affects the heart and harms the dragon's body! Your subject wishes he could bash his head against a pillar and die!"

Emperor Jing glared: "Very well! Then go and bash it!"

Fang Zheng Yi: "..........."

Emperor Jing squinted at Fang Zheng Yi: "Bash it? Why aren't you bashing it! Are you afraid of death?"

Damn it, why isn't he following the script?

Fang Zheng Yi braced himself: "I dare to! But death can be lighter than a feather or heavier than Mount Tai. This sinful subject wishes to preserve this useful body to serve Your Majesty."

Emperor Jing chuckled: "Eloquent!"

"Publicly slandering my officials, damaging the prestige of the court, only to enhance your own reputation, Fang Zheng Yi. Tell me, my esteemed ministers, how should I punish Fang Zheng Yi!"

Yang Yingcai immediately stepped forward upon hearing this: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Fang Zheng Yi is spreading rumors and causing trouble, shaking the foundations of the country. He should be killed!"

Li Yuanzhao panicked upon hearing this, quickly looking at Fang Zheng Yi.

Fang Zheng Yi quickly returned a look.

He had already instructed Li Yuanzhao the night before not to interrupt whatever happened in court.

These old fogeys want to get rid of me, but the things I've done aren't enough for Emperor Jing to kill me.

This is a case of wanting to fix a window, so you have to tear down the roof first.

Zhang Shi followed closely behind, stepping out: "Your subject agrees! Furthermore, I suggest that the right to publish the Daily News be returned to the palace and be subject to palace review. This way, such problems will not occur again."

Many officials echoed his sentiments.

Yang Fengfan looked at Fang Zheng Yi with concern.

This big shot can't fall... It wasn't easy to latch onto him. If he falls, I really won't be able to live a decent life in the future.

"Your Majesty! Your subject has something to say!" Fang Zheng Yi immediately prepared to retort.

"You are not allowed to speak, shut your mouth!" Emperor Jing immediately interrupted.

It's better for that cheap mouth of yours to not speak, the more you say, the more mistakes you make!

"Li Instructor, what do you think?"

Emperor Jing looked at Li Yansong, wanting to laugh but not daring to. Logically speaking, his relationship with Fang Zheng Yi should be pretty good on normal days, but this time, besides Zhang Shi, he was the one who suffered the most.

Now many people are privately spreading rumors that he is Fang Zheng Yi's maternal uncle.

This kid Fang Zheng Yi really doesn't show any mercy when he does things...

Li Yansong pulled a long face and stood out, glancing at Fang Zheng Yi, his eyes full of helplessness.

Behead him... Beheading him would be good too.

Such a monster should not appear in the imperial court!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this subject believes that Fang Zheng Yi's crime does not warrant death. In the end, it was for disaster relief and saving lives."

"Since he is so eager to do public good, this subject suggests demoting Fang Zheng Yi to a Jianjiang Judge, and let him go to Jianjiang for disaster relief."

Zheng Qiao and others stood out and said: "Your subjects agree."

They had already discussed this matter in the public office yesterday.

Fang Zheng Yi is a disaster, demotion is a must! It's just that they don't know where His Majesty's limit is.

If the limit is small and he remains in the capital, then the Crown Prince will inevitably cause trouble again by his side.

If the forced donation happens a few more times, everyone will really not be able to hold on, so let him get far away as soon as possible.

Fang Zheng Yi stared blankly, looking at Li Yansong in a daze.

I called you uncle for nothing... You ambushed me here!

If I go to the south, isn't it another hell-level new map?

Zhang Shi glanced at Li Yansong faintly.

I didn't expect that Duke Li, after being tricked so badly, would still protect Fang Zheng Yi. Could it be... that they are real relatives?

Emperor Jing smiled.

He was thinking of demoting Fang Zheng Yi, but he hadn't thought of demoting him to a disaster area.

This troublemaker can't be killed, so it's better to send him away. If he wants to cause trouble, let him cause trouble in the disaster area. Maybe he can come up with some new tricks!

At worst, he will be transferred back after a while.

A Hanlin official stood out below and suddenly said: "Your Majesty! This sentence is too light!"

"Fang Zheng Yi has caused chaos in the court and has already had a bad influence on the people! How can such a person be the master of the people?"

"This subject suggests that he should be demoted to a commoner!"

Fang Zheng Yi's eyes lit up.

That's fine too! A commoner is a commoner, I can be stable for a while longer......

"Moreover, this subject has also heard rumors among the people that Duke Li.... Duke Li is Fang Zheng Yi's maternal uncle! I wonder if Duke Li is biased towards Fang Zheng Yi!"

Li Yansong's old face suddenly turned red.

Pointing at himself with one hand, he stared wide-eyed at the Hanlin official just now.

Zheng Qiao and Zhang Dongxiang on the side seemed uneasy, lowering their heads and shrinking inward.

"This old man is not his uncle!!! How dare you slander this old man?"

Fang Zheng Yi said dissatisfied: "Is it so difficult to say slander when you use me as a maternal uncle? What's wrong with me, Fang Zheng Yi?"

"Shut up!" Emperor Jing and Li Yansong shouted in unison.

Fang Zheng Yi immediately retracted his head.

That little Hanlin official was quite brave, and continued: "Duke Li, everyone has seen the content in the newspaper."

"It said that you personally went to the newspaper office and shed tears in the editorial department... Only 1,500 shi of grain is left in your home, and the rest is donated."

"If it wasn't for his family's strong support, would this be possible?"

Fang Zheng Yi looked at the Hanlin official with disdain.

These so-called purists are really useless. They don't talk about serious matters at all. Besides finding angles to attack privacy everywhere, they have no other abilities.

Li Yansong stammered, unable to speak, feeling that he couldn't explain himself clearly even if he had mouths all over his body.

Zheng Qiao and Zhang Dongxiang beside him hid even further away, for fear of being dragged out as well.

"This old man... I... This old man has no relationship with him at all! Can the rumors among the people be true!"

"No wind, no waves, Duke Li!"

"You......."

The Hanlin official became more and more complacent, and couldn't help but raise his head. The people around him looked at him with admiration.

Awesome, brother, you dare to challenge this? You have integrity!

"Enough! Nonsense! Fang Zheng Yi, you say! Is Instructor Li your relative or not?"

Emperor Jing naturally didn't believe it, but after hearing it so much, he actually began to feel a trace of doubt in his heart.

Li Yansong opened his mouth wide and looked at Emperor Jing, feeling a burst of pain in his heart, his eyes full of despair.

Why are you asking him? This old man's reputation is ruined....

"This..." Fang Zheng Yi's eyes began to wander around, stammering: "This... Duke Li has no relatives with this subject, but he looks like my dead maternal uncle!"

"Duke Li!! Duke Li!! What's wrong with you!"

"Duke Li is so angry! Call the imperial physician quickly!!"

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