Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

“Your Majesty! These are the memorials that arrived today.” Guo Tianyang walked into the Imperial Study, holding a stack of memorials.

Inside the Imperial Study, Emperor Jing leaned against the couch. Li Yuanzhao sat beside him, reading the memorials, a scene of fatherly love and filial piety.

Guo Tianyang placed the stack of memorials beside Emperor Jing expressionlessly.

Emperor Jing casually picked up one and began to read it carefully.

After flipping through more than ten memorials, Emperor Jing snorted coldly and tossed the memorial onto the couch, saying, “That's enough. It's time for朕 (zhèn, the emperor's personal pronoun) to go out for a walk.”

“太子 (Tàizǐ, Crown Prince), tomorrow you will attend court on朕's behalf.”

Li Yuanzhao looked up, appearing bewildered, and asked, “What's wrong, Father?”

“People have already begun to impeach Fang Zheng, claiming that he is colluding with the Fourth Prince and has privately accepted 60,000 taels of bribes from the Northern Rong.”

Li Yuanzhao exclaimed in surprise, “How is that possible!? Even if there's an impeachment, it can't be completely fabricated, right!”

Emperor Jing shook his head and smiled, “It's not completely fabricated. Taoyuan County does have business dealings with the Fourth Prince. They even secretly collaborated to sell something called Monkey Wine before. The large amount is suspicious, which isn't surprising, but朕 knew about these things long ago.”

“Then what's this about accepting 60,000 taels of bribes from the Northern Rong? Why have I never heard of it?”

Emperor Jing lowered his head and thought for a moment, then pointed towards the bookshelf and said to Guo Tianyang, “Bring the previous memorials.”

Guo Tianyang already knew what he wanted, and skillfully retrieved two memorials from the bookshelf.

Emperor Jing took them and handed them to Li Yuanzhao, saying, “Take a look.”

“Although朕 doesn't know where this talk of accepting bribes came from,朕 knows that Fang Qing took 60,000 taels of silver from the Northern Rong people. He tricked them out of the silver, and the next day he informed朕 about it.”

“Later, he said that the money would be retained for use in the Banshan Workshop, so朕 didn't ask any further.”

Li Yuanzhao flipped through Fang Zheng's memorial and exclaimed, “It's true! Old Fang is so cunning, why does he tell Father everything?”

Emperor Jing laughed, “That's what makes Fang Qing smart. He doesn't hide anything from朕, so朕 naturally trusts him wholeheartedly!”

“Fang Qing seems glib, but in朕's opinion, he is actually the most honest person in the world!”

“If all the officials in the world could be like him, then what would大景 (Dà Jǐng, Great Jing Dynasty) have to worry about not prospering?”

Guo Tianyang, who was standing to the side, revealed an expression of extreme disdain.

Fang Zheng honest? Then this old man is a real man!

Alas, that kid is really good at fooling people! It's hateful, even His Majesty has fallen for his tricks!

Li Yuanzhao opened his mouth wide and muttered, “Really? I don't think Old Fang looks like an honest person at all? He flatters Father every day and doesn't talk about serious matters. I feel like two out of every ten sentences he says are lies...”

“Shut up! You idiot! Have you learned even a fraction of how to flatter?!”, Emperor Jing roared in anger, “Besides making朕 angry, what else can you do? All you do all day is eat and sleep. You even stutter when reading a memorial!”

“Isn't it because you don't let me go out? What else can I do here besides eat and sleep?” Li Yuanzhao complained loudly!

“Silence! You rebellious son, how dare you quibble?朕 said Fang Qing is an honest man, and you still don't believe it? Come, bring朕 the memorials.” Emperor Jing pointed at the bookshelf and said angrily.

Guo Tianyang pouted and walked to the bookshelf again, rummaging out a stack of memorials and carrying them to Emperor Jing.

“Take a look! After Fang Qing entered the court for a month, he has to submit memorials to朕 every day to report his well-being! He says everything that happens from morning to night? You rebellious son can't even do that every day, and you still have the face to quibble in front of朕?”

Li Yuanzhao opened a memorial and glanced at it, frowning deeply and loudly retorting, “This is just a diary! Can what's written in a diary be called heartfelt words?”

“And this! He even has to talk about seeing ants fighting? This is completely meaningless!”

“Hmm? Waking up at noon during rest days... that's true...”

“If Father likes reading diaries, I can write them for you too!”

Emperor Jing sneered, “Heh, it's too late. A poor imitation!”

Li Yuanzhao: “......”

Guo Tianyang felt a sense of sorrow in his heart. The Crown Prince has finally become a teammate. His Majesty always scolds me for mimicking like a parrot, and today the Crown Prince is doing a poor imitation!

“You have a body full of bad habits! When Fang Qing comes back, you will follow him and learn from him properly!”

“I did learn from him! But you still scold me!” Li Yuanzhao felt wronged.

I have clearly been learning from Old Fang all along, but all I get is beatings and scoldings. What's the problem?

“Alright, stop talking!” Emperor Jing waved his hand helplessly, “朕 would be content if you had even a fraction of his ability to make money.”

“Ah.” Li Yuanzhao replied in a muffled voice.

This is something he really can't compare with. There's nothing to argue about. Old Fang cons people like it's a game, and a bunch of big fools are rushing to give him money.

“Hey? That's not right, Father, why are you keeping so many of Old Fang's memorials in the Imperial Study? They're useless!” Li Yuanzhao suddenly realized the key point!

He hurriedly grabbed two more memorials and started reading them. As he read, his eyes widened and goosebumps rose all over his body!

The contents made his face flush red!

It turns out there were also various forms of flattery besides the diary!

Emperor Jing's old face flushed red, and he hurriedly explained, “朕 also wants to take this opportunity to understand the daily lives of朕's officials, otherwise, wouldn't朕 be closing朕's ears and eyes? Alright, let's talk business! Guo Banban, take these back, they're an eyesore!”

Guo Tianyang took the memorials expressionlessly, and couldn't help but secretly open one halfway. As soon as he opened it, his facial features became distorted and his scalp went numb!

I屮 (wǒ cǎo, similar to WTF)! This Fang Zheng is really disgusting % # @ 0 @ ...\u0026 * * ...!

Seeing that the memorials were properly put away, Emperor Jing readjusted his emotions and said, “Tomorrow, when you attend court, remember not to say much, just listen. If someone impeaches Fang Zheng in person, you should act as you need to.”

“Take a close look for朕, who is playing tricks behind the scenes! Most of these people should just be unable to stand Fang Zheng and are kicking him when he's down.”

“Guo Banban, draw up a list of the people who impeached Fang Zheng today and send it out for investigation. Also, draft an edict to establish the Jinyiwei!”

“Jinyiwei?” Li Yuanzhao asked curiously, “Father, I heard Old Fang mention it a couple of times, but I can't remember it clearly. What is the purpose of establishing the Jinyiwei?”

“Just think of it as a new Eastern Depot.”

Guo Tianyang almost burst into tears, bit his lower lip, and stood silently beside Emperor Jing.

“But why does Father want to choose this time? I remember Old Fang told me a long time ago.”

Emperor Jing smiled slightly, “You still have a lot to learn. Of course朕 can establish the Jinyiwei at any time, but... the resistance will be the least tomorrow. As a ruler, you must not disregard the attitude of the officials, otherwise, the opposition between the ruler and his ministers will easily cause unrest. Learning to choose the right opportunity is very important to get things done.”

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