Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Li Yuanzhao steadied himself, grinned, and waved at Fang Zheng.

Fang Zheng didn't feel much, but the surrounding ministers were frightened.

They shouted: "Your Highness, dangerous! Come down quickly, come down quickly, let him demonstrate alone is enough."

Li Yuanzhao cupped his hands to his mouth like a trumpet and shouted: "It's okay, I have experience! Father, do you want to come up and have a look?"

Fang Zheng felt a shiver run down his spine and quickly said to Emperor Jing: "Your Majesty, you'd better not go. I'll go with him and take a look."

The emperor is, after all, the emperor, the backbone of a country.

Flying into the sky aside, even a little risk would cause strong dissatisfaction among others.

It's better for me to go, I also want to go up to the sky and have a look, he never sat in this thing in his previous life.

Besides, he still trusts Xiao Letian's level.

Fang Zheng walked straight towards the rattan basket. When he reached the edge of the basket, he nimbly flipped into it.

After standing firm, he patted Xiao Letian's shoulder and said: "Xiao Xiao, do a good job, don't be nervous, Principal, I'm here to accompany you."

Li Yuanzhao glanced at Emperor Jing, who was still standing in place, and couldn't help but feel a little smug.

"Heh heh, it seems that Father's courage is far from mine."

Fang Zheng shrugged and didn't respond.

Emperor Jing keenly noticed Li Yuanzhao's gaze, and his face gradually darkened.

What kind of look is this beast giving me? Is he mocking my lack of courage?

The hot air balloon was still tied to the stone railing, hovering in place, just as Xiao Letian was about to have someone untie the ropes.

Emperor Jing suddenly moved, walking towards the hot air balloon with steady steps.

He originally wanted to flip in, but this height... the movement was a bit ungraceful.

So he said: "Lower this balloon first. Since the Crown Prince has spoken, then I will go with you to take a look."

Fang Zheng was stunned: "Your Majesty, do you really want to go up? Actually... it's still a bit dangerous."

"You two are not afraid, so would I be afraid?" Emperor Jing said lightly: "Alright, lower it."

Under Xiao Letian's control, the hot air balloon began to land smoothly. When the ministers saw Emperor Jing entering the rattan basket, they immediately became agitated.

How could His Majesty go in? Even if you are the Son of Heaven, you can't just go to the sky!

Li Yansong was even more panicked and shouted: "Your Majesty, you must not! This thing is too dangerous, you must not take the risk!".

Immediately afterwards, someone began to kneel down, howling: "Your Majesty's body is worth ten thousand gold, you must not take this risk!".

"Please Your Majesty watch from the palace!"

Facing the ministers' constant requests, Emperor Jing frowned slightly and said: "Get up! Could it be that my son and son-in-law would harm me? Everyone is so timid and afraid of things, what kind of decorum is this!".

After speaking, he ignored the reactions of the ministers and turned to Xiao Letian and said: "Start taking off, I have been looking forward to it for a long time."

Xiao Letian's heart was agitated. Since the emperor had spoken, there was no reason not to listen!

The next second, Xiao Letian untied the ropes tied to the side of the rattan basket, and the hot air balloon slowly floated away.

The ministers watched in despair as the hot air balloon rose little by little... until the height gradually exceeded the main hall!

And above the rattan basket, Emperor Jing gripped the edge of the rattan basket tightly with both hands, his face a little pale.

He regretted it... there was a strange feeling all over his body as this thing rose, and he felt even more unsure.

But since he had already come up, he naturally couldn't lose face as the emperor.

Li Yuanzhao and Xiao Letian were experienced, so there was no special reaction.

Fang Zheng felt okay too. Although he had never sat in a hot air balloon in his previous life, there were tall office buildings!

When he had time, he would lie on the window and fantasize about jumping down to free himself from his crappy life.

This height is nothing now, and the operation is stable.

Seeing that Emperor Jing was a little nervous, Fang Zheng thoughtfully said: "Your Majesty, don't look down, it's better to look at the scenery in the distance."

Emperor Jing unconsciously raised his head. As the hot air balloon rose, the entire view of the palace gradually appeared before his eyes.

The sunlight shone down, and the tiles of the countless halls in the palace gleamed with gold, beautiful and magnificent.

This rare and beautiful scenery made the four of them a little intoxicated for a while.

But the ministers below were even more panicked!

The hot air balloon was floating higher and higher. Now, from below, it was just a slightly larger black spot. What if His Majesty and the Crown Prince really fell from this height?

The consequences would be unimaginable!

The ministers looked at each other. Suddenly someone asked: "If it continues to rise, won't it reach above the thirty-sixth heaven? Could there be a heavenly palace above the dome?".

With this question, everyone's attention was quickly diverted, and they looked up at the sky with great curiosity.

That's right, flying so high, will it go directly to the heavenly palace?

"Zheng, will there be a heavenly palace in the sky?" Emperor Jing looked at the sky, with some kind of light flickering in his eyes.

Li Yuanzhao covered his mouth and laughed. It seemed that everyone who went to heaven had this question, but Father's dream would eventually be shattered.

The hot air balloon will definitely not be able to fly up.

How to explain this? Fang Zheng thought for a while and said: "I think there shouldn't be, otherwise, we would be able to see it with the Thousand Mile Jiangshan Mirror."

Well, that makes sense too.

Emperor Jing smiled, looking at the vastness of the world, his heart suddenly opened up.

After a long time, he gradually adapted to the environment. After marveling for a while, he said to Fang Zheng: "Now explain to me, why was the hot air balloon only taken out now, and why did the Crown Prince send troops to Yishun privately?".

Fang Zheng had already prepared his explanation: "Your Majesty, please allow me to explain clearly from the beginning. At the beginning of the invention of the hot air balloon, it could not be controlled in the sky. But later there was an opportunity. Does Your Majesty remember the thesis written by Xiao Letian?".

Emperor Jing quickly recalled it and showed a look of sudden realization: "I remember, it was that article about airflow. Could it be that this article is the key to controlling the hot air balloon?".

"That's right, Xiao Letian can be said to have made great contributions..."

Emperor Jing couldn't help but pat Xiao Letian on the shoulder and praised: "Good... good, he is such a great talent, it seems that the world has misunderstood you."

Xiao Letian silently adjusted the valve under the kerosene tank, hearing Fang Zheng reporting his merits.

His eyes gradually became moist, and he quietly lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes.

It's been several months! From the beginning of being envied by thousands of people to being gossiped about behind his back.

I don't know how many grievances I have experienced in my heart, but now I have been proven!

And it was proven in front of the emperor!

At this moment, Xiao Letian was relieved... all the repression was resolved at this moment.

"This commoner thanks Your Majesty for the praise."

Fang Zheng saw him cast a grateful look at him and returned a smile.

Then he continued to say to Emperor Jing: "I knew that the hot air balloon could both go to the sky and be controlled, so I wanted to wait until my subordinates could operate it skillfully before presenting a perfect result to Your Majesty as soon as possible. But I heard the Crown Prince say that Yishun..."

"Father, the rest of the matter has nothing to do with Lao Fang." Li Yuanzhao seized the opportunity to say.

According to his understanding of Fang Zheng, he would definitely take all the blame on himself.

It seems to be quite considerate, but according to past experience, he is always the one who gets beaten in the end...

Li Yuanzhao knelt on the ground, looking unusually well-behaved, and said to Emperor Jing: "It was this son who asked Lao Fang for two hundred people and sent them to the battlefield after private training. He wanted to report it several times, but this son stopped him by threatening to die."

"This son has had no other wish since childhood but to go to the battlefield and show his skills! This time, it's a rare opportunity, even if this son is in the capital, he is satisfied."

"If Father wants to beat or punish, then punish me alone!".

Emperor Jing stared at Li Yuanzhao, hesitating between beating and not beating for a while: "Get up, since this battle is won, you can be considered meritorious."

"Thank you, Father." Li Yuanzhao stood up happily.

Seeing his carefree appearance, Emperor Jing was angry, and said coldly: "In the future, if you want to act recklessly, don't drag Zheng Yi along, otherwise don't blame me for not being lenient."

Li Yuanzhao smiled awkwardly, clinging to the edge of the rattan basket and trying to appear smaller.

The hot air balloon was still climbing, and suddenly a thin cloud appeared in front of him.

Emperor Jing watched as clouds floated by him, feeling a chill all over his body, but his heart was fiery.

He could pluck the clouds with his hands, and he could fly to such a height!

Fang Zheng immediately exclaimed: "I congratulate Your Majesty! I congratulate Your Majesty!".

"Oh? What is there to congratulate?"

Fang Zheng squatted down slightly, half a head shorter than Emperor Jing, his expression full of excitement: "Being able to reach such a height, which emperor in ancient and modern times can compare to Your Majesty? Your Majesty's civil and military achievements have far surpassed those of your predecessors, and I didn't expect that the height of your vision is now unprecedented and unsurpassed! You are truly an emperor for the ages, well-deserved!".

"Therefore, I lost control of my emotions! I can't help but congratulate Your Majesty!".

"?!"

Emperor for the ages, surpassing his predecessors, unprecedented, unsurpassed....

In the cold wind, the flame in Emperor Jing's heart was instantly detonated!

The emperor's face, the serious expression, could no longer be maintained at this moment.

Suddenly, a burst of hearty laughter gradually spread from the clouds...