Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Li Yu immediately fell silent, shrinking to the side.

Fang Zhengyi pressed him, demanding, "Speak! How many more lies have you told me? You can forget about going home today if you don't explain everything clearly."

Fang Chenyu's buttocks were red, tears welling up in his eyes, as he shouted, "Why are you hitting me! I didn't lie! Who said I got the lowest score? My name is clearly written on the test paper!"

"And I didn't lie about the soccer betting either. I didn't say it was a guaranteed win. Those people wanted to bet themselves. If they lost, it's entirely their own fault! It has nothing to do with me... I did all this to help you pay off debts! Dad, our family doesn't need to be in debt anymore, I didn't do anything wrong!"

"You won't shed tears until you see the coffin, will you!"

Fang Zhengyi flew into a rage, stepping forward and swinging his belt to join Li Yuanzhao.

The two of them began a male-male doubles match.

In an instant, Fang Chenyu was hanging on the swing set, spinning like a top as the two of them whipped him around and around.

After only a few hits, Fang Chenyu began to cry loudly.

Hearing the crying, Fang Zhengyi's heart was filled with mixed feelings, but his tone remained harsh as he said, "Pay off debts? Our family doesn't need you to pay off debts. Your dad here can easily earn a hundred thousand taels of silver!"

"The reason I'm hitting you today is first, I hate you for harming the people!"

"Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver... that's the livelihood of so many people. You set up a scam, repeatedly deceiving people's trust... Do you think that just because your last prediction was a win, it doesn't count as a scam? Now it seems that a wrong guess would have been a good thing, to prevent you from going astray. If I don't hit you today, who knows how many people you'll end up harming in the future!"

"Secondly... you, this scoundrel, actually coerced and enticed classmates to cheat on exams, and you're full of lies! Can these petty tricks deceive people for a while, or for a lifetime! Did I teach you to lie since you were little!"

Fang Chenyu cried and sobbed: "Don't hit me, don't hit me. Dad, you were the first one to lie... In the book you wrote, Cao Pinocchio's nose is supposed to grow when he lies, but it doesn't grow at all, I've already tried it."

"Shut up!" Fang Zheng was exasperated. Seeing that Fang Chenyu's buttocks were already completely red, he threw the belt heavily on the ground, "I'll deal with you when we get home tonight!"

Seeing this, Li Yuanzhao also stopped his actions, hinting to Fang Zhengyi to point at Li Yu, his heart eager to try.

We've beaten him enough, now it's my son's turn.

Fang Zhengyi turned and walked towards Li Yu, saying sternly, "Your Highness, it's your turn."

"Beast! Kneel down and listen!" Li Yuanzhao shouted loudly, standing in front of Li Yu.

Li Yu knelt down on the ground with a thud, his expression dejected.

It seems that there's no escaping this beating today...

Fang Zhengyi put his hands behind his back, saying disappointedly, "Setting up a scam to deceive the people, as an accomplice, have you thought about the consequences?"

"I don't know," Li Yu said in a muffled voice.

"Hmph! The word 'gambling' is the most harmful thing in the world. As a royal grandson, instead of setting a good example for the people of the world, you take the lead in inducing them to gamble. How will the court officials view you in the future!"

"Not to mention the distant future, just think about how many people's money you cheated out of those hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!"

Fang Zhengyi paced back and forth, his eyes always locked on Li Yu.

"Behind your two small actions are hundreds and thousands of people working hard! Recovering the silver, verifying it door-to-door, appeasing the people... The manpower and resources wasted during this period will also affect others who are not involved. It's possible that in just these two or three days, someone will lose their life because of the stupid things you two did."

"You are simply lawless!"

"Lawless!" Li Yuanzhao echoed loudly.

Li Yu lowered his head deeply.

It wasn't fear, but being convinced by this unreliable father of his...

Fang Zhengyi squatted down, put one hand on Li Yu's shoulder, and said earnestly, "Your Highness, as a royal grandson, you should act like a royal grandson!"

"Deceiving your father is disloyal, betraying your friends is unjust!"

Didn't you force me to say it? How did I become the one betraying my friends now?

Li Yu raised his head and opened his mouth, but seeing Li Yuanzhao glaring at him from the side, he quickly lowered his head again.

Fang Zhengyi shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you must think one step ahead of others in everything you do in the future, otherwise, how can you bear the great responsibility of the world?"

"People are divided into several levels. The first level is those who have strong thinking and action abilities. The second level is those who have strong thinking ability but weak action ability. The third level is those who have weak thinking and action abilities. Based on what you've done before, do you know what level you are?"

Li Yu silently shook his head.

"You are the fourth level!" Fang Zhengyi said earnestly, "Strong action ability but weak thinking ability, to put it bluntly, you don't use your brain when doing things!"

"If you continue to do things this way, who knows what kind of disaster you will cause in the future. The harder you try, the more tragic the result will be."

"Even if you are given a good hand, you will play it terribly. Don't think that just because you are a royal grandson, you can do whatever you want. Once a person acts without principle, even the greatest fortune will not be enough for you to squander alone!"

Li Yuanzhao licked his lips, feeling a little puzzled.

What's going on? Listening to Lao Fang's tone, it seems like my son is the mastermind?

Hearing Fang Zhengyi say it so seriously, Li Yu's face turned pale, tears welling up in his eyes, as he raised his head and said, "Teacher... I was wrong... I promise there won't be a next time."

"You still want to have a next time?!" Li Yuanzhao questioned.

Fang Zhengyi raised his hand to stop him from making trouble, sighed, and said, "That's right, you were indeed wrong. But since I am your teacher, and Fang Chenyu instigated you, I also have an undeniable responsibility. It is my neglect of discipline."

"But you don't need to worry, you are still young and have plenty of time to improve. Remember this lesson, and never make the same mistake again! You must keep the rules that the school taught you in mind."

"Of course, a person must have their own ideas, but before having their own ideas, they must first learn what rules are, what boundaries are. Whatever others teach you, you must do as they say. Do you understand?"

Li Yu wiped away his tears and nodded.

"Alright, don't cry anymore. First, bring back the silver notes you cheated, and I will help you clean up the mess."

Hearing this, Li Yu didn't hesitate, and hurriedly ran to the teaching building.

Before long, he brought back a small box.

Fang Zhengyi opened it and saw that it was full of silver notes, and his heart was greatly relieved.

Fortunately, it didn't turn into a major disaster, otherwise he would have had to subsidize it himself.

Thinking of this, he unconsciously glanced at Fang Chenyu, and seeing him hanging naked on the swing set, he stepped forward and untied him.

Then, he dragged him to Li Yu's side, and the two of them stood side by side.

Fang Zhengyi said indifferently, "You two have committed a great crime, the death penalty can be waived, but the living punishment is unavoidable. From today onwards, in Yucai Primary School....."

"You are expelled."

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