Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

On the way, Liu Jin meticulously recounted the Crown Prince's actions over the past two days.

Fang Zheng listened with one ear, cold sweat unknowingly breaking out.

According to Liu Jin's description, Li Yuanzhao hadn't engaged in any particularly intense activities these past two days, but he seemed very strange.

At times calm, at others grinding his teeth, most importantly, he frequently held a list in his hand, marking it with a vermillion brush.

This was clearly a sign that he intended to kill, to strike against the Health Department!

It seemed his anger hadn't been dispelled by my attempt to dissuade him; the betrayal of his subordinates had indeed had a significant impact on him.

What if he goes dark one of these days? Wouldn't that be troublesome?

Some things are simple to do and extremely easy to become addicted to.

Like killing....

If there's a problem, solving the person creating the problem is the solution!

It's certainly convenient, but it's clearly not the way to solve the problem.

The two men rode their horses at full speed and quickly arrived at the East Palace. At this time, Li Yuanzhao was still in his bedroom.

Liu Jin was about to announce their arrival loudly but was stopped by Fang Zheng covering his mouth.

The door wasn't locked. Fang Zheng quietly pushed it open, revealing a crack....

He scanned left and right but didn't find any trace of Li Yuanzhao, so he gently pushed it open a little more.

This expanded the field of vision considerably. When he observed again, he was shocked to discover a bulge on the bed that was moving!

Fang Zheng's eyes widened, and his anger flared up on the spot!

I was so worried about you, and you're in here, in broad daylight, with the door unlocked, beating your meat!?

You've already got a wife, but you still haven't given up the handiwork? Hopeless!

Wait a minute... having a wife and still not giving up the handiwork... that's normal!

Fang Zheng was about to push the door open and enter, but then he thought that if he made a loud noise, he might scare the guy into impotence.

That would be a great sin.

So he nudged Liu Jin next to him. Liu Jin understood and shouted loudly: "Your Highness! Lord Fang requests an audience!"

Then they heard rustling sounds coming from inside, and the next moment, Li Yuanzhao opened the door, wearing a white undergarment.

He said listlessly: "Oh, Lao Fang is here. Come in."

Fang Zheng held his breath, guarding against inhaling any unknown odors.

Then he slowly sat down on a chair and asked: "What's wrong, Your Highness? You don't seem to be in good spirits."

Li Yuanzhao coughed a couple of times: "Cough... cough... I haven't slept well these past two days. I caught a chill at night. I think I've caught a cold... Stay away from me so you don't catch it."

"I woke up this morning with a terrible headache. I was just writing something in bed."

Fang Zheng looked towards the bed and saw several newspapers scattered beside the pillow, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief... breathing freely now!

So he was writing, not jerking off....

"What were you writing, Your Highness? Can I take a look?"

Li Yuanzhao nodded, then walked to the bed, picked up a few newspapers, and a list was mixed in with them.

Fang Zheng took it and looked down. He saw many reports about the Health Department circled and marked.

He also saw many familiar names on the list marked with large red crosses.

Among them was Captain Wang.

Fang Zheng's brow gradually furrowed, and he asked: "What does this mean, Your Highness? Are you going to kill the people on this list who are marked with crosses?"

Li Yuanzhao didn't answer. Instead, he took a deep breath and pointed to the newspaper: "Look, here are reports about the Health Department, all good deeds."

"These guys are doing good deeds on the surface, but they've all extorted merchants."

"I want to see who is acting like a saint in front of me and a devil behind my back!"

"As for these people who have already been found... I do want to kill them. But according to what you said, this matter started because of me, and I can't very well commit suicide, can I?" As he spoke, a hint of helplessness appeared on Li Yuanzhao's face.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that he had misunderstood. The Crown Prince hadn't completely lost his mind.

"Then... has Your Highness decided how to deal with the people below these past two days?"

"And what about the affected commoners?"

Li Yuanzhao sighed: "I really want to kill that bunch of bastards! They drink and eat meat with me, but they treat me like this behind my back. It's really hateful! And they're also commoners. Why do they have to make things difficult for people like this?!"

Fang Zheng said: "Your Highness, some things are better gotten used to. When slaves turn masters, they can be more brutal than the slave owners."

"Your Health Department relies on you, this great mountain, how can it not 'bully' those below? This is also human nature."

"I don't think killing is a good solution. Those people deceived Your Highness and extorted merchants under Your Highness' banner. Your Highness can indeed kill them justly!"

"But on the other hand, many regulations were approved by Your Highness one by one. They are just adhering to their duties. What does Your Highness think?"

Li Yuanzhao looked displeased and sneered: "They're adhering to their duties? They're using me! Even if I kill them, so what! Are they going to rebel? Lao Fang, aren't you being too timid? You poisoned more than fifty people back then, and I didn't see you being so hesitant!"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng gritted his teeth so hard that they clicked.

Can't get over it, can you! Can't get over this, can you!