Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Clang!

One end of the barbell crashed heavily onto the ground.

The centurion lying on the bench had already lost consciousness, letting out only a groan before falling into a coma. Before passing out, drool was still trickling from the corner of his mouth...

The group of people stared blankly at the unfortunate centurion.

Only Zhao Lie was the first to regain his senses, stepping forward to remove half of the barbell that was still hanging on the centurion's body.

Ren Hua mechanically twisted his neck, looking at Fang Zheng with a stiff expression: "Master... Master Fang... how much weight did he use?"

"Three hundred and eighty pounds," Zhao Lie answered quickly. "Do we have a doctor here? It looks like his sternum is broken."

Three hundred and eighty pounds!?

Many people were stunned on the spot.

Such strength would definitely make him a fierce general in the army!

Fang Zheng quickly shouted loudly: "Hurry! Go find a doctor, don't let him die here. The Jinyiwei haven't even opened for business yet!"

Hearing his shout, other centurions and strongmen immediately ran out.

Judging from the current configuration of the Zhenfu Division, there probably wasn't a doctor, so they had to borrow someone from other government offices.

Fang Zheng glanced at Ren Hua triumphantly: "How about it? Can you do it?"

Currently, there are fourteen planned battalion headquarters in the capital. Six came yesterday, and two new people were assigned today.

They basically all know Ren Hua, and it's estimated that the circle of military officers isn't that big. He has quite a bit of influence. As long as he's taken care of, there won't be any problems.

Power can certainly suppress people, but Fang Zheng prefers to win people over with conviction.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Ren Hua's forehead.

Three hundred and eighty pounds was indeed a bit shocking. If it were three hundred pounds, he should be able to handle it without much trouble.

But he had already bragged so much just now, where would he put his face in front of his superior?

However, he couldn't say directly that he couldn't do it. The only way out now was to change the subject!

"Master, this humble officer dares to ask, can everyone you've brought here possess such divine strength?"

"Don't believe me? Then let's have another one try. Who among you is willing to come out and lift the barbell on the ground?" Fang Zheng asked.

"I'll do it!"

A bald head suddenly emerged from the crowd!

This person was burly, with a face full of橫肉 (heng rou-fleshy and fierce looking), and exceptionally fierce.

He strode forward to the bench, picked up the barbell, pushed it three times with a 'clang, clang, clang' sound, and racked it.

Finally, he walked back to the team as if nothing had happened, and then another person came out...

Four or five people in a row easily lifted it.

Ren Hua's mouth slowly widened, the scene before him was beyond his imagination.

Most of the people behind him were the same.

Fang Zheng smiled and said: "How is it? Ren Hua, if you have any opinions, feel free to raise them. This official knows that you are all resentful in your hearts as to why the higher-ups assigned a civil official to be your immediate superior."

"Today, let me show you what kind of soldiers this civil official leads?"

Ren Hua quickly clasped his fist: "Master! This humble subordinate has never been resentful. Master Fang is truly worthy of this important task!"

Fang Zheng waved his hand repeatedly: "Um~ Um~! Less with the polite words. Although you are subordinates, you come from the military ranks, and many of your ancestors have made great military achievements and served in the army for generations."

"You are professionals, and this official respects the opinions of experts the most. Today, my people have arrived, although they are only at the lowest level, whether they can be competent in the Jinyiwei depends on the professional eyes of you all!"

"Feel free to nitpick, speak clearly and thoroughly, otherwise not only will you feel uncomfortable in your hearts, but this official will also feel very uncomfortable."

After he said this, many people suddenly felt relieved, and Fang Zheng's image gained a lot of points.

This Master Fang is not like the civil officials in their impression, who speak in roundabout ways, but is so open and honest?

Ren Hua also perked up and said loudly: "Since Master is so sincere, then we will also be frank!"

"To be honest, this humble officer's strength is not as good as theirs. Although having brute force is important, what's more important for commanding troops is strict discipline."

"In addition to fighting with others, if the opponent is holding a weapon, even if the body is trained to be strong, a lack of skill will make it impossible to resist!"

"These fitness equipment are quite useful, but in this humble officer's opinion, they only train dead muscles, and they may not be useful in a real fight!"

Dead muscles... Fang Zheng couldn't help but ponder.

He didn't expect that people in Da Jing would think the same way?

It seems that gyms can only train dead muscles, it must have a long history.

"Good!" Fang Zheng clapped his hands and smiled, asking the others behind Ren Hua: "Do you all think what he said makes sense?"

"Master Fang, Ren Hua is the most skilled in martial arts among us, this humble officer thinks what he said makes sense."

"Yes, this humble officer also thinks so, great strength is useless, flexibility and adaptability are more important."

"Although our Jinyiwei don't have to go to the battlefield, fighting is unavoidable. In this humble officer's opinion, skill is the real deal!"

The vast majority of people followed suit.

Fang Zheng didn't care, and with a wave of his hand, he said: "Good! Then today, let everyone thoroughly examine their quality! Let's go to the drill ground!"

Ren Hua looked back, made eye contact with the others, and had a hint of a smile in his eyes.

Master Fang is definitely going to suffer a setback, there must be problems with civil officials training soldiers focusing only on strength.

It seems that today he can only make him unable to step down!

Fang Zheng raised his hand, and the crowd followed him to the drill ground in a mighty manner.

The configuration of the drill ground was fairly complete, the weapon racks were already set up, and the wooden knives, wooden swords, and wooden spears for practice were all ready.

The people from Taoyuan County were still standing messily in the field, Fang Zheng gave Zhao Lie a wink.

Zhao Lie immediately took out a small whistle from his chest.

"㘗~ 㘗~ 㘗! 㘗! Assemble (he)!"

As the loud whistle sounded, the originally scattered team immediately began to move in small steps, automatically lining up neatly!

Ren Hua and the others originally had a contemptuous attitude, but seeing the team change from scattered to neat in just a few breaths, they couldn't help but be greatly surprised.

Just as he was about to speak, a loud shout suddenly rang out outside: "Lao Fang! I'm here, are you there?"

Hearing the voice of Li Yuanzhao, Fang Zheng immediately looked sideways, and was stunned at the sight.

The person who came was not only him, but also a middle-aged man in plain clothes, followed by several familiar old men, and an even more familiar one... Zhang Biao?

How did this group of people get together?

Ren Hua and the others also looked back, and immediately knelt on the ground at this sight.

They all shouted loudly: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Fang Zheng hurriedly greeted him: "Greetings, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, this subject did not know that Your Majesty was coming, I have failed to welcome you, I wonder what brings Your Majesty here?"

Emperor Jing smiled and said: "What, can't I come? I heard some strange sounds just now, what are you doing here?"

Fang Zheng raised his head and glanced at Zhang Biao, seeing him standing straight behind Emperor Jing, he felt puzzled.

How did this guy get mixed up with the emperor, looking like a bodyguard...

"This subject has brought some people from Taoyuan County to serve as strongmen in the Jinyiwei, and now I am having the battalion commanders test them. These people were trained by this subject, and this subject is, after all, a civil official, and I think there are still many shortcomings."

"Oh?" Emperor Jing's curiosity rose greatly: "You can also train soldiers?"

"I came out of the palace incognito today to see Zhang Shi, but I didn't expect to catch up with this good show, then I'll come and take a look! If there are any shortcomings, I'll point them out to you!"