Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The pain! It hurt so much I couldn't breathe.

Li Yuanzhao took a few deep breaths to calm down, and said dejectedly, "Forget it... forget it, I admit defeat. I didn't expect such a small figure like Meng Weimin to have such a big impact."

"Not so. Meng Weimin isn't as important as Your Highness thinks. The reason for today's success is simply that people were successfully gathered together."

"It's not easy to incite one or two people, but it's much easier with a crowd. Leading troops into battle should be similar. When the morale is built up, everything else will follow," Fang Zheng explained.

Then he said to the others: "Go, find some ropes and hand them out to the people from the Eastern Depot, let them tie themselves up. If they don't cooperate, we'll help them."

"Xiao Meng, tell the people to be quiet, don't let them start cursing and fighting later."

With Meng Weimin and the Embroidered Uniform Guard taking the lead, the people naturally cooperated and cleared a path.

Without much effort, all six hundred people were tied up. Some of the spies who had been hiding in the crowd and hadn't been discovered, seeing that the situation was hopeless, had no choice but to surrender.

Amidst the cheers of the people, the people from the Eastern Depot and the Valiant Force Camp were escorted to Fang Zheng.

Lian Yong, who was in the lead, was also dragged out, kneeling on the ground with tears in his eyes.

Six hundred people... while the other side didn't even have sixty, right?

After returning this time, his godfather probably won't let him off easily.

"So? Are you all convinced by today's drill?" Fang Zheng said with his hands on his hips.

"Forget it, Lao Fang, I admit defeat, don't say anymore," Li Yuanzhao waved his hand helplessly.

"Your Highness! This humble servant was ready to fight to the death, why did Your Highness surrender first! !"

A soldier from the Valiant Force Camp, seemingly out of his mind, suddenly roared, his voice full of grief and indignation.

These top-notch elites of the army had suffered such humiliation, even with all the people on the street, they were confident that they could break through the Hundred Households Office with their six hundred men.

Li Yuanzhao was furious when he heard this: "Are you crazy? Do you want to be enemies with the people!"

"Losing is losing, what excuses are you looking for!"

Fang Zheng stopped Li Yuanzhao and said in a low voice: "Hey, what His Highness said makes some sense. You can't be convinced if you haven't fought."

"The main thing is that there are so many people here, and our Embroidered Uniform Guard won without sending a single soldier. In the future, the people will think that the Embroidered Uniform Guard is a bunch of good-for-nothings."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"Zhang Biao, Xiao Meng, give them a show!"

.......

On the street.

Emperor Jing and Guo Tianyang were galloping wildly on their horses, followed by a group of imperial guards.

Originally, leaving the palace required a grand display of ceremony, but because of the suddenness of the matter, they had to act expediently.

Time passed by, and Emperor Jing became more and more anxious.

If he guessed correctly, they were probably already fighting!

As soon as he left the palace, he noticed an unusual scene: there were inexplicably many people on the street.

The closer they got, the more people there were... until the speed of riding a horse was no different from walking.

Seeing this scene, Guo Tianyang was also greatly alarmed!

Something big was probably going to happen! Otherwise, so many people couldn't have gathered on the street for no reason.

Could it be that something happened to the Crown Prince? Or did something happen to Meng Weimin?

The more Guo Tianyang thought about it, the more panicked he became. His mind was buzzing, and he couldn't help but scream: "The Emperor has arrived! Make way!"

The people on both sides didn't have time to panic and instinctively dodged, and a team of people had already rushed past.

There wasn't much distance left ahead.

The group walked and shouted, and countless people dodged.

Finally, a large area of ​​fire appeared in front of them, and Guo Tianyang was about to raise his voice to scream, but the scene in front of him came to an abrupt end!

He glanced sideways at Emperor Jing.

He saw that Emperor Jing was also standing still on his horse as if he had lost his soul, with a look of bewilderment on his face.

Riding on the horse, all the people in front of them were densely packed and facing away from them.

Even stranger was that everyone had a small stool and sat neatly, blocking the street completely.

At the same time, they were eating all kinds of snacks.

Looking further ahead, there were hundreds of people kneeling on the ground...

In the very center, a group of well-built Embroidered Uniform Guards with bare upper bodies were performing, and every movement could elicit crazy cheers from the people.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards were lined up in formation, holding batons, and moving together with Zhang Biao's commands.

"Thrust!... Wrap!... Point! Retract!"

"Good!!" The people in the front row followed closely and applauded, their eyes full of admiration.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards were so powerful, it was simply full of security.

"The martial arts performance is over. The next program is singing the Guard Song, everyone please be patient, you can learn it together. Great Hero Meng's sword dance is coming up soon! Finally, everyone remember to evacuate in an orderly manner when leaving, and take your belongings with you."

"Good!!" There was another burst of crazy applause.

"This... what's going on!" Emperor Jing looked shocked.

Wasn't it said that they were practicing? Was it the New Year or a festival?

The Embroidered Uniform Guards were performing?

Why were there also a pile of broken flagstones and several unconscious spies on the ground...

Guo Tianyang was also at a loss, and said hesitantly: "This old servant doesn't know."

"Unity is strength~ Unity is strength~ This strength..." A modified version of the music came out.

While still confused, the opposite side had already started singing. Emperor Jing quickly said: "Quickly, let them disperse."

"The Emperor has arrived! The Emperor has arrived!" Guo Tianyang shouted without hesitation.

As soon as the shout came out, the people turned their heads together. The scene in the middle of the night was really a bit scary.

This scene made Emperor Jing's heart clench!

However, the next moment, the sharp-eyed people saw someone wearing a dragon robe appear, and immediately began to kneel down.

One after another, they began to excitedly shout long live.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards also quickly reacted, and Fang Zheng even threw away the melon seeds and ran to Emperor Jing with the Crown Prince.

He said somewhat nervously: "This subject welcomes Your Majesty!"

It's over... tonight's fun was a bit too much, how did he even attract the Emperor!

When Emperor Jing saw Fang Zheng suddenly appear and saw that the Crown Prince was also by his side, although he was puzzled, he felt a lot more at ease.

He glanced at the people kneeling on the ground and asked Fang Zheng: "Eastern Depot drill, did any fighting break out tonight? Was anyone injured?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the drill is over and no one was injured."

Hearing that nothing happened, Emperor Jing was relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

But with the current scene, the doubts in his heart were even greater...

"First disperse the crowd, enter the Hundred Households Office, I have something to ask you."

.....

Inside the public office of the Hundred Households Office, Emperor Jing sat upright in the main seat.

The people had already been dispersed, and now everything was back to normal.

Except for the people from the Eastern Depot and the Valiant Force Camp who were still thrown in the courtyard.

"Tell me, what exactly happened tonight. How could the Hundred Households Office win against six hundred people, and what happened later? Tell me everything in detail."

"Where is Meng Weimin? Bring him in first, I want to meet him."

Fang Zheng nodded, and Meng Weimin was brought in not long after.

Meng Weimin was extremely nervous, but he still maintained a normal expression on his face.

He bowed and saluted, neither humble nor arrogant, and said: "This humble servant Meng Weimin, has seen Your Majesty."

Emperor Jing saw this young man for the first time, looked him up and down, and was very satisfied in his heart.

He was as handsome as jade, and his heroic bearing was extraordinary, a true gentleman!

Even his tone softened a bit, admiringly saying: "Good, good!"

"It is worthy of being a famous gentleman in the capital. I have already heard about your affairs. It is really a bit difficult for such a talented person like you to be a mere squad leader."

"This humble servant is not in a difficult position. Regardless of the size of the official position, it is all for the sake of serving the people, and this humble servant is willing to do so." After speaking, Meng Weimin secretly swallowed.

Emperor Jing was even more satisfied with such an answer, and couldn't help but say: "Well said! You should stay by my side first, you don't have to go out."