Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

With silver in sight, Wang Erzhu instinctively stopped his actions.

Sun Sheng, underneath him, finally had a chance to breathe, his face already covered in blood, staring at Wang Erzhu in terror.

The ferocity of this guy's attacks was simply aimed at taking his life!

Fang Zheng Yi, holding the silver, slowly stood up straight, and Wang Erzhu followed suit.

Then, they saw Fang Zheng Yi, with the hand holding the silver, put it back into his bosom, and said as if nothing had happened: "Alright, you've vented as much as you need to, the court will naturally help you solve your life's problems."

The silver wasn't for me?

Wang Erzhu opened his mouth, then looked around, seeing many people looking at him with unkind expressions.

Wang Erzhu's throat bobbed, and he hid behind Fang Zheng Yi.

Emperor Jing looked at Sun Sheng indifferently and said: "Sun Sheng, do you know your crime?"

Sun Sheng was still slumped on the ground, with no intention of getting up.

His eyes were empty, seemingly still immersed in fear, and when he heard Emperor Jing's question, he immediately turned his gaze to Yang Yingcai.

Judging from His Majesty's attitude, he wasn't planning on letting him off easily.

Yang Yingcai was his original superior, and many of the things he did were at his behest, and he had given him a lot of support both openly and secretly.

Although he was being beaten just now, he had heard the ins and outs of the matter.

At that time, his heart was truly broken... his body and mind were in agony, he never imagined that he had been deceived by a villain from beginning to end.

But although he didn't do things well, his heart was good!

If His Majesty knew about his loyalty to the Emperor and love for the country, perhaps there would still be a chance for him to correct his mistakes.

If only someone would be willing to say a word for him....

Sun Sheng looked over, but Yang Yingcai had already quietly turned aside, unwilling to meet his gaze.

With just one look, Sun Sheng completely gave up his illusions.

Two lines of clear tears mixed with blood slowly flowed down his cheeks.

His dignity, face, pride... had all vanished.

Even the superior who had originally clamored to promote him had decisively abandoned him.

He had always thought he was fair, honest, diligent, and hardworking... but in the end, only he was kept in the dark...

Thinking of this, Sun Sheng actually felt a sense of utter despair.

He endured the pain and knelt down, shuffling on his knees to Emperor Jing, and kowtowed heavily.

He said in a trembling voice: "Your subject... deserves to die!"

"It's not time for you to die yet, open your eyes and look, see how Pingwan County differs from Xin Zhang, and after you've seen it, I will make my own judgment."

After Emperor Jing finished speaking, he looked at Wang Erzhu, his tone softening a little: "Wang Erzhu, I have helped you vent your anger today, are you satisfied?"

Wang Erzhu stammered, not daring to speak.

Fang Zheng Yi pushed him, and Wang Erzhu knelt down on the ground, pressing his hands together and kowtowing,不停道 saying repeatedly: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise! This commoner didn't know Your Majesty's identity before, so I spoke nonsense... The court is wise!!"

Emperor Jing revealed a bitter smile: "What fault do you have? You just want to have enough to eat and marry and have children, such simple wishes still need to be prayed for, this is my fault, and as you said, I am wise in vain."

"Alright, it's time for me to leave, as for whether you want to go home or stay in Pingwan County, it's up to you, but no matter what, I promise you that I will definitely let you live a good life."

Wang Erzhu raised his head, his eyes already red.

He was without parents, and had spent half his life toiling in the fields, it had been so long since anyone had cared about him like this.

And this person was actually the Emperor.

The Emperor had personally promised him that he would let him live a good life.

Tears slowly flowed down his cheeks, and Wang Erzhu sobbed: "This commoner's ancestral grave must be emitting green smoke, to be able to see Your Majesty with my own eyes... This commoner is living very well now, all thanks to Your Majesty's blessing... I.."

Emperor Jing said softly: "Don't cry anymore, I was able to stay in Pingwan County for these few days thanks to your fruit, the fruit you grow is good, in the future, when you earn money, buy more land, and sell the fruit to the capital."

"Your Majesty!" Wang Erzhu cried with emotion.

Fang Zheng Yi quickly stepped forward and said: "Alright, stop crying, the Embroidered Uniform Guard will be ordering your fruit from now on, hurry home."

"Really?" Wang Erzhu turned his head, his eyes blurry with tears, and then said in a low voice, "Young Master Lü, can you make the decision?"

"My surname is not Lü, my surname is Fang, Fang Zheng Yi." Fang Zheng Yi looked at Wang Erzhu with a smile, waiting for his admiring gaze.

Although he couldn't manage the affairs of the Embroidered Uniform Guard anymore, the information delay among the common people meant they didn't know he had been dismissed.

It was no problem to show off a bit in front of Wang Erzhu.

Wang Erzhu scratched his face: "This name seems familiar..."

"Alright, you should go quickly."

Wang Erzhu wiped away his tears, didn't say anything, and directly kowtowed to Fang Zheng Yi.

Then, he faced Li Yansong and the others, kowtowing to each of them, muttering in his mouth:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, esteemed officials, thank you, Your Majesty..."

The scene was completely quiet for a moment, and everyone silently watched him finish kowtowing.

Then, he got up, patted the dust off his body, and with a flattering smile on his face, he nodded and bowed again and again.

Only after this whole process was completely done did Wang Erzhu leave with peace of mind.

Fang Zheng Yi didn't stop him either, only feeling particularly sad.

Poor Wang Erzhu...

He just wanted to return to his normal life, but he had to express his gratitude to the perpetrator.

This world is always so absurd, although he had seen a lot of it.

But perhaps because his blood was still hot, seeing this kind of thing always made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Looking at Wang Erzhu's departing back, Emperor Jing also sighed lightly, and then quickly adjusted his emotions and said to Yang Fengfan: "Since everyone is here today, then you can tell me about the current situation of this Pingwan County."

Yang Fengfan's small eyes quickly glanced at Fang Zheng Yi, and a hint of joy welled up in his heart.

Has my time to perform arrived?

I'm finally going to make it big!

"Your subject obeys, but first, please return to the county office, Your Majesty, and I will immediately retrieve the county records."

"There's no need, just take a walk in this city, unnecessary people don't need to accompany me, all of you disperse."

Emperor Jing waved his hand, and a group of guards began to disperse, leaving only important ministers such as Li Yansong.

Just as Yang Fengfan was about to speak, suddenly the theater door opened wide.

A group of audience members poured out from inside, each with flushed faces, discussing the plot just now.

"Hey! I really didn't expect that the Holy Monk was also queuing up in the back..."

Fang Zheng Yi's facial features all squeezed together, and he almost cried out.

What the hell? Tang Sanzang was also queuing up for a silver party? Is there no end to this!

"Wasn't that because Tang Sanzang didn't know? But in the end, Xu Xian used the Queen of the Women's Kingdom to break Tang Sanzang's precept against lust, and then had Pigsy destroy his Buddhist heart, that's what I didn't expect."

"High! This evil monk really has heaven-defying methods!"

Good, not only is it despicable, but it's also awesome, right....

Fang Zheng Yi smiled sadly, tugged at Emperor Jing's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, let's go quickly."

Emperor Jing's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he pointed at the theater and said: "This play is not allowed to be performed again in the future, tell the opera troupe in your Taoyuan County to restrain themselves, it ruins people's minds, and if I find out again, I will never let them off lightly!"

"Your subject understands, I will ban them when I get back!"

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