Royal Gold Magistrate

Fang Zheng clicked his tongue, “Yeah, supreme martial arts? Do you possess any?”

Although he knew the reality, he had been heavily influenced by TV dramas since childhood.

He always felt that Guo Tianyang must know some kung fu or something.

Especially since he looked a bit like Eunuch Cao. If he made a delicate hand gesture, he’d look just like him!

Guo Tianyang was also dumbfounded, “What are supreme martial arts?”

“You know, like the Heavenly Stem Boy Technique, the Sunflower Manual, the ability to leap across rooftops and walls, or harm people from a distance?”

Guo Tianyang scoffed, “What are you imagining, my worthy brother? I serve His Majesty every day, how could I possibly find time to practice martial arts? I can barely complete my regular duties.”

“But I remember that the emperors of our dynasty all had two personal head eunuchs, one of whom knew martial arts to protect the emperor.”

“Our Emperor is already incredibly skilled in martial arts, how could I be fit to protect him?”

“Besides, even if I knew the Boy Technique, you couldn’t practice it anyway…”

“Could it be…?” Guo Tianyang suddenly had an ambiguous look, “My worthy brother, are you still a virgin?”

Is this eunuch teasing me again?

Fang Zheng said calmly, “I’m still a virgin today.”

Guo Tianyang: “…..”

The group chatted casually as they followed behind Emperor Jing, quickly arriving at the dormitory area.

The closest was the Sunshine Community.

The guards at the fence gate saw the group approaching and immediately became nervous.

They shouted sternly, “Who goes there?! State your names!”

Fang Zheng immediately jumped out, “Open the gate quickly, this is…”

Emperor Jing said in a low voice, “Don’t make a fuss. Have those merchants disperse, there are too many people and it will disturb the common folk. I want to have a good look around.”

Recognizing Fang Zheng, the guard stammered, “Oh, greetings, Master Fang.”

Fang Zheng turned back to arrange for the merchants to return to the city, then said to the guard:

“Mm! These are all distinguished guests I’ve invited. Quickly open the gate and let the guests have a look around.”

Then he explained to Emperor Jing, “Your Majesty, this is one of the dormitory areas, called the Sunshine Community.”

“The community is well-guarded by skilled men. Each guard is capable of handling three cri… criminals single-handedly.”

“The management is a bit strict, requiring identification to enter and exit, but given the special circumstances and the mixed population, your subject felt it was better to be cautious.”

Emperor Jing nodded with satisfaction, “Mm, Minister Fang has become more and more prudent!”

“Hehe, your subject hasn’t really done much. It’s all thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince. Every day before dawn, His Highness would…”

“Enough, what you’ve done is what you’ve done. No need to explain on his behalf.”

Hearing this, Li Yuanzhao’s entire face crumpled like a chrysanthemum, looking at Fang Zheng with grievance.

Fang Zheng sighed, “Your Majesty, your subject would never dare deceive you. In fact, your subject really hasn’t done much, just eating, drinking, listening to music every day…”

The pure Crown Prince couldn’t help but look at Fang Zheng with gratitude.

This is a true brother, but alas, Imperial Father is still so muddle-headed! He can’t see all my efforts!

The ministers listened with disdain on their faces.

Fang Zheng, you’re overdoing it with this false modesty act. We’re not blind! Still putting on a show to claim credit for the Crown Prince!

Emperor Jing couldn’t stand Fang Zheng’s rambling anymore and angrily said, “Enough, I know what’s what!”

With that, he walked inside.

Fang Zheng leaned close to Li Yuanzhao’s ear and whispered, “Don’t worry! His Majesty has just arrived, right? Your Highness, I absolutely cannot let His Majesty wrongly accuse you!”

“I don’t care if Imperial Father wrongly accuses me or not! I’m afraid he’ll beat me to death tonight!! What should I do, Old Fang?” Li Yuanzhao was sweating profusely.

“Don’t worry! I’m well prepared!” Fang Zheng said confidently.

Hearing this, Li Yuanzhao breathed a sigh of relief, his heart full of gratitude, “Old Fang, with you here, I can rest easy.”

Led by Emperor Jing, the group began to slowly enter the dormitory area for inspection.

Buildings were systematically arranged within the community, with large red banners plastered all over the walls outside the doors.

【Laugh and gaze upon the realm today, drunk on its prosperity and beauty】

【I’m proud to be born in our great nation, I’m honored to grow up in our great land】

【Envision a patriotic spirit, practice a patriotic heart】

Du Shun followed behind Emperor Jing, watching with increasing alarm.

He was completely unsettled.

Damn it! I thought he was some upright minister, but he’s purely a bootlicker!

Disgusting! So *ing disgusting!

No, the slogans in Yunlu must be written better than his, otherwise I’ll have no face left as an official!

Zheng Qiao and the others, however, maintained their composure.

This was Fang Zheng’s standard operation, nothing fresh about it.

Emperor Jing showed great interest in the various banners.

He turned to Fang Zheng and said, “This is well done. We should do more of this in the future, but… can the common people read?”

Fang Zheng beamed, “They can’t! But it doesn’t matter!”

“Your subject has ordered patriotic education to be carried out. When workers return home after work, they can attend free classes in the evening.”

“Their little lives couldn’t be more beautiful!”

Li Yuanzhao couldn’t bear to watch anymore.

He kept shaking his head and sighing. These courses had only been running for a few days, and every day was just learning some of the slogans on the walls.

He often came here, and the workers had cursed the courses to high heaven.

After a tiring day, everyone just wanted to lie on their beds, chat with each other, and get some sleep. Instead, they were dragged outside for classes.

They even had to shout slogans.

However, Fang Zheng later came up with a solution.

For every slogan learned and explained, they would be rewarded with a bag of rice.

A learning craze suddenly swept through the community… although they learned while cursing.

“Unfilial son! What are you shaking your head for!” Seeing Li Yuanzhao’s reaction, Emperor Jing immediately flew into a rage.

Li Yuanzhao didn’t say anything, silently shrinking behind Fang Zheng.

Emperor Jing snorted coldly and turned away.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng quickly tried to smooth things over. He opened the nearest door and said, “Your Majesty, look, this is the interior of the dormitory!”

It would have been better if he hadn’t opened the door. As soon as he did, a strong odor wafted out.

Everyone couldn’t help but cover their noses and mouths.

Fang Zheng was instantly transported back to his university dormitory.

Damn! These people don’t bathe often, what a smell in the room, it’s suffocating!

Thank goodness they put up partitions, with eighty people it would have been unimaginable!

Fortunately, Emperor Jing was worldly-wise and calmly walked in.

Fang Zheng, as the terminator of the Feces Clan, naturally feared nothing and followed closely behind.

After hesitating for a moment, the others followed as well.

Fang Zheng introduced the interior of the dormitory in detail, as if counting his family treasures.

Emperor Jing was naturally satisfied with everything he saw. After looking at it all, he asked, “How much did this cost?”

Du Shun immediately pricked up his ears to listen carefully.

“It didn’t cost anything! All the buildings here were funded and built by merchants from the city. The government promised to provide the land for free for ten years.”

“The disaster situation will eventually pass. When people leave, those merchants can use this land to build warehouses or plant crops.”

“Your subject really had no money to use, so I had to resort to this strategy.”

Emperor Jing’s face broke into a smile, “Minister Fang has already done an impeccable job. Come, let’s look at other places…”