Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

After spreading the sand, Fang Zheng patted his hands and returned to his horse.

Looking at the effect below, he felt a little gratified. Although many people looked at him with resentment, he didn't care.

Liu Xun stroked his beard and smiled, "Master Fang, what a great trick."

Fang Zheng said with a shy face, "You praise me too much, sir. I only know these little tricks."

"Why don't you leave these small matters to me in the future, so I won't have nothing to do all day long."

Liu Xun laughed inwardly.

What an idiot, he's actually scrambling to do these thankless and laborious tasks. It seems he harbors resentment towards the disaster victims because he was demoted from the capital.

"Then I'll have to trouble Master Fang. It's a blessing for these disaster victims to meet Master Fang."

Fang Zheng smiled slightly, "I'm just doing my duty. Speaking of which, seeing these disaster victims gobbling down their food, I suddenly feel a little hungry..."

Hungry? It's good that you're hungry!

"Then what would Master Fang like to eat? This official will try my best to satisfy you. Such talent must not go hungry."

Fang Zheng smacked his lips, thought for a while, and said, "Alas, the current situation is difficult, so I dare not be too extravagant. Just eat some fish, carp will do."

Liu Xun was relieved. Carp is good, carp is not a rare thing. If you really wanted something complicated, I wouldn't be able to afford it!

Liu Xun asked with a smile, "A small matter. How would you like to eat the carp?"

"Boil a pot of old hen soup, add fritillary, angelica, wolfberry, and ginseng, simmer for an hour. Then suspend the carp above the chicken soup, and steam the fish meat with water vapor. The fish meat will fall into the pot and mix into a jar, the taste is delicious and must be tasted."

"Lord Liu must accompany me to taste this fish soup, I guarantee you will never forget it after one taste!"

Liu Xun: "........"

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Inside the palace, the Imperial Study.

More than two days had passed.

Guo Tianyang hadn't seen the Crown Prince all this time, and he was so flustered that he couldn't help but think wildly while standing beside Emperor Jing.

Since the Crown Prince took over the management of Banshan Workshop, it was normal for him not to come to pay his respects occasionally, but not attending court seemed a little abnormal.

However, Emperor Jing had been busy with official business recently and didn't pay much attention. He simply asked a few questions, and Guo Tianyang could only answer that he didn't know, so the matter was temporarily glossed over.

But he had privately sent people to inquire, and heard that someone resembling the Crown Prince had gone to Taoyuan County.

Guo Tianyang couldn't figure out the situation for a while....

Suddenly, Emperor Jing put down the pen in his hand, looked up at Guo Tianyang and said, "Where has the Crown Prince been these past two days? Why hasn't he come to see me?"

Guo Tianyang's heart trembled. It's over, he's asking again.

He braced himself and said, "This old servant doesn't know either."

Emperor Jing was obviously a little unhappy: "Go, bring that rebellious son to me! He's even skipping court now."

Guo Tianyang nodded in agreement, and then ran out in a panic.

He didn't dare to send anyone else to do this, so he personally trotted all the way to the East Palace.

It didn't take long to find the palace maid who usually served Li Yuanzhao.

He hurriedly asked, "Where is the Crown Prince?"

The palace maid was stunned, took out a letter from her sleeve, and honestly said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that if someone came to look for him, they should give him this letter."

"As for where His Royal Highness has gone, this servant does not know."

Guo Tianyang immediately felt that something was wrong, and tremblingly opened the letter. After reading it, his heart turned cold.

He ran away! The person must have run away in advance!

It turned out that the Crown Prince had already calculated everything. His Majesty would definitely send him to look for someone, and he even left a letter for His Majesty.

After reading the letter, Guo Tianyang was a little lost, and then his face returned to normal.

He waved his hand at the palace maid: "Okay, this old servant knows, you can go."

Seeing the palace maid walking away, Guo Tianyang calmed down and walked towards Li Yuanzhao's bedroom.

Li Yuanzhao's door was not locked, and Guo Tianyang gently pushed it open.

Looking at the scattered imperial decree drafts on the table, his thoughts were a little confused for a moment.

After standing there for a long time, Guo Tianyang took a deep breath and brewed his emotions.

Then he suddenly pushed open the door and ran back to the Imperial Study.

As soon as he saw Emperor Jing, he immediately wailed, "Your Majesty! Something bad has happened!! The Crown Prince has run away! This servant deserves to die!"

Then he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, quickly leaving a bloodstain on the ground.

Guo Tianyang gritted his teeth, enduring the severe pain on his forehead.

His heart was bleeding, Your Majesty, this servant only deceived you this once in my life....

"This old servant deserves to die! This old servant deserves to die, for not taking good care of the Crown Prince!"

Guo Tianyang repeated these few words over and over again.

Emperor Jing was startled, but quickly regained his composure and frowned, "Get up! What are you crying about? Where did the Crown Prince run off to?"

Guo Tianyang looked terrified: "Your Majesty, this is the letter that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left for you."

"You'd better go to the East Palace and take a look... This old servant... this old servant dare not say!"

Emperor Jing frowned, took the letter and didn't rush to read it, and said to Guo Tianyang in a deep voice: "Lead the way!"

The two quickly walked to Li Yuanzhao's bedroom.

Seeing the door half-open, Emperor Jing strode in directly.

He looked around and found that there was already a thin layer of dust, indicating that it had not been cleaned for some days.

Then Emperor Jing walked to the table, looked at the imperial decree drafts on the table, his eyes narrowed, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Rebellious son.... bastard...."

"Beast!!! He actually dared to forge an edict! This handwriting... he is imitating you!... Guo Tianyang!!" Emperor Jing was immediately furious!

Guo Tianyang knelt beside him, trembling all over.

Emperor Jing's face was full of murderous intent: "There is even my seal on it! Is the Shangbao Bureau under your responsibility!!?"

"Yes... yes... this servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die..." Guo Tianyang just kept kowtowing, not daring to say a word.

Emperor Jing was shaking with anger, and then he remembered that he had a letter in his hand, and quickly pulled out the letter paper.

Inside was Li Yuanzhao's fabricated story of stealing the seal and stealing the imperial decree, and he cleared Guo Tianyang completely, and finally said that he felt deeply guilty and had no face to see anyone.

Emperor Jing glanced at Guo Tianyang, who was constantly trembling at his feet, and his heart softened again.

He frowned and said, "Get up, that brat... stole the seal while you were sick, leaving this confession, he must have run away. Quickly send someone to investigate and bring that rebellious son back to me!"

"Yes... yes... Your Majesty, should we send someone to retrieve the imperial decree?" Guo Tianyang asked cautiously.

Emperor Jing frowned, closed his eyes, and sighed for a long time: "No need... it's too late, it's already too late."

"That beast probably planned it long ago!"

"Changing decrees in the morning and evening is even more a betrayal of the people of the world... bastard!"

Running a few more days on horseback would basically make it impossible to catch up.

If he went by water, there would be even less of a chance.

Hearing this, Guo Tianyang got up tremblingly and ran outside.

Before long, he ran back and knelt in front of Emperor Jing and said: "Your Majesty... a few days ago, someone from the Factory Guard saw a person wearing red clothes, suspected to be the Crown Prince, going in the direction of Taoyuan County. This old servant has already ordered people to chase him."

"Red clothes.... red clothes..." Emperor Jing carefully considered the scene of seeing the Crown Prince a few days ago.

He had never seen him wear such eye-catching clothes.

It can be seen that this rebellious son had planned it long ago. How could such a rough style deceive me?

"No, this is a feint!"

"Send the inner guards to Jianjiang to retrieve that rebellious son! He must be going to find Fang Zheng!"

"Where else could he go besides that? I knew it, he and Fang Zheng are birds of a feather, these two worms can't stay still for a moment!"

Emperor Jing came to a conclusion after thinking for a moment.

Guo Tianyang widened his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, do you mean that Fang Zheng instigated His Highness to forge an edict?"

"Absolutely impossible... he doesn't have the guts, you go out first." Emperor Jing stood with his hands behind his back, and Guo Tianyang couldn't figure out his thoughts for a while.

When the sound of closing the door sounded, Emperor Jing slowly turned around. He looked at the draft on the table with a blank expression.

He picked up one and read it carefully.

As he read, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Brat ......"