Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Having finished speaking, Fang Zheng Yi picked up the wine pot, poured himself a cup, and drank it in one gulp as if nothing had happened. Then, he slowly raised his eyes to look at everyone.

At that moment, the faces of the examiners varied, and each was pondering in their hearts.

Some felt baffled, thinking, 'What are you doing with that broken thing? It's just a worthless stamp blank, do you think you can get rich off of it?'

Others felt a bit angry in their hearts, thinking, 'You're breaking the rules of the examination hall! It's been passed down like this for hundreds of years, what are you making a fuss about? Can the imperial examination be treated like a child's play?'

Still a small group of people were completely indifferent, just curious about the matter. This thing, the stamp... Whether they had it or not was irrelevant to them. Even if they had it in their hands, they would be too lazy to stamp the examinees' papers. After all, they couldn't ruin someone's three years of hard work just for the sake of convenience. Carrying it was mainly to prevent accidents, just a formality.

Although people had different thoughts, everyone had eaten Fang Zheng Yi's food, and with the chief examiner present, it wasn't good to question him too much.

Zhang Dong Xiang saw his nonchalant appearance and understood everything in an instant.

At noon, he had mentioned the matter of the 'shit stamp' to him, and his attitude showed that he greatly disliked it.

He didn't expect that on the first day of the exam, he would actually take away everyone's stamps!

No wonder... no wonder his attitude suddenly became so attentive, so the root cause was here!

You make things you don't like disappear? You want to erase the rules you don't like?

Outrageous! Nonsense! This is simply acting arbitrarily and disregarding the law!

Zhang Dong Xiang had a fiery temper, but thinking that Fang Zheng Yi was a reckless fellow, he didn't know what nonsense he would say later.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, he said in a deep voice: "Don't play dumb with me! All the examiners' stamps have been taken away by you alone, everyone is here, are you still going to quibble?"

"You are too bold! Don't think I don't know what you're up to! Return them immediately! Today, I can pretend nothing happened, otherwise, I will definitely report you to His Majesty!"

"Ah! So it's about the stamps, I remember now!" Fang Zheng Yi stood up, revealing a look of realization, and then said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Lord Zhang, since you know what I'm going to do, why are you so angry?"

"Many colleagues are new here, isn't it okay for me to share some of their burden?"

"There won't be many people shitting during these few days of the exam, why use so many examiners to stamp papers? I can do this job alone!"

"Am I right?" Saying that, Fang Zheng Yi reached out and tugged on Cen Wen Se's sleeve.

Cen Wen Se was immediately dumbfounded, stammering: "Ah, right... No, not right!...."

Zhang Dong Xiang sneered, 'You, Fang Zheng Yi, are saying this to fool a ghost? Such a big examination hall, and you're watching it alone? With your lazy bones when attending court on weekdays, you still have the face to tell such a lie!'

"Hmph, I gave you a chance! Wait to be impeached! Someone! Go find the..."

"Hold on!" Seeing that he was going to find the stamps, Fang Zheng Yi immediately stopped him loudly, "Lord Zhang! Don't impeach me for every little thing! We are all officials serving the same dynasty, snitching is shameful!"

Zhang Dong Xiang stared at Fang Zheng Yi in disbelief, not expecting him to say such a thing!

What does 'snitching' mean? I can't impeach you?!

Fang Zheng Yi rolled up his sleeves: "If you look down on me, let's go outside and have a fight! We are all men, a fair duel! You are older, I'll let you have three punches!"

Cen Wen Se, who was closest, was completely dumbfounded.

A duel in the examination hall? And you'll let him have three punches?

This... is this something that can be said?

The examiners were in an uproar!

Aren't you just being unreasonable?

It turns out the rumors are true! You were acting so well just now, now your arrogant and domineering nature is completely exposed!

"You... you..." Zhang Dong Xiang clutched his chest and instantly put on a mask of pain.

Today, Fang Zheng Yi's impression was refreshed again, he had never seen such a shameless person!

I'm already halfway into the grave, and you want me to let you have three punches? A beast who doesn't even understand respecting the old and cherishing the young!

"Okay! Today I will break your legs!" Zhang Dong Xiang's fiery temper finally couldn't be suppressed, and he angrily stepped forward to grab Fang Zheng Yi's collar.

Seeing this, the other examiners all stepped forward and pulled Zhang Dong Xiang back, constantly persuading him.

"Lord Zhang... let's talk it out, don't argue with him..."

"Don't fight, Lord Zhang, if this gets out, what will others say... You still have to oversee the examination hall..."

"Lord Fang, quickly apologize to your third uncle!! We are all family, why make it this far!!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Dong Xiang suffered another critical hit, his eyes widened in anger, and he wailed: "I am not his third uncle!" Then he closed his eyes and fainted.

If I had such a bastard nephew, I wouldn't recognize him either! Everyone felt sympathy for Zhang Dong Xiang.

Immediately, an examiner ran out to find a doctor, as examinees often had sudden illnesses during the exam, so doctors were naturally readily available.

Fang Zheng Yi looked at Zhang Dong Xiang, who had fainted on the ground, with a face full of embarrassment.

This matter couldn't be easily glossed over, he originally wanted to put on a show of being unreasonable to Zhang Dong Xiang first, then he would intimidate the examiners, and then sit down and chat slowly.

Otherwise, based on his experience, if he started by reasoning properly, he would probably be attacked by the crowd before he could even open his mouth, and then he would be completely passive.

Dealing with this group of scholars, you can only play rogue first and then reason.

Now it's good, he played rogue halfway and Zhang Dong Xiang fainted, his mental quality is really poor!

The other examiners looked at Zhang Dong Xiang and sighed, and many people glared at Fang Zheng Yi!

Disturbing the examination hall is disloyal!

Insulting elders is unfilial!

How can such an unfaithful and unfilial person be responsible as an examiner?

Seeing that he had become the target of public criticism, Fang Zheng Yi chuckled twice: "Everyone, don't worry! My third uncle, this is an old problem, he easily faints when he gets excited!"

"This matter is also your fault! He doesn't like others mentioning our private relationship, fearing it will give others something to gossip about, just keep it in mind, don't spread it around!"

The examiners stared at Fang Zheng Yi with cold faces, one of them said angrily: "Lord Fang! You insulted your superior and disturbed the examination hall! This matter is no longer your personal family affair, what exactly did you borrow so many stamps for? If you don't explain it clearly, even if I am of low rank and light words, I will still report you!"

Shortly after, the doctor quickly rushed over and carried Zhang Dong Xiang away to his bedroom.

Fang Zheng Yi was not flustered at all in the face of everyone, now that the backbone of this group of people was gone, no one could make a decision, it was a good time to reason with them!

"Everyone, listen to my explanation!" Fang Zheng Yi raised both hands and pressed down. "I borrowed your stamps... I have already helped you throw them away. Those useless things, it's uncomfortable to keep them on your body, I will compensate you for all the money you spent buying them!"

"What! Why did you throw away our stamps! If the examinees are suspected of cheating, how will we identify them when grading the papers!"

"Fang Zheng Yi, how dare you!!"

For a time... there was a surge of indignation.