Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Ning Hongyuan retreated a few steps in horror, then leaned against a guard, quickly jumping away.

He pleaded, "Young Master Zhang, what is the meaning of this! We're on the same side!"

Zhang Chang coldly snorted, "Cough, cough... You piece of trash! Who's on the same side as you!"

"If... if it weren't for you, this young master wouldn't have had to make this trip! Beat him!!!"

Ning Hongyuan wanted to explain, but a circle of guards had already closed in, and sticks rained down on him, causing him to wail.

Zhang Chang looked at Ning Hongyuan, who was groaning on the ground, with a face full of hatred. Still not satisfied, he turned to the butler and said, "Where's Jia Liang!?"

The butler bowed, "He's waiting for you in the backyard."

"Drag him out and beat him too!"

Soon, Jia Liang was dragged out with a look of horror and thrown into the circle of sticks.

"Young master! Young master! Why are you hitting me! Why are you hitting me!!!"

Jia Liang howled frantically, his heart bleeding. He couldn't understand what he had done wrong, why the whole world was against him!

Zhang Chang shouted angrily, "Shut up! If it weren't for you, you dog slave, this young master wouldn't have provoked Fang Zheng Yi! This wouldn't have happened today! Beat him! Beat him hard!"

Jia Liang was beaten with bumps all over his head, his heart full of grievances. After helping Zhang Chang identify Fang Zheng Yi, he had waited at the bow of the boat and wasn't even in the hall.

He left as soon as the boat docked. He had just arrived at the Minister's mansion when he was dragged out and beaten. He had no idea what had happened in between...

When he heard Zhang Chang mention Fang Zheng Yi, he realized that Zhang Chang must have gotten the short end of the stick from Fang Zheng Yi!

Fang Zheng Yi! It's Fang Zheng Yi again!!! Ever since he first saw him, his life had been full of tragedy!

Why? Could it be just because of that concubine who was forced to death!?

Yes... it must be that the vengeful spirit of that bitch has come to take revenge on me....

Thinking of this, Jia Liang's heart was as cold as ashes... He didn't even utter a sound as the sticks rained down on him.

Seeing that the person next to him who was being beaten wasn't struggling anymore, Ning Hongyuan quickly moved closer to him, using Jia Liang's body to block a lot of the damage.

Zhang Chang's eyes widened when he saw this, and he said in a trembling voice, "Good! Good!! Ning Hongyuan, no wonder this young master is more injured than you!"

"Pull them apart! Beat them separately!!"

Hearing this, Ning Hongyuan's heart was filled with despair, but after being beaten by the sticks, he gave up struggling and could only cover his face tightly with his hands.

He had only one thought in his mind: Beat me if you want! But don't disfigure me...

"Pull his hands away! Beat his face!"

The light in Ning Hongyuan's eyes disappeared.......

Zhang Chang was exasperated, only hoping that the damage could be super doubled. Seeing that he was covering his face, he knew that this was the part that this guy cared about the most.

The guards heard the order and immediately pulled away Ning Hongyuan's hands, and the sticks rained down on his face...

Soon, Ning Hongyuan's handsome face became like a kaleidoscope.....

Zhang Shi, the Minister of Revenue, heard the noisy shouts in the courtyard and strode out of the hall.

As soon as he came out, he saw two people being beaten in the courtyard.

He couldn't help but frown and shouted, "Stop!" Then he turned to look at Zhang Chang, "Chang'er! What's going on here?"

As soon as he saw his own father, Zhang Chang's stomach full of grievances burst out like a flood.

Thinking of all the inhuman experiences tonight, he felt even more sad.

He rushed up and hugged Zhang Shi's leg, tears streaming down his face: "Father!!"

When Zhang Shi saw his son's useless appearance, he pulled him up.

He said sternly, "What's wrong! Speak properly, what kind of behavior is it to cry like a woman!?"

Zhang Chang got up and was still sobbing, his emotions not fully relieved, and his chest was still in pain, so he stood there gasping for air.

Zhang Shi pondered for a moment and guessed the general idea. His son's purpose in attending the poetry contest was to find trouble with Fang Zheng Yi.

This appearance must mean that he didn't get any good, and even suffered a big loss.

After Zhang Chang had completely calmed down, Zhang Shi continued to ask: "I'm asking you, why are you beating these two people, and who is that fat man in white?"

Zhang Chang glanced at Ning Hongyuan, who had been beaten into a pig's head, and said hatefully, "It's these two... these two instigated me to find trouble with that Fang Zheng Yi!"

"They deserve to be beaten!"

Zhang Shi felt a little unhappy in his heart and took a deep breath, "Tell me... what happened with Fang Zheng Yi tonight? You've suffered such a big grievance."

When Zhang Chang thought of being stripped naked and stacked with Ning Hongyuan, he felt disgusted, and he was even on the bottom!

This matter... must not be known to a thirty-third person!!

Thinking of this, Zhang Chang trembled and stammered: "It's nothing really... just had some verbal disputes with Fang Zheng Yi..."

"Slap!" A heavy slap suddenly hit Zhang Chang's face, and then his cheeks swelled high, showing a clear palm print...

Zhang Chang looked at Zhang Shi in a daze, and said blankly: "Father....."

"Shut up! I don't have a useless son like you!" Zhang Shi looked like he hated iron for not becoming steel.

Then he roared: "Wasn't it you who wanted to find trouble with Fang Zheng Yi!! Even if these two instigated you, in the final analysis, wasn't it you who wanted to go!?

"You're crying over just a few verbal disputes! You take your anger out on others after being scolded!"

"How could I have raised such a useless son like you! Ah!?"

"I thought you had grown up and changed a bit, but I didn't expect you to still be hopeless! Not to mention that you can't even compare to a mere Fang Zheng Yi, how can you have the face to complain to me about this little thing, take a piss and look at yourself, do you have any appearance of a man!?"

"From today onwards, you are not allowed to go anywhere! Just stay in the mansion and study for me!!"

"Father...." Zhang Chang looked at Zhang Shi roaring, feeling a little scared in his heart, but when he thought that he had suffered grievances and couldn't say it, aggrieved tears slid down his cheeks again.

When Zhang Shi saw his son crying again, he became even more angry.

He kicked Zhang Chang to the ground with a whip leg and shouted angrily: "Hold it back! Be like a man!"

"I... I... I...." For a moment, Zhang Chang couldn't wait to blurt out the truth, but he held it back..

After all, the grievance is temporary, but the face is permanent.....

Zhang Shi sighed to the sky, and then said dejectedly: "Xu Bo, lock the young master in the room, prepare the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and from today onwards, he is not allowed to leave the room even half a step except for eating, drinking and shitting!"

"Also, throw those two wastes on the ground out, and they are not allowed to cross the threshold of my Zhang family ever again!"

"Yes!" Butler Xu Bo said, and then turned around to do things.

"Wait a minute... send someone to investigate whether Fang Zheng Yi has any problems, investigate all the situation clearly, and then report back quickly!"

Butler Xu Bo hesitated: "Master, Fang Zheng Yi has just entered Beijing not long ago, I'm afraid there is nothing wrong..."

Zhang Shi sneered: "Hmph, then investigate from the capital to Taoyuan County, I don't believe he has no problems."

"Heh, how many people in the court... are clean."

........

Late at night, the moonlight was like water.

The gate of the Minister's Mansion was quietly opened, and two people like broken sacks were thrown out far away, lying on the ground.

Motionless.