Fang Zheng quickly grabbed the newspaper, looked at it carefully, and was shocked.
What was written in the newspaper was indeed what Li Yuanzhao said.
But stones can kill people, and according to his understanding, they can only produce nuclear radiation... But is this thing so powerful?
In his previous life, he only got a little nosebleed when he read news on the Internet about people selling energy stones.
The things that can kill people are all things that come out of the laboratory. Those things are all purified, right?
After thinking for a while and having no idea, Fang Zhengyi immediately asked the servant who had not yet left the sedan chair: "Take this newspaper and go to Taoyuan Medical Center immediately. Find the boy with the jade pendant written on it and ask them to give me the jade pendant first." It’s buried in the courtyard! The deeper it is, the better, and no one is allowed to get close! Watch it with your own eyes, and come to me immediately when it’s buried.”
Seeing the servant running away quickly, Fang Zheng felt relieved.
Li Yuanzhao looked at his serious expression and couldn't help but become serious: "Old Fang, what's going on?"
"I don't know what the situation is, but it's right to bury the dirty things first. If you see glowing stones in the future, stay away from them. Don't touch them randomly, as it could kill someone."
"Ah? Does Ye Mingzhu count?"
"That doesn't count."
Li Yuanzhao touched his chin and asked, "Do you think there is a ghost?"
Fang Zhengyi chuckled: "What's there to be afraid of ghosts? If there are ghosts, people killed by ghosts will also become ghosts. Aren't ghosts afraid of being beaten?"
"But... I have actually seen ghosts! When I was a kid, I was lucky enough to see them seven or eight times a day."
Li Yuanzhao was shocked: "Real or false! Why have I never heard of you talking about it?"
"I could see it before, but then I met a wandering scientist who gave me a magic weapon, so ghosts no longer dare to see me."
"What?"
"The higher the resolution, the scarier the ghost will be. Unfortunately, I lost it later. However, ghosts with powerful magic can always blur the high resolution."
"What is that?" Li Yuanzhao asked confused.
"It's something similar to the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Mirror..."
"...., just frame me!"
Fang Zheng shook his head and continued: "Your Highness, why did you come out today? Didn't Your Majesty say anything?"
Li Yuanzhao looked around and whispered: "I do have something to tell you. Last night I went to greet my father and saw many memorials to impeach you. I'm afraid you are going to be in trouble. Make preparations early, right?"
"Impeach me? Nothing happened recently, right?" Fang Zhengyi frowned.
"It seems that the public made those scientific papers or something...but as I said, the time is up, I should go back."
After Li Yuanzhao finished speaking, he immediately ran to the palace.
Fang Zheng looked around and already had some calculations in his mind.
The folk wind has been blowing a little crookedly recently, but it's not too serious.
He has been getting along well with everyone recently, and the Jin Yiwei is also relatively stable. He only caught a few miscellaneous fish, so the only people who can impeach him are the censors.
This group of people couldn't stand the slightest difference of opinion, so they started to quarrel with each other, which was really troublesome.
...
Not long after, the court meeting began.
Fang Zheng calmed down and had a very calm mind.
Mainly because of the habit of being bombarded, they have long been desensitized. They can say whatever they want, and the soldiers can stop them!
Fifteen minutes passed and Emperor Jing just asked.
As expected, someone stood up and said loudly: "I have written a report for you. Recently, the trend of discussing science among the people has been prevalent. This evil trend has caused people to be idle and idle. The main culprit is Dongjiao University."
"Fang Zhengyi, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, is authoritative and domineering, and uses public weapons for private use! The people are practicing this unhealthy trend again, so that people are panicking, please His Majesty's Holy Judgment!"
Many people whispered, and most of the comments were in agreement.
Fang Zhengyi sighed helplessly.
Sure enough, it was the censor who sprayed shit again.
After all, science is still acclimated to the local environment, and it is also my fault that I have encouraged it too much.
For courtiers, it is best for the people to remain as quiet as ancient wells without any ripples.
The common people work hard to have children, listen to whatever the superiors say, and then open their mouths and shout that the court is wise and that's it.
As long as there is a little bit of noise or words that they don't like to hear, they will not tolerate it.
It was a matter of course before. After all, in an agricultural society, it was normal for no changes to occur for thousands of years.
But even so, labeling himself as authoritarian and domineering, using official tools for private use is a bit too much.
Fang Zheng looked at the historians with a cold look: "When did I become so authoritarian and domineering!"
"Lord Fang! There have been a lot of new books published by publishers on the market recently, but every one of them has your name on it! How do you explain this!"
"Isn't it that you use your power to suppress others and force those booksellers to write your name? What is the reason why you are like this? Does... Mr. Fang want to be a saint?" Shi Zhong said.
Fang Zheng smiled, so what he said was true...
"This is unreasonable! The books I chose for the inscriptions are all science-related books. As the president of Dongjiao University, the school is all about science. Is it wrong to inscribe the inscriptions for those books? Moreover, if I inscribe the inscriptions, how many booksellers can there be? I sold some books to supplement my family business, but I didn’t get a penny from it.”
"Master Fang! You are also an official of the imperial court after all. Is it appropriate to get involved with merchants!?"
"I don't think there's anything inappropriate. Merchants are human beings too. Why don't you go buy something from a merchant?"
Listening to Fang Zhengyi's calm tone, Shi Zhong felt angry: "The common people now spend all their time studying your so-called science and do not do any work. How do you explain this!"
"This is just a trend. It won't take long for the people's enthusiasm to subside. And I heard that many people discuss science and even take the initiative to learn to read. Isn't this wrong?" Fang Zheng asked rhetorically.
Shi Zhong said loudly: "Wrong! Big mistake! What words do the people learn to read? What books do they read? Can those books related to science teach them how to behave? The so-called papers popular in the world now, They are all lies and can be said to be useless!”
What nonsense did you say?
Fang Zheng was sulky, looked at Emperor Jing and said seriously: "Your Majesty, if the people can't read, they won't be able to read even the books of saints. Nowadays, there is an upsurge in literacy among the people, which will be of great benefit in selecting talents for the imperial court in the future. It should be a happy event."
"Your Majesty, I also have something to say." An unexpected person stood up.
Fang Zheng turned his head and saw that it was Xu Wenshu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and felt a little puzzled.
What happened today probably has nothing to do with him...
I saw Xu Wenshu cupping his hands and saying: "Your Majesty, I have no intention of participating in this debate, but I have something to ask Mr. Fang in public."
Emperor Jing nodded slightly: "Go ahead."
Xu Wenshu said: "A few months ago, Mr. Fang personally visited the Ministry of Finance and said that the Firearms Institute under the Royal Academy of Sciences needed to study a top-secret project. I thought it was related to firearms, so I approved a sum of money at that time."
"But a few months later, I sent people to the Firearms Institute to inquire about it, but every time they were prevaricated by people from the Firearms Institute. Therefore, I still don't know where the money is, and I haven't seen the results of the Academy of Sciences."
"So I would like to ask Mr. Fang, where did this money go? The money in my household department is the people's wealth, and it cannot be spent in an unclear way!"
"If the Academy of Sciences behaves like this in the future, then your Majesty, please directly allocate the quota to the Academy of Sciences. From now on, I will not interfere with the internal affairs of the Academy of Sciences."
Fang Zheng secretly thought something was wrong.
The money was used to build hot air balloons and pay wages and benefits... I don't know how Yishun is doing and he hasn't come back yet!
Just as he was thinking about countermeasures, he heard footsteps suddenly coming from outside the hall, followed by a eunuch's shrill scream that penetrated the hall.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report!! Urgent report from Yishun!!"
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