Fang Zhengyi quickly snatched the newspaper, took a closer look, and was shocked.
What was reported in the newspaper was exactly as Li Yuanzhao said.
But if stones can kill people, according to his understanding, it can only be nuclear radiation... But is this thing so powerful?
In his previous life, when he saw news about people selling energy stones online, the most they did was cause a nosebleed.
The things that can kill people come from the laboratory. Those things must have been purified, right?
After thinking for a while and coming up with no idea, Fang Zhengyi immediately instructed the servant who was still carrying the sedan chair, "Take this newspaper and go to Taoyuan Clinic. Find the boy with the jade pendant written on it and have them bury the jade pendant in the yard! The deeper the better, and no one is allowed to get close! Watch it with your own eyes, and come find me immediately after the burial."
Seeing the servant run away quickly, Fang Zhengyi felt relieved.
Seeing his serious expression, Li Yuanzhao also became serious: "Lao Fang, what's going on?"
"I don't know what happened, but it's a good idea to bury the dirty things first. In the future, when you see stones that glow or heat up, stay away from them. Don't touch them. They can kill people."
"Ah? Does the Night Pearl count?"
"That doesn't count."
Li Yuanzhao touched his chin and asked in confusion: "Do you think there are ghosts?"
Fang Zhengyi chuckled: "Why should we be afraid of ghosts? If there are ghosts, people who are killed by ghosts will also become ghosts. Aren't ghosts afraid of being beaten?"
"But... I've actually seen ghosts before! When I was a kid, I could see seven or eight of them a day if I was lucky."
Li Yuanzhao was shocked: "Is this true? Why have I never heard you mention it before?"
"I could see them before, but then I met a wandering scientist who gave me a magic weapon, and now the ghosts don't dare to see me anymore."
"What?"
"A high-definition camera. The higher the resolution, the more scared the ghosts are. Unfortunately, I lost it later. However, powerful ghosts can always make high-definition blurry."
"What is that?" Li Yuanzhao asked in confusion.
"It's something similar to the Thousand Miles River and Mountain Mirror..."
"..., just frame me!"
Fang Zhengyi shook his head and continued, "Your Highness, why did you come out today? Didn't His Majesty say anything?"
Li Yuanzhao looked around and whispered, "I do have something to tell you. Last night, I went to pay my respects to my father and saw many memorials impeaching you. I'm afraid you're going to be in trouble. Shouldn't you prepare early?"
"Impeach me? Nothing has happened recently." Fang Zheng frowned.
"It seems to be those scientific papers produced by the public... But as I said, time is up and I should go back."
After Li Yuanzhao finished speaking, he immediately ran into the palace.
Fang Zheng looked around and had already made up his mind.
The wind among the people has been blowing a little crooked recently, but it is not too serious.
He has been getting along well with everyone recently, and the Jinyiwei is also relatively stable, with only a few small fish being arrested. The only ones who can impeach him are the censors.
If these people have a slightly different opinion or are not happy with something, they will start arguing with each other, which is really troublesome.
...
Soon, the court meeting began.
Fang Zheng calmed down and maintained a peaceful state of mind.
The main reason is that I'm used to being bombarded and have long been desensitized. Let them say whatever they want and just deal with it!
Fifteen minutes passed before Emperor Jing opened his mouth to ask a question.
As expected, someone stood up and said loudly: "I, the minister, have made a report. Recently, the trend of discussing science has been prevalent among the people. This evil trend has caused the people to not work. The culprit is Dongjiao University."
"Jinyiwei Commander Fang Zhengyi is a tyrant and abuses public resources for personal gain! If this unhealthy trend continues among the people, it will cause panic among the people. Your Majesty, please make a judgment!"
Many people were discussing in low voices, and most of them were in agreement.
Fang Zhengyi sighed helplessly.
As expected, the censor was spewing shit again.
Science is not adapting to the local climate. After all, it is our own fault for forcing things to happen.
For court officials, it would be best if the people were as calm as an ancient well, without any ripples.
The common people farm the land and have children, listen to whatever the superiors say, and then grin and shout that the court is wise. That's all.
They cannot tolerate any sound that is even a little louder, or words they don’t like to hear.
This was taken for granted before. After all, in an agricultural society, it was normal for no changes to occur for thousands of years.
But even so, it is a bit too much to accuse oneself of being authoritarian and abusing public resources for personal gain.
Fang Zheng looked at Shi Zhong coldly: "When did I become so overbearing and domineering?"
"Master Fang! Recently, many new books have been published by booksellers in the market, but your name is written on every one of them! How do you explain this?"
"Didn't you use your power to force those booksellers to write your name? Why did you do this? Could it be that... Lord Fang wants to be a saint?" Shi Zhong said.
Fang Zheng smiled awkwardly, then this is true...
"How ridiculous! I have chosen books related to science for my inscriptions. As the president of Dongjiao University, which is all about science, is it wrong for me to write inscriptions for those books? Moreover, if I write inscriptions, the booksellers can sell more books and supplement my family business. But I don't take a penny from it."
"Master Fang! You are an official appointed by the imperial court after all. Is it appropriate for you to get involved with merchants?"
"I don't think there's anything inappropriate. Merchants are also human beings. Don't you go to merchants to buy things?"
Shi Zhong listened to Fang Zhengyi's calm tone and became angry: "Ordinary people now spend all day studying your so-called science and do not work. How do you explain this?"
"This is just a passing trend. People's enthusiasm will fade away soon. And I heard that many people are even learning to read and write on their own initiative because of discussing science. Is this correct?" Fang Zheng asked in return.
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