Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

After Gu Simiao left, Lu Chen went back to the hall and read the newspaper, studying the many decrees and appointments issued at the court meeting that he was unable to attend, as well as the various information revealed in them.

He has now realized that Jiang Chengwan's drugging him was not just to help him regain his energy, but more for the purpose of getting rid of him so that he could personally formulate a more radical imperial edict.

No one knew why the Empress suddenly became so aggressive and what she was anxious about, but this was obviously not the point.

Now the imperial decree has been spread to all parties. Those who should be promoted will be promoted, those who should be demoted will be demoted, those who should be promoted to official posts, and those who should be promoted will be dealt with.

It's just a big reshuffle.

After this major reshuffle, the empress personally formed a political core headed by him, the most favored minister of the dynasty, the Holy King Cangming, and Gu Simiao. Officials from other factions were basically unable to enter the high-level, and Daxia was completely All rights are firmly in hand.

Not only that, Fang Yu and other temporary county magistrates who he taught and promoted in Yuzhou were also reused. They were all assigned to the northern, western and central provinces of Daxia, as well as some eastern provinces, to hold important positions and control local affairs. Power, even the subordinates Fang Yu and others appointed when they were temporary county magistrates, were temporarily expropriated.

The Empress' intention in doing this was quite obvious.

He is a staunch reformer, and the people he supports and befriends are naturally reformers. Now these people have been assigned to the most critical positions in the imperial court. It is obvious that the empress is ready to end her life in person and holds the power. Fully implement all his reform proposals.

All-round reform from top to bottom.

Now the area under the control of the imperial court is divided into three parts. The vast areas in the northwest, north, and northeast are given to Gu Simiao to guard. The provinces in the southwest, central and southern parts that may become war zones are given to him to prepare for war. The Gyeonggi and eastern Some areas were used as springboards to send troops east and south at any time, using the terrifying power of the Holy King to intimidate the world.

Among the three top officials with extremely high autonomy, he has the greatest authority.

To a certain extent, the Human Emperor Sword itself is equivalent to a wordless edict with no limit on the number of times. He is the military governor of the seven provinces, which means that all military affairs of the seven provinces are decided by him with one word. He also has the special title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi... …

Don't underestimate this title. The so-called Yitong Sansi means having the same guards and treatment as the Third Duke. This is not the point. The key point is the word "kaifu" in front of it.

After adding "opening the government", it means that she can establish the shogunate and administrative offices, appoint special summons, recruit talents from the jurisdiction for her own use, and equipped with the sword of the extreme, as long as she wants, officials in the seven provinces He can be appointed directly.

Combining political power and military power, this power is simply boundless, comparable to a country within a country. In comparison, Gu Simiao and Saint King Cangming only have military power, and they are just commanding troops without local restrictions. , naturally inferior.

In this way, he can completely make the seven provinces what he wants according to his own ideas, and he can also cultivate more talents for the imperial court just like Fang Yu and the others were trained in the first place.

This may be the true purpose of the Empress.

After all, there must be someone to help take care of the land of this hundred thousand miles in Daxia, but it doesn't necessarily have to be talents cultivated by aristocratic families, sects, kinship and other forces.

Once he replicated the success of Sui, Yu, Xingping County and Taihe County to the seven provinces, he turned it into a place with harmonious politics, prosperity and talents.

Lu Chen kept analyzing the information revealed in the Di newspaper and the current situation. Unknowingly, it was late at night.

Da Da Da~
There was a sound of light footsteps outside the corridor, and a moment later, a slightly longer figure of Xiao Yu appeared at the door.

"Cousin, it's so late, why don't you go to bed?"

With that said, Xiao Yu came to Lu Chen with a bowl of ginseng soup, and then said with a worried look on his face: "Last time, my cousin was overworked and fainted while playing with His Majesty in the Zichen Palace, which made His Majesty worried for a long time. , When I sent my cousin back, His Majesty personally told me to take care of my health, and do everything in moderation. I am busy with official duties, and my health is more important than anything else. I will not allow my cousin to work so hard in the future. "

Hearing this, Lu Chen's expression suddenly became strange.

Overworked and fainted in Zichen Palace?
fart! I was obviously knocked down by medicine!

The same goes for the empress. I haven't settled the accounts with her yet, and I haven't cared about whether she took advantage of me. She filed a complaint with Xiao Yu first.
Shaking his head to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, Lu Chen raised his head and looked at Xiao Yu, then subconsciously glanced at the sky outside the window, and then smiled and said: "Sorry, I forget the time when I get busy. When I look down, it will be bright and it will be dark. , I will go back to my room to rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen closed the newspaper in his residence, took the ginseng soup handed over by Xiao Yu and drank it in one gulp, then stood up and walked towards the backyard. Seeing this, Xiao Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, my cousin finally listened to the advice this time.

Sigh... If only my cousin would listen to this advice every time.

"correct."

Halfway through, Lu Chen suddenly remembered the content of the imperial edict, so he asked Xiao Yu: "In a while, I will go to Yuzhou to take charge of the overall situation. Although your Majesty will definitely not let me stay in Yuzhou, but I don’t know when I will return to Beijing, but I will definitely stay for a year or two. While I’m away…”

However, before Lu Chen finished speaking, Luo Xiaoyu said firmly: "I want to go with my cousin."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was slightly startled. After he came to his senses, he frowned and said, "Xiao Yu, don't be ridiculous. These are troubled times. The capital is the safest place in the world. If you come with me, what will happen?" , How can I be worthy of my uncle and aunt’s spirit in heaven?”

Xiaoyu shook his head, clenching his pink fists tightly.

"For Xiao Yu, the safest place is beside my cousin. If my cousin is not here, Xiao Yu can't feel at ease even if he stays in the palace."

Having said this, Xiao Yu took small steps and walked up to Lu Chen, with a rare look of solemnity on his face.

"Besides, Xiao Yu promised his uncle and aunt that he would always take care of you, my cousin. This time my cousin will stay in Yuzhou for so long. If Xiao Yu hides in Luojing and doesn't go anywhere, wouldn't he be breaking his promise? How will I see my uncle and aunt in the future?"

Hearing this and looking at Luo Xiaoyu who did not back down at all, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a headache.

This girl is no ordinary maid, but the only relative she had in this world. Although they are not related by blood, their relationship is closer than that between siblings who are related by blood.

Don't say harsh words to Luo Xiaoyu, he can't even say a harsh word.

I can only give you good advice.

However, no matter how he tried to persuade him, Luo Xiaoyu refused to agree and was determined to follow him.

In the end, Lu Chen had no choice but to let her go.

Fortunately, we are going to Yuzhou, where the people are almost worshiping him as a saint. The mass base is incredibly strong. If we strengthen the defense of our residence, there shouldn't be any problem.

After a night of silence, Lu Chen left home early the next morning, and took a carriage to Ziji City with Chai Hongyu.

Although there was no morning court today, he was used to getting up early to go to the public house for duty. Moreover, some aspects of the empress's arrangements for the court meeting were not very clear, or there were errors and omissions. He had to discuss it with the empress in person so that he could make arrangements. Good follow-up arrangements.

And just when he got off the carriage and walked towards Xuanji Gate, a strange voice suddenly sounded beside him——

"Good day, Lu Shaobao."

Lu Chen was startled for a moment before he realized that he had been promoted now. He was no longer the Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the second rank, but the Prince Shaobao of the first rank.

The person calling was me.

Then he quickly turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

After a moment, a beautiful figure wearing a jade robe with holy scales that only the royal family was qualified to wear slowly appeared in his eyes, and slowly walked towards him while being served by a group of palace maids and eunuchs. (End of chapter)