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

Ziji City, Taiji Hall.

Jiang Chengwan sat high on the dragon chair, with only a few unskilled court ladies fanning cattail fans on the left and right, but the bead-curtained phoenix chariot that was originally placed beside the dragon chair had disappeared.

"Long live my emperor!"

Underneath, the civil and military ministers bowed slightly to the empress at the same time, shouting long live.

"Everyone... all the gentlemen are in peace."

Although the queen mother was not there, Jiang Chengwan seemed to be the same as usual, still showing a weak and submissive look, not daring to look at others.

She still seems to be the puppet emperor who can be manipulated by others, and this palace coup seems to have nothing to do with her.

The courtiers shouted "Thank you, Your Majesty", and then stood up.

After Lu Chen, who lived at the end of the hall, got up, the first thing he did was to open his eyes wide and look at Jiang Chengwan who was sitting on the dragon chair.

Seeing that her complexion was pale, and her expression was no different from before, I gradually began to care about her.

His eyes shifted slightly, and after a while, he saw a man in black heavy armor, with a visor on his head, a black dragon long sword pinned to his waist, and wearing combat boots on the first step under the dragon chair. The heroic figure.

"That guy is one of the four most powerful holy kings in the world, the holy king of Cangming who controls millions of soldiers and civilians in the Cangming realm..."

Lu Chen looked around the figure a few times.

After a while, he slowly narrowed his eyes, and a strange excitement flashed in his eyes.

'Tsk tsk... Good guy, you are really arrogant. On the first day of court, he was wearing boots and weapons, and this guy didn't seem to pay homage to the emperor just now. What is this called... Oh, he entered the court without worshiping, and went to the palace with swords. '

'Is it really a powerful minister like Boss Cao and Er Zhurong... If so, then it will be easy...'

When the other courtiers saw the Empress and King Cangming on the high platform, they had different expressions.

Some looked serious, some looked pensive, and some rolled their eyes, as if they were planning something.

Then, without waiting for the courtiers to play, the Holy King Cangming stepped out and said loudly:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, after five days of non-stop action by the Xuanwu Guards, among the evil party members who used the Queen Mother's Fengwei to bring disaster to the court, a total of 398 criminals and more than 3,000 people who have committed the most heinous crimes have all been arrested. Arrested and brought to justice."

As soon as the words fell, the expressions of the courtiers below suddenly became a little weird.

Evil henchmen...

Isn't it the queen dowager who covered the sky with one hand before...

Taking a closer look around, you can see that those courtiers who were very close to the Queen Mother are basically gone, even the high-ranking and powerful existence of the Sange University Scholars cannot be spared, let alone other courtiers.

What can be left are small fish and shrimps that have not done anything. I don’t know if King Cangming doesn’t have so many people to clean them up. He is going to stabilize the situation in North Korea and China and then free up his hands to clean them up. Or he is too lazy to care about these things. little people.

Therefore, these people either asked for leave and did not go to court, or bowed slightly with abnormally pale faces, like prisoners waiting to be sentenced.

"Well, Your Highness the Holy King has worked hard."

While everyone was thinking, Jiang Chengwan nodded lightly, then said in a stuttering manner:

"Since they are all caught, then...His Royal Highness, how should I deal with them?"

Cangming Shengwang let out a heroic smile under his mask.

"Your Majesty takes care of everything, so you don't need to ask about this matter, just leave it to the humble minister to deal with it."

"ah?"

Jiang Chengwan seemed a little surprised by Shengwang Cangming's answer, she opened her mouth slightly with astonishment on her face.

But before she could react, the Holy King Cangming's eyes turned cold, and his voice became much heavier: "Why? Your Majesty doesn't believe that I can handle this matter properly?"

Swish!

Jiang Chengwan's already sluggish face suddenly turned extremely pale.

"No...no..."

She looked frightened and looked away in fear, not daring to look at the Holy King Cangming, then tremblingly said: "His Royal Highness is willing to share my worries... It's too late for me to be happy, this matter, I will leave it to His Highness the Holy King, I... I believe in your ability..."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was speechless for a while.

It's so easy to control, this guy really doesn't have the majesty that an emperor should have...

And you are the emperor, no matter how powerful the holy king is, he is still the emperor's courtier in name, you are a majestic Emperor of the Great Xia, and you use an honorific title for a courtier?

But it's normal to think about it. After all, he has been the puppet emperor for six years in the shadow of the Queen Mother Zhao. Although the Queen Mother Zhao is likely to die now, there is another powerful minister named Cangming King with extremely terrifying force.

She is still the puppet emperor.

Whether it is Queen Mother Zhao or King Cangming, they are essentially the same kind of people. No matter who takes power, it doesn't make any difference to the empress.

Even Lu Chen, a "political novice", understands this, so other people will naturally not fail to see it.

It's just that even if they could see His Majesty's weakness and the wolfish ambition of the Holy King Cangming, even if they were ignored by the emperor and made a decision without consulting their opinions, they would not stand up and try to do something.

Because it makes no sense.

Even the emperor is a puppet who can be manipulated by others. What can they, the courtiers who have been suppressed by the Queen Mother, change?

In today's situation, it is right to be wise and protect yourself.

Wouldn't it be beautiful to keep a useful body, hoping to wait until the Ming emperor ruled the world in his lifetime, and then show what he has learned to benefit all people?

As for the empress they have worshiped for many years?

None of their business!

Although it is said in the "Holy Words", as an official, he should restrain himself, return to the ritual, be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, otherwise he is no different from a beast.

But the book of sages and sages is in the final analysis just to establish a foundation and enter the Tao, and to cope with the imperial examination.

Who dares to be a loyal minister these days?

What's more, the female emperor is so cowardly, she looks like mud that can't support the wall, there is no hope of turning things around in the hands of the empress dowager Zhao and the holy king Cangming, she is simply worthless.

Only fools stand up for the Empress!

But there really was such a fool before.

Everyone inexplicably thought that when the Empress Dowager Zhao claimed to be in charge of the court, that "fool" who would rather lose his official position than stand up for the empress and ask the Empress Dowager Zhao to return to power, they subconsciously wanted to turn around. Looking back.

However, before they could turn their heads, Lu Chen stepped out and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, no!!"

These words were like thunder on the ground, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

The courtiers looked over at the same time, and after seeing Lu Chen's figure clearly, a look of understanding flashed across their faces.

Among the crowd, there are those who admire, those who are ashamed, and those who ridicule.

But no one stood up to respond.

This made Lu Chen, who was standing alone in the middle of the courtiers, look very different.

pat...

There was an imperceptible crisp sound from the armrest of the dragon chair.

Everyone's attention was focused on Lu Chen, and they didn't notice at all that on the dragon chair, under the cover of twelve jade crystals, a pair of beautiful eyes were staring at Lu Chen, full of shock and a hint of doubt.

'Why is he here? Didn't I make a special decree for him so that those who are physically handicapped can rest at home and recuperate without asking for leave? '