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

After all, Jiang Chengwan couldn't defeat Lu Chen and put her original plan to return to Beijing on hold.

But she also rarely listened to Lu Chen's advice to return to Beijing to take charge of the court. Instead, she insisted on staying in Xingping County, as if out of anger, as if she would return to Beijing whenever Lu Chen returned to Beijing. The frame.

And although she agreed to Lu Chen, she also made a request, that is, no matter where he goes or what he wants to do, he must be with her.

Even though Lu Chen tried to persuade her for a long time, she remained unmoved.

In the end, Lu Chen had no choice but to give up.

A night of silence.

Early the next morning, Lu Chen got up and washed up. After doing a little tidying up, he went out and walked downstairs.

As a result, as soon as he arrived at the lobby of the inn, he saw Jiang Chengwan and Jiang Chengdao sitting opposite each other, seemingly discussing something.

When they noticed Lu Chen coming over, the two stopped talking, and then turned their heads almost simultaneously to look at Lu Chen.

Jiang Chengdao smiled and said, "Why did Lu Shangshu get up so early?"

Lu Chen did not answer immediately, but quickly saluted the two of them.

"Wei Chen has met your Majesty."

"I have met His Highness the Holy King."

Jiang Chengwan responded casually, then frowned slightly.

"Lu Qing is feeling ill, why don't you take a little more rest?"

His words were full of concern and blame.

Lu Chen shook his head and said softly: "Xingping County has suffered such a big change, and the people's hearts are in turmoil. As a minister of the imperial court, how can I sleep peacefully at this time?"

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan not only showed little relief on his face, but his brows furrowed deeper.

Under normal circumstances, if she, the top leader of the Great Xia Empire, met such a courtier who took the initiative to become involved, she would definitely admire him immensely. The more involved this courtier was, the happier she would be.

For such an outstanding minister, she would never have too many.

But the person who wrote the paper was Lu Chen, which is another story.

However, she knew that this was Lu Chen's persistence and the principle of being an official. No matter how much she persuaded him, it would be useless. She could only find a way to help him make up for the shortcomings in his body, so she didn't say anything more. She just made plans in her heart and waited. The turmoil in Xingping County is over. After returning to Beijing, the dose of Yaochi Lingquan must be increased.

When Jiang Chengdao heard this, he said with great admiration: "As expected of the pillar of the country that your Majesty trusts, Lu Shangshu is loyal to his duties and fulfills his duties. He should be a model for others. I admire him."

"His Royal Highness the Holy King is so complimentary."

Lu Chen responded calmly, and then sat next to her at Jiang Chengwan's greeting.

After chatting for a while, he said seriously: "His Royal Highness, how is the situation in Xingping County now?"

Last night, Jiang Chengwan didn't tell him about the situation in Xingping County in order to let him have a peaceful night's rest. Moreover, since she came to Xingping County, she spent most of her time taking care of Lu Chen. She only knew a rough idea of ​​what was going on outside. He doesn’t know as much as Jiang Chengdao.

Jiang Chengdao and his sister looked at each other, and the latter nodded. Then he sighed and said, "It's not optimistic."

These four simple words made Lu Chen's heart skip a beat.

"As expected. Does the enemy have any backup plans?"

Jiang Chengdao hummed.

"Lu Shangshu, do you know about the blood epidemic?"

Blood plague?

Lu Chen subconsciously searched in his mind.

After two breaths, his expression suddenly changed.

When Jiang Chengdao saw him like this, he understood that he had realized what the "blood epidemic" meant.

"Evil spirits will be infected when they see blood. The whole body of the infected person will suffer from ulcers. Without medicine and stone, they will eventually die of blood explosion in panic. And one of them can spread to ten, and it will exceed a hundred in a day."

As he spoke, his tone became a little heavy: "If we don't control it in time, within two decades, there will be no smoke for thousands of miles."

After the words fell, a long silence followed.

Everyone here is not an ordinary person, and they all know how terrible the blood epidemic is.

According to the records of the sages, blood plague is caused by the plague spirit in spiritual energy. It is a kind of spiritual disaster like white plague, fire plague, etc.

As long as it is a spiritual disaster, it is much more terrifying than ordinary natural disasters. The blood epidemic poses a greater threat to the people than many spiritual disasters.

Not only is the blood plague more contagious than the plague, but what is even more terrifying is that once infected with the blood plague, it will turn into an unstable bomb, and the blood in the whole body will become like explosives, and it will explode at any time. It is possible to expand and explode, and its power can even kill a warrior with a certain level of cultivation.

Moreover, after the blood explosion, the remaining blood mist also contained rich plague aura, turning the surrounding area into a dead zone.

"Those two evil cultivators decided to activate the forbidden blood curse that could cause blood plague in the end, even if they were willing to destroy themselves."

After a long silence, Jiang Chengdao said rather helplessly: "Although most of the sources of the curse were blocked by me, many of them still fell into the county. Unfortunately, more than two thousand people were directly affected by the blood curse and contracted the blood epidemic. In the past two days, I have personally controlled them, and Xiao Shangshu has also organized manpower to prevent the spread of the blood curse."

"It's a pity that when the blood curse came down, the Xingping County treasury was destroyed by traitors. Even I, the king, couldn't build a blocking circle at the first time. After your majesty arrived, although he barely controlled the source of the curse, There is still a lot of epidemic spiritual energy spreading out."

"Now all the people may have the spirit of the epidemic lurking in their bodies, but it has not yet occurred. In order to prevent the spread of the blood epidemic, Mr. Xiao Ge has sealed off the entire county. Only entry is allowed, but no exit is allowed."

He kept describing the current situation in Xingping County and the measures taken by the government. The more Lu Chen listened, the more solemn his eyes became.

The current situation is indeed as Jiang Chengdao said, not optimistic.

It can even be said to be shaped like a dangerous egg.

"so."

After Jiang Chengdao finished talking about the situation in Xingping County, he looked directly at Lu Chen and said sincerely: "The son of a rich man will not sit in danger. Your Majesty and Lu Shangshu are responsible for the country and the country. They should put their own safety first and return to the court as soon as possible. It’s not advisable to stay here too long to avoid accidents.”

Jiang Chengwan also took over and said: "What the Holy King said is reasonable. Huaiyu has a heavy responsibility, how can he be put in danger? Besides, Xiao Shangshu is also a pillar of talent. With her in charge of Xingping, she will be able to properly handle matters here."

Lu Chen did not respond immediately, but carefully recalled what he had seen in the past about the court's handling of the blood epidemic.

After a moment, he lowered his eyes inexplicably.

"According to the practice of the past dynasties, in order to prevent the blood epidemic from spreading and causing a catastrophe, not only must the bodies of the deceased be completely destroyed, but also the patients must be killed immediately and burned with the true fire of Samadhi."

"What's more, the government that doesn't do anything will even gather together and punish them without caring about anything else, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the Jiang brothers and sisters were silent at the same time.

After a while, Jiang Chengdao nodded.

"Of course."

After receiving a positive answer, the hesitation in Lu Chen's eyes disappeared almost instantly, and then he suddenly raised his head and looked at Jiang Chengdao.

"In this case, Wei Chen must stay here."

Jiang Chengwan sighed: "Lu Qing, why are you doing this?"

Lu Chen insisted: "No citizen of Daxia should be abandoned. Your Majesty, please don't say anything more. I beg your Majesty to allow me to take charge of epidemic prevention. I will do my best to protect all the people as much as possible." Give the imperial court a prosperous and peaceful life to repay the country's favor."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan subconsciously looked at his brother.

However, Jiang Chengdao looked straight at Lu Chen, the admiration in his eyes even greater than before.

What is responsibility?

This is!

In Daxia Shilin today, there are too few courtiers like Lu Chen who have no complaints or regrets and prefer to go to the tiger mountain despite knowing that there are tigers in the mountains.

If it were anyone else, they would probably want to run as far as they can.

Anyway, it is their Jiang family’s empire. No matter what happens, it is the Jiang family’s business. What does it have to do with them?

Lu Chen could do so much for Jiangshan Sheji. As a member of the Jiang family, how could Jiang Chengdao not be moved by seeing such a famous minister with his own eyes?

"good!"

He couldn't help but cheer for Lu Chen and praised him heartily:

"The king admires Lu Shangshu for his high righteousness. It is a great blessing for the country to have Lu Shangshu in Daxia."

Seeing that his brother had said this, Jiang Chengwan had no choice but to give up persuading him.

That's all, with the emperor's brother here, nothing should happen. No matter what, Lu Qing can be kept safe.

After thinking this, she said no more.

After breakfast, the three of them, escorted by more than a dozen elite Xuanwu Guards, left the inn and walked outside.

They did not go to the county government office.

Now Xiao Yun is in charge of the overall situation, arranging various epidemic prevention and people's livelihood matters, especially mobilizing supplies from surrounding areas to ensure the supply of supplies in Xingping County during the fight against spiritual disasters, so as to avoid famine during the blood epidemic, so she is very busy every day If you don't touch the ground, going to her at this time will only delay her administration.

Moreover, Jiang Chengdao also participated in the entire epidemic prevention process. He knew many things in detail. If you have any questions, just ask him directly.

Originally, Lu Chen wanted to take Chai Hongyu with him, but Jiang Chengwan gave up the idea by saying, "The general is seriously injured. It would be better for Miss Chai to stay in the inn and concentrate on healing the general." (End of chapter)