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

"Your Majesty, please take it back!"

Lu Chen's resolute voice sounded again in the Tai Chi Hall.

There was not much surprise in Jiang Chengdao's eyes, but he looked at his sister with interest.

Although Lu Chen's refusal was beyond his expectation, it was not incomprehensible to him.

In his eyes, Lu Chen is an extremely pure and honest gentleman. Such a person is very indifferent to fame and fortune. As long as Lu Chen feels that his ability is not up to the job, no matter how high an official position is offered to him, he will refuse.

This is a true pure minister.

He will give priority to the interests of the Great Xia Empire and the Empress. Not only will he not do anything that may harm it, but he will desperately stop it.

After these few contacts, he was very sure of this.

Otherwise, it is really impossible to explain why he was the only one who stood up without hesitation when others were avoiding the Empress.

The empress came back to her senses, and then frowned slightly, "Lu Aiqing, don't underestimate yourself, it's just a mere test of merits to clean up the officials, and your talent and learning are more than enough. I believe that Lu Aiqing, you are a person of great talent, and the officials are just an insignificant person. I have high expectations for you, Lu Aiqing, and I believe that you will never let me down."

The words of persuasion were full of patience, not at all like a godless king who just overthrew the Queen Mother Zhao forcefully, and directly uprooted her followers and some rebellious ministers, leaving half of the court vacant.

However, for the empress' patient persuasion, Lu Chen did not buy it at all:

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, self-knowledge is the most important thing in a person. I examine myself three times a day, and I think I understand myself well. I have just entered an official position, and I am deficient in all aspects. I was wrongly favored by Your Majesty to be appointed to a post in the engineering department. , I often feel powerless, even if I never slack off, I can’t ensure that all affairs can be handled properly in a timely manner.”

With that said, Lu Chen suddenly bowed again.

"The humble minister has even made up his mind. If there is a mistake in the humble minister and the court suffers losses for nothing, I implore His Majesty to dismiss the humble minister and appoint a talented person so as not to delay the affairs of the court."

Hearing this, some courtiers were speechless.

But the Queen's reaction was completely opposite to theirs.

At this time, her little face, which was just showing its beauty, was slightly moved, and she was very moved by Lu Chen's words.

With this virtuous minister, what can I ask for?

While thinking this way, she strengthened her determination to reuse Lu Chen.

She was 100,000 satisfied with Lu Chen.

Whether it's to repay his loyalty that he sacrificed his life for before, or his rare sense of responsibility, she must find a way to put him in an important position, and let him become her own minister in creating a prosperous world!

What's more, she also specifically investigated Lu Chen's actions since he became an official.

The result is just four words: conscientious!

It took only three months for him to be appointed to the engineering department, except for a series of complicated appointment procedures such as [soul phase verification] and [engraving the official seal], the real time in the sixth department corridor was only more than a month, but he used the authority of Shizhong The unreasonable engineering decrees closely related to Qibadao and the Queen Mother were rejected.

More decrees than other decrees dismissed in one year combined!

With such a great talent who is so dedicated to his duty and treats her so much, how could she let him stay in the Sixth Section Gallery all the time and be a disgusting troll?

Especially in such a deep position as the meritorious official Sishui, she can't be completely at ease if she changes it. Only when Lu Chen is in charge can she rest easy.

However, just when she clenched her fists and was about to interrupt Lu Chen's words and continue persuading her, Lu Chen spoke again first.

"It's hard for mere ministers to do just one job, let alone such an important position in the Ministry of Officials? If you do it reluctantly, you will delay the merit test, and the consequences will be unimaginable. A mere minister is a small person, and the court's loss is a big deal. At that time, even if His Majesty can't bear to kill the humble official, the humble official will have no face to live in the world!"

Hearing this, the Empress' face immediately tightened.

I couldn't help but think that with Lu Chen's staunch and loyal character, if there was any major problem with the official department when he was serving as a Lang official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he might really commit suicide in shame.

Don't say that everyone is greedy for life and afraid of death.

If he was afraid of death, he would not have stood up when the Queen Mother Zhao was in power.

Moreover, the bureaucracy has always been tricky, and government affairs are complicated and heavy, so mistakes are inevitable.

His temperament is so upright and he is dedicated to the king's affairs, it is very likely that some courtiers will not tolerate him. If they unite to exclude and make trouble... the consequences are unpredictable...

As soon as she thought of this, the image of Lu Chen being framed by those damn courtiers and then drawing his sword in extreme shame appeared in the empress' mind.

If it really got to that point, Lu Chen would have fallen into a pool of blood before she made an order not to pursue any of his faults, and tried her best to stop her...

Thinking of that scene, the Empress only felt her heart twitch suddenly, and even her breathing was slightly stagnant.

"Lu Aiqing can't!"

Rather urgent words suddenly sounded in the hall.

As soon as the words fell, the courtiers looked at the empress in surprise.

No?

Did Lu Chen do anything?

Lu Chen was also puzzled for a while.

Even Jiang Chengdao deliberately coughed twice to remind the Empress.

Under the strange eyes of everyone, the empress quickly realized that she had lost her composure, so she quickly took a deep breath, then pretended to be cold, and then said very coldly:

"Lu Aiqing is right. It's because I didn't think carefully. Lu Aiqing really needs time to accumulate experience. It is indeed uncomfortable to assume an important position rashly, and it is also against justice. If this is the case, then let's let this matter go according to Lu Aiqing's wishes."

Hearing this, Lu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Fortunately, the system rewards are temporarily saved!

He held the fluorene board tightly with both hands, and bowed heavily to the empress:

"Your Majesty does not shy away from loyal advice, accepts advice humbly, and corrects mistakes. This is the sign of a sage!"

"How lucky I am to be loved so wrongly by Your Majesty. From now on, I will definitely do my best to assist Your Majesty in creating an unprecedented prosperity! In order to repay Your Majesty's grace!"

As soon as the voice fell, the surrounding courtiers reacted instantly, and then shouted in unison:

"Your Majesty is holy!"