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

After the court ceremony, Lu Chen collected his mood, left the Tai Chi Hall first, and walked towards the Sixth Section Corridor.

He failed to be dismissed from office twice in a row, and fortunately he was self-defeating, which made the originally simple things a lot more troublesome. Now he has to organize his thoughts and see if there is any way or if he can find any opportunities to die.

As long as there is a big mistake, and those courtiers who don't like him have a chance to attack him, so that the empress has nothing to say, he will have a chance to take off this obstructive official uniform.

For the time being, if you want to be dismissed from office, the best way is to work hard in this direction.

Lu Chen walked very fast, and some courtiers who wanted to talk to him could only look at his back as he walked away quickly, and put away their steps resentfully.

Soon, the courtiers filed out, left the Tai Chi Hall and walked towards their respective government offices, ready to start handling the official duties of the day.

Among the group of ministers, several high-ranking officials, including the newly appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Qian Yiqian, Zuo Shilang Zheng Zhong, and Dali Temple Minister Zhao Bingliang, went forward together.

Looking at Lu Chen's disappearing figure, Qian Yiqian's eyes suddenly flashed a cold light.

"This son can't stay in the court for a long time, otherwise the court will never have peace!"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhong cautiously looked around, and then said in a low voice, "Master Shang Shu, keep your voice down, if those words are heard by those villains who want to cling to Lu Chen, tell your majesty, as your majesty's current attitude towards Lu Chen Chen's favorite, maybe Longyan will be furious..."

"snort!

For Zheng Zhong's kind persuasion, Qian Yiqian snorted coldly with a look of disdain.

"The old man is righteous, how can he be afraid of such lucky people?"

He continued with a stern expression: "Besides, as the saying goes, if you are strong, you will be broken. If you act so stubbornly and don't know how to adapt, one day you will be tolerated by the scholars, and you will definitely cut yourself off from Your Majesty. It's just that Your Majesty is hindering your face." , and couldn’t bear to openly criticize such outwardly loyal people, that’s why I didn’t speak out.”

"Qian Shangshu is right!"

As soon as Qian Yiqian finished speaking, Zhao Bingliang nodded slightly, stroked his beard with one hand, and said slowly:

"As an official, you should be familiar with the art of contingency. You must be moderate in dealing with things, and you must not be paranoid. Otherwise, fortune and disaster will be unpredictable. How can you keep shouting for a long time? Moreover, this son is loyal on the surface, but in reality he is stupid. Not only does he have no talent, he also has no responsibility at all. , unbearable."

"Your Majesty kindly asked him to be promoted to an important position, but he tried his best to shirk it. He was afraid that his talent and learning would not be enough to make him laugh. He didn't have the noble character of being brave enough to do things. He was simply a waste that could not be supported by mud."

Having said that, his face was full of contempt, and then he said heavily:

"Although the imperial court is big, there is no room for such waste!"

Seeing that his immediate superior and Dali Siqing Yingxiong, who is also in the judicial department, had the same opinion, Zheng Zhong thought for a while, and felt that what they said was right, so he echoed:

"What Lord Shangshu said is very true. I am ashamed to be an official, but I am afraid of such lucky people like tigers."

Qian Yiqian waved his hand, casually encouraged this subordinate and colleague, and then said: "It is our duty as a subject to relieve the king's worries, and it is certainly inconvenient for your majesty to be loyal to this kind of person at this time, but in fact it will do great harm to the generation." Punishment, we must do something to repay Your Majesty's grace of recovery!"

Seeing that his own Shangshu naturally said so, Zheng Zhong said without hesitation: "Master Shangshu already has rules?"

Qian Yiqian nodded, as a response to his subordinate's question, and then turned his gaze to Zhao Bingliang who was at the side, looking for approval.

"What do Master Zhao think?"

Zhao Bingliang, who believed that he was able to return to the court because of the empress' trust, pondered for a moment, and then said solemnly:

"This is the time for Your Majesty to change the Yuan and reshape. It is not appropriate to go to war directly. I will wait for the opportunity. This son is so strong that he will inevitably be unpopular. One day he will attract dissatisfaction from many colleagues, and such a mediocre person will definitely make mistakes. There are many things, once he makes a big mistake, it will be time for us to share the worries for His Majesty."

Hearing this, Qian Yiqian narrowed his eyes immediately, and the eyes flickered.

"That's a great word! Mr. Zhao is worthy of being a minister that the late emperor relied heavily on when he was in power. He is indeed mature and prudent. Indeed, this young man only knows how to act rashly without the slightest view of the overall situation. I just need to wait for the opportunity and wait If he made a mistake, we can easily get rid of this cancerous tumor for His Majesty!"

Zheng Zhong, the younger brother, naturally echoed his voice.

At this time, Lu Chen, who has already walked to the Sixth Section Corridor, if he knew that there are already "good teammates" in the court hall who are dissatisfied with him and are trying every means to get the empress to drive him out of the court hall, he will definitely be full of enthusiasm and shout:

GKD, GKD! !

It's a pity that no matter how awesome he is, he doesn't have the ability to read minds. At this time, he is sitting on his post, appearing to be concentrating on his official duties, but in fact he is constantly thinking about how to make the empress dissatisfied. Give me a grudge.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and soon it was time for the courtiers to come down.

Lu Chen looked at the sky outside, and before he knew it, most of the day passed like this.

Seeing the official document in front of him which he had flipped through several times but didn't see a word, Lu Chen closed it directly, and then got up and left Ziji City.

There was nothing to say along the way, and soon, he returned to the West City.

But just as he turned into the alley and walked a few steps to the gate of the small courtyard, he heard a burst of familiar shouting and cursing suddenly coming from the gate.

"You profiteers are so unreasonable! Why, now that you know that your cousin is trusted by His Majesty, and you see a bright future, you all want to cling to your cousin again, so you don't want to be shameless?!"

"I don't know who knew that my cousin had offended the demon queen, so he came to regret the marriage with my cousin in a hurry, and even made a vow that if he had any regrets, he would die a good death. ?!"

It was my cousin Luo Xiaoyu's voice.

Lu Chen hurriedly walked forward, and before he could cross the last street corner, a sharp and arrogant female voice followed.

"Smelly girl, keep your mouth clean for this lady! Also, you'd better recognize your identity, you are just a poor relative of Lu Chen who can't be beaten, and this lady is the new official of the Ministry of Punishment Mr. Su. My cousin and niece are relatives of high-ranking officials! What's more, my cousin always dotes on me and treats me like my own!"

"Although Lu Chen is powerful, he is just a junior official from the seventh rank. As the saying goes, the first rank crushes people to death. Lu Chen and my cousin are four ranks behind! Maybe my cousin just said something casually. , it will make Lu Chen unable to survive or die! If you dare to be rude to this lady again, believe it or not, this lady will immediately complain to her cousin?!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help frowning, his eyes full of doubts.

Which is the best? Dare to say that a mere official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice can decide the life and death of this official?

Please, although you are from the seventh rank, even if you are only the seventh rank, when the emperor has real power and shame, the power is terrifying!

How big is it?

Let's put it this way, most of the official documents among the six departments basically have to be approved by the Ministry of Affairs before they can take effect, and even the official documents approved by the emperor's imperial pen have the right to reject them and ask for corrections.

Of course, the emperor is supreme, and the right to appoint and dismiss in the matter is firmly grasped in the hands of the emperor, and if he says to fire you, he will fire you.

If the emperor insists on passing a certain decree, but Shizhong insists on rejecting it ignorantly, the emperor can change to Shizhong who is willing to obey.

It's just that there are bound to be some stains left.

It was precisely because of this that Lu Chen refused to be promoted.

Not only because it is still in the period of award determination, but if he is promoted, the guaranteed reward will be gone, and the high risk of giving this special official position itself is also his main consideration.

Even the emperor has to do this, and the authority of Liubu in the matter can be imagined.

To put it bluntly, even a Shangshu, a senior official of the second rank, has to be sold to the middle of the matter, and a mere fifth-rank official is a fart in front of him!

How ignorant and ignorant do you have to be to tell such a ridiculous joke?

While thinking this way, Lu Chen quickened his pace a little under the trend of curiosity, and quickly crossed the corner of the street.

When he saw the plausible figure in front of his house, his face instantly revealed a look of understanding.

‘It turned out to be this product, no wonder no wonder.’

At the entrance of the small courtyard, in front of Luo Xiaoyu, a "eldest lady" dressed in silk and satin, but tall and thick, was with one hand on her hips, spit was flying on her face full of flesh, and Luo Xiaoyu in front of her was full of anger. His face was flushed, but he didn't dare to refute because he was worried about causing trouble to his cousin.

With just one glance, Lu Chen recognized the identity of that "heavyweight" - his former fiancée, Li Baojin.

A spoiled rich daughter.

And beside Li Baojin, there was a middle-aged man who was also luxuriously dressed and had a shiny face.

Who else could there be besides the former and future father-in-law Li Yuan?

‘Is this a shameless visit to settle the suspicion? '

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes, and thought to himself: As expected of a businessman, he is well-informed, and his face is really comparable to a city wall, tsk tsk

With that in mind, he walked over directly.

Li Baojin was proud of seeing Luo Xiaoyu blushing at what he said but did not dare to answer back, when Luo Xiaoyu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Cousin, you're back!"

"Um."

Lu Chen nodded, then glanced at Li Baojin and Li Yuanwai indifferently, then walked towards the inside.

"Xiao Yu, if someone comes to our house to make trouble in the future, you can just close the door. If the other party dares to insist on not leaving, you can report to the official and let Luojing county magistrate handle the matter. You don't have to waste time with this kind of person who disturbs the people for no reason. Tongue, waste of time."

Hearing this, although Luo Xiaoyu was a little worried whether Lu Chen's words would directly offend the other party to death and cause disaster for nothing, she obediently agreed.

"I see, cousin."