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

Lu Chen wrote quickly, listing out one by one his thoughts on eliminating accumulated abuses and making the country rich and powerful based on the current national conditions of the Great Xia Empire, as well as the current priorities of the imperial court. He did not realize that noon had passed.

As he said, once you get busy, you have no idea whether the sun is shining outside or the sky is filled with stars.

"General outline of change and development plan?"

Just when he finished writing on the eighth piece of paper and was about to take a new one to continue writing, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.

He quickly came to his senses, turned around and saw Jiang Chengwan holding the first manuscript he had written, looking at the contents very intently.

Seeing the empress coming, he subconsciously stood up and bowed to her.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Chengwan waved her hand: "Lu Qing, there is no need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Chen stepped aside and asked, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Jiang Chengwan looked at the manuscript intently and responded softly: "I expected that you would definitely come to the palace today to ask for an audience. I had been waiting for you in the Zichen Palace, but it was already noon and I didn't see you coming. I thought you must have been so busy that you forgot about everything. , so I came here to take a look, and now it’s just as I expected.”

As she said that, she raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Lu Chen, a look of helplessness flashed in her moving eyes.

"Lu Qing, you are so busy now that you have forgotten everything. You haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Gugu~

Lu Chen's stomach rumbled at the right time.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm used to it. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"You..."

Jiang Chengwan sighed softly and slowly put down the manuscript.

"I really don't know what to say to you."

After a pause, she continued: "The meals for the chief officers of each department are all customized in advance. If you didn't report it in advance, you will definitely not have your share now. Fortunately, I had already expected it and asked the imperial dining room to prepare an extra meal in advance. For lunch, come with me to Zichen Hall."

Hearing this, Lu Chen felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.

Gee, this girl is quite considerate. If she is so considerate, she will definitely be a good wife and mother in the future.

Alas...it's a pity that he is an emperor, and he already has Bai Yueguang...

Shaking his head, Lu Chen shook away his distracting thoughts, and then bowed to thank Jiang Chengwan.

Lu Chen didn't have any feelings about going to Zichen Palace to have a meal or something. He and Jiang Chengwan were now very familiar with each other. Going to Zichen Palace was just like visiting Zichen Palace for a meal, so he wouldn't feel any discomfort at all.

"Take these with you too."

Jiang Chengwan stretched out his hand, pointed at the manuscript on the desk, and said softly: "After lunch, Lu Qing, you can continue writing in Zichen Hall. I am very interested in this. If I have anything to do later, it will be convenient for me to talk to you. Negotiate.”

Lu Chen was incompetent.

Then he packed up casually, took the manuscript, and walked toward the Zichen Palace with the empress.

On the way, Jiang Chengwan suddenly spoke and took the initiative to chat.

"Lu Qing, if you think the matter regarding the imperial sister will cause trouble to you, I can take back my life and let her go to other places for training, so I won't trouble you."

While saying this, for some unknown reason, an imperceptible tangle flashed across her face.

Lu Chen didn't notice anything strange on her face. When he heard what she said, he responded without thinking: "It's nothing troublesome. Princess Linqing seems to be quite sensible. She shouldn't hinder the minister's work. Your Majesty doesn't have to." Worry."

"Yeah...that's good."

Jiang Chengwan nodded and no longer thought about it.

Lu Chen added: "Actually, His Majesty's thoughts and intentions are very good. It is a good thing for the Prince and Emperor Ji to experience the suffering of the people, both for them and for thousands of common people."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan's expression was inexplicably unnatural for some reason.

"Yes?"

"certainly."

Lu Chen smiled.

"The descendants of the royal family are born rich and have a lot of privileges. Even if their power is reduced a lot after the restructuring, they are still big shots that are difficult to reach for ordinary people. If they do evil, it will definitely be unbearable suffering for the common people. It may even be a disaster, but if you do it for good, it can benefit the people and increase the people's recognition of the imperial court and the Jiang family. As long as the people support it, our country will be prosperous forever. "

"If from now on the descendants of the royal family know about the suffering of the people and the difficulties of people's livelihood, and have a sympathetic heart to feel the same, after they are sealed, they can think of those who are hungry in the world, and let them be hungry themselves; every time they think of those who are drowning in the world, let them drown themselves. If this happens, the world will be unified."

"Your Majesty's such a wise act should be customized for the future. Although I am ignorant, I can understand your Majesty's good intentions. Therefore, how can I resist?"

Hearing him say this, and saying it with such depth and even a sense of respect, the unnatural look on Jiang Chengwan's face became more obvious.

"Forehead"

She couldn't help but touch her nose, and then responded in a strange tone: "Lu Qing is indeed very talented and intelligent. I didn't expect that my intentions would be fully understood by you in just a moment."

"The one who knows me is Lu Qing."

When she said this, her face turned slightly red, and she felt a strange sense of shame.

Lu Chen cupped his hands and showed modesty.

At this time, Jiang Chengwan looked away, subconsciously not daring to look at him, and then looked at the manuscript in his hand.

After a slight hesitation, she spoke slowly and asked softly: "Lu Qing, is this plan you wrote a plan to go to Yuzhou to coordinate the political strategy that the Central and South Provincial Government is going to implement?"

Lu Chen shook his head.

"No, this is what Weichen wrote for His Majesty. After Weichen left Beijing, there were many things that Weichen could not do. In order to ensure the normal operation of the center, eliminate the accumulated abuses step by step, and rejuvenate the country, Weichen wanted to implement some things that he had not yet had time to implement. Write down your thoughts and policies for governing the country for your Majesty’s reference, so that your Majesty can easily deal with many matters even if the ministers are away in the future.”

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan suddenly tightened his hands for some unknown reason.

"Lu Qing is interested."

"This is what Weichen should do."

Lu Chen smiled and continued: "As for the political strategy of the seven provinces."

At this point, his expression suddenly became serious.

"Weichen believes that the way to govern is to make the best use of the situation and adapt measures to local conditions. There are many differences between provinces, whether in terrain, climate, humanities, aura, output, specialties, etc. Naturally, we cannot generalize. When administering government, we must understand the sentiments of the people, deeply understand the specific local conditions, and then formulate appropriate policies based on this. We must also pay close attention to the implementation of government orders, solve problems in a timely manner, and stop them as soon as possible if they are inappropriate.”

"There is no once-and-for-all government decree in this world. While solving problems, new problems will often arise. Any government decree is time-sensitive. Therefore, the court and government must not slack off at any time. They must follow up and adjust current affairs. Otherwise, Sooner or later, the originally beneficial policies will turn into harmful policies, causing endless harm.”

After saying so much in one breath, Lu Chen felt his mouth was a little dry, so he took off the water bottle he had been carrying with him from his waist and took a big sip, then wiped it with the sleeve of his official robe.

"Wei Chen has not yet taken office, and has only a paper understanding of the situation in the seven provinces. However, the imperial court's previous records of local situations are very few, and they are updated very slowly. The information from ten years ago cannot be seen at all. Why, there is no way to talk about planning and reform. We have to take people to conduct on-site inspections to formulate the policy strategy for the seven provinces. "

This is true. Although the empress gave him great power, she directly gave him all the military and political power in the seven provinces of Central, South and Southwest Great Xia controlled by the imperial court. He held the power of personnel appointment and dismissal, and had thousands of troops under his command. The upright government office is simply a state within a state. On his own territory, he can naturally do whatever he wants.

But he has always been rigorous in governance and never messed up. For him, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. He carries the heavy burden of seven provinces on his shoulders, and the fate of tens of millions of people is tied to him. , he naturally needs to be more cautious, and every decision must be carefully considered.

So he can do advance planning and stuff, but he won't do it in such detail.

So as not to waste your efforts.

Hearing what he said, Jiang Chengwan couldn't help but sigh: "Current affairs... If you, Lu Qing, were born in the Hongwu Dynasty, Emperor Taizu wouldn't have left behind so many ancestral systems that caused endless harm."

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly spit out the water he had just taken a sip of and choked.

"Cough cough cough!!"

He coughed violently several times.

"Lu Qing, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Jiang Chengwan was slightly startled, approached Lu Chen, and asked with concern.

Lu Chen rolled his eyes secretly.

Damn it, can I hear this? !

Can you have some consciousness of being an emperor? It's embarrassing for me to do this, okay?

"It's okay, I just drank too fast and accidentally choked."

He shook his head slightly and put away the kettle.

At this moment, Jiang Chengwan suddenly reached into his arms and took out a translucent silk handkerchief embroidered with gold dragon patterns.

"Why are you so careless?"

She said something rather irritatingly, and then stretched out her hand very naturally. Under Lu Chen's surprised eyes, she wiped Lu Chen's face a few times with the dragon-patterned handkerchief that was very expensive at first glance.

Feeling the silky and warm touch on his face, the refreshing body fragrance, and looking at the pretty face that unconsciously came to him, Lu Chen's eyes widened instantly.

Damn it?

Little Empress, are you making trouble?

The guards, maids, and eunuchs next to them lowered their heads at the same time, and they were all blinded.

Don’t listen to what you shouldn’t hear, don’t read what you shouldn’t see, and don’t pass on what you shouldn’t preach.

This is the way of survival for the people in the palace.

The palace people who have survived to this day are naturally well versed in this, and their level of pretending to be deaf and dumb is the best in the Great Xia Dynasty.

"alright."

After Jiang Chengwan helped Lu Chen wipe away the water stains, he took the handkerchief back into his arms and walked forward as if nothing happened.

"Let's go, let's talk about anything after lunch."

Looking at Jiang Chengwan's graceful figure in a scarlet dragon robe, Lu Chen felt bad.

Why are you so natural?

Could such an intimate gesture be normal in this world? Is it just a normal interaction between acquaintances, or between monarchs and ministers who have a particularly good relationship?

What about the defense between men and women? What about the difference between monarch and minister?

Aren't you afraid of being seen by Xuanji Guards and reported to Holy King Cangming?

Do the dynasty leaders of this world have such no sense of boundaries?

Is this really normal behavior and I am the one who is abnormal?

Or.

When he thought of the last impossible possibility, his face immediately turned green and his whole scalp went numb.

And just when he was overwhelmed by Jiang Chengwan's sudden hand, and even doubted his life, he didn't notice that Jiang Chengwan, who had his back turned to him, inexplicably raised his right hand and placed it gently on his heart, feeling a cool breeze. It blew past and picked up the green hair around her ears.

If you look carefully, you can see that her little ears are glowing with an unnatural blush.

"What's wrong? Lu Qing."

Jiang Chengwan walked a short distance and found that Lu Chen had not caught up. She turned around and saw him standing there in a daze. She couldn't help but call out softly.

"Why are you standing there in a daze? If you don't hurry up, the lunch will get cold."

My heart is about to freeze!

Lu Chen came back to his senses and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

He then looked at Jiang Chengwan suspiciously, and seeing that there was no change on her face, he subconsciously doubted himself.

"Lu Qing?"

Jiang Chengwan urged again.

Lu Chen had to suppress his deep thoughts and hurriedly responded.

"Sorry, Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered an important thing just now, and I was thinking about it for a while. I'll come over now."

Walking one after the other on the White Jade Avenue of the Imperial Palace again, the atmosphere between the two became a little subtle. Jiang Chengwan didn't bring up the topic, and Lu Chen didn't take the initiative to talk.

In the strange silence, the two walked into the Purple Palace.

Then, the eunuchs and palace maids left the hall one after another in a very familiar manner. Little Li, who walked at the end, even closed the door.

The moment the soundproofing ritual was activated, the inside and outside of the Zichen Hall instantly became two independent worlds.

Before the palace maids left, they had already served three exquisite and rich root spiritual energy dishes for lunch, which were very good for the body.

It was not that the empress was stingy and only prepared a few dishes, but she knew that Lu Chen had always been frugal and never extravagant. If she prepared too much, he would definitely frown and advise, so she simply prepared only a few dishes and let him eat with peace of mind.

Facing the exquisite meals prepared by the imperial kitchen for the emperor, Lu Chen, whose mind was in a mess, really had no appetite.

But he still managed to finish it.

When the spiritual material entered his stomach, a familiar warmth immediately spread throughout his body, constantly nourishing the spiritual veins in his body. In an instant, a tingling feeling came out, making Lu Chen so comfortable that he couldn't help but moan softly.

The food that the emperor eats is naturally not ordinary, but Lu Chen often comes to the Purple Palace to work overtime, and Jiang Chengwan often asks the imperial kitchen to prepare a meal for him. As a result, his physical fitness and potential have skyrocketed.

However, due to the limitation of his cultivation, these powers cannot be materialized. Only when his strength advances by leaps and bounds can he exert his strength far beyond the same cultivation level.

Putting down the rice bowl, Lu Chen suddenly took a deep breath, then turned his head and looked at Jiang Chengwan with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, there is something that I have been holding back in my heart. Now I really can't help but speak it out. Please help me."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan's little hand tightened immediately.

But there was still no strange color on her face.

"What is it?" She smiled slightly and said softly: "You and I have always been open-hearted and honest with each other. No matter what you say, you don't need to hold it in your heart, just say it directly."

Damn!

The open-heartedness of the hair, the frankness of the egg

I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!

It will kill people, okay!

Lu Chen rubbed his swollen temples and said with a pained face: "Your Majesty, I want to ask, is there anything added to the fairy tea that day, or the fairy tea you gave me before?"

"Why do I lose consciousness completely every time I drink the fairy tea?" (End of this chapter)