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

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The war horses moved forward slowly, carrying Lu Chen forward slowly under the almost fanatical gazes of the Yuzhou people.

When Lu Chen passed by, although he didn't say anything, he raised his hands from time to time and bowed to the people on the left and right. No matter in his behavior or words or deeds, he showed no airs of being a high-ranking member of the imperial court.

At the same time, all the soldiers who came to Yuzhou for the first time really felt the terrifying influence of Lu Chen here.

The people in Xingping County who joined the army looked at the eyes of admiration around them, and inexplicably remembered that when they were infected with the blood epidemic, Lu Chen ran back and forth in the epidemic area regardless of safety, inspecting wards in each ward to express condolences. His eyes turned red.

They can understand better than anyone why these people are so fanatical about Lu Chen.

After all, their lives were given by Lu Chen. With such a gift of renewal, their love for Lu Chen would never be lower than that of anyone else.

The large army continued to move forward, and as soon as the people on both sides saw Lu Chen's figure, they would cheer loudly to welcome Lu Chen's arrival.

Feeling the heartfelt respect and love of the people, all the soldiers suddenly felt a sense of pride and a strong sense of mission. They couldn't help but look ahead, where the tall military flag with the word "Lu" stood tall. , with a look of respect on his face.

Being able to follow such a person is simply the greatest honor in their lives.

Jiang Chengyue looked at the energetic faces on both sides of the road, his expression inexplicably becoming a little complicated.

Then she took a deep breath and looked at Lu Chen, who was condescending to salute the people in front of her, and gradually gained a sense of understanding in her heart.

She seemed to understand a little bit why Lu Chen could always create all kinds of miracles that were difficult for ordinary people to understand and imagine, and she also somewhat understood why her royal sister valued him so much.

This man is not only talented and extremely determined, but also has a personality that is hard to control. He has almost no shortcomings. You will be deeply attracted to him without knowing it.

As soon as she thought about this, her eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a depth in her eyes that was not suitable for her age.

The people of Yuzhou greeted him in a very long line, stretching for several miles, until the gate of Yuzhou City, and all the soldiers of Lu Chenjun slowly walked into the outer city amidst bursts of loud cheers.

"Cang Yue."

After crossing the gate of the outer city, Lu Chen took out the command flag and called Cang Yue.

"The general is here!"

As if she had been waiting for a long time, Cang Yue responded loudly without any hesitation, then rode forward and saluted Lu Chen.

Lu Chen glanced at her a little strangely.

This girl's reaction... why does it feel weird...

Are all the senior generals of the Cang Ling Army of such high quality...

Shaking his head, he didn't think much, and took out the command flag and half a tiger talisman from his waist, handed it to Cang Yue, and then said with a serious face: "You will be responsible for arranging and training the army later. Before I give the order, The army has been staying in the outer city and is not allowed to move lightly. "

"promise!"

Cang Yue responded with her hands raised, then took the tiger talisman and the command flag, and led an army of 60,000 towards the camp in the outer city.

Soon, only Fu Hua and Chai Hongyu were left with Lu Chen, as well as a group of elite Xuanji Guards assigned to him by civil servants and the empress.

"Let's go."

He spoke calmly.

"The changes in Central Continent that have not happened in ten thousand years begin from here."

Hearing this, the two women behind him suddenly looked stern.

Although they were extremely simple words, the weight revealed between the lines was so heavy that even they subconsciously felt suffocated.

Two years ago, Fu Huan was attacked when she broke through the Guiyi territory in Yuzhou, and Lu Chen almost died in the battle. The empress was so angry that she bloodbathed the local wealthy families on the pretext of reselling official rations and attacking court officials, just like plowing the fields. Generally, most of the wealthy clans were wiped out directly.

After this incident, people with some status in the Sui and Yu states were frightened by the bloody killings. The small and medium-sized landowners who had not been implicated basically dispersed their wealth and fled. Even the Sui king did not dare to do so. He kept restraining the people in the palace without any arrogance. After that, there was no force in the two states that affected the operation of the government.

At the same time, as Lu Chen carried out a series of drastic reforms in the Sui and Yu states, Fang Yu and other local officials vigorously promoted the continuation of his decrees, which brought a new look to the people's livelihood and customs in the two states. With Fang Yu's efforts, countless merchants rushed to Came to various counties in Yuzhou to do business.

Without the oppression of landlords and wealthy families, local people directly exerted their strong production and creativity capabilities and continuously reclaimed wasteland. Coupled with the guidance and innovation of local officials such as Li Xuan who were proficient in farming and mulberry farming, the grain production of the two states directly improved. It has increased several times. Even with the policy of light corvee and low tax, the grain tax paid is comparable to the Jiangnan region, which is a land of plenty.

Nowadays, Yuzhou's industry and commerce are extremely developed and prosperous throughout the world. Its planting and animal husbandry industries also rank first among surrounding provinces.

Here, whether it is farming, doing business, or working in the city, workers, farmers, and merchants can live a good life as long as they work hard. Compared with the walking dead before Lu Chen took charge of the two states, there is generally no hope. Life in the past and now is simply a fairy-like life.

Not only that, because the commerce in the Sui and Yu states was extremely developed and the merchants themselves were very mobile, they spread the message that the two states implemented benevolent governance and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, which immediately attracted people who had suffered hardships from various provinces to migrate and settle here. However, the local government did not reject anyone who came. No matter how many people came, they would all accept the orders and register them in a book.

As a result, the population of the two states has continued to skyrocket, which has further stimulated the potential here.

The aura of the two prefectures is extremely rich, and with a large number of people investing in development, the output of various crops and agricultural animals has soared. In a continuous positive cycle, the development speed here is no less than that of Gyeonggi, and even faster than that of Gyeonggi. Of.

This is why Jiang Chengwan asked Lu Chen to come to Yuzhou to establish a government office instead of going to a higher-level provincial office.

Therefore, the current situation in which Lu Chen is in charge of the two states is completely different from the last time he was in office after he exhausted all his efforts and almost died of exhaustion.

Now he holds the two states of Sui and Yu, which have huge amounts of money, food and armaments. He also has extremely high popularity and almost all the people are united. Both their economic potential and war potential are extremely high. He also has military and political power in seven provinces. Holding the Human Emperor Sword...

You can almost get whatever you want.

With such terrifying resources, there is not much he can do.

The first thing he did when he entered Yuzhou City Guards House was to establish Lingyun House with reference to the general framework of the imperial court, and appoint all the civil and military officials he brought there one by one, so that the highest authority of the seven provinces could operate as quickly as possible.

The chief historian of Lingyun Mansion is Xia Yan.

When Lu Chen was busy taking charge of the local affairs.

Suizhou City, inside the Sui Prince's Palace.

"Uncle Wang."

A young man wearing a jade scale robe that only the royal family is qualified to wear frowned and said sincerely to the Sui King who was sitting on the throne: "Now the treacherous ministers are in power, the country's thieves are in chaos, the world is in turmoil, and the people are in dire straits. Daxia has already When there is a danger of overthrow, it is time for our descendants of the royal family to step forward and fight against the national calamity.”

"Countless people with lofty ideals gathered under the command of the King of Chu. Famous and righteous families poured out their money to help. The five princes even spent all their family resources just to help the King of Chu launch his troops in the Northern Expedition. The righteous king will fight against the thieves and return the world to a bright and prosperous world. Otherwise, the land will be left alone. The thieves and King Cangming are going against the grain, and there will no longer be a place for wise men like us to stand in the world.”

"Uncle Wang is now in the hinterland of the rebellious minister, just in time to help us and others carry out secret operations..."

However, before he could finish speaking, the fat Sui King sneered coldly and shouted angrily: "Shut up, you unfaithful, unjust, unkind and unfilial person. I am the prince personally conferred by the late Emperor Long'an." Not only has your Majesty never treated me poorly, but you have been very kind to me. How could I, as you wish, join forces with the traitors of the King of Chu and commit such ungrateful acts? "

"Since I came to power, I have observed that Your Majesty has always put national affairs first, worked diligently and loved the people, and carried out benevolent government. His achievements have reached all over the world, his virtue has shone in all the nine states, and he has the appearance of a saint. King Lu Shaobao and Lord Cangming are also the pillars of the country and have great influence on the country. Xia Zhongxin worked hard and worked hard with His Majesty to achieve a prosperous world. How could there be any talk of treacherous ministers messing up the government? "

Hearing this, the young man was stunned.

"Uncle Wang...you..."

He looked suspicious of life.

What?

Did I hear you correctly just now?

The Sui King is actually... praising the current court, the empress, the Lu thief, and the old thief Cangming?

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Isn't this right?

King Yu died tragically, and the two states of Sui and Yu were in chaos by Lu Chen and the disciples he left behind. The aristocratic families were dying and fleeing, so those despicable heads of Guizhou and mud-legged people turned against Tiangang. The Sui Palace took the initiative to hand over There was a large amount of family property. Even the Sui King himself went to some homes in Guizhou to apologize and went to his parents to beg for forgiveness. Moreover, there was no plot to attack and kill Lu Chen, so he escaped the empress' liquidation...

Immediately afterwards, the Tiance Mansion was restructured and the treatment of the royal family in the fiefdom was changed. The Sui King was the first to bear the brunt, and his interests suffered the most.

It stands to reason that after suffering such a huge loss and such humiliation for no reason, the Sui King should be extremely disgusted with the current court and would cooperate with them to overthrow the empress. How could he react like this?

This is unreasonable!

King Sui didn't give him a chance to speak at all. He stood up suddenly, pointed at him and cursed angrily: "Shut up! Don't call me uncle. I don't have a shameless nephew like you!"

"Come here, let me capture this villain and send him to Yuzhou, where he will be handed over to Lu Shaobao for disposal."

"Here!"

The moment King Sui finished speaking, the guards of King Sui outside the door immediately responded to the call. Before the young man could react, he was controlled by the guards who were as sharp as his shoulders.

The young man looked at King Sui in shock and said loudly:

"Uncle Wang, why is this?"

"Then the Lu thief humiliated you so much, why are you still facing him? Even if you have concerns and don't participate in the grand event with us, it won't harm your nephew, right?"

"snort!"

King Sui snorted coldly.

"Although your father has an old relationship with me, I am the Prince of Daxia. I treat the court with care, and my Jiang family is the most important thing in everything. How can I ignore the righteousness because of personal affairs? If it is other things, that's fine, but you If I allow you to assist the King of Chu and conspire to commit rebellion, how can I be worthy of my ancestors of the Great Xia royal family?"

The young man opened his mouth and wanted to say something else, but King Sui directly ordered the guards:

"Take away."

"Here!"

The guards of the Sui Prince's Palace carried out the Sui Prince's orders with utmost loyalty, and took the young man out without politeness, regardless of the young man's struggle and wailing.

After the young man was pressed down, King Sui sat down heavily.

"Huh...Fortunately, this guy doesn't have any backup plans."

After a while, footsteps sounded behind him.

"Father."

It was the voice of his son, Crown Prince Jiang Yunche.

King Sui turned his head and looked at Jiang Yunche. The anger and solemnity just now disappeared, replaced by a look of deep love.

"Ke'er, why are you here?"

Jiang Yunche bowed and saluted, and then said, "My son heard that a cousin came from the south to pay homage to his father, so he came over to have a look. Father, where is the guest?"

King Sui shook his head.

"What cousin? He's just a rebel. Your father has captured him and sent him to Lu Shaobao."

Hearing this, Jiang Yunche's face suddenly relaxed, and then he said with a smile:

"My father is wise."

King Sui was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized and couldn't help but laugh.

"You don't think that my father and I will do something stupid even now, do you?"

Jiang Yunche smiled and said nothing.

King Sui sighed with emotion, and then said:

"With the restructuring of the Tiance Mansion, although the fixed salary that our royal family received from the imperial court every month is gone, thanks to the rapid development of Suizhou in the past two years, the people have paid more and more taxes to the government, and we can benefit from it. The share received by local governments is also getting higher and higher.”

"Compared with the Suizhou government's half-percent tax revenue, our palace's previous harvest and salary were nothing!"

At this point, he couldn't help but say a curse word that had no royal image at all.

Jiang Yunche didn't care, and even nodded in agreement.

"Yes, father, the new policy implemented by the Tiance Government seems to have harmed the interests of our royal family, but in the long run, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, especially here in Suizhou."

"The money and food we received from the government last year was almost equal to the prince's income in the previous five years."

"Ha ha!"

King Sui laughed heartily.

"I have now figured it out. I, the Daxia royal family, are meant to live together with the country. The royal family and the people share weal and woe and have related interests. We should stand on the side of the people. As long as the people live a stable life and have a good life, they will naturally pay taxes. If the taxes go up, the lives of us royal children will naturally be better."

"Why do you mess around with scholars and squires all day long like before? Those people rely on the government's policy of preferential treatment of scholars and monks and never pay taxes. We, the royal family, can't get their money at all."

"The gifts they gave before were essentially collected from the people. Logically speaking, part of the money should have been used to pay taxes, and then it fell into our pockets legitimately. However, they ended up eating a lot of it. The restructuring of Tiance Mansion is actually to give us back what should have been given to us. "

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yunche immediately bowed to the Sui King.

"That's true. I wish my father could understand it."

At this time, King Sui suddenly remembered something: "I heard that this proposal on the reform of the royal family's support policy was actually proposed by Lu Shaobao. It was only because he had a low official position that your Majesty asked the Holy King Cangming to take charge of this matter." ( End of this chapter)