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

However, before he finished speaking, Lu Chen shook his head.

"Whether you can do it or not is one thing, but whether you do it or not is another matter. In any case, as a courtier of Shenghe, I cannot just watch His Majesty be humiliated. As the saying goes, if His Majesty is humiliated, he will die. , what face do I have to survive in this world?”

After saying that, without waiting for Xiao Yi to speak again, Lu Chen put his hands behind his back, took steps again, and walked towards the Tai Chi Hall with determination.

"..."

Looking at Lu Chen's slightly thin, yet inexplicably tall figure that made people feel humbled, Xiao Yi's handsome face gradually showed a complicated look.

Chapter 11 Fool

Ziji City, Taiji Hall.

Jiang Chengwan sat high on the dragon chair. On the left and right, there were only a few unskilled palace maids fanning cattail fans. The bead-curtained phoenix chariot originally placed next to the dragon chair had disappeared.

"Long live my emperor!"

Below, the civil and military officials bowed slightly to the empress and shouted long live.

"Everyone... all the gentlemen are in peace."

Although the Queen Mother was not here, Jiang Chengwan seemed to be no different from usual, still looking submissive and weak, not daring to look at others.

She seems to still be the puppet emperor who can be manipulated by others, and this palace coup seems to have nothing to do with her.

The courtiers shouted "Thank you, Your Majesty" and then stood up.

After Lu Chen, who was sitting at the end of the hall, stood up, the first thing he did was to open his eyes wide and look at Jiang Chengwan on the dragon chair.

After seeing that her face was pale and her expression was no different from before, she gradually began to have concerns.

His eyes moved slightly, and after a moment, he saw a man in black heavy armor, with a visor on his head, a black dragon sword on his waist, and wearing combat boots on the steps below the dragon chair. The heroic figure.

'Is that guy the legendary Saint King of Cangming, one of the four most powerful ones in the world? The Saint King of Cangming who controls millions of soldiers and civilians in Cangming Realm...'

Lu Chen's eyes scanned the figure several times.

After a moment, he slowly narrowed his eyes, a strange excitement flashing in his eyes.

'Tsk tsk... Good guy, you are so arrogant. On the first day you went to court, you wore boots and weapons. And this guy didn't seem to pay homage to the emperor just now. What is this called... Oh, he didn't pay homage when he entered the court, he went to the palace with swords and shoes. '

'Is he really the same powerful minister as Boss Cao and Er Zhurong... If that's the case, it would be easy...'

When the other courtiers saw the Empress and King Cangming on the high platform, their expressions varied.

Some looked grave, some looked pensive, and some rolled their eyes as if they were planning something.

Then, before the courtiers could start playing, Holy King Cangming stepped out and said in a loud voice:

"Your Majesty, after five days of sleepless actions by the Xuanwu Guards, among the evil gangsters who used the Queen Mother Fengwei to bring trouble to the court, a total of 390 eight criminals and more than [-] of their families and minions have been arrested and brought to justice. "

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the courtiers below suddenly became a little strange.

Evil party members...

Aren't they the same line of Queen Mothers who used to cover the sky with one hand...

If you look around carefully, you will know that those courtiers who are particularly close to the Queen Mother are basically gone. Even high-ranking beings such as the Grand Master of the Three Pavilions are not immune, let alone other courtiers.

All that can be left behind are small fish and shrimps that have never been done. I don’t know if King Cangming does not have so many manpower to clean up for the time being. He plans to stabilize the situation in the DPRK and then free up his hands to clean them all up, or is too lazy to care about these. Little people.

Therefore, these people either asked for leave and did not go to court, or their faces were abnormally pale and they bowed slightly, like prisoners waiting for sentencing.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty the Holy King."

While everyone was thinking, Jiang Chengwan nodded slightly, then stumbled and said:

"Now that we have caught them all, then...His Royal Highness, how should I deal with them?"

A heroic smile burst out from under the mask of Saint King Cangming.

"Your Majesty is busy with everything, so there is no need to interfere with this matter. Just leave it to the ministers to handle it themselves."

"what?"

Jiang Chengwan seemed a little surprised by Saint King Cangming's answer, with his mouth slightly open and a look of astonishment on his face.

But before she could react, Saint King Cangming's eyes turned cold and his voice became much heavier: "What? Your Majesty doesn't believe that Wei Chen can handle this matter properly?"

Swish!

Jiang Chengwan's already depressed face turned extremely pale in an instant.

"No...no..."

She looked frightened and looked away in fear, not daring to look at Holy King Cangming. Then she said tremblingly: "His Royal Highness is willing to share my worries... It's not too late for me to be happy. This matter... I'll leave it to you, His Highness the Holy King, I...I believe in your ability..."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was speechless.

To be allowed to be manipulated like this, this guy really doesn't have any dignity that an emperor should have...

And you are the emperor. No matter how powerful the Holy King is, he is still a minister of the emperor in name. You, the emperor of Great Xia, use honorific titles for a minister?

But it's normal to think about it. After all, he has been a puppet emperor for six years in the shadow of the Queen Mother Zhao. Now, although the Queen Mother Zhao is likely to be dead, there is another extremely powerful King Cangming in power.

She is still the puppet emperor.

Whether it is Queen Mother Zhao or King Cangming, they are essentially the same type of people. No matter who comes to power, there will be no difference to the empress.

Even Lu Chen, a "political novice", understands this, and naturally others can't fail to see it.

It's just that even if they could see His Majesty's weakness, see the wolfish ambition of Saint King Cangming, or even be ignored by the Emperor and make decisions without consulting them, they would not stand up and try to do anything.

Because it makes no sense.

Even the emperor is a puppet who can be manipulated by others. How can these courtiers, who have been suppressed by the Queen Mother and her family, change anything?

In today's current situation, it is wise to protect yourself wisely.

Wouldn't it be nice to keep a useful life in the hope that in your lifetime you can wait until a wise king rules the world? Then you can display what you have learned and benefit all peoples?

As for the empress they have worshiped for many years?

None of their business!

Although it is said in the Holy Word that those who serve as officials should refrain from self-denial and return to etiquette, be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, otherwise they are no different from animals.

But in the final analysis, the sage's book is just to build a foundation and enter the Taoism, and to cope with the imperial examination.

Who dares to be a loyal minister these days?

What's more, the empress is so cowardly that she can't stand up to the wall. She has no hope of being able to make a comeback in the hands of heroes like the Queen Mother Zhao and the Holy King Cangming. She is simply worthless.

Only a fool would stand up for the empress!

But there was such a fool before.

Everyone inexplicably thought of the "idiot" who actually preferred to lose his official position when Empress Dowager Zhao came to the court to take charge of the court, but also stood up to speak for the empress and asked Empress Dowager Zhao to return to power, so they subconsciously wanted to change the situation. Head looking behind you.

However, before they could turn their heads, Lu Chen stepped out of the crowd and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, no!"

These words were like thunder on the ground, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

The courtiers all looked over in unison. After seeing Lu Chen's figure clearly, a look of understanding quietly flashed across their faces.

Among all people, there are some who admire him, some who are ashamed, and some who laugh at him.

But no one stood up to respond.

This made Lu Chen, who was standing alone among the courtiers, look very different.

pat...

There was an imperceptible crisp sound from the armrest of the dragon chair.

Everyone's attention was focused on Lu Chen, and they did not notice at all that on the dragon chair, covered by twelve jade beads, a pair of beautiful eyes were staring at Lu Chen, with shock and a hint of doubt in their eyes.

'Why is he here?Didn't I make a special edict for him so that people with physical disabilities can rest at home and cultivate without going to court? '

Chapter 12: More than ten times a month, what are you trying to do? !

"Oh?"

On the high platform, Jiang Chengdao squinted his eyes and looked with interest at the quail-like courtiers below, the only one who dared to stand up and looked ready to contradict him.

He really didn't expect that this group of courtiers who had been suppressed by the Queen Mother Zhao with extremely ruthless means for six years would actually have such blood when facing an existence like himself, who was only stronger than the Queen Mother Zhao.

Inexplicably, he thought of what his sister Jiang Chengwan said before he was about to send Xuanwu Guard to the capital.

In today's court, there are still loyal ministers who uphold orthodoxy.

After taking control of Luo Jing, he has been busy cleaning up the Queen Mother's party members, wiping out the resistance forces in the city, sorting out the various documents, accounts, treasures in the Queen Mother's palace, and handling the corresponding follow-up affairs. He only handed over the military power of the Xuanwu Guards. Jiang Chengwan didn't have time to ask who the loyal minister she was talking about was.

Could it be him?

"Who is this lord?"

Lu Chen cupped his hands and said with neither humility nor arrogance: "I am Lu Chen, whose courtesy name is Huaiyu. By His Majesty's grace, I am currently working in the Engineering Department."

"It turns out it was Lu Gui's fault."

The corners of Jiang Chengdao's mouth slightly raised under his visor, revealing a meaningful smile, and then he said half-truly and half-falsely: "I've admired you for a long time."

As he spoke, he quietly turned around and glanced at his sister on the dragon throne with the corner of his eye, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Jiang Chengwan seemed to have known that he would look over. The moment their eyes met, she nodded directly.

Jiang Chengdao understood immediately and couldn't help but look at it carefully. His eyes looked at Lu Chen with a hint of curiosity and appreciation.

"Don't dare."

Lu Chen's face was extremely cold, and he did not give Jiang Chengdao any face.

Jiang Chengdao secretly felt funny about Lu Chen's ignorant attitude, but what came out from under the mask was an extremely cold sneer.

"Haha, Lu Guishi thinks there's something wrong with my king's proposal just now?"

"Humph!

What responded to him was a sonorous and powerful cold snort.

"It's natural."

"Huh?"