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

Hearing that someone actually asked him to behead him directly, Lu Chen, as the person involved, immediately raised his eyes and looked at the impassioned warrior standing among the high-ranking officials in front.

I saw Jiang Xu talking endlessly about Lu Chen's crimes, ranging from killing King Yu with his own hands, sending warriors to govern the place wantonly, violating the ancestral law of disrespect, and indiscriminately killing court officials without multiple trials. Luan Yu and others were summarily executed.

This eloquent, thousand-word apology almost described Lu Chen as the ultimate evil thief whose crimes should not be punished. He looked like the general of Daxia would never have peace if he was not killed.

When Jiang Xu's mouth was dry and his throat was on fire, the empress slowly raised her eyes and said lightly:

"Finished?"

Jiang Xu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Your Majesty, this Lu Chen has committed a heinous crime and must be punished immediately. Otherwise, the power of God will be damaged and the country will be in turmoil!"

After saying that, he knelt down heavily on the ground and said sadly: "For the sake of Great Xia, please your majesty to kill this thief immediately!"

After the words fell, immediately behind him were several auxiliary generals who rarely went to court and other royal family members with titles and more than 20 courtiers. They bowed at the same time and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please kill this thief immediately to protect the country." !”

Nearly thirty members of the royal family and courtiers spoke out at the same time, and the momentum was quite astonishing.

But Lu Chen himself, who was so targeted by them, didn't have any panic on his face.

There was no wavering in my heart, and I even wanted to laugh a little.

Work harder!Work harder!

If you can give me a happy life, I will be grateful to you forever!

The surrounding courtiers who were spying on Lu Chen secretly could not help but be slightly surprised when they saw his calm appearance.

This guy really has the composure not to move even when Mount Tai falls before his eyes!

The style of famous officials!

But when the empress faced the people who were almost forcing her to go to the palace, she didn't even look at Lu Chen who was being beheaded by them, and gave her answer expressionlessly:

"No!"

As soon as these words came out, almost everyone except Lu Chen couldn't help but change their expressions.

Chapter 122 Taking People as Mirrors (Please subscribe! Please ask for a monthly pass!!!)

"His Majesty!"

Jiang Xu's face turned red, looking like a wise minister who had been let down by a foolish king.

"As the lord of the world and the supreme king of the royal family, how can you pamper and indulge a sycophant like this?! You even threw aside the national laws and ancestral institutions for his sake. If you continue like this, how can the people of the world respect us and the Jiang family? Should we still fear him, Lu Chen? Is this world still the Jiang family’s?"

Others also started crying one after another.

It was as if Lu Chen would take away this great summer from him one day if he didn't die.

Seeing this scene and listening to this extremely sad cry, quite a few of the courtiers' faces were slightly moved.

Even Lu Chen was moved.

In this court, there are still good teammates who speak out for justice... Uh, no, they are loyal and brave people...

This is the seed of hope!

No, this fire can't be extinguished just like that, it has to be ignited with all its strength!

As soon as he thought about it, Lu Chen stopped pretending to be deaf and dumb and stood up directly.

"Your Majesty, please listen to me."

As soon as the words fell, everyone's expressions froze.

Your Majesty has already defended Lu Chen so well. If this guy can't just stay well, why should he stand up?

Do you want to behave well after getting a bargain?Fight back?Or adding insult to injury?

Thoughts flashed through everyone's minds. They were already jealous because of the emperor's exclusive favor, and their view of Lu Chen became even worse.

Even Fang Ping, the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who had always admired Lu Chen, couldn't help but frown.

Adding insult to injury is not what a gentleman does...

Could it be that I got the wrong person?

Just as they were looking at Lu Chen with various speculations in their minds, the empress changed her lazy sitting posture, straightened up and looked at Lu Chen.

"Please tell me, Lu Qing."

Everyone couldn't help but be speechless when they heard this voice that was obviously different from the previous address to Jiang Xu.

what's going on?

In such a huge court, only Lu Chen, a small seventh-rank official, is Lu Qing, and the others are just official titles, right?

Lu Chen's mouth twitched.

But he was too lazy to care about this trivial matter. After shaking his head and getting rid of the inexplicable thoughts in his mind, he said bluntly: "Your Majesty, although Jiang Zongzheng and the others think that the Wei minister has committed a heinous crime and want to put him to death..."

Hearing this, Jiang Xu and others snorted coldly at the same time.

"Those who are rebelling against the country will be punished by everyone!"

The empress frowned slightly and glanced at him with a very aggressive look.

Lu Chen ignored him and continued: "But no matter what they say, they are still your Majesty's ministers. As ministers, of course they should be loyal to the king and serve the country and repay the king's kindness, but they also have the responsibility to speak out and remonstrate when they think the king has made mistakes. At this time, you should speak up and speak out, otherwise you will be a sycophant who blindly flatters others."

After hearing this, everyone immediately frowned, and soon realized that what Lu Chen said was not what they thought. He wanted to rely on the empress's favor to launch a counterattack against Jiang Xu and the others, and even make them irrecoverable.

You seem to have misunderstood Lu Chen?

Fang Ping thought about it for a moment, then narrowed his eyes, with a look of relief on his face.

Lu Chen continued: "As a king, you should have your own opinions, but you should not be too unilateral and turn a blind eye to the advice of your ministers. As the saying goes, you cannot see the mountain with a blind eye. Your Majesty is naturally wise and powerful, but when you have limited manpower, no one can ignore it. It is inevitable that at this time someone will be needed to check for your Majesty's mistakes and make up for them, and work together, and this is also the meaning of our existence as ministers."

"As the saying goes, if you listen to both sides, you will be enlightened, and if you listen to one side, you will be dark. Even if your Majesty thinks that what Jiang Zongzheng and others say is inappropriate, you should respond seriously to prevent all officials from being cold-hearted and afraid to speak out and give advice."

As he spoke, Lu Chen pondered.

The empress supported him so much, but not only did he not accept her kindness, he also spoke for those old bastards.

She is so ignorant of praise. No matter how generous she is, she will still have some objections to me, right?

however……

Hearing Lu Chen's righteous and seemingly unselfish words, the empress' face moved slightly and she gave Lu Chen a deep look.

He really did not see the wrong person.

Lu Chen and Lu Huaiyu are indeed extremely magnanimous and sincere gentlemen!

This is the loyal minister and the pillar of the country given to her by God! !

compared with him…

She turned her head slightly and glanced at the courtier who had just asked Lu Chen to be executed, with a hint of contempt in her eyes.

Although she is not yet 17 years old, she has gone through many hardships to gain power over the world. She is like a bright mirror and knows people's hearts very well.

In her eyes, these so-called wise ministers who kept saying they were thinking about Daxia, protecting the country's laws, and the dignity of the heavenly family were actually a group of extremely selfish people who were full of male thieves and female prostitutes.

Especially the royal family.

These people are used to living a comfortable life, and they can take money, food, and spiritual stones from the treasury every once in a while. They make noises every day, bully the people, and run rampant and tyrannical based on their royal blood, causing chaos in the states and counties where the fiefdoms are located.

And now a loyal minister who dared to kill the evil royal family suddenly appeared. How could they tolerate such a huge threat to the court?

King Yu is not important at all.

The most essential need is interests.

Once the supreme majesty of the royal family is threatened, their life will definitely be difficult.

Therefore, they would never allow Lu Chen to take the lead, or even gain a foothold.

It doesn't matter whether King Yu is really guilty or not.

As long as Lu Chen is around, they will never have peace for a moment.

We can never even go back to the fairy days of sensuality and horse racing.

How could they possibly bear it?

Thinking of this, the empress' eyes looking at Lu Chen became softer and softer.

Only a loyal minister like Lu Qing who cares about the common people and is loyal to the monarch and the country is worthy of her high hopes.

Those courtiers targeting him, haha...

The empress sat high on the jade steps, and was blocked by twelve jade glazes that could obscure the secrets of heaven. Naturally, Lu Chen couldn't see her face.

But silence was the best response for him.

After all, who likes to be disciplined~

So he quickly struck while the iron was hot and continued to fight against the fire.

"Wei Chen can feel His Majesty's intention to protect you, but this kind of favor and favor is not what Wei Chen wants. Wei Chen hopes that Your Majesty will be a wise and fair king, rather than a faint king who only handles the affairs of his family and country based on his emotional preferences."

This is a bit heavy.

Some courtiers near Lu Chen looked at him as if he were a fool.

This guy...really doesn't know how to write the word "death"?

As the saying goes, too much is never enough, it's almost enough.

Do you really think His Majesty's love for you is unlimited?

Lu Chen didn't care about other people's opinions at all, and didn't even notice the strange looks around him.

At this time, he was already talking too much. He just ignored what he was thinking and said, and continued to speak loudly: "Furthermore, if your Majesty wants to get rid of the long-standing evils, sweep away the decline, and create an unprecedented prosperous era, you need to listen more to your ministers. His advice, whether adopted or not, needs to be taken seriously."

After a pause, he thought casually for a moment, and then spoke out loud the words that just came to his mind: "I use copper as a mirror, I can dress my clothes; I use history as a mirror, I can know the ups and downs; I use people as a mirror, You can understand the gains and losses!”

"Throughout the ages, almost all promising kings have opened up their opinions and given advice freely, so as not to lose themselves in the supreme power and harm the country and the people. I hope that your majesty will use the ancient sage kings as a mirror to understand gains and losses and open up a prosperous age!"

After Lu Chen's words fell, the huge Tai Chi Hall fell silent for an instant, and you could hear a pin drop.

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