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

Gu Simiao reached into her arms and took out a spiritual key.

"Don't worry, I will be prepared."

Seeing the spirit key, Xuanfeng's eyes suddenly widened.

"General, that is not what you intend to use..."

"no need."

Gu Simiao said calmly.

"Unlock the formation inside and take out all the spirit stones, talismans and other objects."

Hearing this, the two couldn't help but look at each other.

After the two of them were ordered to leave, Gu Simiao walked to the window unhurriedly and looked at the flying snow outside the window. She clenched her fists slightly and her eyes gradually lost focus.

…………

After being released from the prison, hundreds of members of the Gu family felt lucky to have survived the disaster.

Only by staying in the sky prison once, and being exposed to the extremely decaying atmosphere inside, and the despair permeated by the seemingly endless cries of injustice and begging for mercy, can we truly feel how beautiful the outside world is.

The person responsible for passing on the empress's oral instructions to release them was none other than the Xuanji Guard Qianhu and Zhu Yong who had captured them in the Tianlao.

Seeing the Gu family members hugging each other and crying with joy as soon as they came out of the prison, he took out his earwax impatiently.

"Okay, don't cry here. If you want to cry, go home and cry."

As soon as Zhu Yong, a tall and thick evil star with a sinister face, opened his mouth, all the Gu family members immediately stopped crying.

There was no way, he had been under Zhu Yong's supervision during this period, and he would do anything a little out of line, either hitting or scolding him. His unscrupulous harshness cast a deep shadow on everyone's hearts, and they were afraid of him when they saw him.

Especially Mrs. Gu, when she saw that Zhu Yong was impatient, she immediately hesitated and did not dare to speak again.

Gu Yanming was not afraid of Zhu Yong. When everyone subconsciously took two steps back, he stepped forward, saluted Zhu Yong, and then said calmly and calmly: "Zhu Qianhu, may I ask which of the adults is going to salute Your Majesty for us?" plead?"

Zhu Yong shrugged.

"Who else could it be? That unrivaled loyalty and righteousness, Lu Jiashi. Apart from him and the Holy King, who else in Luo Jing can save you now?"

As he spoke, he curled his lips inexplicably.

Hearing this, Gu Yanming couldn't help but be startled.

Having been in the capital for a while, I naturally got to know Lu Chen, a man who became the emperor's favorite with his passion.

To be honest, there was some admiration, but it was not to the point of reverence. After all, in his eyes, Lu Chen did not gain the emperor's trust because of his merits and abilities, but he just made the right choice at the right time. That’s all.

To put it simply, it was just bad luck.

Most of these people are "happy or dead" and have nothing to worry about.

If this thing hadn't happened, Gu Yan would have stayed away from Lu Chen, given his experience of knowing his destiny.

But now, when their Gu family was in danger, the other party reached out to give them a hand.

Although it didn't put their Gu family out of danger completely, it at least gave them a glimmer of hope.

This is a huge favor.

Gu Yanming immediately asked: "That Lu Guishi... why does he want to help us?"

Zhu Yong yawned and said boredly: "Good luck to you. Your precious daughter once saved Lu Geishi's life when he was young."

Hearing this, Gu Yanming was stunned for a moment, then frowned inexplicably.

On the other hand, Zhao's eyes lit up.

Zhu Yong added: "Lu Geishi has always been a person who knows how to repay his kindness. In order to repay His Majesty's kindness, he dared to stand up alone and be loyal to Your Majesty when the Demon Queen was in power. It is the same now, in order to repay you. Your daughter's life-saving grace back then, he did not hesitate to guarantee your daughter's future and life, so your Majesty changed his mind and spared you temporarily, otherwise, at three quarters of noon the day after tomorrow, your heads will fall to the ground."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao's face suddenly showed a look of ecstasy.

She opened her mouth to ask Zhu Yong something, but Gu Yanming suddenly stepped forward and cupped his hand towards Zhu Yong.

"Thank you Zhu Qianhu for informing me. I would like to thank you here. If there is another opportunity in the future, I will definitely come to express my gratitude in person."

Zhu Yong looked better at these polite words and was no longer as impatient as before.

He glanced at Mrs. Zhao first, and then said calmly: "Although Lu Gaishi knows how to repay his kindness, he has always been fair and dedicated to serving the public. He will not beg your Majesty to let you go because of personal affairs. He is just begging your Majesty to let you go." Until you have real evidence, don't embarrass the Gu family. If Gu Simiao really betrays the court, your ending will still be the same as before."

"The whole family will be executed, and the nine clans will be implicated."

Hearing this, Gu Yanming's expression did not change at all, but Zhao and all the Gu family members turned pale, obviously frightened by Zhu Yong's words.

After Zhu Yong finished speaking, he said no more and asked Gu Yanming to sign the confirmation document before turning and leaving.

After Zhu Yong left, Mrs. Zhao walked up to Gu Yanming and said softly: "Husband, this matter from Lu may be the last hope of our Gu family."

Gu Yanming said nothing.

Zhao thought he didn't understand what she meant, so she added, "Didn't Zhu Yong say that? Your Majesty has great faith in Chonglu, and his holy family is comparable to the Holy King Cangming who helped your Majesty seize power. His words can even influence the saints." I mean, and Miao'er saved his life, as long as we take the initiative and convince him to plead for us in front of His Majesty..."

"You go back first."

Before Zhao could finish speaking, a look of impatience and boredom flashed in Gu Yanming's eyes, and then he suddenly took steps forward and walked forward.

"I'm going to the Lu family."

Hearing what he said, although Mrs. Zhao was a little dissatisfied with his actions just now, her eyes flashed and she said excitedly: "Husband, wait for me, I will go with you."

"No need."

His steps didn't pause at all, and even sped up a lot.

"There are some words you might as well not listen to."

The moment he finished speaking, his figure disappeared around the corner.

Just when Luo Jing was in trouble.

Thousands of miles away in Yuzhou, under Lu Chen's series of actions such as repatriating people to work, relieving the people, deploying troops to control floods, killing corrupt officials, and punishing the rebellious king, Yuzhou, where the people were originally in dire straits, became increasingly peaceful and peaceful. A sign that the prosperous times are coming.

Zhao Ping, the former governor of Yuzhou, and his party were involved in the assassination of Lu Chen, the former governor of the two states, and the empty warehouse case in the three provinces of Qingjiang. Together with those wealthy families who dared to reach out to the official warehouse, they were attacked by the Xuanji Guards and Yu, who were sent to reinforce by Xiao Yun. The Suizhou guards captured them all and escorted them to the capital.

In her rage, the empress directly ordered all officials involved in the case, especially those involved in the attack and killing of Lu Chen, and the heads of wealthy families to be killed, regardless of the law or the public, and all the remaining people were reduced to slavery.

There is absolutely no room for negotiation.

Only a few large families whose crimes were relatively minor or not involved in the case, as well as small and medium-sized families who were not qualified to participate in this gluttonous feast, survived the catastrophe.

Most of the grain, grass, spiritual stones and other materials they transferred were recovered, and were later used to fill official warehouses and compensate the local people.

As the "nobles" who usually bullied men and women fled one by one and died, the people finally realized that the world of Yuzhou had finally changed completely.

Yuzhou, where they had lived all their lives, was finally about to clear the clouds and see the blue sky!

Then they no longer resisted Xuanji Guard's relief. Whenever Xuanji Guard came with food, they would greet him with smiles. Then, without waiting for Xuanji Guard to send food, they would bow to him and thank him profusely.

Some dedicated people with a mission spared no effort to publicize Lu Chen's deeds in Yuzhou, making countless people in Yuzhou remember the name of this benefactor who brought them hope.

For a time, hundreds of thousands of people set up immortality tablets for Lu Chen in their homes.

At this time, beside the Tianmen River Dam.

More than 2 soldiers of Yuzhou Guard and Suizhou Guard are working hard to continuously strengthen the Tianmen River Dam, which has completely stopped its decline, and to keep out the increasingly rapid floods.

With sufficient manpower, material and financial resources, and the right time, place and people, the progress of various projects was surprisingly fast. In just ten days, most of the progress was completed, and it would be completely completed in another ten days.

About an hour later, the soldiers arrived for their shift. Every one of them was tired and had sore backs. They rubbed their shoulders and followed Zhang Shiping, the commander of the Yuzhou Guard, towards the location of the military camp.

Although they were very tired, there was not much dissatisfaction on their faces. Instead, they had a sense of endless enjoyment.

"Thank you for your hard work, Master Jun!"

As soon as they left the construction area, thousands of people who had been waiting outside for who knew how long came running over with all kinds of food and handed it to the guards with smiles on their faces.

Looking at the various fruits, soups, porridge and other snacks in front of them, and feeling the love from the hearts of the people, everyone felt that the fatigue in their bodies was swept away, and at the same time, a burning power surged out of their bodies, constantly impacting every part of their bodies. meridians.

The blood in my heart was boiling, and an inexplicable emotion came up.

Some warriors even have a vague feeling that they are about to break through.

At this moment, they seemed to have endless strength and stood up straight. They instinctively did not want the people to see their tired and embarrassed appearance.

Including Zhang Shiping, a commander who came from a family of generals.

However, Lao Zhang was used to being serious, as if his face was paralyzed. He kept a stern face all day long and showed no pretense to anyone.

Even when he accepted the porridge handed over by the people, he just nodded slightly, thanked expressionlessly, and said nothing more.

Most people would be scared away just by seeing his bear-like physique and stinky face. How could they dare to be so presumptuous in front of him?

Don't even dare to say a word.

But these people are different.

Not only did they not stay far away, but they came closer and watched Zhang Shiping drinking porridge from a bowl with smiles on their faces.

This happy scene of soldiers and civilians could not be found anywhere in the entire Great Xia, but it happened to appear in the Qingning Army, which was always known for its unruly nature.

After Zhang Shiping finished drinking the porridge, a stooped old man with white beard and hair suddenly came over. Then he suddenly knelt down and said in a hoarse voice: "General Zhang, on behalf of all the fellow villagers, I would like to ask for help." General, I have something to ask, I hope the general will agree..."

Hearing this, Zhang Shiping's big hand holding the bowl tightened slightly.

"Old man, please get up first. You will shorten my life if you do this. If you have anything to say, please stand and say it."

The old man stood up shakily with the help of two men.

A group of soldiers noticed something strange here and looked over one after another.

Zhang Yu walked over slowly and stood behind Zhang Shiping. Looking at the people in front of him who were hesitant to speak, his sword eyebrows could not help but frown slightly.

Then, without waiting for him to think more, the old man said in a trembling voice: "General, since the governor came to Yu, not only did he get rid of those damn corrupt officials and the wealthy families who oppressed the good, but he also took away their greedy and cunning wealthy people. All the money and food that came in were returned to me and other common people, and even a lot of compensation was given."

"Everyone's life is much better, and we finally have hope. The imperial court treats us and other people so well and sends good officials like the Governor to Yuzhou to benefit us. How can we not sacrifice our lives to repay the favor? ?”

Hearing this, Zhang Shiping couldn't help but widen his eyes, and Zhang Yu also had a look of surprise on his face.

After a moment, he didn't know what he thought of, and a hint of shame flashed in Zhang Yu's bright eyes.

At this time, the old man bowed heavily again: "This matter of water control has always been a labor that we and the people should obey. However, the court is benevolent and righteous. Your Majesty loves the people like sons. Governor Lu cherishes the people's strength. He knows that we and the people of Yuzhou will not live long." It’s better, I don’t have any fat in my stomach, and asking me to do heavy work means waiting for death. Only then do I let the military men do what we and the common people should do. Now, with the help of all the Qingtian lords, the farmers have food. After eating it, I have regained my strength, how can I stand aside and watch the military masters work so hard for us?"

"Moreover, when we were hungry and cold, the military commanders not only did not force us to work hard, but instead gave us money and food to send us back to the village. If it were not for the unparalleled kindness and righteousness of the military commanders, I would have died of hunger long ago. , Old man, I don’t know any big principles, but whoever treats me well, I should repay you twice as much, and I also ask the general for permission to let us contribute to the water control!"

The hoarse but extremely heavy voice fell, and all the people fell to their knees almost at the same time.

"General, please allow us to contribute to the flood control!"