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

Even such outrageous things can happen one after another, who knows if there will be more outrageous things in the future.

Sure enough... this simple way of killing people through accidents simply doesn't work.

It seems that we can no longer place our hopes on such a simple death incident, we have to change our strategy quickly...

And just as he was thinking about it——

"Your Majesty is wrong."

Facing the empress' praise, Gu Simiao shook her head slightly.

"Although the last general has made a little contribution, but to say that he has made great contributions to the court, the last general is really ashamed. After all... this outstanding achievement is not unique to the last general."

Hearing this, the empress narrowed her eyes immediately.

"What does Gu Aiqing say?"

Gu Simiao didn't respond immediately, but turned her head suddenly and looked at Lu Chen who was calm.

Seeing that after the initial astonishment, he didn't get carried away in the slightest, and didn't even show a hint of excitement. Instead, he looked like he was flattered or humiliated, and a flash of respect flashed in his beautiful eyes.

After reacting, Lu Chen must have realized what her return to Beijing means.

The deeper trust of the empress and the strong support of her, a general of the Zhu Kingdom, are enough for him to have a status under one person and above ten thousand people in the court.

With such an important and special existence, no matter how indifferent he is to fame and wealth, no matter how small his official position is, no one would dare to take offense lightly.

But even so, this man was still calm and calm as before, and he was not affected by the power he was about to acquire in the slightest.

A real gentleman too!

After admiring in his heart, Gu Simiao calmed down and continued: "Your Majesty, the original plan of the general was to use a large number of spiritual stones, talismans, etc. to activate the ancient power when His Royal Highness the Holy King was transferred to Suzhou. The formation [turns around and the stars shift] and rescues the family members in Jingzhong..."

She slowly talked about the various preparations she had made to kill the remnants of the Queen Mother during this period, as well as her plan to rescue her family without being noticed, and explained everything clearly without reservation.

After listening to it, all the courtiers were shocked and surprised that Gu Simiao was so decisive and loyal.

But the empress frowned slightly when she heard these expected words.

Finally, Gu Simiao took a deep look at Lu Chen and then said: "So, if there is no Huaiyu..."

"Gu Aiqing."

The empress suddenly opened her mouth, interrupted her words, and then reminded her in rather heavy words: "I know that you and Lu Qing have a deep relationship, so you can naturally call each other by nicknames in private, but now that all the talents are here, courtesy It's better for Ai Qing to pay attention to each other's titles."

Hearing this, Gu Simiao couldn't help being stunned.

It seems that I can't figure it out, the dignified emperor, why would he be entangled in such a small problem?

Lu Chen was also a little puzzled.

Didn't you say a little politeness just now, don't you need to care about it?

Why are you emphasizing these hypocrisy now?

Gu Simiao only thought for a moment, and her powerful sixth sense gave her the answer.

Then she raised her head slightly, gave the Empress a meaningful look, and looked up at the girl who was nine years younger than herself.

"I know I was wrong, please punish me, Your Majesty."

The empress nodded slightly, and continued: "It's just a small mistake, there is no need to punish, Gu Aiqing pay attention, and don't do it again in the future."

"Thank you for your grace, your Majesty. I will definitely keep it in my heart."

"Ah."

The empress smiled, and then said softly: "Gu Aiqing, please continue."

Gu Simiao nodded.

"Your Majesty, to be honest, the final general is not very sure that he can kill the demon queen on the premise of paying a huge price to save his people. If Lu hadn't gambled everything to win such ample time for his subordinates, the Gu family would be spared for the time being." Due to the disaster of exterminating the family, it also saved a lot of precious resources for the last general, and it is absolutely impossible for the final general to kill all the demon queens so smoothly, and may even be killed by the demon queen because of insufficient preparation."

After a pause, she suddenly bowed heavily to Lu Chen, and then raised her voice:

"Thanks to Lu Jishi's unreserved trust, the last general has the honor to make such a great contribution to the court. Therefore, Lu Jishi should be a part of this great achievement! This triumphant ceremony should also be attributed to Lu Jishi." The position of the matter, even the main position!"

"If your majesty is talking about rewards for meritorious deeds, please reward Lu first, otherwise, no matter how heavy the reward is, the last general will have no face to accept it!"

The moment the resolute and forceful words fell, everyone immediately looked at Lu Chen with envy in their eyes.

Chapter 143 The Duke

Killing the Demon Queen's party feathers is undoubtedly a great contribution to the current imperial court, no amount of rewards can be overstated.

And it's military!

You must know that Daxia is knighted by military merit. If there is not enough military merit, no matter how great the official is, how famous he is, or how powerful he is, it is impossible to be knighted.

Not even the lowest baron.

And with this great contribution, Gu Simiao can even be directly promoted to a first-rank duke in the same place, and there is still a kind of real seal and hereditary replacement, becoming a new nobleman above her father, Glorious lintel.

But she did not hesitate to emphasize Lu Chen's huge role in this incident, and proposed to share the credit with Lu Chen equally.

With this point, the position of duke of the state will be gone, and the food town will have to shrink a lot.

At most, only one county magistrate can be caught.

How emphatic is this!

How...it makes people envious and jealous!

At this moment, the courtiers looked at Lu Chen with jealousy.

Although Lu Chen risked everything in order to take care of his family and risked everything in return, the courtiers still envied and hated him.

That's the duke!

Although at most he will only be a county magistrate, but he is also a real nobleman, a high-class nobleman who can be hereditary, live with the country, and be kind to his descendants for generations!

The privileges and resources enjoyed by the nobility, even a monk with a weak heart, cannot remain indifferent to it.

After all, becoming a noble is of great help to practice.

Not to mention anything else, the fact that the fate of the country is shared is enough to drive countless monks crazy, but most of them are warriors who can be knighted by virtue of military merit, and it is extremely difficult to cultivate both holy and martial arts, and few people can establish enough to obtain hereditary successors. The great merit of the title is something that people dare not expect extravagantly.

But now, there are people who have the opportunity to obtain the title of County Duke as a civil servant.

How could they not be jealous when they saw this scene with their own eyes?

And when he heard that Gu Simiao actually wanted to give credit to himself, Lu Chen was so moved that his tear glands were about to burst, his face flushed suddenly, and he looked so excited that he couldn't control himself.

To be dismissed from office would be as difficult as heaven, but now you give me a title that is even more difficult to remove? !

Damn, the ghost knows whether the title is considered an official in the system's judgment.

If it's not good, at worst, it's a windfall, which happens to leave an extra inheritance for this little rich woman, Luo Xiaoyu. Anyway, the empress's favor for him is unbelievable. Don't worry if you have too much, what you love.

But if it counts, he will almost never want to be promoted to immortality by being dismissed in this life.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen's mind was running fast, constantly thinking about how to rationally push away this great achievement that has driven countless monks crazy.

However, before he could speak, the Empress said simply and neatly:

"Okay! Gu Aiqing is really selfless and profoundly understands righteousness. I admire him so much. Since this is the case, I am the beauty of an adult. This credit belongs to Lu Qing. Lu Qing also has a place in today's triumphant scripture."

Hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes widened and he subconsciously shouted:

"Your Majesty!"

The empress turned her head, looked over, and stared at Lu Chen, but there was no surprise in her eyes.

Obviously, Lu Chen's reaction was completely in her expectation.

But in desperation, Lu Chen couldn't find any justifiable reason at all.

After all, what Gu Simiao said was reasonable and well-founded. According to her, she really played a big role in this matter.

You must know that Queen Mother Zhao and all her party members are an extremely dangerous force.

Don't look at them being chased away by the Holy King Cangming like a dog in mourning, but that's only because the power of the holy relic is extremely domineering, and the Holy King Cangming who owns the holy relic is too powerful.

The power of a saint is an extraordinary power that surpasses the power of immortals.

The Holy King is strong, but it doesn't mean that the Queen Mother Zhao and the others must be weak.

What's more, the Empress Dowager Zhao must have a lot of cards to save her life. The fairy family treasure that allowed her to escape from the hands of the Holy King is just one of them. She must have other unpredictable spiritual treasures in her hands. Xia Houyan, the former commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, is also extremely powerful, and he has many masters under his command.

If you are not fully prepared, even if you don't turn over, it will be difficult to kill the always cautious and suspicious Queen Mother Zhao.

Therefore, he fought tooth and nail to save the Gu family, and the military resources saved by Gu Simiao were crucial.

Even if it was unintentional, under the constraints of the system, it is not easy to shirk this credit.

You have to find a reasonable excuse.

But it wasn't until the CPU in Lu Chen's mind was almost dry and smoking that he said loudly: "Who should deserve the credit, so how can we divide the credit? Besides, the minister is far away in Luojing, He didn't participate in the battle in the barren state at all, and he didn't even kill an enemy. He just did what he should do in the court. How can we count on the great achievements made by General Gu and the Cangling Army? This is absolutely impossible!"

"According to the law of Great Xia."

Regarding Lu Chen's refusal, Gu Simiao obviously had expected it long ago, and directly said lightly: "Whether you participate in the war or not, even if it is thousands of miles away, as long as it is the key to the victory or defeat of the war, with it Those who are related can be regarded as the hero who led the soldiers of the court to defeat the enemy."

Hearing this, the corner of Lu Chen's mouth twitched.

This woman... seems to be much harder to deal with than the Empress...

Immediately afterwards, before he could open his mouth to refute, the Empress seemed to have been inspired by something, and she narrowed her eyes and took over the words: "Back then, all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty thought that Gu Aiqing had betrayed the court, and even I thought so, and I was going to punish you." When you killed the entire Gu family, only you, Lu Qing, firmly believed that Gu Aiqing did not betray the court and kept the Gu family."

"So, the connected person that Gu Aiqing mentioned just now is only you. If you are not qualified to receive credit, who else in this world is qualified?"

These words were like a sharp knife, directly piercing Lu Chen's back.

Your Majesty, I am so loyal to you, why do you backstab me again and again?

No, this TM is a bright thorn, right?

At this time, Gu Simiao said again: "Don't say anything about what should be done about Lu Ji. This matter is not within your scope of responsibility, but you took the initiative to take over this matter. It can be considered that it is your responsibility." After I made a judgment on the situation in the barren state, I took action to protect the Gu family, so that I can kill the demon queen without any worries, so..."

"In this battle, Lu Ge has contributed a lot to you!"

These words were like a final word, making Lu Chen's ears ringing.

He opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but when the words of forceful argument appeared in his mind, the system's prompt sounded at the same time.

"All right."