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

After a while, Zheng Yue stopped.

"Old Xu."

"The little one is here."

As if he had been pardoned, Old Xu raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat off his face.

"What's your grandfather's order?"

"Immediately give it to Zhao Guogong, Xing Guogong, Yuanping County Duke, Fu Wang, Mingde Prince Consort, Yongqing County Prince..."

Zheng Yue listed dozens of nobles, aristocratic families, and relatives of the emperor in one breath, and then said in a deep voice: "Give them an invitation card, saying that my country's Duke accidentally obtained a heaven-level spiritual outfit and a fairy family a few days ago." Treasures, as well as a map of a cave, invite them to come and taste it together."

Hearing this, Old Xu nodded hurriedly.

"Yes! Mr. Guo, I'll do it right now!"

"and many more."

Just when Lao Xu couldn't wait to leave here, Zheng Yue suddenly spoke again.

Lao Xu stopped instantly.

Zheng Yue continued: "Go to Dongcheng first to deliver a gold and jade invitation to Yan Song and Yan Ge's old mansion, and at the same time inform Liao Bujuan to prepare a heavy gift. My country's father will visit Yan Ge's old man tonight."

Old Xu nodded subconsciously.

"Go."

"Yes, my lord!"

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Luo Jing's undercurrent has never stopped, after all, no one will sit back and watch their interests be taken away.

Taking people's money is like killing their parents. As long as their fundamental interests are threatened, they dare to fight anyone, even if the other party is the emperor.

Lu Chen is naturally aware of this, and he is not afraid, otherwise he would not have gone to the Promise Palace to check the warehouses of various departments, check the accounts and cashier details, and then directly find out various problems existing in the Ministry of Industry. And formulate new regulations in a targeted manner.

For him, no matter who the opponent is or how powerful the enemy is, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Anyway, in the officialdom, except for promotion, no matter what the result is, he can't wait for it.

Therefore, with his growing prestige, he began to vigorously promote the reform of the Ministry of Industry, and made comprehensive adjustments to all aspects of his jurisdiction.

For example, stop directly purchasing raw materials from noble families such as the Duke of Yan, consume spirit stones and mithril that have filled more than half of the warehouse, and start promoting the bidding system.

The administrative machinery of the Ministry of Industry has also made corresponding adjustments with the aim of improving efficiency.

The abolition that should be abolished, the substitution that should be replaced, the simplified process should be simplified, and the areas that should be improved will be improved immediately.

Not long after, under his drastic restructuring, almost all the departments of the Ministry of Industry under his jurisdiction were given a new look, showing unprecedented vitality.

However, after the completion of the project of the Promise Palace, the serving people received a sum of "travel expenses" enough for a family's expenses for three months, they did not leave Luojing City immediately, but knelt outside the palace, begging Lu Chen to arrange them Go to work on other construction sites.

Even if you don't pay the travel expenses back, as long as you have enough to eat.

Lu Chen's reputation of benevolence and righteousness, love for the people like a child, and with the "help" of their spare no efforts and their own experiences, began to spread around Luojing at a terrifying speed, and the storytellers in Beijing also began to talk about Lu Chen's love in some teahouses for no reason. Since his rise to prominence.

Soon, most Luojing people knew that there was a loyal Lu Xianggong who was loyal to the country and the people.

Lu Chen's reputation has never been better.

At the same time, after Lu Chen implemented the new regulations for projects within his jurisdiction, its terrifying effects gradually emerged.

The people working at various construction sites suddenly burst out with extremely strong work efficiency. The originally slow progress of the project became very fast due to the work efficiency of the workers who challenged their own limits almost every day.

Lu Chen solved their worries for them, and as his reputation for benevolence spread, the workers finally stopped hiding their clumsiness and saved effort, and each one became more active than the other.

The project, which originally took 20 days to complete, was completed within [-] days ahead of schedule. The construction period was shortened by five days, but the budget did not increase at all, and the consumption of spirit stones was much slower than before. The rate is so low that it makes the destocking of raw materials completely slow down.

Great achievements.

The name of a national scholar is well deserved.

On the other hand, Sun Michang's side is still a pool of stagnant water.

Compared with Lu Chen, he is a proper mediocre official.

In the constant busyness, time flies by.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the New Year Ceremony.

With the Eight Pillars Kingdom, various clans, and local political envoys entering Beijing one after another, the huge city of Luojing was completely immersed in a sea of ​​celebration on the ninth day of March.

There are lights and festoons everywhere on the street, and the sound of firecrackers is endless.

Luo Jing's people left their homes one after another, some gathered near Zhuque Street, and some went to Wuji Palace to watch the ceremony.

Da da da……

At this time, on the Suzaku Street that runs from north to south, under the leadership of Fu Huan, a member of the Xuanwu Army wearing heavy black armor, 100 people formed a square formation and strode towards Ziji City.

The extremely solemn military appearance made the people watching the ceremony on both sides of the road unbearably terrified, and dared not show their atmosphere.

It seemed that they were afraid of provoking these murderous gods who had defeated the Demon Queen's imperial army to the ground and flowed into rivers of blood.

Although King Cangming has already returned to the holy land, he still left [-] Xuanwu troops in Luojing, waiting for the empress to dispatch. With extremely strong combat power, he shocked the world, frightened Xiaoxiao, and established the supreme authority of the empress.

Don't be too kind to the empress.

This alone is enough to show the deep love and righteousness of the Holy King Cangming, and the empress's repayment to the Holy King is also obvious to all. The relationship between the two... In the eyes of many courtiers, if the empress does not have an emperor, Cangming King Mingsheng is 100% the empress’ Taoist companion.

Soon, all the Xuanwu Guards crossed the Xuanji Gate and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"What a master of tigers and wolves."

In Wuji Palace, on the viewing platform, a middle-aged man in military uniform couldn't help but sincerely admire the appearance of the Xuanwu Guards below.

"Such a powerful army, although only [-] in number, can fight against [-] aliens, and firmly hold the upper hand, and can even defeat the enemy with a crushing force."

"Ha ha…"

Another veteran in heavy armor beside him caressed his long beard, and said with a chuckle: "At the beginning, it was this guard army who descended from the sky, defeated the Demon Queen's tens of thousands of forbidden troops, saved His Majesty from danger, and directly established the victory. An army that has experienced such unimaginable things is naturally extraordinary, and I am afraid that only the Holy King Army in the Holy Realm can have such combat power in this world."

"With such a master of tigers and wolves, Luo Jing will surely be as strong as gold, and His Majesty can rest easy."

"I might as well wait!"

Obviously, they were all people who knew how to fight, and they could see the extraordinaryness of Xuanwuwei at a glance, and they all admired Xuanwuwei.

These armored men stood at the front of the ranks of military officers, even Wang Gan, the general of the Qingning Army, was behind them, and only Gu Simiao, the great general of martial arts, was in front of them.

Obviously, their status in the army far exceeds that of the military attache in the capital, second only to Gu Simiao.

In fact, they are just like Gu Simiao in the past. They are the generals of the Eight Pillars Kingdom who are in charge of the military and political secrets of one side and command hundreds of thousands of troops to guard the eight directions for the Great Xia Empire. They are one of the strongest combat forces in the Great Xia. Return to the strong in one realm.

As for the civil service system, the traditional civil officials headed by Yan Song didn't show any expression on this, they just looked at their noses and noses and their hearts without saying a word.

At this time, a loud and clear shout suddenly sounded from behind:

"His Majesty is here!"

Hearing this, everyone immediately restrained their minds, and then looked behind.

After a while, the empress in full attire gradually appeared in front of everyone.

"Wei Chen sees His Majesty!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

After seeing the empress, everyone bowed down at the same time, with the utmost respect on their faces.

"All the gentlemen are flat."

The Empress walked slowly, and said calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving the order from the empress, everyone got up and then focused their attention on the empress.

Under the gaze of everyone, the empress showed no trace of timidity on her face, and walked slowly through the crowd with her normal expression.

When she walked to Lu Chen's side, she stopped suddenly.

"Lu Qing."

The empress turned her head, looked at Lu Chen, and said softly:

"Come watch the ceremony with me."

Chapter 199 Lu Qing, you don’t want to either...

As soon as the empress said this, everyone immediately looked at Lu Chen.

The Xinyuan Ceremony has always been the emperor's personal stage. It is a grand ceremony for the emperor to declare to the world that he holds the sun and moon in his hands and controls the universe with his supreme authority.

Although there is no rule that no one can be around when the emperor declares to the world, but throughout the ages, this extremely important ceremony, except for the powerful officials who are about to usurp the throne, never has a single official standing at the end of the promenade of the Promise Palace. Ziwei Holy Platform.

It doesn't matter how much the emperor favors his courtiers.

This is a silent tacit understanding, which does not need to be written into the code at all.

but now……

The empress invited Lu Chen to join her on stage.

The signal released by this move should not be too obvious.

And regardless of whether Lu Chen will be on stage in the end, the empress's favor for him and the holy family on him have almost reached the point where it cannot be increased.

It can even be said bluntly that Lu Chen's current power cannot be measured by official rank at all. Even if his current status is only a ninth-rank sesame official, absolutely no one dares to disrespect him, including the chief assistant of the court.

From the moment the empress invited him to watch the ceremony together, any opinion, attitude, and every move of his in the future will have a huge impact on the court situation.

No one dared to underestimate such a terrifying existence of the holy family.

In other words, he has reached the point where although he does not have the power of a prime minister, he has the reality of a prime minister.

Moreover, this guy is a passionate gentleman, upright and upright, admits death, neither cliques nor selfishness, he has a deep understanding of the officialdom, if anyone bribes him, will things work out? Not to mention, whether he can escape prison is a question.

The most frightening thing is that this guy is also very capable. Not only is he not a idiot who doesn't know anything, but he is also incredibly talented. He also has a unique vision and extremely high efficiency. Everything he has done since his debut has been successful. .

Such a person in court...for some courtiers, it is not a good thing.

At this moment, many courtiers felt a suffocating threat and anxiety.