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

"Oh."

Lu Chen didn't think much, just reached out to take it and took a bite.

Hey...is this an apple?Why is it so sour? !

After one sip, he felt an inexplicable sour smell in the air throughout the carriage.

Chapter 209 Gu Simiao: I am a weak woman

The carriage was speeding on the road to Taihe County.

In the car, Lu Chen and Fu Huan continued to improve their suggestions. Of course, most of the time Lu Chen was talking and Fu Huan was listening. She would only add something when Lu Chen needed to know some information.

The separation of local administrative power and judicial power cannot be accomplished overnight. If nothing else, the talent pool alone is a problem. The judiciary requires a lot of professionalism. There are not many talents in this field in the court now.

Relevant systems must also be improved.

After all, politics is not about playing house. You can make a decision just by taking a picture of your forehead. Pilot experiments are still necessary.

The most suitable areas for piloting are naturally the two states of Yu and Sui that have just experienced a great purge, as well as the Gyeonggi region that is firmly controlled by the empress.

Especially the Sui and Yu states.

At this time, the land of the two states was like a blank piece of paper, where the empress and Lu Chen's ideas could get maximum feedback. Moreover, while the policy was being tried out, the talents that the court really needed could be continuously cultivated to prepare for the future. Get ready.

Get more in one fell swoop.

Therefore, this matter is also the top priority at present and must be given sufficient attention.

An hour and a half passed quickly.

Near noon, the carriage finally arrived at the foot of Heishan Mountain, about thirty miles away from Taihe County.

A brand new memorial just happened to have its final touch at this time.

When Lu Chen and Fu Hua were discussing the memorial, Gu Simiao, who had been unable to interrupt, saw that the two of them were finally done, so she opened the car window out of boredom and took a look outside.

What you see is a bare black land. Compared with the lush mountains, rivers and vegetation around Luojing, this place is like a lifeless desert.

Looking far into the distance, the endless black mountains are like a black dragon, rising straight into the sky with its teeth and claws, which is quite spectacular.

Looking sideways, several dilapidated farmhouse eaves appeared in her sight in the distance.

"Ok?"

Gu Simiao's moving eyes flickered slightly.

"Where is this?"

She opened her mouth and called out softly.

"Recall the General's words."

Zhu Yong's thick voice sounded.

"We have arrived at the boundary of Heishan. There is a village called Yongping Village on the east side of Heishan."

"We've arrived in Montenegro."

Lu Chen handed the memorial to Fu Hua, and then looked at Gu Simiao.

"Now that we have arrived at Miss Gu's fiefdom, let's take a look at the living conditions of the people here."

"Ah."

Gu Simiao nodded.

After responding, she looked at Fu Hua, who took the memorial back into his arms without hesitation after hearing Lu Chen's words, and said softly: "Commander Fu, do you want to stay in the carriage to study the memorial that was just drawn up?"

"No."

Fu Hua shook her head, then smiled slightly and turned to look at Lu Chen.

"His Majesty once said that Huaiyu's safety is related to the future of Daxia. Protecting Huaiyu is the top priority of the Xuanji Guards. As long as the Xuanji Guards still exist, even if there is only one person left, as long as there is still breath, We must protect Huaiyu Zhouquan at all costs. As the commander of the Xuanji Guards, in this strange place, I naturally have to follow Huaiyu closely to avoid anything going wrong."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Thank you so much!

As long as you are here, why should I worry about my dream of ascending to heaven being shattered?

"Commander Fu made this statement wrong."

Gu Simiao shook her head, then waved her hand. The moment the mysterious spiritual power emerged, a blue butterfly appeared out of thin air at her fingertips.

"Although I am not talented, I am still a cultivator of the fifth level of Guiyi Realm. With me here, Huaiyu will be absolutely foolproof. Commander Fu can rest assured."

Feeling the coldness emanating from the extremely familiar butterfly, Lu Chen sighed helplessly.

It was because of these two guys that his plan to become an immortal was so difficult.

From the beginning, he had no hope of an ambush or anything like that.

For two powerful men in the Guiyi Realm, unless the Holy King personally takes action, or the enemy has arranged some ancient formation in advance, he will hardly encounter any danger.

There is no need to even think about dying in the line of duty and becoming an immortal or something like that.

With them here, it's impossible.

"and…"

Gu Simiao looked at Fu Hua with a smile on her face, as if she was looking at a best friend she had known for many years. Her eyes were as kind as possible.

"As far as I know, what Commander Fu just said about His Majesty's orders...should have been what Huaiyu said when he went to Erzhou to help Mr. Xiao Ge calm down the flood, right?"

Fu Hua shrugged.

"As long as His Majesty does not withdraw his orders, this decree will always be valid for Xuanji Guards. I am loyal to Your Majesty, how can I greatly discount His Majesty's decree?"

After saying that, she stood up directly and walked to Lu Chen's side.

"I appreciate General Gu's kindness. I also know that you are highly cultivated. Even if you don't use spiritual power, you can carry a cauldron, move a horse with your arms, and be an unparalleled warrior. However, it is my duty to protect Huaiyu. , Therefore, wherever Huaiyu goes, I will go wherever I go.”

Hearing this, Lu Chen immediately looked at Gu Simiao's arm subconsciously.

Her arms can move a horse, her strength can carry a cauldron, etc. These words are not very good when used to describe a woman, even in this Central Continent where strength is respected, right?

As if noticing Lu Chen's gaze, Gu Simiao raised her hand so that her shoulder was facing the lighting bead in the carriage.

The next second, a slender arm was quickly revealed in the gauze.

"Commander Fu, that's an honor."

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Lu Chen always felt that Fu Hua's tone of voice was slightly fluctuating, which was slightly different from the usual calm tone.

"Although my cultivation is barely good, I am essentially just a weak woman. If I don't have spiritual power, let alone being able to carry a cauldron and win the three armies bravely, I might not even be able to kill a chicken. But, You don’t deserve the name of such a fierce general.”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the entire carriage became a little subtle inexplicably.

Silent smoke of gunpowder quietly surrounded the eyes of the two people looking at each other.

Lu Chen yawned.

"All right."

He got up slowly.

"Since Liangyu wants to relax, let's come together."

After that, he left the car and walked outside.

After Lu Chen left, the two of them looked away almost at the same time, and then Fu Hua said very politely: "General, please."

"Commander Fu please go ahead."

"There is a difference between superiority and inferiority. It is better for the general to invite you first."

"His Royal Highness the Holy King has made great contributions to the court. When Commander Fu led the Xuanwu Guards to the Ziji City to save His Majesty from fire and water, his great achievements were far greater than those of me. How can I dare to claim arrogance in front of Commander Fu?"

"The general is too humble."

"Commander Fu is the one."

The two of them pushed each other, and for a while they didn't agree on who would go out first.

It wasn't until Lu Chen called out from outside that the two of them glanced at each other, then walked out of the carriage at the same time and came to Lu Chen's side, one on the left and the other on the right.

Then, Fu Hua looked at Zhu Yong and several other Xuanji guards who were preparing to follow.

"I will go with Huaiyu and the general to visit the people. You stay here and don't move around."

After saying that, without waiting for a few people to respond, he signaled to Lu Chen.

"Huaiyu, let's go."

"Ah."

Lu Chen responded, then took steps, accompanied by the two of them, and walked slowly towards the village not far away.

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Soon, Lu Chen and the other three walked into the village.

There is only one word to describe what you see - dilapidated.

Because there had just been a spring rain, the roads in the village were extremely muddy. Within the sparse fences, farmhouses that were obviously old were scattered at random. At a glance, you could casually see the loess soil of those farmers. There were actually cracks all over the wall.

Some cracks are even big enough to put your hand in, giving people the feeling that they could be blown over by a gust of wind.

And because it is located at the foot of Black Mountain, there are very few green plants in the village. Some places have obviously been plowed, but there is nothing except a few patches of weeds.

It was simply desolate.

Seeing this scene, Lu Chen frowned quietly.

"Can this village... really be habitable?"

Gu Simiao lowered her eyes slightly.

"Maybe it used to be possible."

The meaning is obvious.

It used to be possible, but now it's not possible.

She is not aloof from the world, nor is she a daughter of a famous family who is inexperienced in the world.