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

After receiving her brother's response, the empress's slightly frowned brows suddenly relaxed.

Saint King Cangming, the four transcendent supreme beings in Central Continent, are her biggest support now.

With Jiang Chengdao here, even the ten major sects that had been able to challenge the emperor during the late emperor's period had to be honest.

Unless it really comes to the point where water and fire are incompatible and irreconcilable, they will maintain the status quo of keeping the water in the well and the river in the river, barely maintain the existing balance, and then use their old tricks to gradually erode the power of the empire.

"Say it."

As if thinking of something, Jiang Chengdao suddenly spoke.

"The Tiangong Division is so miraculous that even coal can be turned into treasure. Lu Chen intends to completely solve the problem of spiritual disasters by studying the essence of spiritual energy and spiritual power. Is it possible to develop a method that can completely kill evil spirits, stabilize Central Continent, and create a better future for China? How can Zhongzhou’s billions of holy spirits bring eternal peace?”

As soon as these words came out, the empress fell silent inexplicably, her eyes full of struggle and entanglement.

For a while, she didn't respond.

It wasn't until Jiang Chengdao couldn't help but urge her twice that she came back to her senses.

Then, she took a deep breath and said in her heart with a complicated expression:

"Maybe it can be researched, but if the Tiangong Division can really do it, then Lu Qing is probably not far away from becoming a saint..."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengdao seemed to realize something and fell silent.

The two were silent for a long time.

When the psychic power was about to be exhausted, Jiang Chengdao's faint sigh came from the empress's mind.

"Your Majesty, don't force anything, just let nature take its own course."

The empress nodded slightly.

"Well, don't worry, brother Huang, I know."

"That's good."

Jiang Chengdao responded, and then said: "In that case, the next time the minister comes to Beijing and returns to the Holy Realm, he should take Lu Chen with him. Perhaps, he is the only one in the world who is qualified to know some of the secrets of the Holy Realm. "

………………

When Lu Chen woke up, he found that he was already back in the house.

Then, he found that his body was obviously much lighter than before, and the groggy and bloated feeling that he had accumulated with great difficulty had completely disappeared.

My mind is clearer than ever.

Realizing this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth as he had just regained consciousness.

Why did he faint in front of the Empress...

Shaking his head, Lu Chen slowly stood up.

"ah!"

Suddenly there was an exclamation from beside him. Lu Chen turned his head and saw Luo Xiaoyu standing at the door holding a copper basin for washing.

"Cousin, you're awake."

After coming back to his senses, Luo Xiaoyu looked happy, and then walked to Lu Chen in three steps instead of two steps.

"Ah."

Lu Chen responded, then asked casually: "Xiao Yu, how long have I been sleeping? Who sent me back home?"

Luo Xiaoyu said softly: "Sister Fu Hua sent you back to my cousin. Cousin, you have been sleeping for two whole days!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but startled.

two days?

It seems that the empress has put in a lot of effort this time...

He was not surprised that Fu Huan sent him back to his home. After all, the empress had few experts she could rely on now. As the commander of the Xuanji Guards, Fu Huan naturally became her absolute confidant. This kind of thing usually didn't happen. It will only be left to Fu Hua.

"That's right, cousin."

Luo Xiaoyu said: "Sister Fu Hua said that cousin, you have been overworked recently and have become sick from overwork. You need to recuperate for a period of time. His Majesty has issued an order. Cousin, you cannot go to court for these five days and must rest at home." We also dispatched Mr. Zhu Yongzhu, the deputy commander of Xuanji Guard, to supervise personally. Cousin, you can’t be as tired as before these days.”

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

The empress' care for him was too meticulous...

If it weren't for the fact that Saint King Cangming, who is a hero who saves beauty, is the Bai Yueguang in the heart of the empress, Lu Chen would have thought that the empress was interested in him and wanted to make him the emperor.

After a while, Lu Chen sighed slightly.

"I see."

When the empress reached this point, he had no choice but to accept her kindness.

Anyway, I don’t have anything particularly important to deal with recently, so I can just rest at home.

So, during the first two days after he woke up, Lu Chen stayed at home, leisurely planting flowers, making tea, and cultivating his body.

Like a sage who hides himself from the court.

On the third day, Fu Huan, the commander of Xuanji Guards, suddenly visited, breaking the leisurely time that only lasted two days.

She also brought a guest that surprised Lu Chen.

When Luo Xiaoyu came to the living room with Fu Huan, the figure next to him stood up and bowed to Lu Chen as soon as he saw Lu Chen slowly approaching.

"Humble position, Liyue, acting magistrate of Hu County, pays homage to Mr. Lu."

It was a girl who was less than 1.4 meters tall and looked full of childish temperament.

Lu Chen remembered her.

He was one of the Xuanji guards who accompanied him along with Fu Hua, Fang Yu and the others.

"Liyue."

Lu Chen smiled slightly at her and said softly: "Long time no see."

After saying that, he waved his hand again, indicating that Liyue didn't need to be polite.

"My lord, remember your humble position?"

Liyue said in surprise, while Fu Hua on the side frowned slightly for no reason, and looked at Lu Chen with a strange look in her eyes.

"of course I remember."

Lu Chen smiled and said: "After all, apart from Liang Yu and Fang Yu, it seems that you, Tang Wu, Wang Yuan'e, and Qian Tu are the only ones who are not tall and powerful, right? Moreover, among all the Xuanji guards, you are the smallest. How could I forget such a beautiful little girl?"

He was deeply impressed by this little boy who was actually older than him, but looked like a primary school student of only twelve or thirteen years old, and had a sweet voice.

As for Wang Yuan'e, it was hard not to be impressed by someone with this name.

Liyue: "..."

As if she had been poked at a certain pain point, the light in her eyes disappeared almost instantly.

Chapter 231 Mud and Stone

"Xiao Yu, serve tea."

Lu Chen turned around to explain to Luo Xiaoyu, then looked at Liyue who was not far away with a smile on his face, and said softly: "Liyue, how do you feel after you have been the acting magistrate of Hu County for so long? ?”

He didn't talk about the Tiangong Division when he came up.

The days are long, Liyue has just returned to the capital, and from now on she will be a member of the Tiangong Division.There will be plenty of time to chat slowly in the future, there is no need to rush.

And when she heard Lu Chen ask about Hu County, Liyue's eyes regained their sparkle.

"Do you feel it..."

She pondered for a moment, thought about it carefully for a while, and then shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I am a rough man. I don't know how to describe it to you."

"It's okay."

Lu Chen waved his hand.

"Now is not the examination room for the imperial examination. I don't like to listen to those flashy and meaningless words. Just say whatever you think of and tell me your inner thoughts."

Hearing this, Liyue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, although she has been the acting county magistrate for two months, she is still essentially a martial artist who majors in martial arts. She is a first-rate master of the Xuanji Guard who can be selected as the best guard in the world. Therefore, let alone the two Months, even if she is given two years, she may not be able to speak as fragrantly as a serious literati.

Lu Chen, on the other hand, was a serious Jinshi and a Wenqu star. Just now, Liyue was really worried that her vulgar words would leave a bad impression on Lu Chen.

It's not that she's afraid of being fucked off by Lu Chen, it's just that she doesn't want to arouse Lu Chen's disgust.

"Okay, Master Lu."

Now that Lu Chen said this, Liyue no longer worried about anything else, and spoke clearly: "To say that what makes me feel the most humble about my position is probably how difficult the life of ordinary people in Daxia is."

Some things can only be felt by truly experiencing them personally.

Liyue was a native of Shengjing. She was born into a wealthy family in Shengjing. She had no worries about food and clothing since she was a child. The reason why she joined the army was not only her talent in martial arts, but also because the people of Shengjing worshiped the Holy King from the bottom of her heart. The king is proud to serve.

Since she took office, what she has seen and heard in Hu County has been shocking.

The corrupt gentry officials, the domineering bullies, the profiteers who maliciously raise the price of food...

Natural disasters occur frequently, man-made disasters occur one after another, and the government does nothing, or even acts as a helper. In the fish and meat village, as Lu Chen often said, the only population that needs to pay taxes is being wantonly abused, like livestock, allowed to be slaughtered and oppressed. He has hundreds of fertile fields and hundreds of slaves, shouting in front of him and supporting him in front of him, enjoying the kindness of the court, but making no contribution to the court.

As Liyue spoke, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became a little depressing.

"Although I have followed Mr. Lu's teachings and always strived to effectively solve people's livelihood problems, thinking about the people's thoughts and caring about the people's urgent needs, I have only made the people in Hu County a little better and allowed them to eat a few hot bites every day. It’s just a matter of food and not being oppressed by others.”

At this point, her eyes lowered, her expression a little sad.

"The humble post is not as proficient in business as Fang Yu, nor as knowledgeable about farming as Wang Yuan'e. He even often has to go to them to borrow money and grain, so that the people under his rule can spend the spring plowing safely, hoping to have a good summer. With the harvest, every household can add some food to their savings.”

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but shook his head and said softly: "Don't belittle yourself, you have already done much better than many Jinshi who are on the right track."

This is not a comfort. Many of the current Jinshi in the Great Xia Dynasty are like Li Yongcheng.

Not to mention letting the people have enough to eat, it would be good if they don't feed the people.

Even if they are aware of the miserable situation of the people, they will turn a blind eye or smile scornfully. In their eyes, there is almost no difference between civilians and ants. What does the ants freezing to death and starving to death have to do with them, the masters who seek immortality and ask questions?

No matter what Liyue did, he at least cared about the people. Not only did he provide them with food, shelter from the wind and frost, and land for farming, he also used the friendship of his colleagues to make Pingxian County rich first. Drive Hu County. No matter how wealthy Hu County is now, at least as long as it is willing to work hard, it is still possible to make a living.