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

It wasn't until Lu Chen's figure completely disappeared around the corner of the street that she finally looked away.

"That's good, too."

She turned around slowly, glanced at Jiang Chengdao, and then said calmly: "Having a temper, being angry about what happened to him, and not hiding it in front of me, this just shows that he is a person of flesh and blood, not just a human being. The saint and gentleman described in the text."

If Lu Chen were still here and heard these words, he would probably die on the spot.

Damn it, I dare to lose my temper in front of you, the emperor, but you are still not angry?

And you think this is better?

Isn't there all shit in your head?

Is it true that as long as it catches your eye, you just bring your own filter and see whatever you see is good?

Even Jiang Chengdao subconsciously shrugged when he heard this and had no comment.

Chapter 28 The Way of Being an Official

After the downfall of Queen Mother Zhao, another official earthquake broke out without warning.

Including Wang Zhi, a senior official of the second rank, all the officials who went to Huangji Gate were captured by the Xuanwu Guards, and they were escorted to Tianlao together with their family members, facing each other across the fence from the previously captured accomplices of the Queen Mother.

For a time, the prison became overcrowded.

Asking questions, ransacking homes, arresting people, and detaining people, the Xuanwu Guards were constantly traveling around Luojing City under the assignment of the empress.

The scene just a few days ago when Queen Mother Zhao fell was once again staged.

No one could have imagined that the puppet emperor who was not favored by anyone would be the real driving force behind the overthrow of the Queen Mother Zhao's rule.

And Saint King Cangming is just the sword in her hand.

Moreover, this knife was used by her as a touchstone to test the reaction of the ministers.

The results are obvious.

Except for Lu Chen, almost everyone failed to pass her trial.

Of course, some courtiers won't get full marks, but it's okay to get a passing grade.

Courtiers such as Xiao Yun who did not respond to Li Zheng's call to go to Huangji Gate to greet the Holy King, although they were not as devoted to the empress as Lu Chen was, they still had their conscience as cultivators and their duties as courtiers of Great Xia. , is still available.

In other words, they are the good ministers that the empress wants to identify.

Lu Chen was pleasantly surprised beyond his expectations.

Therefore, loyal ministers like Lu Chen, who can only be found but cannot be found, are certainly valuable, but good ministers who abide by their duties are not unusable.

It's just that grudges are inevitable, and it's impossible to trust Lu Chen without any reservation.

After two major changes in succession, nearly half of the officials in the court were reduced, leaving a large number of vacancies. Even two of the three major seals were vacant, and the entire central administrative structure of Daxia was almost paralyzed.

The selection of officials has become the most urgent matter at present.

Other matters, such as appeasing people's hearts, cleaning up the mess, hunting down the Queen Mother's followers, eliminating the remaining parties, purging the court, stabilizing the borders, etc., also need to be dealt with as soon as possible in order to stabilize the rule.

Therefore, after the Huangjimen incident was over, the empress threw herself into the extremely complicated government affairs.

With the strong support of the Cangming Army controlled by Jiang Chengdao, the empress's power transition was relatively smooth.

Although no one knows why the Holy King, who has almost never interfered in the internal affairs of the Central Continent Dynasty for tens of thousands of years, breaks the convention and travels thousands of miles to help the Empress regain her supreme power as the Emperor, no matter what the reason is, as long as the Holy King supports the Empress, The status of the empress is unshakable.

Even if she doesn't have any team except Lu Chen now.

The power of the Holy King is so overbearing and completely unreasonable.

The busy empress had no time to pay attention to Lu Chen for the time being. She just issued a notice with a big seal, stating that the Holy King of Cangming should be the first to remove the demon queen who was causing trouble for the dynasty. While praising Jiang Chengdao for his great contribution to the dynasty, He didn't hesitate to show off to Lu Chen.

He was even compared to the famous ministers of ancient times, and he was highly affirmed. His words were full of praise, and the pen and ink he used was not much less than that of the holy king.

Of course, the notice also used a few strokes of praise for those courtiers who chose to stay behind closed doors during the Huangji Sect affairs, neither welcoming the Holy King nor entering the palace to protect the empress.

After all, no matter whether they are selling for the sake of pretending to be noble or because they have conscience and do not want to submit, since they have not betrayed Daxia on the surface, then even if they are guilty, they will not be guilty of death, and now they are When employing people, there is no need to be too harsh on them.

In fact, if it weren't for the ridiculously dazzling jewel like Lu Chen, the Empress would probably have praised them more for the sake of the overall situation. After all, no matter how good they are, they are better than those who can't wait to go to Huangji. The courtiers who welcome the "new emperor" are much better.

But with Lu Chen here, their performance was too inferior in comparison. Naturally, they could not be compared with Lu Chen in the heart of the empress. A few words of praise for them could be regarded as the result of her taking the overall situation into consideration.

As soon as this announcement, which was equivalent to defining the incident, came out, those courtiers who were not involved in the Huangjimen incident suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and then they also focused on the name in the announcement that was praised by the empress.

Those who had admired or despised Lu Chen before had only one thought at this time:

This son is in the emperor's heart, and he will definitely have a bright and bright future in the future. He must not be taken lightly!

Some thoughtful courtiers have even begun to inquire about Lu Chen's past, hobbies and background.

People who can hang out in court are basically not stupid.

Lu Chen was completely devoted to the Empress twice in a row. This friendship was like giving timely help to the Empress. His status in the Empress's heart, even if it was not as good as that of the Holy King who helped her seize power, was definitely a crucial existence.

If nothing else goes wrong, Lu Chen will definitely become a popular figure in the Empress' dynasty and an absolute favorite.

It certainly doesn't hurt to be friendly with him.

Although this person looks stupid and not very moral, maybe one day he will change when he has power?

Officials in all dynasties have always been like this.

As the saying goes, the way to deal with the world is the art of adapting to changes. Don't be biased towards one end.

In their view, as long as you have been an official for a long time, you will naturally understand this truth. It is impossible to always follow the principles of loyalty to the king, serving the country, and taking the world as your own responsibility that you remember when you were in school.

As a result, the small courtyard in Xicheng where Lu Chen stayed temporarily became very popular. People came to give gifts and greeting cards every day.

However, Lu Chen only had one response to this -

"Xiao Yu, from now on, no matter who it is, whether it's giving gifts or handing out greeting cards, I'll kick them all out!"

After knowing the content of the announcement, he was naturally not as satisfied as those courtiers thought. Instead, he was so depressed that he wanted to die. He regretted not following the trend and following Wu Zongyun to Huangji Gate to welcome the new emperor.

Otherwise, his name would definitely be included in the imperial edict to deal with rebellious ministers.

But the matter has come to this, and there is no point in worrying about it. If you have this energy, you might as well think more about what to do in the future.

After all, the current situation is too unfavorable for him.

He couldn't resign, and he was a loyal and courageous person in his previous life, but he was on the wrong team, and inexplicably became the empress's number one loyalist.

If you don't do anything, you will definitely be promoted by the empress, and who knows when you will get the system reward.

Therefore, something must be done, at least think of an excuse to refuse the promotion.

As a result, he was racking his brains to figure out how to get rid of this obstructive official uniform, at least to keep this seventh-grade minor official from being promoted, so as to obtain the system rewards in this long cycle, which will definitely be much richer than the last small cycle. , these people rushed over to cause trouble for him.

I would like to congratulate Mr. Lu one by one that Jian is in the Emperor's heart and is favored by His Majesty. From now on, he will surely rise to great heights, and he must be supported by many people.

These words simply rub salt into his wounds. It would be a shame if he could be happy.

And when he heard what he said, Xiao Yu, who had been busy for most of the day, couldn't help but be stunned.

"what?"

After reacting, she hesitated and said: "Cousin...this...isn't this good..."

Lu Chen said with a look of disdain: "They are just a group of people who follow the trend and stick to whoever they see gaining power. Apart from forming a clique for personal gain and deceiving the superiors and subordinates, what else can they do? These shameless villains, who only know how to play tricks on others, Sooner or later, I will ask Your Majesty to learn about them, how can I possibly associate with them?"

As he spoke, he snorted again, "Don't talk about being with them, just talking to them makes me feel deeply ashamed. Xiaoyu, if you don't want your cousin, I can't even eat today, so send them away quickly." Come on, I feel like throwing up when I see them.”

Such extreme words immediately left Xiao Yu speechless.

I always feel that my cousin is not suitable for being an official...

If you offend people to death as soon as you open your mouth, sooner or later your enemies will be everywhere and you will be isolated and marginalized by all the courtiers.

If he reaches that situation, no matter how favored the empress is, he will be kicked out of the court sooner or later if he is not tolerated by the officials.

Naturally, she didn't know that this was Lu Chen's plan.

His purpose is to take off this official uniform, so in the officialdom, the more people hate him, the better.

He wished that the entire officialdom was a "good teammate" who tried every means to expel him from Shilin.

Therefore, not only is he not afraid of offending people, but he will try every means to become a mudslide in the officialdom and be disgusted by them. Only in this way will he have more chances of being dismissed from office.

Xiao Yu opened his mouth and wanted to persuade him a few more words, but seeing how determined Lu Chen was, he knew that talking more would be useless, so he had no choice but to sigh helplessly, turn around and walk towards the hall.

Now that Lu Chen had made up his mind, she could only do as he said.

pat...

After Xiao Yu left, there was an imperceptible sound on the roof of Lu Chen's room, and then a black shadow suddenly shot out and flew towards Ziji City.

Chapter 29

At night, Ziji City, Zichen Palace.

"Oh?"

Jiang Chengdao was quite surprised to see Fang Yu, his personal guard who had been sent to protect Lu Chen, half-kneeling on the ground in front of him.

"Did he really say that?"

Fang Yu nodded and said with certainty: "Back to His Majesty the Holy King, I was on the roof at the time. I heard everything Lu said clearly, and there was no mistake or omission!"

As he spoke, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.

After receiving a positive reply, Jiang Chengdao smiled with satisfaction, then turned his head and looked at the empress sitting on the dragon throne.

"Lu Gaishi is indeed as good as he appears. With the help of such talented people, Your Majesty will surely be able to revitalize the Great Xia and create a prosperous age unprecedented in history."

Hearing this, the empress gently put down the imperial pen in her hand, then raised her head slightly and met Jiang Chengdao's eyes, with an inexplicable trace of dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"King Cangming."

When outsiders were around, she would naturally not call Jiang Chengdao her royal brother.

This is the secret to be carried into the coffin.

"I have not doubted Huaiyu's character, and I will never doubt him. Moreover, I have said before that I asked you to send experts to protect him. It is to guard against Xiaoxiao, not to enter his house to monitor his words and deeds."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengdao couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He naturally knew that the Empress had no intention of spying on Lu Chen, and he also knew that she had fully approved of it a few days ago when Lu Chen stood alone in front of him under the Xuanji Sect, desperately resisting the pressure of the Holy King to fight for her chance of survival. Lu Chen.