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

He continued with a stern face: "Besides, as the saying goes, if you are extremely strong, you will be broken. If this man acts so staunchly and does not know how to adapt, one day he will be disallowed by the scholars, and he will definitely cut himself off from your majesty. It's just that your majesty just did it because of his face." , and couldn’t bear to openly blame such seemingly loyal people, so I didn’t say anything to blame.”

"Qian Shangshu's words make sense!"

As soon as Qian Yiqian finished speaking, Zhao Bingliang on the side nodded slightly, stroked his beard with one hand, and said slowly:

"Officials should be familiar with the art of adaptability. They should put the mean first in dealing with things and never be biased towards one extreme. Otherwise, good fortune and misfortune are unpredictable. How can we keep calling for a long time? Moreover, this man appears to be loyal and kind, but in fact he is extremely stupid. Not only does he have no talent and learning, but he also has no sense of responsibility. , overwhelmed by the heavy responsibility.”

"His Majesty kindly asked him to be promoted to an important position, but he tried his best to shirk it. He was afraid that he was not qualified enough to do the job and would make a joke. He had no noble character and no courage to do anything. He was simply a waste that could not be supported by mud."

Having said this, his face was full of contempt, and then he said seriously:

"Although the imperial court is large, there is no place for such trash!"

Seeing that his immediate boss and Dali Si Qingying, who was also in the judicial department, had similar views, Zheng Zhong thought for a moment and felt that they were right, so he agreed:

"What Lord Shangshu said is extremely true. I am ashamed that I would be as afraid of such a lucky person as a tiger."

Qian Yiqian waved his hand, casually encouraged this subordinate colleague, and then said: "It is our duty as ministers to relieve you from your worries. Your Majesty will definitely not be able to treat such a seemingly loyal person at this time, but in fact he is doing great harm. Punishment, we must do something to repay Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Seeing that his minister naturally said this, Zheng Zhong said without hesitation: "Does the minister already have a plan?"

Qian Yiqian nodded, in response to his subordinate's question, and then turned his gaze to Zhao Bingliang, looking for approval.

"What do you think, Mr. Zhao?"

Zhao Bingliang, who believed that he was able to return to the court only because of the empress' trust, pondered for a moment, and then said solemnly:

"This is the time for His Majesty to change his country and reshape his empire. It is not appropriate to start a direct war. We will wait for the opportunity. If this person is so strong, he will definitely be unpopular. One day, he will cause dissatisfaction among many colleagues. Moreover, such a mediocre person will definitely make mistakes when doing things. There are so many things going wrong, and once he makes a big mistake, it will be time for us to share your worries for Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Qian Yiqian suddenly squinted his eyes, his eyes sparkling.

"This is a very good thing! Mr. Zhao is indeed a minister whom the late emperor relied on when he was in power. He is indeed mature and prudent. Indeed, this boy is young and only acts according to his own will without any sense of the overall situation. We just need to wait for the opportunity and wait for the opportunity. If he makes a mistake, we can easily get rid of this cancer for Your Majesty!"

Zheng Zhong, the younger brother, naturally echoed this.

Lu Chen, who had already reached the Sixth Section Corridor at this time, would have definitely been filled with rage and shouted:

GKD, GKD! !

It's a pity that no matter how awesome he is, he doesn't have mind-reading skills. At this time, he is sitting at his post, appearing to be concentrating on official duties, but in fact he is constantly thinking about how to make the empress dissatisfied and be beaten by her. For remembering a grudge.

Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it was time for the courtiers to go on duty.

Lu Chen looked at the sky outside, and before he knew it, most of the day had passed by.

Looking at the official document in front of him that he had read several times without reading a single word, Lu Chen closed it directly, then stood up and left Ziji City.

The whole journey was silent, and soon he returned to Xicheng.

And just when he turned into the alley and walked a few steps to the door of the small courtyard, he heard a familiar sound of yelling and cursing suddenly coming from in front of the door.

"You profiteers are so unreasonable! Why, now that you know that your cousin has won the trust of His Majesty and that he has a bright future, you want to come after my cousin again, so you don't even have the face to do it?!"

"I don't know who knew that my cousin had offended the Demon Queen, so he came to my cousin in a hurry to regret his marriage, and even swore that if he had any regrets, he would die a good death. Now he is no longer afraid of thunder. ?!”

It was the voice of my cousin Luo Xiaoyu.

Lu Chen hurriedly walked forward. Before he could cross the last street corner, a sharp and arrogant female voice rang out.

"Stinky girl, please keep my mouth clean! Also, you'd better recognize your identity. You are just a poor relative that Lu Chen can't touch, and I am the new official of the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Su." My cousin is a relative of a high official! What's more, my cousin has always doted on me and treated me as his own!"

"Although Lu Chen is powerful, he is just a junior official from the seventh rank. As the saying goes, one level of official rank is overwhelming. Lu Chen is four levels behind my cousin! Maybe my cousin just said a few words. , it will make Lu Chen unable to live or die! If you dare to be rude to me again, believe it or not, I will go to my cousin to complain immediately?!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but frown, his eyes full of doubts.

Which one is the best?How dare you say that a mere official of the Ministry of Justice can decide his life or death?

Come on, even though Ge Shizhong is from the seventh rank, even Du Ge Shizhong is only the seventh rank, but when the emperor has real power and wants to have face, the power is terrifying!

How big is it?

Let's put it this way, most of the official documents among the six departments basically need to be reviewed and approved before they can take effect. Even the official documents approved by the emperor have the right to reject and request for correction.

Of course, the emperor is supreme, and the power of appointment and dismissal is firmly in the hands of the emperor. If he wants to fire you, he will fire you.

If the emperor insists on passing a certain decree, but Shi Zhong insists on rejecting it ignorantly, the emperor can replace him with one who is willing to obey.

It's just that some stains will inevitably be left behind.

It was precisely because of this that Lu Chen refused to be promoted.

Not only is it still in the reward determination cycle, if he is promoted, a bad guaranteed reward will be gone, but the high risk of this special official position is also his main consideration.

Even the emperor had to do this, so one can imagine the authority of the six ministries in the matter.

To put it bluntly, even a minister, a second-rank official, had to be sold to Shizhong, who was a bit thin-faced. A mere fifth-rank official was nothing in front of him!

How blind and ignorant do you have to be to tell such a laughable joke?

While thinking this, Lu Chen quickened his pace a little more out of curiosity, and soon passed the corner of the street.

When he saw the eloquent figure clearly speaking in front of his house, a look of understanding instantly appeared on his face.

'It turns out to be this guy, no wonder...'

At the entrance of the small courtyard, in front of Luo Xiaoyu, a tall and thick "elderly lady" dressed in silk and satin was standing with one hand on her waist, spittle flying from her face full of flesh, which made Luo Xiaoyu in front of her very angry. His face was red, but he didn't dare to refute because he was worried about getting his cousin into trouble.

With just one glance, Lu Chen recognized the identity of that "heavyweight" - his former fiancée, Li Baojin.

A spoiled rich daughter.

Next to Li Baojin, there was a middle-aged man who was also luxuriously dressed and with a shiny face.

Who else could it be besides the former future father-in-law Li Yuan?

'Is this a shameless visit to settle the old feud? '

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes and thought to himself: As expected of a businessman, he is indeed well-informed, and his face is as thick as a city wall, tsk tsk...

With this thought in mind, he walked over directly.

Li Baojin was feeling proud when he saw that Luo Xiaoyu's face turned red after being told by him but he didn't dare to talk back. Luo Xiaoyu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Cousin, you're back!"

"Ah."

Lu Chen nodded, then glanced at Li Baojin and Yuan Li with an indifferent expression, and then took steps to walk inside.

"Xiao Yu, if someone comes to our house to cause trouble in the future, you can just close the door. If the other person dares to refuse to leave, report it to the official and let the Luojing County Magistrate handle the matter. There is no need to waste time with such people who disturb the people for no reason. Talk is a waste of time.”

After hearing this, Luo Xiaoyu was a little worried that Lu Chen would directly offend the other party by saying this and cause trouble for nothing, but he still obediently agreed.

"I see, cousin."

Chapter 33 Unfamiliar

"Hey! A good son-in-law!"

As soon as Lu Chen walked to the door, Mr. Li's urgent voice sounded behind him.

"Stay, stay!"

Lu Chen turned back expressionlessly.

"Liu Yuanwai, don't talk nonsense. I and your daughter are pure and innocent. Not even a strand of green hair has been touched. However, Yuanwai Li cannot be called a 'good son-in-law'."

Hearing this, Li Yuanwai's face full of bruises was visibly panicked.

"Hey! Don't say that, good son-in-law. Before, I was blinded by lard and drank a few taels of horse urine. Then I lost my mind and ran over to break off the engagement. Now that I have woken up, why don't you come here quickly? It’s better to rebuild it.”

With that said, Yuan Li quickly pulled his daughter forward and said in a good voice:

"Since the first time I saw my Xianxiu, I felt that my Xianxiu had an extraordinary temperament and would definitely do something great in the future. I have always believed that a gentleman with upright conduct like Xianxiu would definitely become the pillar of our Great Xia Kingdom and contribute to our country's future. Mr. Qingtian, who seeks the welfare of hundreds of millions of people in Great Xia! So how could I regret my marriage? This is all a misunderstanding!"

Li Baojin on the side was very dissatisfied with Lu Chen's indifferent attitude, but it seemed that he had been told something before coming here, so he said with poor acting skills:

"Yes, Lu Lang, my father values ​​you so much, why would he object to our marriage? These days, my father is full of regrets. He always sighs at home, and his hair has turned a lot white. If he doesn't really realize his mistake, how can he Is this so? Lu Lang, you have always valued love and righteousness. Come to think of it..."

However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Lu Chen who almost vomited out his overnight meal.

"Executive member Li, Miss Li, you and I know exactly what is right and what is wrong, so it would be pointless to say something like this."

He slapped away Mr. Li's big fat hand, and then said calmly:

"I was young and energetic, and I offended the Empress Dowager Zhao regardless of my wealth. The end must be miserable. You, Mr. Li, came to your home to regret your marriage in order to protect yourself. I can understand that. You didn't say a harsh word to Mr. Li, and simply returned the marriage certificate. From that moment on, I have nothing to do with your Li family."

"Now that I am safe and sound, I may be lucky enough to be favored by His Majesty for a while, but you don't have to worry about me taking personal revenge. Since the matter has passed, from now on, your Li family will walk on your Yangguan Road, and the single-plank bridge I will walk on alone is , Mr. Li, why do you bother me here?"

Hearing that Lu Chen didn't care about his previous repentance of the marriage, the originally tense look in Mr. Li's small eyes suddenly relaxed.

Although Li Baojin said so arrogantly before, he knows his own affairs well.

Since ancient times, the status of merchants has been extremely low, and Daxia is no exception.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, being ranked at the bottom of the list is a real reflection of status, not just a casual talk.

It is true that the Li family has someone in the court, but if their family is really so awesome, they won't do such a thing as catching their son-in-law.

In fact, Li Baojin's cousin, Su Dian, who had just been promoted to the position of Chief Minister of Xichuan Qing Dynasty, did have some connections with the Li family, and they occasionally visited each other, but to say how good the relationship was was nonsense. .

In essence, Su Dian just regarded them as cash cows. They were called relatives, but in fact they were just a relationship of mutual use.

How could he be expected to sincerely stand up for their Li family?

Therefore, when Lu Chen said that he did not hold any grudge against them, Yuan Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, in his opinion, verbal promises are not insured by the marriage certificate written in black and white, so he added:

"Oh, there is a misunderstanding. My dear son-in-law, am I the kind of person who is greedy for life and death, and only knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm? Not to mention offending the Queen Mother Zhao, even if he offends His Majesty, as long as my husband-in-law is righteous, I will go bankrupt. I will also support my virtuous son-in-law, my virtuous son-in-law, we are a family, can I still lie to you?"

Anyway, the Empress Dowager Zhao and her party members are already pretty cool, so it doesn't matter what he says. Such words naturally come out of his mouth.

At this moment, Lu Chen really admired Yuan Li very much.

He can even say such things, this person is really thick-skinned...

If he had had such shame before time traveling, he wouldn't have been in such a miserable state.

But admiration is admiration. He doesn't even bother to say a word to this kind of wallflower who talks about people and ghosts.

What's more, Yuan Li's daughter...it's really hard to describe...

This kind of heavyweight will marry whoever he likes, but his small body will definitely not be able to bear it anyway.

It can only be said that the predecessor's patience was really strong, both in a material sense and in a spiritual sense...