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

Bang!

The moment the riding crop fell, the white horse under the masked man neighed again, leading him to rush out of the place, followed closely by the others.

Not long after, everyone disappeared into the vast curtain of rain.

at the same time.

State Yamen, in front of the lobby.

"Ok?"

Lu Chen looked at the rainy scene outside the house and felt an inexplicable feeling of irritation in his heart.

"It's raining heavily again."

"Ah."

Fu Huan, who was quietly accompanying Lu Chen, said softly.

"The state of the water aura in the Tianmen Mountains is getting more and more weird. According to this situation, the Tianmen River is expected to form a flood soon, causing an impact on the Tianmen River Dam."

At this point, she suddenly sighed and said: "Fortunately, Shangshu Xiao found out in time and wrote to His Majesty, and Governor Lu desperately advised His Majesty. Against all opinions, he forced the two guards to rush to the dam area to consolidate the dam. Only by opening canals to release floods can we have the good situation we have now. Otherwise, based on the situation of the dam last year, the people downstream would probably have no way of survival now."

Lu Chen said calmly: "It's just a matter of personal responsibility, not worth mentioning."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stopped looking at Fu Hua and walked directly into the lobby.

"Governor Lu!"

The moment Lu Chen walked into the lobby, a loud voice sounded inside.

However, he saw dozens of Xuanji guards wearing county magistrate uniforms and black veils standing upright on both sides of the lobby, bowing in unison to welcome his arrival.

"Ah."

Lu Chen walked to the main seat without hesitation and sat down. Then he raised his head and looked around at Xuanjiwei, who was wearing a civil official uniform for the first time, or the acting county magistrate or acting county magistrate. Finally, his eyes inexplicably stopped at those big and thick people. On Xuanjiwei.

Then, something strange quietly flashed in his eyes.

The predecessor of the Xuanji Guard was the Xuanwu Guard, and as the most elite guard of the Cangming Army, the Xuanwu Guard's strength had been proven when it defeated the Forbidden Army.

As the former leader of the Xuanwu Guards, the Xuanji Guards are naturally more powerful, which is also fully reflected in their size.

Except for the handsome young man Fang Yu and a few young people who practice special skills, most of them look like iron towers.

These two-meter-two-meter-tall, muscular men with thick waists were dressed in elegant official uniforms, which looked a bit weird no matter how you looked at them.

If I have to give an example, it would be the feeling of seeing JOJO wearing women's clothing.

Shaking his head, Lu Chen shook off the weird thoughts in his mind, and then said straight to the point: "I still have some urgent business to deal with later, and time is tight. Do you have any questions that you would like to ask me before I leave?" , ask now.”

Hearing this, Fang Yu stood up immediately, and then, with everyone's expectations in mind, he raised his voice and asked: "Mr. Governor, we would like to ask you, what is [the way to govern]?"

It is not the way to be an official, but the way to govern.

Hearing this question, Lu Chen couldn't help but be startled. After reacting, he inexplicably raised the corners of his mouth.

"Is it the way to govern..."

Over a cup of tea, Lu Chen gathered his thoughts and then spoke slowly: "In my opinion, the so-called way of government is to deal with everyone's affairs. It is a great principle to benefit everyone. To achieve great principles, we must practice the right way. "

After saying this, Fang Yu and others, including Fu Hua who was behind Lu Chen, and most of the Xuanji Guards had expressions of thinking on their faces.

As he spoke, he paused for a moment, then turned his head inexplicably and looked out the window at the increasingly thick rain.

"As for what the avenue is..."

Chapter 99 The Power of Life and Death

When Lu Chen said this, he gave it up and did not speak immediately. Instead, he quietly looked at the rainy scene outside the window, seeming to be thinking about something, and seemed to be waiting for something.

What is an avenue?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then started thinking hard.

Fu Huan frowned quietly.

The great road...this is not a concept that can be touched casually...

Not to mention her subordinates, even the proudest men in the past dynasties, few could reach the threshold of the great road.

Those who can truly understand the Great Way are all extraordinary people who are rare to meet in thousands of years.

For example, the First Emperor Ancestral Dragon, who is the ultimate emperor, the Master, who is the ultimate sage, and the relegated immortal Li Taibai, who is the ultimate poet.

Those are all at the sub-sage level, beings who can stand on an equal footing with immortals!

Among her subordinates, Fang Yu can be regarded as a master of both holy and martial arts, with extremely good understanding. No matter how good the others are, it stands to reason that they will never be able to follow the great path in this life.

When Lu Chen said this, was he making fun of them?

As soon as this idea appeared, Fu Huan immediately suppressed it.

"No, he can't be such a person. Since he said that, there must be a deeper meaning in it."

Under the influence of inherent cognition, she began to think desperately.

"what is it……"

But before they thought about it for too long, Lu Chen turned around, looked at the Xuanji Guards, and then smiled.

"The great road for politicians is to benefit the people. In other words, as long as it is beneficial to the people, it is the great road."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this answer that they had never thought about or even had the slightest idea about.

Lu Chen continued: "Whether it is the medical way that can cure diseases and save people, or the way of studying things that pursues the principles of all things, or the way of astronomical phenomena that explores the laws of weather, or even the way of gourmet food, as long as it can benefit the people and benefit all peoples In my opinion, the Tao is not the fancy tricks or false paths mentioned by the so-called great sages, but the Tao that all practitioners pursue throughout their lives!"

These unheard remarks were like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's hearts hard and making it impossible for them to recover for a long time.

Ears are buzzing.

This is...the avenue?

The Tao of Medicine, the Tao of Observation of Things, and the Tao of Astrology are all small ways that barely survive, and even the Tao of gourmet food is not on the table at all, and cannot even be regarded as Tao... In fact... they are all great ways? !

How can this be?

I have never heard of anyone being able to use these paths to become a strong person, let alone ascend.

If it were anyone else, Fang Yu and the others would definitely be the first to not believe it, and then they would kick out the ignorant fanatic who said this, and spit a few mouthfuls of phlegm on the way.

What the hell?How dare you use such remarks to speak nonsense, do you think I am a fool? !

But it was Lu Chen who said this. He was the one who risked his life to protect the emperor for the sake of loyalty. Apart from the Holy King Cangming, the most trusted minister of the empress was the unparalleled warrior who truly served the country and the people. These rough guys preach and teach, making them the "mentors" they respect from the bottom of their hearts.

His words carry great weight!

So everyone frowned and thought again.

"Okay, that's it."

Lu Chen slowly stood up, put his hands behind his hands, and walked slowly outside.

"Practice brings true knowledge. Whether my words are truth or heresy, you will know after you try them."

Hearing this, Fang Yu and others suddenly looked awe-inspiring, and then they all bowed to Lu Chen and said respectfully:

"Thank you Governor Lu for your teaching!"

"kindness."

Lu Chen turned his back to everyone and nodded lightly.

After Fang Yu rushed to Ping County to take office, the number of Xuanji guards around Lu Chen suddenly decreased by one-third.

Then Fu Hua spent more time with Lu Chen. Except for going to the toilet and washing up, she followed Lu Chen closely all the time.

I was afraid that Lu Chen, who had offended countless people, would be killed by the younger generation.

In the next two days, heavy rain continued in Yuzhou and Suizhou, with no sign of stopping.

The flood situation in Qingjiang River is becoming increasingly serious.

However, there was nothing Lu Chen could do except open the official warehouse and try his best to mobilize the spiritual stones, grain and other resources inside.

On this day, Lu Chen was reviewing the files of each county in the government office as usual.

At noon, the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly sounded outside the Yamen.

Immediately afterwards, a vigorous figure dismounted from his horse and walked towards the inner hall with an anxious look on his face.

Walking into the inner hall, when he saw Lu Chen, he immediately walked up to him and said with a very solemn expression:

"Mr. Governor, something happened!"

Lu Chen put down the file in his hand and said solemnly: "What's the matter?"

Fu Huan frowned inexplicably and looked at the subordinates in front of her.

The Xuanji Guard said in a deep voice: "Since yesterday, people from all over the country have suddenly rejected the money and food donated by us. Not only have they extremely resisted our condolences, they have even closed the village gates tightly, preventing us from entering the village, and treating us as savage beasts."

At this point, the heavy look on his face deepened.

"Furthermore...it seems that people are beginning to spread unfavorable remarks about you, sir."

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly narrowed his eyes.

"what reason?"

There was no trace of panic or color on his face, and he remained as still as a mountain.

The Xuanji Guard clenched his fists inexplicably.

"There are shadows of aristocratic families behind those rumors. Not only that, the villagers of Gou'er Village and Qu'er Village were attacked and killed by Cai Yan, the bodyguard of Prince Yu's Palace, and others... on the groundless charge of offending King Yu. All the villagers in Qu'er Village were attacked and killed. Most of the people in Gouer Village were massacred, but fortunately two passing martyrs tried their best to stop them..."

Hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Bang!

Before Xuan Jiwei could finish speaking, the desk in front of him instantly cracked.

"Prepare the horse!"

He stood up suddenly and walked quickly outside.

"Go to Qu'er Village!"