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

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help opening his eyes slightly.

"Commander Fu, what do you mean..."

Fu Ye shook her head, a look of helplessness flashed inexplicably in her eyes.

"This is what His Majesty and His Majesty the Holy King mean. Lu Shilang, you and I are both officials of the imperial court. There are some things that we should avoid. This is not only for our own sake, but also for His Majesty and His Highness the Holy King."

After these meaningful words fell, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little dull.

Lu Chen was silent for a moment, then raised his head, opened his mouth, and was about to say something.

But at this moment-

"master."

There was a clear and clear voice outside the door, but the newly recruited maid, Xiaohuan, was walking briskly towards this side.

"Master Xiao, please see me."

Hearing this, Fu Wei frowned inexplicably, while Lu Chen raised his eyes.

"Which Lord Xiao?"

"Master Xiao Yixiao."

"Oh."

Lu Chen nodded, looked at the sky outside, and reckoned that he had just been on duty not long ago.

Come to look for him at this time, could it be that something big happened this morning?

"Please come in."

"Okay, sir."

After Xiaohuan left, Fu Yu got up to say goodbye.

Lu Chen courteously asked to stay: "Commander Fu is rarely here, please sit down for a while."

Fu Yu shook her head: "Thank you, Minister Lu, for your kindness, but I still have important matters to attend to today, so I will trouble you later when I have time."

Hearing what she said, Lu Chen stopped trying to keep her and got up to see her off.

Fu Ye didn't refuse, and followed Lu Chen to the same position, and the two walked outside together.

When sending Fu Ye halfway, he ran into Xiao Yi and Xiaohuan who were walking towards him.

Seeing Fu Yan, Xiao Yi was startled, and then hurriedly bowed to salute.

"Xiao Yi, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, has met Commander Fu."

At this moment, the etiquette of low-level officials when they face their superiors is vividly displayed.

Don't look at Fu Wei's humble and respectful appearance in front of Lu Chen, cold on the outside and hot on the inside, just think she is a good man and a faithful woman. In fact, as the empress' minion and eyes and ears, the boss of Xuanjiwei, she is a perfect woman in the eyes of all officials. evil star.

During the previous case of Xia Yan, Hu Yan was sent to Xuanjiwei Prison by the Empress on the day the case ended because of his unclean buttocks. As a result, many officials from the Ministry of Rites who took advantage of favors for profit were involved the next day.

The speed of efficiency is staggering.

Then there was another period of turmoil between the government and the public. The Minister of Rites Zuo Shilang who was involved in it was dismissed on the spot and thrown into prison.

As for Wang Licheng and other big families who extended their hands to the policy of favor and push, they naturally did not end well. They were basically exiled to Qiongnan Province to open up wasteland, and they would not even think about turning over within three generations.

This is the result of the empress restraining herself a little bit and controlling the scope of influence to the Ministry of Rites as much as possible.

No one knew what happened to Hu Yan in the imperial prison, and he revealed so many secrets so quickly, without giving others any time to react.

Everyone only knew that when he left the imperial prison, his whole body was almost inhuman, and he looked like a pile of walking dead.

Moreover, the Xuanji Guards are the top masters of the Xuanwu Guards who defeated hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops. With the Empress and the Holy King Cangming on their backs, they represent the absolute power of the Supreme Imperial Power and the Cangming Realm, and their martial arts are superb. , such a frightening secret service force, one can imagine the deterrent effect of the secret service leader Fu Hua on ordinary officials.

Xiao Yi was not Lu Chen, facing Fu Hua, a malevolent female evil star, he couldn't be as calm as Lu Chen.

However, in the face of Xiao Yi's respectful salute, Fu Ye sideways avoided, and then said calmly:

"Xiao Bulang doesn't need to be too polite. I'm here just to chat with Lu Shilang. It's nothing important. This is not Ziji City. Xiao Bulang just treats me as an ordinary guest."

As she said that, she turned around, cupped her hands at Lu Chen, and said softly, "Let's send it here, Minister Lu, I'll go back first, we'll talk another day."

Lu Chen nodded: "Well, Commander Fu, walk slowly."

Fu Ye responded, and was about to turn around and leave.

However, as soon as the footsteps moved, Xiao Yi glanced at Xiao Yi from the corner of her eyes, and then she seemed to suddenly remember something, and her feet stopped in place inexplicably.

"correct."

She raised her head slightly and looked at Lu Chen.

"Shilang Lu, you and I have experienced life and death in Yuzhou, and this is a friendship that can entrust each other with everything..."

Having said that, she suddenly took a deep breath.

"Since we are friends of life and death, from now on, there is no need to call each other by official titles, is there?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen hadn't said anything yet, but Xiao Yi's expression became a little weird for no reason.

He quietly glanced at Fu Wei, then at Lu Chen, a look of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Lu Chen said casually: "Commander Fu said that in informal situations, it is indeed a little more formal to commensurate with official positions. So, from now on, Commander Fu..."

"Liangyu."

Fu Ye suddenly spoke.

Lu Chen: "?"

Fu Yi pointed to herself: "My name is [Chiluan]."

"Oh."

Lu Chen understood, then nodded, and said casually: "Then Liangyu, you can call it [Huaiyu] in the future."

As soon as the words fell, a gentle smile appeared on Fu Yan's face.

"it is good."

Seeing Fu Yu, who has been talking and laughing since she appeared in the eyes of the officials, seems to have an inhuman attitude towards everyone, and is as cold as a piece of ice that will not melt for thousands of years, Xiao Yi was instantly stunned to reveal such a gentle smile.

He blinked several times violently, as if seeing something unbelievable.

After a while, he had to accept this fact.

Then he turned his head and looked at Lu Chen in astonishment.

While he was in a daze, Fu Yu finally turned around, stepped forward, and walked towards the gate without haste.

And the moment she passed Xiao Yi, her vermilion lips suddenly moved slightly.

A voice that seemed to exist and not exist slowly entered Xiao Yi's ears.

In the next second, Xiao Yi's pupils shrank suddenly, and a thin layer of sweat suddenly appeared on his face.

Lu Chen quickly noticed the strangeness on his face.

"What's wrong? Brother Ruoyu."

"Forehead."

Xiao Yi came back to his senses in an instant, but subconsciously raised his hand and wiped the fine sweat off his face with his sleeve.

"No...nothing, I suddenly remembered a terrible thing."

"What terrible thing?"

"The male dog in my house gave birth."

"..."

After Fu Wei left, Lu Chen led Xiao Yi, who had become a bit nervous for no reason, into the hall, and then asked straight to the point: "Brother Yu came all the way here as soon as he was on duty, but what happened in the court?"

Speaking of business, Xiao Yi immediately restrained his mind, and his expression gradually became serious.

"It's really a big deal."

Hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes moved slightly.

At the beginning of the empress's reign, even with the pressure of the holy king, the court was not so easy to calm down.

What's more, Great Xia has hundreds of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, such a big country, someday nothing will happen, Xiao Yi and him became officials at the same time, and he also has some experience in government affairs, so he won't make a fuss whenever something happens.

What he can call a "big event" must be some terrible accident.

click...

Lu Chen stood up and poured tea for Xiao Yi himself.

"Brother Ruoyu, drink a cup of tea first."

Seeing that even though Lu Chen ascended to the sky in one step and was in the high position of a third-rank official, he treated him as a sixth-rank official as before, and did not alienate him at all because of the difference in status, Xiao Yi's heart immediately warmed up.

He was not polite to Lu Chen, took the teacup and took a sip.

After putting down the teacup, he brewed it for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Huaiyu, what I want to say next involves the thousand-year-old ancestral system of the Great Xia court, and it is related to the future hundreds or even thousands of years of the country. The situation will inevitably involve princes, nobles, officials, wealthy gentry, and it is destined to be a big change that will be recorded in history. Don't be excited, let alone impulsive!"

Whoa!So much involved? !

It's kind of interesting...

I really didn't expect that besides me, there would be someone else in the court who would dare to play such a big game.

It seems that after cleaning up several waves of moths, the real pillars of the country have finally begun to emerge...

Lu Chen's mind trembled slightly, but on the surface he remained calm, but became more and more dignified.

He looked at Xiao Yi without any wavering in his eyes, and slowly said: "I am an official of the imperial court, and my face has not changed since Mount Tai collapsed in front of my eyes. Brother Ruoyu, please speak."

Xiao Yi nodded, then took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "During the early court, His Highness the Holy King proposed to change the system of clan support!"

???

The moment these words fell, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly widened.

It was as if he had heard something from the Arabian Nights.

After reacting, his breathing gradually became heavy, and he looked furious.

Seeing Lu Chen's reaction, Xiao Yi couldn't help shaking his head secretly in his heart.