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

"Now Daxia, or in other words, my people in Daxia, can no longer live without you, Lu Qing."

The crisp voice brought Lu Chen back to his senses instantly.

Before Lu Chen could respond, Fu Hua and Chai Hongyu behind him nodded in agreement.

As if recalling the scene where the people loved Lu Chen from the bottom of their hearts just now, a smile filled their faces.

However, after Lu Chen came to his senses, he shook his head.

"In this world, no one is indispensable except Your Majesty."

He had his hands behind his back and his voice was a little low.

"Now that various restructuring policies have been gradually implemented, the Tiangong Department, the Ministry of Industry, the Tiance Mansion and other yamen have been able to operate independently, and the restructuring of other ministries has also been on track. Even without me, Lu Huaiyu, the court can still operate normally. As long as Your Majesty continues on this path unswervingly, and as long as His Royal Highness the Holy King supports Your Majesty, the prosperous age Your Majesty pursues will surely come as expected."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan was slightly startled.

The next second, there was an inexplicable uneasiness in her heart.

Then her fragrant shoulders trembled slightly and her red lips pursed.

"Why do you say that……"

Fu Hua and Chai Hongyu's expressions tightened at the same time, and the smiles on their faces disappeared almost instantly, replaced by solemn expressions.

Lu Chen shrugged his shoulders pretending to be relaxed.

"Nothing, Wei Chen just wants to say that in today's court, Wei Chen is not as important as your Majesty thinks. Your Majesty should not care too much about Wei Chen."

These words were not considered perfunctory to Jiang Chengwan.

After all, he has always been self-aware and knows that the most important thing to Daxia now is not actually him, but Saint King Cangming who has the power of a saint.

The power and support of the Holy King are the source of the Queen's supreme imperial power.

Any policy that is not endorsed by absolute power can be manipulated at will by those powerful men who are like wolves and tigers, and those who are beneficial will be followed and those who are disadvantageous will be discarded.

Without the unconditional support of the Holy King, how could he have carried out drastic reforms in the court in such a short period of time.

But now, what he can do has been done, the preparations that should be made are almost done, and the value has been exerted. Even if it suddenly becomes cold, as long as the repressive power of the Holy Realm is still there, the Holy King supports the empress to continue to implement the new policy. By the way, if we use his death to make some articles and remove obstacles, the heyday will not be far away.

Therefore, the Holy King is the real key.

On this point, Lu Chen unknowingly reached an agreement with the chief minister Yan Songyange, the head of the civil service who now nominally represents the interests of civil servants.

Lu Chen's words instantly caused the three women to fall into silence.

Chai Hongyu looked deeply at Lu Chen, and a look of confusion gradually appeared on her beautiful little face. Then she opened her mouth, but nothing came out, as if she was hesitant to speak.

Fu Huan frowned tightly and clenched her fists inexplicably.

Both Jiang Chengwan and Fu Hua were extremely smart people. Lu Chen's words made them keenly feel something strange.

"I don't agree with what Lu Qing said."

Jiang Chengwan suddenly took a deep breath, stared at Lu Chen, and said in a deep voice:

"Indeed, the imperial court has now found its direction. Maybe it will be okay for you, Lu Qing, to retreat bravely. You may not be indispensable to the imperial court or the people of the world, but... to a certain person, you are unique and indispensable. Indispensable existence.”

Chapter 257 Suzaku's Feather

Ziji City at night is as brightly lit as ever.

In the Zichen Hall, Jiang Chengwan frowned, obviously struggling with something.

During the day, after Lu Chen said those words that seemed to be explaining the funeral arrangements, her mind became chaotic and filled with all kinds of thoughts. Her interest in experiencing the people's sentiments with Lu Chen suddenly faded a lot.

Naturally, I didn’t go shopping any further.

After a moment, Jiang Chengwan suddenly sighed, then waved his hand and quietly activated the Holy Spirit spell that only the Supreme can activate.

"Brother Huang."

While thinking silently in his heart, Jiang Chengdao, who was sitting alone on the throne in the Cangming Realm Palace thousands of miles away, suddenly had his eyes moved, and his thick and ferocious face armor moved slightly.

"Your Majesty is here, what are your orders?"

As usual, even if he is a brother and sister who have always had a deep relationship, he will never overstep his bounds and always keep in mind the duties of a monarch and his ministers.

Even though Jiang Chengwan told him many times not to be polite, he still persisted.

After talking too much, Jiang Chengwan just let him go.

"Has this year's evil turmoil subsided?"

"Return to His Majesty."

Jiang Chengdao's voice was a little heavy.

"It's barely calmed down. Based on past experience, there shouldn't be any evil spirits that can break through the formation this year."

"yes."

Jiang Chengwan breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good, thank you for your hard work, brother Huang."

Jiang Chengdao shook his head: "It's just your duty as a holy king. There is nothing hard or hard."

After a pause, he continued: "Your Majesty sent a message to the minister. He should not only be concerned about the situation in the Holy Land, right?"

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

"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from your royal brother."

Hearing his sister's affirmative tone, Jiang Chengdao suddenly frowned.

"Did something happen in the court?"

"Ah."

Jiang Chengwan did not deny it.

"The imperial court has been a little too quiet lately."

"How to say?"

Jiang Chengwan stood up slowly, walked to the side and sat down on the dragon chair. He stopped his words for a moment before continuing: "Recently, whether it is Yan Song, the civil service system behind him, or the Xunqi Group, as well as various places in the Sili Those top wealthy families who have been passed down for countless generations, as long as it is decided by Lu Qing, they will only symbolically oppose it, and then let it go. They will retreat if they can. They are not as stubborn as before. The black blade of Jiwei will never compromise, and is even known for fighting to the death."

"When things go wrong, there must be monsters. They are so calm. Although they may be afraid of being killed by me and Lu Qing, Lu Qing once said that when the situation is unclear, it is best to think in the worst direction. This I deeply believe that, and how can a thousand-year-old family succumb so easily? How many saints, sages, and cruel kings have never made them succumb, how can I dare to hope that I can do it?"

"Although Lu Qing has not yet joined the cabinet, he has completely offended those people. It is not an exaggeration to say that they hate Lu Qing to the core. In order to preserve the fundamental interests of the family, they must and must try their best to put Lu Qing at risk. A place of death, so..."

At this point, she suddenly clenched her fists.

"Just in case, I want to strengthen the defense of Shuntian Mansion. Brother Emperor, can you lead the army over as soon as possible?"

Hearing this, Jiang Chengdao could not help but narrow his eyes.

My sister seems to pay too much attention to Lu Chen...

With that in mind, he didn't refuse.

"In this case, Wei Chen will prepare the three armies tomorrow and start dispatching them in five days. The army can reach Luojing within two months. If your Majesty is in a hurry, you can launch a star movement formation to send Wei Chen and several generals to Ziji. city."

Jiang Chengwan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then trouble the emperor."

"Your Majesty is very kind."

Then the two began to discuss the specific details of the deployment.

It took two full hours to finalize the matter.

And the Holy Spirit power was just exhausted at this time.

Jiang Chengwan stopped performing the technique, then rubbed his forehead and stood up, with a look of exhaustion on his face.

Although the Holy Spirit Technique is powerful, it consumes a lot of energy on the caster. Even if she has broken through to the Xuanming Realm, it is still a bit reluctant for her to maintain the Holy Spirit Technique for a long time.

After resting for a while, she did not go back to Ziwei Palace to sleep. Instead, she supported her tired body, cheered up, and asked someone to bring over a map of the entire Sili area, preparing to study it all night long.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

The Grand Court will be held as scheduled.

As usual, Lu Chen and Chai Hongyu walked through the red wall and walked towards the Tai Chi Hall.

Ever since Chai Hongyu joined the Xuanji Guards and became his personal guard, this scene has become a daily routine in Ziji City, and this is also one of the privileges that Lu Chen has. In the entire court, except for the empress, he is the only one with guards accompanying him. about.

"Lu Shangshu."

Suddenly, an old voice came from the corner of the wall.

Lu Chen turned around and saw a familiar ricket figure.

Then he bowed slightly towards the figure and said hello calmly.

"Good day, Mr. Yan Ge."

That's right, that figure is none other than Yan Song, who now represents the conservative faction, or the spokesman for the scholars.

After all, he is the chief assistant, so he must still have the proper etiquette.

There was no one around Yan Song, and the courtiers who usually followed him around were nowhere to be seen.

After some useless social rhetoric, Yan Song glanced at Chai Hongyu beside him, smiled slightly, and said, "I have something to say to you."

The implication was to ask Chai Hongyu to avoid it.

Lu Chen turned his head and looked at Chai Hongyu.

"Miss Chai, go ahead and wait for me."

Chai Hongyu frowned slightly and stared at Yan Song, but did not obey Lu Chen's instructions and leave immediately.

"I am the Xuanji Guard Qianhu, His Majesty's ears and eyes. Why should Mr. Yan Ge avoid me? Is it some shameful thing?"

She is no stranger to Yan Song. After all, she has been with Lu Chen for a year and served in the court for a year. Not to mention having a thorough understanding of the court situation, she still has a basic understanding of the court.

Facing the head of the civil service, she, who once rebelled against the imperial court, did not have much fear. There were many civil servants who died in her hands, so naturally she would not have much respect for these civil servants.

She had never had a good impression of Yan Song, an old fox who had survived two dynasties.

After all, the reason why her childhood was so miserable had to do with these officials.