As the Xuanwu Guards captured the last rebellious member of the He clan and sent him to the heavenly prison, the blood that filled Luojing City for half a month finally dissipated on the last day of the sixth year of Shenghe.
The city gates are wide open and various prohibitions and restrictions are lifted.
The once prosperous Luojing City began to regain its vitality.
In this bloody change of power, although the people were in fear every day, they did not suffer any substantial losses.
After all, the Cangming Army is not a secular army. They have strict discipline and are extremely obedient to the Cangming Saint King Jiang Chengdao. When Jiang Chengdao gives an order, they will not embarrass any unarmed Luojing people, and naturally they can be indifferent to the people. commit.
The Xuanwu Guards were not as brutal as the Xiuyi Guards in handling cases in the capital. When they captured the Demon Queen's gang members and the whole family of rebellious ministers who had no interest in Daxia, they would not affect the surrounding people.
Soon, the people discovered that although the turmoil in Luo Jing was very big, it actually had nothing to do with them.
There were no rebel bandits who took advantage of the chaos to seize food and livestock, as the ancestors said, and even harbored evil thoughts towards the women in the family. Instead, the Xuanwu Guards had been maintaining order, so that the usually restless rogues did not dare to do anything. Abnormal movement.
As time went by, the people's fear gradually dissipated, and they became more accepting of the existence of the Cangming Army.
As soon as the ban was lifted, they couldn't wait to get out and resume their business.
While the people resumed production, the court also began to operate normally.
On the last day of the sixth year of Shenghe, the imperial meeting was held normally.
The first thing announced was the change of Yuan.
Shenghe is the reign title given by the Empress Dowager Zhao, and it is one of the symbols of the empress' humiliation. Now that the empress has finally overthrown the Empress Dowager Zhao and is able to take charge of the government, she will naturally not continue to use this reign title that symbolizes the humiliation of the past.
The empress personally announced loudly: Change the Yuan Dynasty to Yongchu and grant amnesty to the world!
Amid the wave of cheers from the ministers below, the despair, humiliation, anger, forbearance, and weakness that the Empress once felt were all completely gone.
The empress raised her hand and pressed the void.
Tai Chi Hall suddenly became audible.
After the change of Yuan Dynasty was announced, the next thing to do was to discuss merit and reward.
This time, the greatest contributor to the overthrow of the Queen Mother Zhao was undoubtedly the Holy King Cangming and the Cangming Army under his command.
After traveling thousands of miles to rush to the capital, slay the demon queen, get rid of the traitors, and save the empress from fire and water. With such tremendous achievements, the empress would naturally not treat them badly.
However, Saint King Cangming himself is a special being who is superior to kings and nobles. His high-ranking officials, generous salaries and titles are completely meaningless to him, and he is basically untitled.
The real benefit of the Holy King lies in the Cangming Holy Realm.
So the empress changed the regular rewards into policies and a large amount of materials that were beneficial to the Cangming Holy Land, and granted Jiang Chengdao the exclusive title of [Tianzhu Kingdom], which is superior to the eight pillar countries, giving him supreme honor and status. .
In this regard, Jiang Chengdao naturally accepted the order to express his gratitude.
The other generals of the Cangming Army also received varying degrees of rewards, and some directly filled the vacancies in the Governor's Mansion.
Of course, this was all the result of Jiang Chengdao's instructions. Otherwise, as generals of the Cangming Army, with their sense of belonging to the Cangming Realm and their loyalty to the Holy King, it would be impossible for them to accept the imperial appointment.
After the military merits were awarded, there was a series of formal appointments by civilian officials.
The first appointment was actually not the appointment of the two new bachelors who had joined the cabinet, but the appointment of a fifth-rank official.
That's right, it was the imperial edict that appointed Lu Chen as the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and rewarded him with thousands of taels of gold, hundreds of spiritual fields, and all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures!
Only his appointment and Jiang Chengdao's reward were announced by separate imperial edicts, which shows the empress' importance and favor to him.
After the eunuch read the imperial edict loudly, the courtiers were immediately envious.
At this time, they had fully understood that the empress's timidity and cowardice were just a disguise to bring down the Empress Dowager Zhao. In reality, she was extremely powerful, wise and decisive, and had the air of a hero.
Even a scheming and ruthless figure like the Queen Mother Zhao was defeated by her in a desperate situation when she had an absolute advantage. From this, we can see how powerful the young emperor on the throne who they have despised for six whole years is. .
You must know that she was only ten years old when she was pushed to the throne by Empress Dowager Zhao, who had complete control of the court!
It can be foreseen that the empress, who has the Cangming Holy Realm as her back, must have strong control over the entire Great Xia.
How happy is it for a minister to be favored by such a powerful emperor?
Many court officials began to think about how to make good friends with Lu Chen, and it would be best to establish a relationship.
But after the two bachelors who were about to take over the Three Pavilions heard the contents of the imperial edict, especially after hearing the lavish praise given to Lu Chen, they frowned, and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed across their muddy old faces.
Not only them, but the "celebrities" who were invited back from the place of exile to hold important positions by the Empress also had strange expressions on their faces. They were obviously dissatisfied with the Empress favoring a newcomer who had just entered the officialdom in such a high-profile manner.
Furthermore, he also felt inexplicably disgusted with Lu Chen.
But they did not stand up to oppose it.
With the full support of the Holy King Cangming, the empress has completely taken control of the imperial court. As the so-called three things for a new official to do when taking office, the emperor will openly oppose the decrees issued by the emperor when he first takes charge of the court.
They finally returned to the court without having to directly conflict with the emperor.
So what if I just let that guy be proud for a while?
They have plenty of means to expel these lucky people from the court.
Let’s see what happens in the future.
However, in the eyes of the ministers, Lu Chen, who should have been satisfied with receiving such favor from His Majesty, was now so angry that his face turned green.
Promotion? Positive fifth grade?
And he is also a Langguan of the Ministry of Personnel?
Are you so toxic?
Without any hesitation, Lu Chen directly raised his steps, passed the two colleagues next to him, and walked to the red carpet in the middle.
"Your Majesty, no!"
As soon as these words came out, all the officials were shocked.
what's the situation?
Before everyone could react, Lu Chen raised his voice and said, "Wei Chen considers himself to be of mediocre abilities. He has been in office for only one season. He knows everything about government affairs and doesn't even have the most basic knowledge. How can he take on such an important position?"
As he spoke, he paused for a moment, then inexplicably raised his voice, and continued: "Furthermore, Wei Chen has had no outstanding political achievements since he took office in the engineering department, and has not made any achievements. Your Majesty should not be so boastful, so please take back his orders. Choose another talented person to take on this important position!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and speechless.
They never expected that the person who stood up to oppose the Empress's generous reward to Lu Chen would be Lu Chen himself!
This is a fifth-level promotion, and it is also an important position in the Ministry of Civil Affairs!
Just refused? !
And he still risked offending the Empress by openly rejecting her kindness in court?
Is there really such a selfless and dedicated person in this world?
Isn't he really afraid of offending the empress because he doesn't know how to appreciate her?
For a time, countless thoughts flashed through the courtier's mind.
The courtiers who were the first to react had puzzled faces on their faces. They really couldn't figure out why Lu Chen refused such a great thing.
Not only the ministers, but also the empress felt that her brain was not enough.
What's going on? Are you still not happy with your promotion?
Seeing Lu Chen standing in the center of the hall with a determined look on his face, his powerful words echoed in her mind. The empress didn't know how to react and was speechless for a long time.
