Killing the Demon Queen's gang members is undoubtedly a huge achievement for the current imperial court, no matter how generous the reward is.
And it’s a military achievement!
You must know that Daxia is awarded titles based on military merit. If there is not enough military merit, no matter how big the official position is, how high the reputation is, and how powerful the power is, it is impossible to be knighted.
Even the lowest baron has no chance.
And with this great merit, Gu Simiao could even be directly promoted to a first-class Duke on the spot, with a real title and hereditary status, and became a new nobleman who was superior to her father. Shining on the lintel.
But she did not hesitate to emphasize Lu Chen's huge role in this incident and proposed to share the credit equally with Lu Chen.
At this point, the position of the Duke of the country will be lost, and the food court will also be reduced a lot.
At most, you can only get one county official.
How empathetic and righteous this is!
How envy-inducing and jealous!
At this moment, the courtiers looked at Lu Chen with eyes full of jealousy.
Although Lu Chen risked everything for the sake of the Gu family and took huge risks to get this reward, the courtiers were still jealous and jealous.
That's the Duke!
Although he is only a county prince at most, he is also a real noble, a high-class noble who can inherit the throne, live with the country, and be kind to his descendants for generations!
No matter how weak-minded a monk is, it is impossible to remain indifferent to the privileges and resources enjoyed by nobles.
After all, becoming a noble is very helpful for spiritual practice.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that the national destiny is shared is enough to drive countless monks crazy. However, most of the people who can be knighted based on their military merits are only warriors. It is extremely difficult to cultivate both the holy and martial arts together, and few people can make a decision that is enough to obtain the hereditary throne. The great merits of a title are something that no one dares to hope for.
But now, some people have the opportunity to obtain the title of County Duke as a civil servant.
How could they not be jealous after seeing this scene with their own eyes?
When he heard that Gu Simiao actually wanted to give him the gong, Lu Chen was so moved that his tear ducts almost burst, his face turned red suddenly, and he looked like he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
Being dismissed from office is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Now you want to give me a title that is even more difficult to remove? !
What the hell, who knows if a title counts as an official in the system's judgment.
If it's not a bad thing, at worst it will be a windfall, just in time to leave an extra inheritance for Luo Xiaoyu, a rich young woman. Anyway, the empress's favor towards him has been incredibly high. As the saying goes, if there are too many lice, it doesn't itch, but debts Don’t worry if you have too much, just love whatever you want.
But if it counts, he will almost never be able to become an immortal by being dismissed from office in this life.
Thinking of this, Lu Chen's mind started racing, constantly thinking about how to reasonably reject this huge achievement that made countless monks go crazy.
However, before he could speak, the empress said simply:
"Okay! Gu Aiqing is indeed selfless and understands righteousness. I admire her very much. In this case, I am a beautiful adult. Lu Qing deserves a share of this credit. Lu Qing also has a place in today's holy ceremony of triumph."
Hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly widened and he subconsciously shouted:
"Your Majesty, no!"
The empress turned her head and looked over, looking at Lu Chen, but there was no hint of surprise in her eyes.
Obviously, Lu Chen's reaction was completely expected by her.
But in desperation, Lu Chen couldn't find any reasonable reason.
After all, what Gu Simiao said was reasonable. According to her, she really played a big role in this matter.
You must know that Queen Mother Zhao and her gang are an extremely dangerous force.
Even though they were chased away by Holy King Cangming like mourning dogs, that was just because the power of the holy relic was extremely overbearing, and Holy King Cangming who owned the holy relic was too powerful.
The power of a saint is an extraordinary power that surpasses the power of immortals.
Just because the Holy King was strong, it didn't mean that Queen Mother Zhao and the others were necessarily weak.
What's more, Queen Mother Zhao must have many life-saving trump cards. The immortal treasure that allowed her to escape from the Holy King was just one of them. She must have other unpredictable spiritual treasures in her hands. At the same time, Xia Houyan, the former commander of the Forbidden Army, was also extremely powerful and had many masters under his command.
If you are not fully prepared, it will be difficult to kill the always cautious and suspicious Queen Mother Zhao even if you don't overturn the situation.
Therefore, he fought tooth and nail to save the Gu family, and the part of the military resources that Gu Simiao saved was crucial.
Even if it is unintentional, under the limitations of the system, this credit cannot be shied away.
You have to find a reasonable excuse.
But it wasn't until the CPU in Lu Chen's mind was about to smoke that he said in a loud voice: "It belongs to whoever deserves the credit. How can we divide the credit? Besides, Wei Chen is far away in Luojing. I didn’t participate in the war in Huangzhou at all, and I didn’t kill an enemy with my own hands. I just did what I should do in the court. How can I deny the great achievements that General Gu and the Cang Ling Army fought to the death? This is absolutely not allowed!"
"According to Daxia law."
Regarding Lu Chen's rejection, Gu Simiao had obviously expected it and said lightly: "No matter whether you participate in the war or not, even if you are thousands of miles away, as long as it is the decisive factor in the outcome of the war, with it Those who are related can be regarded as the heroes who led the soldiers of the imperial court to defeat the enemy."
Hearing this, Lu Chen's mouth suddenly twitched.
This woman... seems to be much more difficult to deal with than the empress...
Then, before he could open his mouth to refute, the empress seemed to have been inspired by something. She narrowed her words and said, "At the beginning, everyone in the civil and military circles thought that Gu Aiqing had betrayed the court. Even I thought so and was ready to punish her." When everyone in the Gu family was killed, you, Lu Qing, were the only one who firmly believed that Gu Aiqing did not betray the court and saved the Gu family."
"So, the only person Gu Aiqing mentioned just now is you. If you are not qualified to receive the merit, who else in the world is qualified?"
These words were like a sharp knife, piercing Lu Chen's heart directly.
Your Majesty, I am so loyal to you, why do you stab me in the back again and again?
No, this is an open stabbing, right?
At this time, Gu Simiao said again: "Don't say anything about the proper meaning of things, Lu. This matter is not within the scope of your responsibilities, but you took the initiative to take over this matter. You can completely think that this is your responsibility." After I judged the situation in Huangzhou, I took action to protect the Gu family and allow me to kill the Demon Queen without any worries, so..."
"You have contributed a lot to this battle, Lu!"
These words were like the final word, making Lu Chen's ears buzz.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but when the words to argue came to mind, the system's beep sounded at the same time.
"alright."
The empress suddenly stood up, jumped down from the dragon's trap, and walked to Lu Chen.
"I know that Lu Qing, you have always abided by your duty and never coveted power. But what is yours is yours. No one can take it away, and no one can take it away. It is not what a gentleman should do to push away what belongs to you. Because, since this credit belongs to you, Lu Qing, you should continue to do it well, but don’t make things difficult for me and Gu Aiqing."
Hearing this, Lu Chen was immediately "moved" and burst into tears.
When the surrounding courtiers saw Lu Chen desperately trying to push out the crazy military achievements, while the majestic Emperor of Daxia and the general of Zhuguo, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms, kept feeding military achievements into his mouth, their eyes were almost filled with jealousy. Breathing out fire.
At this moment, they were almost all hard.
The fist is hard!
I owe 2k, I will pay it back tomorrow...
(End of chapter)
