Although he discussed with the empress for a long time last night, he left the palace under the escort of Xuanji Guards and returned to the mansion. Under Luo Xiaoyu's usual meticulous care, it was already three seconds before he lay down on the bed to rest.
But Lu Chen still got up early as usual, and then left the mansion to go to court under Luo Xiaoyu's worried eyes.
He didn't know why, but after drinking the bowl of hot soup sent by the Empress, he always felt hot in his lower abdomen, as if he had endless strength, as if he could kill a cow with one punch.
I was so busy last night and only slept for two hours when I got home. But now I don't feel tired at all. Instead, I am very energetic. I can't wait to go to the Sixth Section Gallery right away and do all the work in the Sixth Section.
Or hurry up and get started and drive out the regulations on reforming the clan support system that the empress explained last night.
Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight.
"Huaiyu."
As soon as I left the house and walked a few steps, a rather familiar voice suddenly sounded behind me.
When he heard someone calling him, Lu Chen stopped immediately, turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.
However, before he could see clearly, dozens of blue butterflies suddenly flew past his eyes.
The next second, with a strong gust of wind, all the butterflies dispersed instantly, and then a beautiful figure wearing a unicorn robe fell in front of him so elegantly.
Seeing the person coming, Lu Chen immediately bowed slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Governor Gu."
The person who came was none other than Gu Simiao.
In fact, when he saw the Kirin suit on it, Lu Chen knew who the person who stopped him was.
Nowadays, there are only nine people in the entire Daxia who own Qilin robes. They are the eight generals of the Zhuguo Kingdom who command hundreds of thousands of armies and guard all directions for the empire, and the commander-in-chief of the Cangming Army who now controls the entire Sili for the empress. , the Holy King of Cangming.
Among the eight pillar countries, there is only one woman who is familiar with him.
"Don't be so angry."
Gu Simiao walked to Lu Chen, stood side by side with him, and said softly:
"Although we haven't had much interaction since we met, you helped me so much at a critical moment. This kindness is enough to transcend any status difference. Now that it's an informal setting, there's no need to worry about these false courtesy. "
"Just call my cousin [Xiyue]."
Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly.
We call each other cousins, are you afraid that others won't know that you are one of my supporters?
After calming down, he didn't have any bad feelings towards Gu Simiao, an unexpected backstabber.
There is actually nothing to hate about such a loyal minister who understands justice well, cares about his family and country, and is both wise, courageous, and unparalleled in resourcefulness.
Seeing that she was just a little depressed at most.
"I'll call you Miss Gu."
In this regard, Gu Simiao did not press any further and just nodded lightly.
"Let's go to court together."
"Um."
The two of them walked side by side towards the direction of Xuanji Gate.
"Speak."
After walking a few steps, Gu Simiao took the initiative to bring up the topic.
"Today morning, the imperial court will issue a formal reward to the meritorious personnel who killed the demon queen this time. Huaiyu, your contribution is second only to mine. With this military merit, you can at least get the title of hereditary county prince, and with Your Majesty has great trust in you and will never seal the Barren Land to you, let alone let you, the pillar of the country, leave Luojing, so he will probably allocate a place in Shuntian Mansion as your place of food."
"Um."
Lu Chen responded casually.
This extremely indifferent attitude made Gu Simiao couldn't help but squint her eyes.
"Huaiyu, you don't seem to be very enthusiastic about the matter of becoming a duke. Aren't you happy?"
"Happy."
Lu Chen twitched his lips.
I'm so damn happy!
"However, it is not my intention to be granted a title. What I want is for the world to be stable, for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and for the long-term peace of the Great Xia. Therefore, I don't care much about the imperial court's rewards. Whether it is a promotion or a title, it doesn't matter to me. It makes no sense, after all, no matter what position I hold or what title I hold, I will only be Lu Huaiyu."
Hearing this, Gu Simiao's eyes couldn't help but sway slightly.
"Huaiyu is indeed as legendary as he is, loyal to the emperor and the country, and dedicated to serving the public good."
She complimented her heartily.
"Miss Gu, thank you for your praise."
Lu Chen greeted him with a few polite words.
The two of them just chatted for a while while walking quickly outside, and soon arrived at Suzaku Street.
"By the way, Huaiyu, are you free tonight?"
Gu Simiao asked softly, as if she suddenly remembered something.
Lu Chen thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Fortunately, there is nothing urgent to do. Is there anything wrong with Miss Gu?"
Hearing this, Gu Simiao said directly: "After my father learned about the incident in Huangzhou, he was as grateful as I was to Huaiyu and wanted to thank you in person."
After a pause, Gu Simiao suddenly looked into Lu Chen's eyes and said softly: "If Huaiyu is free tonight, he might as well come to Gu's house and let my father, on behalf of the entire Gu family, thank you for your life-saving grace." .”
"Although it's nothing compared to Huaiyu's kindness to the Gu family, for the sake of my father's sincerity, please don't refuse."
Hearing this, Lu Chen subconsciously wanted to find an excuse to evade.
But when he thought about it, getting closer to Gu Simiao, the senior real power in the empire, was actually not a bad thing for him.
One of the most taboo things of the emperor is for his ministers and military attachés to get too close.
Even if this military attache made great contributions to the court, it would be the same.
Even great achievements are not worth the imperial power.
Moreover, his predecessor had a close relationship with Gu Simiao, so getting closer to her was not against common sense or character.
There is no need to worry about system limitations at all.
Thinking of this, Lu Chen nodded immediately.
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
Seeing his agreement, Gu Simiao's lips suddenly raised slightly, revealing a bright smile.
"Then it's settled."
"Um."
Just when Lu Chen and Gu Simiao went to court side by side.
Yuzhou.
Hu County, in a luxurious manor.
"Father."
A middle-aged man in rich clothes walked into the inner hall anxiously, and then said solemnly to the old man lying on the lounge chair in front of him: "The man just sent back the news that the movements in the DPRK are becoming more and more important to us. It’s bad.”
Upon hearing this, the old man opened his eyes immediately, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.
Like an unsheathed sword.
"How to say?"
The middle-aged man said solemnly: "It is said that, as we thought, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs made a generous speech to His Majesty in the court hall, explaining the harm caused by the warrior herdsmen, and he also opened the photo charms of the dog officials' misdeeds in public to strengthen their persuasion. Even His Majesty was moved."
The old man's eyes narrowed and he said, "What happened next?"
The middle-aged man took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "Seeing that the imperial court was about to punish those damn warriors, but at this moment, Governor Lu, who had turned Yuzhou upside down, stood up and supported him. The warriors who were assigned to various places when he suddenly left office relied on His Majesty's favor and trust in him to support those warriors and push the Vice Minister down."
Upon hearing this, the old man's expression suddenly turned grim.
No matter where they are, the gentry and wealthy families are inextricably linked.
Either this family marries that family, or which family marries their daughter to that family.
They are relatively locally united through networks of in-laws.
Before, Lu Chen killed everyone in Yuzhou, involved in the short warehouse case and the corrupt officials and wealthy families who colluded with King Yu to make money from the floods and ransacked their homes and exterminated their families. He died under the supreme authority of the sword of the extreme. Among the people below, there may not be an old man who married a daughter from another family, or a nephew who grew up under his watch.
Thinking of their tragic deaths under Lu Chen's sword, the old man couldn't help but grit his teeth.
"It's this thief again!"
(End of chapter)
