Facing the repeated pleas from the officials, Lu Chen just snorted with a sullen look on his face.
He didn't really want to kill them, he just wanted to let them know his position and attitude a little bit. As for whether he could follow the example in the future... That's simple, if he could, he would stay, if not, he could just get out.
As for offending people, causing dissatisfaction among most people and being attacked in groups?
This is not a problem at all for him.
For an official, the worst outcome is to confiscate his family, exterminate his family, and die miserably in office. However, he has a system. Once the official status is gone or becomes cold, he will directly ascend to the spot and become the Immortal King on the spot. At this time, the two poles are reversed, and it is uncertain who will destroy whom.
Therefore, when he is an official, he has almost no scruples. He can do whatever he wants, as long as he has a clear conscience.
It doesn't matter how ideal the way of being a person and being an official is.
Not to mention the petty officials in front of him, even the princes and nobles, if they dared to provoke him, he would dare to draw his sword on the spot and ask the other party to go down and discuss matters with King Yu.
His hands are already stained with the royal blood of the clan, and he doesn't mind getting a little more.
If they had the ability, they would do it to him, but it would depend on the mood of King Lu Xian whether the limit would be 1 for 1 or N for 0.
Although he has a different way of thinking now, he will not reject the shortcut of ascending on the spot, but he will not deliberately force it.
"You mean, I wrongly blamed you?"
No one dared to respond, and all the petty officials were silent, but their meaning was self-evident.
Seeing them like this, Lu Chen's eyes immediately narrowed.
"Please remember this for me."
The moment the sonorous and powerful words fell, he slowly turned around and looked at the laborers who were working not far away, peeking at the laborers here with the corner of his eyes, and said with a solemn expression:
"My salary and salary are all due to the people's fatness and anointment. The people are easy to abuse, but God is hard to bully! The people support the court, and our court officials have the responsibility and obligation to benefit them, at least to ensure their peace. Whoever dares to humiliate them wantonly , who is my mortal enemy!"
Hearing this, almost everyone, including the working farmers and craftsmen, looked at Lu Chen in surprise.
Da da…
The gilt black boots made a crisp sound when they stepped on the hard stone slab.
"This is the first and last time."
Lu Chen took steps and walked towards the construction site not far away without looking back.
"If I see you doing this again next time, I will never forgive you! If you don't believe it, just try it. If you make a mistake when you see it, do your backers or backers have the ability, or do they dare? Take people from me!"
After saying that, he stopped looking at everyone, took direct steps, and strode towards the construction site.
And those officials, after recovering from the shock, inexplicably slowly turned their heads and looked at the two seemingly inconspicuous young people behind them.
"Mr. Chen, Mr. Su, look, this..."
The two young men shook their heads, indicating that they should stop talking, and then took a deep look at Lu Chen's retreating back, with a chill flashing in their eyes.
Lu Chen didn't notice anything strange behind him, but even if he did, he didn't bother to care.
To him, it doesn't matter how mysterious the other party's identity is, how amazing his origins, or how terrifying his energy is. In his eyes, there is no such thing as a big shot that he can't afford to offend. He will kill him if he can. Otherwise they are all rubbish.
"Zhang Xuan."
Halfway through, Lu Chen suddenly called out softly.
The assistant officer who had been following him hurriedly responded, and then asked: "What are your orders, Mr. Lu?"
"I sent my order to them to stop working and take a rest. I also told the chef to cook more meat today, and asked them to send some hot soup right away."
Hearing this, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but be startled, and then glanced at him with some uncertainty. Seeing that his expression was as usual without any hesitation, he immediately understood what he should do.
"Yes, sir, I will go and deliver the order right away."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the minor officials.
Then Lu Chen looked at another assistant officer.
"Wang Qi, you go notify them and ask them to prepare the account books immediately. You will supervise them to prevent them from cheating. I will check the account details later."
"promise!"
Wang Qiyan responded briefly and concisely, then turned and walked towards the camp.
After the two of them left, Lu Chen gently exhaled a breath, then quietly looked at the Wuji Palace in front of him, which was being repaired in an orderly manner, and at the laborers around him who were working with bare arms in the cold wind, with an inexplicable look on his face. .
Not long after, the order to temporarily stop work was conveyed. When all the laborers learned that they could take a break, their faces showed joy almost at the same time.
It's like the aftermath of a disaster.
At this moment, almost everyone looked at Lu Chen, who was very conspicuous in purple robes.
"Thank you for your consideration!"
A man with gray temples suddenly shouted, and at the same time he knelt down heavily on the ground and bowed vigorously to Lu Chen.
Immediately afterwards, the servant beside him quickly reacted and knelt down to Lu Chen with him.
"Thank you for your consideration!"
Not long after, the third, fourth, fifth... more and more people knelt down to Lu Chen, their faces full of gratitude.
Thousands of people knelt down at the same time, and the scene was truly spectacular.
However, when Lu Chen saw this scene, his heart felt inexplicably heavy.
"Everyone, get up."
Lu Chen spoke slowly, and the sound of the amplification technique slowly sounded.
"I am not qualified to accept your kneeling."
"No!"
The man who shouted at the beginning said loudly: "My lord, you can bear it."
Lu Chen shook his head, but did not refuse again, because it made no sense.
"That's it, everyone, get up. It's cold on the ground, don't hurt your knees."
Only then did everyone get up.
Then Lu Chen walked up to the man with gray hair on his temples. Seeing this, the man immediately wanted to salute him again, but Lu Chen raised his hand to stop him.
"Don't be nervous, just relax. I just have nothing to do. I came here to check on the renovation of Wuji Palace, understand the progress of the project and your situation, and see if there are any problems so that we can solve them in time."
After hearing this, the nervousness on the faces of the man and the surrounding servants did not dissipate much, but there was less fear and more respect.
"What do you want to know, my lord?"
"Sit down first."
Lu Chen pointed at the stone beams placed aside, then found a small stone pier for himself, and casually patted the dust on it. He didn't care whether his brand-new official robes would get dirty, and just looked at it without any image. He sat down on his butt.
Seeing such a down-to-earth scene, several men couldn't help but be stunned. It took them a few breaths to react, and they all sat down on the stone beam that Lu Chen pointed at.
Then Lu Chen asked softly: "What are your names?"
Hearing this, the man Lu Chen first spoke to quickly responded: "Zhao Dahu, a grassroots man, is from Xingping County, Shuntian Prefecture."
Several other people also spoke one after another.
"Zhou Da, a grass-roots man, is from Jiuqu County, Shuntian Prefecture."
"Lin Feng, a grassroots man, is from Hengxian County, Shuntian Prefecture."
"..."
After listening to their introduction, Lu Chen couldn't help but take another look at Zhao Dahu.
Xingping County... isn't that the county where his fiefdom is located?
However, he has not yet sealed it, and has not determined the scope of the fiefdom, so naturally he has no settlement, so Zhao Dahu is definitely not his subject.
Otherwise, if the people in his food town are drafted into labor, this matter will have to be talked about.
Shaking his head, Lu Chen stopped thinking about it, and then asked them how much work they had to do in a day, whether there was a quota, what would happen if they failed to meet the quota, whether there were rewards for completing the quota, how was the food provided by the government, and whether they could eat enough.
Zhao Dahu was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, but he did not answer directly, and then suddenly asked: "Sir, Xiaomin...Xiaomin wants to ask you a question first."
Lu Chen looked at him with some surprise. This man was quite courageous. If it were any other official, this man would probably have to eat dozens of sticks.
However, he would not be annoyed by the other party's rhetorical question, so he nodded simply.
"You don't have to be formal. As long as it's a question that I can answer, don't mention one, you can ask any of them."
(End of chapter)
