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

Lu Chen watched the two of them kowtow desperately begging for mercy with cold eyes, and then slowly opened his mouth after a while.

"Raise your head and look at me."

Hearing that the other party called himself "my official", the two couldn't help being stunned, and then raised their heads suddenly. After seeing Lu Chen sitting on the imperial horse, wearing an extremely dignified official uniform, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it's not bandits.

The Wenyin at home can be regarded as preserved.

Everyone is from the imperial court, so it should not be too embarrassing for them.

However, it seems premature for them to be happy.

"I'm asking you guys."

Lu Chen looked at them expressionlessly, "Which yamen are you from? And who ordered you to bring labor to the Tianmen River Dam?"

Hearing this, the two couldn't help being startled, and then looked around subconsciously, and suddenly saw the people who had been driven by them with whips looking at them with complicated and incomprehensible expressions.

And behind those common people, there was a large group of soldiers in light armor standing, looking at them with a look that felt a little strange.

This situation... why doesn't it feel right?

Clang!

Fu Wei, who had been standing beside Lu Chen, suddenly drew his sword, looked at the two of them coldly, and said coldly:

"If you don't want to die, call back quickly!"

There was a hint of killing intent in the voice!

The two of them trembled for a while, and then one of them said cautiously: "We are waiting... We are the officials under Luan Yu Luan County Magistrate of Ping County. Master Luan is loyal to the monarch and the country. Seeing that the flood near Tianmen River is getting more and more severe, it makes us Let's go to various parts of the county to recruit young and strong, and take them to the Tianmen River Dam...to calm...to calm the flood..."

Hearing this, Lu Chen subconsciously thought for a moment.

After a few breaths, he suddenly narrowed his eyes.

"Then, did your magistrate say anything about the arrangements after you bring him over?"

The two shook their heads.

"No, the county magistrate said, we just need to take people there and take good care of them."

Hearing this, the eyes of the people suddenly widened, and their faces were full of disbelief.

"Ah…"

Lu Chen smiled coldly.

"What a magistrate Luan who is loyal to the country."

The two raised their heads slightly, and then asked anxiously, "Master, do you know our Master Luan?"

"do not know."

Lu Chen said lightly: "However, we will get to know each other soon."

Hearing his meaningful words, the two couldn't help but looked at each other.

Lu Chen asked them some confusing questions, such as whether someone in the county bought grain at a high price recently, and whether the county government often has distinguished guests.

Under the threat of survival, the two of them naturally knew everything about Lu Chen's problems, and they told him everything Lu Chen wanted to know like pouring beans, without hiding anything.

After asking the question, Lu Chen suddenly turned his head and looked at Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping with complicated faces not far away.

"Pass down the governor's order!"

As soon as this remark came out, the two officials were dumbfounded.

Governor?

This young man turned out to be a governor?

The common people don't know what kind of official the governor is, but as officials of the county government, they naturally don't know.

That is a high official who can only be held by the emperor's trustworthy ministers!

How could such a big man come to Tianmen River, a place where no shit?

In a daze, the guards of Yuzhou shuddered suddenly, and then instinctively stood up straight with solemn expressions.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuangye calmed down, bowed to Lu Chen, and looked like they were waiting for orders.

"Order Yuzhou Wei Commander and Suizhou Wei Commander to immediately lead the army to the Tianmenjiang Dam to assist Xiao Shangshu in repairing all flood control works. If there are laborers recruited by county magistrates in the dam area on their own initiative, regardless of the law , then allocate part of the money and food from the luggage, distribute it to the people, and let them return to their hometowns, and at the same time mobilize soldiers and horses to escort them out of the dam area safely, there must be no mistakes!"

"promise!"

This time, all the soldiers took orders decisively, without delay, even Zhang Shiping, who had the most opinions on weekdays, didn't say anything more this time.

After hearing the order from Lu Chen as the governor, both the people and the two officers were completely stunned.

Li Wei looked at Lu Chen incredulously, and asked boldly: "My lord, what do you mean... the imperial court did not order labor labor at all, and asked me to wait to calm the flood. All of this is the county government's own initiative? "

The other people also stared at Lu Chen closely, their eyes full of hope.

Lu Chen turned his head, glanced at him, and nodded slightly under the hopeful eyes of everyone.

"That's right, His Majesty is well aware that people's lives in Yuzhou are difficult, and people must not use their power. Therefore, he ordered the guards of Yuzhou and Suizhou to go to the dam area to control the water, and ordered me to temporarily take charge of the military affairs of the two states, and assist Xiao Shangshu to quell the flood. There has never been a decree issued from the imperial court to conscript labor service."

After hearing this, Li Wei and the rest of the common people were stunned for a moment, and ecstasy gradually appeared on their haggard faces.

The imperial court...has no intention of sending them to their deaths.

All of this is the self-assertion of those dog officials, running amok!

The two officials were dumbfounded when they heard Lu Chen's words, and their fat bodies gradually trembled.

At this time, Lu Chen suddenly looked over.

"Please show me the way, both of you."

While speaking, the corners of his mouth slowly raised, and finally a smile appeared on his face again.

Gudong

The two swallowed their saliva at the same time, and then asked loudly, "Where are you going?"

"Ping County."

Lu Chen said indifferently: "The governor should take a good look at the demeanor of your Lord Luan."

Hearing this, the two of them immediately turned pale.

……………

Ziji City, Taiji Hall.

morning.

The empress walked into the hall on time, sat on the dragon chair, and the holy king of Cangming stood at the bottom.

"Meet my emperor, my emperor Sheng'an."

The civil and military officials lined up on both sides bowed and saluted together.

The Empress nodded.

"Everyone is in peace."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Everyone straightened up, and then the eunuchs on both sides of the dragon chair shouted: "If there is something to do, we will play, and if there is nothing to do, we will retreat!"

As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged man in a purple robe standing at the forefront of the civil servants suddenly took a step forward.

Seeing this, the other courtiers immediately turned serious.

In the Tai Chi Hall, no matter civil or military, those who can be ranked at the top are all the big men who have a great say in the court.

The closer the position is to the emperor, the higher the position and weight.

For example, the positions of the important ministers of the three pavilions are right under the eyes of the emperor, and they can be seen at a glance, which is extremely conspicuous.

These bigwigs usually seldom speak, but as long as they write a letter, the matter will not be small. At this time, except for the censor and the officials in the department, other people generally will not speak to disturb.

And although the position of the middle-aged man is not as high as that of the three pavilions, it is still quite conspicuous.

In fact, he was the first emperor's official worship Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and now the important minister of the court who was awarded the important post of minister of the Ministry of War by the empress—— Cangshi Gong, Liu Dongyang.

After Liu Dongyang stood up, he tightly shook the fluorene board in his hand, and raised his voice: "Your Majesty, I have something to announce."

The empress nodded slightly.

"Liu Aiqing, please speak."

Liu Dongyang bowed slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, according to reliable sources, there have been frequent changes in the Rouran Khanate recently, and King Ahuntu of Rouran has gathered hundreds of thousands of string-controlling soldiers to station troops in the Baiye area, and it seems that he is taking advantage of the situation to send troops. But the Cang Ling army guarding the barren state turned a blind eye to it and did not obstruct it at all."

After a pause, he continued: "Moreover, the guards in the seven western provinces, including Xichuan Province, Jingxiang Province, and Tianlan Province, seem to have changed recently. He is often not in the army, and he is gone for more than ten days, and his behavior is quite suspicious."

Hearing this, the Empress' face immediately tightened.

Is it finally here?