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

When Lu Chen said this, he put a lid on it. He didn't speak immediately, but quietly looked at the rain scene outside the window, as if he was thinking about something, and he seemed to be waiting for something.

What is avenue?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then thought hard.

Fu Ye frowned quietly.

Dao... This is not a concept that can be touched casually...

Not to mention her subordinates, even if they are the proud sons of the past dynasties, few of them can touch the threshold of the Dao.

Those who can truly comprehend the Dao are all outstanding people who are rare in ten thousand years.

For example, the ancestor dragon of the first emperor, who is the way of the emperor, the master, who is the way of the sage, and Li Taibai, the immortal who is the way of poetry.

Those are all at the sub-sage level, existences that can sit on an equal footing with immortals!

As for her subordinates, Fang Yu can be regarded as a sage and warrior with excellent understanding. No matter what the others are, it is reasonable to say that they will not be destined for the Dao in this life.

By saying this, Lu Chen is making fun of them?

As soon as this idea appeared, Fu Ye immediately suppressed it.

"No, he can't be such a person. Since he said that, there must be another deep meaning in it."

Under the influence of inherent cognition, she began to think desperately.

"what is it……"

But before they could think for too long, Lu Chen turned his head, looked at the group of Xuanji guards, and smiled slightly.

"The way of being a politician is to benefit the people, or in other words, as long as it is beneficial to the people, it is a way."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this answer that they hadn't even thought about, and didn't even have the slightest idea.

Lu Chen continued: "Whether it is the way of medicine that can cure diseases and save people, or the way of investigating things that seeks the principles of all things, or the way of astronomy that seeks the laws of weather, or even the way of food, as long as it can benefit the people and benefit all people Dao, in my opinion, is not the so-called miraculous skills and vain tricks of the so-called great sages, but the Dao that all cultivators pursue all their lives!"

These unheard of remarks were like a heavy hammer, which hit everyone's hearts hard, making them unable to recover for a long time.

Ears buzzing.

This is... the Avenue?

The way of medicine, the way of investigating things, the way of celestial phenomena, etc., which are struggling to survive, and even the way of gourmet food, which can't be put on the table at all, can't even be regarded as a way...Actually...all are great ways? !

How can this be?

I have never heard of anyone who can use these trails to join the ranks of the strong, let alone ascend.

If it were someone else, Fang Yu and the others would be the first to disbelieve, kick out the ignorant man who said this, and spit out a few mouthfuls of phlegm by the way.

What the hell? How dare you use this kind of remarks to make false claims, and treat me as a fool? !

But it was Lu Chen who said this, the one who defended the emperor at all costs for the sake of loyalty, the empress's most trusted subject other than the Holy King Cangming, the unparalleled national scholar who truly served the country and the people, and also tirelessly These rough people preach and teach, let them respect the "mentor" from the bottom of their hearts.

His words carry a lot of weight!

So everyone frowned again and thought about it.

"Okay, that's it."

Lu Chen stood up slowly, with his hands behind his back, and walked slowly outside.

"True knowledge comes from practice. Whether what I say is right or heresy, you will know after you try it."

Hearing this, Fang Yu and the others suddenly looked awe-inspiring, and then they all bowed to Lu Chen, respectfully saying:

"Thank you Governor Lu for your teaching!"

"kindness."

Lu Chen turned his back to everyone and nodded slightly.

After Fang Yu rushed to Ping County to take office, the number of Xuanjiwei around Lu Chen suddenly decreased by a third.

Then, Fu Yu's time by Lu Chen's side became longer. Except for going to the toilet and washing up, she followed Lu Chen every step of the way.

I'm afraid that Lu Chen, who has already offended countless people, will be slaughtered by Xiaoxiao's generation.

For the next two days, Yuzhou and Suizhou continued to experience heavy rain without any sign of stopping.

The Qingjiang flood situation is becoming more and more severe.

But Lu Chen can't do much except open the official storehouse and try to mobilize resources such as spirit stones, food and grass inside.

On this day, Lu Chen was reviewing the files of each county in the government office as usual.

At noon, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside the yamen.

Immediately afterwards, a vigorous figure got off his horse and walked anxiously towards the inner hall.

Walking into the inner hall, as soon as he saw Lu Chen, he immediately walked up to him, and said with a serious expression:

"My lord, something has happened!"

Lu Chen put down the file in his hand, and said solemnly: "What's the matter?"

Fu Ye frowned inexplicably, looking at the subordinates in front of her.

That Xuanjiwei said in a deep voice: "Since yesterday, people from all over the place have suddenly rejected our donations of money and food, not only extremely resisting our condolences, but even closing the village gates tightly, preventing me from entering the village, and treating us like a scourge."

Having said that, the heavy color on his face deepened a bit.

"Also... from the public, it seems that some unfavorable remarks have begun to spread to you, my lord."

Hearing this, Lu Chen narrowed his eyes immediately.

"what reason?"

There was no trace of panic or abnormal color on his face, and he was as motionless as a mountain.

That Xuanjiwei clenched his fist inexplicably.

"There are shadows of aristocratic families behind those rumors. Not only that, the villagers of Gou'er Village and Qu'er Village were attacked and killed by the guards of King Yu's Mansion, Cai Yan and others... on the groundless charge of offending King Yu, and the entire village of Qu'er Village Being slaughtered, most of Gou'er Village was killed or injured, but fortunately the two righteous men who passed by tried their best to stop..."

Hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Boom!

Before Xuanjiwei could finish speaking, the table in front of him split open instantly.

"Prepare the horse!"

He stood up abruptly, then walked out quickly.

"Go to Qu'er Village!"

"Here!"

Dozens of fast horses galloped out from Yuzhou City and galloped towards Ping County.

Standing on the tower, Zhao Ping looked at Lu Chen and the others gradually disappearing in the rain with his hands behind his back, a stern look gradually appeared on his face.

Lu Chen's imperial horse was not an ordinary thing, and with the blessing of the official gods, he galloped with all his strength, and arrived at Qu'er Village in just an hour.

He strode into the village.

"My lord governor."

Fang Yu, the new acting county magistrate of Ping County, was waiting here. I hadn't seen him for two days. His handsome face was now full of gloom.

In the eyes, there was a murderous intent that was forcibly suppressed, and the cold light was clear.

Lu Chen nodded to him, and then, led by Fang Yu, came to a dilapidated farmhouse.

In the farmhouse, three pieces of black cloth lay quietly flat.

Lu Chen walked to one of the black cloths expressionlessly, and lifted a corner with his hands.

In the next second, a face that already showed signs of corruption appeared before his eyes.

At the same time, there was an extremely unpleasant smell of rancidity, which made Lu Chen feel uncomfortable instinctively.

But he still endured it, and didn't let go of his hand directly, but stared at the corpse in front of him whose throat was sealed with a sword without saying a word.

After a while, he stood up, walked to another black cloth, and repeated the action just now.

Until I looked at all three corpses.

"My lord governor..."

Fang Yu opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

However, Lu Chen raised his hand to stop him from continuing, and then walked very quietly to another farmhouse where the corpse was also covered with a black cloth.

And so he looked, one corpse after another.

Every time he lifted the black cloth, he would be silent for a while.

It was as if he wanted to imprint the faces of all the victims in his mind.

He didn't get up slowly until he saw the last corpse.

"Fang Yu, are you sure it was done by King Yu's men?"

The voice became hoarse inexplicably.

Fang Yu nodded, and said in a deep voice: "I'm sure, the other party has no intention of concealing anything, and there is no need to conceal it. The crime of offending the royal family is a capital crime. Acting in this name..."

"Is it……"

Before Fang Yu could finish speaking, Lu Chen slowly raised his hand and put it on the hilt of the Sword of Ultimate Dao at his waist.

"The royal family's right to life and death, huh..."

Clang!

The Jidao sword was unsheathed in an instant, and the dazzling golden light dissipated all the evil spirits around in an instant.

"Let's go..."

A look of worry flashed across Fu Ye's eyes.

"Where are you going?"

Lu Chen glanced at her, and said calmly: "Put down the rebels who shake the foundation of Great Xia."