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

Tianlan Province, in the dilapidated city of Huiyang.

Shenggong Yu Jiuyuan, who had just led the rebel army to capture Huiyang, sat on the head of the magistrate's yamen, frowned, and looked not far away at the capable general who had just returned from Yuzhou - the Holy Maiden of Burning Heaven, Chai Hongyu, Shen Sheng asked:

"Are you really determined to go?"

While speaking, there was an inexplicable sound of mourning and screams that seemed to be there, and which was hard to detect.

And, the man's insolent laughter.

"Um."

Chai Hongyu nodded.

Hearing this answer without the slightest hesitation, Yu Jiuyuan frowned even deeper.

"Why?"

He can't understand.

How could this powerful and brave general of the Rebel Army go to Yuzhou, pack his bags and say goodbye when he came back, without any hesitation.

Before, he noticed that the water situation in Yuzhou had changed, and the officials in Yuzhou had nothing to do, and it was very likely that the embankment would burst, so he sent Chai Hongyu and Ye Fan to lead a group of elites to inquire about information, and at the same time wait for the opportunity to see if there is a chance Take advantage of the situation to take Yuzhou, seize the wealth accumulated by King Yu for decades as military resources, and strengthen the righteous army.

Of course, in addition to sending Chai Hongyu, just in case, he also sent another elite lineage to ensure that Qingjiang would wash away Daxia's thousand-year national fortune with torrential floods as he expected.

In the end, the two of them returned without success. After returning, Chai Hongyu actually wanted to leave the rebel army.

When the rebel army had already captured the six prefectures of Tianlan Province, and was going to call on the heroes of the world to join in the grand event and achieve a great cause based on this, when the situation was very good, they suddenly chose to leave without warning.

Before Mingming went to Yuzhou, she hated the corrupt officials who harmed the common people and the rich and unkind wealthy families. She was the most active in resisting the imperial court. Every time she attacked a city, she was the one who rushed to the front He looks like he can't wait to overthrow the corrupt Great Xia Dynasty, and create a peaceful world for the people of the world who have been persecuted by the court.

Just like her alias [Holy Maiden of Burning Heaven].

But now I don't know if it's an illusion, Yu Jiuyuan feels that the dislike of the imperial court in Chai Hongyu's eyes seems to have dissipated a lot.

Moreover, as the leader of the rebel army, he knew the importance of Chai Hongyu to the rebel army better than anyone else.

After all, there are quite a few people in the rebel army who have been favored by her, and some of them are even the grace of life.

If she just left like this, the impact on the rebel army would not be as simple as losing a top combat power.

Not to mention anything else, it's just a question of whether those who have been favored by her will stay and help him.

If the hearts of the people are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team.

Facing Jiu Yuan's questioning, Chai Hongyu subtly averted her eyes, glanced around, and an imperceptible red light flashed quietly in her dark eyes.

At the same time, the ear moved slightly.

In the next second, she slowly let out a foul breath.

"because."

She stared at the sincere look on Yu Jiuyuan's face, and said softly:

"Great Xia's vitality is not exhausted, and there is still a virtuous minister who cares about the common people in the court, and he is also a great sage in a high position. As long as he is there, this Great Xia country will be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no wavering."

Hearing this, a gloomy look suddenly flashed in Yu Jiuyuan's eyes.

"What the saint said, but the governor of the two states who stirred up the situation in Yuzhou?"

"Um."

Chai Hongyu nodded again, and then continued:

"Besides, there is nothing left to pursue here."

Hearing this, Yu Jiuyuan's eyes froze immediately.

"Dare to ask the saint..."

As soon as he was about to ask, Chai Hongyu interrupted calmly: "Sheng Gong, I have made up my mind to go down, and I will never serve the rebel army from now on, so please don't ask Sheng Gong to talk about the Holy Maiden of Burning Heaven." Let me mention it again, just call Miss Xia Chai."

Emphasizing her position, she continued:

"As for what I want, the Holy Duke doesn't need to know. After all, this is what the Holy Duke, or the current rebel army can never give me."

Hearing this, Sheng Gong couldn't help but froze.

Immediately afterwards, without waiting for him to ask further questions, Chai Hongyu turned around resolutely and raised her footsteps lightly.

"I came down here to bid farewell to the holy announcement, that's all. My master once said that our generation of monks should walk in the world openly, from beginning to end. When we come down, we must understand it. When we go, we must understand it."

click...

Only a soft sound was heard, and a jade soldier talisman fell from Chai Hongyu's sleeve, quietly suspended in mid-air, and the word "burn" on the surface of the soldier talisman kept flashing bursts of light.

Light footsteps sounded slowly in the hall, gradually drifting away.

"As for the matter of the Rebel Army, if you believe me, Sheng Gong should disperse the soldiers and horses as soon as possible. From then on, you can spend your life incognito. Let me tell you that in the future, I will not take the initiative to fight against the Holy Duke..."

"That's all for the rest of my words, Shenggong take care."

With the words falling, the fiery red figure quickly disappeared in a rising flame, and there was no trace of it anymore.

Seeing the slowly dissipating flames at the door, Yu Jiuyuan's face became extremely gloomy visibly.

A moment later, he suddenly stretched out his right hand, flipped the back of his hand, and a talisman appeared out of thin air in his palm.

Swish! !

With a flash of spiritual power evaporating, the talisman exploded instantly.

The next second, at the moment when the magic talisman was burned out, the light suddenly shone brightly in front of Yu Jiuyuan, and then a white spirit snake as thick as half a finger appeared out of nowhere in the light, spit out a letter and jumped towards Yu Jiuyuan .

Yu Jiuyuan reached out to take it, then raised his hand, whispered, and finally pointed to the direction where Chai Hongyu disappeared.

"hiss!"

The spirit snake let out a soft sound, and then jumped towards the soldier amulet not far away.

bang!

The moment the spirit snake touched the soldier talisman, both disappeared at the same time, just like Chai Hongyu disappeared out of thin air just now, it was extremely strange.

"Ah……"

After the spirit snake disappeared, Yu Jiuyuan suddenly sneered.

"Miss Chai, the Rebel Army can't do without you now... even if... it's just a corpse..."

………………

Time flew by, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Ever since the Holy King Cangming proposed to reform the system of supporting the clan, Luojing, the capital of the empire, has been shrouded in an incomparably thick cloud.

With the unstoppable restructuring decree, the atmosphere in the ruling and opposition parties has become more and more oppressive.

Neither the clan nor most court officials wanted this decree to be implemented, but their arms could not twist their thighs. No matter how unwilling they were, they could not stop the Sacred King Cangming from acting arbitrarily.

After the government decree was passed, the Holy King Cangming did not give them a chance to breathe. During these five days, he continued to speak in the court to improve the supporting policies for the restructuring.

And Lu Chen didn't stay idle, not only directly expressed his support for the reform, but also proposed to add a strategic department to take charge of matters such as monitoring the good and evil of government orders, supervising the progress of the reform, collecting feedback information, and delving into the law to specialize in the reform.

Once this suggestion was put forward, Qian Yiqian, Zheng Zhong and others almost turned green.

However, the Holy King Cangming was full of praise for this suggestion, and even went one step further, opening a mansion and building a government office under the honor of the Holy King, named Tiance Mansion.

It's just that this Tiance Mansion was established for the reform, and its greatest significance of existence is to put on the supreme authority of the Holy King for the reform.

Even if the Holy King Cangming is not in Luojing, as long as he is still alive, his authority can radiate to Tiance Mansion and become a pivotal presence in the court.

Naturally, the empress readily accepted this proposal.

After all, this is the method that she and the Holy King Cangming had discussed a long time ago.

As a holy king, he is responsible for the survival of billions of souls in the entire Central Continent. It is impossible to leave the holy land for a long time, and he must go back, otherwise there is no guarantee that there will be no changes in the holy land. The slower he goes back, the more uncertain things will happen The more likely it is.

This time, at least half of the Cangming Army will be taken away, and if there is no special emergency, it will be basically impossible to come back within a year or so.

It's just that only the Supreme and the Holy King know this secret.

But now that the country is unstable, her rule is temporarily inseparable from the authority of the Holy King. Therefore, it is an expedient measure to open a mansion as a powerful minister and remotely control the court.

By the way, it can also facilitate the restructuring.

Anyway, it is impossible for my elder brother to harm her, and if the Holy King does not have the Supreme to help maintain the law barrier, he will not be able to act in the world at all, so there is nothing to worry about.

After the matter of opening the mansion was finalized, the Xuanji Guard headed by Fu Wei, and some civil servants transferred from the Holy Realm by the Holy King Cangming were assigned to the Tiance Mansion, and Fu Yu was the head of the Tiance Mansion.

As the master of the holy realm, it is naturally impossible for the Holy King Cangming not to have his own team.

After all, no matter how you say it, he is also a king, a king with his own country, who can be compared with the Great Xia Emperor, a truly detached existence.

When all the matters were settled, Lu Chen, the brawler, immediately became a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of some court officials.

And as Lu Chen often went to Tiance Mansion, and at the same time had a close relationship with Fu Yu, the absolute confidant of the Holy King of Cangming, who was obviously communicating with him about the restructuring, they felt that this guy was more and more odious.

Originally, it was simply distasteful, and they didn't want to see this other kind of person who was incompatible with the officialdom climb over their heads to do their best, but now, Lu Chen touched their interests.

Even if he is not a villain, an accomplice like him is quite hateful.

Lu Chen naturally didn't care about this.

After all, that was his purpose.

And on the third day after the empress announced to the world that the law of reform was officially implemented, and also the day when the 150,000 elite Cangling Army was transferred back to the capital to become the new imperial army, the Holy King Cangming led nearly 100,000 soldiers to serve as the empress's own government. The Cangming army, which has made countless contributions, left Luojing in the grand ceremony attended by the empress and all the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty, and embarked on the return journey back to the Cangming realm.

The moment the Cangming army completely disappeared on the horizon, some courtiers inexplicably glanced at Lu Chen beside the empress, with a cold light in their eyes.