Chapter 9: I'm dying of joy
There was such a huge change in Luojing, and the people of the entire capital were like frightened birds, locking the gate tightly, watching in horror as groups of black-armored soldiers shuttled through the streets outside the door.
The people of Beijing are all praying at home, not to be swept up in this changeable turmoil.
They've had enough hard time in the past few years.
Since the Empress Dowager took charge of the dynasty six years ago, the life of the people in Beijing, who could barely be regarded as relatively wealthy, has gradually plummeted.
Taxes are getting higher and higher, taxes are being paid more and more, and labor is becoming more and more onerous.
At the same time, there are more and more arrogant and domineering and good people in Beijing, especially in the first two years of the Empress Dowager's reign, Xiuyi Wei and Yu Linwei frequently dispatched, either to arrest which "rebel ministers" and "corrupt officials", to raid the mansion, or to eliminate a certain "anti-thief", and even ten clans.
At that time, they were afraid that they would somehow become the "tenth clan" of a courtier who intended to rebel, and many wealthy families with considerable wealth moved out of the capital.
It can be said that since the first emperor took over a mess from his father, who only knew pleasure and ignored the government, he worked hard for 25 years to create a prosperous situation, and accumulated a strong family foundation, and the Empress Dowager Zhao was defeated in only six years after taking power.
That is, the wind and rain have been good in the past few years, otherwise the devil knows what will happen.
Of course, ordinary people do not understand the current situation in the DPRK and China, and only know that their living standards have become so poor, probably because there are traitors in the DPRK, and the emperor cannot see it, so he allows the traitorous ministers to deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates and poison the people.
Therefore, the prestige of the empress among the people is extremely limited, even if the emperor is changed immediately and the "virtuous and famous" King Qin is the emperor, the people will not have any reaction.
Some people even clapped their hands.
Not to mention the wealthy families, clans, and gentry who are rich in "people of insight".
In their eyes, the empress is just a transitional puppet, not only has no power in the court, but also has no background outside the government and the opposition, and has no control over the military and politics.
Therefore, they would not have thought that the tiger and wolf division patrolling the streets of Luojing at this time would actually be the empress's men and horses.
Of course, until now, they didn't know that the empress had completed a desperate comeback.
It's just that I know that Purple Polar City has changed hands.
Because those Xuanjia soldiers who were dressed in Xuanjia and had a bloody aura on their bodies could not be the Empress Dowager's men and horses at all, and the Yulinwei and Praetorian Guards controlled by the Empress Dowager died and fled, which naturally passed on the news of the huge changes that had occurred in Ziji City.
Throughout the day, Xuanwuwei ran around the city, and from time to time a series of horses' hooves would sound in the streets.
Occasionally, there would be a cry for mercy or a fierce exchange of weapons, and then a chilling smell of blood would fill the air.
After two days of anxiety, early in the morning of the third day, the palace, which had completely calmed down, issued a proclamation document stamped with a large seal and a notice of peace and security.
And after seeing the above content, almost everyone's eyes widened in shock.
"What do you say? The Queen Mother and some of the courtiers, as well as Yu Linwei and the generals of the forbidden army have been controlled by the evil spirit, and a few days ago, they frantically mobilized Yu Linwei and the Praetorian Guard to plot against them? And His Majesty saw through the evil movement in advance, secretly asked the Holy King of Cangming for help, and made arrangements in advance, which broke the evil conspiracy in one fell swoop? ”
Luojing West City, a slightly dilapidated courtyard.
Lu Chen looked at Luo Xiaoyu in front of him in disbelief and hurriedly ran to tell him this "good news" with an excited face.
"And after the conspiracy failed, under the siege of the Cangming army, the evil cult used a terrifying evil secret technique to escape with the queen mother?"
"Yes, cousin, that's what the announcement says!"
Luo Xiaoyu pressed his small hand on his chest, suppressed his violently beating heart, and said happily at the same time: "This is really good, I originally thought that there was a rebellion in Luojing City, and there must be rebels everywhere outside, and I am afraid that there will be rebels breaking into the door every day......"
She spoke quickly and quickly confided in Lu Chen about her mood in the past few days.
To tell the truth, she had been at home shivering and terrified for the past few days, listening to the footsteps and occasional screams outside, and she almost collapsed in extreme panic several times in the face of a situation that she had never experienced since she was a child.
I didn't close my eyes for a whole day and a night, and even if I couldn't resist taking a nap, I had to carry a sharp pair of scissors in my arms.
Now that she saw the announcement and knew what was going on outside, her nerves, which had been tense, finally loosened and she was completely relieved.
"And now that the Queen Mother has been kidnapped by evil spirits, and her life and death are unknown, there is definitely no way to depose your cousin from your official position."
Speaking of this, she seemed to suddenly think of something, and her moving eyes suddenly flashed a bright color.
"Oops! Cousin, now that the Queen Mother is missing, His Royal Highness the Holy King has specially come to King Qin from the Cangming Realm thousands of miles away, and I think I will definitely stand up to help His Majesty stabilize the situation, in this case... Isn't Your Majesty going to be in charge of the government? And cousin, you braved the world's disapproval before, asking the Queen Mother to return to your majesty, although your majesty didn't say anything, but in your heart, you will definitely keep your loyalty and friendship firmly in your heart......"
Hearing this, the corners of Lu Chen's mouth twitched.
What Xiao Yu can think of, he can naturally think of.
It is precisely because of this that he feels that things seem to be moving in a direction that is not in his favor.
The ominous premonition intensified.
Xiao Yu, who became more and more energetic the more he spoke, didn't notice the strange look on Lu Chen's face at this time, and continued with a happy face:
"Wow!! Cousin, you may well have been blessed with a curse!! After this incident, Your Majesty must know that you are a loyal and righteous virtuous minister, maybe you will be entrusted with a heavy responsibility immediately, and there is a last time, Your Majesty will not be like the Queen Mother to depose officials at will, cousin, you have always taken the world as your own responsibility, and your personality is upright, you can't tolerate sand in your eyes, and it is easy to offend people, but with this friendship, even if Your Majesty doesn't like your cousin's outspoken advice, you won't be directly dismissed in the future, at most you will arrange a well-paid idle position, and you will not be disadvantaged by any kind. ”
Hearing this, the corners of Lu Chen's eyes suddenly twitched wildly, and his face gradually revealed a loveless look.
For him, it doesn't matter whether the Queen Mother is really controlled by evil as the announcement says.
The confessions of those top masters who were originally desperately guarding the Queen Mother, as well as the fact that the Evil Division stood up to prove that those masters were not lying or anything, it doesn't matter.
The important thing is that he did not hesitate to resist Ling Tianfengwei of the Queen Mother, just to provoke her and then be dismissed, so inexplicably failed.
The dismissal decree that should have been lowered two days ago, and it was also the key to his feather and ascension to immortality, was gone.
After all, it was the Queen Mother who he offended, and the Queen Mother was gone, and this holy decree that was extremely important to him knew that he would definitely be stillborn without even thinking about it.
What's even worse is that as Xiao Yu said, as long as the empress is not a ruthless white-eyed wolf, his previous performance in the Taiji Hall must have been remembered by her.
If she is really in power, it is definitely not a good thing for him, who only wants to be dismissed reasonably.
Originally, he could be dismissed casually, and he could directly feather and ascend to the immortal after completing the system conditions, but after such a stubble, the difficulty suddenly increased a lot visibly.
As soon as he thought of this, Lu Chen was angry.
"Gan, this dog X's Cangming Saint King, it's not good when to come, but come over when I'm about to be dismissed, can't TMD be a little late!! It's just one day!! ’
For this bastard who suddenly appeared and backstabbed himself, if he could have a little favor, he would be a ghost.
Seeing that the duck that was about to arrive was gone, he almost rose to heaven in anger.
'Dog thief, Lao Tzu and you are incompatible! ’
At this time, Luo Xiaoyu finally noticed the strangeness on Lu Chen's face, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Cousin, what's wrong with you?" Why is your face so bad, and you look very unhappy......"
"No, Xiaoyu, you're dazzled!"
Lu Chen turned his head and looked out the window, while clenching his fists at the same time, the green tendons on the back of his hands burst out.
"Your Majesty has the opportunity to pro-government, Daxia Zhongxing is promising, and the future of hundreds of millions of Li people in Zhongzhou can be expected, Your Majesty, with my assistance, will definitely be able to become a generation of saints who have passed the Taizu of Gonggai and Wenjing in the future, this is a great joy, how can I not be happy?!"
Smack!
While speaking, the knuckles under Lu Chen's quilt suddenly made a crisp sound.
"Huh? Is it? ”
Xiao Yu looked at Lu Chen with a puzzled expression, and always felt that this cousin with an upright personality was a little weird.
"Of course."
Lu Chen didn't look back, turned his back to Xiao Yu, clenched his teeth and said word by word: "I'm about to die of happiness now!" ”
Xiaoyu: "......"
Although she was a little confused, Luo Xiaoyu has always been sensible, and when she saw that her cousin had been looking at the rain outside the window, she looked like she wanted to be alone for a while, so she didn't ask more, and left with the basin while humming a song.
After Xiao Yu left, Lu Chen finally gradually calmed down and calmed down.
At this point, it is useless to think too much.
With this time, it is better to think more about what to do in the future.
He has no merits, he was just an ordinary social animal before the crossing, the kind that was squeezed to sudden death, neither a gifted genius, nor any special talents, but he has a strong heart that is tenacious and courageous.
It was just a failure, and although the consequences of this failure were a bit serious, it was not irreversible.
If you want to be dismissed voluntarily, there will definitely be a chance.
He put on his shoes and got out of bed, walked to the bookcase and picked up the newspaper, and repeatedly checked the contents of it, hoping to find some ideas from it.
"Huh?"
After reading the above carefully with his own understanding, his eyes suddenly moved.
"Something is wrong......"