Time flies like a white horse, and in the blink of an eye, two days have passed.

At dawn.

Lu Chen walked briskly on the street with few pedestrians, and as soon as he crossed Chongde Lane, he heard a voice behind him that made him quite familiar:

"Huaiyu, stay."

After only being stunned for a moment, Lu Chen reacted, "Huaiyu" was the expression of the original owner with the same name and surname as him, and the voice was calling him, so he hurriedly stopped and turned to look.

Soon, he saw that not far away under the archway of Chongde Lane, a slender figure was standing quietly in the tranquility of the early morning, with the morning light slightly rising in the east, the delicate body of the wonderful man actually exuded a reverie atmosphere.

At a glance, you can see that it is a beautiful woman with great charm.

However, after seeing the person's appearance clearly, Lu Chen suddenly raised his hand, looked at her with a straight face, and responded in a slightly respectful tone:

"Xiao Shangshu."

That's right, Na Meiren is a high-ranking official who often has political affairs dealings with him who is currently in the position of engineering department - Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Xiao Yun.

A high-ranking official of the second grade!

"Hmm."

Xiao Yun nodded, walked in front of him, and his gaze stayed on the brand-new seven-grade court clothes on his body for a moment, and his eyes became inexplicably subtle.

"Huaiyu is dressed so formally, is he going to the Imperial Gate to welcome the Holy King of Cangming?"

Lu Chen moved the corners of his mouth, and was about to reply, when a low voice suddenly came from the side alley:

"Why does Xiao Shangshu bother to ask?"

After the words fell, a rather tall middle-aged man dressed in a three-grade court uniform walked out of the alleyway.

Lu Chen turned his head to look at it, and quickly recognized his identity.

Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, Wu Zongyun.

Yes, it's another big official.

Lu Chen politely waved at him, "Wu Shilang." ”

Wu Zongyun took his hand and said to Xiao Yun with an awe-inspiring expression:

"Since the death of the first emperor six years ago, the demon queen abolished the crown prince and established the young emperor, and the beginning of the dynasty, the government and the opposition were stirred up by its thief party into a miasma, resulting in the suffering of all the people, fortunately the holy king of Cangming Gu Nian Cangsheng Sheji, personally led more than 200,000 soldiers out of the holy realm to the south of Kuangfu Sheji, with the power of the nine shadows to sweep away the thieves, the Holy King of Cangming with the division of Baisheng officially entered the court, in the future, the Qiankun will be corrected, the prosperity of benevolence can be expected, on the occasion of the renewal of Vientiane, my generation of monks since the gathering, this descendant must also be a person with lofty ideals, naturally to welcome the Holy King of Cangming, to make a contribution to the upcoming world governance. ”

'Cow Pie! ’

Hearing half of it, Lu Chen couldn't help but secretly give him a thumbs up, and said in his heart:

'It is worthy of mixing politics, and it is not unreasonable to be able to say that the traitor seeks glory so righteously and righteously, and this product can keep the official position of a high-ranking official of the third grade during the reign of the Queen Mother~'

Now a courtier knows that the Queen Mother's henchmen have been completely defeated, and if there is no accident, it will take at most two hours for the Holy King of Cangming to step through the Imperial Gate and take that step to the sky.

But even so, even if it is only for a moment, as long as the empress is still sitting on the dragon chair, she is still the emperor of Great Xia, and Wu Zongyun, as a high-ranking official of the imperial court, not only talks about such things that have not yet been clearly defined, but also stands in the position of the Holy King of Cangming everywhere between his words, and puts on a coat of justice for him in advance.

A flash of disdain flashed across Xiao Yun's face.

She ignored Wu Zongyun, but looked at Lu Chen, frowned slightly, and then sighed inexplicably.

"Huaiyu, have you really decided to go to the Huangji Gate to be the despised flatterer like those disloyal and unrighteous people?"

Hearing this, Wu Zongyun's face suddenly became gloomy.

"Our move is in accordance with the mandate of heaven, and we are serving the legendary holy king, so that the common people can be protected from the suffering of troubled times and wars, how can we be disloyal and unjust?"

"Wu Shilang." Xiao Yun's brows furrowed even deeper, she glanced at Wu Zongyun coldly, and said, "Didn't your master teach you, you can't interject rashly when others are talking, otherwise it will appear that you are very uneducated." ”

Wu Zongyun's eyes widened, and then he shook his hand violently: "I just can't get used to Xiao Shangshu's misleading future." ”

"Lu Zhiqi is magnificent, his bearing is extraordinary, he is not a mediocre person at first glance, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future, how can such a talent be buried? Xiao Shangshu, it's just that you keep yourself high, as long as you don't face each other with a blade, and honestly bring your illness at home, with the bearing of the Holy King, I don't think I will bother with you, but why should you hinder those who have aspirations from rushing to the future? ”

In fact, he didn't value Lu Chen, but some of the things that Lu Chen carried.

For example, Lu Chen had been so tough to face the matter of the Cangming Saint King before.

If someone can make him "abandon the darkness and turn to the light", it will be a big boost for the prestige of the Holy King.

Even such stubborn die-hard elements have been subjugated by the Holy King, which means that the Holy King is indeed the existence of the Lord of the World.

And the person who advised Lu Chen to "abandon the darkness and turn to the light" may be able to leave an excellent impression in the hearts of His Royal Highness the Holy King, who is about to rule the world.

Hearing Wu Zhongyun say this, Lu Chen couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

This guy wants to find someone to make up for someone's head, so he just said it, where is there so much.

Xiao Yun snorted coldly, "What are the facts, Lord Wu knows it himself, don't deceive yourself like this." ”

"People who don't know the current affairs are really unreasonable."

Wu Zongyun took his hand again, no longer looked at Xiao Yun, but turned around and said to Lu Chen: "Lu Zhishi, don't waste your tongue here, delay the future, the old man happens to go to the Huangji Gate from this way, you and I will go together." ”

Xiao Yun ignored him either, and then said to Lu Chen:

"Huaiyu, go back, although the entry of the Cangming Holy King into the Jingshi is irreversible, but as Shenghe courtiers, even if we don't do the unacceptable thing for the sake of the sect and relatives, we can't extinguish the conscience in our hearts."

After bluntly expressing her attitude, she didn't say more, just quietly looked at the man in front of her who dared to be tough and rigid Empress Dowager Zhao, and stood up to defend the majesty of the empress when the Holy King of Cangming was in full swing, to see what choice he would make in the face of this great change.

Whether to stick to the beliefs of the past, or to adapt to the situation and go with the flow.

Whether to go north, like court officials such as Wang Zhizhi who can't wait to wag their tails and beg for mercy, go to the Huangji Gate to welcome the Holy King of Cangming into Luojing, or turn around and return to the Xicheng Mansion on the original road as she hoped, neither to do the unacceptable, nor to follow the flames, and just let it go.

The latter was also the choice of a considerable number of courtiers.

Under the gaze of the two, Lu Chen shook his head, and then arched his hand to Wu Zongyun, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"Wu Shilang misunderstood......"

As soon as these words came out, a touch of coldness suddenly flashed in Wu Zongyun's eyes, but Xiao Yun's face was relaxed, and there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes when he looked at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen continued: "I have never had the idea of going to the Imperial Gate, so I am not on the way with Wu Shilang. ”

These words made Wu Zongyun instantly feel like he was being teased, and he immediately changed his face in anger, and sneered: "What a 'never', young man, don't be too hypocritical, if you didn't originally plan to go to the Huangji Gate to welcome the Holy King of Cangming, why did you go out at this time, are you going to go to the government office on duty?" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yun also frowned.

Indeed, if Lu Chen, like her, didn't plan to welcome the Cangming Saint King in the first place, then he wouldn't go out at all, although the Cangming Saint King had threatened after defeating the Praetorian Guards that he would not embarrass anyone in Luojing City who was without a sword.

But now that the big changes are imminent, the Cangming army will inevitably be under martial law when they enter the city, and it is extremely risky to run outside at this time, so she feels that Lu Chen's original thoughts must be the same as Wu Zongyun's, but she was persuaded by her, and she didn't want to admit it.

As for going to the Six Branches Corridor on duty...... Xiao Yun didn't even think about it, because it was impossible.

Although this is the time to be on duty, but now that the sky is about to change, who still has the heart to take care of any government affairs.

Moreover, all the ministries and offices are in Ziji City, which has now become a place of death that all officials avoid, and if anyone goes to Ziji City at such a critical moment, it is equivalent to openly opposing the Cangming Holy King who is about to ascend the throne, and the end will be miserable.

No one knows what will happen to the empress, but one thing is for sure - the person who is ready to do bad things hates the most is that there are outsiders next to him.

The Holy King of Cangming could let Sheng and his courtiers go to Qinggao, but he would never tolerate their death.

Therefore, unless she is a person who is absolutely loyal to Emperor Sheng He, in order for her to completely ignore the sect and relatives behind her, give up her future, and be desperate, it is impossible for her to go to Ziji City now.

But Emperor Sheng He was just a puppet used by Empress Dowager Zhao to transition because King Qin was too young to inherit the throne, how could any courtier do this for such a puppet emperor with no prestige? Being able to stick to the bottom line in his heart and not to serve the Cangming Holy King is already worthy of the first emperor, not to mention others.

Wu Zongyun mentioned this just to mock Lu Chen's hypocrisy, which was simply an impossible option.

However......

There is a saying that there are no absolutes in the world.

Regarding Wu Zongyun's last provocative words, Lu Chen actually nodded lightly.

"Wu Shilang is right, he is indeed going to go to the Six Science Corridor to deal with official business."

Rumble!

These words were like a thunderclap on the ground, which instantly shook Wu Zongyun and Xiao Yun's heads, making them completely stunned, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a while.

They never thought that Lu Chen would actually say the most unlikely thing to say.