Following the fall of Empress Dowager Zhao, another officialdom earthquake broke out without warning.

Including Wang Zhi, a high-ranking official of the second grade, all the officials who went to the Huangji Gate were all taken down by Xuanwuwei, and all of them were escorted to the prison together with their families, facing each other from the henchmen of the Queen Mother who had been arrested before.

For a time, the prison became overcrowded.

Questioning crimes, raiding homes, taking people, and detaining people, Xuanwuwei constantly shuttled around Luojing City under the assignment of the empress.

A few days ago, the scene when the Empress Dowager Zhao had just fallen was staged again.

No one could have imagined that the puppet emperor, who was not favored by anyone, turned out to be the real promoter of the overthrow of the rule of the Empress Dowager Zhao.

And the Cangming Saint King was just a knife in her hand.

And this knife was also used by her as a touchstone, used to test the reaction of her ministers.

The results are clear.

Except for Lu Chen, almost all of them failed to completely pass her trial.

Of course, some courtiers can't get a perfect score, and it's okay to get a passing grade.

Courtiers such as Xiao Yun who did not respond to Li Zheng's call to go to the Huangji Gate to welcome the Holy King, although they were not as desperate for the empress as Lu Chen, but in the end, they still had the conscience of being a cultivator and the duty of being a courtier of Great Xia, and they were still usable people.

Or maybe they are the good ministers that the empress wants to distinguish.

Lu Chen was an unexpected joy beyond expectations.

Therefore, a loyal minister like Lu Chen is certainly valuable, but those good ministers who abide by their duties are not useless.

It's just that mustard is inevitable, and it is impossible to trust Lu Chen unreservedly.

There were two great changes in succession, and the number of officials in the court was reduced by nearly half, and a large number of vacancies were vacated, and even the three pavilion seals were empty, and the entire central administrative organ of Great Xia was almost paralyzed.

The selection of officials has become the most urgent matter at present.

Other affairs, such as pacifying people's hearts, cleaning up the mess, chasing down the Empress Dowager's henchmen, eliminating the remnants, purging the court, and stabilizing the borders, also need to be dealt with as soon as possible in order to stabilize the rule.

So, after the matter of the Emperor's Gate, the empress threw herself into the complicated government affairs.

With the strong support of Jiang Chengdao's Cangming Army, the power transition of the empress was relatively smooth.

Although no one knows why the Holy King, who had almost never interfered in the internal affairs of the Middle-earth Dynasty for tens of thousands of years, would break the convention and travel thousands of miles to help the Empress regain her supreme power as the Emperor, no matter what the reason, as long as the Holy King supported the Empress, the position of the Empress would be unshakable.

Even if she doesn't have any team except Lu Chen now.

The power of the Holy King is so domineering and completely unreasonable.

The busy empress didn't have time to take care of Lu Chen for the time being, but only issued a notice stamped with a big seal, stating that this time to get rid of the demon queen who was a disaster for the dynasty, the Cangming Holy King should be the first meritorious, and while focusing on praising Jiang Chengdao who made great contributions to the dynasty, she also did not hesitate to boast to Lu Chen.

He even compared him to the ancient ministers of ancient times, and gave him a very high affirmation, his words were full of praise, and the pen and ink used were not much less than that of the holy king.

Of course, those courtiers who chose to stay behind closed doors in the affairs of the emperor's gate, neither welcoming the holy king nor entering the palace to protect the empress, also used a few words of praise in the notice.

After all, no matter whether they were selling for the purpose of pretending to be high, or they were unwilling to submit with a conscience, since they had not turned their backs on Great Xia on the surface, then, even if they were guilty, they would not be guilty to death, and now was the time to employ people, there was no need to criticize them too harshly.

In fact, if it weren't for Lu Chen's ridiculously dazzling jewel in front of her, the empress would probably have praised them a few more words for the sake of the overall situation, better than rotten, no matter how bad they were, they were much better than those courtiers who couldn't wait to go to the Huangji Gate to welcome the "new emperor".

But with Lu Chen here, their performance is too inferior in comparison, and naturally they can't be compared with Lu Chen in the empress's heart, and a little praise for them is already the result of her taking care of the overall situation.

As soon as this announcement, which was equivalent to the characterization of this incident, the courtiers who had not participated in the affairs of the Huangji Gate were immediately relieved, and then at the same time focused on the name that was praised by the empress in the announcement.

Before, whether they admired or despised Lu Chen, they all had only one thought at this time:

This son Jane is in the emperor's heart, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future, and the future is immeasurable, and he must not be taken lightly!

Some of the active-minded courtiers had even begun to inquire about Lu Chen's past, preferences, and background.

People who can mix in the court are basically not stupid.

Lu Chen has been dead set on the empress twice in a row, this friendship is comparable to a charcoal in the snow for the empress, and her status in the empress's heart, even if it is not as good as the holy king who helped her seize power, is definitely a pivotal existence.

If nothing else, Lu Chen will definitely become a big celebrity in the Empress Dynasty and an absolute favorite.

It certainly doesn't hurt to be good friends.

Although this person looks stupid and stupid, he doesn't look very good, but maybe one day the power will change in his hands?

Aren't all the officials of all dynasties like this?

The so-called way of life, that is, the art of adaptation, should not be paranoid on one end.

In their opinion, as long as you have been an official for a long time, you will naturally understand this truth, and it is impossible to always pursue the set of loyalty to the monarch and serving the country and taking the world as your own responsibility that you remember when you were studying.

As a result, the small courtyard in Xicheng, where Lu Chen temporarily lived, suddenly became hot, and people came over every day to give gifts and hand over prayer posts.

However, Lu Chen's response to this was only one -

"Xiao Yu, no matter who it is in the future, whether it is a gift or a greeting post, it will all blast me out!"

After knowing the content of the notice, he naturally did not become as complacent as those courtiers thought, but was so depressed that he wanted to die, regretting that he did not follow the crowd and followed Wu Zongyun to the Huangji Gate to welcome the new emperor.

Otherwise, his name would definitely be in the decree to deal with the rebels.

But it's come to this point, no matter how much you dwell on it, it's better to think more about what to do in the future.

After all, the current situation is too bad for him.

couldn't resign, and his predecessor was a loyal and courageous person, and he stood on the wrong team, and inexplicably became the empress's number one loyal minister.

If you don't do anything, you will definitely be promoted by the empress, and the ghost knows when you will be able to touch the system reward.

Therefore, something must be done, at least to think about how to refuse to be promoted under the pretext.

As a result, he was racking his brains trying to figure out how to take off this obstructive official uniform, at least to keep this seven-rank petty official from being promoted, so as to obtain this long cycle, which will inevitably be much richer than the last small cycle, and these people rushed over to block him.

Congratulations to Lord Lu Jian for being in the emperor's heart, favored by His Majesty, and will definitely make steady progress in the future, and he will carry Yunyun more.

These words are like rubbing salt in his wounds, and if he can be happy, he will be a ghost.

And hearing him say this, Xiao Yu, who had been busy for most of the day, couldn't help but be stunned.

"Huh?"

After reacting, she said with some hesitation: "Cousin... This... It's not good......"

Lu Chen said with a disdainful expression: "It's just a group of people who tend to be inflammatory, and when they see whoever gains power, they will cling to the villains in the past, what else will they do except form a party for personal gain, and deceive the superiors and subordinates?" These shameless villains, who can only fly and dog, sooner or later I will have to refer to Your Majesty for a copy of them, how can I be with them? ”

As he spoke, he snorted coldly again, "Don't talk about being with them, I'm deeply ashamed just to talk to them, Xiaoyu, if you don't want your cousin and I can't even eat today, send them away quickly, I want to vomit when I see them." ”

Such extreme words suddenly made Xiao Yu speechless for a while.

I always feel that my cousin doesn't seem to be suitable to be an official...

As soon as he opened his mouth, he offended people to death, and if this continued, sooner or later enemies would be everywhere and he would be isolated and excluded by all the courtiers.

If he reaches that situation, no matter how much the empress is favored, he will be driven out of the court sooner or later if he is not tolerated by the official.

Thinking like this, she naturally didn't know that this was Lu Chen's plan.

His purpose is to take off this official uniform, so in the officialdom, it is natural to attract as much hatred as possible.

He wished that the entire officialdom was a "good teammate" who wanted to expel him from Shilin in every possible way.

Therefore, not only is he not afraid of offending people, but he has to find ways to become a mudslide in officialdom and be disgusted by them, only in this way can he have more chances to be dismissed.

Xiao Yu opened his mouth and wanted to persuade a few more words, but seeing that Lu Chen was so resolute and knew that it was useless to say more, he had to sigh helplessly, turned around and walked towards the hall.

Now that Lu Chen has made up her mind, she can only do what he says.

Smack......

After Xiao Yu left, an imperceptible sound quietly sounded on the roof of Lu Chen's room, and then a black shadow suddenly rushed out, speeding towards the direction of Purple Pole City.