At night, Ziji City, Zichen Palace.

"Oh?"

Jiang Chengdao looked at Fang Yu, who was half-kneeling on the ground in front of him, who had been sent by him to protect Lu Chen, in surprise.

"That's what he said?"

Fang Yu nodded, and said with an affirmative expression: "Back to His Royal Highness the Holy King, Bei Xi was on the roof at that time, and if Lu gave something, Bei He heard it clearly, and there was no mistake or omission!" ”

Between the words, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Jiang Chengdao immediately smiled with satisfaction, and then turned his head to look at the empress sitting on the dragon chair.

"Lu Zhishi is really the same, Your Majesty has the assistance of this good talent, and he will definitely be able to prosper Daxia and create an unprecedented prosperous era."

Hearing this, the empress gently put down the imperial pen in her hand, and then raised her head slightly, and looked at Jiang Chengdao, with a trace of dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"King Cangming."

When there are outsiders, she naturally won't call Jiang Chengdao the imperial brother.

This is the secret to be brought into the coffin.

"I didn't doubt Huaiyu's character, and I will never suspect him, and I have said it first, so you sent a master to protect him in order to prevent Xiaoxiao, not to enter his house to monitor his words and deeds."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengdao couldn't help but smile helplessly.

He naturally knew that the empress had no intention of spying on Lu Chen, and he also knew that a few days ago, under the Xuanji Gate, when Lu Chen stood alone in front of him and desperately resisted the Holy King's coercion to fight for her a glimmer of life, she had already fully recognized Lu Chen.

Such a loyal courtier does not need to be monitored at all.

But as an elder brother, he will inevitably have more eyes, and he has experienced all kinds of sinister human nature since he was a child, and he will never trust others easily.

After he was chosen by the Holy Relic to become the Holy King, he has been wearing a mask armor for this reason.

Everyone in the world knows that the saint holds the power of the most powerful saint in the world, and naturally there will be ambitious people who covet the power of the holy relic, but the holy realm is too mysterious, and there is no chance to touch the holy relic.

Even the slightest chance of being able to dominate a holy relic is enough to drive careerists crazy.

And as the fifth prince, his mother and sister are in the harem, if the first emperor knows that he was chosen by the holy relic, he will know what will happen if he thinks about it with his ass.

What's more, almost all the royal family knows that what he cares about most is his mother and sister.

Therefore, from the moment he put on his armor and ascended to the throne of the Cangming Realm, Jiang Chengdao, the former fifth prince, completely disappeared, and this identity could never see the light of day again.

It is precisely because he has seen too many complex and unspeakable human nature that he naturally has a sense of distrust of all things that are too perfect.

And Lu Chen, in his eyes, his conduct is so perfect, so perfect that he feels unreal.

Therefore, he specially told Fang Yu and the other six extremely skilled guards to protect Lu Chen, and find an opportunity to monitor Lu Chen's appearance behind people.

The results are clear.

For a few days in a row, even though he had become a big celebrity in front of the empress, he was still as upright as ever, unwilling to be with the light, and there was no sign of depravity.

What a pure minister!

At this time, the empress saw that he was silent, and she couldn't see the expression under his mask, thinking that he didn't think so, so she couldn't help frowning, and her tone quietly increased a little: "Huaiyu is the minister I recognize, and I have sworn that I will not let Huaiyu suffer any grievances in the future, let alone make him cold, Holy King, you don't want me to be untrustworthy, right?" ”

Jiang Chengdao bowed slightly and said solemnly: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, and the minister will definitely not make his own decisions in the future." ”

With his assurance, the empress secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she was annoyed that Jiang Chengdao was making his own decisions, Jiang Chengdao was for her good after all, and she was worried that she would be deceived by the villain, which was the protection of her brother, so she couldn't say too much.

Jiang Chengdao turned around and said to Fang Yu: "Did you hear His Majesty's words?" ”

Fang Yu nodded heavily.

"Your Majesty has heard it, His Royal Highness the Holy King can rest assured, after His Majesty goes back, he will definitely tell others that he will only be responsible for protecting the safety of Lu Zhishi from now on, and will never peep into Lu Zhishi's privacy."

Jiang Chengdao waved his hand and motioned for Fang Yu to leave.

"Humble resignation!"

Fang Yu replied respectfully, and then the spiritual power in his body instantly gushed out, spreading all around his body in an instant.

The surrounding air suddenly shook slightly, and then, only a soft sound of "pop" was heard, and Fang Yu's figure disappeared in place out of thin air, and there was no trace of it in the entire Zichen Palace.

After Fang Yu left, the empress's expression relaxed slightly.

Jiang Chengdao suddenly asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, have you figured out how to promote him?" ”

The empress did not answer directly, but picked up a holy decree from the table that had been placed for most of the day and threw it over.

Jiang Chengdao took it easily, opened it and took a quick look.

After a moment, he suddenly frowned.

"The official department is in the examination of the Qing officials?"

The empress bowed slightly: "Well, I want him to start with the government affairs at the grassroots level, and then slowly entrust him with important tasks." ”

Hearing this, Jiang Chengdao rolled his eyes inexplicably.

"As far as this king knows, the Department of Meritorious Examination and Officials is in charge of the performance evaluation, promotion, demotion, and dismissal of officials, and is such a powerful and vital department, Your Majesty, are you sure that this is a grassroots government affairs?"

He didn't say anything about grade.

Although the sixth section is only a seventh-grade official in the matter, and even the one is only a seventh-grade grass-roots official in the matter, but the power in the matter is not small, and even the second-grade high-ranking officials dare not despise it.

It's just that because the power in the matter is linked to the emperor, it is just a high-risk occupation when the emperor is mediocre, brutal or weak, and it is not worse than the Lang official of the fifth rank in terms of power, so it is not a big problem to be promoted to the official of the fifth grade.

Before that, there was a precedent for Daxia to be directly promoted from the matter to the deputy capital of the Zhengsanpin Metropolitan Inspectorate.

Of course, it is an indisputable fact that he is not responsible for specific government affairs, and it is too easy to offend people and be persecuted, and the low grade and poor treatment are also indisputable, and it is natural for the empress to arrange a high-powered and well-paid official position for him.

But as soon as it came up, it was the most powerful of the six departments, and even the chief official was called the key department of the heavenly officials, and it was second only to the official department and the left and right servants......

Although with Lu Chen's previous performance, it is understandable that the empress wants to repay his loyalty as much as possible, and it is understandable that she wants to be promoted and reused, but she was directly promoted to the Ministry of Officials to test the merits of the Qing Officials Division as the chief official... This favor is more or less excessive......

And he has just joined the office, his qualifications are still shallow, and in the officialdom, he still has to pay attention to a qualification and political achievements, at least he has to get by on the face...

This is not a matter of being promoted to the fifth level, this is the rhythm of one step to the sky.

For Jiang Chengdao's words, the empress shook her head: "At an extraordinary time, when doing extraordinary things, now the demon queen and the unscrupulous rebels are all ambushed, the government and the opposition are turbulent, and there are many vacancies in official positions. ”

The Ministry of Officials is the most important department except for the Three Pavilions, and the people who can be in charge of the Ministry of Officials are basically the henchmen of those in power.

Therefore, after the fall of the Empress Dowager Zhao, the officials were 100% going to change their blood.

Other ministries can be more or less promoted and transferred, such as Shilang Tishangshu, Langzhong Ti Lang, Wai Lang Ti Lang or something, of course, most of them still recall the famous and virtuous ministers who have refused to submit to the Queen Mother in the past six years and have been persecuted and exiled by the Queen Mother to Luojing to fill the vacancy.

But the shortage of officials is too big, and it is too important, and those officials and empresses who were persecuted by the Queen Mother are not familiar with it after all, and it is impossible to fully trust it.

Therefore, in the empress's heart, Lu Chen should first go to the Ministry of Officials to take charge of the important task of a division, first accumulate experience and resume, and then continue to promote, one day let him enter the Third Pavilion, and become the minister who assists her in creating a prosperous world.

Although the position in the matter is weighted, after all, it has no decision-making power, and it cannot touch specific government affairs, and the only thing that can really determine the future direction of the Great Xia Empire is the three pavilions, except for the emperor.

If you want to enter the cabinet, you must have a rich resume and political achievements.

A troll is obviously not allowed to enter the cabinet.

Jiang Chengdao thought for a while, then nodded, agreeing with the empress's statement.

Then the two discussed other government affairs.

It wasn't until the moon and stars were scarce that Jiang Chengdao said goodbye and left.

After Jiang Chengdao left, the empress subconsciously looked at the holy decree on the table, the focus in her eyes gradually disappeared, and her gaze became more and more confused.

"The official has been promoted to the fifth level, and he is in charge of the key points of the ministry, which should make him happy......"