Lu Chen looked coldly at the two of them desperately kowtowing and begging for mercy, and after a while, he slowly spoke.

"Look up and look at the officer."

Hearing the other party call himself "this official", the two couldn't help but be stunned, and then looked up suddenly, and immediately breathed a heavy sigh of relief when they saw Lu Chen, who was sitting on the imperial horse, wearing a serious official uniform.

As long as it's not a bandit.

The silver tattoo at home can be regarded as preserved.

Everyone is from the imperial court, so it stands to reason that they shouldn't be too embarrassed.

However, it seemed too early for them to rejoice.

"I ask you."

Lu Chen looked at them expressionlessly, "Which official of the yamen are you?" And who ordered you to take labor to the Tianmen River Dam? ”

Hearing this, the two couldn't help but be stunned, and then subconsciously looked around, and suddenly saw that the people who had been driven by them with whips were looking at them with complicated expressions.

Behind the civilians stood a large group of lightly armored soldiers, looking at them with a gaze that felt a little wrong.

This situation... How does it not feel right?

Boom!

Fu Huan, who had been standing beside Lu Chen, suddenly drew her sword, looked at the two of them with a cold face, and said coldly:

"If you don't want to die, talk back quickly!"

In his voice, there was a hint of murderous intent!

The two of them shuddered for a moment, and then one of them said cautiously, "I'll wait... Seeing that the floods near the Tianmen River were becoming more and more severe, we ordered us to go to various parts of the county to recruit young people and take them to the Tianmen River Dam... Flat... Quell the floods ......"

Hearing this, Lu Chen subconsciously thought for a moment.

After a few breaths, he suddenly squinted his eyes.

"So, did your county magistrate say what arrangements you should make after bringing people over?"

The two shook their heads.

"No, the county magistrate said, we just need to bring people over and take good care of them."

Hearing this, the eyes of the people immediately widened, and their faces were full of disbelief.

"Heh..."

Lu Chen smiled coldly.

"What a Luan County Order who is loyal to the monarch and the country."

The two raised their heads slightly, and then asked very worriedly, "My lord, do you know our Lord Luan?" ”

"I don't know."

Lu Chen said lightly: "However, we will meet soon." ”

Hearing his meaningful words, the two couldn't help but look at each other.

Lu Chen asked them some puzzling questions, such as whether someone in the county has recently purchased grain at a high price, and whether the county government often has distinguished guests coming to the door.

Under the threat of survival, the two of them naturally knew everything about Lu Chen's problems, and they told him everything Lu Chen wanted to know like pouring beans, and they didn't hide anything.

After asking the question, Lu Chen suddenly turned his head and looked at Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping who looked complicated not far away.

"Decree of the Governor!"

As soon as these words came out, the two officials were dumbfounded.

Governor?

This young man turned out to be a governor?

The people didn't know what kind of official the governor was, but as the officials of the county government, they naturally wouldn't be unclear.

That's a big official that only the emperor's trusted ministers can serve!

How could such a big man come to Tianmen River, a place where birds don't?

Stunned, the Yuzhou guards trembled suddenly, and then instinctively stood up straight, with a solemn face.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuangye gathered their minds and bowed to Lu Chen, looking like they were waiting for orders.

"Order the commander of Yuzhouwei and the commander of Suizhouwei to immediately lead the army to the Tianmen River dam to assist Xiao Shangshu in repairing all the flood control fortifications.

"No!"

This time, a group of soldiers decisively received the order, without dragging their feet, and even Zhang Shiping, who had the most opinions on weekdays, did not say a word more this time.

And after hearing Lu Chen's order as the governor, both the people and the two messengers were completely stunned.

Li Wei looked at Lu Chen in disbelief, and boldly asked, "This lord, what do you mean... The imperial court did not order the requisition of labor at all, and asked me to wait to quell the flood, all of this was the county government's own initiative? ”

The other people also stared at Lu Chen, their eyes full of hope.

Lu Chen turned his head, glanced at him, and nodded lightly in the hopeful eyes of everyone.

"That's right, Your Majesty knows that the people's livelihood in Yuzhou is difficult now, and the people's power must not be used, so he ordered the Yu and Sui Erzhou guards to go to the dam area to control the water, and ordered the official to temporarily take charge of the military and political affairs of the two states to assist Xiao Shangshu to quell the floods, and there has never been a single decree on the levy and payment of labor from the imperial court."

Hearing this, Li Wei and the others were stunned for a short time, and a look of ecstasy gradually appeared on their withered faces.

Court... There was no intention of sending them to death.

All of this is the self-assertion of those dog officials, doing nonsense!

And the two officials were dumbfounded on the spot when they heard Lu Chen's words, and their fat bodies gradually trembled.

At this time, Lu Chen suddenly looked over.

"I'm tired of you two leading the way."

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth slowly raised, and a smile finally filled his face again.

Gollum.......

The two swallowed at the same time, and then asked in a loud voice, "Go... Where to? ”

"Ping County."

Lu Chen said indifferently: "The governor of Pontus should have a good understanding of the demeanor of your Lord Luan." ”

Hearing this, the two of them suddenly turned pale.

……………

Purple Pole City, Taiji Palace.

Morning.

The empress walked into the hall on time, sat on the dragon chair, and the Holy King of Cangming stood at the bottom.

"Meet my emperor, my emperor Sheng'an."

The civil and military officials on both sides bowed in unison.

The Empress nodded.

"Zhongqing is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Everyone straightened up, and then the eunuchs on both sides of the dragon chair shouted: "Something to start, nothing to retreat!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged man in a purple robe standing at the forefront of the civil official array suddenly took a step forward.

Seeing this, the other courtiers suddenly looked terrified.

In the Taiji Palace, there is no martial arts, and those who can be ranked at the forefront are all the bigwigs of the dynasty who have great power to speak in the court.

The closer the position is to the Emperor, the more powerful it is.

For example, the position of the important ministers of the three pavilions is under the emperor's nose, which can be seen at a glance, and it is extremely conspicuous.

These bigwigs rarely speak, but as long as they write and do things, things will not be small, and at this time, except for the imperial history and these science and Taoist officials in the matter, others generally will not bother.

And although the middle-aged man's position is not as good as the three pavilions, it is also quite conspicuous.

In fact, he was the first emperor who had already worshiped the left squire of the military department, and now he was awarded the important position of the secretary of the military department by the empress - Cangshi Gong, Liu Dongyang.

After Liu Dongyang stood up, he clenched the board in his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do." ”

The empress bowed slightly.

"Liu Aiqing, please speak."

Liu Dongyang bowed slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, according to reliable information, the Rouran Khanate has been in frequent movements recently, and the Rouran King Ahun Tu has gathered hundreds of thousands of people who control the strings to garrison the Baiye area, which seems to be taking advantage of the situation to send troops, but the Cangling army guarding the wasteland has turned a blind eye to this and has not hindered it in the slightest. ”

After a pause, he added: "And recently, there seems to be an abnormal movement in the guards in the seven western provinces, including Xichuan Province, Jingxiang Province, and Tianlan Province, and the generals of the unified army either report illness or return to their hometowns under the pretext of leaving them, and they are often not in the army, and they have been gone for more than ten days, and their behavior is quite suspicious.......

Hearing this, the empress's face suddenly tightened.

Is it finally here......