After confirming that the images in the shadow transmission circle were enough to prove Lu Chen's innocence, and to prove that Chai Hongyu was indeed admiring Lu Chen, so she did not hesitate to put aside their opposing positions and sacrifice her life to save Lu Chen, the empress was completely relieved in her heart.

In this way, this incident will not only not leave a stain on Lu Chen, but will greatly increase his prestige.

After all, Lu Chen's noble conduct and extreme benevolence can even be influenced by the chief general of the world's biggest anti-thief!

How against the sky?!

Since ancient times, how many people can do this?!

Unparalleled national warriors, well deserved!

However, after the dust settled on Lu Chen's matter, the empress recalled the tragic experience of Fang Cai Chai Hongyu when she was a child, and her mood suddenly became a little heavy.

Although it was not she who reigned at that time, in any case, the people suffered so much under the governance of the imperial court, and the hellish scenes of that scene would be added to the national fortune of Great Xia.

recalled what Lu Chen once said, especially the sentence "The king is like a boat, the people are like water, water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn a boat".

It sounds a bit alarmist, but the empress takes it seriously.

And now, Chai Hongyu, or the rebels who are now entrenched in the northern part of Tianlan Province, as well as the mobs and rebels who are constantly shaking the foundation of Great Xia's rule, fully prove this.

Although these thieves can't turn the sky now, Yu Jiuyuan, Chai Hongyu and others don't have the strength to fight against the imperial court, but one can't do it, what about two? What about three?

If the imperial court does not pay attention to the people, and allows those corrupt officials in Chai Hongyu's hometown to act recklessly, or if they concentrate on cultivating the Tao and ignore the people's livelihood, sooner or later there will be more Yu Jiuyuan and more Chai Hongyu, until the Great Xia Dynasty is overthrown.

Realizing this, the empress quickly fell into deep thought.

She couldn't help but think about what the erosion had become in this thousand-year-old Great Xia under all kinds of shortcomings... The "momentum of Zhongxing" created by the first emperor is still like this, so after six years of chaos in the demon queen, how many ways do the people of Daxia have left?

As soon as she thought of this, a dignified look quietly appeared in the empress's eyes.

The burden on your shoulders doesn't seem to be as simple as you think.

If you want to create the real prosperity that Lu Chen is looking forward to, there is a long way to go......

Shaking her head, she prepared to stop the Soul Searching Technique and interrupt the Soul Searching Technique.

It's not that she can't hold on.

Although the Extreme Dao Secret Method consumes a lot, she is the owner of the Extreme Dao Sword after all, and there are all kinds of magic circles in the Taiji Hall that can provide amplification to the world's supreme beings who cultivate the way of the emperor, so she naturally does not have to risk her life like Lu Chen when she launches the Extreme Dao Secret Method.

It's just a little tired.

The main thing is that now that Lu Chen's innocence has been proven, there is no need to continue to search for souls, so that Chai Hongyu can continue to suffer.

However, just when she was about to withdraw her spiritual power-

Whoa!!

With a sudden burst of heat, a dazzling red light suddenly bloomed on Chai Hongyu's body.

Immediately after, the red light suddenly contracted extremely quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a fiery red translucent energy body was formed.

"Boom!"

A sonorous chirp suddenly sounded, and the translucent energy body turned into a two-foot-wide divine bird, firmly wrapping Chai Hongyu in the energy body.

Seeing this sudden scene, everyone was shocked.

"Escort! Escort!! ”

"Protect Your Majesty!!"

"Your Majesty, stand back!"

“…”

Xuan Jiwei and the imperial guards moved one after another.

Facing the reminders of the courtiers, the empress raised her hand indifferently and said lightly: "It's just a trivial matter, don't panic, all retreat, with Gu Aiqing here, I am very safe." ”

Hearing this, everyone still hesitated to remind again.

However, the empress just carried the sword of the Extreme Dao, silently walked in front of Lu Chen, and then said in a condensed voice:

"Stand down!"

Feeling this undoubted order, everyone immediately looked dazed and did not dare to say anything more.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The riots ceased.

The next moment, as if to prove that the empress's judgment was correct, the fiery red divine bird-like energy body suddenly and quickly condensed towards Chai Hongyu's body, and with the influx of this energy, the originally painful look on Chai Hongyu's face began to gradually ease.

"Oh?"

Gu Simiao on the side suddenly sighed softly.

"Reborn from the ashes, immortal ......"

She slowly put down the hands that were originally held on the hilt of the long sword at her waist, and the surging spiritual power in her body gradually dissipated and returned to the spiritual veins.

"Are you a descendant of Suzaku... Tsk, no wonder you can lead a group of rabble to make such a fierce scene in the three provinces of Qingning, even Wang Qian can't do anything about her, is that what happened......

Hearing this, the empress also recalled a certain record in the royal secret book, and then for some reason, she glanced at Lu Chen with a somewhat subtle expression, and there was a hint of meaning in her eyes.

The hiccup passed quickly.

At the same time, the image on the Shadow Circle changed again.

What appeared inside this time was the changes in various parts of Yuzhou after Lu Chen left Yuzhou.

After confirming that Lu Chen was safe and sound, Chai Hongyu did not immediately leave Yuzhou and return to the anti-thief camp in Tianlan Province, but traveled around Yuzhou from the perspective of a bystander and witnessed the changes that Lu Chen brought to Yuzhou.

Especially the county seat where the acting county commanders who claim to be Lu Chen's protégés are located.

At this time, in the light curtain of the Shadow Transmission Circle, the picture displayed was an unknown field, dozens of hundreds of people were wielding hoes and driving ploughing cattle to be busy.

Among them, a man who is nine feet tall and has a one-foot long beard, and is sweating with his bare arms is particularly conspicuous.

The reason why he stands out is not only because of his tall stature, but also because he wears a robe that only a county official can wear.

Obviously, he was one of the acting county commanders sent by Lu Chen to the counties to govern the localities.

After a while, Chai Hongyu's gaze moved forward, and soon he came to the burly man.

"Lord Prefectural."

"Huh?"

Dahan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head, and when he saw Chai Hongyu, his face obviously showed surprise.

"You're... Chai girl? ”

"Your Excellency, do you know what's next?"

"Well, the commander has explained it to you."

The man explained briefly, and then asked:

"What is Miss Chai looking for?"

Certain?

Hearing this self-proclaimed, some courtiers suddenly turned dark, what Ye Shilang said was really right, the person sent by Lu Chen really didn't have any official appearance at all!

Let these people be officials, where is the face of the court?

If this continues, will the local people still worship the government as if they were gods as before?

However, when the empress saw this scene, her inner thoughts were diametrically opposed to theirs.

Because she noticed that while the big man stopped and talked to Chai Hongyu, the surrounding people were attracted by the movement here and looked over one after another, and although the eyes of those people looking at the big man were not too afraid, they were not as numb as walking corpses.

Their spirit was obviously much better than what she had seen in the various information collected by Xuan Jiwei.

Living hard for six years under the nose of the Queen Mother made her extremely sensitive to people's hearts, and from the eyes of those people, she instinctively felt a different kind of vitality.

At this time, Chai Hongyu in the light curtain asked directly to the point: "Lord County, you are not staying in the county office, why do you deign to come here and do these vulgar things?" ”

"Oh, this one."

Dahan put down the hoe in his hand and said without hesitation:

"There is nothing important in the county government, and now the spring ploughing is imminent, I heard that there is a shortage of labor in some places, and it may not be able to finish the work, so I will bring someone over to see if I can help anything."

Chai Hongyu was silent for a while, and then asked: "But my lord, you are the lord of a county, and you will go to the field in person......"

"What's this?"

The man was unimpressed.

"Mr. Lu said that in life, you must put yourself in the right position and do what you should do within the scope of your responsibilities, so that you can be worthy of your heart and stand tall between heaven and earth, and what a county parent official has to do is to seek benefits for the local people."

After a pause, he said again: "A certain is a rough person, he doesn't understand any big truths, and he is not like those monks who have come down to the earth with Wenqu Xing, who are full of ink and have a thousand strategies, and they only know that since they are the parents and officials, they must think about what the people think, be anxious about what the people are anxious about, and since the people lack labor, they will come over to help them do what they can." ”

Hearing this, Chai Hongyu was stunned for a while.

"If Miss Chai has nothing to do, she will be busy first."

Chai Hongyu immediately reacted and arched her hand at him.

This is the end of this memory.

And in this picture, what Chai Hongyu will feel after hearing the answer of the county lord with the tiger's back and bear's waist, only Lu Chen, who is performing the soul searching technique at this time, knows.

Immediately after that, the next memory resurfaced.

This time, the picture in the light curtain has become a bustling county seat.

Although there is no burly strong man county order, and there is no county lord wearing official robes doing rough work, the scene this time is still very weird.

For example, the flow of people in this is obviously just a small county, and it is not much worse than that of Fucheng!

On both sides of the street, which is not very spacious, there is a vendor shouting and selling every half a zhang, and there are all kinds of goods in front of them, such as jewelry, pots and pans, sugar people, rouge, oil umbrellas, etc., and there are many local specialties along the way.

These snack bars were full of people, and there was a long queue at the door, but there was no trouble, although there was some impatience, but still waited patiently in the same place, during which from time to time there were shopkeepers who came out with tea, and laughed while handing them to dispel their impatience.

But the most concerning thing is that at the corner of the street, there are no bits and pieces of food, only a table with a banner with the words "recruitment" written on it.

"Come on, come on, let's take a look, Li Yuanwai recruits, two times a month, six days off and one day off, and one meal to eat!"

"Wang Yuanwai Bodhisattva heart, willing to generously contribute to the poor people of Ping County, just work in the west of the city Wang's cloth workshop for a month, you can get enough for a family for a season, interested in the hurry, the number of places is limited, first come, first served!"

"Twenty recruiters at Yanping Wharf, 500 yuan per month, more work, more food, requiring physical strength, hardship and hard work......"

“……”

Many people with patches in their clothes were attracted by these shouts and gathered towards the recruitment office.

Obviously, they are more interested in making money than spending money.

With hope on their faces, the people asked the recruiter one after another, and soon signed the contract one after another.

Immediately afterwards, after confirming the acceptance of employment, the recruiter actually took out a small bag of rice and a hundred yuan from under the table and handed it to the people who were ready to work, and then in the surprised eyes of the other party, he smiled and said that this is the decree issued by the new county magistrate, and all those who do business in Ping County must give each other some money and food as a settlement fee after recruiting workers.

Chai Hongyu just watched quietly as the people thanked the people at the recruitment office, and then happily left with a small bag of money and food.

Seeing this scene, the courtiers reacted differently.

Qian Yiqian and others were naturally disdainful, thinking that it was not a good thing that the business affairs of a county were too heavy, and his county decree must be a mediocre official who had lost his mind in the yellow and white things, and he would definitely have to join him when the time came.

But Liu Dongyang, Fang Ping, Xiao Yun and others were pensive.

At this moment, the picture in the light curtain flashed, and then suddenly a scene appeared that made everyone feel somewhat familiar.

I saw that at the gate of the county government in Ping County, a handsome young man in a county robe and a little unspeakable gave his hand to a middle-aged businessman in brocade clothes and a big belly, and sent the other party away with a smile.

That's right, it is the picture in the photo talisman of Ye Sheng's protégé against Lu Chen in various counties.

And now, the follow-up of that photo talisman is displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

Chai Hongyu walked over.

"Lord Fang."

She naturally knew Fang Yu, after all, when she saved Gou'er Village, Fang Yu had promised to give her a reward as a reward.

It's just that she hasn't gone to the Pingxian Yamen to ask for it.

"It's you, Miss Chai."

Fang Yu looked at her deeply, and then said softly, "Miss Chai is here to receive the reward?" ”

"No, there is something unclear below, and I want to ask Lord Fang to solve my doubts below."

"Miss Chai is serious, you are the life-saving benefactor of hundreds of villagers in Gou'er Village, as their parent official, after all, you are also the benefactor of the official, if the girl has anything to ask, just ask directly, the official must know everything."

Chai Hongyu bowed slightly, and then, as before, asked straight to the point:

"Lord Fang, I remember that the officials don't seem to like to deal with businessmen, and they are very disdainful of businessmen, are you so close to businessmen that you are not afraid of being ridiculed by your colleagues?"

Fang Yu shrugged.

"It doesn't matter, they can laugh if they want, anyway, the official didn't plan to deal with them."

After a moment of silence, Chai Hongyu then asked, "My lord, why do you want to do business in the county seat?" ”

Fang Yu said without hesitation: "Because business can benefit the people." ”

Hearing this familiar answer, Chai Hongyu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"But Governor Lu's teachings?"

"Hmm."

Fang Yu nodded, and when he mentioned Lu Chen, his eyes gradually revealed reverence.

"Lord Lu once said that officials should pursue the great road to truth, and although there are countless ways and methods in this world, as long as it is a way that is beneficial to the people and can benefit the people, whether it is the way of business, the way of things, or the way of medicine or food, all of them are avenues."

"This official is not talented, except for the Holy Dao and the Martial Dao, the only thing that can be used is the Dao of Shangjia."

Chai Hongyu suddenly understood.

After the trip to Pingxian County, Chai Hongyu went to several other county seats, almost every county seat, and she saw these acting county magistrates who had been taught by Lu Chen's words and deeds, claiming to be Lu Chen's protégés, and were using their own paths, which had always been despised by monks, to benefit the local people.

And the counties of Yuzhou, in their governance strategies that are incompatible with today's mainstream, are changing little by little in the direction of the prosperous era in her mind.

I'm finally done with the end of the month, and I'll resume normal updates tomorrow

(End of chapter)