Since the new regulations formulated by Lu Chen have been a great success in Wuji Palace, proving that he is not just relying on the favor of the empress and the straw bag of shit luck, but a high-level talent with real talent, the atmosphere of the Ministry of Industry has completely changed.

Lu Chen's prestige is getting higher and higher, and his influence is getting bigger and bigger.

Today's Ministry of Industry has no Shangshu, only the left waiter Sun Michang and the right waiter Lu Chen, each of whom is in charge of a part of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, and has always been well water and not river water.

Lu Chen was in charge of the repair of palaces and gardens, the construction and maintenance of official roads and civil roads, the casting of weapons, spiritual costumes, city defense formations and other matters, while Sun Michang was responsible for the construction of farmland and water conservancy, the construction of imperial tombs, and the manufacture and maintenance of things needed for ceremonial guards.

Sun Michang's authority cannot be said to be low, but compared with Lu Chen, the gap is still quite obvious.

Of course, Zhongzhou has been respected by the left since ancient times, and the status of the left waiter is theoretically a little higher than that of the right waiter, and in terms of authority, the left waiter should also be higher than the right waiter.

But who made Lu Chen favored?

After all, the supremacy of imperial power cannot be defeated by the respect of the left.

And this person, what he is most afraid of is comparison, he is also a waiter of the Ministry of Works, a high-ranking official of the third grade, Lu Chen shines with the new charter, and Sun Michang has always been conformist and inactive.

Even if the empress doesn't favor Lu Chen as much as she does now, just by virtue of her ability and achievements, this vacant position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Sun Michang, who has no achievements except for qualifications, can't compete for Lu Chen.

And anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why the empress has been vacant as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry is to facilitate Lu Chen's work, Lu Chen is nominally the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, but in fact, the authority he has is far superior to this.

After the incident of Wuji Palace, the empress had the intention to let Lu Chen be directly promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and he was in charge of the world's fortifications in a straightforward manner, but Lu Chen refused on the grounds that he was still young and his political achievements were insufficient.

So in the end, he only rewarded some gold and silver treasures and spirit stone treasures, and at the same time promoted Wang Qi and Zhang Xuan and others to the officials, filling the vacancies of several mediocre officials in the Ministry of Industry who were driven away by Lu Chen.

After that, Xiao Yi, who was fishing in the Ministry of Rites, was transferred to the Tiangong Division as the deputy director, and among the five young people who stood on Lu Chen's side in Gu Simiao's matter, they were also transferred to the Ministry of Industry as a foreign officer.

Almost everyone who has a good relationship with Lu Chen has been promoted.

The days of the Ministry of Industry have also completely changed.

As the easiest department among the six departments of the imperial court, the impact of such a big change in the Ministry of Industry will naturally not be small.

At least, those wealthy businessmen who are accustomed to relying on orders from the imperial court to develop and grow, as well as the nobles, families, and clans behind them, are obviously having a much more difficult time.

At this time, the Yanguo Mansion.

Zheng Yue, the contemporary Duke of Yanguo, was sitting on the main seat of the living room at this time, looking at the old steward in front of him who bowed to him expressionlessly.

"Then Lu Chen returned the greeting post from the Guogong Mansion again?"

He spoke slowly, his words palpably cold.

The reason why I said it again is because as early as when Lu Chen was just promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, he handed over the post, wanting to deal with the senior officials of the Ministry of Industry as before.

The result, of course, was rejection.

After being rejected three times in a row, he even visited him directly, but Lu Chen was obviously at home, but the Lu Mansion closed the door.

Even when he approached him from the back to the bottom, he was directly ignored and ignored without a word.

For him, the contemporary head of the Yanguo Mansion, who has been hereditary since Emperor Guangwu's restoration, he didn't give any face at all, and didn't pay attention to it at all.

What arrogance, what no one in sight, how unruly.

But no matter how angry he is, he can't help Lu Chen, who is now in full swing, for this kind of person, even if he can't be good with him, he can't be bad with him.

So he endured it, ready to take a look at the situation first, and then look for a chance to see if he could make friends.

In his opinion, as long as you are human, you must have a weakness, and it depends on how much you have to pay to take advantage of this weakness.

And there is a premise for all this, that is, he must sit down with Lu Chen and have a good chat, otherwise Lu Chen has been ignoring him, no matter how much he can talk about it, it will not make any sense.

As a result, before he could find an opportunity and an entry point, Lu Chen directly used the new charter to give them the Yanguo Mansion a blow to the head.

Not to mention the rest, this bidding system alone is quite fatal for the Yanguo Mansion.

So he directly asked people to send a greeting post with gold and jade as the cover and Tian silk as the paper, and asked to see Lu Chen with the greatest sincerity.

The result was obvious, and Bai Tie directly retreated.

Lao Xu wiped the cold sweat from his face, and then nodded.

"If you return to the country, the little one went over early this morning and handed over the post, but before the villain returned home, the subordinates of the Lu Mansion chased him out and returned the greeting post made by the grandfather to the villain, and they Grandpa Lu had something to say to the villain......

Zheng Yue's eyes were cold: "What words?"

"They let the little ones tell ...... Tell Grandpa Guo, let Grandpa Guo, don't send a greeting post to Lu Fu in the future, they Grandpa Lu will not meet... See ......"

Speaking of this, he subconsciously hesitated, but he didn't dare to say any more.

Zheng Yue's face suddenly became more and more ugly.

"Finish talking!"

"Yes!"

Lao Xu responded almost instinctively loudly, and then said tremblingly:

"The subordinates of the Lu Mansion said to the villain that they... Grandpa Lu will not see ill intentions...... Someone else's. ”

Syllable!!

The moment Lao Xu's words fell, the teacup in Zheng Yue's hand suddenly shattered without warning, and the hot tea splashed directly on Zheng Yue's hand.

However, Zheng Yue acted like a nobody, and his right hand, which was burned by the hot tea, did not tremble in the slightest.

Hearing this sudden sound, Lao Xu's body suddenly trembled, his face showed fear, and then he hurriedly knelt on the ground, begging Zheng Yue to calm his anger.

"Good, good! is a good upright and honest Lu Qingtian, who is dedicated to public service, is really good! ”

Zheng Yue smiled coldly, and a haze flashed in his eyes.

He had completely realized that there was no question of sincerity or insincerity between the Yanguo Mansion and the first favorite minister of the dynasty, and Lu Chen had no intention of befriending him from the beginning, and even planned to target the Yanguo Mansion and attack him.

After realizing this, Zheng Yue slowly stood up and paced back and forth in the hall with his hands in his hands, his face full of thought.

Lao Xu honestly bowed down and stood in place, not daring to come out, patiently waiting for the head of the family to finish thinking.

After a while, Zheng Yue stopped.

"Lao Xu."

"The little ones are here."

As if he had been pardoned, Lao Xu raised his sleeve and wiped the fine sweat on his face.

"What does Grandpa Guo command?"

"Immediately give Zhao Guogong, Xingguo Gong, Yuanping County Gong, Fu Wang, Mingde Horse, and Yongqing County King."

Zheng Yue listed dozens of nobles, families, and imperial relatives in one breath, and then said in a deep voice: "Give them an invitation, and say that the Duke of China accidentally obtained a Heaven Rank Spirit Suit and Immortal Family Treasure some time ago, as well as a map of the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, and invite them to come over and taste it together." ”

Hearing this, Lao Xu suddenly nodded busily.

"Yes! Grandpa Guo, let's do it for the little ones! ”

"Wait."

Just when Lao Xu couldn't wait to leave here, Zheng Yue suddenly spoke again.

Lao Xu stopped instantly.

Zheng Yue continued: "First go to Dongcheng to hand over the gold and jade prayer note to Yan Song's old mansion, and at the same time inform Liao Buzhi, let him prepare a heavy gift, and the prince will come to visit Yan Ge Lao tonight." ”

Lao Xu nodded subconsciously.

"Go ahead."

"Yes, Grandpa Guo!"

Luo Jing's undercurrent has never stopped, after all, no one will sit back and watch their interests be taken away.

Taking money from people is like killing their parents, as long as their fundamental interests are threatened, they dare to fight with anyone, even if the other party is the emperor.

Lu Chen naturally knew this, and he was not afraid, otherwise he would not have gone to Wuji Palace at all, to inspect the warehouses of various departments and places, to verify the details of accounts and cashiers, and then directly find out the various problems existing in the Ministry of Industry, and formulate a new charter in a targeted manner.

For him, no matter who the opponent is and how strong the enemy is, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Anyway, in the officialdom, except for promotion, no matter what the result, he can't ask for it.

As a result, in the midst of his growing prestige, he began to vigorously promote the reform of the Ministry of Industry, and made a comprehensive adjustment to all aspects of his jurisdiction.

For example, stop directly purchasing raw materials from noble families such as the Yanguo Mansion, consume spirit stones and mythril that have already filled most of the warehouse, and start to promote the bidding system.

The administrative structure of the Ministry of Industry has also been adjusted accordingly with the aim of improving efficiency.

The layoffs that should be abolished, the substitutions that should be replaced, the simplified process should be simplified, and the areas that should be improved should be improved immediately.

It didn't take long for him to take on a new look under his drastic restructuring, and almost all the departments of the Ministry of Industry under his jurisdiction took on a new look, showing unprecedented vitality.

After the completion of the project of Wuji Palace, after the people serving in the army received a "travel fee" sufficient for three months' expenses for a family, they did not leave Luojing City immediately, but knelt outside the palace and begged Lu Chen to arrange for them to work at other construction sites.

Even if you don't pay for the journey back, as long as you are full.

Lu Chen's reputation of being incomparably benevolent and righteous and loving the people like a son, with the help of their unsparing efforts and showing up to speak, began to spread to the surroundings of Luojing at an extremely terrifying speed, and the storytellers in Beijing also inexplicably began to tell Lu Chen's deeds since he emerged in some teahouses.

Soon, most of the Luojing people knew that there was a loyal and loyal Lu Xianggong who served the country and the people.

Lu Chen's fame was unparalleled for a while.

At the same time, after Lu Chen implemented the new charter for the projects under his jurisdiction, its terrifying effect gradually became apparent.

The people who were working on various construction sites suddenly burst out with extremely strong work efficiency, and the progress of the project, which was originally very slow, became rapid under the work efficiency of the workers who challenged their own limits almost every day.

Lu Chen solved their worries, and with the spread of their benevolent name, the servants finally stopped hiding their clumsiness and saving effort, and they were more active than the other.

The project, which originally took twenty days to complete, was completed ahead of schedule within fifteen days, and the construction period was shortened by five days compared to expectations, but the budget did not increase in the slightest, and the consumption of spirit stones was much slower than before, and the discount rate was outrageously low, which made the speed of raw material inventory destocking completely slowed down.

Outstanding political achievements.

The name of the national warrior is well deserved.

On the other hand, Sun Michang's side is still a pool of stagnant water.

Compared with Lu Chen, he is a proper mediocre official.

In the constant busyness, time flies.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the New Yuan Ceremony.

With the Eight Pillars Kingdom and local clans and local political envoys entering Beijing one after another, the huge Luojing City was completely plunged into a sea of celebration on the ninth day of the third lunar month.

The streets are lit up with lights and the sound of firecrackers.

The people of Luojing left their homes one after another, some gathered near Suzaku Street, and some went to Wuji Palace to watch the ceremony.

Da Da Da ......

At this time, on the Suzaku Street that runs through the north and south, under the leadership of Fu Huan of the Xuanwu Army dressed in black heavy armor, a hundred people formed a phalanx and strode towards Ziji City.

The extremely solemn military appearance made the people watching the ceremony on both sides of the road couldn't help but turn pale, and they didn't dare to come out.

It seems that he is afraid of provoking these forbidden troops of the demon queen to defeat the ground and defeat the army, and the killing gods who are bleeding like a river.

Although King Cangming had returned to the Holy Realm, he still left 20,000 Xuanwu troops in Luojing, waiting for the empress to dispatch him, and shocked the Quartet with his extremely strong combat power, shocked Xiaoxiao, and established the supreme authority of the empress.

It's not too good for the empress.

This alone is enough to see the deep and righteous love of the Holy King of Cangming, and the empress's return to the Holy King is also obvious to all, the relationship between the two is in the eyes of many courtiers, if the empress does not have an emperor, the Holy King of Cangming is 100% the empress's Taoist companion.

Soon, all the Xuanwu guards crossed the Xuanji Gate and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"What a tiger and wolf army."

Wuji Palace, on the viewing platform, a middle-aged man in military uniform couldn't help but sigh in admiration when he saw the military appearance of the Xuanwu guard below.

"Such a strong army, although there are only 20,000 people, can defeat 100,000 alien races, and firmly gain the upper hand, and can even crush the enemy."

"Hehe..."

Another veteran in heavy armor next to him stroked his long beard, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, it was this guard army that descended from the sky, broke through the hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops after the demon, saved His Majesty from danger, and directly laid the victory. ”

"With such a tiger and wolf army here, Luo Jing will definitely be solid, and His Majesty can sit back and relax."

"I might as well wait!"

They are obviously all people who know the soldiers, and they can see the extraordinaryness of Xuanwuwei at a glance, and they all admire Xuanwuwei.

These armored men stood at the front of the military attache ranks, even Wang Gan, the chief soldier of the Qingning Army, was behind them, and only Gu Simiao, the Shenwu general, was ahead of them.

Obviously, their status in the army far surpasses that of the military attache in the capital, second only to Gu Simiao.

In fact, they are exactly the same as Gu Simiao in the past, the generals of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms who are in charge of the military and political leaders of one side, and lead hundreds of thousands of troops to guard the eight directions for the Great Xia Empire, one of the strongest combat forces in Great Xia, and the legendary powerhouse of the Guiyi Realm.

On the side of the civil official system, the traditional civil officials headed by Yan Song have no expression on this, just look at their nose and nose and heart, and do not say a word.

At this time, a loud shout suddenly sounded behind him:

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

Hearing this, everyone immediately gathered their minds and then looked behind.

After a while, the empress in full costume gradually appeared in front of everyone.

"Weichen see Your Majesty!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

After seeing the empress, everyone bowed down at the same time, with great respect on their faces.

"Zhongqing is flat."

The empress walked slowly, with an indifferent face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving the order of the empress, everyone got up, and then focused their eyes on the empress.

Under the gaze of everyone, the empress did not show a trace of timidity on her face, and slowly walked through the crowd as usual.

Before she walked to Lu Chen's side, she suddenly stopped.

"Lu Qing."

The empress turned her head, looked at Lu Chen, and said softly:

"Come with me."

(End of chapter)