As soon as the empress's words came out, everyone immediately looked at Lu Chen.

The New Yuan Grand Ceremony has always been the emperor's personal stage, and it is a grand ceremony for the emperor to announce to the whole world that he has the supreme authority of holding the sun and the moon and controlling the world.

Although there is no rule that there can be no one around when the emperor announces the heavens and the earth, throughout the ages, this extremely important ceremony, except for the powerful ministers who are about to usurp the throne, has never had a courtier stand at the end of the corridor of Wuji Palace, and the crape myrtle holy platform with a transcendent array has been set up.

No matter how much the emperor favored the courtiers, it was the same.

This is a silent tacit understanding that does not need to be written into the code at all.

But now......

The empress invited Lu Chen to join her on stage.

The signal sent by this move is simply not too obvious.

And no matter whether Lu Chen will take the stage in the end, the empress's favor for him and the saints on him have almost reached the point of no return.

It can even be said unceremoniously that Lu Chen's current power can no longer be measured by official rank, even if his current status is only a nine-rank sesame official, absolutely no one dares to disrespect him, including the head of the dynasty.

From the moment the empress invited him to watch the ceremony together, any opinions and attitudes he had, every move in the future, would have a huge impact on the court situation.

No one dared to despise such a terrifying existence.

In other words, he has reached the point where although he does not have the power of the prime minister, he has the reality of the prime minister.

And this guy is still a hot-blooded upright gentleman, upright, admitting death, neither forming a party nor engaging in personal gain, and the set of officialdom has almost reached the point of being deeply evil, if anyone bribes him, whether the thing can be done is not to say, whether he can escape prison is a question.

The most terrifying thing is that this product is also quite good, not only is it not a straw bag that doesn't understand anything, but it is terrifyingly high, and it has a unique vision and extremely high efficiency, and everything he has done since his debut has been accomplished.

Such a person in the pilgrimage ... For some courtiers, this is not a good thing.

At this moment, many courtiers felt a suffocating threat and uneasiness.

The more His Majesty unreservedly favored Lu Chen, who was incompatible with the officialdom they believed in, the stronger their sense of crisis.

Especially in the column of honors and nobles, the brows of Zheng Yue, the Duke of Yan, Sun Cheng, the head of Zhao Guogong, and others were almost twisted together, and on the side of the civil officials, there were also many courtiers frowning, but Yan Song, as the head of the civil officials, was expressionless, as if he had not heard anything, and his eyes did not change in the slightest.

Calm as always.

More stable than an old dog.

As for the newly promoted second assistant Xiao Yun, the new Shenwu general Gu Simiao, although he frowned at this time, he still didn't say a word, and he had no intention of opening his mouth to advise.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Lu Chen bowed to the empress and refused as a matter of course: "But this move is not in line with etiquette, so forget it." ”

"I remember, there doesn't seem to be such a rule in the etiquette, right?"

There was a light smile on the corner of the empress's mouth, obviously anticipating Lu Chen's rejection, and then looked at Xiao Yun in front of her, and said lightly:

"Right? Xiao Aiqing. ”

Xiao Yun, who was named, nodded helplessly.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is true that there is no provision that courtiers cannot go on the stage with the king to watch the ceremony."

After being promoted to the Third Pavilion, what she supervised was the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, so it was naturally impossible for her not to understand the etiquette.

After receiving the confirmation, the empress turned her head and looked at Lu Chen.

"You heard that, right? Lu Qing, since the ancestors and ancestors did not leave this rule, then the courtiers and the king took the stage to watch the ceremony together, which is not considered a violation of the etiquette law, so why should Lu Qing bother with this? ”

As she spoke, she suddenly took a few steps forward, approached Lu Chen, and said softly:

"What's more, didn't Lu Qing tell me before that those who are kings should know the principle of goodness and know the way to change? How can you really hold back when you need to act like this? This is not like Lu Qing's resolute style. ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

Your sister, is this how Lao Tzu said before?

"Your Majesty, although it is true to say so, this matter has been ...... since ancient times"

"Is it right that this has been the case since ancient times?"

Without waiting for Lu Chen to finish speaking, the empress shook her head.

"Water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, so it is the best policy to guide the party according to the situation, Lu Qing, this is the truth you taught me."

The corners of Lu Chen's mouth twitched violently.

Gan, the truth that Lao Tzu taught you is a tool you use to raise the bar with Lao Tzu, right?

"Lu Shilang."

At this time, Xiao Yun suddenly spoke.

She first glanced at the empress, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes.

"Since Your Majesty insists, and you have not violated the etiquette law, you should not refuse Your Majesty's kindness, let alone ...... Disobeying the will of the gods is not the way of the ministers. ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly froze.

It's not a good thing to violate the personality......

So he didn't refuse.

"In this way, Weichen will thank Your Majesty for your love."

Seeing that he finally stopped refusing, the empress first smiled, and then the corner of her eyes lingered imperceptibly on Xiao Yun.

She didn't say much, though, just nodded, then turned around and continued walking.

Lu Chen honestly followed behind her ass.

At the same time, as the empress approached the crape myrtle holy platform, the magic circles on both sides of the corridor suddenly began to operate.

Bang bang!!

With a dull sound, countless fist-sized runes instantly appeared on both sides of the corridor, quickly converging together in a certain pattern to form a magic circle, and finally these magic circles were continuously connected together, and in an instant, they were connected into nearly a hundred large arrays of ten zhang in size.

Swish!

Those large arrays had only been running for long, and suddenly a purple-golden light shot out in unison, flying in all directions at a rapid speed, and disappeared into the distant sky in an instant.

And at the moment when these beams of light flew out, as if they had been rehearsed in advance, countless subjects below knelt on the ground at the same time, and Xuan Jiwei and the forbidden army that had just been formed not long ago, as well as tens of thousands of elites of the Cangling army, raised Changge at the same time.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

“……”

At this moment, Luojing's gongs and drums shook the sky, and the spirit cannons rang out in unison, and thousands of people were unprecedented.

Millions of Luojing soldiers and civilians shouted in unison, and a loud sound like a torrent resounded through the sky, as if the sky was falling apart.

The empress and Lu Chen walked forward step by step amid the shouts of their subjects.

"Lu Qing."

The empress, who was walking in front, suddenly spoke again.

"Are you ready?"

At this time, the two of them had reached the end of the corridor.

There was no one behind him.

The nearest Gu Simiao, Yan Song, and Jiang Xu, the sect leader of the Heavenly Sect Mansion, were all a hundred steps away from them.

Lu Chen looked at the empress with some puzzlement.

"Your Majesty refers to that?"

"It's time to cast a spell."

As she spoke, the empress paused, and then waved her hand, and the Sword of the Extreme Dao, which she hadn't seen for a long time, instantly appeared in her hand out of thin air.

At this time, Lu Chen noticed that unconsciously, he had walked to the center of a large array with purple light circulating, and the array under his feet continued to overflow with a mysterious aura, making the two of them gradually shrouded in purple mist.

The empress turned around, walked up to Lu Chen with the sword of the Extreme Dao, and then held the sword in her backhand, the blade of the sword was facing the array eye at her feet, and her other hand was lightly covered on the hilt of the sword.

"Lu Qing, reach over."

Lu Chen stretched out his hand as he said.

"Put it on the back of my hand, hold the hilt of the sword with the other hand like me, and then urge the spiritual power in the body to activate the secret method of the Extreme Path Sword."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but hesitate.

"Your Majesty, this ......"

"Listen to me."

The empress said softly.

"The time is almost up, Lu Qing, you don't want me to be overtime on such an important occasion and lose my trust in the world, right?"

You don't want anything......

How do you say this like a cow......

Lu Chen shook his head, but he didn't say anything more, and directly followed the empress's instructions, holding the sword in one hand and lightly covering the back of the empress's small hand with the other.

In an instant, an amazing warm touch came.

The empress's white and flawless little hands are like a warm jade, which makes people can't help but feel a wave in their hearts.

But for a moment, he left that little bit of charm behind him.

Not to mention such a solemn occasion and atmosphere now, just in the face of a sixteen-year-old girl, he, an adult who is a circle older in psychology, can't raise any evil thoughts.

At this time, I don't know if it's an illusion, Lu Chen suddenly felt the touch of his palm, the temperature seemed to rise a little, and at the same time there was a feeling of wetness, so he subconsciously looked at the empress's complexion.

The empress's face remained as usual, and there was no change.

Sure enough, it's an illusion.

And just when Lu Chen was thinking about whether to apologize to the empress and say that he had sweaty hands......

"Extreme ......"

The empress's eyes suddenly froze, and the majestic spiritual power suddenly gushed out from her body, fusing with Lu Chen's spiritual power in an instant, and then constantly surging towards the Extreme Dao Sword.

At this moment, Lu Chen suddenly remembered that he seemed to be the only courtier who could use the Sword of the Extreme Dao, the Human Emperor Sword.

As soon as he thought of this, he "understood" that the empress let herself watch the ceremony in order to use his power to strengthen the power of the Extreme Secret Method, so that the most important ritual effect of the Xinyuan Grand Ceremony and the prestige established by it would be to a higher level.

Knowing this, he suddenly understood.

Sure enough, the empress never does inexplicable things.

Bite!

Only a crisp sound was heard, and the Sword of the Extreme Dao suddenly shone brightly, and the dazzling brilliance instantly enveloped the two of them.

"Nine Skies!"

The empress screamed violently, and the spell in the Extreme Dao Sword was launched at the same time as the magic circle under her feet.

The next second-

Click!

Lu Chen only felt that the corridor under his feet suddenly shook, and then he saw that the end close to the civil and military officials suddenly cracked.

Then, before he could react, the smooth crack widened suddenly, and then the two ends were completely separated.

"Lu Qing, stand firm!"

In a trance, the empress's voice sounded again.

Rushing!

The moment the empress's words fell, Lu Chen suddenly felt a sinking under his feet, and a huge thrust came from under his feet, and in an instant, the surrounding scenery suddenly began to recede, and the civil and military officials behind him disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.

In its place, the air grew thinner and colder, and the clouds grew closer.

it? Ascension?

Caught off guard, while this thought flashed through Lu Chen's mind, his body couldn't help but stumble, and the whole person fell towards the empress.

The empress was quick with her eyes, and immediately grabbed Lu Chen's hand with her backhand, and at the same time turned sideways to block Lu Chen.

Boom~

After a slight muffled sound, Lu Chen was blocked by the empress with his body.

Then, he once again felt how strong the empress's mind was.

The impact damage is almost completely negated.

Soon, the crape myrtle platform and the end of the corridor gradually slowed down and became more and more stable.

"I'm sorry."

After the high platform was completely stabilized, Lu Chen subconsciously retreated, and then said solemnly: "Weichen's strength is low, and he lost his temper for a while, and he actually collided with His Majesty's dragon body, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Hearing this, the empress waved her hand and said indifferently: "It's okay, it's just a trivial matter, Lu Qing didn't mean it, so you don't have to care so much." ”

After that, without waiting for Lu Chen to respond, she pulled out the Extreme Dao Sword from the eye of the formation, and then turned around.

"Okay, the auspicious time is coming, Lu Qing, come with me."

After the words fell, she took another step and walked towards the crape myrtle platform that was close at hand.

Seeing this, Lu Chen shook his head.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After answering, he got up and followed.

On the way, he subconsciously glanced around, and found that the corridor under his feet was indeed suspended in mid-air, without any fulcrum, and at the edge of the corridor, the complete outline of the western city wall of Luojing City could be vaguely seen.

They are already in the air!

In a physical sense, it is really high up and looking down on all beings.

Fortunately, the corridor is quite spacious, and there is no glass plank road under his feet, otherwise Lu Chen, who is a little afraid of heights, is afraid that he will want to thank him.

He couldn't figure it out, for Mao, these big people always like to stand on a high place.

Aren't you afraid of falling?

The position is so high, if you fall, whether in the physical sense or in other senses, you will really die......

After a while, Lu Chen put away the messy thoughts in his mind, followed the empress to the crape myrtle platform, and then stood honestly to the side, and distanced himself from the empress, who was about to carry out the most important ceremony of the New Yuan ceremony.

Although the empress invited him to watch the ceremony together, it was better to leave the place to her at this special time.

After all, after the great array is launched, the people standing there will face the whole world.

A minister is a minister, no matter how favored he is, he is also a courtier, a minister, he should be a minister, abide by his duty, this kind of thing is silently watched and waited in the back, and it is better not to participate.

"Lu Qing, come here."

Unexpectedly, the empress saw that he did not follow, so she stopped directly and beckoned to him.

Lu Chen hesitated again.

"Your Majesty, isn't this okay?"

The empress swept her apricot eyes.

"Lu Qing, as the supreme in the world, I am a man of my word, as long as I say yes, then I will definitely be able to! Hurry up, it's not too early. ”

The king's fate was difficult to disobey, and Lu Chen had no choice but to sigh and walk quickly behind the empress.

At this time, the sun had risen high in the sky, and the qi of crape myrtle continued to converge towards the large array under the feet of the empress.

The empress took a deep breath and mobilized the spiritual power in her body again, and then directly materialized it, controlling this energy body to quickly surround her body.

The Extreme Dao Sword in his hand once again bloomed with a golden light.

In the next moment, a pillar of light suddenly rose under her and Lu Chen's feet.

"Lu Qing, take a look below."

Lu Chen subconsciously looked down as he said.

In an instant, the entire Luojing City turned into a square area, the huge Sili area, the great rivers and mountains of the Great Xia Dynasty, all in sight.

"Beautiful, isn't it?"

While Lu Chen looked over, the empress slowly spoke while maintaining the technique, and said softly:

"This Great Xia country will be the stage for me and Lu Qing in the future."

(End of chapter)