Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

"Huaiyu, long time no see."

Gu Simiao first responded to Lu Chen's greeting, then looked at Fu Hua calmly and said calmly:

"Commander Fu is here too."

Fu Hua smiled slightly and said apologetically: "Sorry, General, I don't want to disturb Huaiyu and your rare reminiscing, but the situation is urgent and I can't do anything. Please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter."

Gu Simiao waved her hand and said nonchalantly: "You can reminisce about the past at any time, but state affairs cannot be delayed. Moreover, Huaiyu has always put state affairs first. If he is pretentious about things, he will definitely not be in the mood to reminisce about the past. It would be better to do so. When we travel together, we have someone to take care of us no matter what happens."

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

You two Guiyi Realm powerhouses, the empress now has the highest combat power besides Saint King Cangming, the top powerhouse who can travel all over Central Continent single-handedly, you need someone to take care of you!

Of course, thinking about it, he wouldn't have said such straightforward words.

Although this politeness is ridiculous, you still have to have the proper etiquette.

After saying hello, Lu Chen said: "Okay, it's getting late, let's set off."

"okay."

The two of them nodded at the same time, and then followed Lu Chen into the carriage.

In Central Continent, the speed of carriages is not necessarily slower than horses. After all, there is a container called carriage, which can be used to record quite complex and exquisite spells, such as wind movement and so on, and it can also travel comfortably without consuming one's own body. Spiritual power.

Especially the emperor's chariot drawn by a white dragon horse, sitting on it is simply a fairy-like enjoyment.

Therefore, as long as it is not urgent, people of some status generally use horse-drawn carriages to travel.

Lu Chen's carriage was gifted by the Empress. It looked ordinary on the outside, but there was something hidden inside. Just like Lu Chen in her eyes, he seemed simple and unpretentious, but in fact he had a great deal of strategy and was unparalleled in the world.

Inside the carriage, there are not only advanced spells burned with high-grade mithril, charms and other high-grade materials, but also various precious spiritual treasures piled up from heaven and earth, which are of great benefit to the passengers. The surface of the carriage is also covered with Made of meteorite iron, it is covered with defensive spells.

The entire carriage is equivalent to a powerful spiritual device, invulnerable to weapons, water and fire.

With such a good carriage, the matching horses were naturally not too bad. Therefore, even without Fu Hua and Gu Simiao, two extremely strong men, Lu Chen was safe in the carriage.

Therefore, Lu Chen once hated this car so much that he wanted to smash it to pieces on the spot.

Even now, he only uses it a little bit when he travels far away, and never touches it at ordinary times.

A top-notch carriage with top-notch comfort.

Even if it's a carriage, you can hardly feel the bumps when you sit in it. It's as smooth as silk, much more advanced than a certain person. If you don't open the curtain to look outside, you won't even feel the carriage moving.

This world of high martial arts, where formations, spiritual arts and other supernatural powers exist, has its own unique features.

Not to mention anything else, the extremely precious space technique alone is enough to make this carriage extraordinary.

It's just that there are only a few such top-notch carriages in the entire Central Continent.

After entering the carriage, Gu Simiao, who was sitting in Lu Chen's car for the first time, did not show the slightest surprise.

Based on the empress's delicate feelings for Lu Chen, the things she gave to Lu Chen must be of the highest quality.

Lu Chen sat in the main seat, and the seat next to him was empty.

Gu Simiao and Fu Hua looked at each other imperceptibly, and then sat down opposite Lu Chen in tacit agreement.

After the big shots got on the bus, Zhu Yong, who was the deputy commander of the Xuanji Guards but now had to work as a coachman, raised his whip.

Click... click...

The horse's hooves stepped lightly, and with the clear sound of hoofbeats, the carriage started to move, and then quickly drove towards the city gate.

"Um?"

In the carriage, Lu Chen looked at the faint eye shadow on Gu Simiao's face and couldn't help but be startled.

Noticing the eyes on the other side, Gu Simiao paused slightly as she was about to reach out for the snacks on the table.

"What's wrong? Huaiyu."

Fu Huan's expression on the side was as usual, with no disturbance in her heart.

Lu Chen reacted quickly and said softly: "Miss Gu, please take care of yourself."

"???"

Gu Simiao looked puzzled.

"Why did Huaiyu suddenly say this?"

Lu Chen said seriously: "Miss Gu, I remember that you don't usually wear makeup. After all, you are naturally beautiful and there is no need to do such unnecessary things. Today's sudden makeup must be the same as Commander Fu before, because you are too busy. So much so that makeup is needed to cover up fatigue."

As soon as these words came out, Fu Hua's shoulders trembled slightly for no reason.

Gu Simiao: "..."

Lu Chen added: "The military affairs of the Forbidden Army are important, but the body is the foundation of everything. Only by taking good care of your body can you better serve the country. Miss Gu, please don't push yourself too hard. Putting the cart before the horse is not a good thing."

Hearing these rather concerned words, Gu Simiao's eyes were a little complicated.

After a moment, she sighed inexplicably, then shook her head and said calmly: "Well, thank you Huaiyu for reminding me, I will pay attention."

"That's good."

Lu Chen withdrew his gaze, and then looked at Fu Yi.

"Liangyu, let's get down to business."

Fu Ye immediately straightened her waist.

Well, straight in every sense of the word.

This girl has no burdens at all, she is simply a natural master.

"Um."

Fu Hua nodded slightly, then slowly stretched out her hand. As the spiritual power surged, mantras the size of fingernails emerged quickly, forming a simple formation in an instant.

Uh-huh!

The moment the formation was in motion, a light curtain suddenly appeared between the three of them.

The next second, a picture of the mountains and rivers of Daxia quickly appeared in the light curtain.

"Huaiyu, please take a look."

Fu Hua waved his hand, and among the seventy-five provinces of the Three Capitals of Daxia, with Luojing as the center and diverging around, red dots suddenly appeared one after another in the fifteen provinces.

"Currently, Xuanji Guards has established guard offices in fifteen provincial offices including Northern Hubei Province, Southern Hunan Province, and Eastern Shandong Province. We are preparing to set up branch guards in important cities and towns to be responsible for supervising the local government's policies on clan support. Specific implementation matters..."

According to the information in the light curtain, Fu Huan told Lu Chen the implementation status of the supporting policies related to the current clan restructuring, just like reporting the work progress to his superiors.

She spoke in detail, and Lu Chen listened quietly without interrupting.

Soon, after she introduced the arrangement of Xuanji Guard clearly, she explained the difficult problem mentioned yesterday.

"The Great Xia has lasted for thousands of years, and there are more than ten thousand clans in the world, spread across the three capitals and seventy-five provinces. The Xuanji Guard has been expanded twice, and now there are only more than a thousand people. Although the funds provided by His Majesty are quite generous, the Xuanji Guard's The manpower simply cannot meet such a huge demand for manpower. Now we can only barely maintain the supervision of twelve provinces, and it is difficult to continue to advance..."

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly understood.

Still the same old problem.

Too few people.

Daxia is a vast country, ten times larger than the third-largest country in the world before he crossed over. A thousand elites drawn from the Xuanwu Guards faced such a large land area and vast provincial area. , it is simply not enough to fill the gaps between teeth.

Moreover, it is very difficult to expand the number of top elites like Xuan Jiwei who are all highly skilled. If they try to make up for the loss, it will most likely have the opposite effect.

Not to mention anything else, just family background and loyalty can turn away many people.

Lu Chen held his chin and thought.

"if it is like this."

After a while, his vision gradually returned to clarity.

"Then concentrate the manpower in one place and only set up guard posts in each provincial office."

Hearing this, Fu Huan frowned inexplicably.

"If this is the case... I'm afraid it will be difficult to play a thorough supervisory role. After all... Xuanji Guards are responsible for far more than just restructuring, but also..."

Having said this, she hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice: "Huaiyu, what you are pursuing is long-term peace and stability. In this case, the policy strategy must consider the long term, and whether it is the Xuanji Guard or the Xuanwu Guard, Essentially, they are all members of the Holy Realm and are not affiliated with the Great Xia court."

"The Holy Land cannot always be the support of the imperial court."

The king of the special kingdom of Holy Land has never been hereditary, but is chosen by the Holy Relics themselves.

Therefore, no matter how close the relationship between this generation of Holy King Cangming and the empress is, everything will return to the original point.

By that time, Xuanji Guards will no longer be Xuanji Guards.

No matter how reliable and trustworthy the Xuanji Guards are today, even if only one local guard post can supervise the entire province, it is nothing more than a mirror.

Facing Fu Hua's reminder, Lu Chen's expression remained extremely calm.

"I know."

He said calmly: "From the beginning, I had no intention of relying on the power of the Xuanji Guards for a long time. As long as they can help the court open up the situation, it is enough."