People write diaries in Zongwu, and the heroes collapse

"Another thousand taels of gold."

Zhao Ji smiled slightly and continued.

Upon hearing this, the ministers did not object, but showed a bitter smile on their faces.

Another Zhuge Shenhou is about to rise.

Those who knew Zhao Ji's plan sneered in their hearts. After today, Lu Chen would not be able to take anything away.

"Thank you for the reward!"

Lu Chen couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. Zhao Ji was about to kill someone, yet he acted so generously. Since you want to act, I'll play with you.

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji just nodded lightly, secretly angry in his heart. He had given such a great reward to Lu Chen, but he did not show any gratitude at all. Not only did he not kneel down, but even his thanks were so perfunctory. It seemed that this man really could not be kept.

In fact, Zhao Ji did not want to kill Lu Chen at the beginning, but Lu Chen's threat was too great and had already threatened his imperial power. In addition, Lu Chen was disrespectful to him and had no respect for the imperial power, so Zhao Ji agreed to get rid of Lu Chen.

After all, Zhao Ji was the emperor, and Lu Chen had made great contributions to the court. If he was directly sentenced to death, he would be criticized and might even be infamous for eternity.

Zhao Ji still had some dignity, which is why this happened today.

Zhao Ji sat on the dragon throne, looking deeply at Lu Chen below. The highlight was about to begin.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Great Song has Marquis Wu Yun. From now on, Great Song will be as stable as Mount Tai, and no foreign race will dare to bully us anymore."

Cai Jing came out and congratulated Zhao Ji.

"Haha, well said. With Marquis Wuyun and Marquis Zhuge Shen here, I have nothing to worry about."

Zhao Ji laughed out loud.

After laughing, he slowly raised his hand and signaled the eunuch beside him, "Come here, give the Marquis Wuyun the imperial wine."

The eunuch respectfully held a glass of wine and walked to Lu Chen, "Marquis Wuyun, please!"

"Sure enough, it's here."

Lu Chen took the wine glass, glanced at the wine in the glass, his eyes condensed slightly, and then he regained his composure.

Seeing Zhao Ji bestowing imperial wine, all the generals in the palace were jealous. This was the supreme honor.

Those civil servants who knew the inside story stared with bated breath, and a tense atmosphere filled the air.

Seeing that Lu Chen only picked up the wine glass but did not drink it, Cai Jing immediately said to Lu Chen: "Marquis Wuyun, this is the imperial wine awarded by the emperor. The emperor only rewards old ministers like us during festivals. It shows how much the emperor values ​​you."

Lu Chen remained calm and said, "I am ashamed to accept your kindness. Why don't I give this wine to Prime Minister Cai?"

Cai Jing cursed him secretly, "Little fox." He guessed that Lu Chen suspected that there was something wrong with the wine, but Cai Jing was an old fox, so how could he be fooled? He said, "This imperial wine was given to Marquis Wuyun by the government. I cannot accept this wine without merit."

"Prime Minister Cai has assisted the emperor in governing the country. How can he say that he has done nothing but accept the reward? It is most appropriate for Prime Minister Cai to drink the imperial wine."

Hearing this, Lu Chen brought the wine glass to Cai Jing and said with a smile.

"What are you talking about, Marquis Wu Yun? You defeated a million-man army by yourself, which is a huge achievement. My little contribution is nothing."

Cai Jing said with a smile.

Zhao Ji also noticed that Lu Chen was a little suspicious. If Cai Jing didn't drink today, Lu Chen would probably keep refusing.

He said, "Lord Cai, since Marquis Wuyun believes that you have made great contributions to the court, I will also reward you with a cup of imperial wine."

The eunuch poured another cup for Cai Jing and handed it to him.

"Thank you for the wine, sir."

After expressing his gratitude, Cai Jing took the wine glass respectfully and drank it all in one gulp without any hesitation.

"Marquis Wuyun, I have already drunk it, what about you?"

Cai Jing looked at Lu Chen and said with a smile.

Lu Chen smiled slightly, no longer refused, and drank it all in one gulp.

"it is good!"

Zhao Ji was overjoyed and finally let Lu Chen drink it.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and said to Lu Chen, "Come here, take Marquis Wu Yun down to rest first. When the court meeting is over, I want to have a long talk with Marquis Wu Yun all night long."

A group of civil and military officials were extremely jealous. Last time, Lu Chen humiliated the court, but the emperor not only did not pursue the matter, but instead made him a marquis, obviously intending to use him in an important position.

Lu Chen was led away by a young eunuch. They walked for a long distance. The young eunuch did not speak a word along the way and just led the way in front.

It is worthy of being a palace. The environment is unique and quiet, the fragrance of flowers is refreshing.

Lu Chen was brought into a courtyard by the young eunuch, who then bowed slightly to Lu Chen and left.

There was no one in the yard, but the ground was very clean, obviously someone came to clean it often.

At this time, there was some movement from inside. Lu Chen smiled slightly. He wanted to see what conspiracy this guy Zhao Ji was going to come up with.

Lu Chen quickened his pace slightly, wanting to see what was going on.

When he walked to the door, he vaguely heard the sound of water. With an idea in his mind, he quietly pushed open the wooden door, and what came into his sight was a young woman taking a bath.

"Xiao Cui, you're back. Come and help me wipe my back."

The woman heard the door open and thought it was her maid returning.

Hearing this, Lu Chen walked up to her and saw her fair skin. However, she didn't notice anything at all. She scooped up the water, tilted her head back, and water drops slid down her neck, like a fairy descending to earth.

However, at this moment, a shadow had been lurking quietly on the other side of the courtyard. When he saw Lu Chen pushing the door in, he couldn't help but sneer.

An ambush had already been set up around the courtyard, waiting for the order to rush in and cut Lu Chen into pieces.

"Xiao Cui, Xiao Cui."

The bathing woman called out twice but received no response. Finally, she noticed something was wrong and turned around, revealing a delicate oval face.

The woman had a pair of big eyes and curved eyebrows. Perhaps because of bathing, her snow-white skin was tinged with pink.

"what--"

The woman was startled when she saw the strange man. Just as she was about to scream, Lu Chen flicked his finger and shot out a stream of true energy, hitting the woman's mute point.

The woman couldn't make a sound and looked at Lu Chen in panic.

Lu Chen walked up to the woman and looked at her body unscrupulously, which made the woman shed tears of grievance.

"You must be wondering why I'm here, right?"

Lu Chen said to the woman.

The woman couldn't move and could only blink.

She was terrified and at the same time felt strange that a man appeared in the harem.

In the harem, apart from the palace guards and officials, no other men can enter and leave freely.

Could this man be an assassin? If so, she became even more frightened.

If the other party is really an assassin, she might lose her life.

"If I tell you that it was Zhao Ji who brought me here, would you believe it?"

Lu Chen smiled.

Of course the woman would not believe it. No matter how foolish Zhao Ji was, he would not bring a hot-blooded man into the harem.