Chapter 64 Worry About the World Before You Worry About Yourself (Please Read On! Please Support Me in Every Way!!)

"Minister Xiao is joking."

Lu Chen shook his head and said calmly: "I just did it unintentionally, what merit do I have? The reason why your majesty can comprehend the way of the emperor is because your majesty is the supreme saint destined by heaven, and he is gifted and has excellent comprehension. I just said a few words from the heart, and your majesty happened to hear them. Even if I was not there, your majesty could quickly comprehend the truth from the royal secret book, so I just happened to be there, and I don't deserve the great merit of Minister Xiao."

After a pause, he said: "And I believe that officials should perform their duties and serve the public wholeheartedly. Only when they make achievements that are beneficial to the country in their positions can they be considered merits. Only in this way can they be qualified to talk about promotion. Pleasing the king is not beneficial to governing the country, the country, or the people. If you don't have any of these three, what merit can you talk about?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yun's moving eyes slowly curved into crescents.

She seemed to appreciate Lu Chen's words.

Then she chuckled and asked, "Huai Yu, do you really not want to get promoted?"

Xiao Yun's voice was very soft, giving people a feeling of comfort like a spring breeze.

Lu Chen felt something in his head, numb and very comfortable.

After a moment, he shook his head again, and then said very naturally:

"High positions and generous salaries seem beautiful, but behind them is the burden of the country, the well-being of hundreds of millions of people in Daxia. Those who hold this position must not only have outstanding talents and abilities, but also have the ambition and mind to 'worry about the world first and enjoy the world later'."

"And governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Those in a high position must be cautious and tread on thin ice."

Hearing this, especially when hearing Lu Chen's famous sayings and his deafening remarks on governing the country, the smile on Xiao Yun's face suddenly froze, and then he stared at Lu Chen with wide eyes.

After a moment, she slowly opened her mouth.

"Be the first to worry about the world's worries, and then enjoy the world's happiness"

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish"

Xiao Yun's mouth moved slightly, and she uttered a whisper that only she could hear.

Just like when the empress heard Lu Chen's remarks that "water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it" and "the people are more important than the king", she seemed to fall into a state of madness.

At the same time, the originally calm spiritual power in her body actually boiled wildly like boiling water, and then a stream of extremely pure spiritual energy quietly penetrated into her beautiful body and rushed towards the location of the spiritual vein.

Lu Chen, who was walking forward on his own, did not notice the strangeness on her face, and continued as if he did not notice:

"As the saying goes, it is important for people to know themselves. Although I will not underestimate myself, I also know my own strengths and weaknesses. I am not talented enough to take on important tasks now. If I rashly sit in a position that does not match my ability, I may mislead the country and the people and delay major events."

"Although I am constantly improving myself, I will never have any unreasonable thoughts before I am not capable enough to take on other official positions."

In fact, promotion is not absolutely impossible.

After all, the system settlement is based on the changes in official positions within the cycle.

In addition to the highest reward of on-site ascension, which is triggered immediately after the conditions are met, the other two rewards depend on the changes in official positions within the cycle.

Depending on the changes in official positions during the cycle, there will be three different results and rewards after the cycle ends:

First, the official position remains unchanged and you can get a random basic reward.

Second, if you are demoted, the reward will be increased by multiples based on the basic reward.

Third, if you are promoted, there will be no reward.

The duration of the cycle is random, ranging from several months to as short as a week. The longer the cycle, the richer the reward. There is no penalty mechanism in essence.

Therefore, in a small cycle with low rewards, it is not impossible to consider other positions that are easy to be demoted or even dismissed due to poor performance or being excluded by the ministers.

After all, after confirming that the empress is a wise ruler, the path of the censor is no longer easy to take, and other high-risk positions must be considered.

And there is a restriction in the system - it cannot go too far against common sense.

In other words, if he really made some contributions and there is really no reasonable reason to refuse the promotion, he can only accept the promotion and is not completely under his control.

Of course, the promotion is not without benefits for him.

The higher the position, the easier it is to make people jealous and be targeted in various ways, and the more things you can do, the more you can do.

So unless it is an uncontrollable promotion, whether to promote or not depends on needs and timing.

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, a "moan" sound suddenly sounded from the side.

However, while the spiritual veins in Xiao Yun's body were constantly nourished and widened by the sudden influx of spiritual energy, an indescribable sense of comfort suddenly spread throughout her body, making her unable to help but make a sound.

Then, a huge spiritual power quickly filled the widened spiritual veins, and a strong sense of power instantly filled her body.

She actually broke through in enlightenment so quietly!

Lu Chen, who was unaware of this, turned his head with a puzzled look and looked at Xiao Yun.

"Xiao Shangshu, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xiao Yun hurriedly shook her head, then raised her hand and covered half of her face with the wide sleeves of her official robe, so that Lu Chen would not see her face, which was now filled with intoxicating camel-red.

"Nothing, it's just that my nose suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, which made Huaiyu laugh."

While speaking, she quickly mobilized the spiritual power in her body and quickly adjusted her physical condition.

Soon, her complexion returned to normal, and she slowly put down her right hand, revealing a face that was no longer abnormal.

Seeing this, Lu Chen did not think much about it.

"Oh."

After responding casually, he turned his head.

Xiao Yun suddenly took a deep breath, and then looked at Lu Chen deeply.

She thought she was well-read, and most of the poems and articles that were passed down to later generations were familiar to her, but she had never heard of the poem "Worry about the world before you worry about yourself, and be happy after the world is happy" that could show the author's extremely lofty political ambitions and great courage.

Moreover, she had never seen the very philosophical saying that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish after careful consideration.

And Lu Chen, who said these words that could directly make her realize the truth and break through, had his identity verified by the Zhuxie Division and the Ministry of Revenue at the moment he entered the officialdom, and he was definitely from a poor family.

In other words, this was the truth he realized based on his true thoughts, and the poem he made casually out of emotion.

What a noble mind! What an amazing talent! ! What a profound knowledge!!!

No wonder he stood up to support His Majesty when the Queen Mother was in power, and protected His Majesty fearlessly when the Holy King Cangming showed his fangs. Only a person with such great perseverance and courage is qualified to be trusted by His Majesty.

This is a great talent who truly cares about the world!

Thinking of this, Xiao Yun looked at Lu Chen with a trace of gratitude and respect.

Lu Chen naturally didn't know that he had gained another layer of halo inexplicably.

Xiao Yun didn't speak all the time, and he looked around casually out of boredom.

After a while, he suddenly noticed the tablet in Xiao Yun's hand.

Seeing the dense text on it, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked curiously: "Minister Xiao, what happened in the Ministry of Works recently? Why do you have so many things to report to His Majesty?"