Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

Ye Chen's voice resounded throughout the Taiqian Palace.

Extremely loud.

Like a raging storm.

Xiahou Xian was shocked and suddenly opened his eyes wide to look at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen waved his hand, and the dragon robe on his body fluttered, and the powerful imperial aura erupted like a volcano.

"I've heard that it's not that the poor students are untalented and unvirtuous, but that the teachers and principals of Yingchuan Academy have been suppressing them over the years."

"Stealing the hard-earned works of children from humble backgrounds and doing everything in their power to prevent them from ascending to official positions?"

Ye Chen's eyes were like knives, his voice was deep, and his aura was breathtaking.

"This, this, Your Majesty, someone is slandering me! Your Majesty, it must be those poor children who are so ignorant that they are throwing dirty water on me!"

A blush quickly appeared on Xiahou Xian's old face, and he became extremely angry in addition to being excited.

"Your Majesty, I have a letter written in blood here. It is a collective petition from the teachers and students of Yingchuan Academy. It can prove my innocence!"

Xiahou Xian actually took out a piece of brocade with blood-stained words written all over it.

Ye Chen was also shocked, but he didn't expect Xiahou Xian to play such a trick.

Did this old guy expect that the poor kid would sue him?

Looking at the blood letter on Cheng'en Land, Ye Chen's eyes narrowed quickly.

Needless to say, everyone here has colluded with Xiahou Xian.

If Ye Chen had not secretly collected evidence and made sufficient preparations, anyone else would have been intimidated by this guy.

"Your Majesty, Lord Xiahou is a veteran minister of the Six Dynasties. His talent, learning, and moral character are world-renowned, and he is a great scholar of our time. I believe that the claim that Lord Xiahou suppresses children from poor families is absolutely nonsense!"

"Now that so many people are willing to testify for Lord Xiahou, it shows that Lord Xiahou is truly upright and has won the hearts of the people."

"I hope Your Majesty will not be deceived by this villain!"

Yang Dechang also stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, those humble children who slandered Lord Xiahou are deceiving the emperor and should be punished with the death penalty as a token of respect and honor!"

The Minister of Personnel Xiahou Jie stepped forward and said.

Upon hearing this, many ministers echoed the sentiment.

"What if these poor children can provide evidence?"

Seeing this, Ye Chen's face darkened and he suddenly asked.

"Your Majesty, if there is solid evidence, it can only prove that there are some bad apples in Yingchuan Academy, but it is absolutely not the case that the dean of the academy deliberately suppressed the poor student!"

Yang Dechang smiled slightly and said.

He had already heard about the matter of Zhao Sheng and Zhou Jie, but in his opinion it was not a big deal.

It won't affect the overall situation.

"So, I really made a mistake?"

Ye Chen's tone suddenly slowed down a little, and a look of doubt appeared on his face.

His acting exploded, as if he was in self-doubt.

After hearing his words, Su Mengjiao, who was sitting behind the dragon throne, frowned slightly, but vaguely guessed Ye Chen's intention.

Yang Dechang, who was unaware of the situation, was overjoyed when he saw this.

"Your Majesty, do not blame yourself. This is all the fault of those villains. I, this old minister, earnestly request that all the children from humble backgrounds who entered the court be sent to death row!"

The corners of Xiahou Xian's mouth quickly curled up, but he felt that Ye Chen was almost convinced.

The little emperor really couldn't help being frightened.

"Your Majesty, those lowly individuals are morally corrupt and of low character. After severely punishing them, Your Majesty should also issue an order prohibiting such individuals from serving as officials in the court."

Yang Dechang stood up and said with a serious face.

His words also aroused the approval of all officials in the court.

How can children from poor families rise to power?

The official positions in the court originally belonged to the noble families like them. What qualifications do you, a child from a poor family, have to get involved in them?

This is outrageous.

"Besides Prime Minister Yang and Xiahou Xian, my dear ministers, do you have anything else to offer?"

Ye Chen suddenly asked.

"Your Majesty, I don't think those children from poor families are the kind of people who would tell lies!"

Really loud.

Ye Chen immediately saw Du Min standing up.

"Minister Du, I remember now that you also come from a humble background. No wonder you're speaking for these people. Could it be that you were involved in this?"

Yang Dechang turned the gun around and stared at Du Min.

Du Min's face changed and he was about to speak.

"enough."

Ye Chen suddenly waved his hand.

He has seen it now.

There were only a few civil and military officials in the court except Du Min, whom he promoted.

No one is willing to stand on the side of the children from poor families and say a fair word.

Ye Chen felt disappointed and felt that the burden on his shoulders was even heavier.

"Come, bring Zhang Xu to the palace."

Ye Chen had seen clearly the true faces of the officials in the court and would no longer tolerate them.

He waved his hand and spoke in a loud voice.

All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

When Xiahou Xian heard Zhang Xu's name, his face suddenly changed and he turned his head to look towards the door of Taiqian Palace.

Then, he saw Zhang Xu's familiar figure, and his heart suddenly tightened.

Zhang Xu wore a tall crown and had a solemn expression on his face.

Behind him, several imperial guards were carrying boxes and walking into the hall with heavy steps.

"Open these boxes for me!"

Ye Chen was completely upset. With a command, the imperial guards stepped forward to open the box, revealing the bamboo slips inside.

"Zhang Xu, tell me, who are you?"

Ye Chen stared at Xia Houxian with cold eyes and said.

"Your Majesty, Zhang has been a teacher at Yingchuan Academy for twenty-three years."

"I have worked with Dean Xiahou for twenty-three years."

Zhang Xu bowed with his hands clasped together, his face serious.

"Oh, Xiahou Xian, is what Zhang Xu said true?"

Ye Chen asked Xia Houxian.

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Xian's lips trembled slightly.

"Yes, it's true."

Xiahou Xian was shocked and confused.

It is easy to find out who Zhang Xu is.

But the Zhang Xu that Xiahou Xian knew was a teacher who was indifferent to fame and fortune and was only concerned with enlightening children from poor families.

He has some talent, but is a bit pedantic and stubborn. He never competes with others. Even when he encounters injustice and is bullied, he never gets angry and acts like a good guy.

Therefore, Xiahou Xian didn't pay much attention to Zhang Xu.

He never thought that Zhang Xu would now stand in the court and confront him as the dean.

"Then tell me what Xia Houxian has done in the twenty-three years that he has been the dean."

Ye Chen said so.

"Your Majesty, for the past twenty-three years, Xiahou Xian has abused his power to suppress eighty-seven outstanding students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Twenty of them have been falsely imprisoned, twenty have had their limbs broken, and the remainder are now useless. All of these students' writings have been forcibly seized by Dean Xiahou."

"More than 30 students from poor families were beaten to death by the students from the wealthy families they protected!"

"This is what Zhang saw with his own eyes!"

"I don't know how many things Zhang has never seen!"

After these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the court.