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

In Taiqian Palace.

Xiahou Xian's eyes widened with rage as he roared, "Zhang Xu, you, you are slandering me?"

"The witnesses are all here, and most of the perpetrators are still alive. If Dean Xiahou still wants to quibble, the bamboo slips here contain all the evidence of your crimes. Let's take them one by one!"

Zhang Xu showed no sign of weakness, and stared at Xiahou Xian with his head held high and chest puffed out: "I dare to confront you in court!"

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Xian's body trembled slightly, and his hair and beard also shook.

"Master Zhang, do you know what consequences your words today will have?"

Yang Dechang's face darkened and he stared at Zhang Xu with a sinister and cruel look.

"I am only speaking the truth. If you do not believe me, you can defend Dean Xiahou."

Zhang Xu looked straight at Yang Dechang without any fear.

Seeing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

This Zhang Xu really has the potential to be a minister of remonstration.

This reminded Ye Chen of Wei Zheng in later generations.

This time, he really found a treasure.

And seeing Zhang Xu like this.

Yang Dechang didn't know where to start for a moment.

"Prime Minister Yang, if you truly wish to defend Xiahou Xian, I grant you permission."

"By the way, I have found many poor children who were persecuted by Xia Houxian. They will all join in when the time comes."

Ye Chen's voice suddenly rang out.

It is full of jokes.

Yang Dechang and Xiahou Xian trembled all over and their faces turned ugly.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, this old scoundrel Zhang Xu is talking nonsense. He's slandering my grandfather!"

Minister of Personnel Xiahou Jie stared at Zhang Xu with great hatred and roared.

"fart!"

Ye Chen looked at Xia Houjie and said, "Before, you said that the humble students from poor families were maliciously spreading rumors. Now even the teacher of the academy has come forward to testify, so the teacher has also become a rumormonger."

"Could it be possible that the Master could collude with a poor family disciple?"

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Jie felt as if he was choked.

Students from poor families can be belittled, but Zhang Xu is not a student from a poor family.

Zhang Xu stood with the poor students. Could it be that he was bribed by the poor students?

This makes no sense at all.

"Your Majesty, I feel that even if what he said is true, there are still many doubts. We should investigate further and not just believe the words of one person."

When Yang Dechang saw Xiahou Jie being confronted, his eyes darkened slightly and he bowed.

"You're not going to believe one person's opinion, Prime Minister Yang. Are you ignoring those dozens of poor students? Is this just one person's opinion?"

"Could it be that in your eyes, students from poor families are not human beings?"

Ye Chen smiled coldly and said.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang frowned slightly, but then said, "Your Majesty, Lord Xiahou is a veteran minister of the Six Dynasties and a great scholar of our time. In short, I absolutely do not believe that he would do anything to oppress students from poor families."

"Master Zhang is just a teacher of low status. How could he have witnessed what Lord Xiahou did? Therefore, his words cannot be trusted!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen snorted coldly.

"Prime Minister Yang, I only believe in evidence. You keep saying that the poor boy is slandering me and that Zhang Xu is talking nonsense. Do you have any evidence?"

Ye Chen's face was solemn, and he was wearing a dragon robe, with an awe-inspiring imperial aura.

"If you don't have any, then shut up!"

Hearing this, Yang Dechang's face became even uglier.

This was the first time Ye Chen told him to shut up.

With such a tough attitude, he was not given any face at all.

But he couldn't refute it.

Ye Chen really has evidence in his hands.

So many young people from poor families, including the old scholar Zhang Xu, came out to testify.

If we let the imperial guards investigate again, it wouldn't be difficult to find more evidence.

Yang Dechang no longer had the confidence.

"Xiahou Xian, you are so presumptuous to call yourself a great scholar. What else do you have to say?"

Ye Chen's voice was like thunder, which shocked Xiahou Xian all over, and his old face immediately turned pale.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty has been framed by a traitor today."

Xiahou Xian's eyes flashed. He had been forced into a desperate situation. He gritted his teeth, his tone full of indignation, and a look of determination suddenly appeared on his face.

"Today, this old minister can only die to show his determination!"

Xiahou Xian roared angrily and pounced towards the pillar of the hall like a mad dog.

Such behavior quickly shocked all the officials in the court.

"Stop him!"

And Xiahou Xian just took action.

Ye Chen's face changed and he immediately yelled.

"Swish!"

In the hall, a figure suddenly jumped out from behind Ye Chen.

Shen Qiu's face was ice-cold. She had already used her fastest speed, but she was too far away from Xiahou Xian and it was too late.

But at this moment.

"call out!"

Something suddenly smashed out.

It hit Xiahou Zai right on the body.

"Snapped!"

Xiahou Xian was knocked to the ground.

A teacup suddenly shattered.

And what was painted on the teacup fragment was a golden dragon.

Ye Chen has already stood up.

With a gloomy expression, he strode towards Xiahou Xian.

Xiahou Xian's head was already broken, bleeding profusely, and he was gasping for breath like a cow.

"Old man, stay away from me if you can! Don't die here!"

Ye Chen was very angry.

Xiahou Xian was obviously at a loss of reason and wanted to die so as to preserve his reputation.

But once this guy dies, Ye Chen will be blamed for forcing the great scholar to die in the hall.

Yang Dechang and others will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble.

The situation that had apparently improved would suddenly take a turn for the worse.

What a fucking bastard.

"You tyrant ruler, you framed your wise ministers. Dayu is doomed!"

Xiahou Xian didn't die, but he was still unwilling to give up. He wanted to stand up and hit the pillar, but Shen Qiu stopped him. So he covered his head and pointed at Ye Chen angrily.

"Snapped!"

Xiahou Xian was slapped to the ground so hard that several of his teeth popped out.

The blood spurted out far away.

Ye Chen’s face turned ashen.

"Your Majesty, my grandfather was an old minister of the Six Dynasties. You can't treat him like this."

When Xiahou Jie saw Xiahou Xian being beaten, he immediately stood up.

"Snapped!"

Xiahou Jie was blown more than ten feet away.

The whole place was shocked!

"Your grandfather is about to die here, and I can't fight him. I have to let him die, right? Xia Houjie, you really are your grandfather's good grandson!"

Ye Chen's aura was as powerful as a volcanic eruption, and his voice was like thunder.

But upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court could not find any fault.

The ancients attached great importance to filial piety.

With just one sentence, Ye Chen put himself in the position of a savior.

It’s useless to hit him!

"Come here! Take this Xiahou Xian away and throw him in the death row! Tie him up and stuff rags in his mouth. Don't let him bite his tongue to commit suicide!"

Ye Chen waved his hand in a domineering manner.

The means are extremely tough.

Yang Dechang, who was standing by, twitched his eyes when he saw this, but he never expected the situation to develop like this.

"Your Majesty, punishment does not apply to high officials. Lord Xiahou is a great scholar after all, and he does not deserve this humiliation."

Yang Dechang bowed.

"Don't punish doctors? Are we just going to let him die? Besides, in my place, doctors are not punished because they haven't committed any crime!"

Ye Chen sneered and stared at Yang Dechang: "Could it be that Prime Minister Yang is still protecting Xia Houxian?"

"Xiahou Xian has done so many shameless things. Doesn't Prime Minister Yang think he deserves the punishment he deserves?"

Hearing this, Yang Dechang's mouth twitched slightly, and he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, now that the evidence is irrefutable, I, this old minister, also believe that Lord Xiahou is indeed guilty."

Yang Dechang's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly.

But given the current situation, he really couldn't make excuses for Xiahou Xian anymore, which made him extremely upset.

Originally, he and Xiahou Xian were going to join forces to deal with the poor kids, but now it was Xiahou Xian who was being dealt with.

No matter how much you plan, you still miss one thing.

All bets are lost!