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

Inside Kunning Palace.

Su Mengjiao sat upright in the main seat, her expression solemn but with a majestic air without anger. The noble and domineering aura she exuded, coupled with her pretty face and graceful figure, was truly unparalleled in her beauty.

As soon as Ye Chen walked into Kunning Palace, he saw Su Mengjiao like this, and a hint of admiration immediately appeared in his eyes. He walked straight to Su Mengjiao and sat down beside her carelessly.

"Queen Mother, what do you want from me?"

Ye Chen asked directly.

Hearing this, Shen Mengjiao looked at Ye Chen with a complicated expression.

"Emperor, you experienced that assassination attempt yesterday. Although you escaped unscathed, it was still extremely dangerous. You must be more cautious when traveling incognito in the future."

Su Mengjiao turned to look at Ye Chen, a hint of worry showing on her pretty face.

She was really shocked when she heard Shen Qiu’s report yesterday.

The assassins found the right moment and almost succeeded.

Fortunately, Ye Chen has been practicing martial arts diligently these days and has some skills, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Queen Dowager, I know. Qiu'er should have told you. I plan to transfer some people from the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, and I have already found people who can train them. In the future, I will also absorb some people from the martial arts world. When the time comes, I will have enough people with me when I travel, and I will have nothing to fear!"

Ye Chen said with a smile.

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao frowned slightly and said, "Emperor, aren't you afraid? Are you still planning to leave the palace?"

"Queen Dowager, it was just an assassination attempt. I was mentally prepared."

Ye Chen's tone was very calm. Since he dared to leave the palace, he was naturally not afraid of these things.

"Emperor, since you are so confident, I will not try to dissuade you. However, those powerful officials are indeed extremely bold to take action in the capital. In addition, I have something else to tell you."

Su Mengjiao paused before continuing, "Many officials in the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue have stopped asking for leave. It's fine in the Ministry of Revenue with the Minister Du Min, but those poor students in the Ministry of Works have been subtly sidelined."

"As for Zhang Xu, I have observed him and feel that he would be best suited to the position of Minister of Personnel. He also seems to be solely focused on academic pursuits, so I didn't assign him to the Ministry of Works."

Hearing this, Ye Chen felt a little helpless. After all, he still had too few talents.

"Empress Dowager, I remember that many of these officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works are already over fifty years old. At such an old age, it's time for them to retire. Let them pack up and leave."

"That won't work. These are all people from aristocratic families, and they have powerful backing. Keeping these humble children in the court has already caused quite a bit of resentment among the officials. Now dismissing these elderly officials will surely make everyone feel insecure, which will only strengthen the power of the powerful officials."

Su Mengjiao immediately shook her head and said.

Hearing this, Lin Ziyun narrowed his eyes slightly, then smiled and said, "Queen Dowager, then don't dismiss those old officials for now. Instead, let them take on sinecure positions and let the children of humble families take over their work and power. After all, they are old too. Just tell the outside world and let them take a break."

"That's all we have to do for now."

Su Mengjiao sighed lightly. The power of the wealthy and powerful families in the court was deeply rooted. Even if they could keep the students from poor families in the court, there would still be a long way to go before they could gain a foothold.

"Okay, Queen Mother, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to Yangxin Palace to change clothes. I have to go to the Lu Shang's hideout today. I want to find more evidence and see for myself what kind of dangerous place this is."

Ye Chen said to Su Mengjiao in a gentle tone

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao stopped trying to persuade him and said, "Emperor, what do you plan to call those people from the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion and the spy organization set up among the people?"

"Let's call it the Supervisory Department, and the members within it will be called Supervisory Yamen! This department only serves the Emperor!"

Lin Ziyun thought of many names, but finally decided to keep it simple, with a clearer meaning so that others could understand it at a glance.

Hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in Su Mengjiao's eyes. She could tell that Lin Ziyun was trying to expand his power again, but she couldn't say anything wrong.

After all, Ye Chen had been assassinated, and he had to continue to leave the palace for private visits. It was understandable that he set up a civil organization to protect himself.

"Queen Mother, if there is nothing else, I will leave now."

Ye Chen stood up and walked out of Kunning Palace.

Looking at Ye Chen's back, Su Mengjiao bit her lip with a complicated mood. At this moment, she could clearly feel that Ye Chen was gradually beyond her control.

The power in Ye Chen's hands is not limited to the palace, but is also extending to the capital outside the palace.

However, even though Su Mengjiao felt that power was falling into someone else's hands, she was actually somewhat happy deep down in her heart.

The better Ye Chen performs at this moment, the greater the power he will have, and the easier it will be for Su Mengjiao to deal with the powerful official.

Only then could Dayu's country be saved from danger.

In the end, Su Mengjiao could only sigh. Between the two paths of fighting for power and consolidating the Dayu kingdom, she could only choose the latter.

Even though she knew that Ye Chen was determined to seize power, she had to stand firmly on Ye Chen's side.

And after leaving Kunning Palace.

Ye Chen returned to the Yangxin Palace and changed his clothes. When he walked out of the Yangxin Palace, Shen Qiu, who had also changed his clothes, was already waiting for him outside the palace.

Shen Qiu was wearing black men's clothing today, holding a pitch-black sword in his hand. Every move he made revealed his heroic demeanor, and coupled with his otherworldly temperament, he gave people a kind of beauty like a swordsman.

"Qiu'er."

"The humble position is here."

"Follow me out of the palace."

"According to the order!"

Shen Qiu followed Ye Chen obediently, and they got on the carriage together.

As the carriage slowly drove out of the palace, Shen Qiu suddenly said to Ye Chen, "Your Majesty, there's news about the boy from Yingchuan Academy that you asked me to investigate last time."

"Oh, what's the news?"

Ye Chen was slightly stunned. He had almost forgotten about this matter, mainly because too many things had happened recently. Now that Shen Qiu reminded him, he remembered it.

"Your Majesty, that boy is indeed Master Xu Youde's boy. However, the boys at Yingchuan Academy are very close to those aristocratic students. Whether Master Xu has asked this boy to invite Your Majesty is impossible to find out. I'm afraid I'll have to ask Master Xu directly."

Shen Qiu said to Ye Chen.

The imperial guards are not omnipotent. They cannot find out the private conversations between the boy and the teacher without interrogating them in person.

"Well, that's enough. Even Xiahou Xian has been captured by me. A mere boy is nothing."

Ye Chen didn't care too much. After waving his hand, he turned to Shen Qiu and said, "Qiu'er, how is your hand?"

"what?"

"Stretch out your hand and let me take a look to see if the swelling has completely subsided."

Ye Chen said seriously.