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

There were only about 300 people from the city defense troops who appeared on the streets.

But Ye Chen had already asked people to mobilize the people from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, and now the number of people under his command exceeded 600, which was twice the number of Mi Cheng's men.

When the imperial guards appeared at this moment, Mi Cheng was immediately shocked by their number.

"Quick, go to the headquarters and inform General Kou to bring troops to support us!"

Mi Cheng quickly said to the people around him.

However, at this moment, a sound as loud as thunder exploded in his ears again.

"Today, we will only capture those traitors who disobey the imperial decree. Anyone who dares to help them will be considered an accomplice of the traitors! Kill them without mercy!"

Ye Chen stared at Mi Cheng with sharp eyes.

The imperial guards immediately stepped forward.

The soldiers of the city defense army were all hesitant at this moment. Facing the emperor's oral order and the imperial guards who worked for the emperor, they had no confidence. Not to mention that their previous actions were just bullying the people, or using their numbers to bully the few. Now that they encountered a situation where the number of people was greater than theirs, they all backed down.

Not to mention, Ye Chen also labeled Mi Cheng a traitor, so who would dare to help him?

In the end, when the Imperial Guards passed by the soldiers of the Bingmasi, no one dared to move.

Mi Cheng saw that something was not right, and his expression immediately changed. His tone softened, and he clasped his fists and said, "Well, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I am only fulfilling my official duties, and I don't dare to disobey the imperial decree. I will lead my men to withdraw now!"

After saying this, Mi Cheng turned around and was about to run.

"Stop!"

Ye Chen roared.

Mi Cheng shuddered all over and dared not stand still. He immediately swung the whip and clamped the horse's belly, ready to gallop away. But at this moment, a "whoosh!" sound suddenly came from the crowd, and several steel needles shot out and hit Mi Cheng.

Mi Cheng cried out in pain and fell off his horse. Several imperial guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Mi Cheng, who was crying out in pain, out.

"You, what do you want to do? I'm the deputy general of the military department! A sixth-rank military officer of the imperial court. You, you can't do this to me! I'm just following orders. I'm innocent!"

Mi Cheng argued loudly.

At this time, blood was gushing from his chest.

The soft armor on his chest was pierced by several silver needles, but it was only a minor injury and did not cause much impact on him.

"Snapped!"

Mi Cheng fell to the ground instantly, but it was Ye Chen who kicked him hard in the face, which crooked his nose, distorted his facial features, and even knocked off his helmet.

"You defy the imperial decree and still dare to claim you are innocent."

Ye Chen's face was grim. He stomped hard on Mi Cheng's hand and crushed it with force. Such an iron-blooded method made Mi Cheng suffer terribly.

"Tell me, who asked you to bring the troops here?"

Ye Chen stared at Mi Cheng's face with wide eyes and asked.

As soon as the soldiers from the city defense army arrived, they indiscriminately drove the distressed people out of the city. He didn't believe that no one ordered them to do so. Moreover, judging from the attitude of the traveling merchants and ordinary people towards these soldiers, it was not the first time that the soldiers from the army drove away the people.

"I, I, I received orders from my superiors."

Mi Cheng said in panic.

"Humph, which superior?"

Ye Chen continued to ask.

Upon hearing this, Mi Cheng's gaze avoided.

"Say it!"

Ye Chen's face darkened and he stepped hard. With a "crack", he broke two of Mi Cheng's fingers.

"what!"

Mi Cheng screamed.

"Can you tell me?"

Ye Chen showed a tough approach.

"I'm telling you, it's Lord Kou, the military commander and general of the Jinwu Guard, Kou Qing, Lord Kou!"

Mi Cheng cried out in pain.

Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

"Come here, take this man to the imperial palace's death row and interrogate him strictly!"

Ye Chen waved his hand and gave the order.

Two imperial guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Mi Cheng away.

When Mi Cheng heard that Ye Chen wanted to put him in death row, he also panicked.

"You can't do this! I'm an official appointed by the court. You can't do this to me! I'm an official appointed by the court! I'm just following orders. I'm innocent, innocent! Ugh~!"

An imperial guard stuffed a piece of cloth into Mi Cheng's mouth, and Mi Cheng could no longer shout.

At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly heard footsteps behind him, and saw that a large number of ragged and thin civilians had surrounded the soldiers of the Imperial Guards and the Military Affairs Department.

"Sir, help me, help me!"

"Sir, I've been poisoned and blinded! I've been poisoned and blinded!"

"My Lord, I've been cheated. The owner of that inn is such a scoundrel!"

"Sir, I was imprisoned underground and nearly starved to death."

Ye Chen frowned slightly, feeling a little heavy-hearted as he looked at the people who were stopped by the imperial guards but kept crying.

"Sir, what should we do with these people?"

Shen Qiu asked suddenly with a serious expression on his face.

"Count the number of prisoners and take them all to the Ministry of Justice's prison. However, no one in the Ministry of Justice is allowed to torture them. Have the Imperial Guard stationed in the prison. Then have the Ministry of Revenue transfer food and provide them with adequate relief to calm people's hearts. Tell them that I, no, His Majesty the Emperor, will give them justice!"

Ye Chen said so.

The number of these people is really too large. Judging by visual estimation, there are no less than eight or nine hundred people. Only a place like the Ministry of Justice Prison can accommodate them.

"Yes!"

Shen Qiu immediately gave the order.

Just as the imperial guards began to pacify the people and take them away, another burst of fierce footsteps sounded from the other end of the street.

Ye Chen looked carefully and found that they were from the City Defense Army again. The leader of these soldiers was riding a black horse. His body looked even more burly than Mi Cheng, and he had leopard eyes and a round jaw, and looked very fierce.

"Your Majesty, that man is Kou Qing, in charge of the entire city defense force."

Shen Qiu walked up and introduced himself to Ye Chen.

"Humph."

Ye Chen snorted coldly, and saw Kou Qingzheng leading his troops towards him, but he no longer cared about the people who were taken away by the imperial guards.

Behind Kou Qing, the soldiers of the Bingmasi formed a tight square formation that almost spanned half the street. At a glance, there were at least a thousand of them.

"Your Majesty, let me go meet him!"

Shen Qiu's face changed and he quickly stood in front of Ye Chen.

"Qiu'er, just say you're following orders. Also, have Liu Zhong apply some anesthetic to Chu Ji's needle so that Chu Ji is ready to strike at any time."

Ye Chen put his hands behind his back, ignoring the thousands of soldiers rushing towards him, and instead fixed his attention firmly on Kou Qing.

Shen Qiu immediately sent someone to convey the order and walked towards Kou Qing.