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

Ye Chen looked at Xiahou Jie, who was now completely panicked, and waved his hand to let Chen retreat first. Then, everyone who came in, without exception, testified against Kou Qing.

Some people testified against Xiahou Jie, while others did not.

But the evidence is enough.

"Minister Xiahou, do you have anything else to say?"

Ye Chen's eyes were as cold as ice as he looked at Xia Houjie.

Xiahou Jie was kneeling on the ground, sweat pouring down his head, and his face turned extremely pale.

"Your Majesty, minister, minister, minister."

Xiahou Jie stuttered and finally looked at Yang Dechang for help.

"Prime Minister."

"Prime Minister Yang, do you have anything else to say?"

Ye Chen also looked at Yang Dechang.

"Your Majesty, Xiahou Jie has committed such a serious crime and deserves a severe punishment. Minister Qi also seems to be a suspect. This case cannot be handed over to the Ministry of Justice. I suggest that it be handed over to the Secretariat, where all officials can discuss and determine the crime."

Yang Dechang said with a gloomy expression.

"Oh, no."

Ye Chen glanced at Yang Dechang. He knew exactly what this old man wanted to do.

Soon, the people who came to Taiqian Palace again were no longer the relatives of the poor children but Kou Tao's confidants. Without exception, they all testified against He Feng.

Qi Gongtai's housekeeper was also implicated.

For a moment, He Feng, like Xiahou Jie, knelt on the ground, sweating profusely.

"Your Majesty, if you don't hand them over to the Secretariat for a joint trial, how will these two criminals be convicted?"

Yang Dechang's face looked very ugly at this time.

He didn't expect Ye Chen to have caught Kou Qing, and he didn't expect Kou Qing and Kou Tao to confess their guilt so readily.

Now there are so many witnesses.

Even Yang Dechang could not exonerate Xiahou Jie and He Feng.

The only way is to let the Secretariat take over the case and take some measures to give a lighter sentence.

Ye Chen looked at Yang Dechang and said slowly, "Killing people and killing civilians is an unforgivable crime."

"Three tribes of Yi!"

Hearing this, Yang Dechang was shocked and his face immediately showed an expression of emotion.

On the side, Qi Gongtai was so scared that he knelt down.

All the officials were shocked, but they didn't expect Ye Chen to be so cruel.

"Your Majesty, this, this is too much, isn't it?"

Yang Dechang calmed himself down and asked with a bow.

"Is it over? I don't think so!"

Ye Chen's eyes were cold and he sneered, "Those persecuted people are families torn apart. How many people have been killed over the years? They have committed such a serious crime, so they must be severely punished! Severe punishment so that future generations will learn from it!"

Ye Chen's voice was very loud, like thunder.

He then waved his hand.

"Drag Xiahou Jie and He Feng away! Put them in the death row!"

"As for Minister Qi, his crimes will be interrogated personally once his steward is captured. I will first put him to death row!"

Ye Chen waved his hand and made a conclusion on the matter.

Soon, the imperial guards came forward and dragged Xiahou Jie and He Feng away together.

"No, no!"

"Prime Minister, save me, save me!"

Xiahou Jie and He Feng both shouted with all their might.

They have already been convicted.

Qi Gongtai remained calm, he did not shout or even let the imperial guards come to drag him away, he just left on his own.

"Prime Minister Yang, is it time to investigate your crime of negligence?"

Ye Chen pointed his spearhead at Yang Dechang and said.

Yang Dechang's eyes darkened, and he bowed to Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, Xia Houjie and He Feng are hiding something too deeply. This old minister was negligent for a moment and is indeed guilty. I beg to be fined half a month's salary. Please grant this, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Ye Chen snorted coldly.

But he also knew that there was little hope of severely punishing Yang Dechang by relying on this incident.

"Prime Minister Yang, let it go this time, but don't do it again!"

Ye Chenxu narrowed his eyes. If he agreed to Yang Dechang now, then the matter would be completely over. If he did not agree, it would seem that he showed his tolerance, but in fact, this matter would become a time bomb.

Next time, if Ye Chen finds a similar opportunity to severely punish Yang Dechang, Yang Dechang will have no excuse to ask for a lighter sentence.

Yang Dechang naturally understood what Ye Chen meant, and his expression became even uglier.

Ye Chen then waved his hand.

"Alright, that's it for today. You all can leave. Oh, and Jingzhao Yin will stay!"

Xiahou Jie and He Feng have both been taken care of.

Qi Gongtai was also arrested, and the next thing to investigate was the Qinling incident.

Among all the officials, Jingzhao Yin Li Hu's expression immediately became solemn.

Ye Chen suddenly called him, which gave him an ominous premonition.

And he wasn't the only one who felt this way.

As Yang Dechang retreated, he deliberately glanced at Li Hu, and the Grand Marshal Gao Yunhe even made a mouth shape to tell him not to talk nonsense.

Li Hu nodded slightly to this, and then after all the officials left Taiqian Hall, he walked up carefully and bowed to Ye Chen.

"Your Majesty, what do you want from me?"

Li Hu was feeling rather nervous, as Ye Chen had just wiped out the three clans of Xiahou Jie and He Feng.

After all, the Xiahou family and the He family are both aristocratic and wealthy families, and they have relatives with other wealthy families. Even if they were to exterminate the three tribes, it would be impossible to kill all three tribes, but the members of the Xiahou family and the He family would definitely not be able to escape.

This was enough to scare Li Hu.

The emperor's methods were too harsh.

"I'm asking you, are the Qinling Mountains under your jurisdiction?"

Ye Chen asked in a calm tone.

"Your Majesty, I do manage a portion of the Qinling Mountains, but there are outer-city camps stationed around the Qinling Mountains, so I don't manage much of it normally."

Li Hu thought for a moment, then said.

As soon as Ye Chen mentioned Qinling, he could guess what Ye Chen wanted to ask.

So Li Hu decided to push all the matters to the military camp outside the city.

Hearing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and asked Li Hu, "Are you saying that Qinling is actually controlled by the Jingying outside the city?"

"Well, Your Majesty, the Beijing Camp is stationed on the edge of the Qinling Mountains. There are soldiers from the Beijing Camp moving around the Qinling Mountains all the time. I really can't control it."

Li Hu bowed.

"Well, the Jingzhao Yin's office should have records of the specific activities of the Beijing Camp in the Qinling Mountains, right? If not, then you are derelict of duty, and you should quit your job as Jingzhao Yin!"

Hearing this, Li Hu knelt down with a "thump".

"Your Majesty, yes, yes, yes, there are records in the government office!"

"Go get it!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Li Hu quickly stood up and ran away.