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

In the Yangxin Palace, the imperial chef, under the command of Ye Chen, prepared several delicious dishes.

"Mian'er, try this. It's called Mapo Tofu."

Ye Chen brought a bowl of tofu to Qin Man, saying it was Mapo Tofu, but it did not contain chili peppers or Sichuan peppercorns. Instead, it used ginger slices and wasabi to enhance the spicy taste.

Qin Man looked at the tofu in the bowl and felt a little surprised. She had eaten tofu before, but she clearly felt that the tofu in this bowl was different from the ones she had eaten before.

She curiously picked up the spoon, scooped a little, and tasted it lightly. Then, she was stunned for a moment, then stuck out her tongue and started breathing out.

"Your Majesty, it's so spicy."

"Haha, Meng'er, just eat more rice."

Ye Chen smiled slightly. This Mapo Tofu is meant to go with rice. If it is not spicy, it will not taste good.

After hearing what he said, Qin Man quickly ate two mouthfuls of millet rice. She really felt much better and her eyes began to shine.

Although this tofu tastes spicy, it is really refreshing and appetizing.

Most of the food I've eaten has been bland.

When had Qin Man ever eaten such a flavorful dish?

Qin Man took a bite of rice and a mouthful of tofu, and finished the big bowl of Mapo Tofu in a few bites.

And after eating.

Qin Man suddenly felt a little embarrassed again.

She wasn't like this before.

After all, she was born in a marquisate, so she still followed the etiquette of eating and chewed her food slowly.

"Your Majesty, this dish is delicious."

Qin Man put down her bowl and chopsticks and said.

"Mian'er, if you think it tastes good, eat more. Come and try these."

Ye Chen pushed many dishes in front of Qin Man.

Qin Man tried her best to restrain herself, but still couldn't help but pick up the chopsticks.

Ye Chen was in a good mood as he watched Qin Man eating heartily. After all, a beautiful woman eating was a very nice sight.

He would occasionally pick up his chopsticks and take a few bites of food. Just when he was about to finish his lunch, Cheng'en suddenly ran to his side.

"Your Majesty, Guard Shen requests an audience. He says he has something important to report."

"Oh."

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows and immediately said to Cheng En: "Let Qiu'er come to see me!"

"Well, Your Majesty, I'm done eating now, so I'll take my leave."

When Qin Man heard that Shen Qiu had something to report, she immediately put down her chopsticks and said.

"Well, Meng'er, just wait outside the Yangxin Palace. I'll call you in later."

Ye Chen nodded and said.

Qin Man stood up obediently and walked slowly to the outside of the Yangxin Palace, while Shen Qiu strode into the Yangxin Palace.

"Your Majesty, a spy has reported that suspicious individuals have appeared around the lakeside cottage!"

Shen Qiu's expression was quite complicated at this time.

She really didn't expect that things would turn out just as Ye Chen had expected, and that someone actually wanted to attack the lakeside cottage.

"And, Your Majesty, it is said that among the suspicious individuals around the lakeside cottage, there are some people from the underworld who were once recruited by Boss Murong, but then left due to salary issues."

"Oh."

Ye Chen immediately narrowed his eyes, and then asked doubtfully: "Qiu'er, do you think this is a vendetta between people in the martial arts world?"

"This, I don't know either."

"Let our people keep a close eye on these guys. Don't alert them yet. I want to see who is behind these guys."

Ye Chen finally said.

There must be a lot of people who want to take action against Boss Murong at this moment, and those brothels that have been forced to start operating because their business has been taken away are all suspects.

If Ye Chen were to send people to eliminate these suspicious people now, it would likely arouse the other party's suspicion, which would alert the enemy. It would be better to play the long game and catch a bigger fish.

"Yes."

Shen Qiu retreated immediately.

And after Shen Qiu left.

Ye Chen also stood up and walked out of the Yangxin Palace.

Qin Man was standing outside the palace. When she saw Ye Chen coming out, her eyes suddenly lit up and she immediately went to greet him.

"His Majesty."

"Mian'er, let's go to the Imperial Garden."

Ye Chen said naturally.

Hearing this, Qin Man nodded obediently.

"it is good."

Ye Chen reached out and grabbed Qin Man, leading her into the sedan chair.

And this time, Qin Man no longer resisted.

When he arrived at the Imperial Garden, Ye Chen heard bursts of loud slogans and orderly footsteps.

He glanced over and saw many shirtless strong men training.

Running, marching, standing, and cross-country running with weights.

These strong men were divided into several teams, each training in different events, and everyone was in excellent spirits.

And as soon as he saw Ye Chen.

These strong men also knelt on one knee one by one without any panic. Xia Ju and others who were responsible for training these strong men rushed over immediately.

"You all continue training, I'm just here to take a look."

Ye Chen looked at these strong men with great satisfaction. When they were training, he could already feel their uniform momentum.

It seemed as if the entire team had become one.

In this way, when the team moved, it was as if a huge beast stretched out its claws, and its ferocious momentum was breathtaking.

Beside Ye Chen, Shen Qiu's eyes were shining. She had to enter the palace every day these days, and naturally she had witnessed with her own eyes how the people in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion had trained step by step to become what they are today.

Qin Man even felt at this moment that even if she pulled everyone here out to fight the imperial guards, she would not necessarily lose!

"Ok?"

Ye Chen, who was watching the elite soldiers training, suddenly stopped and looked to the side in surprise.

And within his sight, some strong men who had just finished training were drinking water.

But what's strange is that one of these soldiers drank water in a way that was obviously different from the others.

Other people would drink water by picking up the bowl and drinking directly with their heads tilted back, but this person insisted on squatting down to drink, looking around while drinking, with a very alert look.

"Go, call this man over to me."

Ye Chen pointed at the guy who was squatting to drink water. Xia Ju, who had been following him, immediately rushed forward and called the strong man who was drinking water over.

At this moment, this strong man was wearing a set of black leather armor, but his body looked a little thin and did not look very strong.

When Ye Chen saw this person, he felt that he looked familiar, and asked tentatively: "Are you the one who followed Di Gui here before?"

"Your Majesty, I am Tuoba Lieye, the commoner who followed General Di Gui into the palace."

Tuoba Lieye clasped his fists and said.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes.

"Tuoba Lieye, you are not Han Chinese?"

Hearing this, Tuoba Lieye nodded quickly.

"Your Majesty, I am a Xianbei."

"Are you from the grassland?"

Ye Chen asked again.

"Your Majesty, I was naturalized in Nanfu twenty years ago."

Tuoba Lieye said immediately.

"Oh, Tuoba Lieye, let me ask you, can you still ride a horse?"

Ye Chen asked.

"The Grassroots Association!"

"Then can you train cavalry?"

"what?"

Tuoba Lieye was slightly stunned, then nodded.

"Grass, I can try it."