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

As a time traveler, Ye Chen sees from the perspective of future generations that cavalry often plays a crucial role in ancient wars.

Before cannons and muskets were invented, cavalry was the strongest field unit on the battlefield.

Ye Chen naturally also wanted to have a powerful cavalry, but he had no experience in training cavalry.

The instructors during his previous military training did not teach him how to train cavalry, but now that he heard that Tuoba Lieye was from the grassland, he immediately became interested.

"Tuoba Lieye, if there really was a cavalryman you were asked to train, what kind of cavalryman could you train?"

Cavalry can also be divided into heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and archers.

Ye Chen asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, I'm not sure about the cavalry archers, but I can give the light cavalry and heavy cavalry a try."

Tuoba Lieye said.

Archers must be able to shoot while riding, but even on the grasslands, people who can shoot while riding are extremely rare.

Any cavalry archers on the grassland are the most powerful elite. Except for the Tatar Khan, other tribal leaders do not have such elite troops.

"Okay, I'll remember you."

Ye Chen nodded towards Tuoba Lieye and said, "You should work hard first. I will definitely use you if I have the chance in the future."

A general who can train cavalry is absolutely valuable.

Ye Chen showed his friendly side and spoke in a gentle tone.

After hearing Ye Chen's words, Tuoba Lieye's body trembled slightly with excitement.

As a Xianbei living in Han area, Tuoba Lieye was already discriminated against. He had no way to survive at the beginning and joined the army just to have something to eat.

But even though he fought hard for Dayu's country on the battlefield, he never got many opportunities for promotion.

And now Ye Chen actually said that he wanted to make use of him.

This moved him very much.

"Sir, I obey your order!"

Tuoba Lieye's eyes were filled with tears, and he felt that he had met his mentor.

Ye Chen patted Tuoba Lieye's shoulder and took Qin Man to visit other places. After a tour, Ye Chen finally came to an open space.

In the center of the open space, thirty shirtless strong men formed a square and stood quietly.

These thirty young men were practicing their standing posture, and among their teams, there were generals walking around, checking whether their standing posture was standard or not, and constantly guiding the soldiers whose movements were not standard to correct them.

"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of these people standing like this?"

Qin Man said with some confusion.

"This is to strengthen the soldiers' willpower and teach them to obey, which is very important for an army."

Ye Chen said with a serious face.

But he knew in his heart that what he said was all made up on the spur of the moment. After all, he was just copying the training methods he had seen during military training in later generations. However, he had no idea what the purpose of these training methods was, so he could only try to fool people.

"Wow, Your Majesty, you are truly amazing! These training methods are definitely no worse than what is written in military books!"

Qin Man looked at Ye Chen, admiration clearly revealed on her face.

And just then.

Shen Qiu suddenly came to the Imperial Garden and walked quickly to Ye Chen.

"Your Majesty, the people the Queen Mother sent to Jingzhao Yinfu have brought back news."

"Oh?"

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows.

"Your Majesty, I am tired and want to rest."

Qin Meng said at this time.

"Go."

Ye Chen looked at Qin Man and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. He could also see at this time that Qin Man knew that there were some things she couldn't listen to, so as soon as Ye Chen wanted to talk about business, she would take the initiative to find an excuse to leave.

Such a considerate beauty.

Ye Chen naturally liked her more and more.

However, even though he liked her, Ye Chen still turned his attention to Shen Qiu first.

"What news has come from Jingzhao Yinfu?"

Ye Chen asked doubtfully.

"Your Majesty, after the people sent by the Queen Mother took over the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, they immediately began to reorganize it, incorporated some of the imperial guards, promoted some of their confidants, and then began to investigate the Qinling Mountains."

"But soon, the people sent by the Queen Mother discovered that they could not reach the Qinling Mountains at all."

"All the roads leading up the Qinling Mountains are either blocked by huge rocks or have soldiers from the Beijing camp use deer antlers to set up checkpoints."

"Our man bribed the soldiers and secretly climbed up the Qinling Mountains, unaware that there were six checkpoints along the way where he would have to pay. After spending a huge amount of money to reach the Qinling Mountains, he saw a copper mine. The people in the mine were half-dressed and working hard. He briefly inquired about the situation and escaped the mine just before being discovered, then made his way back down the mountain."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen frowned.

"The person the Queen Mother sent out today performed well. What's his name?"

He knew how to adapt to circumstances and was able to break through numerous blockades and sneak into the Qinling Mountains. He also saw the copper mine being mined and was able to escape safely after finding out some information.

Possessing such abilities, he is definitely not a simple person.

Ye Chen felt that he had discovered another talent.

However, this talent belongs to Su Mengjiao after all, and he doesn't know whether he can poach her.

"Your Majesty, this man's name is Su Fu. He only obeys the Queen Mother's orders and has always been her confidant. Moreover, according to seniority, he is also her nephew."

Shen Qiu said so

"Ah."

Ye Chen was suddenly disappointed. He had been thinking about poaching someone, but now, this guy named Su Fu turned out to be Su Mengjiao's relative.

Then this corner of the wall definitely cannot be dug.

"What did Su Fu find out in that mine?"

Ye Chen asked.

"Your Majesty, according to Su Fu, that mine is simply not a place for humans to stay. The people inside eat pig food all day long and do the same work as cattle and horses. They can't sleep well every day. When they die, they are wrapped in a mat and thrown into the back mountain."

Su Mengjiao's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and her eyes were fierce.

The powerful people who mine copper clearly no longer treat people as human beings.

"Tsk."

Ye Chen's face darkened, and he said to Shen Qiu, "Qiu'er, send someone to find Di Gui and tell him to hurry up. I can't wait to deal with those bastards!"

"Yes!"

There seemed to be flames burning in Shen Qiu's eyes, and he immediately clasped his fists.

Then, Shen Qiu said, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing, it's about the Imperial Guards."

"what's up?"

"Some of the Imperial Guards have been getting close to powerful ministers recently. I believe this is definitely related to the upcoming military competition between the two armies."

A solemn look suddenly appeared on Shen Qiu's face, and he said.

"Have these powerful officials already begun to recruit those imperial guards whom they consider powerful, preparing to pit them against the elite troops I have trained?"

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then said to Shen Qiu, "Qiu'er, who do you think is the most powerful among these recruited imperial guards and needs special attention?"

"Your Majesty, the outer city's imperial guards are commanded by Yan Fan, and we need to pay special attention!"