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

Lin Ziyun looked at the room in front of him and felt a little surprised.

Although the room where he met Boss Murong before was not conspicuous, it was not as remote as the room in front of him.

"Young Master Ye, please wait a moment. Madam Yu will go and make the announcement."

Yu Niang said to Ye Chen.

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded.

And Yu Niang came to the door and knocked gently.

"Boss, Mr. Ye is here."

"The door is not closed, please come in, Mr. Ye."

Almost as soon as Yu Niang spoke, Boss Murong's hoarse voice was heard in the room.

Yu Niang then pushed open the door.

"Mr. Ye, please come in."

Ye Chen walked straight into the room and saw an emerald green screen.

Boss Murong was still sitting behind the screen.

Through the gap between the screens, Ye Chen discovered that there was a red-sheathed scimitar placed in front of Boss Murong's knees.

"Mr. Ye, thank you so much today."

Boss Murong's hoarse voice came from behind the screen, full of gratitude.

"Oh, Boss Murong, since I've decided to cooperate with you, how could I possibly let anything happen to you? Don't worry, I will be responsible for your safety here from now on."

Ye Chen's calm tone was full of dominance and confidence.

After hearing what Ye Chen said, Boss Murong trembled all over, his eyes flickered slightly, and his mood suddenly became a little complicated.

However, Ye Chen suddenly asked again soon: "Boss Murong, who are those people who wanted to attack you today? Do you know them?"

"do not know."

Boss Murong paused, then continued, "Mr. Ye, I'm sure these people are not from other brothels, because I have already made arrangements in other brothels."

Hearing this, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that Boss Murong had already taken action against other brothels.

Ye Chen had previously thought that Boss Murong was well prepared and therefore not afraid of other brothels, but he did not expect that Boss Murong already knew everything about the actions of other brothels.

"Besides the brothels around here, Boss Murong, have you offended anyone else?"

Ye Chen asked again.

"Master Ye, I've offended a lot of people, but when it comes to finding elite killers who can fight against the Imperial Guards, none of the people I've offended have the ability to do so."

Boss Murong said in a complicated tone, "Mr. Ye, I think that although these killers are coming for me, it is very likely that their real target is not me."

Hearing this, Ye Chen was slightly stunned, and then his eyes widened.

"Boss Murong, are you saying that I am the target of these guys?"

"Oh, Master Ye, what I mean is that these killers are targeting the forces behind you."

Boss Murong smiled and explained seriously, "Only the existence that the forces behind you are fighting against can find such elite forces."

Hearing this, Ye Chen finally understood, and his eyes immediately became sharp.

Boss Murong thought that this group of people today were targeting Ye Chen's backers, but Ye Chen knew that he didn't have any backers behind him.

He is the Son of Heaven, and he is his own supporter.

"Boss Murong, since you're alright now, I'll be leaving first. I'll report everything you said today."

Ye Chen stood up and walked out of the room.

"Yuniang, go see Mr. Ye off."

"Yes."

Yu Niang twisted her snake-like waist and walked to Ye Chen's side. She personally escorted Ye Chen out of the room and followed him all the way.

"Yu Niang, you'd better not leave this lakeside cottage in the future. My people may not be able to take care of everything. If you leave the lakeside cottage and encounter danger, my people may not be able to rescue you in time."

Ye Chen gave earnest instructions as he walked to the door.

"I, I know."

Yu Niang nodded. Her expression was very serious at this moment. Although she was not as charming as before because the panic on her face had not faded away, she obviously heard it.

Moreover, Yu Niang could also feel that Ye Chen was caring about her at this time, and a trace of warmth rose in her heart.

After Ye Chen got on the carriage, Yu Niang kept watching the carriage go away until it was out of sight, and then she returned.

And as the carriage slowly galloped towards the palace.

A guard suddenly ran to the carriage and handed a bamboo slip into the carriage.

After Shen Qiu took the bamboo slips, he carefully read them for a while before handing them to Ye Chen and saying, "Your Majesty, this is the confession the Imperial Guards just obtained from interrogation. The leader of the people we arrested this time is said to be named Wu Ba, who suddenly entered the capital a few days ago."

"Our people went to the Ministry of Revenue to retrieve his household registration, but it may have been lost because the Ministry's treasury was burned. However, according to the confessions, this Wu Ba clearly has a strong background and acts very cautiously. He never revealed who his backers were, and he never shared many things with his subordinates."

"We also heard that Wu Ba recently bought a mansion in the capital, where he kept some servants and assigned people to guard them strictly."

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

It seems that Wu Ba is quite tight-lipped, and is it true that his household registration could not be found because of the previous fire?

Could it be that his household registration had been transferred away long ago?

Could it be that this guy’s background is supported by powerful officials in the court?

Ye Chen remembered that Boss Murong had reminded him before that Wu Ba and his men were likely coming for him.

If this is the case, then the person behind it must be a powerful official in the court, and it was Yang Dechang who instructed him.

"Qiu'er, the people Wu Ba has been strictly guarding might be his family members. Send someone over now and arrest them for me!"

Ye Chen made a decision immediately.

Although Wu Ba is dead and was so cautious when he was alive that even his household registration could not be found, his family must know his identity and actions. Otherwise, they would not have sent people to keep a close watch on him, probably because they were afraid that he would leak the news.

"promise!"

Shen Qiu immediately went to pass on the message.

"That Wu Ba was a formidable general, but he was an accomplice to the evildoer and deserved death. I wonder if I can get any useful information from his family."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes.

It is obvious that Wu Ba works for the powerful officials. If the identities of those officials are found out and evidence is obtained, even if Yang Dechang, the old turtle, cannot be dealt with, at least some of the treacherous officials can be dealt with.

The carriage quickly entered the palace.

Ye Chen looked at the sky and wanted to go back to the Yangxin Palace to practice martial arts. However, when the carriage just stopped in front of the Yangxin Palace and he got off the carriage, a guard suddenly came to the side of the carriage.

Seeing this, Shen Qiu hurried forward. After a few words, they exchanged a few words and then Shen Qiu came to Ye Chen's side.

"Your Majesty, our people discovered that the people Wu Ba raised were not his family members, but they all had the same relative."

"Who is this relative?"

Ye Chen didn't expect that he guessed wrong, so he asked immediately.

"It's Madam He."