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

The imperial edict was drafted by the Hanlin Academy and stamped by Su Mengjiao.

The news that a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who was sent from outside the capital, had come to the capital to take over the power of the Minister of Revenue spread throughout the Secretariat at a very fast speed.

Upon learning the news, Gao Yunhe found Yang Dechang immediately.

"Prime Minister, is His Majesty looking for Du Min to replace Yun Hu?"

Gao Yunhe was a little worried. The Ministry of Revenue had always been his Gao family's one and only territory, and he would not tolerate anyone else interfering in it.

"Brother Dingfang, don't worry. The emperor is simply at his wit's end."

Yang Dechang spoke in a calm tone, sitting upright in the main seat of the Secretariat, looking unconcerned.

He knew very well what was going on in the Ministry of Revenue.

Moreover, he is more patient than Gao Yunhe.

Hearing this, Gao Yunhe also calmed down.

The two men continued to handle the official business at hand. After all, they both held important positions and had a lot of things to deal with every day, but they did not take the newly appointed Minister of Revenue seriously.

But soon, an imperial censor suddenly walked in quickly and whispered a few words in the ear of Chen Xiu, one of the three ministers and also a close friend of Yang Dechang, and handed him a piece of brocade.

Imperial Censor Chen Xiu's expression changed slightly. He immediately stood up and walked to Yang Dechang's side with a serious expression, saying in a low voice, "Prime Minister, I'm afraid something terrible has happened."

"What? Did you hear any news?"

Yang Dechang looked at Chen Xiu, his brows slightly furrowed, his expression serious.

"That Minister of Revenue has already been collecting all the account books from every state, county, and prefecture across the country for this year."

Chen Xiu said with worry in his tone.

"Oh, so what? To check the accounts of every prefecture, city, and county in the country, even if everyone in the Ministry of Revenue is mobilized, it will take at least several months. If he, a Vice Minister of Revenue, wants to check, then let him do it."

Yang Dechang smiled coldly and said.

"Prime Minister, the problem is that we need to settle the Ministry of Revenue's accounts for a year. It may not take too long now."

Chen Xiu glanced at Gao Yunhe who had come over to the side, and said in a leisurely tone, "The emperor seems to have found a way to quickly settle the Ministry of Revenue's accounts."

Then, Chen Xiu took out a piece of paper and handed it to Yang Dechang. It was densely written and clearly recorded Ye Chen's introduction to the abacus, word for word.

After reading the records on the note, even someone as calm as Yang Dechang was quite moved.

Gao Yunhe was even more panicked.

"Prime Minister, we can't let that Du guy figure out the Ministry of Revenue's accounts!"

If this is calculated, then things will really get out of hand.

".."

Yang Dechang's eyes flickered.

Things clearly went beyond his expectations.

"This little emperor actually has such ability!"

"Alright! In that case, I will no longer hold back. Notice it, have someone contact the Tatar envoys and let them into the palace tonight! Have them take out the guards the Queen Mother has stationed in the palace!"

"I just don't believe it. As long as my people control the entire palace, how can the little emperor still turn the tables?"

Yang Dechang gritted his teeth and decided to overturn the table.

This time, he not only wanted to let the Tatars enter the palace to scare the emperor, but also wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife and directly control the entire palace.

Let the emperor become a plaything in his hands.

Inside the Taiqian Palace.

“Snap!” “Snap!” “Snap!” “Snap!” “Snap!”~~

Du Min kept fiddling with the beads on the abacus with one hand, and kept taking notes on the bamboo slips with a pen in the other.

The results of each comparison were shown to Ye Chen and Su Mengjiao.

Ye Chen's expression gradually became solemn. The number of account books uploaded by various prefectures and counties was obviously very different from the results summarized by the Ministry of Revenue.

This means that the Ministry of Revenue is completely rotten from top to bottom.

What a bunch of termites!

Ye Chen's eyes were slightly cold, his aura was as deep as the abyss, and he had murderous intent in his heart.

Behind him, Su Mengjiao was looking at the bamboo slips, her body shaking with excitement.

These are all evidence!

The overwhelming evidence was enough to bring down the entire Ministry of Revenue and severely damage the power of the powerful officials.

Su Mengjiao had been suppressed by powerful officials for three whole years, and now she finally found an opportunity to fight back.

"Da da da~!"

Suddenly, a young eunuch ran into Taiqian Palace.

Cheng'en immediately went up to him, and after a whisper, Cheng'en quickly came to Ye Chen's side.

Ye Chen turned his head and looked at Cheng En.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong."

Cheng'en leaned his head close to Ye Chen's ear and whispered a few words.

Ye Chen's expression suddenly changed, and then he waved his hand and said, "Master Du, it will take time to check the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue. Please go to the side hall first. I will not let anyone disturb you. If you need anything, just notify the imperial guards and eunuchs."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Du Min bowed down, stood up and walked into the side hall.

After he left, Su Mengjiao's puzzled voice came from behind Ye Chen.

"Emperor, what happened?"

"Cheng'en, tell the Queen Mother."

Ye Chen gave the order in a domineering tone.

"Empress Dowager, a eunuch discovered that several imperial censors had suddenly left the Secretariat. One of them secretly met with Zhang Nan, the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards outside the palace."

Cheng'en said in a cautious tone.

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao frowned slightly and almost immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Empress Dowager, the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue is not something that the Gao family alone can afford. Yang Dechang and others will definitely not allow us to continue investigating like this."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and said.

"Hmph, don't worry. The entire inner city imperial guards are my people. A mere commander-in-chief of the outer city imperial guards can't cause any trouble!"

Su Mengjiao's tone revealed dominance and confidence. Having held power for three whole years, she attached great importance to her own safety.

So even when she heard that the commander of the outer city imperial guards was meeting with the ministers, she remained calm.

"Empress Dowager, I don't think Yang Dechang would be so foolish as to allow the imperial guards outside the palace to cause chaos."

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "First, the Imperial Guards are not completely under the control of Yang Dechang and his accomplices. Second, if Yang Dechang lets the Imperial Guards rebel, it would be equivalent to a direct rebellion. After the incident, he himself would become a traitor, and his reputation would be infamous, and everyone would be able to kill him."

"Edward Yang wouldn't be so foolish as to make such a bad move."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao frowned slightly, looked at Ye Chen with complicated eyes, and asked suspiciously: "Then your Majesty, what do you think Yang Dechang wants to do?"

"Empress Dowager, I think Yang Dechang sent someone to meet with the commander-in-chief of the outer city's imperial guards in order to arrange for the imperial guards to open the outer city gates. This old bastard is trying to lure outsiders into the palace!"

Ye Chen's face was quite gloomy, and he said in a decisive tone.

"what?"

Su Mengjiao was suddenly shocked, her face changed drastically, but she could no longer remain calm.