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

above the hall.

Yang Dechang bowed to Ye Chen and pushed the two censors out with just one sentence.

When Pu Ye and Wu An heard this, they both looked sad.

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows.

"In that case, Qiu'er, take Pu Ye and Wu An away first and interrogate them strictly!"

Ye Chen looked at Yang Dechang meaningfully, then waved his hand.

The two imperial censors seemed to have lost their souls. They were taken away by the imperial guards without a word of explanation or begging for mercy.

Seeing this, Ye Chen turned to look at the Imperial Censor Chen Xiu.

"Doctor Yushi, these two censors are your subordinates and have committed such a serious crime. Don't you have any idea?"

"Your Majesty, I am guilty of negligence!"

Chen Xiu immediately bowed his hands and said with a look of deep sorrow, "I never expected that Pu Ye and Wu An would be so cruel and ruthless! I, an old minister, was also deceived by them."

"I, this old minister, request a six-month salary deduction!"

This piece of shit!

Ye Chen's eyes were icy as he said, "Placing so many spies within the imperial palace is tantamount to rebellion, a crime punishable by the death of nine generations of your clan. Censor, since you have already admitted your negligence, if you are only fined six months' salary, wouldn't ministers as negligent as you become even more emboldened in the future?"

"A six-month salary deduction is too light. Besides, your whole family needs to eat. If I deduct your salary, won't it cause innocent people to starve and freeze? Will the world call me a tyrant?"

Ye Chen smiled coldly and said in a stern tone: "Doctor Yushi, I see that you are old and it is difficult to torture you, so I will punish you to reflect on your mistakes for a year. During this year, you are not allowed to interfere in any affairs of the court!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu's face changed.

But Yang Dechang jumped out immediately.

"Your Majesty, this incident must have been the work of Pu Ye and Wu An themselves. It has nothing to do with Lord Chen. Moreover, Lord Chen has served in office for decades and has never made a mistake as the Imperial Censor. If we ask him to reflect on his mistakes, who else can be qualified for the position of Imperial Censor?"

"The positions of the Three Dukes are crucial to the foundation of the nation. It would be inappropriate to change them hastily. Your Majesty, please consider this carefully!"

Yang Dechang's face darkened slightly. Chen Xiu was his right-hand man, and Ye Chen was obviously going to attack his confidant. How could he let Ye Chen succeed?

"Well, Prime Minister, you are right."

Ye Chen nodded, as if he agreed with Yang Dechang's words.

But before Yang Dechang could breathe a sigh of relief, Ye Chen suddenly changed the subject.

"In that case, the Imperial Censor will be allowed to handle his official duties during his period of self-reflection. However, he must be accompanied by the Imperial Guards, and every document requiring the Imperial Censor's review must be reviewed by the Imperial Guards first. Apart from his official duties, he will not be responsible for anything else during his period of self-reflection!"

Ye Chen waved his hand, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes when he looked at Yang Dechang.

This old guy still wants to play with him, so naive!

"this."

Yang Dechang's eyes suddenly darkened.

"Why, Prime Minister Yang, do you still have objections? Do you think my punishment is too lenient?"

Ye Chen stared at Yang Dechang and asked.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I have no objection."

Planting spies in the Forbidden Palace is such a serious crime. Even if the two censors bear the main responsibility, it is almost impossible to get Chen Xiu to distance himself from it.

Yang Dechang knew that Chen Xiu might be punished, but he didn't expect Ye Chen to do this to him.

The Censor is reflecting on his mistakes behind closed doors and only handles the Censor's official documents. What's the difference between this and removing his left and right arms?

But he couldn't find any excuse.

After all, his proposal had been easily resolved by Ye Chen.

In the end, he could only grit his teeth and swallow it.

"Since the Prime Minister has no objection, let's do it this way."

"If there is nothing else, let's leave."

Ye Chen then waved his hand.

The eunuch who was delivering the message beside him understood.

"Retreat~!"

The eunuch who delivered the message said loudly.

All the officials then bowed to Ye Chen and left the Taiqian Hall.

It was not until this time that Su Mengjiao walked out from behind Ye Chen.

At this moment, Su Mengjiao was wearing a black brocade phoenix robe and a golden hairpin on her head. She had a noble temperament and unparalleled elegance.

"Emperor, the situation with those two censors is not right. I'm afraid they won't be able to find out anything."

"Ah."

Ye Chen also nodded slightly. He also came to his senses at this time. Logically speaking, the two imperial censors should have begged for mercy loudly when they were taken away by the Jinyiwei, but they seemed to have accepted their fate.

This is obviously not right.

"Queen Dowager, it doesn't matter. Even if I can't find out anything, I can still punish them severely to serve as a warning to others!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly. This time, he was able to make the Imperial Censor reflect on his mistakes and eliminate so many spies in the palace. In his opinion, it was already a great victory.

In comparison, it is just a small regret that no more treacherous officials could be implicated through the two censors.

"Ah."

When Su Mengjiao saw Ye Chen like this, a hint of appreciation appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Ye Chen was becoming more confident and calm in the face of everything at this moment. This temperament radiating from the inside out unintentionally added a strong charm to him and made his imperial aura become stronger and stronger.

"Your Majesty, I have returned to the palace to review memorials. If you have anything else, please send someone to see me."

Su Mengjiao turned and left.

At this moment, she seemed to have a backbone in her heart, and the feeling of oppression brought by the oppression of powerful officials in the past had been swept away.

After Su Mengjiao left, Ye Chen also stood up.

"I'll go back and practice some skills first."

At this time, whether it is to deal with the Qinling issue.

Whether it is the battle between the Imperial Guards and the people from the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion, there is no time to rush.

Ye Chen calmed down and prepared to wait patiently. By the way, he also practiced his kung fu.

However, he had just returned to the Yangxin Palace and was getting ready.

Cheng'en came to his side and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Qin has come to the Imperial Garden."

"Oh, I'll be there right away."

Ye Chen immediately threw away the wooden sword in his hand and ran to the imperial garden.

Qin Man was wearing a white brocade dress today and a green jade hairpin on her head. In addition to her pure temperament, she also had a touch of elegance.

"Mian'er, accompany me for a walk."

"it is good."

Qin Man smiled slightly, her smile was sweet, and her eyes looking at Ye Chen were as gentle as water.

However, when the two were strolling in the Imperial Garden and inspecting the training of the people in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, Shen Qiu suddenly walked in.

"Your Majesty, Niu San requests an audience."

"Niu San, what happened to him?"

"He said that the papermaking project has already yielded results!"

Shen Qiu clasped his fists.

Hearing this, Ye Chen was slightly stunned, but he was delighted in his heart.