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

"Your Majesty, please have mercy on me. It's my fault for not raising my son well. It's all my fault for not raising my son well."

Zeng Yan was also panicked at this moment and said immediately.

"Your Majesty, General Zeng has served the country for many years. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. I beg Your Majesty to show some mercy."

Yang Dechang also said to Ye Chen.

He now understood that he had fallen into a trap, but he still had to find a way to make amends.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen simply glanced at Yang Dechang, then turned to Zeng Yan and said, "Lord Zeng, what is your current position in the Beijing Camp?"

"Your Majesty, I am the deputy commander-in-chief of the Beijing Camp and the deputy commander of General Shoulong!"

Commander-in-Chief of Operations and General Guarding the Dragon were both official positions belonging to Cao Tao.

Zeng Yan's official positions have made it clear that he is the second in command of the entire Beijing camp.

"How can you be in charge of the Beijing Camp if you don't teach your son well? From today on, you will be demoted to the rank of Bandit Suppression Captain."

"As for your son, haha, considering your many years of service to the country, I will leave his body intact."

Ye Chen said in a very calm tone.

It seemed that he had given in, but in fact Zeng Hu still died, and Zeng Yan was removed from his position as the second-in-command of the Beijing Camp.

"Your Majesty, minister."

Zeng Yan clearly felt that something was wrong.

"Why? Do you think my sentence is too light?"

Ye Chen snorted lightly, his face expressionless, but he exuded a captivating imperial aura.

"Your Majesty, I dare not."

Zeng Yan obviously felt the pressure, and at this moment, he really couldn't say anything decent.

Didn’t Ye Chen already show mercy outside the law?

Didn’t you see that being torn apart by four horses has been changed to drinking poisoned wine?

"Your Majesty, is this still too heavy?"

Yang Dechang asked.

"What? Intending to commit adultery against the daughter of a noble family, and moreover, the daughter of a marquis. Now that the evidence is irrefutable, is this considered a serious offense?"

Ye Chen asked.

Yang Dechang was speechless.

"Okay, I have nothing to do, you all can leave now."

Ye Chen waved his hand.

All the officials then saluted Ye Guang.

"I'm waiting to retire."

And after all the officials left.

Su Mengjiao walked out from behind Ye Chen.

"Your Majesty, will Yang Dechang become enemies with Zeng Yan?"

Su Mengjiao narrowed her eyes and asked.

Zeng Yan is a powerful figure in the Beijing camp outside the city, and Su Mengjiao can guess without thinking that Zeng Yan must be Yang Dechang's main target for winning over. But now, the relationship between Zeng Yan and Yang Dechang can no longer be restored to the way it was before.

Zeng Yan had been the second-in-command of the Beijing Camp for many years and naturally had a great reputation in the Beijing Camp. However, Ye Chen's move made it almost impossible for Zeng Yan and Yang Dechang to be together forever.

This almost guarantees that the entire Beijing camp will not be completely controlled by Yang Dechang.

"Queen Dowager, you think too simply of these noble families. The real reason they can come together is out of self-interest."

"When faced with interests that could affect the family's rise and fall, personal grudges, and so on, these guys can completely ignore them."

Ye Chen shook his head, and then said to Su Mengjiao: "But similarly, if we can provide these noble families with sufficiently large benefits, these noble generals in the Beijing camp will naturally turn to us."

"What I'm doing now is simply to create a grudge between Zeng Hu and Yang Dechang. After all, a relationship based solely on interests is doomed to be fragile. With Yang Dechang's ability, he can still bribe Zeng Yan, but the price he pays may be much higher than before."

"Empress Dowager, I am only doing this to severely punish Zeng Hu and Ouyang while also giving a slight blow to these lawless nobles in the Beijing camp."

Ye Chen finished speaking.

Su Mengjiao pursed her lips slightly, and suddenly felt a little emotional.

The emperor's use of political tactics and his insight into human nature have really reached a level that even she cannot reach.

"Emperor, since you have made up your mind, I have nothing more to say."

Su Mengjiao turned around and walked out of Taiqian Palace.

Seeing Su Mengjiao like this, Ye Chen also stood up from the dragon throne.

"It's time to go back to Yangxin Palace and rest."

Ye Chen stretched and then walked out of Taiqian Palace like a dragon and a tiger.

But when he got on the sedan chair and returned to the Yangxin Palace, Cheng'en hurried forward to report.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is reading the bamboo slips."

"Ah."

Ye Chen smiled and strode into the Yangxin Palace, then ran into Qin Man sitting on his dragon bed, holding a bamboo slip in her hand, reading it intently.

"Mian'er, what are you looking at?"

Ye Chen leaned over and asked.

"what?"

Qin Man was suddenly shocked, her hands trembled, and the bamboo slips almost fell to the ground.

Ye Chen quickly reached out and grabbed the bamboo slips, holding them in his hand.

Qin Man anxiously wanted to rush forward to grab it, but Ye Chen dodged her. Then, Ye Chen reached out and hugged Qin Man in his arms.

"Your Majesty, give it back to me."

Qin Man stood on tiptoe but she was not tall enough to reach the bamboo slips in Ye Chen's hand. She felt embarrassed and annoyed.

"Mian'er, what did you call me?"

Ye Chen said with dissatisfaction on his face.

"My dear, please return the bamboo slips to Meng'er."

"Okay, but my dear, you have to tell me what is written on it."

Hearing this, Qin Man hesitated for a moment, then finally opened her red lips and said, "Husband, this is the sutra for raising a child."