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

When he heard that Di Gui could raise thousands of soldiers by subduing the bandits.

Ye Chen was immediately surprised.

"What are those Taiyuan gangsters like? Are they reliable?"

Ye Chen then asked again.

Although he was surprised, he still kept a clear mind. If these bandits were unreliable or not loyal enough to him, he would not recruit them.

After all, these are bandits.

He is definitely not a good person.

If in the future, when confronting the Beijing camp, these bandits were bribed by the conditions offered by the powerful officials and stabbed in the back, that is something Ye Chen absolutely does not want to see.

"Your Majesty, Di Gui said that several of the bandit leaders are his colleagues. They already have over 3,000 men under their command. If we can convince two more bandit leaders, gathering 5,000 or 6,000 men won't be a problem."

Shen Qiu showed joy on his face. If Di Gui could really gather thousands of people so quickly, then Ye Chen and Su Mengjiao would have the power to compete with the powerful officials in the capital.

"No, tell Di Gui to make sure the bandits he joins are absolutely loyal. If they are not loyal, I would rather not have them!"

Ye Chen finally said in a calm and domineering tone.

Hearing this, Shen Qiu was shocked. He looked at Ye Chen with a complicated expression, then clasped his fists and said, "Yes."

"By the way, Qiu'er, when you go back, tell the Queen Mother that I will be leaving the palace soon."

Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu again.

Hearing this, Shen Qiu nodded.

"Yes."

Shen Qiu left immediately.

Ye Chen returned to his bedroom.

"Your Majesty, let me change your clothes."

Seeing that Chen En had already taken out clothes for civilians, Qin Man took the initiative to speak to Ye Chen.

"it is good."

Ye Chen nodded and asked Qin Man to help him dress. After he put on his casual clothes, he held Qin Man's hand, asked someone to take out the feng shui map, and took Qin Man to choose a palace together.

Ye Chen had already selected several larger palaces, but he wanted Qin Man to choose the one she liked best.

"Your Majesty, I like this."

Qin Man pointed to a palace on the feng shui map and said.

In her opinion, all the palaces chosen by Ye Chen were very good, but the one she chose was the closest to the Yangxin Palace.

After letting Cheng'en take Qin Man to the Imperial Concubine Palace, Ye Chen had just walked out of the Yangxin Palace when he saw a carriage parked in front of the Palace.

Shen Qiu was already standing in front of the carriage.

At this moment, Shen Qiu has changed into smart men's clothes. His delicate facial features reveal a cool temperament and he looks very heroic.

Ye Chen looked at Shen Qiu, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and then he walked into the carriage.

Shen Qiu followed him.

When the carriage left the palace, a guard suddenly came to the side of the carriage.

After the carriage stopped, Shen Qiu quickly got out of the carriage, exchanged a few words with the imperial guard, and then walked back to the carriage.

"Your Majesty, something is strange."

"what?"

Ye Chen asked doubtfully.

"Your Majesty, the first few carriages leaving the palace were surrounded by soldiers from the City Defense Department."

"City Defense Corps, what are they doing at the city gate?"

Ye Chen asked immediately.

"Your Majesty, these City Defense Troops are all dressed in civilian clothes. Our people investigated and found that many of them have called in sick today."

Hearing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes.

"Qiu'er, this city defense soldier, Marasi, you haven't completely mastered it yet?"

Ye Chen asked.

"Your Majesty, time is too short, and we don't have enough manpower. Most of the soldiers in the city defense department are the children of the powerful families."

"There's no way to replace it hastily."

Shen Qiu sighed.

After hearing Shen Qiu's words, Ye Chen just nodded slightly.

These sons of noble families have served in the city defense army for generations, so it is naturally difficult to dismiss them. Among them must be the confidants of the powerful officials.

The water is very complicated here. It is impossible to completely bring the city defense troops under one's command in one fell swoop.

"Tell the surrounding imperial guards to be careful and pay more attention to the people from the city defense corps."

Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu.

"Yes."

Shen Qiu nodded.

"I guess Yang Dechang can't send out any assassins anymore, so he even uses the soldiers from the city defense department."

Ye Chen snorted lightly. The identities of the people from the City Defense Army were easy to check, and secondly, it would implicate the ministers in the court.

He knew without thinking that Yang Dechang must have no suitable people to use, otherwise, he would not have mobilized the people from the city defense troops.

The carriage moved slowly along the street, and familiar shouts gradually came into the carriage.

"Master, come and have fun!"

"Sir, come and have a cup of tea. I am good at playing the flute."

"Master Lin, come again next time~!"

Ye Chen lifted the curtains and saw those familiar scenes of soliciting customers again.

He also found that even during the day, there were still many pedestrians on this street.

There are always many people coming in and out of those brothels.

Ye Chen felt that something was wrong.

"Qiu'er, what's going on? Why are there so many people here so early today?"

Ye Chen remembered that in the past, there were not many people on this street during the day.

Firstly, the scholars and officials had to attend court, and secondly, the nobles and powerful families also had to save face. Even if they wanted to drink and have fun, they had to go at night.

If you indulge in promiscuity in broad daylight, it will give you a bad reputation if it gets out.

"Your Majesty, I heard that these brothels are not only doing brothel business recently, but have also started to operate some restaurants, and they are doing well."

"Even the big restaurants on the next street have lost a lot of their business."

Shen Qiu said to Ye Chen.

After all, Ye Chen had left people at the lakeside cottage, so Shen Qiu naturally knew what changes had taken place on this street.

"It's getting more and more curvy."

Ye Chen shook his head. Through his later experience, he knew very well that once an industry starts to become more competitive, there is no end in sight, only more competitive industries.

The carriage soon arrived at the lakeside cottage, turned quickly, entered the alley next to the lakeside cottage, and finally stopped in front of a big gate.

Ye Chen had just gotten off the carriage when the door opened and a figure exuding a mature and charming temperament walked out.

"Hey, Mr. Ye is here, please come in, please come in! My boss has been waiting for you for a long time!"

As soon as Yu Niang saw Ye Chen, her eyes narrowed like crescent moons, her eyes were like water, and she twisted her slender waist and quickly came forward to greet him.

Seeing this, Ye Chen's eyes lit up slightly.

Even though he has seen many beauties now, he can never get tired of a woman like Yu Niang no matter how many times he looks at her.

Charming and mature, the two complement each other, and both have the ultimate temperament, which is really unique.