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

Murong Yan quickly got on the carriage and left. The lakeside cottage had suffered heavy losses after the disaster, and she was needed to go back to maintain the situation.

Ye Chen got on the carriage and was about to leave, but he wanted to return to the palace.

Today this matter is over.

There was no need for him to stay here any longer.

And in the carriage.

Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu very seriously: "Qiu'er, have you heard of the Xianbei people?"

"Your Majesty, these should be the barbarians on the grassland, right?"

Shen Qiu replied immediately.

In fact, even by hearing the name, she could guess the origin of the Xianbei people.

"Then Qiu'er, I want to ask you, are there any barbarian tribes that have surrendered within the territory of Dayu?"

Ye Chen then asked.

"Have."

Shen Qiu nodded, then clasped his fists towards Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, during the previous dynasty, the barbarians had already submitted to the country. The specific documents are sealed in the Ministry of Revenue."

"Okay, let Du Min look for it for me. I want to see information about the inner barbarians, especially the Xianbei."

Ye Chen then said to Shen Qiu.

"Your Majesty, why are you so concerned about these surrendered barbarians?"

Shen Qiu asked with some confusion.

"Qiu'er, since these barbarians have submitted to the government, it is uncertain whether they are loyal to Dayu. Perhaps these barbarians are hidden dangers. I must investigate."

Ye Chen said so.

Murong Yan's incident had already served as a wake-up call for him.

These surrendered barbarians might cause trouble.

Moreover, he also had another idea. In the future, he could find a way to control not only the Xianbei people who surrendered, but also other barbarian tribes that surrendered.

If he wants to expand his territory in the future, these barbarians can be used as vanguards and save the Han people from bleeding.

"Your Majesty, you worry too much. Those barbarians are always under the supervision of the imperial court. Their food and population are also subject to confiscated by the imperial court at any time. They can't cause any major trouble."

Shen Qiu smiled slightly and said to Ye Chen.

And listened to Shen Qiu's words.

Ye Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then asked: "Qiu'er, is the tax levied by the court on these barbarians very heavy?"

"Of course."

Shen Qiu smiled slightly and said, "Not only are the taxes levied heavy, but the corvée levies are also heavy. The imperial court has never been polite to these barbarians."

"Oh."

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

It also makes sense why the Xianbei people, who had been vassal states for so many years, could not resist the instigation of the Xianbei people on the grassland.

Logically speaking, the Xianbei people living within the territory of Dayu should have lived much better than those living on the grasslands.

In this case, there was no reason for the Xianbei tribe that surrendered to the interior to collude with the Xianbei tribe outside.

But now it seems that Dayu was not good to these barbarians who surrendered to him, and he was definitely not good to the Xianbei tribe either.

So it is.

Only these Xianbei people who surrendered would think of colluding with the Xianbei people outside.

"No matter what, Qiu'er, please retrieve the files of those barbarians for me."

Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu.

"Yes!"

Shen Qiu clasped his fists and agreed.

Then, Ye Chen began to close his eyes and rest.

Early this morning, he rushed to rescue Murong Yan and was always tense. Now that he finally rescued Murong Yan, he relaxed and closed his eyes to rest.

Shen Qiu did not disturb him again until the carriage was about to reach the palace gate, when a guard suddenly stopped the carriage.

Shen Qiu got out of the car immediately and exchanged a few words with the imperial guard.

Then, Shen Qiu quickly returned to the carriage.

"Your Majesty, someone who was imprisoned today has confessed."

"Ok?"

Ye Chen opened his eyes, feeling a little surprised.

It seems that the quality of these people in the city defense army is not very high.

He soon realized that these people were all from aristocratic families after all.

It is normal to have one or two playboys.

And among the playboys, many are wimps.

"What did they recruit?"

"Your Majesty, one of them confessed that the Gao family had them do this! They also said that their ancestors had been taken care of by the Gao family, and they couldn't deny their dignity. Furthermore, the Gao family promised them a lot of benefits, so they were forced by the elders of the clan to follow the Gao family!"

Shen Qiu said so.

Hearing this, Ye Chen's mouth corners quickly turned up.

good, very good.

Ever since the Chief Censor was forced to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors by him.

Now, even the Taiwei finally had evidence of his guilt in his hands.

This time, he wanted to remove Yang Dechang's other arm as well.

"Record these people's confessions! Show them to me!"

Ye Chen gave the order immediately.

"promise!"

In the capital, in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yang Dechang was wearing casual clothes and drinking with the Grand Marshal Gao Yunhe.

During the meal, Yang Dechang was calm and composed, chatting and laughing freely.

Gao Yunhe seemed a little uneasy, but when the beautiful girls began to dance, his eyes automatically fixed on the dancers.

"Prime Minister, why hasn't there been any news yet? Is there something wrong with the city defense troops?"

The dance is over.

Gao Yunhe then asked Yang Dechang.

But after hearing Gao Yunhe's words, Yang Dechang smiled slightly.

"Brother Dingfang, don't worry. I've already figured out the details of the lakeside cottage. There are only thirty slaves, and the rest are women. This time, there are over a hundred people dispatched, and it happened right after the emperor was led away."

"How could anything go wrong when it's so unexpected?"

Yang Dechang smiled confidently.

He thought he had already won.

After all, it’s a long way from the palace to the small house by the lake. Even if the little emperor can fly, can he bring the imperial guards with him?

When the little emperor realized something was wrong, he rushed over with his men.

The day lilies are cold!

However, at this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded.

The person who came was the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Master, Master, the steward of the Taiwei Mansion is here. Something terrible has happened."

"Ok?"

Yang Dechang turned to look at his butler and asked in a calm tone, "What's wrong?"

"Sir, the steward of the Grand Marshal's residence said that many of his relatives and children have been imprisoned in the death row of the imperial palace."

Hearing this, Gao Yunhe's face changed drastically and he stood up with a whoosh.

Yang Dechang could no longer maintain his composure and asked, "What exactly happened?"

"It's said that His Majesty encountered several relatives of the Grand Marshal committing a crime in broad daylight! He arrested them all!"

The housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion said.

"what?!"

Gao Yunhe looked at Yang Dechang in panic.

"Prime Minister, this."

"Brother Dingfang, don't panic. The little emperor won't arrest everyone. We'll talk after we understand the situation!"

Yang Dechang took a deep breath. This was beyond his expectations.

But he quickly regained his composure and decided to figure out the situation first.

He even had some hope in his heart.

I think Ye Chen may have only captured one or two people, or maybe the people from the City Defense Army did not escape completely.

If only.

Then he was confident that he could easily rescue these people.