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

Yang Dechang's face looked very ugly.

In this confrontation with Ye Chen, Ye Chen once again gained the upper hand.

This made Yang Dechang very depressed and he felt the situation was becoming increasingly difficult.

He could almost guess now that Ye Chen must have already made arrangements with the brothel owner.

He had only sent people to investigate the small building by the lake, but he did not expect that the little emperor would predict his actions.

It is no longer possible to use the lakeside cottage to force Ye Chen this time.

"Your Majesty, it's still uncertain whether those barbarians in the lakeside cottage are rebelling. Even if they are truly innocent, those who stormed into the brothel yesterday were doing so for the peace of the capital, for the people and officials there."

"Your Majesty, please give me a lighter sentence."

Yang Dechang knew that he couldn't force Ye Chen, so he had to settle for the next best thing.

Want to save those children of noble families on death row.

"Oh, Prime Minister Yang, if I give you a lenient sentence this time, then in the future, will those people from the city defense corps act recklessly and rush in to kill if they think something is wrong?"

"Let me ask you, if one day these people discover that the Prime Minister's Mansion is also a den of filth and think that you might be planning a rebellion, and they rush into the Prime Minister's Mansion and chop you up, will you still want me to be lenient with you?"

Ye Chen asked.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang frowned, but was unable to speak.

The expressions of all the civil and military officials present turned somewhat grim.

Without any evidence, they broke into the house and killed people indiscriminately.

This has simply caused public outrage.

The powerful and aristocratic families would never agree to this approach.

After all, they have been in power for so many years, and they all cherish their lives very much.

"Your Majesty, what do you think should be done with these people?"

Gao Yunhe suddenly asked in a panic.

"kill!"

"Destroy the clan!"

Ye Chen's tone was firm.

"Pfft!"

Gao Yunhe knelt down immediately.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my Gao family has been a noble for four generations, and I..."

Gao Yunhe hadn't finished speaking yet.

Yang Dechang suddenly took over the conversation.

"Your Majesty, even if you want to severely punish these people, exterminating their entire clan is a bit excessive. After all, these people are still thinking about the court and the country of Dayu. If this matter were to be known to the world, all loyal people in the world would be disheartened."

Yang Dechang spoke in a calm tone. Even when he was at a disadvantage, he still spoke in an organized manner and his attitude was clear.

At this time, he no longer expected to save the people from the city defense army, but he would never let Ye Chen take advantage of the situation and involve more people.

"Prime Minister, when I say extermination of a clan, I don't mean exterminating all nine generations of the clan. I mean exterminating the fathers of these people. A son who is not well educated is the fault of his father! For having such an evil son, his father must also be held responsible!"

"Also, if the fathers of these people were important officials of the imperial court, I can show some leniency."

"After all, these officials handle government affairs for me and may not have time to educate their own children. I don't blame them for having such an evil son."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said.

He had never thought about killing nine clans or something like that. After all, these were children of aristocratic families. Killing nine clans would be the same as killing the aristocratic families, which would involve too many things.

And by removing the officials in the court, he can greatly reduce the resistance to executing the fathers of these children from aristocratic families.

After hearing what Ye Chen said, Yang Dechang's face darkened. Ye Chen had really considered every aspect.

Yang Dechang really had no way to refute it.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, no, you can't do that!"

Seeing that Yang Dechang was speechless after being confronted by Ye Chen, Gao Yunhe suddenly became anxious and spoke quickly.

"General Gao, do you think my sentence is too light?"

"That's right. I also think the sentence is a bit light. So, let's execute the mother clans of these people as well."

Ye Chen waved his hand and said.

Hearing this, Gao Yunhe was completely panicked, but in a hurry he grabbed Yang Dechang's clothes and pulled them hard a few times.

"Prime Minister, please save the children of the Gao family!"

Gao Yunhe lowered his voice and spoke to Yang Dechang.

Many of the people on death row today are his relatives.

They are all from the Gao family.

If these people really died, it would be a huge loss to the Gao family, and it might even cause a gap in the younger generation of talent.

Not to mention, Lin Ziyun also has paternal and maternal relatives who killed these people.

This is really cruel.

The Gao family cannot afford such a huge loss.

"Your Majesty, many of those arrested are from aristocratic families, and their fathers and grandfathers have made great contributions to Dayu."

"These are all descendants of nobles."

"Even if they have committed grave offenses and Your Majesty wishes to execute them, I, an old minister, have nothing to say. However, if even their fathers and mothers are implicated, their ancestors will probably not be able to rest in peace."

"Your Majesty, I beg you to revoke your order!"

Yang Dechang lifted his court robes and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to revoke your order!"

Many ministers also stood up with Yang Dechang and knelt before Ye Chen.

The shouts were like a landslide and an overwhelming tidal wave.

Seeing this, Ye Chen's face darkened slightly.

Except for the Ministry of Rites, officials from the other five ministries stood up for this matter.

Although Lin Ziyun had previously overthrown the Minister of Works, the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Personnel.

But there are still Yang Dechang's people in these three departments.

And there are a lot of them.

Ye Chen made a rough estimate and found that the proportion of Yang Dechang's people reached more than 70% of these three departments.

And this was the result of his promoting a large number of children from poor families.

And the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War.

They are all Yang Dechang's people.

Even in the Ministry of Rites, 30% of the officials stood up.

Ye Chen also understood at this time that even though he had repeatedly gained the upper hand in his confrontations with Yang Dechang, the entire court was still in his control.

"Prime Minister Yang, good, very good. I will not kill the mothers and fathers of these people. My dear minister, please stand up."

Ye Chen suddenly smiled and said to Yang Dechang.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang stood up.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief.

Ye Chen's voice sounded again.

"While the death penalty may be pardoned, the living crime cannot be forgiven! Send an order to exile the parents of these people three thousand miles away!"

"My dear ministers, I have already retreated, so please do not push your luck further."

Ye Chen patted the dragon table and said.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang was slightly stunned. By the time he reacted, his teeth were almost broken.