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

Ye Chen just appeared in front of the imperial guards.

The outer city guards, who were originally aggressive, suddenly became silent.

"Throw out the rebel's head!"

Ye Chen fiercely thrust the sword in his hand into the ground.

The domineering tone in the voice made everyone present tremble in their hearts.

Immediately afterwards, heads were thrown out one after another.

300 heads rolled on the ground, making the faces of many imperial guards turn pale.

Zhang Nan's heart was beating wildly.

Everything he saw was beyond his expectations.

Emperor.

He actually appeared at the scene of the rebellion?

"The Tatars entered the palace and caused chaos, but I personally led the troops to quell the chaos."

"Zhang Nan, you rushed over here in such a rage, not to kill the rebels, but to kill the inner city guards who helped me suppress the rebellion. Do you want to suppress the rebellion or to rebel?"

Ye Chen said in a low voice.

With both hands on the hilt of the sword and the dragon robe fluttering on his body, he exudes a breathtaking aura.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we are here to rescue you!"

Before Zhang Nan could say anything, many imperial guards rushed out, knelt on one knee, and clasped their fists towards Ye Chen.

They really came to quell the rebellion.

The number of these people accounted for 70% of the imperial guards present.

Seeing this, Ye Chen smiled slightly. His judgment was correct. Yang Dechang was not yet at the point where he could cover the sky with one hand in the outer city's imperial guards.

When Zhang Nan saw this, he quickly dismounted.

"Your Majesty, I am here to rescue you as well!"

Zhang Nan knelt on one knee and clasped his fists. Following his lead, the rest of the imperial guards commanders also stood up and saluted.

And after these imperial guards generals expressed their opinions.

Ye Chen glanced around, his eyes full of disdain.

"Since you are all here to protect me, now that the rebellion has been quelled, please lay down your weapons."

Ye Chen gave the order in a calm and steady tone, leaving no room for doubt.

"Ding-ding-dang-dang~."

The imperial guards dropped their weapons one after another.

During this project, some people hesitated, but eventually threw away their weapons.

Ye Chen completely controlled the situation.

"Zhang Nan!"

Ye Chen raised his chin.

"Chen is here!"

Zhang Nan shuddered all over.

"I ask you, what is the crime of secretly opening the city gates and letting the Tatars into the palace?"

Ye Chen glanced at Zhang Nan and asked.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, my lord, my lord."

Zhang Nan swallowed and his face turned pale.

"Heh, Shen Qiu, do you know?"

Ye Chen turned his head and looked around.

"Your Majesty, letting outsiders into the palace to cause chaos is a crime of treason. Letting Tatars into the palace is even more of a conspiracy with foreigners. Both crimes must be punished with capital punishment and the extermination of all three clans!"

Shen Qiu's face was stern and he clasped his fists.

"Zhang Nan, do you admit your guilt?"

Ye Chen looked at Zhang Nan again with cold eyes.

"Your Majesty, I, your servant, do not know what crime I have committed. These Tatars have nothing to do with me. I only led the troops here to suppress the rebellion after hearing the news!"

Zhang Nan gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh, really? Cheng'en, tell us what our Outer City Imperial Guards Commander-in-Chief did tonight, and let everyone hear it."

Ye Chen sneered and waved his hand.

"According to the order."

Cheng'en stood up immediately.

"Your Majesty, two eunuchs on duty tonight witnessed with their own eyes that the Tatars entered the palace through the north gate of the outer city! And the one guarding the north gate of the outer city was none other than Commander Zhang!"

Upon hearing this, there was an uproar at the scene.

Zhang Nan also broke out in a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, it's unfair, it's unfair, this is slander, someone is slandering me."

Zhang Nan quickly shouted loudly.

"Hmph, after these Tatars entered the palace, they headed straight for the Imperial Garden. They encountered almost no obstacles along the way. If I hadn't sent someone to warn them, most of the imperial guards here wouldn't have been able to catch up. And Zhang Nan, I didn't send anyone to warn you."

"Zhang Nan, who do you think has the authority to dispatch all the imperial guards who were on their way to the palace when the Tatars broke in? And how did you get the news so quickly than the other imperial guard commanders?"

Every word Ye Chen spoke was extremely clear, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Zhang Nan's heart.

Almost all the imperial guards from the outer city came. The real reason was that Lin Ziyun sent someone to deliver the message in advance.

Only Zhang Nan had no one to pass on the message, but Zhang Nan ran faster than anyone else.

If you say there is nothing fishy about this, no one will believe it!

And many of the imperial guards present cast questioning glances at Zhang Nan.

Several of Zhang Nan's confidants also looked uneasy and their eyes wandered.

"Zhang Nan, you still don't know your guilt?"

Ye Chen's voice was low, containing endless majesty and domineering.

"Your Majesty, my lord, my lord!"

Zhang Nan hesitated but could not come up with any words to defend himself.

"Hey, come here, drag him away!"

"Anyone who dares to stop us will be considered Zhang Nan's accomplice and killed!"

Ye Chen snorted coldly and waved his hand with an extremely ruthless attitude.

The evidence is solid and the logic is self-consistent. Regardless of whether Zhang Nancheng admits it or not, the blame can be placed on him.

"Yes!"

Two imperial guards immediately stepped forward.

At this moment, Zhang Nan also knew that he was finished, and his eyes quickly turned red.

"You tyrant king, you framed a loyal minister. I will kill you first!"

Zhang Nanmeng stood up from the ground and stretched out his hand to pull out a knife.

Then he slashed at the imperial guards who were rushing towards him.

One of the imperial guards was caught off guard and was immediately chopped to the ground.

Zhang Nan was covered in blood, and he actually rushed directly towards Ye Chen.

This scene was beyond everyone's expectations.

Ye Chen frowned and raised his sword suddenly. The strong wind caused by the long sword breaking through the air was already blowing in his face.

At this moment, Shen Qiu suddenly rushed out.

The spear turned into lightning and stabbed Zhang Nan fiercely.

With a "puff" sound, the spear directly penetrated Zhang Nan's body, and the huge force nailed him to the ground.

Zhang Nan's eyes widened in fear, and blood immediately spurted out of his mouth.

The next moment, Ye Chen came to his senses and stepped forward to chop Zhang Nan's neck with a sword.

"Crack!"

Zhang Nan's head fell off.

Ye Chen's methods were extremely ruthless, and he beheaded someone with one sword!

All the imperial guards present were silent.

"Zhang Nan has been executed for treason. All his close associates and confidants have been removed from their posts in the Imperial Guard and arrested!"

"The rest of you, I will remember your contributions in saving the emperor. Go back and do your respective duties. I will definitely reward you in the future."

"The position of the Outer City Imperial Guard Commander will be temporarily held by Shen Qiu!"

"And the ordinary imperial guards are just following orders, without any fault or merit!"

Ye Chen waved his hand, his tone was very tough, but he wanted to arrest people and appease their hearts at the same time.

Many commanders of the imperial guards felt a little relieved, but Zhang Nan's confidants all looked pale.

Cheng'en stood up with the list and started arresting people according to the list.

There was the shocking way Ye Chen killed Zhang Nan, and there were also the more than 300 heads piled up on the side.

No one dared to do such a heinous thing as Zhang Nan.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"

"It's unfair, Your Majesty!"

"Please spare my life, Your Majesty! It was Zhang Nan who did it. It has nothing to do with us~!"

Not only Zhang Nan's confidants, but also the imperial guards generals who had connections with powerful officials in the court were arrested. Except for a few who came to quell the rebellion immediately after receiving the news and showed their loyalty, all the others were arrested.

Then he was killed on the spot.

Heads fell one by one.

Ye Chen took the opportunity to purge the entire imperial guards.

Early morning hours.

The air in the palace was filled with the smell of blood.

All officials gathered in front of the palace gate.

Yang Dechang stared at the tightly closed palace gate with a gloomy look.

After last night's operation, the Tatar envoy did not return all night.

Yang Dechang had already realized that something was wrong.

A soy milk vendor suddenly ran over and stuffed a piece of silk into the hands of the sedan bearer carrying Yang Dechang's sedan.

The silk was then handed over to Yang Dechang's housekeeper.

"Master, the latest news from the palace."

The butler handed the brocade to Yang Dechang.

Yang Dechang only took one look and his face completely darkened.

There was even a hint of anger in his gloomy eyes.

"Prime Minister, what happened?"

Beside Yang Dechang, Gao Yunhe saw that his face looked strange and asked with a frown.

"All the Tatar envoys are dead."

"The little emperor massacred the imperial guards!"

Yang Dechang gritted his teeth, feeling both surprised and angry.

He was surprised at Ye Chen's ruthless methods, and angry that all the arrangements he had made in the Imperial Guards over the years were now wasted!

"Well, Prime Minister, what should we do now?"

Gao Yunhe was quite panicked.

"Hmph, the Tatar delegation was destroyed? How could the Tatar Khan let this go?"

"Before, the Tatars always came south just to plunder, so relying on the border fortifications might have been enough to hold them back. But now, the Tatar Chanyu has found an excuse to march south en masse. How can we appease them simply by looting a few things?"

"The young emperor's mistake was killing the Tatar envoy!"

"Notify all officials, and follow me to detonate this matter today!"

"As long as we force the Emperor to yield and reach a peace agreement, I can legitimately weaken the Empress Dowager's power and take sole control of government!"

Yang Dechang waved his sleeves and suddenly became calm and composed.

Gao Yunhe on the side nodded silently.

Disadvantages suddenly become advantages.

Although they were both officials of the Three Dukes, Gao Yunhe was impressed by Yang Dechang's methods.