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

The messenger said that Ye Chen wanted Cao Tao to explain, but Cao Tao understood that this could not be just an explanation.

Once he entered the imperial guards, he would become the meat and others would become the knives.

"General Cao, what are you still hesitating about? Go quickly!"

"Yes, General Cao, remember to make it clear when you get there that we only heard about the bandits and we are not really disobeying your orders."

"That's right, we are loyal ministers, loyal to the court!"

"Didn't we agree on this long ago? If the imperial court investigates, we'll say that the incidents in the Qinling Mountains were all the work of bandits. We're clean. General Cao, what are you afraid of?"

"General Cao, we are all from aristocratic families. A mere commander of the imperial guards wouldn't dare do anything to you."

"Anyone who dares to touch General Cao will be an enemy of us!"

The generals in the tent were talking at once.

But they urged Cao Tao to set off quickly.

Cao Tao's face was gloomy, but he was a little shaken in his heart.

Yes, he is from a noble family. How could a mere commander of the imperial guards dare to touch him?

Not only does he have a family behind him, he also has long since joined the powerful officials in the court.

Logically speaking.

A commander of the imperial guards would have to kneel down when he saw him.

Hearing the name of his backer, the commander of the imperial guards would be scared to death.

"Even if I go, the other side can't do anything to me. If I don't go, then I will be guilty of disobeying the order!"

Cao Tao finally gritted his teeth.

"No need to persuade me any further, I will go!"

Cao Tao took a deep breath.

The other officers also breathed a sigh of relief.

If Cao Tao insisted on not going, they would probably have to tie him up and go.

By then, our relationship will be ruined and it will be difficult to meet again in the future.

Cao Tao quickly ordered a group of fine horses to be brought, and rode out of the camp in a swagger.

And after he approached the imperial guards' formation, his mood gradually calmed down.

Because he keenly discovered that although the imperial guards in front of him were elite, most of them were not wearing armor.

The large number of troops gathered behind these imperial guards did not look like elite troops.

Such an army is definitely not as good as the Beijing camp.

Since I can't compare.

Then how could the commander of the imperial guards dare to touch him?

However, he soon realized that something was wrong.

As he had just walked into a formation of imperial guards, more than a dozen people rushed forward and pulled him off his horse without saying a word.

Then two burly men squeezed him and almost carried him to the rear of the army.

It was also at this time that he finally saw the commander of the imperial guards.

That's a young man.

"Snapped!"

A great force came from my shoulders.

Cao Tao knelt directly on the ground, his eyes slightly widened, and a surge of anger rose in his heart.

But the next moment.

He felt a chill on his face, like the touch of metal, and the anger in his heart was quickly extinguished.

Ye Chen drew his sword and placed the blade directly against Cao Tao's face.

"You are the one who dares to disobey the emperor's order, you bastard?"

Ye Chen asked.

Cao Tao was stunned.

This situation is really not right.

"I, I am the son of the Duke of Fuguo. You, you should stop messing around. I am here to suppress the bandits. I am not disobeying the order!"

Cao Tao panicked and quickly defended himself.

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but smile.

"Do you have the final say on whether you disobeyed the order?"

A cold light flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

Cao Tao has fallen into the trap, so he naturally doesn't want to let him go. As long as he gets rid of Cao Tao, he can use this to tell the officers in the Beijing camp that he will not pursue their guilt.

If everything goes well, not only can he get rid of one of the powerful minister's arms, but he can also arrange a new commander for the Beijing Camp so that he can extend his own hand into the Beijing Camp.

However, the prerequisite for all this to go smoothly is that the officers in the Beijing camp will not resist after seeing Cao Tao's death.

But I think, based on the usual style of the children of aristocratic families.

I don't care about other people's life or death.

They might even be shocked by Ye Chen's iron-blooded strategy.

Ye Chen decided to take a gamble. Even if Cao Tao's six thousand men rebelled after he was killed, he was confident that he could stop them.

"Qiu'er."

Ye Chen raised his sword suddenly, with a hint of murderous intent in his tone.

And it seemed as if he felt Ye Chen's determination.

Shen Qiu placed his hand on the hilt of the sword.

At this moment, Cao Tao felt panic.

He was not a fool. Just by looking at the expression on Ye Chen's face, he could feel a thorn in his back.

It's broken, really broken.

He misjudged the situation. The commander of the imperial guards on the opposite side really wanted to kill him.

What made Cao Tao even more desperate was that the weapon on his body had been taken away when he was pulled off his horse.

He couldn't even resist.

"You can't kill me. You absolutely can't kill me. If you kill me, you'll die! None of these people will survive!"

Cao Tao shouted in panic.

Hearing this, Ye Chen just sneered, but just when he was about to order the execution of Cao Tao.

A guard suddenly stepped forward.

"Sir, the scouts discovered an army in the southwest!"

The imperial guards knelt down and said.

In front of outsiders, they all called Ye Chen "Sir".

After hearing what the imperial guards said, Ye Chen was slightly stunned, then turned to look at Di Gui.

"Di Gui, is he your man?"

"Your Majesty, my men shouldn't be that fast."

Di Gui frowned, then added, "But judging from their direction, these soldiers are probably following me."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen’s face suddenly darkened.

He understood instantly.

After all, in addition to the imperial edict, the Secretariat is also able to mobilize troops from all over the place!

This must be Yang Dechang's method!