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

Ye Chen and his men began to return to the capital.

This time, he did not ride a horse, but got on a carriage.

This was also arranged by Shen Qiu.

After all, the situation is now stable and Ye Chen no longer needs to lead troops. What he needs to pay more attention to is his own safety.

Ye Chen had no objection to this.

However, when Ye Chen got on the carriage, Su Fu suddenly said that he had something to say to Ye Chen alone.

Ye Chen was confused about this.

"why?"

Ye Chen stared at Su Fu's face and asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to tell you alone."

Hearing this, Ye Chen looked at Shen Qiu beside him and felt a little surprised.

Su Fu was not his man, but he wanted to talk to him alone and did not allow Shen Qiu, Su Mengjiao's confidant, to hear him.

What on earth does this guy want to do?

Even if he wanted to join me, he couldn't do it so obviously.

However, facing Ye Chen's gaze, Shen Qiu's face showed a cold expression, but he did not show any obvious emotions.

"Well, follow me into the carriage."

Ye Chen finally said.

After getting on the carriage, Ye Chen sat upright, looked at Su Fu standing in front of him, and said lightly: "Now it's just the two of us. If you have anything to say, Lord Su, please speak directly."

"Your Majesty, I am a relative of the Empress Dowager."

Su Fu lowered his head slightly and said.

"I know."

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

But Su Fu's subsequent words made him stunned.

"Your Majesty, the King in the North is dying."

"What did you say?"

Ye Chen frowned.

The King of the North, that is Su Mengjiao's father, has been stationed with troops in Shuofang on the border for a long time.

Although, he is also a wealthy family and a prince.

But he and Ye Chen's cheap father, the late emperor, grew up together and they are childhood friends.

It was also because of this that the late emperor married his daughter when he was dying to preside over the government and fight against the powerful ministers.

As far as Ye Chen knew, the King of the Northern Territory was now over seventy years old and indeed old, but Ye Chen had never received any news of any accident happening to the King of the Northern Territory before.

But unexpectedly, he heard from Su Fu that the King of the North was dying.

You know, this is Su Mengjiao's strongest arm.

When Ye Chen saw the King of the Northern Territory, apart from being the emperor, he would have to call him uncle.

Once the King of the North dies, this news will be a bombshell that will shock the entire Dayu.

"How could the King of the North suddenly become ill? Why didn't I get the news before?"

"Your Majesty, the King of the Northern Territory has been on campaigns for years and has suffered from numerous hidden ailments. His health has been steadily deteriorating over the past six months. He has only held back his report out of concern that leaks of information would affect the stability of Dayu's realm."

Su Fu sighed lightly and said.

Hearing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked Su Fu: "Lord Su, does the Empress Dowager know about this?"

"I haven't told the Queen Mother yet."

"Then why did you tell me?"

"Your Majesty, the King of the North has only one son and two daughters. However, his second son was severely injured and disabled in battle in his early years. He even has difficulty speaking and cannot possibly inherit the title of King of the North. If the King of the North dies, the army of Shuofang will be left leaderless."

"Your Majesty, you should know how dangerous this situation is, right?"

Hearing this, Ye Chen's face became a little solemn, and then he asked what he was most concerned about.

"How much longer can the King in the North hold out?"

"The famous doctor's diagnosis is three months at most."

"I understand."

Three months later, if something happens to the King of the North.

Ye Chen must have enough means to deal with it.

"By the way, Su Fu, you mentioned before that the King of the North has one son and two daughters. What about the other daughter? If the King of the North suddenly dies of illness, can this woman take on the responsibility and maintain the situation temporarily?"

Ye Chen asked again.

If something happens to the King of the North, even if the Tatars do not move south, there will be chaos in the north. In order to maintain stability, someone must stabilize the situation.

"Your Majesty, the Northern King's third daughter has no reputation and cannot win the support of the people."

Su Fu's eyes suddenly became evasive and his voice became much softer.

"Ah."

Ye Chen didn't care about Su Fu's unnatural expression. Dayu was originally a society where men were superior to women, so it was normal for a woman to be unable to maintain the situation.

He pondered for a while, but also felt it was a difficult problem.

Even if Zhounanyi could eventually persuade the Qiang people to send troops and force the Tatars to withdraw.

But as long as something happens to the King of the North, the army on the northern border will definitely have problems, and the powerful officials will definitely not miss this opportunity.

If the northern border troops were controlled by powerful officials, they would probably be able to use just a little trick to lure the retreating Tatar army into attacking again.

These powerful officials can even collude with foreign races.

In short, if the northern border troops were controlled by powerful officials, the danger would be too great.

"Let me think about it carefully."

Ye Chen finally said to Su Fu.

Hearing this, Su Fu bit his lip and said, "Your Majesty, if you can't come up with a good solution within two months, I will return to the north."

"If Your Majesty comes up with a solution in two months, you can inform the Queen Mother."

Hearing this, Ye Chen smiled slightly.

"Lord Su, in two months, I will allow you to return to the north."

Ye Chen understood what Su Fu meant. Even if he rode at full speed, it would take at least a month to walk from the capital to the northern border.

Three months later, the King of the North would most likely have died. As a relative of Su Mengjiao, Su Fu would naturally go back to attend the funeral.

She will definitely tell Su Mengjiao about this matter when the time comes.

Ye Chen couldn't think of a solution for the time being regarding the King of the North.

But now, he still has to resolve the Qinling issue first.

Maybe he could kill the powerful official in advance, so that even if something happened to the King of the North, he would be able to deal with it calmly.