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

After seeing the nine candidates being escorted to the Taiqian Palace by the imperial guards, Yang Dechang's face turned extremely ugly.

When the nine candidates saw Lin Ziyun, panic appeared on their faces and they all knelt on the ground.

"Tell me who instigated you, one by one. Remember, you must have evidence to prove what you are saying about these people. If you don't, I will regard it as slander."

Ye Chen said in a calm tone.

Upon hearing this, one of the nine candidates spoke up first, "It was Censor Chen. Censor Chen gave me two thousand taels of silver! That silver is with my mother! My mother and I were both deceived by him!"

"It was Censor Zhang. Censor Zhang was willing to help me find a matchmaker. He said he wanted to find me the daughter of a high-ranking official! He bought all the betrothal gifts for me. My family doesn't have any money, so the betrothal gifts are right here at my house!"

Another candidate said.

"It was Censor Feng. He said that after this was accomplished, he would let me serve as a lieutenant general in the Northern Army! He even wrote me a letter of guarantee! I saw him write it with my own eyes, in black and white!"

"It was Censor Liu. He asked me to do it. He said he could help me pay off my gambling debts!"

"I'm also Censor Liu, and he said he would help me buy back my ancestral home!"

The nine candidates then pointed the finger.

In the court, they heard clearly the conversation between Ye Chen, the powerful official and Zhou Yu.

These candidates therefore knew very well that only by telling the truth could they save their lives and their families.

Powerful officials can take their lives and easily destroy their families.

And accompanied by the testimony of nine people.

The muscles on Yang Dechang's face twitched slightly, and his eyes looking at Ye Chen were as gloomy as the abyss.

At this time, Ye Chen also looked at Yang Dechang.

"Prime Minister Yang, have you seen clearly? Is it that my selection system is unpopular, or is someone deliberately causing trouble?"

Ye Chen tapped the dragon table lightly, and said with a hint of dominance in his voice: "In my opinion, the ones who are truly dissatisfied with this selection system are not the people of the world, but a group of imperial censors."

Hearing this, Yang Dechang's lips moved slightly, and then he bowed to Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't expect these imperial censors to be so bold. It seems that there is indeed something hidden in this matter."

"Why not hand this matter over to the Ministry of Justice? Let the officials there conduct a three-person trial. I'm sure they'll be able to get to the bottom of this!"

"Ah."

Ye Chen smiled coldly, then looked at the kneeling imperial censors.

"No need to go to such trouble. Someone, go get the Imperial Censor!"

Ye Chen waved his hand, and quickly, the imperial guards ran out of the Taiqian Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Censor has been confined to his room for a long time, and today's incident definitely has nothing to do with him!"

Yang Dechang frowned slightly and quickly bowed.

"Prime Minister Yang, it's strange. I've already ordered the Imperial Censor to reflect on his mistakes. Why did he appear in your mansion two days ago?"

Ye Chen asked in a rhetorical tone.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang's eyes moved slightly, and his sinister gaze became somewhat sharp.

There was also a hint of fear in his eyes when he looked at Ye Chen.

Before, he only thought that the little emperor was very smart and scheming, but now he deeply felt that the power in the hands of this little emperor was growing stronger and more terrifying.

The forces arranged by Ye Chen outside the palace are obviously keeping the three ministers under surveillance!

Not to mention, Yang Dechang already had his own power among the people. Although these civilian forces suffered a wave of losses due to Wu Ba's death, he still had spies in the capital.

But his spy had no idea that he was being watched.

Yang Dechang felt a chill in his heart for no reason. He thought to himself that he had never underestimated Ye Chen, but in the end he was still tricked by Ye Chen.

What was originally thought to be a good situation is now about to be turned around by Ye Chen.

And very quickly.

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps.

Imperial Censor Chen Xiu was brought into the Taiqian Palace.

Unlike the other candidates, Chen Xiu's hands and feet were already shackled.

"Pfft!"

"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, am wronged!"

Chen Xiu immediately shouted as he knelt on the ground.

"Are you wronged?"

Ye Chen turned and looked at Yang Dechang.

"Prime Minister Yang, do you think he was wronged?"

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen did come to see me once, but that was just to catch up with me. I've worked with him for many years and know his character. I can guarantee that Lord Chen has nothing to do with this matter!"

Although Yang Dechang already knew that Ye Chen had considerable power outside the palace, he still wanted to try his best to protect Chen Xiu.

After all, Chen Xiu is one of the three highest officials and his right-hand man. If Chen Xiu is really captured by Ye Chen, not only will he lose control over all the censors in the court, but other ministers will also feel that following him will not end well.

If people's hearts are lost, it will be difficult to lead the team.

"Yes, this old minister is wronged!"

Imperial Censor Chen Xiu said immediately.

In response to this, Ye Chen turned his head and looked behind him.

"Queen Mother."

"Ah."

"I want to investigate the Imperial Censor."

"I agree."

Ye Chen turned around and looked at Chen Xiu, then asked, "I'm very curious. When these censors instigated these candidates to commit crimes, they always promised them various benefits. How much is the monthly salary of an ordinary censor?"

"Master Censor, where do you think this money came from?"

"If I were to investigate each bank one by one, what do you think I would find, Doctor Yushi?"

"Your salary as the Imperial Censor probably isn't that high, but I believe that when the person behind you hands the money to you, he will definitely wipe out all traces."

"When you handed the money to the imperial censors, you cleverly went through the bank to get the banknotes, but did you clean up all the traces?"

"After I issue this imperial decree, do you think I can find physical and human evidence?"

Ye Chen's eyes became deep and he said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu's face changed, he hesitated for a moment, and soon turned to Yang Dechang for help.

"Your Majesty, merchants are lowly, profit-seeking people. Their words cannot be trusted!"

Yang Dechang waved his hand and said.

Hearing this, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows.

My goodness, are you cheating?