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

"Evil son!"

"You evil son!"

Huangfu Guang was shaking with anger, and the look he gave Huangfu En was like that of a ferocious beast.

If Ye Chen hadn't been watching, Huangfu Guang would have wanted to eat his stupid son alive.

"Huangfu Guang, did you hear what your son said? Do you dare to say that this military mobilization has nothing to do with you?"

Ye Chen turned to look at Huangfu Guang and said, "Or are you determined to deceive the emperor?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is guilty, Your Majesty is guilty!"

Huangfu Guang had no way to defend himself and kowtowed to plead guilty.

It was not until then that Huangfu En realized that something was wrong.

"Dad, Dad, what did you call him? Is he, is he the emperor?"

Huangfu En was so frightened that his face turned pale and cold sweat broke out on his head.

Huangfu Guang was in no mood to pay attention to Huangfu En at this time, he kept kowtowing.

Ye Chen waved his hand.

"Take Huangfu En away."

Ye Chen was too lazy to bother with this stupid Shangshu Gongzi anymore.

And when the imperial guards took Huangfu En away.

Ye Chen then said to Huangfu Guang, "Can you tell me now? What exactly are you doing by privately mobilizing the military equipment and weapons? Where did all these military equipment and weapons go?"

"Your Majesty, I am guilty, I am guilty!"

Huangfu Guang continued to kowtow, but he obviously controlled the strength, and even after kowtowed more than ten times, his scalp was not broken.

"Oh, come here! Arrest Huangfu Guang and put him in the Heavenly Prison. As for all of Huangfu Guang's family members, arrest them as well!"

Ye Chen was too lazy to talk any more. With a wave of his hand, dozens of imperial guards filed into the Minister of War's mansion and began to arrest people.

"Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Huangfu Guang was dragged away while begging for mercy.

But even now, this guy is still unwilling to say what he did with the military equipment.

But the more stubborn this guy was, the more Ye Chen felt that something big was going to happen.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of War is, after all, a first-rank minister. Even if he privately mobilized military equipment, his guilt is vague. He could be guilty of dereliction of duty or neglect of duty. The most serious offense is abuse of power. He cannot be convicted of a serious crime."

Shen Qiu walked to Ye Chen and said softly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's face darkened slightly and he said, "This Minister of War must also know all this, that's why he deliberately refused to tell anyone even if he was beaten to death."

"Your Majesty, do you need to torture Huangfu Guang and his family?"

"Torture is like forcing a confession."

Ye Chen shook his head, pondered for a moment, and then said to Shen Qiu: "Qiu'er, immediately send someone to check the whereabouts of those people in the underworld who have contact with Cao Chang's private soldiers. Find a few typical ones and arrest them all!"

"Then have someone keep a close eye on the movements of Cao Chang's private soldiers!"

"Also, send a message to Di Gui outside the city, telling him to immediately bring 3,000 men into the city disguised as civilians!"

Ye Chen gave orders continuously.

After hearing his order, Shen Qiu was slightly stunned, and then asked: "Your Majesty, if we arrest people rashly, I'm afraid it will alert the enemy."

"We want to alert them and make them take action in advance. The Minister of War has just distributed military equipment and weapons, and it will take some time for these people to become familiar with them."

"I won't give them this much time. If I ask them to act immediately, it will prevent them from being fully prepared, making it easier to wipe them out!"

Ye Chen waved his hand and said with murderous intent: "I will catch all these lackeys of powerful officials in one fell swoop!"

Hearing this, Shen Qiu's eyes suddenly lit up.

When it is really impossible to figure out what the powerful officials and their lackeys are going to do, they are forced to take action.

This method is much better than waiting for the other side to make a move. After all, it is our side that has the initiative.

"Yes!"

Shen Qiu immediately retreated and began to make arrangements.

"I won't leave tonight. I'll find an inn near this examination center to stay."

"Tell Di Gui to come to see me immediately after he enters the city."

Ye Chen then continued.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiu hurried down to pass on the order.

Following her orders, people from the Imperial Guards Supervision Department and the City Defense Department began to go out frequently.

After capturing several gangsters who had met with Cao Chang's men, the news quickly spread to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yang Dechang was holding a banquet, and Gao Yunhe was sitting with him as a guest. Both of them were hugging young girls in their arms.

The two of them have similar interests, and when there is no one else around, they prefer to enjoy themselves while discussing things.

But at this moment, the butler of the prime minister's residence suddenly walked quickly to Yang Dechang's side.

"Master, there's news from outside."

The butler of the prime minister's residence whispered a few words to Yang Dechang.

Yang Dechang's face darkened and he pushed the girl in his arms away.

"Prime Minister Yang, what happened?"

Seeing this, Gao Yunhe pushed the woman beside him away.

"The young emperor has already arrested some of the men I arranged, and Huangfu Guang's house has also been raided by the young emperor."

Yang Dechang's eyes darkened slightly, and Gao Yunhe immediately panicked and asked, "Prime Minister, has the little emperor discovered it?"

"Well, very likely!"

Yang Dechang nodded slightly, then said, "Notify them and have our men move immediately when the sun sets."

Although he knew that Ye Chen must have discovered something, Yang Dechang did not think of giving up. On the contrary, Yang Dechang became even more wary of the forces Ye Chen had deployed among the people.

This also strengthened Yang Dechang's determination to take action against Ye Chen's civilian forces.

Moreover, the main force behind this attack was Cao Chang's people, not his.

Yang Dechang felt that even if all of Cao Chang’s men were killed, Ye Chen’s spies among the people had to be wiped out!