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

The night in the capital is very peaceful.

There is no charcoal fire in Dayu now. At night, except for the brothels and casinos, the streets are very quiet.

Every household turned off the lights and went to bed early.

In an upper room of an inn near the examination hall.

Ye Chen asked someone to light four oil lamps for him.

The light in the room became slightly brighter.

"Your Majesty, it's cold at night. Please have the windows closed."

Beside Ye Chen, Shen Qiu asked.

Ye Chen was sitting in front of a small table at this time. On the table was a stewed lamb leg and a few glasses of rice wine.

The rice wine was a bit cloudy, but the lamb leg was stewed till soft and there was no fishy smell in it.

Di Gui knelt opposite him, feeling a little restless.

Sitting at the same table with the emperor, this supreme honor made him feel flattered, but also nervous.

"No need."

Ye Chen shook his head. With four oil lamps, if the window is not opened, won’t it be easy to get carbon dioxide poisoning?

The ancient people didn’t understand, but Ye Chen knew it very well.

At this moment, Lu Niu Dan suddenly walked into the room, clasped his fists towards Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, the people from the Supervisory Office have reported that a large number of Jianghu people and the more than 700 private soldiers of Cao Chang have begun to gather."

Hearing this, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows, and Di Gui's eyes lit up, revealing an expression of eagerness to try.

"Ah."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, but a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

He knew that this group of people were about to take action.

"Your Majesty, the people from the Supervisory Office have also discovered that many people from the Beijing Garrison have appeared around the small building by the lake. These are officers from the Beijing Garrison who have specially requested leave to enter the city."

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but snort coldly.

"It seems these guys want to attack the lakeside cottage? But just to deal with a lakeside cottage, why would they use weapons and military equipment?"

Ye Chen had a feeling that the powerful officials were making a mountain out of a molehill.

"Gather a thousand men to the lakeside settlement and have them guard it."

Ye Chen finally made a decision, but did not send everyone out.

When Di Gui heard that Ye Chen had only sent out a thousand people, disappointment immediately appeared on his face. He was about to stand up, but sat back down helplessly.

After Lu Niudan left, another incense stick of time passed and a guard suddenly walked into the room.

Shen Qiu immediately went to meet him.

They whispered to each other.

"Your Majesty, Cao Chang's men have taken a large number of Jianghu people to the lakeside residence!"

Hearing this, Di Gui was about to stand up again, but he quickly knelt on one knee, clasped his fists towards Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to lead the army there immediately?"

".No rush yet."

Ye Chen still shook his head.

Even if one wanted to know the origin of the flour and paper, there was no need to make such a big fuss. Besides, the small house by the lake was now just a transit station for goods.

Ye Chen thought about it over and over again, but he really couldn't figure it out. He just felt that the powerful officials were definitely not going to attack the lakeside cottage.

"Qiu'er, bring Miss Huamei here first."

Although Ye Chen was certain that the powerful officials were not going to attack the lakeside cottage, he still did not want to put Huamei in danger.

Just as Shen Qiu was about to go downstairs to make arrangements, Lu Niudan suddenly ran into the room again.

"Your Majesty, our people have discovered that a large number of people from the underworld are approaching the Supervisory Office with weapons!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen was slightly stunned, then immediately reacted.

The lakeside cottage was quite far away from the Supervisory Office, with several streets between them. Could it be that the actions taken by Cao Chang's private soldiers and those people in the underworld against the lakeside cottage were all meant to confuse him?

The real target of this group of people is not the lakeside cottage, but the Supervisory Office!

It’s clear, everything is clear!

The current Supervisory Office has a staff of three hundred people, all of whom are armed. Moreover, as a former yamen, the walls of the Supervisory Office are more than ten feet high and the gate is very thick.

Without the weapons and armaments provided by Huangfu Guang, it would undoubtedly be difficult to break through in a short period of time.

Ye Chen slammed the table fiercely: "Di Gui!"

"Chen is here!"

"Immediately take 2,800 men and head to the Supervisory Office! If you find the Supervisory Office surrounded, immediately lead your men to counter-encircle it!"

"Lu Niu Dan, tell the Supervisory Office to close the gates immediately and not open them to anyone! Also, tell the Supervisory Office runners roaming around outside to stay away from the Supervisory Office tonight!"

Ye Chen thought about it, then said to Di Gui: "Di Gui, I will go with you!"

"Your Majesty, this battlefield is dangerous, please don't risk your life!"

Di Gui was startled and quickly clasped his fists towards Ye Chen.

"No, I went there this time to see for myself the combat effectiveness of the southern border troops. I'm afraid Cao Chang will be a serious threat in the future, so I have to be mentally prepared."

Ye Chen's tone was very calm.

To a certain extent, such a general who commands a large army is more difficult to deal with than the powerful officials in the court, and may even become the source of future troubles.

Ye Chen must first have a proper understanding of the combat effectiveness of Cao Chang's army before he can make a good assessment of its strength and prepare in advance.

After hearing Ye Chen's words, Di Gui finally said, "Then your Majesty, you only need to stay behind. General Mo will have someone find a good place for your Majesty to wait and see!"

"Row."

Ye Chen stood up and walked out of the inn.

At this time, there were no lights in the city, only a few scattered lights, which were from people setting up stalls at night.

This time, Ye Chen directly rode a fast horse and, surrounded by Shen Qiu and other imperial guards, quickly galloped towards the Supervisory Office.

But before he arrived at the Supervisory Office, Lu Niudan had already brought new news.

"Your Majesty, those Cao Chang private soldiers and the people from the Jianghu who were rushing towards the lakeside cottage have turned around and are all heading towards the Supervisory Office!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen felt very calm.

He already had some guesses, and now he was even more certain, but he was not nervous.

He had made enough preparations, and now all that was left was to fight with real weapons.

It’s so simple and direct that you don’t have to think too much!