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

Ye Chen put on the dragon robe and the emperor's crown. After leaving the Yangxin Palace, he immediately took a sedan chair to the Taiqian Palace.

In the Taiqian Palace, all the officials entered the hall and shouted "Long live the emperor".

Su Mengjiao arrived early and sat behind the dragon throne.

Just as all the officials stood up.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

All the officials knelt down again.

Yang Dechang was already used to this. Although kneeling twice in a row made him feel physically uncomfortable, he was well prepared and had put leather pads on his knees.

But even though he no longer felt uncomfortable when kneeling, his dissatisfaction with Ye Chen had already reached its peak.

As powerful as water and fire!

And when Ye Chen sat on the dragon throne, he waved his hand.

"All the nobles, please stand up."

All the officials stood up one after another.

"If you have something to do, start the show, if nothing happens, leave the court!"

The eunuch who delivered the message said loudly.

Officials took out memorials one after another.

And after the eunuchs collected all the memorials.

"The results of the selection exam for the chief officer position of the Beijing Camp have come out."

Ye Chen said in a calm tone.

Upon hearing this, Yang Dechang immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, I wonder who passed the selection exam?"

Yang Dechang bowed towards Ye Chen and asked.

"Heh, there are a total of 286 candidates for this exam, all of them are the best talents of our Dayu. However, individual abilities always vary, and not everyone can be the commander of the Beijing Camp."

"So in this assessment, only three people scored the highest."

Ye Chen picked up a list and handed it to the eunuch who was shouting beside him.

The eunuch took the list and announced loudly, "The three highest-scoring candidates for this assessment are Zhang Deyu, son of Duke Cheng, Liu Chengyu, grandson of Marquis Liu, and Xu Wei, son of Marquis Qin Wu."

Following the eunuch's voice, the three of them also walked into the Taiqian Palace.

These three men are all tall and strong, and look powerful and strong at first glance.

As the talents selected for this exam, these three are extremely powerful in terms of military affairs, strategy and sand table simulation.

However, there are differences in age among the three.

Xu Wei was the oldest and already middle-aged, but his overall exam score was the best.

Liu Chengyu is the youngest and his test scores are slightly inferior to Xu Wei.

Zhang Deyu, who is in the middle age group, has the worst test scores.

Among these three people, Ye Chen undoubtedly values ​​Xu Wei the most.

Although he is the oldest, his talent is definitely the strongest among the three.

However, human nature is the most unpredictable thing.

Xu Wei might not really cherish the things that Ye Chen gave him voluntarily.

It is more appropriate to use the Golden Vase Divination.

Of course, after using this method to select one of the three people, Ye Chen also plans to reuse the other two. At least he wants to tell the selected person that you have two substitutes.

What Ye Chen can give him, he can also take back.

After Xu Wei, Zhang Deyu and Liu Chengyu stood in the hall, they all clasped their fists.

"Xu Wei (Zhang Deyu) (Liu Chengyu), pays homage to His Majesty."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's mouth corners slightly raised, but he saw Yang Dechang spoke first.

"Your Majesty, there's only one commander-in-chief of the Beijing Camp, and now three people have been chosen. You can't have three people share the position, right?"

Yang Dechang narrowed his eyes, then bowed and asked.

"Prime Minister Yang, I think so too. After all, there is only one position for the commander of the Beijing Camp, but these three candidates are all truly talented. Therefore, I have decided that this time, the position of commander of the Beijing Camp will be decided by casting lots from the golden urn!"

Ye Chen said so.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang was slightly stunned, a look of doubt suddenly appeared on his face, and his brows immediately frowned.

Ye Chen's words made him feel unpredictable.

It seemed as if the whole thing was beyond his control.

"Your Majesty, may I ask what the Golden Urn Lottery is?"

Yang Dechang asked immediately.

"I intend to carve the names of these three talented people onto jade sticks, place them in a golden vase, shake it, and then select a jade stick from among them."

"Whoever's name is on the jade slip is the commander of the Beijing Camp!"

Ye Chen waved his hand and said so.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang was shocked and his heart tightened. After all, he was a powerful eunuch with great power in the court. As long as he thought about it for a while, he could immediately think of the pros and cons.

If the Golden Urn Lots method is really followed, the new commander of the Beijing Camp will be appointed entirely by Ye Chen, rather than by their own ability.

what is this?

This is the grace of recognition!

"Your Majesty, using lots to select the commander of an army is too much of a joke!"

"This method is absolutely not advisable!"

Yang Dechang said immediately.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this method should absolutely not be implemented!"

Gao Yunhe stood up. He had also reacted at this time and said to Yang Dechang.

"Your Majesty, think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, if this precedent is set, it will surely bring endless disasters!"

"Your Majesty, I will die for your advice!"

The court was in an uproar, and many civil officials stood up one after another, all of them excitedly bowed to Ye Chen.

And see this scene.

Ye Chen was not surprised at all.

Yang Dechang still has many lackeys in the court. Ye Chen had expected that once the Golden Urn Lot was proposed, there would definitely be many people who opposed it.

"My dear ministers, there's no need to get so excited. I came up with this plan because the test scores of the three talented people were so close."

"And I've also thought about it. I'll make use of all three of these talented people. The one chosen by lot will only be the chief commander of the Beijing camp. I'll also appoint the other two as generals!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Wei, Zhang Deyu, and Liu Chengyu all showed excitement on their faces. The three of them looked at each other and knelt on one knee.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, this matter is still inappropriate. Please revoke your order!"

When Yang Dechang saw that Xu Wei, Zhang Deyu and Liu Chengyu were all satisfied with Ye Chen's approach, he couldn't help but feel impatient and immediately bowed.

"Your Majesty, please revoke your order!"

With a loud noise, most of the civil officials in the court immediately knelt down.

"Prime Minister Yang, my dear ministers, do you have a fairer way to select the commander of the Beijing Camp?"

Ye Chen's eyes darkened and he asked.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang frowned, but he had to admit that Ye Chen's method was indeed excellent.

If he was the one who came up with the Golden Urn Lot Casting Method and was the one who was using it, then he would definitely not object.

But now, even if there is no reason, he has to make one!

You have to know that he worked hard for many years to make his disciples and former officials spread all over the world.

But if Ye Chen succeeds, and this golden bottle is used to select any talent in the future, then even if the person selected is a child of a noble family, the cost for Yang Dechang to successfully win him over will be several times or even dozens of times higher than before, or he may not be able to win him over at all.

By then, the one with disciples and former officials all over the world will not be him, but Ye Chen!

So he made up his mind not to let Ye Chen succeed.