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

Ye Chen felt helpless and felt that Shen Qiu came at a really bad time.

But no matter what he thought in his heart, since Su Mengjiao suddenly came to him, there must be something wrong, and he had to go and take a look.

"Mei'er, I have something to do today, so I won't accompany you for now. Next time, I'll come to appreciate your dance."

Ye Chen coughed twice and finally spoke to Huamei.

Upon hearing this, Huamei quickly put on her clothes, feeling relieved but also a little regretful.

After all, she had never performed belly dance in front of anyone other than Boss Murong. She really wanted to know how she danced and whether Ye Chen liked it.

"Then, I respectfully bid farewell to Your Majesty."

In the end, Huamei had no choice but to give up.

After all, Ye Chen had important things to do, so she was still very understanding.

"Ah."

After Ye Chen walked out of the cold palace, he got on the carriage.

"Mei'er, you should go back first."

"Ah."

Huamei watched the carriage go away, feeling reluctant to leave.

Ye Chen in the carriage also lifted the curtain and kept looking at Huamei until the carriage turned a corner and he could no longer see the gentle girl. Then he withdrew his gaze.

"Qiu'er, what does the Queen Mother want to see me about?"

Ye Chen asked Shen Qiu.

Shen Qiu, who had been observing Ye Chen, pursed his lips at this moment.

"Your Majesty, I'm not entirely sure, but the Empress Dowager did receive a memorial from the Ministry of War."

Shen Qiu said to Ye Chen.

"Ah."

I know it was a memorial sent by the Ministry of War.

Ye Chen couldn't help but take it seriously.

After the carriage arrived at Kunning Palace, Ye Chen got off the carriage and immediately walked into Kunning Palace.

Su Mengjiao was sitting in the garden, with teacups and memorials placed on the stone table.

As soon as he saw Ye Chen coming.

Before Ye Chen could sit down beside her, Su Mengjiao pushed a pile of memorials in front of him.

"Take a look."

"Oh?"

Ye Chen picked up a memorial in confusion, and after taking a look at it, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Your Majesty, there have been unusual movements in the Northwest Border Army. These are the memorials received from the various border troops. Yang Dechang's subordinates have suppressed these reports."

"However, I have already planted some young men from humble backgrounds in the Ministry of War, so I was able to obtain these memorials."

There was a hint of pride in Su Mengjiao's tone.

Just a few days after Ye Chen captured Huangfu Guang, she successfully extended her hand to the Ministry of War.

This is a manifestation of her strong control over the court.

When Ye Chen saw Su Mengjiao like this, he just smiled. He felt that Su Mengjiao was like a child at this moment.

When I found a beautiful toy, I wanted to show it off in front of adults.

And Ye Chen is that adult.

The domineering, noble and peerless beauty has a bit of childishness in her behavior, which makes Ye Chen feel a little cute.

"Empress Dowager, what do you think the unusual movements of the Northwest Frontier Army mean?"

Ye Chen asked.

"Your Majesty, I think it must be because after Yu Yu left with the main force of the border army, the generals of other border armies had to replace him in the area he was guarding."

"This is also a very normal troop movement on the border. After all, the defense zone originally guarded by Kou Yu needs more troops to be guarded!"

Su Mengjiao analyzed in a calm tone.

This kind of daily dispatch of Dayu's border troops has its own rules and regulations. The imperial court usually waits until the border has been dispatched, or sends an army to the border to force those border troops to give up the defense areas they occupy.

Otherwise, the defense zones of each border army are tacitly agreed upon after the deployment.

"If that's the case, then the Queen Mother should know how to deal with it. Why are you looking for me?"

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and asked again.

"Because in addition to the news of unusual movements by the Northwest Border Army, I also received news that a large number of border troops have left the border and their whereabouts are unknown."

Su Mengjiao pointed at the memorials with her fingers and her pretty eyes narrowed quickly.

"Emperor, something's not right here. I have a feeling these Northwestern Border Troops aren't just after Kou Yu's vacant defense zone this time. I'm afraid their plans are even bigger!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen asked calmly, "Then what does the Queen Mother think these border troops are planning?"

"I feel that these border troops, no, to be more precise, the families behind these border troops, all want to expand their power on a large scale. They are very restless!"

Su Mengjiao said with a somewhat cold look in her eyes.

"Queen Mother."

Ye Chen suddenly shook his head and said, "You'd better not ask about this matter."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was stunned for a moment.

She opened her pretty eyes wide and looked at Ye Chen in surprise.

"Emperor, does this matter have anything to do with you?"

Su Mengjiao asked.

But after hearing Su Mengjiao's words, Ye Chen shook his head.

"Queen Dowager, no matter what the border troops are doing, we are now out of reach. Now we have to deal with Kou Yu and his 30,000 elite troops."

"Let's wait until we deal with Kou Yu before we reorganize these border troops."

Ye Chen said so.

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao looked at Ye Chen suspiciously.

She always felt that Ye Chen's behavior at this time was very strange.

"Emperor, if the border is not stable, it will shake the country of Dayu! Aren't you worried at all?"

"Queen Mother, there's no point in me worrying for a while."

Ye Chen said to Su Mengjiao in a calm tone, "If the Queen Mother has nothing else to say, I will leave first."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao opened her eyes and stared at Ye Chen. After a while, she bit her lip and said, "Emperor, are you hiding something from me?"

"What exactly did you write in those imperial edicts sent to the border? Is the recent unusual movement on the northwest border caused by those imperial edicts?"

"hehe."

Ye Chen laughed twice and then touched his nose.

"Queen Mother, you are wrong. This matter has nothing to do with me."

"Well, I don't believe it!"

The more Su Mengjiao looked at Ye Chen, the more she felt that he was guilty.

"Empress Dowager, I am the Son of Heaven. How can the Son of Heaven lie to others so easily? You must trust me. Alas, I am really tired today. I am leaving now!"

Ye Chen's face suddenly turned cold, then he waved his hand and turned away.

Su Mengjiao looked at him like this and gritted her teeth. She wanted to call out to Ye Chen several times, but she knew that if she really opened her mouth, Ye Chen would not only not tell her the truth, but would also make her look like she was begging for help.

She didn't want to lose face in front of Ye Chen.

I could only watch Ye Chen leave step by step.