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

In Kunning Palace.

Su Mengjiao sat upright in the main hall, with many memorials placed on the table in front of her.

After Ye Chen walked in, he pushed the memorial in front of him towards Ye Chen without waiting for him to sit down.

"Emperor, Kou Yu's army will arrive in eight days at most. It is said that they have a large number of soldiers. Didn't you say you had a solution? What is the solution? Can you tell me?"

Su Mengjiao folded her arms in front of her and said.

She has no tricks now, but since Ye Chen said he has one, she will put her hopes on Ye Chen.

It's time to come up with a plan openly and honestly.

"Queen Mother, please wait for eight days. After eight days, when Kou Yu's troops have arrived, I will appear in the court. You will just have to watch from the sidelines."

Ye Chen shook his head and said to Su Mengjiao.

"What about those generals coming from the Northwest Border? What are you going to do with them? You have to tell me the whole story. Even if you want to select someone to control the main force of the Northwest Border Army through an exam, you have to tell me the specific method of the exam first."

Su Mengjiao pursed her lips and then asked.

Ye Chen hid everything from her, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

"Oh, Queen Mother, how to select generals is also closely related to my strategy. It's really difficult for me to explain it directly now. If Your Majesty is really worried, you can send people to prepare the previous examination halls."

Ye Chen said in a light tone.

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao said helplessly, "Emperor, if you don't tell me the truth now, I may not be able to cooperate with you when you take action later."

"Besides, I have been dealing with powerful officials in the court for many years, so I won't reveal my true colors easily."

Su Mengjiao was indeed a little uneasy at this time. After all, judging from the memorials submitted from various places, the number of people Kou Yu brought back to the capital was likely more than 30,000.

Although she always thought that Kou Yu only controlled 3 troops on the border, who knows how much Yang Dechang helped Kou Yu behind the scenes over the years.

Even the wealthy families in various places could raise a large number of private soldiers with the tacit approval of Edward Yang. There was no reason why Kou Yu, a border general, could not raise private soldiers.

If Kou Yu really brought tens of thousands of troops, Di Gui would definitely not be able to stop him with the few people he had.

By then, the powerful officials will inevitably become more arrogant.

A situation that had been gradually improving would also be quickly lost.

Edward Yang would certainly use this as a threat and push forward to force Su Mengjiao and Ye Chen to make continuous concessions in the court.

Therefore, Su Mengjiao was eager to know what Ye Chen's trump card was, which would at least give her some confidence.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't trust your acting skills. I just think Edward Yang is too cunning and calculating. So, Your Majesty, please allow me to keep this a secret!"

Ye Chen just smiled. No matter how anxious and angry Su Mengjiao was, he always acted confident and calm.

This calmness is like a strong reef that can withstand huge waves.

This look finally calmed Su Mengjiao's uneasy mood.

"Then Queen Mother, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."

Ye Chen then stood up and walked towards the gate of Kunning Palace.

But he didn't take more than a few steps.

"That Huamei cannot be a concubine."

Su Mengjiao's voice made Ye Chen stop suddenly.

Ye Chen turned his head suddenly and looked at Su Mengjiao sharply.

"The Queen Mother wants to control my harem?"

"I'm just reminding the Emperor. If he insists on marrying Huamei, then you must at least give her the identity of a decent girl, and keep it a secret from the harem and everyone in the capital. Do you think you can do this without my cooperation?"

Facing Ye Chen's sharp gaze, Su Mengjiao raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and said with a bit of pride.

"Queen Mother, are you threatening me?"

"It's not a threat. Anyway, in eight days, if you can't solve the problem of Kou Yu, Huamei will never be able to enter the harem!"

Su Mengjiao snorted lightly, with a lot of dissatisfaction in her words.

She now resents Ye Chen for hiding everything from her.

This made her feel at a disadvantage, which made her very uncomfortable, and she had to save face.

"Queen Mother, you're overthinking it. It's not certain whether Huamei will be able to enter the harem."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, then waved his sleeves, turned around and left.

He is not sure whether Huamei really wants to stay in the harem, and he is still somewhat confident in his previous arrangements.

So he didn't really break up with Su Mengjiao.

After walking out of Kunning Palace, he quickly got on the sedan chair and headed to Changju Palace.

When he arrived at Changju Palace, he found that Huamei had already gotten up.

But Huamei did not wander outside the cold palace, but stayed in the main hall of the cold palace.

When Ye Chen walked into the main hall, he found Huamei walking with her head down and staggering in the hall.

"Mei'er, does it still hurt?"

Ye Chen walked forward and asked doubtfully.

"what?"

Huamei was startled. Ye Chen walked into the hall so quickly that others had no time to inform him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you back?"

Huamei was frightened and immediately knelt down.

But before her knees touched the ground, Ye Chen had already supported her.

Ye Chen exerted force on his hands, Huamei screamed, and fell into Ye Chen's arms.

"Mei'er, there's no need to be so polite. I don't like so much formality."

Hearing this, Huamei blushed and nodded slightly.

"Mei'er, please enter the palace."

Ye Chen said to Huamei.

"Ah, your majesty."

Huamei bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly shook her head.

"Your Majesty, I, your daughter, do not want to enter the palace yet."

Huamei's voice was as low as a mosquito's, but it was clearly audible. After hearing Huamei's words, Ye Chen couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"Huamei, don't you want to be my woman?"

"Your Majesty, I was born in Huamei Brothel and have a low status. I really don't dare to aspire to become your concubine."

"Oh, I don't care about these things at all."

Ye Chen smiled and shook his head, saying: "Mei'er, as long as you agree, at most eight days, after eight days, I will definitely let you enter the harem!"

Hearing this, Huamei looked at Ye Chen and was very moved, but in the end, she still shook her head.