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

If it's just a matter of having too many soldiers, it's not a big deal.

But the problem is.

This time, only the troops from Bingzhou and Hedong came.

Ye Chen had always attached great importance to the local aristocratic families, but now it seems that he had underestimated those aristocratic families after all.

Moreover, the origin of the supplies for the Bingzhou cavalry is also questionable.

Bingzhou was originally located on the northern border.

The population is small, and it is extremely cold all year round, so the per-acre yield of land is the lowest in the Han area.

It's just this place.

Can we really support 30,000 cavalrymen?

Then think about the large number of Hu people in Bingzhou and other places.

Although Ye Chen said on the surface that Bingzhou might have relied on absorbing the Hu people to gather its troops, he actually knew very well that the Ding family in Bingzhou was very likely to be in collusion with the Tatars.

Or, a powerful force in Dayu's country is also supporting Bingzhou.

But either way, it will be a tough opponent.

The reason why Ye Chen let Yang Dechang go was because he didn't know the background of the Bingzhou governor.

He didn't want to push the other party too far. What if this big fish went all out and Ye Chen didn't know its bottom line at all? Then the game might be over.

"Queen Mother, could you send someone to Bingzhou to gather information? We'll see if the Ding family in Bingzhou is colluding with the Tatars."

Ye Chen said to Su Mengjiao.

"Emperor, I'm afraid you don't know the situation in Bingzhou."

Su Mengjiao shook her head and said to Ye Chen, "Bingzhou has a very dangerous terrain, with plains interspersed between the mountains. It has always been a place plagued by bandits. Only a few fortresses are open to the outside world."

"Relying on these fortresses, we can lock down Bingzhou!"

"Besides, the Ding family has also set up many checkpoints in Bingzhou."

"It's really not easy to find out the situation."

Hearing this, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows.

Bandit trouble?

Ye Chen suddenly seemed to think of something.

He blurted out, "Empress Dowager, is Taiyuan also in Bingzhou?"

"Are most of Di Gui's men from Bingzhou?"

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was slightly stunned, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Emperor, you can indeed ask Di Gui about the situation in Bingzhou. He must be well aware of it."

"Ah."

Ye Chen immediately said to Cheng En who was standing beside him: "Xuan Di ghost entered the palace!"

"promise!"

Cheng'en obeyed the order and left.

But Su Mengjiao didn't plan to leave, so she went back behind the bead curtain and waited.

Ye Chen didn't have to wait too long before Di Gui entered the palace.

"General Di Gui pays homage to His Majesty!"

"Long live your majesty!"

Di Gui fell to the ground and kowtowed.

"Lord Di, please stand up."

Ye Chen showed a gentle attitude and said.

Upon hearing this, Di Gui stood up.

"Lord Di, you've been busy lately. Are you a little tired?"

Ye Chen knew that Di Gui was busy recruiting more than 20,000 border troops last night, and was busy recruiting Kou Yu's 30,000 troops today.

Then Ye Chen called him into the palace for questioning.

Ye Chen is not a king who is willing to treat people like cattle and horses.

Know how to respect others.

"Your Majesty, I am not tired, but I wonder what your Majesty wants to talk to General Mo about?"

Di Gui immediately bowed to Ye Chen.

"I want to ask how much you know about Bingzhou?"

Ye Chen looked at Di Gui, who looked very excited, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

This trusted general of his really made him quite satisfied.

And he also said what he wanted to ask.

"Your Majesty, the land in Bingzhou is barren, the population is small, and there are many Hu people. For many years, Han and Hu have lived together."

Di Gui answered seriously.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen frowned slightly. What Di Gui said was the same as what he knew.

"Di Gui, do you know if Bingzhou can privately raise 30,000 cavalrymen?"

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

Di Gui said with certainty.

"But I have received reports from the Imperial Guards that 30,000 cavalry have indeed escaped from Bingzhou. Did you really not see any trace of these cavalry when you were recruiting troops in Bingzhou?"

Ye Chen asked Di Gui.

After hearing Ye Chen's words, Di Gui was slightly stunned.

Then he frowned.

"Your Majesty, I have never heard of such a large number of cavalrymen in Bingzhou. When I was recruiting troops in Bingzhou, I only heard that there were only 3,000 cavalrymen in Bingzhou."

Di Gui thought for a while before saying to Ye Chen, "Your Majesty, I think if Bingzhou has 30,000 cavalrymen, and this is confirmed, then the Bingzhou governor has been hiding the cavalrymen outside the Great Wall, so that they are not known to the local people of Bingzhou."

"Or maybe these aren't the Bingzhou Governor's troops at all!"

After hearing Di Gui's words, a strange light immediately flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

"Di Gui, if these aren't the Bingzhou Governor's troops, then where did they come from? Could they be from outside the Great Wall? Could it be that the Bingzhou Governor is colluding with the Tatars?"

"Probably!"

Ye Chen stood up suddenly. Although he had guessed it a long time ago, when he really confirmed that the Bingzhou governor had really colluded with the Tatars, his face still turned blue with anger.

The Han people colluded with foreign races and were also the governor of a border region.

This directly violated Ye Chen's bottom line.

Not an inch of the Han people’s land can be lost.

Where can we let outsiders get involved?

But traitors cannot be called human beings!

That's a total beast!

"Lord Di, go down and gather the troops first. Let them rest for two days, and send out more scouts to strictly monitor the movements of the cavalry in the north!"

Ye Chen immediately said to Di Gui.

"The general will obey the order!"

Di Gui retreated as ordered.

Seeing him like this, Ye Chen took a deep breath.

"Snapped!"

Ye Chen threw the teacup to the ground, and it shattered instantly, splashing tea everywhere.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Cheng'en immediately knelt down and shouted.

Not only Cheng'en, all the eunuchs and palace maids in Taiqian Palace knelt down and trembled.

Ye Chen's anger made everyone present feel tremendous pressure.

Everyone felt as if the air was stagnant.

"emperor."

Su Mengjiao's voice suddenly came from behind Ye Chen.

Ye Chen turned around and saw Su Mengjiao coming out.

"What should we do now? I want to hear your advice."

Su Mengjiao looked at Ye Chen and said earnestly.

Hearing this, Ye Chen let out a sigh.

He knew very well what Su Mengjiao meant. Now was the time to make a decision quickly, not the time to be angry.

There is no use getting angry about the current state of affairs.

"Empress Dowager, I believe that since Bingzhou has over 30,000 cavalry, a field battle would be disadvantageous to us. I will ask Di Gui to focus on the situation of the northern army first."

"We still have the capital. I don't believe that the governor of Bingzhou dares to lead his cavalry to attack the city!"

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and said.

Hearing this, although Su Mengjiao was a little worried, she still nodded and said, "Emperor, then it will be up to you."

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded, stood up and walked out of Taiqian Palace.

At this time, his face was as dark as the abyss, and his temperament had returned to calm.

No one else could see any sign that he had ever been angry!