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

Ye Chen just returned to the Yangxin Palace.

People from Kunning Palace sent a lot of bamboo slips.

"We have to get the paper out sometime."

Ye Chen picked up a bamboo slip, felt its heavy weight, and thought with a frown.

However, he did not plan to look at these bamboo slips now, but asked Cheng'en to put them aside.

Then, Shen Qiu came.

"Your Majesty, do you want to learn weapons or boxing?"

Shen Qiu had changed into a moon-white Han Chinese men's suit at this time, but he had tied several strips of cloth around his cuffs, making him look quite capable and neat. In addition to his detached temperament, he also exuded a dashing and heroic demeanor.

"I'll learn to use a knife first!"

Ye Chen thought about it and said.

No matter how good your boxing and kicking skills are, they cannot compare to using weapons, and the lethality of a knife is stronger than that of a sword.

After all, a sword is mainly used for stabbing, while a knife is good for chopping and can also stab.

"Okay, Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

Shen Qiu clasped his fists, turned around and left.

"Your Majesty, fists and feet have no eyes. If you practice weapons rashly, you might injure the dragon's body!"

Cheng'en walked forward and said with concern.

"It's okay. I believe Qiu'er will know her limits."

Ye Chen waved his hand and said without comment.

Practicing martial arts definitely requires hardship, and he had been mentally prepared for this.

Shen Qiu returned not long after, holding two black wooden swords in his hands.

"Your Majesty, this is a knife made of ebony with copper inside. Its weight is not much different from that of an iron knife."

Shen Qiu handed a wooden sword to Ye Chen.

"Your Majesty, please come outside the palace. I will begin to teach you how to use a sword!"

"it is good!"

Ye Chen strode out of the Yangxin Palace and into the garden.

He also called away all the eunuchs and palace maids in the garden, leaving only Cheng'en.

When he was practicing martial arts, he didn't want outsiders to see him.

After all, he still didn't know how many spies Yang Dechang had in the palace.

"Your Majesty, I will first teach you some sword techniques used in the military to kill enemies."

Shen Qiu raised the knife and said to Ye Chen. After getting Ye Chen's approval, Shen Qiu leaped up like a crane or a dragon, waving the long knife in his hand as if pointing his arm, bringing up gusts of knife wind.

Because she was too absorbed in the sword dance, Shen Qiu's collar was exposed when she bent her body, and the up and down shaking during the intense movement also revealed a different kind of turbulence, but she herself was completely unaware of it.

Ye Chen's attention was immediately attracted.

Shen Qiu suddenly stopped, sweating all over, but she turned her head sharply to look at Ye Chen, wanting to see if Ye Chen was watching her sword dance seriously.

But she soon discovered that Ye Guang was staring at her. She was slightly stunned, and followed Ye Chen's gaze to look at herself, and her eyes immediately became sharp.

"Your Majesty, where are you looking?"

Shen Qiu covered his chest and asked with dissatisfaction.

"Hey, Qiu'er, your knife skills are really beautiful!"

Ye Chen coughed twice to hide his embarrassment.

Shen Qiu frowned slightly and looked at Ye Chen with great dissatisfaction. She suddenly suspected that Ye Chen's purpose of learning martial arts might not be so simple.

"Your Majesty, since you have seen my sword dance clearly, you can practice on your own now. I will guide you!"

Shen Qiu finally stood aside and looked at Ye Chen.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen picked up the knife and started practicing.

And soon I was sweating profusely.

It seemed easy to watch Shen Qiu dance with a sword before, but only after I actually tried it myself did I realize how difficult it was.

Every movement must be standard, especially the standing posture. If you are not stable, you may fall easily and hurt yourself.

Only then did Ye Guang understand why those who said that one must lay a solid foundation before practicing martial arts.

Indeed, if the basics are not laid well, like he is now, no matter how much he practices his swordsmanship, it will be useless.

"Your Majesty, your lower body is too loose. Let's practice horse stance first."

Shen Qiu suggested.

"No, I want to practice swordsmanship and horse stance at the same time!"

Ye Chen shook his head. If he only practiced basic skills from now on, he would not be able to form effective combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

"Yes."

A strange color flashed in Shen Qiu's beautiful eyes.

When Ye Chen mentioned practicing martial arts before, she thought that Ye Chen might just be talking, but now it seems that Ye Chen is really studying hard.

At this, her doubts were dispelled and she even felt a little happy.

After all, Ye Chen is still on the same side as Su Mengjiao at this time. The more motivated Ye Chen is, the less pressure Su Mengjiao will face.

So Shen Qiu became more and more serious in teaching.

Just as Ye Chen was practicing diligently, sweating profusely, and gradually feeling exhausted, he wanted to stop.

A guard suddenly rushed into the palace. Seeing this, Shen Qiu immediately went to meet him.

After some communication, Shen Qiu quickly came to Ye Chen.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The young lady from the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion has been kidnapped!"

"What did you say?"

Ye Chen was suddenly startled, opened his eyes wide and asked: "When did it happen?"

"The lame groom was holding the jade you gave him at the north gate of the imperial palace. He said that Miss Qin had not yet returned to the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion when she was suddenly confronted by a group of thugs. They were so numerous and powerful that they not only beat the groom but also stole the entire carriage."

"The leader also said that if the Jing'an Palace doesn't agree to their conditions, they will take action against Miss Qin!"

Shen Qiu's face was quite gloomy. Although they had only met once, she still had a good impression of Qin Man.

After all, the fact that she was willing to take in injured old soldiers and provide compensation to the soldiers' families was enough to make Shen Qiu look at Qin Man with a higher regard.

"Be bold!"

Ye Chen was immediately furious.

He really didn't expect that right under the emperor's feet, in the capital, someone would dare to kidnap someone from the Marquis' Mansion.

This is no longer a question of whether there is law or not.

This shows that he does not respect the law of the country and does not take the emperor into consideration.

"Come here, change my clothes for me, I want to leave the palace immediately!"

Ye Chen said immediately.

He wanted to see who had such courage!

"Your Majesty, I will mobilize the Imperial Guards immediately!"

Shen Qiu also clasped his fists.

"Send more people!"

Ye Chen spoke in a low voice. These people dared to kidnap the young lady of the Marquis's family in broad daylight. They were definitely not ordinary people.

Of course, he had to make full preparations, and after changing into casual clothes, he got on a carriage and quickly headed out of the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said that half of the Imperial Palace's inner city guards are at your disposal today!"

After Shen Qiu ran into the carriage, he said to Ye Chen.

"Heh, okay."

Ye Chen smiled slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes.

After the carriage rushed out of the palace, the lame coachman jumped up limping with a wooden stick.

"Master Ye, Master Ye, you have to save my young lady!"

The driver wailed.

At this moment, Ye Chen noticed that the driver had many bruises on his face, obviously from being beaten.

"Get in the car and tell me where those guys are!"

Ye Chen's face was grim, and he asked someone to help the driver get on the car.

At this moment, his eyes were as sharp as knives, and he had really decided to kill.