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

When Ye Chen saw the table flying towards him, he panicked.

He also didn't expect that Bai Fen could still attack him in such a situation!

Fortunately, Shen Qiu beside him reacted quickly.

Shen Qiu's graceful figure jumped up as lightly as a swallow, beautiful yet heroic.

"Crack!"

The long sword in Shen Qiu's hand drew a cold light in the air.

He chopped the table in half.

Wood chips flew everywhere, and Shen Qiu landed steadily on the ground, looking graceful and majestic.

When Bai Fen saw this, he felt his vision go dark, his limbs became weak, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

Ding Huan was horrified when he saw this scene.

But before he could recover from his shock, a poisonous needle came through the air with a whoosh and pierced his body accurately.

Ding Huan only felt a sharp pain in his neck.

Then, his eyes widened in anger and he glared at Ye Chen fiercely. His body swayed a few times and he fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Ye Chen spoke softly.

"Feed Ding Huan the antidote. Everyone else, keep them under control."

"I want to talk to Ding Huan alone."

Ye Chen said this in a calm tone and sat down at a table.

The imperial guards quickly cleared the table for him.

A yamen runner from the Supervisory Office quickly took out an exquisite porcelain bottle from his arms, walked to Ding Huan, squatted down, opened the bottle, and put it under Ding Huan's nose.

Ding Huan's men who were shot with poison needles were tied up by the imperial guards and could not move at all.

Under the effect of the antidote, although Ding Huan was still a little weak, he had regained some strength.

Then, he was roughly dragged by two imperial guards and brought in front of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen stared at Ding Huan with a sharp gaze and asked first, "Ding Huan, why did you ignore my letter?"

Ding Huan did not answer immediately, but turned to look at his men who were tied up tightly.

Bai Fen, Zhang Yue and Cheng Hu were not only tied up tightly, but also had sackcloth stuffed in their mouths.

Can only make a "woo woo woo" sound.

Ding Huan turned around, his eyes gloomy, and asked Ye Chen: "Who are you? How dare you treat me like this!"

Facing Ding Huan's provocative questioning, Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. He straightened his body, his eyes firm and majestic, and slowly said: "Ding Huan, listen carefully, I am the commander of the imperial guards."

His voice was steady and powerful, and it reached the ears of everyone present clearly.

With supreme dominance.

At this moment, the aura emanating from him was breathtaking!

Then, Ye Chen no longer beat around the bush and went straight to the point, questioning word by word.

"Ding Huan, tell me! What exactly are you planning on doing by sneaking into the capital with all your men?"

Ye Chen's eyes became more fierce.

At this moment, Ding Huan, who had seen a lot of the world, was shocked all over.

It was as if I was being oppressed by an invisible mountain, and a heavy and suffocating pressure came over me.

For a moment, Ding Huan's heart was beating wildly and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He just felt that Ye Chen was definitely not an ordinary imperial guard.

The next moment, Ding Huan put away his previous attitude.

He clasped his hands together, leaned forward slightly, and said politely, "Sir, I'd like to ask you a question. You are a member of the Imperial Guard, but are you one of the Emperor's men?"

Seeing Ding Huan's arrogant and respectful appearance, Ye Chen said directly: "Answer my question. It is not your place to ask who I am."

Upon hearing this, Ding Huan's face instantly turned a little ugly. He clenched his fists, and a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes.

However, the situation was stronger than him at the moment. Although he was angry, Ding Huan knew that he should not act on impulse.

He suppressed the anger in his heart, tried to calm himself down, and replied in a low voice: "Your Excellency, I am from the Ding family of Bingzhou and I am the head of the Ding family."

"I came to the capital, yes, I wanted to bring my men down to see what they had to offer."

"Oh, do you think I will believe your nonsense?"

Ye Chen stared at Ding Huan with a sharp gaze, and said in a cold tone, "Ding Huan, I don't have that much patience to waste time with you. If you still try to hide something, don't blame me for being ruthless.

I will immediately order you all to be taken to the Imperial Guards' prison. Then, it won't be easy to talk to you anymore. Severe torture awaits you. I'm not afraid that you won't tell the truth!"

Ye Chen's voice was filled with unquestionable majesty and determination, and his aura was like a volcanic eruption.

Ding Huan only felt a wave of heavy pressure coming at him.

His brows immediately furrowed.

Facing Ye Chen, he didn't think that what he said was false.

"Sir, I was once the Governor of Bingzhou. Although I have retired, I still hold an official position. Why are you making things difficult for me?"

The expression on Ding Huan's face became anxious, and when he said the words "Governor of Bingzhou", he deliberately raised his voice.

After all, he was once a second-rank official under Dayu, and the imperial guards had no ranks.

He felt that he could use his status to suppress Ye Chen.

However, Ye Chen was not moved at all.

"Hmph! What does your past identity have to do with this matter? Stop using sweet words!"

After saying that, Ye Chen waved his hand without hesitation and said resolutely: "Come here, take Ding Huan and his men away immediately!"

"No, no, no, okay, I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"

Seeing Bai Fen and the others about to be forcibly captured by the imperial guards, Ding Huan could no longer remain calm and hurriedly shouted, "Sir, I brought people to the capital to gather information."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Ding Huan closely, and asked, "What information do you want to find out?"

"Just some news from the capital."

"Who are you investigating for?"

"The current Bingzhou Governor is my second son."

"What have you found out?"

"Nothing, just, just some rumors."

Ye Chen's eyes were as sharp as torches, staring at Ding Huan without relaxing for a moment.

Just when Ding Huan was stuttering, he keenly caught the subtle evasion in Ding Huan's eyes.

This subtle change made Ye Chen realize that something was wrong.

The old man is lying.

"Qiu'er, bring people to search for me immediately. This person is trying to gather information, so he can't just keep it in his head. Bring all the bamboo slips from these people's rooms to me!"

"promise!"

Shen Qiu immediately took people upstairs.

When Ding Huan saw Zhuang, a trace of panic flashed across his old face.

Soon, the imperial guards who went to search brought out a thick stack of bamboo slips from Ding Huan's room.

Ye Chen flipped through the pages one by one and found that they recorded in detail the customs and habits of the capital, the rotation schedule of the capital's garrisons, and the approximate distribution of garrison forces on the city walls.

He even took great pains to find out the complicated situation in the court.

A cold light flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

This Bingzhou governor is not just trying to find out some rumors, he is clearly preparing to attack the capital.

But it is undoubtedly a pipe dream for the Bingzhou governor to want to capture the capital city alone.

Then why does this guy have such great ambitions?

Who has the ability to attack Dayu’s capital?

A name quickly emerged in Ye Chen's mind.

The name is not difficult to guess at all.

Tartar!