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

Outside the capital.

The atmosphere in the commander's tent of the Bingzhou Hedong army camp was solemn.

After listening to the report from his subordinates, Bingzhou Governor Ding Wen's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out.

The light cavalry were deployed on a large scale, but as a result, thousands of cavalrymen were killed and only dozens were left.

A large number of people were taken captive.

The vast majority of these captives had their heads chopped off.

Ding Wen frowned, his eyes revealing deep worry.

Sima De, who was standing by, looked at Ding Wen and asked worriedly, "General, what should we do now?"

Ding Wenzhe stood up and paced back and forth in the tent, lost in thought.

After a long while, he finally stopped and said slowly, "Brother Zhongmou, this is a tricky matter. Our plan now is to have the light cavalry hold their ground and not act rashly. Then, we must immediately write a letter to Prime Minister Yang, reporting this matter and asking him to intercede on our behalf!"

Sima De nodded slightly and said, "General, you are absolutely right. Then let's quickly arrange for someone to deliver the letter."

Ding Wen decisively ordered: "Yes, use fast horses to quickly deliver the letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital."

Too many people have been taken captive.

The plan to put the blame on Di Gui is likely to fail.

Ding Wen had no other choice now and could only hope that Yang Dechang would speak for him.

He also felt that with Edward Yang's ability, he must have known what he had done outside the capital.

Yang Dechang hasn't asked about it in the past few days, so he must have tacitly agreed!

So, a fast horse quickly rushed out of the military camp and quickly ran towards the capital.

In the capital, in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yang Dechang was sitting in his study, handling some government affairs and enjoying the pleasure of holding power.

"Master, there's a letter coming from outside, saying it's from Governor Ding."

The butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion took the initiative to deliver a letter.

Yang Dechang took the letter immediately, and after reading it, his face, which had always been as deep as an abyss and could not reveal any emotion, now showed some emotion.

There was a subtle fluctuation in his eyes, and the hand holding the letter tightened unconsciously.

He secretly thought in his heart that Ding Wen actually did this behind his back!

What a fucking idiot.

Ding Wen was wrong.

He thought Yang Dechang knew everything he did, but in fact Yang Dechang knew nothing at all.

Because Ye Chen had already wiped out 70% to 80% of Yang Dechang's spies in the capital area, the rest had already run away or hidden.

Yang Dechang no longer knew the information about the capital area as well as he did before.

As Yang Dechang held the letter, an irrepressible feeling of dissatisfaction gradually surged in his heart.

He had always thought that he could control the situation of aristocratic families in various places raising private soldiers, but now Ding Wen's behavior made him feel uneasy and beyond his control.

"It seems these noble families are dishonest."

"Damn Ding Wen, I still have to clean up his mess!"

However, after feeling strongly dissatisfied with Ding Wen, Yang Dechang quickly calmed himself down.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a venomous light flashing in his eyes, and that sharp gaze seemed to be able to penetrate everything.

He knew very well that being angry at the moment would be useless and he had to quickly adjust his mindset and find a way to deal with the situation.

His eyes became more and more vicious. He soon keenly sensed an opportunity to exploit in this seemingly chaotic situation.

During the morning court tomorrow, he will catch Ye Chen off guard!

He must save Ding Wen no matter what.

In Chunxue Palace.

After Ye Chen found out what happened and punished the palace maids, he discovered that Madam Xue had cleared out all the palace maids and eunuchs who served her in the bedroom.

He was confused and walked closer to the bedroom. He saw Madam Xue lying on the bed with her head slightly lowered, one hand gently covering her cheek, her expression full of regret.

"Mrs. Xue, what's wrong with you?"

Ye Chen sat on the edge of the bed and asked.

"Your Majesty, your face is so swollen and ugly, how can you let others see it?"

At this time, Mrs. Xue's delicate face was slightly dulled by the swelling on one side of her face, but it still couldn't hide her natural charm and beauty.

But her eyes revealed annoyance and anxiety, like a frightened deer.

Seeing Madam Xue like this, Ye Chen felt a surge of pity in his heart.

He whispered, "Then I'll help you rub it, and the swelling will go away."

When Mrs. Xue heard this, a blush appeared on her face. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded slightly.

After all, it was Ye Chen who rubbed away the swelling on her leg.

She still knew that Ye Chen had this ability.

"Then I'll do it for you, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's fingers gently touched Madam Xue's cheek. The touch of her delicate and smooth skin startled him slightly.

But he soon focused on kneading the lump, his movements gentle and delicate.

Slowly, the lump disappeared, but Ye Chen rubbed it a few more times because of Mrs. Xue's silky smooth skin.

But Mrs. Xue was panicking at this moment because Ye Chen was too close to her.

The masculine scent so close to her made her heart beat faster, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.

At this moment, Ye Chen looked at Mrs. Xue’s blushing face, and a different emotion surged in his heart.

So I couldn't help but kiss her.

Mrs. Xue was startled at first, and then her heart seemed to explode, with countless emotions flooding into her heart in an instant.

Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were filled with surprise, shyness, fear and a hint of imperceptible joy.

She wanted to push Ye Chen away, but her body seemed to have lost its strength, and she could only let the strong masculine aura envelop her.