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

In Taiqian Palace.

Ye Chen was wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the dragon throne. The imperial aura he exuded was breathtaking.

"I have made up my mind to arm the people to resist bandits and save them from suffering."

Upon hearing this, Yang Dechang's eyes darkened and his face looked as dark as the abyss.

Ye Chen has now turned the tables on him.

Yang Dechang knew very well that he could not let Ye Chen succeed.

He had been in the court for a long time, experienced countless changes, and seen too many power struggles, so he could naturally see Ye Chen's purpose.

Ye Chen's move is clearly intended to cultivate a new armed force among the people!

And this armed force is beyond his control.

Then, Yang Dechang stepped forward, clasped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, I believe this is absolutely unacceptable."

"There are more than a million people in the capital. The food and money needed to arm them is enormous. The national treasury is currently empty and it is difficult to support this."

"If we forcibly arm the people, it will put the national finances in a desperate situation. I hope Your Majesty will reconsider."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's expression was dignified. He looked at Yang Dechang with a sharp gaze and said, "Prime Minister Yang, do you intend to disregard the lives of the people in the capital?"

Yang Dechang retorted, "Your Majesty, it's true that the people have suffered from bandits, but the treasury is now empty. If we forcibly arm the people, it will put the country in danger. If even Dayu's country is in chaos, the people's livelihood will be even more seriously affected."

"Therefore, this matter must not be done. I hope Your Majesty will reconsider it."

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

This Yang Dechang is indeed an old fox.

He immediately found a way to stop Ye Chen, and every word he said was for the sake of the country.

If it weren’t for Ye Chen, someone else might not be able to defeat this guy.

Ye Chen suddenly raised the corner of his mouth and said domineeringly: "Prime Minister Yang, I have a method that can arm the people without spending a penny of the national treasury."

Hearing this, Yang Dechang raised his eyebrows.

Then he narrowed his eyes, his eyes full of questioning and vigilance.

If an ordinary person told him that he could arm the people in the capital area without spending a penny of the national treasury's money and grain, Yang Dechang would not believe it at all.

But it was Ye Chen who said this.

Yang Dechang suddenly became a little uncertain.

He has suffered a lot these days.

"Your Majesty, I find it difficult to imagine how we can arm the people without spending a penny from the treasury. I beg Your Majesty to explain."

Yang Dechang asked.

"Oh, Prime Minister, do I need to explain this to you?"

"Do I need to explain to you what I'm doing?"

Ye Chen smiled coldly and ignored Yang Dechang.

"Where is the Minister of War?"

"exist."

Eight military ministers immediately stood up

"I command you to immediately inventory all unused weapons in the armory. I will send the Imperial Guard to oversee this."

When these words were spoken, the eight assistant ministers of the Ministry of War were all slightly stunned.

Immediately, two of them knelt down with respectful expressions and responded in unison: "Your Majesty, we obey your command."

The remaining six people looked hesitant and subconsciously looked at Yang Dechang.

Seeing that Yang Dechang did not express anything, they were obviously slow to kneel down and receive the order.

At this moment, Yang Dechang's face was as gloomy as water, and a barely perceptible anger flashed in his eyes.

Ye Chen no longer asked for his opinion!

This is to bypass him and give orders directly.

This made him feel the danger of losing control of power

It also touched his reverse scale!

"Your Majesty, arming the people is not something that can be done overnight. For now, it would be best to discuss how to deal with those bandits."

Yang Dechang bowed and saluted. His tone seemed respectful, but it concealed a sharp edge.

He wanted to bring the topic back to the matter of bandits and find an opportunity to frame Di Gui and thus strike a blow against Ye Chen's power.

He wanted to warn Ye Chen and let him know that the court was not ruled by Ye Chen alone!

"Your Majesty, many of Di Gui's troops were originally bandits from Bingzhou. I believe this incident is definitely related to them."

Yang Dechang spoke with conviction, pointing the finger directly at Di Gui without concealing it at all.

After hearing this, Ye Chen's eyes instantly became sharp and he glared at Yang Dechang.

"That's nonsense! This matter has nothing to do with General Di. Prime Minister Yang, you need to provide evidence for your statement!"

Ye Chen's voice was full of majesty and left no room for doubt.

He knew Yang Dechang's intention and naturally would not let him succeed.

Yang Dechang continued, "Your Majesty, what I said is not without basis."

"It's common knowledge that most of Di Gui's men were born into the Bingzhou bandits, so this must have been done by his men. Even if Di Gui didn't know about it, it was because he couldn't control his men!"

"I, this old minister, feel that Di Gui must be dismissed from his post and brought back to the capital to stand trial!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen snorted coldly and refused to give in.

"Prime Minister Yang, you are fabricating charges. General Di is a loyal man, how could he be involved with bandits? If you can't provide solid evidence, please stop talking nonsense."

"And Ding Wen's army also came from Bingzhou. I saw those bandits, and they were clearly Ding Wen's men. And I have witnesses!"

Hearing this, Yang Dechang said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the Tatars' words are not to be believed! Moreover, the troops under Governor Ding's command are all regular border troops of our Great Yu. How could they be bandits?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in return, "How can a regular army have 30,000 cavalry? Prime Minister Yang, do you think I'm easy to fool?"

"Your Majesty, this is the army that the Bingzhou Governor, devoted to his country, sacrificed his family and went through great pains to raise."

Yang Dechang spoke sincerely.

Ye Chen was so angry that he laughed and said, "Bullshit! These are clearly his private soldiers. Prime Minister Yang, you are wholeheartedly protecting the Bingzhou Governor. Did you approve of this private army?"

Ye Chen's words were like a sharp sword, piercing Yang Dechang's vital points.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang's heart tightened and his eyes became even gloomier.

Colluding with foreign officials to raise private soldiers is a crime tantamount to treason.

"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of showing partiality. I am simply discussing the matter at hand. Your Majesty, however, is blindly favoring Di Gui. Are you trying to deceive others?"

Yang Dechang tried to push the pressure back to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen glared at him and said, "Fuck you!"

"Yang Dechang, you are wrongly accusing a loyal minister with empty words. You old bastard, I think you are getting old and confused!"

Ye Chen's words were full of arrogance, and he started cursing directly.

At this time, as he and Yang Dechang confronted each other, the atmosphere in Taiqian Hall became increasingly tense.

Full of gunpowder!

The ministers were all silent and did not dare to speak easily.

Yang Dechang was extremely angry at this moment. He didn't expect Ye Chen to be so tough and so confrontational today.

Moreover, he was actually at a disadvantage.

Ye Chen scolded him, but he didn't dare to talk back.

He really didn't understand why Emperor Ye Chen was so cruel when he scolded people?

But he also understood that he could not completely break up with Ye Chen at this time.

After all, he was at a disadvantage and had to look for other opportunities.

"Since Your Majesty has said so, then this old minister has nothing more to say."

Yang Dechang retreated.

Hearing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes as he looked at Yang Dechang who was retreating.

This old fox is really hard to deal with. If Yang Dechang had continued to be tough, or even gotten furious, Ye Chen would have seized the opportunity to give this old guy a good beating.

Ye Chen scolded this guy, and also provoked him.

But Yang Dechang retreated at this time, which made Ye Chen feel that he had no idea where to start.