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

Ye Chen sat in the carriage, which slowly drove away from the fishing village.

Although he felt reluctant to leave Yu Niang and Murong Yan, he did not look back.

After all, he had accomplished what he wanted to do and almost conquered such a smart woman like Murong Yan.

Besides, if you don’t have fun today, you can come back next time.

Yu Niang stood at the entrance of the village, looking at the carriage gradually moving away, her eyes full of reluctance and attachment.

Her inner world is extremely complicated. On the one hand, Murong Yan is her boss and she is loyal to her.

On the other hand, she also has an indescribable affection for Ye Chen.

She had witnessed Ye Chen and Murong Yan's closeness with her own eyes, and she couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Therefore, when she was seeing Ye Chen off, she deliberately kept a distance from him, not giving him the chance to get close to her.

She knew that Ye Chen was about to become the emperor, but she was a prostitute and was not worthy of him at all.

She also couldn't ignore the relationship between her and Murong Yan.

On the way back to the capital, Shen Qiu ignored Ye Chen.

Ye Chen didn't care about it. He just looked calmly at the scenery outside the window that was constantly receding, thinking about the many things he was about to face.

Shen Qiu has a tall and straight figure and a cool temperament, like a snow lotus blooming on an iceberg.

However, her eyes remained indifferent. She would glance at Ye Chen from time to time, but there was always an ambiguous look flashing in her eyes.

As the palace got closer, the atmosphere in the carriage became increasingly strange.

Finally, when the carriage was about to enter the palace, Shen Qiu leaned slightly to the side, clasped his fists towards Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asked me to ask Your Majesty whether the assessment of those generals from the northwest should be put on hold. We can discuss this after Ding Wen and his troops leave."

Her voice was clear and cold, like a mountain spring, without a trace of emotion.

Hearing this, Ye Chen frowned slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Does the Queen Mother have any other instructions?"

Shen Qiu shook his head slightly, "The Queen Mother only asked me to ask Your Majesty's opinion, and did not give any other instructions."

Ye Chen raised his eyes slightly, looked at Shen Qiu with a sharp gaze, and said in a deep voice: "Then there is no need to postpone it. The assessment will proceed as usual. After the assessment is completed, these border army generals will be allowed to withdraw, but a large part of their troops must be left behind. As for the troops originally promised to the Northwest Commander, they will be distributed after Ding Wen withdraws his troops."

At this moment, every word Lin Ziyun said seemed to carry a thousand pounds of force, his voice was steady and powerful, resolute and domineering.

Shen Qiu was slightly startled, then clasped his fists and said, "I obey your command."

She raised her eyes and looked at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen's calm aura and breathtaking majesty made her feel dazed, and she felt that the person in front of her was truly the king who dominated the world.

At this moment, even Ye Chen's slightly raised chin and tightly pursed lips seemed to reveal an inviolable majesty.

"Qiu'er, this matter must be properly arranged. There must not be any mistakes."

Ye Chen's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable power.

Shen Qiu said respectfully, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will report this matter to the Queen Mother. I believe that the Queen Mother will be able to handle it."

There was a firm look in her eyes, as if to show that she was not intimidated by Ye Chen's majesty.

In response to this, Ye Chen nodded slightly and said no more words, but his deep gaze seemed to be able to penetrate everything, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

Shen Qiu couldn't figure out Ye Chen's thoughts, so he had to wait quietly for Ye Chen's next instructions.

The carriage slowly drove into the palace. Shen Qiuben had been on standby until it was time to get off the carriage, only to realize that Ye Chen had no other orders.

She pursed her lips, stepped out of the carriage, and then looked at the carriage going away with a particularly complicated expression on her face.

In the end, she was still shocked.

At this moment, she felt that even Su Mengjiao's aura could not match Ye Chen's.

The carriage moved forward again and finally stopped in front of the Yangxin Palace.

Ye Chen got off the carriage and walked into the palace with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

Cheng'en had already been waiting here with the palace maids, and they came forward respectfully.

The palace maids skillfully dressed Ye Chen in a solemn dragon robe and put on the emperor's crown.

Ye Chen looked calm and said nothing, but he exuded an air of majesty.

He sat on the dragon throne, raised his eyes slightly, and said to Cheng'en: "Go and call Madam Xue over."

"According to the order."

Cheng'en immediately sent someone to invite Madam Xue.

However, before Madam Xue arrived, Cheng En suddenly presented a letter and said, "Your Majesty, this is a letter from the Supervisory Office."

"It is said that Tuoba Lieye sent it."

Hearing this, Ye Chen was slightly startled and felt a little surprised.

Tuoba Lieye had just left not long ago, why was he writing a letter?

Ye Chen reached out to take the letter, opened it gently, quickly scanned the words on the paper, and then frowned slightly.

“Those Xianbei people who entered Dayu are now in a semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic state, scattered throughout Dayu’s borders.

Not long after Tuoba Lieye left the capital, he encountered a Xianbei tribe.

The people there live a very miserable life. They suffer many persecutions, have to flee everywhere, have no clothes to wear, no food to eat, and live like hair and drinking blood.

Now I can only live in the mountains like a mountain dweller?"

Ye Chen's expression gradually became solemn, his fingers unconsciously stroked the letter paper, and he fell into deep thought.

He originally thought that even if these assimilated Hu people did not live well, their lives would not be that bad.

These Hu people have great potential in the future.

Especially the Xianbei people. In the period of history without Dayu, this ethnic group almost dominated the Central Plains.

But now it seems that reality is far more cruel than he imagined.

Now is not the future, and the conditions on the mountain are extremely poor and harsh.

Moreover, tens of millions of people under Dayu had to burn firewood to cook every day, and the vegetation in various places was actually very scarce.

There will be coal available in the future, but there is none now, so many mountains are bare, and only where big insects live can you see some green.

Moreover, the mountain roads are difficult to travel on, and it is impossible to contact merchants at any time.

The climate in the mountains is changeable and crops cannot be grown in many places.

These Hu people were forced into the mountains and were obviously left with no other options.

"If that's the case, won't it be very difficult for me to win over these guys in the future? They've gone through so much hardship, they won't trust others easily anymore."

Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh slightly, frowning.

He knew very well that if the problem of these Hu people was not properly resolved, it would become a major hidden danger in the future.

The current situation is indeed special and this matter cannot be resolved overnight.

Because it was not only Dayu's court that exploited and oppressed these Hu people, but also the local powerful families and even the small and medium-sized landlord class.

With so many privileged classes, we must take one step at a time to defeat them all.

Ye Chen slowly placed the letter on the table beside him and took a deep breath.

He knew that the road ahead was still long, and winning over these Hu people would have to wait a while.