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

early morning.

It's still dark.

Ye Chen, who had been reading memorials in Taiqian Hall all night, heard the sound of bells ringing.

"Your Majesty, all officials have entered the palace!"

Cheng'en came forward and said.

"Ah."

Ye Chen raised his hand and gently pressed his fist against his temple, then closed his eyes and rested.

"Emperor, if you are truly exhausted, please leave today's morning court session to me."

Su Mengjiao's voice was heard from behind Ye Chen.

Although it was concealed, there was still a lot of fatigue in the voice.

Ye Chen was not the only one who stayed up late last night.

But Su Mengjiao wanted Ye Chen to rest first.

"Queen Mother, it's alright. I must be present at this morning court session."

Ye Chen shook his head, his tone very insistent.

Yang Dechang has already made his move, and there will definitely be a bloody storm in the court today.

How could Ye Chen allow himself to be absent?

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao also heard a hint of confidence and arrogance in Ye Chen's words, so she didn't say much.

All officials entered the court.

Ye Chen opened his eyes and sat upright.

"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!"

"Long live the Queen Mother! Long live the Queen Mother!"

Hundreds of officials paid homage.

"Flat body."

Ye Chen waved his sleeves, his eyes as sharp as torches.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

Imperial Censor Chen Xiu was the first to step forward.

"speak."

Ye Chen looked at Yang Dechang who didn't move, then looked at the Imperial Censor.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Ministry of Revenue suddenly suffered a fire last night, and the inner treasury was almost burned down. I request that the Minister of Revenue Gao Yunhe be released and that he take charge of the overall situation and reorganize the Ministry!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen was silent, as if thinking.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue is in such great trouble now. Without Minister Gao, I'm afraid the entire Ministry would be paralyzed. Moreover, if Minister Gao is truly corrupt and abuses his power, Your Majesty, please provide evidence."

Chen Xiu knelt on the ground and bowed.

Hearing this, Ye Chen had a blank expression on his face and suddenly waved his hand.

"Censor Chen, you want to see the evidence, right? Come, summon Du Min to the palace!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu acted unsurprised, but Yang Dechang still had no intention of standing up.

All the officials looked outside the Taiqian Palace and saw Du Min striding in.

"Your Majesty, Du Min, pays homage to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."

"Du Min, tell me, I asked you to check the Ministry of Revenue's account books these past two days. How are things going?"

Ye Chen said in a calm tone.

"Your Majesty, I have investigated the taxes collected from January to July of last year in all prefectures, counties, and cities across Dayu."

Du Min cupped his hands and said loudly, "All of this proves that Gao Yunhu, the former Minister of Revenue, tampered with the Ministry's account books for personal gain, the amount reaching as high as 300,000 taels!"

Upon hearing this, the whole court was in an uproar.

Among the officials, some were surprised, some were angry, some were frightened, and some were nervous. Their moods varied.

"Minister Du, the Ministry of Revenue's inner treasury was flooded last night. Did you leave any evidence?"

Ye Chen asked again.

"Your Majesty, I have already collected those problematic account books. The figures in the books can be checked and compared at any time!"

Du Min straightened his spine and said.

He had already collected these evidences.

"Okay, then bring Gao Yunhu up here. I want to see what else he has to say!"

Ye Chen glanced at Yang Dechang and Gao Yunhe and found that Yang Dechang was still calm. Even Gao Yunhe had no intention of standing up to plead for Gao Yunhu at this moment.

His heart couldn't help but tighten.

There's something wrong with the attitudes of these two guys.

Are they really not afraid that Gao Yunhu will give them all away?

Just then, a eunuch suddenly rushed into the hall.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong!"

The eunuch quickly knelt on the ground and said.

Hearing this, Ye Chen frowned slightly.

He glanced at Yang Dechang meaningfully and asked, "What happened?"

"Your Majesty, the guards in the death row have sent word that just yesterday, Lord Gao, he hanged himself in prison!"

The eunuch's words were like a huge rock falling into a lake, instantly stirring up thousands of huge waves.

The entire court was in an uproar.

Ye Chen was slightly stunned, his face suddenly darkened, and he stared straight at the eunuch, his face ashen, gritted his teeth, and spoke word by word.

"What did you say?!"

The entire court fell silent in an instant.

The ministers fell silent.

Even an ordinary person could hear Ye Chen’s anger.

The imperial pressure emanating from Ye Chen was extremely powerful and weighed heavily on the hearts of the officials in the court.

"His Majesty!"

Yang Dechang suddenly stood up.

The eyes of all the officials quickly stopped on him.

"Minister Gao was a high-ranking official in the imperial court, yet he committed suicide in the death row. This is clearly a way of expressing his determination!"

Yang Dechang's face was filled with grief and indignation. He said, "Your Majesty, I have worked with Minister Gao for many years and know that he is a man of high moral character and is definitely not one who is greedy for money!"

"He must have been wronged!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen looked at Yang Dechang with a gloomy look.

At this point, even a fool could understand that Gao Yunhu's death must be related to Yang Dechang.

Moreover, he now wants to put the blame of killing loyal ministers directly on Ye Chen.

"Your Majesty, Yun Hu was definitely wronged. I know my brother well!"

Taiwei Gao Yunhe also stood up and said.

At this moment, there were tears in his eyes, he seemed very sad, and his true feelings were revealed.

"Oh, could it be that all those account books in the Ministry of Revenue are fake?"

Ye Chen suppressed his anger and asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue's treasury was completely burned down. How could the account books still be there? Someone must have falsified these accounts!"

Yang Dechang glanced at Du Min and said.

When the Ministry of Revenue was burned, not only the account books in the inner treasury, but also the records of accessing the account books were burned.

Now even Gao Yunhu is dead, so there is no evidence.

Hearing this, Du Min's face changed drastically. He was about to explain something when Ye Chen suddenly raised his hand to stop him.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Chen, whose face had turned completely black, suddenly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed down his emotions that were about to explode.

The methods used by powerful officials such as Yang Dechang were extremely shameless, but also very effective. This move caught Ye Chen off guard.

At this moment, although Ye Chen was angry in his heart, his mind was extremely clear.

"Somebody come!"

"Carry all the things up to the temple!"

Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes and waved his hand. The dragon robe on his body was draped, and he looked majestic and domineering.

Upon hearing this, Yang Dechang frowned slightly, and his heart skipped a beat.

Originally, he wanted to start with Gao Yunhu's death, and then lead all the officials to impeach Ye Chen, directly labeling him as a tyrannical and incompetent monarch who killed loyal ministers indiscriminately.

Unexpectedly, Yang Dechang did not see any panic on Ye Chen's face at this moment.

On the contrary, even after hearing the news of Gao Yunhu's death, Ye Chen remained calm and even stopped Du Min from defending himself.

This made Yang Dechang, who had been working in the officialdom for many years, feel a little uneasy.

Something is wrong.

And soon.

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps.

The imperial guards brought in boxes one by one.

The attention of all officials was quickly drawn over.