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

Shortly after the death of those Confucian scholars.

Ye Chen received the investigation results from the Supervisory Department.

After confirming that these guys were all descendants of powerful and noble families.

Ye Chen just asked people to remember the names of these noble families and did not delve into it for the time being.

After all, there is no evidence.

In the following three days, Ye Chen kept an eye on the movements of the Jingzhou army and the assessment of the Northwest commander.

During these three days, the Jingzhou army did not do anything out of the ordinary.

Things in the examination room also went smoothly.

Three days later, Shen Qiu arrived at the Yangxin Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Dayuan envoy requested to enter the palace today, saying that they have important matters to discuss, and the Northwest Commander has also completed his assessment.

According to His Majesty's instructions, two of the most outstanding generals have been selected."

Shen Qiu was dressed in a white brocade dress, and her cool and detached temperament made her look like a snow-capped mountain.

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded slightly.

"Very good, Qiu'er, have the two generals go to the Taiqian Palace. I want to conduct the Golden Urn Lottery."

Shen Qiu saluted respectfully.

"The minister obeys the order."

And after Shen Qiu retreated.

Ye Chen stood up.

"Cheng'en, prepare the emperor's ceremonial guards. I need to go to the Taiqian Palace."

"promise!"

Ye Chen then strode out of the Yangxin Palace and sat on the emperor's ceremonial guard.

Surrounded by attendants, they marched towards the Taiqian Palace in a mighty procession.

Taiqian Hall is solemn and dignified.

After Ma Yu and Han Sui, two Northwest Frontier Army generals who passed the assessment, entered the Taiqian Palace, they waited nervously.

Ma Yu is old and has a steady personality. Even when he is nervous, he can still sit still.

Han Sui is young, but she is a little restless.

Wait until Ye Chen walks into Taiqian Palace.

"The emperor has arrived!"

Ma Yu and Han Sui immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times and nine times.

"This humble general pays homage to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

Ye Chen strode forward and sat upright on the dragon throne.

"Let's all get flat!"

Ye Chen waved his hand, and his aura was awe-inspiring.

Ma Yu and Han Sui both stood up.

Ye Chen glanced at the two of them and said, "Bring up the golden bottle."

When Cheng En brought the golden bottle, Ye Chen took the golden bottle and said, "General Ma, General Han, you both did well in the exam. This time it doesn't matter who will be the commander of the Northwest Frontier Army. The rest of you should not be discouraged. There will be another chance in five years."

Upon hearing this, Ma Yu and Han Sui's faces showed both anticipation and nervousness, and they clasped their fists together.

"Yes."

Seeing the two generals agreed.

Ye Chen began to shake the golden bottle, and soon, a jade stick fell down.

He picked up the jade stick.

Looked at the name above.

Then he turned his gaze to Ma Yu.

"Ma Yu, today I choose you as the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Border Army."

Ye Chen's voice was steady and full of majesty.

Upon hearing this, Ma Yu was overjoyed and immediately knelt to express his gratitude: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your great grace! I will do my utmost to defend the northwest border and live up to your high expectations!"

Han Sui looked disappointed, but could do nothing about it.

Seeing this, Ye Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"General Ma, I believe in your abilities, but you must remember that this position of commander of the Northwest Frontier Army was bestowed upon you by me."

"And I will hold an assessment every five years. If you are not suitable, this position will be replaced by someone else."

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuze immediately said, "Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to serve you!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen looked at Han Sui again: "General Han, although you were not selected this time, it was just luck. If General Ma makes any mistakes or neglects anything in the past five years and fails to protect the northwest territory and the people, you will take his place."

Upon hearing this, Han Sui's eyes lit up and he immediately clasped his fists and said, "I obey your command!"

Ma Yu, who was standing aside, curled his lips and vowed in his heart that he must be careful and must not make any mistakes or be negligent.

Otherwise, the position of the Northwest Commander will have to be given to someone else!

"Alright, you can leave now, General Ma. The commander-in-chief's seal and imperial edict will be sent to you later."

Ye Chen waved his hand, and Ma Yu and Han Sui respectfully left the Taiqian Palace.

And soon after the two of them left.

"Qiu'er, let that baby Wang come in."

"promise!"

Shen Qiu immediately walked out of the hall to pass on the message.

A moment later, Wang Baobao, the envoy from Dayuan, walked into the Taiqian Palace.

Wang Baobao was still wearing strange clothes and a weird hat.

As soon as Wang Baobao saw Ye Chen, he immediately saluted and said, "Wang Baobao, the envoy of Dayuan, pays homage to His Majesty Emperor Dayu!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen spoke in a steady tone, with a hint of majesty in his eyes.

"Wang Baobao, tell me, does the King of Dayuan have anything to say?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Baobao stood up and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the King of Dayuan is willing to promise Your Majesty that he will no longer send troops to contain the Qiang people.

But there are two conditions: first, I must sign a formal agreement with Your Majesty to trade Danhei with Dayuan, and second, Dayuan wishes to form a marriage alliance with Dayu.

Hearing this, Ye Chen was slightly stunned.

He didn't expect that the king of Dayuan would put forward such conditions.

Marry him?

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then said: "I agree to the conditions of the King of Dayuan."

It's nothing more than adding one more person to the harem.

The marriage between the two countries is only for profit.

Ye Chen didn't care whether the princess of Dayuan was beautiful or ugly.

Moreover, the King of Dayuan also wanted to provide an insurance for this agreement.

If Ye Chen does not agree, the King of Dayuan will definitely think that Ye Chen is insincere.

Seeing Ye Chen agreed, Wang Baobao's expression brightened up, and he nodded quickly, saying, "Your Majesty, as long as you agree, I will send a letter, and the princess of Dayuan will set off. If it is fast, the princess can reach the capital in just twelve days."

"As long as Your Majesty marries my Dayuan princess, the princess will immediately sign an agreement with Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded slightly.

Just wait ten days.

This baby Wang can send messages by carrier pigeon.

At the same time, there were caravans traveling between the Kingdom of Dayuan and the capital of Dayu.

Someone would receive the letter from the carrier pigeon and rush it over 800 miles to reach Dayuan in two or three days.

"Yes! As soon as your princess arrives in the capital, I will marry her immediately!"

"Your Majesty is wise! I will go back and write a reply to the king right away!"

Wang Baobao left contentedly.

Ye Chen's mood also became cheerful.

Everything is going very smoothly!

The only problem is that I don’t know what the princess of Dayuan looks like.

Preferably a beauty.

Ye Chen suddenly became excited.