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

After all officials left court.

"Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty!"

Li Shanyu roared loudly as he was dragged away by the imperial guards.

Ye Chen just stared at this guy with cold eyes.

Li Shanyu has lost her usefulness to Ye Chen.

Li Shanyu had committed many evil things before, and he had colluded with Gao Yunhu and raised a wicked son like Li Ze.

How could Ye Chen let this guy go?

"Emperor, you did well."

Behind Ye Chen, Su Mengjiao came out and expressed her appreciation.

She was dressed in a golden brocade dress and wore a phoenix hairpin on her head. She had a stunning appearance and a temperament that exuded elegance and grace, and was unparalleled in her elegance and grace.

At this moment, Su Mengjiao looked at Ye Chen with approval in her eyes.

When Su Mengjiao heard about Gao Yunhu's death, she was also surprised, but she didn't expect Ye Chen to not panic, but to be calm. Not only did he successfully save the situation, but he also broke the conspiracy of the powerful officials with just one sentence: committing suicide out of fear of punishment.

Very well done.

Su Mengjiao felt that even she might not be able to do what Ye Chen did.

But Ye Chen's face was a little gloomy, and he didn't look happy at all.

"Queen Mother, I need to go to the death row."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was slightly stunned.

But then she narrowed her eyes.

"Your Majesty, are you looking into Gao Yunhu's death?"

"That's right!"

Ye Chen nodded vigorously. He had purged the imperial guards before, but it seemed that there were still powerful officials in the palace.

He didn't believe that Gao Yunhu really committed suicide.

He didn't commit suicide earlier or later, but just after he invented the abacus and gained the ability to check account books.

Moreover, before Gao Yunhu committed suicide, these powerful officials set fire to the Ministry of Revenue's treasury.

All of this is obviously a huge net targeting Ye Chen.

Although this huge net has no effect on him now, it does pose a threat to him.

Moreover, if someone could be killed in the death cell tightly guarded by the imperial guards, it would not be surprising that an assassin broke into the Forbidden Palace as if it were an empty place that day.

"Well, I'll let Qiu'er go with you."

Su Mengjiao also nodded, a cautious look on her pretty face.

She also realized the seriousness of the matter.

Ye Chen then set off and headed for the death cell in the palace.

The death row in the palace has always been guarded by the imperial guards.

It was similar to what Ye Chen had imagined, a dark space with cells blocked by wooden fences.

There was an unpleasant, sour smell in the air.

Apart from that, there was nothing else. After all, this was the death row in the palace, and there were not many people in the cell.

"Your Majesty, spare my life, please~!"

Someone recognized Ye Chen, after all, Ye Chen was wearing a dragon robe. He stretched his hand through the fence and shouted loudly.

A guard came forward with a killing stick and hit the man with a few blows, causing his head to bleed and he passed out.

Ye Chen asked someone and found out that the man was a eunuch who stole things in the palace. The evidence was solid, so he ignored him.

With such an example, no one dared to cry for mercy anymore.

Ye Chen also quickly arrived at the cell where Gao Yunhu was imprisoned.

As a first-rank official of the imperial court, Gao Yunhu's cell was much larger than an ordinary cell. It had a bed and books, and was decorated quite elegantly.

Gao Yunhu's body, which he had committed suicide by hanging, had been taken down and was placed on the ground.

"Your Majesty, last night we all went to the Ministry of Revenue to put out a fire. This morning, while on patrol, we discovered that Minister Gao had already been in this state. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The foreman of the imperial guards who was in charge of guarding the cell clasped his fists and spoke confidently.

Ye Chen looked at the leader of the imperial guards and saw that he looked rather rough, so he asked, "What's your name?"

"My surname is Yan, and my given name is Fan!"

"Well, it's not good to guard the prisoners. Do you know your crime?"

Ye Chen said with a stern face.

"Your Majesty, General Mo's subordinates have neglected their duties. General Mo will punish them severely!"

"Ah."

Ye Chen was so angry that he laughed. The guy in front of him wanted to shirk responsibility.

"You are not at fault if your subordinates are guilty, right?"

Ye Chen turned around and stared at Yan Fan, his eyes becoming increasingly cold.

"Subordinate, subordinate does have some responsibilities."

Facing Ye Chen's gaze, Yan Fan felt a huge pressure, and finally swallowed his saliva and said.

"Okay, just plead guilty."

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Come here, drag him away and give him thirty strokes of the cane!"

"Yes!"

Two imperial guards stepped forward immediately.

Yan Fan's face darkened slightly.

"Your Majesty, I, I plead guilty!"

Yan Fan did not resist, but his eyes were full of resentment.

After Yan Fan was dragged away.

"Your Majesty, Yan Fan has always been vindictive. If you treat him like this, he will definitely bear a grudge."

Shen Qiu stepped forward and said.

Among the imperial guards, Yan Fan was quite capable. Shen Qiu had originally wanted to promote him to be an acting commander, and had naturally investigated his character.

Hearing this, Ye Chen smiled coldly.

"So what if they hold a grudge against me? If I don't punish them, won't these people be damned?"

Ye Chen's attitude remained firm.

However, the incident between Yan Fan and Gao Yunhu also reminded Ye Chen.

The powerful officials and cronies in the Imperial Guards have not been completely cleared out. In order to completely control the Imperial Guards, a major reshuffle of the Imperial Guards is necessary.

"Qiu'er, tell the Queen Mother that after raiding Gao Yunhu's house, promote Du Min to the position of Minister of Revenue."

Ye Chen turned around and left. The Gao Yunhu incident came to an end for the time being. He now wanted to re-examine the matter of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion immediately.

Only by luring those people from the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion into the palace can Ye Chen truly control the armed forces in the palace and replace the imperial guards at the same time.

So, he returned from the death row in the Ministry of Justice.

Ye Chen immediately returned to the Yangxin Palace to read the memorial.

He asked Hua Rui to read carefully every bamboo slip that Shen Qiu brought, and specifically wrote down the ministers who misled Su Mengjiao.

"There are officials from all six ministries, and more than a dozen censors, but their positions are not high."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. The matter of Jing'an Marquis Mansion involved quite a wide range of issues, and at a glance, they were all small fish.

The water here is much deeper than Ye Chen imagined.

Among these officials, Ye Chen also noticed a name.

Sikong Yiru.

"Is the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue involved?"

Ye Chen's heart moved.

The Ministry of Revenue manages taxes from all over the country, and there are a lot of accounts that need to be recorded on a daily basis, so there are two assistant ministers on the left and right serving as deputies to the Minister of Revenue.

Among them, the Left Vice Minister was responsible for agricultural taxes across the country, and the Right Vice Minister was responsible for industrial and commercial taxes across the country.

Gao Yunhu, Sikong Yiru and Li Shanyu have made great contributions to the current status of the Ministry of Revenue.

Now Gao Yunhu and Li Shanyu are both gone, but Sikong Yiru still survives.

Perhaps, we can use it as a breakthrough point when dealing with the Jing'an Marquis Mansion?

By the way, let’s remove the last nail in the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"Cheng En."

"The slave is here."

"Go and inform the Queen Mother immediately that I need to leave the palace."

Ye Chen thought for a while and wanted to leave the palace first.

After all, the incident at the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion happened several years ago. Ye Chen couldn't collect evidence by staying in the palace, so he might as well go out and see if he could find any clues.

Besides, it's time to meet Boss Murong.