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

In Taiqian Palace.

Ye Chen sat high on the dragon throne, his eyes sweeping across the officials like lightning, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

This time he dealt with Xin Yonghou in order to intimidate all the nobles.

The imperial examination was an important measure he promoted, and he would never allow these nobles to destroy it at will.

Although it is difficult to convict these nobles based solely on the fact that they secretly hid Bingzhou soldiers, there is no evidence to prove that they really colluded with the Bingzhou army.

However, by killing the chicken to scare the monkey, they will be more cautious and dare not target the imperial examination easily.

Ye Chen severely punished Xin Yonghou for this reason.

Yang Dechang's eyes were gloomy, he could naturally guess what Ye Chen was thinking.

But at this moment he could only retreat, his heart filled with resentment.

If he still holds power, what can he do even if Ye Chen catches the legitimate son of the new Yonghou?

But now, the situation has changed!

Bai Hetao, who had been severely punished, was now as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He kowtowed and cried out, "Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"

"Prime Minister Yang, save me! Prime Minister Yang, save me!"

However, Yang Dechang ignored him completely.

"Prime Minister Yang, won't you say a few words for the New Yonghou?"

Ye Chen looked at Yang Dechang, narrowed his eyes, and said.

Upon hearing this, Yang Dechang bowed to Ye Chen with an expressionless face and said, "Your Majesty, since the grandson of the New Yonghou really raped a common woman, he deserves it. I have nothing to say."

After saying this, he slowly retreated.

Upon hearing this, Bai Hetao collapsed to the ground in despair, his face pale.

Then he was dragged away by the imperial guards.

He no longer held an official position, so naturally he was no longer qualified to stay in the court.

At this moment, the other officials in the hall were all shocked.

Especially those nobles who had conspired with Bai Hetao were even more uneasy.

Seeing that Yang Dechang had given in, Ye Chen felt that his goal had been achieved, so he waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "That's it, we're dismissed."

"I will take my leave!"

All officials paid their respects and then withdrew in an orderly manner.

Su Mengjiao walked out from the back hall.

At this time, she was wearing a golden brocade phoenix robe, which showed her noble and domineering temperament and she was extremely beautiful.

She came to Ye Chen, frowned slightly, and said with her red lips: "Emperor, Yang Dechang is obviously waiting now, and the Tatar army in the north has not retreated yet. You only have a dozen days left to fulfill your promise to him."

Ye Chen looked calm when he heard this.

He smiled slightly, then raised his chin and said firmly, "No problem. Once the Dayuan princess arrives, the Eastern Qiang will send out their troops. Then the Tatars will definitely withdraw!"

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao pursed her lips. Although she was worried, looking at Ye Chen's confident look, an inexplicable sense of security came over her.

Then, after a moment's hesitation, she asked, "What if the princess of Dayuan is very ugly?"

Hearing this, Ye Chen was slightly stunned, then smiled freely and said: "No matter what she looks like, this is a political marriage, it's nothing more than an extra set of bowls and chopsticks in the harem."

Su Mengjiao listened to Ye Chen's answer and secretly admired Ye Chen's bold and open-minded temperament. Then she had nothing else to do, so she turned around and walked down the stairs, intending to leave.

Just as Su Mengjiao was about to step out of the Taiqian Palace, Ye Chen suddenly said, "By the way, Queen Mother, I will go out more often these days. After all, this is the first time the imperial examination has been implemented, and I am still worried. I need to go and take a look more often."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao suddenly felt dissatisfied.

A trace of loss flashed across her gem-like eyes, and she wondered why Ye Chen could go out every day but she couldn't.

She pouted slightly, looking extremely cute.

But she also understood that Ye Chen's power was already established at this time, and even if she was dissatisfied in her heart, she could not stop him.

Ye Chen also wanted to tell her in advance, which was already giving her face.

She sighed softly and said helplessly: "Okay, Emperor, but you have to be careful."

Then she walked out of Taiqian Palace.

Ye Chen also stood up, strode out of the Taiqian Palace, and returned to the Yangxin Palace in the emperor's ceremonial procession.

Then, Ye Chen began to deal with some government affairs. Sometimes he frowned and thought, and sometimes he wrote quickly.

After dealing with it for a while, Ye Chen asked Cheng'en to call Madam Xue.

Soon, Mrs. Xue came over.

Today, she was wearing a white brocade dress with a graceful figure. As soon as she entered the Yangxin Gong, her charm and noble temperament came to the fore.

Ye Chen saw Madam Xue and nodded slightly, saying, "Play some music."

Madam Xue bowed respectfully, then sat properly in front of the zither, plucking the piano lightly with her jade fingers.

She saw that Ye Chen was busy with government affairs, so she deliberately played a soothing song.

The melodious melody echoed in the Yangxin Palace, as if it could soothe the restlessness in people's hearts.

Ye Chen continued to handle government affairs while listening to the music.

When it was almost done, Cheng'en suddenly sent a letter.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from outside the capital."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen knew that this was sent by Murong Yan.

He immediately took the envelope, opened it, and looked at the contents, then couldn't help laughing.

Murong Yan is really smart. She actually thought of monopolizing the source of vegetables by controlling the surrounding villages to deal with Yang Dechang's back-up plan.

This woman will definitely be a big capitalist in the future.

Ye Chen took the letter, narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then made up his mind.

He said to Cheng En, "Take this letter to Yun Fuyao and ask her to discuss the specific steps with Murong Yan. Tell Yun Fuyao that even if we want to monopolize the market, we must let the civil organizations under my control do it. It's best not to let Murong Yan interfere too much."

Ye Chen knew very well that although Murong Yan was smart, her identity was special and the power in her hands should be restricted. She should not be too involved in this matter.

Yun Fuyao is different. She is his woman and also his trusted counselor. It is most appropriate for her to be in charge of this matter.

And he just needs to wait for the results.