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

A horse-drawn carriage slowly drove towards the imperial examination hall.

Ye Chen in the car was wearing casual clothes and resting his eyes.

When they arrived at the entrance of the examination room, the carriage stopped and Ye Chen slowly got off.

Su Fu, who had already learned the news and was guarding outside the examination room, hurried over to greet him.

At this time, Su Fu was wearing men's official uniform, looking heroic, with a handsome face and a heroic air.

She bowed respectfully to Ye Chen and said, "Sir."

Since there were outsiders present, she couldn't just call Ye Chen "Your Majesty".

Although Su Fu tried hard to remain respectful, he would still look up at Ye Chen from time to time.

She hadn't seen Ye Chen for several days.

Ye Chen looked at Su Fu, his heart moving slightly.

The more he looked at Su Fu, the more he felt that she was very beautiful, and was no less beautiful than his beloved concubine in the palace.

He looks like a man, completely different from those rough men in the north.

Could it be a genetic mutation?

Ye Chen shook his head, feeling that he was overthinking it.

After all, don’t some of the young handsome men in later generations act like women?

Naturally, some of these people are from the north.

Some men just look like women.

Even more feminine than women.

Following Su Fu into the examination room, Su Fu began to introduce the situation in the examination room to Ye Chen.

"Sir, the examination room has been arranged so that the walls between all the rooms have been thickened."

"The entire examination room is divided into sixteen examination areas."

"This is examination area number one."

As Su Fu spoke, he led Ye Chen to inspect the examination room.

Ye Chen observed the layout of the examination room.

Then he had to admit that Su Fu had done the right thing.

Although Su Fu looks like a woman, he is indeed reliable in his work.

However, there are pots and stoves in every room.

Ye Chen couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Pass the word down. Set up a kitchen in the examination hall and have these examinees provided with food every day. Yes, ordinary food.

If those rich kids can't get used to the food, then let them be.

I asked them to come here for an exam, not to enjoy themselves, and Ye Chen did this to avoid having words engraved on the rice.

Ye Chen's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable power, and the aura he exuded was breathtaking.

"promise!"

Su Fu quickly agreed.

Then, Ye Chen asked about the questions on the test paper.

Su Fu immediately said that the test papers had been prepared and were checked every day to ensure that nothing was missed.

Ye Chen nodded slightly and was about to leave.

But suddenly I heard a loud noise coming from outside the examination room.

Ye Chen was slightly stunned, then walked out of the examination room with steady steps and headed towards the noisy place.

Outside the examination hall in the capital, the noise grew louder.

When Ye Chen got closer, he discovered that there were two groups of people fighting.

These two groups of people both looked like scholars, both wearing Confucian robes and tall hats, but at this moment they were entangled with each other.

Each of them looks like they want to kill the other.

Despite such a lively scene, there were not many people around to watch.

Firstly, those who were fighting were scholars, most of whom were people of status, and looking around randomly would easily cause trouble.

Second, the people around him were obviously used to it.

Ye Chen's expression was stern.

He raised his hand slightly, and Shen Qiu immediately stepped forward to obey his orders.

"Send men to separate those who are fighting."

Ye Chen's voice was steady and powerful, with an authority that could not be disobeyed.

Shen Qiu took the order and left.

The imperial guards were immediately dispatched, and without much effort, they separated the two groups of people who were fighting each other.

Ye Chen looked sharply at the two groups of people who had been controlled by the imperial guards.

"Ask them why they are fighting here."

Ye Chen's voice was not loud, but very steady.

Several imperial guards began interrogating him on the spot. Soon, one of them came forward to report, "Your Majesty, the two groups were actually two examinees and their servants fighting. It seems a legitimate son discovered a illegitimate son from a branch of the family was also taking the exam, so he told him to get out. The illegitimate son refused to leave, and a fight ensued between the two."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible smile.

This was exactly the result he wanted. He was the one who instigated the infighting among the children of these wealthy families.

Ye Chen glanced at everyone again and said in a deep voice: "You are fighting here and disrupting the order of the examination room. You are guilty and you should be punished."

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Give each of them ten strokes of the cane to serve as a warning to others."

Soon, the executioners dragged those who were fighting aside and prepared to carry out the punishment.

Before, when the two groups were fighting, there was no one watching around. But now that they are going to be beaten, there are suddenly more people watching.

As the boards fell, there were crisp sounds and those who were beaten let out screams.

The onlookers watched with great interest.

Ye Chen stood aside, watching all this quietly. He did not punish these people severely, but encouraged these children from aristocratic families to continue.

At this time, Su Fu quietly walked to Ye Chen's side.

She lowered her head slightly and said softly, "Sir, should this kind of thing be handled in this way from now on?"

Ye Chen glanced at Su Fu and nodded slightly: "Well, the punishment this time is still a bit light, that's because the fight between the two sides was not too serious, but if someone dies or is disabled in the future, you will have to punish them more severely."

Hearing this, Su Fu nodded slightly.

"promise!"