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

After Ye Chen left the palace, accompanied by Shen Qiu and Yun Fuyao, he went straight to the imperial examination hall.

The soldiers had already cleared the area within three meters around the examination room.

When the carriage that Ye Chen was riding in arrived at the gate of the examination hall, he saw candidates undergoing inspection in an orderly manner and then slowly entering.

The candidates had different expressions, some were nervous, some were confident, but they all abided by the rules and there was no fighting or queue-cutting.

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

"Fuyao, you've done a great job maintaining law and order."

Upon hearing this, Yun Fu's cheeks flushed slightly, and he replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, if it weren't for Your Majesty's promotion of the imperial examination, these children of the wealthy families wouldn't be so well-behaved."

Hearing this, Ye Chen smiled and got off the carriage. He pretended to be an ordinary official, walked into the examination room and began to inspect.

Su Fu was in charge of maintaining order in the entire examination room, and it was the busiest time at the moment, so it was naturally difficult for him to accompany Ye Chen.

But Ye Chen has Yun Fuyao, Shen Qiu, and many imperial guards by his side, which is enough.

Both women wore veils on their faces and did not show their true faces.

Although Ye Chen was in plain clothes, he just looked at them without making any noise to disturb them.

The candidates were busy writing and were not affected much.

Looking at these candidates, Ye Chen felt a little emotional.

But there is a feeling that all the heroes in the world are in my hands.

Ye Chen also knew that a large number of these people would become his first officials in the future.

These are the cornerstones of the civil service power that he personally cultivated!

And just when the imperial examination was underway.

The atmosphere in the Prime Minister's residence was solemn.

Yang Dechang was wearing a dark robe and sitting in a small courtyard with a gloomy expression.

When he learned that Ye Chen's implementation of the imperial examination was proceeding normally, his face showed no sadness or joy, his eyes were deep, but he still felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

He knew that Ye Chen was trying to eradicate his influence in the court, but he also understood that he had to endure it now!

Suddenly, the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion came to him quickly.

Yang Dechang paused, then took the bamboo slips handed to him by the butler, spread them out and took a look, his expression suddenly changed.

A sense of unease welled up in his heart, his eyes flickered slightly, and with his keen political sense, he almost immediately realized that something was wrong.

He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Go, call Gao Yunhe over."

"promise."

The butler took the order and left.

Soon, Gao Yunhe hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

He was wearing a very thick robe that completely covered his face, and he looked very cautious.

When he entered the small courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion and saw Yang Dechang, he hurriedly asked, "Prime Minister, why did you suddenly call me here? What's the matter?"

Yang Dechang looked at Gao Yunhe and said slowly, "Brother Ding Fang, I just received news from the Longxi family today that the princess of Dayuan is suddenly coming to Dayu Capital. Do you know why?"

Hearing this, Gao Yunhe was stunned.

Yang Dechang's face was as dark as the depths, and his heart was filled with doubts.

He knew very well that the arrival of the Princess of Dayuan must have been at Ye Chen's instruction.

He must find out Ye Chen's intentions as soon as possible.

"Brother Dingfang, Dayuan is thousands of miles away from Dayu. Why did the young emperor do this? The princess of Dayuan came to the capital, so she must have come to propose marriage. But why would the young emperor want to marry the princess of Dayuan?"

"These are probably due to military considerations. You were once a general, so you must understand things more clearly than I do."

Hearing this, Gao Yunhe nodded slightly. As the Grand Marshal, he was in charge of the deployment of troops throughout the country, and he was indeed more insightful than Yang Dechang in military strategy.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Prime Minister, this is indeed strange. The Dayuan Kingdom is located in the Western Regions. How can it provide help to the young emperor?"

Gao Yunhe narrowed his eyes and pondered for a long time.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind. He opened his eyes wide and exclaimed, "Oh no! Is the young emperor trying to win over the Qiang people?"

Hearing this, Yang Dechang was shocked and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Qiang people? Why is the young emperor trying to win over the Qiang people?"

Gao Yunhe also looked bewildered and said, "Prime Minister, Dayuan is adjacent to the Qiang people, and the Qiang people are adjacent to Dayu. If Ye Chen wants to make peace with Dayuan, the only possibility is to win over the Qiang people."

"I'm not sure whether the young emperor is trying to win over the Qiang people for border warfare or for some other reason, but it's definitely not a good thing. Unfortunately, we don't have many spies left in the palace, otherwise we wouldn't be so confused about the young emperor's intentions."

Hearing this, Yang Dechang was silent for a moment, then said, "Come here, inform the noble families in Longxi to keep a close eye on the movements of the Dayuan princess, and make sure to find out the purpose of Dayuan's marriage with Dayu."

"promise!"

The servants left.

But Yang Dechang's uneasiness did not subside.

At this moment, he felt that he was becoming increasingly unable to understand the little emperor's methods.

This is not a good sign!