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

Ye Chen listened to the sound of horse hooves coming from the other side of the city gate, his face very calm.

This was originally arranged by him.

The soldiers guarding the gate all had expressions of fear on their faces.

Shen Qiu brought a team of cavalry and rushed over like a gust of wind, attacking the city defense forces.

The city defense forces couldn't resist at all.

Shen Qiu quickly took control of the situation.

The city gate was opened, and the gate guard had his hands tied and was escorted to Ye Chen.

At this moment, he lowered his head and remained silent.

He no longer had the courage to stop Ye Chen.

Ye Chen looked at the guard with innate majesty in his eyes. He spoke slowly, his voice low but with unquestionable power.

"Where is the order from the Secretariat telling you to close the city gates?"

The city gate guard looked at Ye Chen and said, "There is no order. This is all my spontaneous behavior."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's brows furrowed slightly. He waved his hand and said coldly, "Take him away and interrogate him strictly!"

Just as the soldiers were about to take the city gate guard away, the guard's face suddenly turned black, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and then fell to the ground.

Shen Qiu hurried forward, her figure light and graceful, like a nimble swallow.

She squatted down to check, then stood up and said respectfully to Ye Chen: "Your Majesty, this person must have hidden a poison pill under his tongue before. It's too late to save him now."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen’s face darkened.

Yang Dechang actually hired some assassins to stop him.

"Qiu'er, take control of the North Gate first."

Ye Chen rode on a fast horse and rushed towards the East Gate, South Gate and West Gate without stopping.

Shen Qiu followed Ye Chen closely with five hundred cavalrymen.

During this period, Ye Chen will first let the cavalry clear the streets.

Without hurting a single civilian, he rushed to the other three city gates and found the situation was exactly the same.

The guards at the three city gates were all death warriors. After seeing the truth, they all committed suicide by swallowing poison.

Let Shen Qiu go and investigate.

Ye Chen received Shen Qiu's report.

"Your Majesty, the officers guarding the three city gates today are all veterans of the city defense force. We've never found any connection between them and Yang Dechang before, and they've been hiding very well."

"Also, the commander who arranged the shifts at the city defense troop station these days also accepted bribes, which is why he assigned these four people to the city gate."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen’s eyes darkened.

"Catch him and interrogate him strictly. If you can't get anything out of him, kill him."

"promise!"

Only after all four city gates were controlled by Ye Chen's men did Ye Chen head towards the palace.

The tightly closed gate of the palace was originally an insurmountable barrier. It was not until Su Mengjiao ordered that it was slowly opened after learning that Ye Chen had returned.

Ye Chen returned to the palace in a carriage.

The news that the guards of the four city gates had committed suicide and were controlled by Ye Chen's men spread like a gust of wind and quickly reached the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yang Dechang claimed to be sick and stayed at home these two days, but in fact he was carefully planning and controlling the overall situation in the mansion.

At this time, he had secretly informed the noble brothers who were loyal to him. These people followed his instructions, armed their servants, and purchased all the armor and weapons.

He had also successfully controlled the four city gates, preventing Di Gui from leading his troops into the city and ruining his plans.

Now, he is ready to launch the "cleansing the court" operation tonight.

Even if it means a fight to the death, Ye Chen must be pulled down from the throne.

At this time, Yang Dechang was sitting in his study, constantly checking the news coming from all over the capital, preparing to make the most reasonable arrangements, laying the foundation for the evening's action and removing obstacles.

At this moment, his deep face was calm, without any emotion, only the occasional flicker in his eyes revealed his inner calculations.

Suddenly, the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion hurried into the study, his footsteps were light but with a hint of panic.

The butler walked respectfully to Yang Dechang, handed him a bamboo slip with both hands, then leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words.

Yang Dechang's originally calm face changed in an instant, and his thick eyebrows were tightly furrowed, like two fighting black snakes.

"The little emperor has returned from outside, and ambushes have been arranged in the city?"

"The four generals guarding the gate have committed suicide. Has the army outside been led into the capital by the young emperor himself?"

Yang Dechang was quite moved.

This sudden news was like a bolt from the blue to him, disrupting all his plans.

He was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.

"Notify everyone, the plan is cancelled, and no one is allowed to move rashly."

After saying that, Yang Dechang slammed the table, and the gloom in his eyes became even darker, as if ink could drip out.

Something that had been planned for so long was now completely ruined by Ye Chen.

Yang Dechang had planned everything, but he never expected Ye Chen to come back from outside. He still thought that Ye Chen was still in the palace.

As a result, Ye Chen not only came back, but also set up an ambush.

With one move, all four city gates were taken.

All of a sudden.

If Yang Dechang allowed those nobles and powerful people to take action with their servants, they would probably not even be able to break into the palace and would be strangled to death by the army brought by Di Gui.

Failed.

This plan failed again.

Edward Yang clenched his fists, but he could only hold it in for the time being.

"Call Gao Yunhe."

"Yes!"

Gao Yunhe arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion very quickly. He deliberately wore a hat and a mask on his face.

When Yang Dechang saw Gao Yunhe, his voice was low.

"Brother Dingfang, the little emperor has returned from outside. He has already arranged an ambush in the city, and all four city gates are now under the emperor's control."

Hearing this, Gao Yunhe was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened slightly, his eyes were full of panic, and he stuttered when he spoke.

"Prime Minister, what should we do?"

There was an obvious tremor in Gao Yunhe's voice.

Yang Dechang spoke next.

"Brother Dingfang, is there any way to delay the tens of thousands of troops outside the city?"

Hearing this, Gao Yunhe frowned and thought for a moment.

"Unless we really mobilize the Jingzhou troops to storm Wuguan Pass or go through Yanzhou and directly attack the capital, there is really no other way."

There was a hint of helplessness in Gao Yunhe's voice.

After hearing this, Yang Dechang shook his head.

He knew too well the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou soldiers.

Although the Jingzhou army seems to have a size of 50,000 to 60,000 people, it is simply vulnerable compared to the Digui army that can withstand the Bingzhou cavalry. It will inevitably collapse as soon as a battle begins.

After a moment's silence, Yang Dechang suddenly raised his head, with a flash of determination in his eyes.

"Brother Dingfang, please write me a letter and send it to Tatar."

Gao Yunhe was slightly stunned, his eyes full of surprise and suspicion.

"Prime Minister Yang, are you planning to lure the Tatar troops directly into the country?"

Yang Dechang's face was as gloomy as the depths of the earth, and his voice was as cold as the wind in the coldest days of winter.

"Humph, I want the Tatar army to march south, so that they can fight the Digui army to the death. I will take this opportunity to launch a campaign to purge the court and regain control of the situation!"

"Moreover, the Tatars are now pressing their forces in the north. If we suddenly withdraw without gaining anything, the losses will be enormous. I am confident that I can convince the Tatar Chanyu."

Hearing this, Gao Yunhe felt a little uncomfortable, because after all, he was inviting foreign invasion, and he might be cursed for eternity.

But at this point, he had no better ideas.

He also knew what the Jingzhou soldiers were like, and his previous proposal was because he had no other choice.

Finally, he sighed helplessly and turned to write a letter.