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

in the hall.

Just when the imperial guards were about to capture Gao Shu, Gao Shu also panicked.

"Wait, I, I am innocent, Your Majesty, Prime Minister!"

Gao Shu said quickly.

"Wait!"

Yang Baxian's eyes darkened and he immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue is unable to provide grain because natural disasters have occurred frequently across the country this year, resulting in enormous consumption! This is not the fault of Minister Gao!"

Yang Baxian said in a calm tone.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Dayu has been hit by numerous natural disasters this year and needs relief, so there is not enough food!"

Gao Shu also immediately broke free from the imperial guards' hands and said.

Hearing this, Ye Chen sneered in his heart.

"There are natural disasters in various places? What kind of natural disasters are there in various places?"

"Your Majesty, there is a drought in Shaanxi, floods in many parts of Jiangnan, and there is also a locust plague."

Gao Shu held up the ivory plate and said.

Hearing this, Ye Chen suddenly changed his tone.

"Then, Minister Gao, I want to ask you, since I ascended the throne, have there been any disasters in any of Dayu's regions in the two years since?"

Hearing this, Gao Shu was slightly stunned, then shook his head.

"No."

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory records the disasters that occur in various places every year, and these records cannot be falsified.

"Prime Minister Yang, you have served two dynasties. From the last emperor to me, a full eight years have passed. Has there ever been any war?"

Ye Chen stared at Yang Baxian again and asked.

"This, never."

Yang Baxian frowned slightly.

The emperor today gave him a very different feeling.

He already felt something was wrong.

"That's strange. When Emperor Yu the Great conquered the south and the north and pacified the warlords, he still had food. I am in charge of the entire Yu Dynasty. From my accession to the throne to the last emperor, there was no war for a full ten years. Since I ascended the throne, there have been three years of good weather and no natural disasters in the Yu Dynasty."

"We've accumulated money and grain for such a long time, but this year, we only managed to provide disaster relief, and there's no grain left to support the border. And you still dare to say you're not guilty?"

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

"You are either a corrupt official or a fool!"

"What use do I have for you?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Baxian's eyes widened and he was completely stunned.

He never expected that Ye Chen could say such words.

Not only him, but all the civil and military officials in the court were also surprised.

But it is completely impossible to refute.

The founding emperor fought so many wars and still had enough food.

There were no wars for ten years and no natural disasters for two years.

You own the entire Dayu, but by this year, you have no food?

Does that make sense?

Behind Ye Chen, Su Jiao's eyes sank. She knew that the Ministry of Revenue was the powerful official's people, but she was fooled by the natural disaster and had no way to deal with it. Now that Ye Chen reminded her, she finally reacted.

Dayu's great-grandfather, the founding monarch, once conquered all quarters while sitting on one state, and he never lacked food. Now he has the entire Dayu and the thirteen continents, and has been recuperating for many years. Do you say there is no food?

This contrast.

This Minister of Revenue is really bad.

Su Jiao didn't believe that Gao Shu was a fool.

How much has this high technique consumed over the years?

That's why you can't afford the money and food?

Su Jiao couldn't suppress her urge to kill anyone.

Ye Chen's eyes were like torches, and with a wave of his hand, the dragon robe on his body rolled up, exuding infinite domineering aura.

"Drag me down!"

"promise!"

The imperial guards suddenly lifted Gao Shu's shoulders and dragged him out of the hall.

"No! I, your servant, am innocent! I am the Minister of Revenue. You cannot do this to me, Prime Minister! Grand Marshal! Brother! Save me!"

Gao Shu yelled as he was dragged out.

In Taiqian Palace.

Yang Baxian and Taiwei Gao Xiu both looked very unhappy.

Especially Gao Xiu, his whole face turned black.

"Your Majesty, if you feel there's a problem with the Ministry of Revenue's finances, you can have the Ministry of Justice interrogate Minister Gao!"

Yang Baxian suddenly said.

"Oh, no!"

Ye Chen flatly refused.

All the people in the thatched cottage are Yang Baxian's men. Let Yang Baxian's own people judge their own people?

He saw through Yang Baxian's little trick at a glance.

"This matter is of great importance. I will personally review it!"

Hearing this, Yang Baxian's face became even uglier.

"Then, Your Majesty, whether Minister Gao is guilty or not has not yet been determined, but the matter of negotiating peace with the Tatars affects hundreds of thousands of Han people at the border, so a decision must be made immediately."

Yang Baxian stared at Ye Chen with a look he had never used before and said in a deep voice.

Ye Chen is completely different from the foolish man he was in the past. The imperial temperament he exudes makes him feel trembling.

And those imperial guards all listen to Ye Chen.

This made him think that the Queen Mother and Ye Chen were in cahoots.

"Oh, what does the Prime Minister mean?"

Ye Chen asked back with a sharp look in his eyes.

"Your Majesty! The Tatars have assembled an army of 400,000 at the border. How can we stop them if we don't negotiate peace? This old minister and the officials in the Secretariat have already drafted an agreement!"

Yang Baxian took out a roll of agreements.

The eunuch at the side stepped forward to take it and handed the agreement to Ye Chen.

The agreement was written on brocade, which made it look very solemn.

Ye Chen didn't even look at it.

He already knew what it contained.

"Your Majesty, if you agree to this agreement, the Tatars will withdraw immediately. Dayu is a vast country with abundant resources. If we endure our anger for a while, we can protect hundreds of thousands of Han people in the north and preserve Dayu's country. We are also doing this for the people of the world!"

Yang Baxian bowed.

"For the sake of the people of the world, we have to cede land and give away women? And we have to pay tribute to the Tatars and send them annual tribute?"

"Your Majesty, the Tatars are powerful and unstoppable. If you do not agree, and they march south, I'm afraid the country of Dayu will be in danger. Our ministers are only acting as a temporary measure!"

Yang Baxian acted as if he was deeply distressed.

"fart!"

Ye Chen slammed the table, grabbed the agreement and tore it apart.

There was only a "hiss" sound.

Seeing this, Yang Baxian frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, do you really want to disregard the lives of millions of people in the north?"

A big hat was immediately thrown at Ye Chen's head.

"I signed this agreement and disregarded the lives of the people!"

Ye Chen stood up with a bang, pointed at Yang Baxian, and his dragon robe opened slightly, revealing a hint of imperial majesty.

"You're throwing meat buns at a dog. Do you think that if the dog is full, it won't come back for another meal?"

Hearing this, Yang Baxian was slightly stunned.

"A meat bun hitting a dog?"

Yang Baxian's eyes narrowed slightly.

He had expected Ye Chen to oppose the agreement. After all, Ye Chen had changed, but he did not expect that what Ye Chen said would be so easy to understand.

That does make sense.

Not only him, but all the civil and military officials in the court, including Su Jiao who was sitting behind Ye Chen, were surprised.

"Then, that's what Your Majesty meant."

After a moment of daze, Yang Baxian's eyes gradually became cold.

"From now on, anyone who dares to talk about peace will be executed!"