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

After Ye Chen ordered the imperial guards to snatch the person away, he stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

Although it doesn't make sense to just snatch people away.

But he was the emperor, he didn't need to reason at all.

The imperial guards took immediate action.

At this time, several servants in blue were leading a young man in plain clothes upstairs.

Suddenly, a group of "people" gathered around.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?"

Zhang Caiwei's men asked vigilantly.

"The Imperial Guards are doing their job, everyone else please get out of the way!"

One of the "common people" shouted loudly, showing the badge of the imperial guards.

The green-clothed servants' expressions suddenly changed, but none of them showed any intention of moving aside.

A conflict immediately broke out between the two sides, but the imperial guards disguised as civilians quickly knocked the blue-clothed servants to the ground.

In fact, none of these blue-clothed servants fought back.

They don't have the courage to fight against the imperial guards.

If we withdraw directly, it will be difficult for them to report to the authorities.

But if they were beaten, they could say that the imperial guards were numerous, strong and powerful, and they could not be stopped.

The young man in plain clothes was quickly carried away.

At this time, Ye Chen had already boarded the carriage.

It wasn't long before the carriage left.

A guard came forward and reported: "Your Majesty, the person has been captured."

"Find a quiet place. I want to meet this person."

"promise!"

The carriage finally stopped at a teahouse.

All the people in the teahouse were driven away, and Ye Chen met the young man in plain clothes in the teahouse.

The young man was very nervous. He never thought that one day he would be carried on the street.

Moreover, it was forcibly snatched out of the restaurant by these people.

These people are still the imperial guards.

This made him extremely uneasy.

"What's your name?"

Ye Chen looked at the young man in plain clothes and asked.

His voice was steady and powerful.

Xun Yi hesitated for a moment, then said, "I am Xun Yi, a humble servant. I wonder why the Lord has called me here?"

"Xun Yi, where are you from?"

"Jingzhou, Wancheng."

"Oh."

Xun Yi bowed cautiously and said, "Sir, may I know who you are?"

"Commander of the Imperial Guards."

Hearing this, Xun Yi suddenly felt excited.

"Xun Yi, sit down."

Ye Chen pointed to the seat across the table.

After Xun Yi sat down.

"Xun Yi, I want to ask you, throughout the country of Dayu, aristocratic families have become increasingly powerful. What are your thoughts on this?"

Ye Chen's voice was steady and majestic.

Xun Yi trembled slightly, then mustered up the courage to speak: "Sir, now throughout the country, the vast majority of land resources are in the hands of the aristocratic families. Over the past two hundred years, they have accumulated a large number of connections and power, even to the point where they can invade the capital. The situation is so bad that it is difficult to reverse it and it is really difficult to cut off."

"It's definitely not going to change in a short time. If you take drastic measures, it will definitely cause extremely strong resistance. These aristocratic families have already aligned their interests. Whether it's in the local area or in the court, the aristocratic families are deeply entrenched and there's no way to break through. Your Majesty is already quite good to have achieved this point today."

"Moreover, since Dayu founded the country, the emperors have shared the world with these aristocratic families. This was the cause planted by the founding emperor, and it is also the foundation of Dayu. If Your Majesty touches the aristocratic families, you are also shaking the foundation of Dayu."

"Now, Your Majesty the Emperor should pay attention to balance, rather than thinking about opposing those powerful families. First, stabilize the situation in the court, and then gradually find ways to weaken the control of the powerful families over the local areas."

Hearing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly asked: "Xun Yi, have you taken the imperial examination?"

"Your Excellency, I wanted to take the imperial examination, but when I learned that His Majesty was promoting it, it was already mid-month, and something else happened at home that delayed me. By the time I arrived in the capital, the examination had already ended."

Xun Yi's face turned gloomy and he sighed.

"Ah."

Ye Chen smiled slightly. Xun Yi, a poor boy who was unsuccessful but talented, was the easiest person to win over.

"Xun Yi, I'm giving you a chance to take the exam again. Are you willing?"

Ye Chen said in a gentle tone.

"Well, I thank you, sir!"

Xun Yi bowed.

Hearing this, Ye Chen waved his hand and said, "Qiu'er, have someone take him to the palace."

"promise!"

Xun Yi was taken away quickly.

"This person has sufficient strategic judgment and is a promising talent, but his thinking is too pessimistic. He needs more experience. Inform Fuyao and let him start from the bottom."

After Xun Yi left, Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu.

"promise!"

After doing all this, Ye Chen got on the carriage.

"Let's go take a walk around the nobles' mansions."

Ye Chen said lightly.

He doesn't want to go back to the palace so early.

Qingxiang Tower, in the private room on the top floor.

Zhang Caiwei was holding a palm-leaf fan and fanning herself out of boredom.

She had received news that her men had discovered a scholar with extraordinary speech in this restaurant and were about to invite him here.

Having learned from the last lesson, she had already issued an order that once a scholar with extraordinary eloquence was found, he should be invited to come forward immediately and no one else should be allowed to get there first.

So this time, she was full of confidence and felt that she would be able to successfully attract talents.

"Miss, miss, it's not good!"

Yu'er rushed in suddenly, looking panic-stricken.

"What's wrong? What's the big deal?"

Zhang Caiwei took a sip of tea and said lightly.

"Miss, our people were beaten, and the Mr. Naxun we invited was also kidnapped."

Yu'er said in panic.

Hearing this, Zhang Caiwei's hand holding the water cup trembled.

"What do you say?"

Zhang Caiwei's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

"Miss, our people were beaten, and the invited scholar was also kidnapped."

Yu'er almost cried.

Zhang Caiwei was stunned for a moment, and the anger in her heart suddenly ignited.

"How can this be! Who are these people? They are so lawless!"

Zhang Caiwei asked angrily.

"Miss, they are the imperial guards! They have taken out their badges."

Hearing this, Zhang Caiwei bit her lip, her heart filled with resentment, but her anger had subsided a lot.

She was not stupid and knew that the Imperial Guards were the emperor's minions.

But you can't provoke them casually.

"Send someone to find out who ordered these imperial guards to do this, and where is that person now?"

Zhang Caiwei was still a little unwilling to give up. She had finally met a talented person, and it was she who had invited him first.

She decided to meet the people behind these imperial guards.

If he is really difficult to provoke, then forget it, but if possible, by paying some price, maybe you can get that talented person back.

Zhang Caiwei would not engage in a fight just for personal gain.

She still wants to recruit talents.