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

Youzhou City, at the post station receiving envoys

Damaha brought his attendants to his bedroom and bowed to them, saying, "Prince, that Cui man is clearly trying to agree to our terms. If we just wait a little longer, we'll definitely be able to succeed this time."

Upon hearing this, the attendant, Tatar Prince Tahamu, nodded slightly and said, "Damaha, if this is accomplished, you will be the first to achieve the credit."

"Humph, this time, my Tatar men are not just coming to plunder, but also to capture the entire Youzhou City, the heart of the Central Plains, and seize the Han people's prosperous country!"

Tahamu's eyes were blazing like a burning fire, and he was extremely ambitious.

He has been coveting the fertile land of Central Plains for a long time!

At this time, outside Youzhou City, on the official road leading to Youzhou City.

Next to a tavern standing by the roadside, a carriage galloped towards it, raising clouds of dust.

The carriage stopped and Ye Chen slowly got off.

He was wearing blue brocade clothes at this time, with an upright posture and extraordinary demeanor.

Behind him, Shen Qiu was dressed in white as white as snow, holding a sword in one hand, and wearing a veil on her face, making it impossible to see her features, but her graceful and curvy figure was full of charm.

In addition to Shen Qiu, Su Fu was also following behind Ye Chen.

Su Fu was dressed in black, and his handsome face was thinner than before, but also more handsome.

The owner of the tavern was a middle-aged man. As soon as he saw Ye Chen, he hurried forward to greet him.

"Sir, what would you like to eat?"

"I'll give you the best food and drinks, but don't take too much or you won't be able to finish it."

Ye Chen waved his hand.

The middle-aged man quickly said, "Okay, please wait a moment, my three guests."

After Ye Chen, Shen Qiu and Su Fu sat down in the tavern and waited for the middle-aged man to go to the kitchen to prepare.

Ye Chen looked around and saw that there were no other customers in the tavern. He then looked at Su Fu and suddenly said, "Su Fu, what do you think of the King of the North?"

Su Fu quickly bowed and whispered, "Your Majesty, the King of the Northern Territory has been guarding the north for Dayu for decades. He has no second thoughts towards either Your Majesty or Dayu."

At this moment, Su Fu's tone was urgent, but he was eager to show Ye Chen the loyalty of the King of the Northern Territory.

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded slightly.

At this time, the middle-aged man had begun to serve some dishes.

The dishes in this restaurant had obviously been heated up long ago and could be served after just a little heating.

Taro, green vegetables, corn rice, some boiled meat slices, a small dish of vinegar, and a pot of rice wine.

Ye Chen was not surprised when he saw these simple foods.

This is how food is eaten in the north.

The taste is indeed a bit bland, but it is still swallowable.

Ye Chen suddenly turned around and asked the middle-aged man: "Boss, business is not good recently? There are not many people here."

"Sir, our business used to be pretty good. There weren't many people here because Youzhou City has had a curfew recently, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. The people who often come here are all traveling merchants from Youzhou City. Once Youzhou City is closed, my business naturally declined. It will be fine after this period of time."

Middle-aged man said

"Oh, so, are local taxes high? I heard there's going to be a war soon?"

Ye Chen asked again.

"The taxes here aren't that high, and there aren't any exorbitant taxes. The worst hit are in Bingzhou. I have relatives in Bingzhou, and they say they can barely make ends meet!"

After hearing this, Ye Chen nodded slightly.

There was no random taxation, which probably meant there was no large-scale recruitment of private soldiers.

This King of the North seems to be a loyal minister indeed.

After you middle-aged men go down.

Shen Meng stepped forward, took off the silver hairpin, gently inserted it into the dishes, and then observed the color changes of the hairpin.

After a while, Ye Chen started to pick up his chopsticks after confirming that the dishes were non-toxic.

However, at this moment, a guard disguised as a civilian suddenly came up, ran to Shen Qiu, and whispered a few words.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiu's face changed. He hurried forward and said to Ye Chen, "Sir, the Tatar envoy has entered Youzhou City and has already entered and exited the Northern Border Palace without being stopped."

Upon hearing this, Su Fu's face changed drastically.

Ye Chen slammed his chopsticks on the table and stood up suddenly.

"We will enter Youzhou City immediately. Also, send a message to the army in the rear to speed up. We must reach Youzhou City in three days at the latest."

"promise!"

Ye Chen was afraid of delaying things, so he left 10,000 elite soldiers behind.

Now it seems that what he did was right!

The carriage moved forward quickly towards Youzhou City.

However, just as the carriage was approaching Youzhou City, Ye Chen suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.

Ye Chen immediately lifted the curtains.

Then he saw a group of cavalrymen galloping towards him.

These cavalrymen were all clad in heavy silver armor, like a torrent of steel.

But just as he approached the carriage, the three hundred imperial guards who had been disguised as ordinary civilians suddenly surrounded the carriage.

As the commander of this cavalry, the thin cavalry captain was suspicious and immediately asked his confidant to lead his men to the front of the carriage.

Wang Er's original intention was to have his men interrogate him.

Seeing this, Ye Chen glanced at Su Fu.

"Sufu, send these cavalry away."

Ye Chen didn't want to reveal his identity so quickly, so he also wanted to go to Youzhou City first to see whether the King of the Northern Territory was really colluding with the Tatars.

This will affect his next plan.

Hearing this, Su Fu bit his lip, with a hint of hesitation on his face, but still turned around and walked out of the carriage.

After getting out of the carriage, she took out a bronze medal.

When the cavalrymen saw the bronze medal, they were all shocked and quickly retreated.

When the cavalry captain heard the news, he rode forward personally.

After seeing Su Fu standing outside the car, the Cavalry Guard was slightly stunned.

Then, he immediately dismounted, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully: "General, I respectfully welcome the Second Princess back to the city."

In an instant, a large number of cavalrymen knelt down.

On the carriage, Ye Chen was very surprised. He immediately lifted the door curtain and looked at Su Fu in astonishment.

Su Fu noticed Ye Chen's gaze and his heart tightened.

She waved her hand quickly and asked the cavalry to retreat.

Then, she turned to face Ye Chen, bowed, and knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I went to the capital as a man just to help the Queen Mother."

Hearing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Su Fu who was kneeling on the ground.

Completely recover behind the woman.

Ye Chen discovered that Su Fu's looks were only slightly inferior to Su Mengjiao's.

Naturally, he couldn't get angry with such a beauty.

Besides, Su Fu must have followed Su Mengjiao's orders.

If you want to blame someone, you can only blame Su Mengjiao.

"Get up, Sufu, and lead the way."

Ye Chen waved his hand and said.

"promise!"

Seeing that Ye Chen was not angry, Su Fu breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly.