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

in the room.

"Su Fu, be my concubine."

Ye Chen hugged Su Fu, his tone gentle but firm.

"Your Majesty, I must remain here, in the North. I cannot return to the palace with you."

Su Fu's voice was soft, but his eyes were firm.

Ye Chen could understand that as the daughter of the King of the North, Su Fu was obviously very responsible.

"Fu'er, I will leave a group of elite soldiers here for you to command. If you have any problems, you can send a letter directly to the capital through them and hand it over to me. I will help you handle it."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said.

Hearing this, Su Fu was moved and snuggled in Ye Chen's arms, feeling a happiness she had never felt before.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will never betray your trust."

"Still calling me your subject?"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty."

Su Fu's pretty face flushed, and she said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. I will change your clothes for you."

"Ah."

Ye Chen nodded.

Although the land of gentleness is nice, it is indeed time for him to leave.

As an emperor, he still had a lot of things to do, and his excuse for leaving the capital was to pretend to be sick, so he couldn't stay outside for too long.

After finishing his work, he would hurry back.

He immediately stood up.

Su Fu began to help him dress.

After putting on his clothes, he hugged Su Fu tenderly for a while, then left the room in a happy mood.

Then, he and Shen Qiu left Youzhou City with 400 imperial guards, and then the 10,000 elite troops withdrew in an orderly manner.

Ye Chen didn't want to stay in the army, only in this way could he pay more attention to people's livelihood.

During these days, he has also come into contact with the lives of ordinary people in Dayu.

poor.

It is the background of ordinary people.

Whether they are common people who own land or tenants who farm for wealthy landlords.

Ye Chen has seen a lot, but he still wants to see more and hear more.

How to carry out reforms and how to improve people's livelihood are all contained in these experiences.

So, after leaving Youzhou City.

Ye Chen walked and stopped, and finally came to the roadside tavern he had been to before. This time, the tavern was much busier than the last time he came.

When Ye Chen took Shen Qiu to sit down and ordered some food, he heard the discussions of the people in the tavern.

"Have you heard? The Tatar envoys were all killed. They said it was done by people sent by the government. It's so cruel."

"My God, the Tatars will definitely not give up."

"That's right. I heard that even the Zhen family is moving away now."

"If the Zhen family is about to leave, won't the other families be gone soon?"

"It looks like Youzhou and Liaodong are going to be in chaos!"

The most discussed topic among the taverns was the death of the Tatar envoy, and most of them were deeply worried about it.

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows.

"Zhen family, is this a big family in the North?"

Ye Chen could see that everyone present was in a panic.

It was he who killed the Tatar envoy, and making the matter bigger was also the result he wanted.

He even deliberately let many Tatars go, just to spread the news as soon as possible and make the Tatars angry and hateful.

In this way, these noble families in the north would no longer be able to compromise with the Tatars.

However, if all the noble families in the north were scared away, that would not be what Ye Chen wanted.

After all, these aristocratic families own most of Dayu's resources.

The peace of Dayu's northern border also depends on these aristocratic families.

If not for this, the King of the Northern Territory would not have married Cui.

But if these big tribes all leave, the northern border will inevitably be in turmoil.

Ye Chen decided to find an opportunity to contact the head of the Zhen family to stabilize the Zhen family.

"Qiu'er, go find out where the Zhen family's convoy is. I want to go take a look."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and said to Shen Qiu beside him.

"promise!"

Shen Qiu quickly went down to pass on the order, and the imperial guards quickly brought back the news.

The current location of the Zhen family convoy was determined.

Ye Chen walked out of the tavern, got on the carriage, and headed towards that place.

The late autumn wind blows across the earth with a hint of coolness.

The carriage galloped along the road, the wheels rolling and making rhythmic sounds.

After an hour, the imperial guards came to report that the Zhen family's convoy was ahead.

Ye Chen lifted the curtain and his attention was drawn to a huge convoy in front of him.

The convoy was traveling in a long line on the official road, and it seemed endless at a glance.

There were many vehicles in the caravan, and many of them were filled with various items. Most of the vehicles were covered with cloth, or the items were placed in boxes. But it seemed that there were not enough cloth and boxes, so some carriages were simply tied with ropes to tie all the items together.

Ye Chen held his forehead with his hand and saw that some of the cars were loaded with exquisite porcelain, while others were loaded with silk and satin.

It is colorful, like a moving colorful cloud.

The size of this convoy and the number of items it carried opened Ye Chen's eyes.

"The wealth of this aristocratic family is beyond my imagination."

Ye Chen pondered in his heart, then turned to look at Shen Qiu beside him.

"Qiu'er, send a few imperial guards disguised as civilians to observe and estimate the cargo on these carriages."

Ye Chen said in a calm tone.

Shen Qiu nodded slightly and immediately made arrangements. Several imperial guards stepped forward, but when they were still three feet away from the convoy, several elite soldiers suddenly appeared and stopped the imperial guards.

Those men were wearing armor, and the swords in their hands flashed coldly in the sunlight, but they ordered the imperial guards not to approach, otherwise they would bear the consequences.

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and Shen Qiu asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you want the Imperial Guards to reveal their identities?"

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and shook his head.

"Forget it, there's no need to alert the Zhen family. Let's just follow the convoy and see what happens."

The local wealthy families can afford to keep private soldiers. The Zhen family seems so rich that Ye Chen is not surprised that they can afford to keep an army.

Ye Chen lowered the curtains, stopped the carriage by the roadside, let the convoy pass, and then followed it from a distance.

Along the way, many traveling merchants riding donkeys and driving mules joined in and became part of the caravan.

At noon, when the Zhen family's convoy stopped to rest.

Ye Chen got off the carriage and went to inquire with the traveling merchants himself.

He pretended to be a foreigner and asked several traveling merchants, and basically found out the information about the Zhen family.

"The richest family in Youzhou, Liaodong, and even the entire area north of the Yellow River. They have countless fields, cattle, sheep, and horses, and their shops are spread all over Hebei."

"Once a family of officials, they later gave up their official positions, but they have been engaged in business for generations and are good at business, accumulating wealth for two hundred years."

Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh.

Some local nobles are so wealthy that they can rival a country.

It also needs to be properly rectified.