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

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After Su Mengjiao and Ye Chen finished listening to Shen Qiu's report, they couldn't help but ask, "Emperor, you were going to deal with these powerful families anyway. Now that they're gone, won't that save you a lot of trouble?"

There was a hint of confusion in her tone, making her sound noble and a little coquettish.

Ye Chen's eyes became deep

"Queen Dowager, do you think they're just running away? Where could they possibly go within Dayu's territory? Rather than abandoning their homes and the stronghold their ancestors have built for centuries, they might as well stay and fight, or even play cowardice and perhaps survive. After all, I haven't even reached Chang'an yet, and I'm not sure what methods I'll use, but they're gone."

"Empress Dowager, I think this is abnormal."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao frowned and retorted, "Your Majesty, don't overthink it. If these powerful families leave, they won't be able to oppose you. They won't pose a threat around Chang'an. Even if they're not normal, what can they do to you?"

Hearing this, Ye Chen's expression became serious.

"Queen Dowager, you're overthinking it. The wealthy families left with their belongings. It might seem like they were fleeing, but they could also be gathering strength. Besides, what if these wealthy families funded the incoming Tatars?"

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was stunned and her eyes narrowed slightly.

"No, that's unlikely. Even if these powerful families would cooperate with the Tatars, it's unlikely that they would directly support a foreign race."

Su Mengjiao couldn't believe it.

"The Cui family I met in the northern border wanted to cooperate with the Tatars. I think all the noble families in the world are the same. They have no bottom line."

"But I will never allow this to happen."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was slightly stunned.

Ye Chen continued, "I will have Murong Yan immediately send people to investigate everywhere to see if there are other powerful families escaping. We must find a way to find anyone who may have known about this and arrest them for interrogation."

"We must find out the intentions of these aristocratic families!"

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao nodded and felt that Ye Chen was right.

Ye Chen then said to Shen Qiu, "Qiu'er, send a few more imperial guards to secretly follow these convoys and see where they are going and who they are in contact with. I want to know their every move."

"promise!"

Shen Qiu took the order and left.

Ye Chen covered his forehead and began to ponder. He recalled the scene of the fight with Cui in the Northern Territory Palace.

Although relying on surprise attack.

Ye Chen easily took down Cui.

But this time is different.

This time those Tatar armies might really come.

No matter how firmly the northwest border is defended, we have Yang Dechang as our living guide.

The Tatars will surely find a loophole in the defense.

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, and suddenly said to Su Mengjiao in a low voice: "Queen Dowager, this time I not only have to resist the foreign enemies, but also take this opportunity to organize the people around the capital. This will also be more conducive to promoting suitable low-level officials."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao bit her lip. She understood what Ye Kuang meant.

When external threats come, the people inside will need a backbone even more, and the scholars sent by Ye Chen to the local area to educate can easily become this backbone.

Su Mengjiao couldn't think of such a method.

But it seemed that Ye Chen suddenly broke away from the bad news, and quickly found a place that was beneficial to his side and took advantage of it.

It's really strong.

However, Su Mengjiao was no longer ruling behind the scenes. Suddenly, she thought that she no longer had to worry about these political intrigues, and she couldn't help but relax. Then she snorted softly and said dissatisfiedly, "I thought I could relax and have some fun here, but I didn't expect to come here just to inquire about these annoying news. How boring."

Hearing this, Ye Chen smiled slightly and said in a soothing tone: "Queen Dowager, the situation is complicated now. After these things are dealt with, I will personally accompany the Queen Dowager on the tour."

After saying that, he waited for Shen Qiu to return and then took Su Mengjiao to the camp.

And wait for Ye Chen to return to the camp.

After staying in the big tent, he sent someone to call Zhen Jiaoxue.

Zhen Jiaoxue was wearing a pink tulle brocade dress, and the delicate plum blossoms on the hem seemed to be blooming.

She has a graceful figure, swaying with every step, and her noble temperament is accompanied by a hint of arrogance.

Behind her followed a group of palace maids, like stars surrounding the moon.

She was holding a plate, walking towards the big tent where Ye Chen was with light steps, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Ye Chen had just returned to the big tent and immediately called her over.

It made her a little excited, and she wanted to fly to Ye Chen's bed immediately.

When passing by a tent, she deliberately looked inside the tent. A trace of imperceptible hostility flashed in her eyes, and her eyes became sharp.

At this time, Murong Yan, who was sitting in the tent, frowned slightly.

She felt a hostile gaze coming in and couldn't help but snort.

"You are such an ignorant girl."

Murong Yan felt a little annoyed, and then she felt a little uneasy.

She was originally a young Xianbei who had been exiled to other places, and now she was just dressed as a palace maid here.

She had always remembered the mission she had shouldered, and had been in charge of the intelligence organization outside the capital for Ye Chen.

Even though she needed Ye Chen's help, she never thought of serving Ye Chen like a palace maid.

But now, he has to face the troubles brought by Zhen Jiaoxue.

Moreover, when I think about the fact that Zhen Jiaoxue seems to have a special relationship with Ye Chen, she has spent the night in Ye Kuang's tent several times.

But she herself was not mentally prepared to serve Ye Chen.

This actually made her feel like she was falling behind.

She was disgusted with this feeling and felt very aggrieved. She even felt for no reason that Zhen Jiaoxue was really hateful. She really wanted to pick up a knife and chop her to pieces. She had mixed feelings.