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

It's still dark.

The city gate of Fengzhao County was opened an hour earlier than usual.

When five hundred Tatar cavalry appeared outside the county town, there was silence all around.

Yang Dechang looked at the slowly opening city gate, and the corners of his mouth quickly rose up.

With a wave of his hand, five hundred cavalrymen rushed towards the county town like hungry wolves.

The people in the county town were awakened from their sleep, and when they went out, they saw flames rising from the city.

"Robber the property and plunder the strong! For eight hours!"

"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

Yang Dechang gave the order,

His voice echoed in the night air like a demonic roar.

The soldiers began to search every house for property and food.

Gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins were carried out box by box, and the cries and pleas for mercy of the people were endless.

Yang Dechang stood on the city wall, watching all this, with a ferocious smile on his face.

"Sir, we have found the county magistrate's residence."

A soldier came to report.

"Haha, move everything out of here. Don't leave a single penny behind."

Yang Dechang laughed.

The robbery lasted for three hours. When the Tatar cavalry was looting fiercely, a scout suddenly came to Yang Dechang.

"Sir, a group of soldiers appeared in the east of the city. It seems that they are the imperial army coming from the capital."

Yang Dechang was slightly stunned. He knew this scout. He was a yamen runner in Fengzhao County.

He is the county magistrate's man.

"Has the young emperor stationed troops around here?"

Yang Dechang snorted coldly. He originally wanted to move some of the strongest Tatar cavalry away, but now there was no time.

He immediately summoned the Tatar generals and began to arrange a retreat on the spot.

Before retreating, he set fire to all the houses in the county.

The entire Fengzhao County instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Chang'an City.

In the Weiyang Palace, Ye Chen was dealing with memorials.

Yesterday, news came from the border that a large number of Tatar cavalry had been annihilated, which made him feel very good.

"Hmph, these Tatars should be quieting down soon after this crushing defeat. I think I overestimated them. With those powerful families acting as my spies, they won't amount to anything."

Ye Chen felt quite at ease.

But suddenly, Cheng En quickly came to Ye Chen's side, knelt down, and presented a memorial. He said respectfully, "Your Majesty, according to spies outside the city, Tatar cavalry burned, killed, and looted in Fengzhao County. Thousands of civilians were killed or injured, and the entire county was burned down!"

"what?!"

Ye Chen was suddenly startled, slammed the table and stood up.

"Give me the letter!"

Cheng'en quickly handed over the letter.

"How dare Yang Dechang, that beast, murder my people? I will tear him into pieces."

Ye Chen gritted his teeth.

At this moment, his anger was like a surging wave, and the entire palace seemed to be shrouded in his aura. The eunuchs and palace maids around him were trembling with fear and dared not make a sound.

But Ye Chen quickly calmed down, frowned, and a deep worry surged in his heart.

"Yang Dechang! This thief is truly a grave threat to me. He knows my Great Yu like the back of his hand, and he has many disciples and former officials. He is truly despicable."

Even though Ye Chen has arranged new policies, he still can't stop it.

"Your Majesty, Lord Tuoba has sent another letter."

Cheng'en handed over the letter with trepidation.

Hearing this, Ye Chen immediately took the letter and read its contents.

"Oh? The assassin discovered a rift between the Tatar Chanyu and Yang Dechang, and is he planning to take action?"

Ye Chen shook his head.

If it were before, Yang Dechang might have really had a rift with the Tatar Chanyu, but after what happened in Fengzhao County, this rift would definitely no longer exist.

"Cheng'en, go tell the Queen Mother that I'm going to Guanzhong."

Ye Chen decided to go to Guanzhong in person to investigate all of Yang Dechang's disciples and former officials, and then eradicate them completely.

After all, the Ministry of Revenue’s archives had been burned, making the investigation extremely difficult.

If he didn't go there himself and investigate in depth, it would be difficult to get rid of these guys.

Su Mengjiao soon arrived at Weiyang Palace.

"Is the Emperor going to Guanzhong?"

Su Mengjiao was wearing a golden brocade phoenix robe, and her noble temperament was fully displayed in her every move.

Ye Chen looked at her with a serious expression: "Empress Dowager, I intend to go to Guanzhong to thoroughly investigate Yang Dechang and his gang. This time, Yang Dechang led the Tatar army to cause chaos in the counties. I can no longer tolerate it."

"I will never allow this to happen again in the future!"

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao frowned slightly: "Emperor, you are right. The people of Guanzhong cannot be bullied by the barbarians. Then when are we leaving?"

Hearing this, Ye Chen was slightly stunned.

"My Queen, I mean I can go alone."

"Ah."

Su Mengjiao laughed and said, "That won't do. The emperor has just taken power and is definitely not very clear about the situation of officials in Guanzhong."

"I will accompany the Emperor. He can ask me anything he doesn't understand. If the Tatars enter the country, the situation will be dangerous. I will be here to choose a safe route for the Emperor."

Su Mengjiao seemed very confident at this time.

".All right!"

Ye Chen finally nodded.

"Cheng'en, when I went to Guanzhong, I announced to the public that I was ill and all official business would be handled after I returned."

Ye Chen paused and said

"Old slave understands."

Cheng'en nodded immediately and said.

That day, Ye Chen packed up, got in a carriage, left the palace and headed out of Chang'an City.

Following Ye Chen were two thousand elite infantrymen and five hundred imperial guards!