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

The sedan chair went towards Taiqian Palace. Ye Chen sat upright in the sedan chair, listening carefully to Shen Qiu's story, his face gradually darkening.

Hu Lie, a small yamen official, who didn't even have a rank, did a lot of bad things.

Bully men and women, bully people in the market.

There are even a few lives on his hands.

The reason why Hu Lie was able to say so much was because several of Hu Lie's close associates were also arrested.

This group of people pointed out Hu Lie's crimes one after another, and each of them was very confident, and many of them could even find evidence.

“It’s really abominable!”

Ye Chen clenched his fists tightly. He hated corrupt officials and bullies the most, especially those who oppressed innocent people. These people could no longer be called human beings, they were simply beasts.

"Your Majesty, Hu Lie confessed that many things were related to that Prince Wang. He also said that Prince Wang had a strong background and asked us to let him go for Prince Wang's sake."

Shen Qiu said with a cold expression.

"Oh, what's the background of Prince Wang?"

Ye Chen asked immediately.

"I heard from Hu Lie that Prince Wang is the nephew of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

"Hahaha~."

Ye Chen burst into laughter, finally pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud.

The true identity of this old bastard Sikong Yiru has finally been revealed.

"Very good. Qiu'er, you will immediately send the imperial guards out of the palace and quietly surround the yamen. No outsiders are allowed to approach except those inside the yamen. Arrest anyone who leaves the yamen. I will leave the palace shortly to meet this prince."

Ye Chen suddenly put away his smile, his eyes flashed with coldness, and the imperial aura on his body surged out, which was breathtaking and contained an extremely murderous intention.

If we only let the imperial guards take action, what if there are powerful officials among them who let the prince escape?

After all, it had only been a short time since Gao Yunhu committed suicide in the death row, so Ye Chen naturally had to be more careful.

Shen Qiu looked at Ye Chen with deep eyes and clasped his fists.

"Yes!"

The sedan chair soon arrived at Taiqian Palace.

When Ye Chen got off the sedan chair and strode into the Taiqian Palace, Su Mengjiao was already sitting behind the dragon throne.

When Ye Chen had already sat down, Su Mengjiao's voice came from behind the curtain.

"Emperor, I'm afraid there's nothing important happening at the morning court today."

Su Mengjiao said so.

She also knew very well what Ye Chen had been doing these days.

The powerful officials have now suffered a setback. Although they will not give up, they can only stop for the time being.

There are undercurrents in the court, but on the surface nothing serious seems to be happening.

Su Mengjiao originally thought that Ye Chen would not come to court today.

"Oh, Queen Mother, I've thought about it. I can't let these powerful officials in the court sit idle. I plan to find something for them to do."

A smile appeared on Ye Chen's face. He was very good at palace fighting and intrigue.

Before, it was the powerful official who made the move, and he countered it. Now that the powerful official has stopped, it is his turn to take action.

There is no reason to be on the defensive all the time in this world.

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was a little confused and asked, "Emperor, what do you want to do?"

"Empress Dowager, I want to review the case of Marquis Jing'an's defeat!"

Ye Chen waved his hand with a domineering tone, and the imperial aura emanated from him.

Su Mengjiao's heart trembled, and then she asked with great concern: "Emperor, could it be that you have found some evidence?"

"Oh, no."

Ye Chen shook his head. He really had no evidence in his hands.

After all, this incident happened three years ago and it was like an ironclad case. Even if Qin Man had a letter from the previous generation of Marquis Jing'an, there was no evidence to prove it now.

But if this stagnant water is left alone, the truth will never see the light of day.

Ye Chen had to find a way to stir it.

He came to court today for this purpose.

Soon after he sat on the dragon throne, all the officials had already entered the court.

"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!"

"Long live the Queen Mother! Long live the Queen Mother!"

When all the officials saw Ye Chen, they bowed and kowtowed to him.

Ye Chen waved his hand.

The eunuch who was delivering the message beside him immediately shouted in a loud voice: "All the nobles, please stand up!"

All the officials stood up.

The head of all officials, Prime Minister Yang Dechang, glanced at Ye Chen and his eyes darkened slightly.

He had an experienced look and could tell that there must be something going on as Ye Chen suddenly came to court today.

However, he couldn't guess what Ye Chen was thinking.

This gave him a vague bad premonition, but he was still calm and kept his composure. He gave Gao Yunhe and Chen Xiu beside him a look, asking them to stay still and see what kind of medicine Ye Chen was selling first.

"If you have something to say, come to court. If not, leave court~!"

The eunuch who delivered the message shouted at the top of his voice.

Several officials immediately stepped forward and handed over the bamboo slips.

Generally speaking, this is a normal process.

After this process is completed.

That's the beginning of talking about things.

"My dear ministers, I have recently reviewed all the wars on the borders surrounding Dayu over the past three years and have come across something that is so puzzling to me that it's keeping me awake all night."

Ye Chen suddenly spoke.

All the officials were stunned.

As one of the Three Dukes, the Imperial Censor Chen Xiu, a close friend of Yang Dechang, frowned slightly.

The duty of the Censor is to supervise all officials and advise the Emperor, and the Chief Censor is the head of the Censors. The Emperor is doubtful at this time, and it has caused him to have trouble rest, so the Chief Censor has to speak up.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. We do not know what is troubling you so much. Please tell us so that we can share your concerns."

Chen Xiu stood up and said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's mouth curled up.

"It was three years ago that I discovered that there seemed to be something strange about Marquis Jing'an's defeat!"

"Um?!"

Chen Xiu was slightly stunned.

Yang Dechang's face suddenly changed and he quickly stood up.

"Your Majesty, I still remember this incident. Three years ago, Marquis Jing'an led his army alone deep into the enemy's territory, taking advantage of the enemy's recklessness. As a result, 30,000 of our men were ambushed by the Tibetans and annihilated. Every family on the border is in trouble. This is all Marquis Jing'an's fault. If Your Majesty wishes to hold him accountable, you can revoke his title. After all, the Marquis Jing'an's mansion now only has female members, and it no longer lives up to its name."

Yang Dechang said with a bow.

Upon hearing this, a gleam of light immediately flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

My goodness, he had just started when Yang Dechang jumped out to convict Marquis Jing'an.

He was now certain that Marquis Jing'an was most likely wronged, and that Yang Dechang was closely related to the matter.

"Prime Minister, I find this whole thing a bit strange."

Ye Chen put away his smile and stared at Yang Dechang intently. He was wearing a dragon robe, displaying the majesty of an emperor, and his aura was breathtaking.

"Your Majesty, what's so strange about this?"

Yang Dechang felt the pressure, but still pretended to be calm and asked with a bow.

"time."

Ye Chen slammed the table, staring at Yang Dechang, and said, "Since it was Marquis Jing'an who braved the enemy and advanced lightly, the news that reached the capital should have been that Marquis Jing'an braved the enemy and advanced lightly first. However, when I looked at the time when those reports arrived, I found that the military reports from the border first reported the news of Marquis Jing'an's defeat, and then the news of Marquis Jing'an braved the enemy and advanced personally."

"This is very wrong!"

"I think there's something wrong here!"