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

Yang Baxian was in a very bad mood when he left Taiqian Palace.

"Prime Minister Yang, my brother is in death row. We must rescue him!"

Gao Xiu stopped Yang Baxian and said anxiously.

"Dingfang, it's true that your brother is in trouble, but I'm afraid my adopted daughter's life or death is also uncertain."

Yang Baxian snorted coldly.

"Inform the people in the Ministry of Revenue. No matter what the emperor asks, tell them to deny it. Then the emperor won't be able to find out anything. Besides, your brother is an official appointed by the court after all. I don't believe the emperor would dare to use lynching without evidence!"

"Also, have the spies in the palace give me a thorough inspection to see if anything has happened to Concubine Da!"

Yang Baxian's face was gloomy.

If Ye Chen dared to resort to lynching against court officials or his adopted daughter without any evidence, he would be retaliated against.

Hearing this, Gao Xiu also breathed a sigh of relief.

But his face still looked bad.

"Prime Minister, His Majesty seems to have wised up and is determined to reject the peace talks with the Tatars. What should we do next?"

Gao Xiu asked with some concern.

"Oh, a baby still wet behind the ears, what does it matter if he becomes smart?"

Yang Baxian's tone was filled with disdain. "Before, your brother's capture disrupted my plans and left me without an excuse. But the young emperor only has a few imperial guards to rely on, and he can't even generate money or food with nothing. What's so scary about this?"

"In this imperial palace, do I still have not enough people?"

"Inform all officials to submit a petition with me tomorrow. First, we must demand that the young emperor release Gao Shu without any evidence, and then we can renegotiate the peace talks with the Tatars. I don't believe the young emperor will not yield!"

Hearing this, Gao Xiu narrowed his eyes, and a venomous light flashed in his pupils.

"But Prime Minister, what if the Emperor really still refuses to bow his head?"

"Hey, the Tatar delegation is still in the capital. If the emperor persists in his delusion, let these Tatars into the palace."

Yang Baxian showed a wicked smile. He didn't think of killing the emperor, but wanted to use these Tatars to scare the emperor.

It also happened to let the emperor understand who has the final say in this imperial palace and in Dayu's world!

Inside the Taiqian Palace.

Down towards the back.

Ye Chen looked at the hall where no more court officials were standing, and fell into deep thought.

"Emperor, you handled it well today."

Su Jiao walked out from behind the dragon throne. She was wearing a robe with phoenix patterns, and she looked noble and graceful.

She stared at Ye Chen, a hint of admiration in her beautiful eyes.

The ministers were forcing the emperor to abdicate, but Ye Chen managed to break the spell.

Su Jiao even felt relieved.

After all, in the past three years, she had clashed with powerful officials, rarely won, and was repeatedly forced into a corner.

"But Your Majesty, you have arrested the Minister of Revenue and rejected the peace talks. The ministers in the court will not let this go. Moreover, the Tatars have not withdrawn their troops, and you have not yet fulfilled your promise to me."

Su Jiao suddenly changed the subject and her eyes turned slightly colder.

Even though Ye Chen helped her win a game, her impression of Ye Chen did not change much. Thinking of the imperial temperament Ye Chen had displayed before, she couldn't help but want to hit him.

"Oh, it's still too early. These powerful officials and treacherous parties are so powerful, I will slowly play with them."

Ye Chen smiled coldly and turned to look at the eunuch beside him.

"Go, get me the Ministry of Revenue's account books from the past few years!"

"Yes!"

The eunuch took the order and left.

Su Jiao frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, these account books of the Ministry of Revenue must be reviewed at the end of each year. I have already checked them and there is no problem."

"The water in the Ministry of Revenue is very deep!"

Ye Chen is now in the same boat with Su Jiao, so Su Jiao spoke up to remind him.

If there was no problem with the Ministry of Revenue's account books, Su Jiao would not have believed the Minister of Revenue's lies so easily.

Besides, things on paper are the easiest to falsify.

"I know."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "I asked someone to check the account books, but it's not for checking the accounts."

"Then Emperor, why are you doing this?"

Su Jiao suddenly felt confused.

If the account books are not adjusted for auditing, then what is the purpose?

"You will know later, Queen Mother."

Ye Chen smiled and said mysteriously.

The Ministry of Revenue's policies are responsible for the details of national taxes.

Now that the Minister of Revenue has been arrested, Ye Chen wants to promote one of his own to the Ministry of Revenue.

Through these tax details, Ye Chen wanted to find someone who could be used.

Of course, I can't tell Su Jiao about this.

"Your Majesty, if you want to see the Ministry of Revenue's account books, then I can review the other memorials. Or, I can teach you how to review memorials."

Su Jiao snorted lightly and turned away.

The slender waist drives up the hips, showing off the seductive curves when twisting left and right.

Ye Chen had to admit that Su Jiao was truly a beauty and a woman with great power.

But the power he now holds as emperor is really too small.

Not only powerful officials need to fight.

Even the Empress Dowager Su Jiao had long been involved in imperial power, and even the imperial seal was in her hands.

I can't even review memorials.

"I have to take back my power step by step! Not only must I overthrow Yang Baxian, but I must also overthrow Su Jiao. Best of all, I want Su Jiao to become my woman!"

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, then stood up. When he was about to walk out of the palace, Chao En came up to him.

"His Majesty."

The old eunuch bowed and asked.

"Ah."

Ye Chen nodded. He had to admit that the only person he could trust was the old eunuch in front of him.

"Chao En, how many people in this palace can you trust?"

Ye Chen asked in a gentle tone.

"Your Majesty, the people I know are all eunuchs in the palace, and many of them are loyal to Your Majesty."

Chao En said respectfully.

"Hmm~."

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

The word eunuch is not a nice word.

However, the eunuchs' power and wealth were all linked to the emperor, and they were often more loyal than the ministers in the court.

Eunuch is like a knife. Whether it is good or bad depends on the person who uses the knife.

At this time, Ye Chen really had no one available.

"Chao En, find these people and have them pay close attention to news inside and outside the palace. Tell them that as long as they serve me loyally, I will never treat them unfairly."

"Also, transfer some money from my inner treasury to reward them. If any of their families are in financial difficulty, you can also help them."

Ye Chen said so.

In this imperial palace, he couldn't even control the imperial guards, which made him feel very insecure and he had to cultivate spies.

Hearing this, Chao En fell to his knees with a "thump!"

"Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to serve you!"

Chao En had tears in his eyes and bowed with his head.

Ye Chen just casually took out some rewards, but in Chao En's eyes, it was a great blessing.

Seeing this, Ye Chen smiled slightly, thinking that the ancients were really easy to satisfy.

"Your Majesty, besides some trustworthy eunuchs, the maids and concubines in the inner palace are all the people of that Concubine Da. The concubines are not easy to move, but the maids should also be replaced. Why not let me select some beautiful ones for Your Majesty?"

After kowtowing to express his loyalty, Chao En suddenly said.

After hearing Chao En's words, Ye Chen also nodded.

Those palace maids in the Yangxin Palace are indeed no longer needed.

Last night he was so busy looking at the officials' backgrounds that he hadn't even looked at his own harem.

"Cough cough."

Ye Chen pretended to cough twice.

"Chao En, those palace maids, besides being pretty, must also be over sixteen years old."

People in ancient times got married early, at the age of thirteen or fourteen.

But as a time traveler, Ye Chen is not interested in thirteen or fourteen year olds.