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

After the carriage left the palace.

"Your Majesty, how long will you continue to touch me?"

Shen Qiu felt more and more that Ye Chen did it on purpose.

How can you touch hands all the way?

Moreover, Ye Chen not only touched her, but sometimes he also pressed, kneaded and grabbed her. Every contact with Ye Chen made Shen Qiu feel as if he was being electrocuted.

After all, this was the first time that she had such contact with a strange man. Even someone as cold and aloof as Shen Qiu had a blush on his face at this moment, but his face was mostly ashen.

If it were anyone else, they would dare to take advantage of her like this.

She had already drawn her sword and stabbed him.

"Qiu'er, please tell me first, what caused these calluses on your hands? This is very important, you have to explain it to me clearly."

Ye Chen touched and grabbed with his hands, with no intention of letting go.

".."

Shen Qiu became increasingly helpless and could only say to Ye Chen, "Your Majesty, when we leave the palace this time, should we go to the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion first?"

"No, I want to go to the government office first!"

To Shen Qiu's surprise, Ye Chen shook his head and said.

"Why, Your Majesty, do you have to go to the Yamen first?"

Didn’t we agree that we would go to the Marquis of Jing’an’s Mansion to recruit people?

Ye Chen's sudden change of mind caught Shen Qiu off guard.

"Qiu'er, we have to deal with things one by one. Once we have settled the affairs at the government office, it won't be too late to go to the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes. In fact, the real reason was that he wanted to let what happened in the court be reported to the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion.

He had to let the people in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion know that it was he, the emperor, who was overturning the verdict on the Jing'an Marquis Mansion!

Moreover, he should indeed make some noise to make those ministers who have ulterior motives feel uneasy.

For example, Sikong Yiru.

This government office must be related to this old guy!

Seeing that Ye Chen had made up his mind, Shen Qiu withdrew his hand without leaving a trace, then reached out and lifted the door curtain.

"Go to the Yamen."

Shen Qiu gave the order.

The driver immediately flicked the reins.

Then, Ye Chen could only watch speechlessly as Shen Qiu moved to a position some distance away from him.

"Qiu'er, you haven't explained to me clearly about the calluses on your hands!"

Ye Chen patted his side and said, "Come and sit here."

"Your Majesty, I have used so many weapons that I have forgotten how the calluses on my hands formed."

Shen Qiu obviously didn't buy Ye Chen's tricks anymore and said lightly.

Hearing this, Ye Chen no longer insisted.

It's not that he is shy and feels embarrassed. When flirting with women, especially beautiful women, you absolutely cannot be shy and have to take the initiative.

But it's because he doesn't like being forced.

For him, only things that are done willingly are interesting.

Moreover, Shen Qiu's behavior made him like her even more.

Who can not like such a cool and aloof sister who keeps herself clean and is not afraid of power?

However, seeing that Shen Qiu kept a distance from him, Ye Chen felt bored and simply closed his eyes to rest.

When Shen Qiu saw Ye Chen like this, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, every time he was alone with her in the past, Ye Chen would always find opportunities to get close to her. Although she was very disgusted with this, Ye Chen suddenly stopped doing so, which created a contrast.

She even felt a little lost.

Could it be that the emperor is too tired these days?

Thinking of Ye Chen's hard work these days, Shen Qiu understood again.

A lot has indeed happened in the past few days.

Although Ye Chen rested early yesterday, he might still be tired.

Shen Qiu was even considering whether to find a blanket for Ye Chen to cover himself with to prevent him from catching a cold.

However, Shen Qiu didn't know at this time that Ye Chen was not resting at all, but was thinking about how to follow the clues and catch Sikong Yiru through the yamen.

Perhaps, that prince is the breakthrough point.

Just when Ye Chen was making up his mind to capture that young master.

The carriage also arrived on South Gate Street.

Here, Ye Chen heard the hawking sounds of vendors coming from outside, which were obviously much less than in other places.

He opened his eyes, suddenly reached out to lift the curtains, and found that most of the roadsides were high-rise buildings and courtyards.

If the Qingni Lane where Ye Chen went when he rescued Qin Man was the slums of the entire capital, then this place should be the rich area.

"Qiu'er, who are the people living on this street?"

Ye Chen asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, here are the residences of many nobles in the court, and there are also many local wealthy businessmen."

Shen Qiu answered seriously.

"Humph."

Ye Chen lowered the curtains, and Qingni Lane and Nanmen Street seemed like two different worlds.

Even in Dayu's capital, the gap between the rich and the poor was already so huge.

Not to mention other places.

The poor are naked and live worse than a dog in a rich family. This is a sign of the collapse of a dynasty.

Ye Chen felt a little heavy.

"Your Majesty, we will soon arrive at the Yamen."

Shen Qiu suddenly said.

"Ah."

Ye Chen nodded.

After the carriage stopped, he lifted the curtain again and looked at the yamen.

But he found that it was a three-story attic. The decoration of the attic was very simple, but at the door of the attic stood two strong men in black clothes and holding whistles.

And on the sign of the attic, there were four big words written.

Ministry of Revenue Yamen.

"Ah."

Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh. This yamen was really grand.

It is much taller than the surrounding buildings.

Ye Chen then got off the carriage and strode towards the attic door.

"stop!"

Seeing someone approaching, the burly man in black guarding the gate of the yamen fiercely swung his whistle stick in front of him and said.

In response, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes. Shen Qiu, who was standing beside him, had a cold expression on his face. He wanted to step forward and take action, but was stopped by Ye Chen.

"Qiu'er, let me talk to them first."

Ye Chen said so.

He wanted to first see how deep the water in this government office was.

"I'm a merchant from out of town. I want to buy a store and come here to ask!"

Ye Chen said in a calm tone.

Hearing this, the black-clad burly man who had stopped him relaxed a little. After putting down his whistle stick, he said to him, "So you're a new merchant. Wait here!"

Another burly man in black looked at Ye Chen arrogantly, then turned and walked into the yamen.

Ye Chen didn't have to wait long before the burly man in black brought in a middle-aged man with a big belly.

"What's the business?"

When the middle-aged man saw Ye Chen, he just smiled without comment, but when he saw Shen Qiu beside Ye Chen, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his fat face. Then he narrowed his eyes and asked Ye Chen with a haughty look.

"It's a big deal, you can't make the decision, let the prince who's in charge here come see me!"

Ye Chen raised his head and waved his hand.

The middle-aged man was shocked and looked at Ye Chen in surprise and suspicion.

Ye Chen was wearing clothes made of fabrics from the palace, which were naturally very valuable. Coupled with Ye Chen's demeanor, every move he made revealed the power of a superior.

The middle-aged man felt that Ye Chen was quite extraordinary, but then he sneered.

"You're just a small merchant. You might be considered a big shot outside, but you're nothing here! What qualifications do you have to see the prince? The size of your business is up to you merchants. We in the government are only responsible for collecting taxes and issuing trade permits!"

The middle-aged man was quite arrogant, and his tone was full of contempt for Ye Chen.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.

Merchants are just lowly people.

Middle-aged people think that they are officials and are naturally superior to businessmen.

"Snapped!"

A loud slap in the face.

The middle-aged man flew out more than ten feet away and fell heavily to the ground with his face on the ground, doing a dog-eating-shit move.

The burly men in black guarding the door were all shocked.

"I asked your prince to come out and see me. That wasn't a request, it was an order. Who the hell are you to speak to me like that?"

Ye Chen stepped forward and kicked the middle-aged man in the stomach, directly kicking him into a shrimp, who lay on the ground howling.

Until then.

The two burly men in black came to their senses and quickly stepped forward to stop them.

Ye Chen took a step back and let the burly man in black help the middle-aged man up.

"Go call that Prince Wang quickly, don't waste my time!"

Ye Chen said so.

At this moment, the aura emanating from him was so powerful that it captivated people.

The two burly men in black were quite frightened and did not dare to step forward to fight. They could only leave one of them to guard the door while the other quickly took the middle-aged man away.