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

In Taiqian Palace.

As soon as Yang Dechang stood up, he almost turned the situation around with just one sentence.

But Ye Chen would not be fooled by him.

"Oh, Prime Minister Yang, the slanderous words of Wang Mingzhang alone are not to be believed. What about those accounts from the government offices, and the bronze plaques supervised by the Ministry of Works? Could it be that these are also fake?"

"Your Majesty, those account books must have been forged by Wang Mingzhang. As for the bronze plaques, Lord Huangfu should be held responsible for negligence. Overseeing the production of bronze plaques has always been the responsibility of the Minister of Works, so he is not primarily responsible."

Yang Dechang said calmly.

"fart!"

Ye Chen slammed the dragon table with a loud and powerful sound, like thunder.

Yang Dechang frowned slightly, his eyes a little gloomy, but he was not afraid in his heart, and his tone remained calm.

"Your Majesty, I have worked with Lord Huangfu and Minister Sikong for many years and I trust their character. Wang Mingzhang's actions have nothing to do with them. Your Majesty, please be clear-headed!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen looked at Wang Mingzhang fiercely.

"Did you hear that? Wang Mingzhang, someone wants to put all the blame on you?"

"Ah, ah! No, sire, no, I am not."

Wang Mingzhang was also panicked at this time.

"Wang Mingzhang, if you still refuse to repent, not only will you be guilty of a thousand deaths, but the Taiyuan Wang family will also be implicated by you!"

Yang Dechang suddenly interrupted Wang Mingzhang, his tone became particularly heavy, and he deliberately glanced at Wang Mingzhang.

In an instant, Wang Mingzhang, who was about to open his mouth to defend himself, was suddenly choked, and his face turned a strange iron blue.

Even if the children of aristocratic families are dissolute or incompetent, there is a bottom line that must never be touched, and that is their family.

Yang Dechang clearly had a firm grasp on Wang Mingzhang's weak spot.

".."

When Ye Chen saw that Wang Mingzhang no longer dared to speak, he gained a deeper understanding of Yang Dechang's methods.

This is a guy who is very good at understanding people's hearts.

If it weren’t for Ye Chen, ordinary people really wouldn’t be able to do anything to this guy.

"Oh, Prime Minister Yang, people can lie. The accounts may be false, but the corpse can't be fake, right?"

"Come here! Bring up all those bodies to me!"

Ye Chen's eyes sparkled and he waved his hand.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang was slightly stunned.

He suddenly turned around and saw the imperial guards carrying stretchers in.

On those stretchers were piles of white bones, many of which were covered with tattered clothes and soil, obviously having just been dug out.

"Huangfu Chong, do you know these people?"

Ye Chen stared at Huangfu Chong and said.

"Your Majesty, Your ... I don't know you!"

Huangfu Chong looked at the corpses, his old face turned pale, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

"Oh, that's strange. Many of the bones here were found in your house!"

Ye Chen sneered.

After interrogating Wang Mingzhang, the imperial guards secretly found the remains of some women he had murdered.

These women were not prostitutes, but girls from decent families who were abducted by Wang Mingzhang. Naturally, it was impossible for them to send their bodies back to the brothels like those courtesans. Instead, they were either sunk in ponds, wells, or buried in pits.

Sometimes, in order to conceal his tracks, Wang Mingzhang would secretly deal with the matter at Huangfu Chong's house.

Huangfu Chong entrusted all these matters to Wang Mingzhang, but he had no idea that there was such a big bomb hidden in his home.

"There are sixty bodies here. The coroner has examined them. The oldest is eighteen years old, and the youngest is only thirteen."

"Either they were poisoned or strangled to death. Without exception, they all died violent deaths!"

"Fifteen of them were found in the home of Minister Huangfu."

Ye Chen gritted his teeth and said, at this moment, his voice was extremely cold, and the aura on his body was as deep as the abyss.

Huangfu Chong and Wang Mingzhang are extremely vicious.

The whole court was in uproar.

Even Yang Dechang's expression changed slightly.

Huangfu Chong showed a trace of panic on his face, but he immediately said, "Your Majesty, this, this, this, this must be a deliberate frame-up, a deliberate frame-up against me! Prime Minister!"

"Your Majesty, this is unbelievable. Wang Mingzhang is framing Lord Huangfu."

Yang Dechang immediately argued for Huangfu Chong.

"What? Did the maids in Huangfu Chong's house also frame him?"

"Huangfu Chong, I do have the maid's testimony, but she is of low status, so I will not summon her to the court."

Ye Chen glanced at Yang Dechang again. This time, he didn't give him any chance to show his skills. He said, "After the court session, all the officials can change into casual clothes and go to the death row to listen to the imperial guards interrogate the maid. But no officials are allowed to show their faces or give any warnings!"

"Come here, bring out the testimony and let Prime Minister Yang take a good look at it. All the officials should also take a good look at it and see what kind of cowardly bastard Huangfu Chong, whom Prime Minister Yang trusted for his integrity, is!"

Ye Chen's voice was like rumbling thunder, and the dragon robe on his body was dazzling. His momentum was like a landslide or tsunami, breathtaking.

Yang Dechang couldn't help but take a step back.

"Pfft!"

Huangfu Chong knelt down immediately. At this moment, he was sweating profusely.

The witnesses and physical evidence are all there.

Any rebuttal seems pale and powerless.

"Your Majesty, I think there might be a misunderstanding here."

Yang Dechang thought to himself that something was wrong.

Ye Chen was very well prepared.

When the evidence is conclusive.

Yang Dechang's confidence was also a little lacking.

"What a misunderstanding!"

"Yang Dechang, even now you are still trying to make excuses for Huangfu Chong. Could it be that you were also involved in this brutal murder of this woman?"

Hearing this, Yang Dechang's eyes flashed.

Huangfu Chong, who was standing aside, trembled all over.

Ye Chen was right.

Huangfu Chong did not keep all of those women for himself; some were sent to the residences of other powerful officials.

This includes the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Your Majesty, Huangfu Chong is, after all, a veteran minister who has served three dynasties. He has worked diligently and diligently for so many years, and his contributions are significant. His merits and demerits should be balanced."

Yang Dechang slowed down his tone, feeling guilty.

"Oh, Prime Minister Yang, are you admitting Huangfu Chong's crimes?"

Ye Chen stared at Yang Dechang and asked.

"Your Majesty, this is irrefutable evidence. I have nothing to say."

Edward Yang sighed in his heart, his tone helpless.

"Oh! Since Huangfu Chong is guilty, it proves that he has indeed colluded with the government officials and the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to harm women and commit corruption and abuse of power, and this has been going on for a long time."

"This shows that he has a bad character and is deceiving his superiors."

Ye Chen's mouth curled up slightly, and he said, "In addition, I also found out that Huangfu Chong was also related to the death of the old Marquis Jing'an in battle!"

"Now it seems that I can confirm that the old Marquis Jing'an was killed by this old thief!"

In an instant, the entire court fell silent, and many officials held their breath.

Yang Dechang's heart tightened.

He knew that Ye Chen was taking advantage of the situation, so he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of the old Marquis of Jing'an has nothing to do with today's matter. Everything must be based on facts."

"Oh, of course I have evidence!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Come here, summon the daughter of the newly appointed Marquis of Jing'an to the palace!"

Qin Man, who had been waiting outside, took a deep breath after hearing the order and walked towards the gate of Taiqian Palace.