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

Lakeside cottage.

Ye Chen looked at the bamboo slips that Zhou Nanyi brought up, and deeply understood that Zhou Nanyi was really prepared.

Moreover, Zhou Nanyi does have a passion for caring about the Han people.

"Mr. Zhou, based on what's written on these bamboo slips, how confident are you in convincing the Western Qiang tribe?"

Ye Chen pointed at the bamboo slips and asked.

The structure of the Qiang tribe was obviously different from that of the Han dynasty. It was a loose tribal alliance, divided into east, west, south and north due to different locations.

Zhou Nanyi's plan was to persuade the Western Qiang among the Qiang people, because among the four Qiang tribes, the Western Qiang had always been the farthest away from the Han dynasty, the most marginalized, and had the deepest conflict with the Qiang Chanyu.

All of these were written on bamboo slips.

It was well-reasoned and Ye Chen felt that there was a chance of success.

"Master Ye, I need to know first how much leverage the Emperor can offer."

Zhou Nanyi asked with a serious face.

"Mr. Zhou, His Majesty has personally promised that anything he can give us can be used as leverage. However, there's a prerequisite: they must first demonstrate sincerity and send troops to threaten the Tatars' rear! You must also force the Tatars to withdraw quickly. His Majesty is pressing!"

Ye Chen spoke to Zhou Nanyi very seriously.

"In this case, Zhou is at least 50% sure!"

Zhou Nanyi was not a person who spoke without thinking, and he also understood the danger of this trip, so he didn't dare to say more.

"Also, as Dayu's envoy, Mr. Zhou, you must travel in secret this time. You can only reveal your identity once you reach Qiang territory. An imperial edict certifying your envoy status will be delivered later."

Ye Chen said again in a serious tone.

At this time, the powerful officials in the court were still very powerful.

No one knows how many powerful officials there are in the state capitals across the country.

Therefore, Zhou Nanyi's actions must be kept secret to prevent people like Edward Yang from interfering.

"I understand. After receiving the imperial edict, Zhou will set off immediately."

Zhou Nanyi nodded.

"Well, hey, Mr. Zhou, wait a moment."

Ye Chen suddenly stepped forward and picked up a bowl of wine.

"I'm here, drinking a bowl of practice wine with Mr. Zhou!"

Hearing this, Zhou Nanyi took the wine bowl with a serious look on his face.

"Take care on your journey west, sir!"

Ye Chen poured himself another bowl and raised the bowl of wine.

"Haha~, Zhou will definitely live up to the emperor's grace. Even if it means sacrificing my life, I will definitely convince the Western Qiang leader to deploy troops!"

Zhou Nanyi laughed loudly and drank the whole bowl of liquor in one gulp.

Ye Chen also raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. Every move he made showed his heroic spirit.

"Mr. Ye has a good alcohol tolerance!"

Zhou Nanyi was a little surprised when he saw Ye Chen drinking a large bowl of wine without blushing or breathing heavily.

"Oh, it's just a little bit of wine, it's nothing."

Ye Chen seemed very free and easy.

The alcohol content of wine in ancient times was not high, so Ye Chen drank such a big bowl easily.

If it were replaced with wine from later generations.

With such a big bowl of liquor, Ye Chen must have fainted.

"Mr. Zhou, please prepare here. I will go back and report first."

Ye Chen walked towards Zhou Nanyi again.

He now has less than three months to resolve the Tatar crisis.

Time waits for no one, he doesn't want to delay even a moment and wants to go back immediately to write the imperial edict.

And left Zhou Nanyi's room.

"Master Ye, Uncle Di should have arrived at the Marquis of Jing'an's residence. Are you going back to the palace first?"

Qin Man looked at Ye Chen and asked in a gentle tone.

"Oh, Meng'er, I really need to go back to the palace first. The mission to Tatar cannot be delayed. Once I have drafted the imperial edict, I will come to Jing'an Mansion to find you."

Hearing this, Qin Man nodded slightly.

"Master Ye, Meng'er will be waiting for you at home."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's mouth corners slightly turned up.

Qin Man has a pure temperament and a gentle voice.

And she obeyed everything he said.

This made Ye Chen feel very happy.

Who doesn’t like a beautiful woman to obey him?

When Ye Chen came down from upstairs, he saw Yu Niang entertaining guests.

The mature woman stood by the lake, gently waving a palm-leaf fan, chatting and laughing with several guests.

She is good at dancing with long sleeves, her speech is full of enthusiasm and she is very decent.

Every inch of her sexy and curvy body exudes mature charm.

Especially the buttocks, which were raised to an exaggerated degree when Yu Niang leaned forward.

"Let's go and say hello to Yu Niang."

Ye Chen deliberately sped up and walked up.

Before Yu Niang could react, Ye Chen had already reached out and slapped her sexy butt hard.

"Snapped!"

"what!"

Yu Niang exclaimed. She had already noticed when Ye Chen approached, but she didn't expect that Ye Chen would do this to her.

Then, she felt dissatisfied.

But she glared at Ye Chen in a reproachful manner.

"Young Master Ye, please don't bully me."

Yu Niang's voice was charming, but a cold light flashed in the depths of her eyes.

If it wasn’t Ye Chen.

She had already pulled out the knife.

Although she manages a brothel, she has never really given herself to any man. No man has ever touched her body, let alone the sensitive parts.

Ye Chen is undoubtedly the first one.

"Yu Niang, this young master is leaving!"

Ye Chen said hello and turned to leave.

"what."

Yu Niang looked at Ye Chen's back, a look of surprise on her charming face.

But he didn't expect that Ye Chen would take advantage and leave.

Somehow, Yu Niang felt a little uncomfortable.

I always feel like I've been taken advantage of.

After Ye Chen got in the carriage and left the lakeside cottage, Qin Man turned and headed for the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion.

Ye Chen returned to the palace first. This time, he wrote the imperial edict in his own handwriting and went to Kunning Palace in person.

When I saw Ye Chen.

Su Mengjiao was a little surprised, but she didn't expect Ye Chen to come back so soon.

However, after listening to Ye Chen's purpose.

Su Mengjiao did not delay and took out the jade seal to stamp the imperial edict.

Then he sent someone to deliver the imperial edict to Zhounanyi.

After doing all this, Ye Chen was about to leave the palace again.

Su Mengjiao, knowing that Ye Chen was doing serious work, did not stop him.

After Ye Chen left the palace, he took a carriage to the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion.

Qin Man, who got the news, took the initiative to go out to greet them.

After seeing Ye Chen.

"Master Ye, several uncles are already waiting at the mansion."

Qin Man's voice was gentle.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen nodded slightly and walked forward.

And after entering the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

Ye Chen discovered that the huge Marquis of Jing'an Mansion, although it had many pavilions, towers, rockery and ponds, seemed quite simple.

Obviously not as good as those normal royal families.

Even the cloth used is just ordinary coarse cloth.

"Mian'er, it's been really hard for you to maintain the Jing'an Marquis Mansion over the years."

Ye Chen felt a little emotional.

Just by looking at these decorations, he knew that as a daughter of a marquis, Qin Man's life in recent years was probably not even as good as that of the wealthy businessmen in the capital.

Hearing this, Qin Man's heart trembled slightly. Ye Chen's words made her feel infinitely warm.

"It's not hard, Your Majesty. As the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an, this is what I should do."

Qin Man's tone became gentler, but without any arrogance.

Seeing this, Ye Chen admired him even more.

But when Ye Chen followed Qin Man to the martial arts training ground at the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion, what caught his eyes were rays of cold light.