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

early morning.

In Taiqian Palace.

Su Jiao sat behind the pearl curtain, looking at the empty dragon throne.

"The Emperor got up late again today?"

Su Jiao asked without any surprise.

"Empress Dowager, news has come from the Yangxin Palace that His Majesty is busy looking at the account books today and does not plan to attend the morning court."

Shen Wan stepped forward and said.

Hearing this, Su Jiao frowned slightly.

"Is the Emperor slacking off now? Does he have to let me fix the trouble he caused yesterday?"

Su Jiao gritted her teeth, feeling quite dissatisfied.

"Empress Dowager, the Emperor has said he won't attend the morning court. You can blame everything on him. If the court officials can't find a target, they can just delay it."

There was a hint of disdain in Shen Wan's eyes.

Just escape if you want to, and make it sound so righteous.

He's obviously just a coward.

"Hmph, after the court session, I will personally go to the Yangxin Palace. I want to see if the Emperor has found anything interesting in the Ministry of Revenue account books he has been looking at for so long!"

Su Jiao finished speaking dissatisfiedly, then waved her hand and sat up straight.

At this time, the sound of bells could be heard from outside the Taiqian Palace.

Officials began to enter.

When he saw the empty wheelchair, Yang Baxian frowned slightly.

"Empress Dowager, didn't His Majesty attend the morning court today?"

Yang Baxian stepped forward and asked.

"Prime Minister Yang, Your Majesty caught a cold yesterday and is resting in bed today."

Su Jiao's tone was neither fast nor slow, and her domineering tone was unquestionable.

Upon hearing this, Yang Baxian's eyes turned slightly cold.

Yesterday, he had learned the news of his adopted daughter's death, and had already thought of a bunch of excuses to force Ye Chen.

But now that the real owner is not here, he feels like he is punching the air, with nowhere to put his strength.

"Queen Dowager, I wonder if His Majesty's condition is serious?"

Yang Baxian asked.

"It's not serious, it will be fine after a few days."

Yang Baxian said nothing more and even pulled Gao Xiu. Gao Xiu understood and stuffed the memorial he had written last night into his sleeve.

Until Xiaochao, it was never taken out again.

And when hundreds of officials walked out of the palace.

"Prime Minister, is the Emperor feigning illness? If he continues to be ill, won't my brother be kept from being released?"

Gao Xiu grabbed Yang Baxian and asked anxiously.

"Oh, Brother Dingfang, don't worry. Just keep an eye on the Imperial Hospital and see if the Emperor has asked for a doctor to treat him. We'll naturally know if he's feigning illness."

"Besides, how long can he pretend to be suffering from a mere cold?"

"You dare to show off your little tricks in front of me?"

Yang Baxian smiled coldly, his eyes full of experience.

"Inform them. Wait three days. If the emperor attends court within three days, we will proceed as planned and force him to release the Minister of Revenue. If the emperor feigns illness and refuses to attend court within three days, we will use this evidence to detonate the bomb in the court!"

Yangxin Palace.

Ye Chen slept until dawn before letting the palace maid come in to change his clothes.

He wore a dragon robe and the emperor's crown.

Ye Chen suddenly reached out and grabbed Hua Rui's slender waist.

"Your Majesty~."

Huarui's pretty face flushed red, her heart pounding, thinking that the emperor was going to do something bad again, so she lowered her head shyly.

Ye Chen smiled when he saw this. Although no one slept with Hua Rui last night, Chao En had arranged for her to serve him.

He gently brushed his palm across Hua Rui's fair and delicate face, then slowly moved down.

"Hurry up and tie my clothes."

".yes."

Ye Chen's fingers wandered over Hua Rui's fair and tender skin, quickly slid across her slender neck, and then continued to explore along the gap in her clothes.

"what."

The pistil was a little sensitive, as if it had been electrocuted. Its whole body trembled, and a blush quickly spread to the base of its neck. Then it was so embarrassed that it wanted to find a crack to crawl into, and its hands were shaking as it buttoned its clothes.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is here."

Chao En suddenly walked into the Yangxin Palace and said with his head down.

"Ah."

Ye Chen looked at the extremely shy pistil in front of him, and his mood couldn't help but be a little excited.

If this happened in the future, she would definitely be the white moonlight in the hearts of countless men.

But now he lets Ye Chen play with him.

Ye Chen now truly experienced the joy of being an emperor.

"Let the Queen Mother in."

Even though the palace maid in front of him was very beautiful, Ye Chen did not forget his business and walked out of the room and came to the main hall of the Yangxin Palace.

And when he saw Su Jiao coming in.

But Su Jiao was wearing a black robe with a phoenix painting on it. Every move she made seemed domineering, noble and graceful.

"Queen, please take a seat."

Ye Chen waved his hand and sat down first.

Su Jiao frowned slightly when she saw this.

She is the Empress Dowager.

Ye Chen obviously didn't respect her as the Queen Mother and didn't even know the etiquette.

"Humph!"

Su Jiao didn't waste any words and asked Ye Chen, "Emperor, I heard that you spent a long time looking at the Ministry of Revenue's account books yesterday. Did you find anything?"

"Ha, about this matter, Queen Mother, if you hadn't come to me, I would have been looking for you!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said.

"Oh? Emperor, what do you mean?"

Su Jiao was a little surprised and looked at Ye Chen in confusion.

"Empress Dowager, I want to recruit someone to come to the capital, and I need your permission!"

"Who?"

"A minister sent out from the Ministry of Revenue, Du Min!"

Hearing this, Su Jiao couldn't help but ponder. He had some impression of this name.

"Isn't this Du Min from the horse market outside the capital? What does the Emperor want him to do? I have heard that this person seems to be of humble origins."

"This man has great talent. He can replace Gao Shu and take charge of the Ministry of Revenue!"

Ye Chen's eyes were as sharp as torches, and he said with certainty.

"what?"

Su Jiao was startled for a moment, but then she started laughing.

"Emperor, you must be mistaken. This is the person who has been in charge of the horse market for a long time."

Although Su Jiao could not defeat the ministers in the court, she believed that she could still judge the abilities of the officials in the court.

If not, she would not be able to hold her current position.

"Empress Dowager, I have reviewed the Ministry of Revenue's account books over the past few years and discovered that taxes there have been increasing every year since Du Min took over management of the horse market."

"Especially since I ascended the throne, all taxes in the Ministry of Revenue have been decreasing. Even though the taxes in the horse market are not high, they have indeed increased. This proves that this person is not only talented, but also very likely honest."

"As for birth, it's not important at all. I believe the court shouldn't select talents based on background, but rather on character and talent. Even if someone has talent and some flaws in character, as long as they're not too extreme, they should be given important positions."

"We should recruit talents regardless of their background."

Ye Chen explained.

After hearing Ye Chen's words, Shen Meng's body trembled.

"Talents are recruited regardless of their background."

Su Jiao repeated this sentence, and the more she repeated it, the more it made sense to her.

"Well, then, I will obey the Emperor."

Su Jiao paused, then suddenly frowned slightly and said, "Emperor, have you been looking through the account books for so long just to find someone?"

Ye Chen smiled faintly, then said solemnly: "Empress Dowager, you also know that the water in the Ministry of Revenue is very deep. We have to drive a nail into it and tear a gap before we can conduct an investigation. Du Min is the Minister of Revenue. Even though he has been away from the court for many years, he knows more about the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue than we do."

"Once Du Min is assigned to the Ministry of Revenue, I won't believe it. The Ministry of Revenue has been in deficit for so many years, and they really didn't leave any evidence behind!"

Hearing this, Su Jiao was also a little moved and asked, "But Your Majesty, Gao Shu hasn't confessed his guilt yet, so it's impossible for him to directly appoint Du Min as the Minister of Revenue, right?"

"Empress Dowager, you can first let Du Min take over the position of Minister of Revenue from his position of Assistant Minister. He will have the power to directly report to the Emperor. When the time comes, she will be in the open, and I will be in the dark. We will definitely thoroughly investigate the Ministry of Revenue!"

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and said.

"Emperor, are you trying to insert your own people into the court?"

Su Jiao suddenly became suspicious.

"Queen Dowager, Du Min is a minister of Dayu. I use him to deal with the treacherous ministers in the court. I have absolutely no selfish motives."

Ye Chen stared at Su Jiao, neither humble nor arrogant, and the imperial aura on his body was breathtaking.

Even if he really wanted to arrange his own people, after all, if he wanted to take back power step by step, he had to start with the six ministries.

Ministry of Revenue, that’s the beginning!

But he couldn't say these words openly.

Su Jiao was silent for a moment and finally agreed.

"Alright, but what if Du Min alone still can't figure out the Ministry of Revenue's affairs?"

Su Jiao asked again.

"Empress Dowager, things will work out when the time comes. As long as I understand the Ministry of Revenue's situation through Du Min, I will definitely have other solutions."

Ye Chen was very confident and said.

"Other ways, huh? I hope you can come up with a good solution, but if you can't, and it delays state affairs, Emperor, you should know the consequences."

Su Jiao stood up and snorted coldly.

Seeing this, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows. When Su Jiao turned around and left, he looked at her twisting buttocks and forced himself to resist the urge to give her a blow.

This strong woman really deserves to be punished!