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

On the carriage back to the palace.

Ye Chen stared at the brocade in his hand with an ugly expression.

"Officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works are collectively taking sick leave. This must be intentional!"

Ye Chen clenched his fists in anger, his eyes became extremely sharp, and a murderous aura emanated from his body.

Shen Qiu felt a sense of pressure.

Yet he remained silent.

After all, she had been staying with Su Mengjiao and Ye Chen for a long time, and she had become accustomed to the aura of such superiors.

"Qiu'er, if I want to replace all the officials in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, do I have to contact the Ministry of Personnel?"

Ye Chen's face was as dark as the abyss, and his voice suddenly became very steady, and he asked with a hint of dominance.

"Your Majesty, the assessment and promotion of officials are indeed the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel."

Shen Qiu nodded. She didn't know much about what was happening in the court.

But the responsibilities of the Ministry of Personnel are known to everyone in the world.

"Then Qiu'er, after returning to the palace, go to the Ministry of Personnel and bring me the list of filial and honest officials recommended by various regions this year, as well as the assessment results of officials from various prefectures and cities."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. Those who took sick leave from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works were obviously Yang Dechang's lackeys.

Ye Chen would never use these people again.

Aren't these people asking for leave? Then let them all pack up and leave.

"Yes!"

Shen Qiu clasped his fists.

Then, Ye Chen took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and turned to look at Shen Qiu.

"Qiu'er, that bone-breaking hand, come over here and continue teaching me!"

Ye Chen intentionally shortened the distance between himself and Shen Qiu.

The corners of Shen Qiu's eyes twitched slightly, and he felt complicated.

Although she was somewhat relieved by Ye Chen's hard work in martial arts training, she still felt that Ye Chen's purpose was not that simple.

However, doubts are doubts.

Shen Qiu continued to teach Ye Chen carefully, every move.

And when the carriage returned to the palace.

Ye Chen first went to the Yangxin Palace, and then had someone change him into a dragon robe and put on the emperor's crown.

Huarui squatted down carefully and straightened the wrinkles on his dragon robe.

Because of the angle, Ye Chen naturally saw between Hua Rui's collar.

"so white."

Ye Chen praised sincerely.

Upon hearing this, Hua Rui shuddered all over and her pretty face turned red with shyness, but she did not hide it and was even very happy in her heart.

At this moment, Hua Rui was wearing a light blue brocade dress and had light makeup on her face. Her youthful and energetic temperament made her look very girlish.

Ye Chen hugged Hua Rui tightly.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Do not talk."

Ye Chen gently kissed Hua Rui's slender neck.

Feeling her delicate skin and the refreshing fragrance, Ye Chen's heart was moved.

This exquisite beauty smells really good.

"Your Majesty, someone has come from the Queen Mother's palace, urging you to go there quickly."

Cheng'en's voice came from outside the bedroom.

Ye Chen let go of the pistil.

But I still feel a little unsatisfied.

"Hua Rui, wait for me!"

Ye Chen stretched out his fingers and gently lifted Hua Rui's chin, his tone calm and domineering.

"Hmm~."

Hua Rui nodded slightly, her face flushed as blood, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she was obviously very happy.

Ye Chen walked out of the Yangxin Palace, got into the sedan chair and went straight to the Kunning Palace.

"When I let the people from the Marquis of Jing'an enter the palace, then the Queen Mother won't be able to imprison me."

Sitting in the sedan chair, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and began to ponder.

There is a beauty like Huarui in his bedroom, but he is always one step away from success.

How could Ye Chen be willing to accept this?

Once the people from the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion entered the palace, the empress dowager's control over the inner city of the imperial palace would be completely loosened. At that time, if Ye Chen wanted a palace maid, Su Mengjiao would definitely not be able to stop him as before.

Ye Chen already had expectations in his heart.

And waited until we arrived at Kunning Palace.

He got out of the sedan chair and walked towards Kunning Palace.

When he walked into Kunning Palace, he saw Su Mengjiao sitting in the main seat with bamboo slips piled in front of her.

As soon as I saw Ye Chen coming.

Su Mengjiao put down her pen immediately.

"Queen Mother, what do you want from me?"

Ye Chen sat down and asked.

Su Mengjiao was already accustomed to Ye Chen's casual attitude. She just said expressionlessly, "Your Majesty, you also know about the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works. I will have Qiu'er deliver the official documents you asked her to transfer from the Ministry of Personnel to the Yangxin Palace."

"However, I must remind you that the Minister of Personnel is Yang Dechang's man. If you think you can find officials who can be appointed to the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue from among those recommended by the Ministry of Personnel, you are probably dreaming."

“Even the filial and honest officials recommended by various places were all Yang Dechang’s people.”

"I have already tried the method you want to use."

Su Mengjiao shook her head. She knew very well what was going on in the Ministry of Personnel.

Hearing this, Ye Chen frowned slightly.

At this time, Dayu still mainly used the system of recommendation to select talents.

This kind of system has many loopholes.

Ye Chen originally thought that no matter what, he could still find some talented people among the filial and honest officials recommended by various places.

Now it seems that the situation is worse than he imagined.

The entire Ministry of Personnel is rotten from top to bottom.

"Empress Dowager, are there any great scholars in the capital?"

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was slightly stunned.

"Why does the Emperor ask this?"

"Oh, Queen Mother, great scholars are best at recruiting disciples and teaching. They often have more scholars around them, and these talents may not necessarily be recommended by the Ministry of Personnel!"

Ye Chen's eyes flashed, but his tone was firm.

In this era, great scholars are all prestigious scholars.

The reason why they are famous is often because great scholars have students all over the world.

Recruiting many disciples is what great scholars like to do most.

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao suddenly understood.

"Your Majesty, I do know that the place with the most great scholars in the capital is the Yingchuan Academy!"

Su Mengjiao looked at Ye Chen with a complicated expression.

Great scholars really like to take in disciples.

Not only did he accept disciples, he even set up a college.

What Ye Chen said was absolutely right.

"Your Majesty, many officials in the court are from the Yingchuan Academy. I have heard that many people come to the Yingchuan Academy to study every day, and they come from all over the country."

Su Mengjiao added.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen immediately said, "Queen Dowager, if that's the case, then I will go to Yingchuan Academy tomorrow to personally inspect it and select useful talents."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao pursed her lips.

Ye Chen would leave the palace without permission from time to time, and each time his reasons were very sufficient, so she really had no way to refute him.

"Also, Queen Mother, I need to find a craftsman to make some things for training the warriors of the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion!"

Ye Chen said again.

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was a little confused.

"Emperor, what do you want? Isn't it in the Imperial Guards' arsenal?"

The Imperial Guards’ arsenal is fully stocked with weapons for training.

After all, the imperial guards also need training.

Ye Chen actually wanted to rebuild something.

This was beyond Su Mengjiao's expectations.

"Oh, Queen Mother, the things I want to make are not in the armory."

Ye Chen smiled and replied.

"Emperor, you only have one month. If you want to build something too complicated, I'm afraid there won't be enough time."

Su Mengjiao frowned slightly and said.

"Your Majesty, it's nothing complicated, just some wooden things."

Ye Chen smiled and shook his head.

"Your Majesty, although the officials in the Ministry of Works are on sick leave, the craftsmen are still here. Tell me what you want, and I will give it to the craftsmen. As long as it's not too complicated, they can make it for you within today."

Su Mengjiao finally decided to help Ye Chen, after all, they were in the same boat.