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

On the broad street.

Large numbers of people acted quickly.

Ye Chen soon heard several "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" sounds breaking through the air. Shen Qiu lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Ye Chen immediately saw countless arrows shooting down from the tall buildings on both sides of the street, hitting the two carriages in front.

Immediately, dozens of people disguised as civilians rushed over with swords in hand.

These people were all ferocious and some of them even went into battle shirtless, looking like desperate criminals, and would chop anyone they saw.

Ten iron chains were swung out from the crowd and suddenly placed on the two carriages. Ten burly men pulled the chains, and with a few "clicks", they overturned the two carriages.

There were no imperial guards guarding the two carriages, and the innocent civilians fled in panic upon seeing this, and some innocent people became the victims of the criminals' knives.

Screams rang out one after another, and the scene was extremely bloody.

Seeing this, Ye Chen clenched his hands tightly, and veins on his forehead bulged.

He didn't expect that this group of desperate criminals were so cruel that they dared to kill people indiscriminately just to assassinate him.

"Shen Qiu, let the Imperial Guards take action immediately!"

"Kill all these villains without mercy!"

Lin Ziyun spoke in a low voice with a sharp look in his eyes.

Shen Qiu then drew his sword and came out.

"Your Majesty has an order!"

"Those who assassinate the king will be killed without mercy!"

In an instant, the imperial guards rushed out and killed those desperate criminals.

These imperial guards were all wearing civilian clothes, but with leather armor underneath, and their weapons and equipment were much better than those of the assassins.

Moreover, these assassins originally came to launch a sneak attack, but they didn't expect to be ambushed by others instead, and were caught off guard for a moment.

In less than a moment, all the murderers were hacked to death by the imperial guards.

The strong men who overturned the carriage showed their agility and turned around and ran. They seemed to be quite familiar with the street environment and disappeared in an instant.

Those who were shooting arrows in the attic also fled.

But the imperial guards were not pushovers either. They quickly chased and killed the criminals, walking through the alleys and corridors, and would not let a single one go.

"Crack!"

There was a burst of firecrackers from deep in the street.

But someone lit firecrackers to confuse the pursuing imperial guards.

"These assassins have quite a lot of stuff."

Ye Chen frowned slightly, his expression solemn as he looked at the scene that had been controlled by the imperial guards.

He had to admit that these assassins were really resourceful.

First, assassinate with arrows, then create chaos by killing indiscriminately, and then destroy both carriages to prevent them from escaping.

Even if they found something wrong, they would escape very quickly and prepare firecrackers and other items to attract the attention of pursuers.

"Your Majesty, all the assassins we captured are dead. We originally captured three alive, but they had poison in their mouths."

After Shen Qiu stepped forward to ask, she came to Ye Chen, her pretty face full of solemnity, and said.

After listening to Shen Qiu's words.

Ye Chen curled his lips. Are these all death warriors?

"Your Majesty, the city defense troops are here."

Shen Qiu said again.

"Go talk to the city defense troops and ask them to assist the imperial guards in pacifying the people. All the people who were harmed this time must be compensated."

"As for tracking down the assassin, I don't count on them."

Ye Chen knew very well what was going on inside the City Defense Forces.

Just like the imperial guards back then.

It has long been controlled by powerful officials.

Counting on these people to help him catch the assassin.

Ye Chen might as well hope that the sow could climb a tree.

"Your Majesty, it's really too dangerous outside the palace. Let's go back."

Shen Qiu said with some concern.

Some of the assassins must have escaped, and none of them are left alive. The mastermind has not been caught. If Ye Chen continues to hang around outside, who knows what will happen.

"Oh, no, continue to Yingchuan Academy, and then go to the lakeside cottage."

"Qiu'er, don't investigate the identities of these assassins for now!"

This happened.

Ye Chen felt even more urgent to set up a civilian spy organization. Besides, this group of assassins had already failed in their assassination attempt, so there was no reason for them to try again.

After all, any normal person would definitely return to the palace if they encountered such a thing.

Ye Chen refused to take the normal path.

The reason why he did not investigate the identities of these assassins for the time being was because he wanted to catch a bigger fish.

"Yes!"

Seeing Ye Chen's insistence, Shen Qiu, although doubtful, immediately went down to pass on the order.

Ye Chen looked at Qin Man and found that her pretty face was a little pale.

"Mian'er, are you afraid?"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Qin Man's pretty face.

"No, not afraid."

When Qin Man saw the carriage being pulled over, she was still a little panicked, but Ye Chen was by her side, like a stabilizing force, giving her an extremely safe feeling.

She gradually became less panicked.

"it is good."

Ye Chen spoke in a gentle tone and moved closer to Qin Man.

"Mian'er, if you are still a little afraid, my shoulders will be your strongest support."

Ye Chen spoke to Qin Man in a gentle tone.

"Ok!"

Qin Man opened her eyes wide, feeling surprised and at a loss.

Looking at Qin Man like this, Ye Chen couldn't help but smile.

Women in ancient times still did not understand the love words of later generations.

Expecting Qin Man, the ancient beauty, to lean on his shoulder for comfort was undoubtedly just wishful thinking.

And soon, Shen Qiu returned.

The two broken carriages that were blocking the road had been moved away, and the carriage Ye Chen was riding in continued to move forward towards Yingchuan Academy.

And this time, when we were about to arrive at Yingchuan Academy.

"One horse and one carriage, you can only go through the right door."

The familiar voice appeared in front of the carriage again.

The carriage suddenly turned and headed towards the right door.

Ye Chen, who had long understood the rules of Yingchuan Academy, had become accustomed to this.

Wait for the carriage to stop.

Ye Chen got off the carriage and took a look. He saw that what was parked in front of him was either a carriage pulled by a horse or a donkey cart.

As soon as you enter Yingchuan Academy, everything you see and hear reveals your personal status and position.

Ye Chen understood that this was all caused by the principal of Yingchuan Academy. He turned to Qin Meng and asked, "Mian'er, do you know Zhang Xu?"

"Master Ye, I have met Master Zhang, but I am not familiar with him."

Qin Man pondered for a while and nodded.

After hearing what Qin Man said, Ye Chen said, "Mian'er, take me to find Master Zhang."

"Ah."

Qin Man obediently led Ye Chen into the courtyard, and this time the first thing that caught Ye Chen's eye were a few not very tall and somewhat simple-looking attics.

There were not many students walking in this attic, but they were all wearing coarse clothes and were obviously from poor families.

When they met Ye Chen, these children from poor families lowered their heads and hid aside, looking wary and inferior.

Seeing this, Ye Chen didn't think too much about it and followed Qin Man to a remote attic.

"Master Zhang is here, teaching students from poor families."

Qin Meng said so.

Ye Chen looked at the two-story attic in front of him and walked in without any hesitation.