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

Chapter 403: Strategies for the Poor!

The carriage rumbled forward, and after leaving the palace, it headed towards the outside of the capital.

Ye Chen closed his eyes and rested in the carriage.

At first, the noisy sounds coming into the carriage did not attract his attention.

After all, he was already accustomed to these noises.

Shen Qiu sat quietly aside, and seeing Ye Chen like this, he did not make a sound to disturb him.

Suddenly, a burst of fierce shouting and cursing came into the carriage.

"The Bingzhou army is nothing but a bunch of bandits! They burn, kill, rob, and commit all sorts of evil!"

"Yes, they are robbers!"

"These Bingzhou soldiers are demons. They abuse the people and deserve to be punished by heaven!"

When Ye Chen heard the scolding, he immediately opened his eyes, reached out to lift the curtains and looked outside.

I saw several people on the street filled with righteous indignation, their faces full of anger and helplessness.

Seeing this, Ye Chen's mouth curled up slightly, and he was secretly happy in his heart. This was exactly the result he wanted.

I just didn't expect the news to spread so quickly.

He turned to Shen Qiu and said, "Qiu'er, arrange for someone to ask these people where their information comes from."

Shen Qiu nodded slightly, then ordered his men to do it.

Shen Qiu came back to report.

"Your Majesty, these people all have newspapers in their hands, and they take turns reading them. Moreover, the price they pay to rent these newspapers is three times higher than your list price."

After hearing this, Ye Chen was stunned at first, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

“I didn’t expect that there are scalpers in this day and age.

However, it is really hard to stop scalping, and the more you stop it, the more expensive it becomes.

Well, let them be."

Ye Chen shook his head and didn't care about it anymore.

The carriage left the capital and sped all the way, and soon arrived outside the camp of the Digui army.

From afar, military camps were connected in a row, tents stood in rows, flags fluttered in the wind, sunlight shone into the camps, weapons flashed coldly, and a murderous atmosphere was revealed.

Ye Chen in the carriage first heard a noise coming from far away, mixed with the sound of orderly footsteps and the collision of armor.

Ye Chen's heart moved, he reached out and gently lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside.

I saw that Di Gui was wearing armor, and his tall figure was particularly eye-catching in the sunlight.

He rode a fine horse and strode forward at the front, followed by a large number of generals and soldiers.

These generals all had solemn expressions, shiny armor, and marched in unison.

The soldiers lined up in neat rows, like unshakable mountains.

At this moment, Di Gui had a solemn expression on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the carriage where Ye Chen was.

As the distance shortened, Di Gui dismounted and quickened his pace, and the generals and soldiers behind him followed closely.

When Di Gui arrived in front of the carriage, he immediately knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and said in a loud voice: "I, General Di Gui, lead my soldiers to welcome Your Majesty."

The generals and soldiers behind him also knelt on one knee and shouted in unison: "Welcome Your Majesty!"

The sound was deafening and echoed in the air.

Ye Chen walked out of the carriage, raised his hand slightly, and said, "Di Gui, get up quickly."

"I want to enter the camp, Di Gui, lead the way!"

"promise!"

Ye Chen got on the carriage and entered the general tent under the guidance of Di Gui.

As soon as he entered the camp, Ye Chen said to Di Gui, "Di Gui, call all those poor disciples over here."

Di Gui quickly responded, "I obey your order."

Soon, eighty-six young men from poor families were brought to Di Gui's tent and stood in front of Ye Chen.

When Ye Chen saw these people, he was stunned.

Everyone was wearing worn-out coarse linen clothes, and some could only wear straw sandals.

Many of them had messy hair and haggard faces, and it was obvious that they were not living well.

However, when they saw Ye Chen, a hint of fear first flashed in their eyes, and then was replaced by excitement.

"This humble commoner pays homage to His Majesty!"

The children from poor families knelt down one after another.

When Ye Chen looked at these children from poor families, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart.

"Please stand tall, all of you talented people. I am very happy to meet you. Although you come from humble backgrounds, as long as you can educate and enlighten the people, I will never forget your contributions."

"Remember, you must teach the people to know propriety, righteousness, shame, and the difference between good and evil."

Hearing this, the poor students were excited, saluted one after another, and said together that they would not let Ye Chen down.

At this moment, their eyes were full of respect and gratitude towards Ye Chen, as if they saw hope of changing their destiny.

Ye Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

"In addition, in addition to what I have said above, there are some things you need to teach the people."

"Those whose names are called, step out!"

Ye Chen began to call out the names of these children from poor families.

Every time a name was called out, Cheng'en would hand a piece of paper to these poor children and ask them to look at it carefully.

These children from poor families became even more excited when they saw Ye Chen could call out their names, and after they took the papers one by one and passed them around.

The excitement on their faces quickly turned into shock!