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

Chapter 196 The powerful official broke out in a cold sweat!

In Taiqian Palace.

Ye Chen looked at Yang Dechang with a cold look in his eyes.

He had already anticipated what Yang Dechang was going to do.

In terms of political tactics, Yang Dechang's methods were what he thought.

Too tender!

"Your Majesty, why do you say that? Unless you want to protect those barbarians?"

Yang Dechang's face darkened slightly.

Ye Chen said he was talking nonsense in front of all the officials, which really didn't give him any face at all.

This made Yang Dechang very unhappy.

Yang Dechang immediately seized on Ye Chen's words and began to fight back.

"Oh, Prime Minister Yang, tell me first, it's true that there are barbarians in that lakeside cottage, but which eye did you see the tunnel they dug?"

"Also, you said those barbarians in the lakeside cottage were harboring evil intentions. What if these barbarians were guards hired by the owner of the lakeside cottage?"

"Is there any law in Dayu's kingdom that forbids merchants from hiring barbarians as guards?"

"Dayu has so many barbarians who have surrendered to him. Is there a problem with some of them in the capital?"

Ye Chen asked word by word.

And listened to Ye Chen's words.

Yang Dechang frowned.

"Your Majesty, if the tunnel wasn't dug by the barbarians from the lakeside settlement, who else could have dug it?"

"Of course, whoever owns the lakeside cottage is the most suspicious."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "But that's not necessarily the case. After all, who knows how many people have owned these brothels in the city."

"In short, Prime Minister Yang, you have to back your words with evidence. Show us the evidence. Otherwise, what are you talking about is nothing but bullshit."

Hearing this, Yang Dechang was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Your Majesty, if the entire city were to search for the owner of that lakeside cottage, I'm sure we'd get something. Then, through a rigorous interrogation, we'd know for sure if he harbored any evil intentions."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen snorted lightly.

"No!"

Ye Chen waved his hand, his tone righteous and awe-inspiring: "How can we arrest people without any evidence? Does Prime Minister Yang want me to be a tyrant who arrests people without evidence?"

"Prime Minister Yang, don't report this kind of thing again!"

Hearing this, Yang Dechang's eyes darkened, but he was speechless.

He originally wanted to force Ye Chen to order the arrest of the people in the lakeside cottage. If Ye Chen listened to him and really gave the order, he would be cutting off his own arm. If Ye Chen did not listen, he could also question Ye Chen's relationship with the lakeside cottage and make Ye Chen the public enemy of the nobles in the court.

But he didn't expect that.

Ye Chen will ask him to hand over the evidence.

He was the prime minister of the dynasty, so it would be very easy for him to order the arrest of a brothel owner, but Ye Chen seemed very calm and even took the initiative to ask for evidence.

This made him wonder.

"Could it be that the little emperor has already made preparations?"

Yang Dechang felt that the situation was a little tricky. He was not sure what cards Ye Chen had in his hand.

Yang Dechang originally wanted to use some means to attack, but he was a little hesitant and did not dare to use it directly.

After all, he had suffered a lot from Ye Chen.

"Your Majesty, regardless of whether the tunnel was dug by those barbarians or not, it is a fact that there were a large number of barbarians in the brothel. Those who took action against them yesterday were arrested because they realized there were too many barbarians. Now it seems that their actions are excusable. Can they be released?"

Taiwei Gao Yunhe suddenly stood up and bowed.

"Ah."

Ye Chen smiled coldly, then said to Gao Yunhe: "General Gao, I don't think so."

Hearing this, Gao Yunhe frowned slightly, but Yang Dechang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Grand Commandant's words make sense. The City Defense Military Department is responsible for the city's public security. They discovered that there were many barbarians in the lakeside cottage, and they might have ill intentions, so they took action. There are indeed many misunderstandings here."

"Oh, then Prime Minister Yang, where is the evidence?"

Ye Chen looked at Yang Dechang again and asked.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang was slightly stunned.

Ye Chen actually asked him for evidence again.

"Your Majesty, you can directly question those involved in this matter. The prisoners who were arrested and imprisoned on death row last night for this matter can serve as witnesses."

Yang Dechang was stunned for a moment and then immediately replied.

"Prime Minister Yang, you misunderstood my meaning."

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "I don't want a reason for these people to besiege a brothel. What I want is whether these people have evidence of the barbarians in the brothel committing crimes!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Dechang was shocked.

not good!

Yang Dechang instantly realized that the situation was not good.

However, Ye Chen did not give Yang Dechang a chance to make amends, and continued: "If these people cannot produce evidence, it proves that they are unable to judge whether the brothel is guilty or not, and they will be exterminated!"

"Not only the prostitutes in the brothel, but also those in ordinary shops, and even the customers in the brothel, this gang will not let any of them go!"

"I have witnessed all of this with my own eyes."

"The bodies of those people have also been registered in the household registration. Anyone interested can go to the Ministry of Household Registration to check at any time."

"Then Prime Minister Yang, how do you think this crime should be punished?"

"Do you still think those on death row should be released?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Dechang clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves.

But he remained calm on the surface.

"Your Majesty, those people may have acted with some bias, but they are also wholeheartedly devoted to the country. Moreover, they have served in the city defense department for many years and have made some contributions."

Yang Dechang's tone had become somewhat gentler.

"Some achievements justify disregarding national laws, and some achievements justify killing innocent people?"

"Prime Minister Yang, in your eyes, human life is so worthless? You can just call for killing without any evidence, right?"

Ye Chen's tone became low.

At this moment, he was wearing a dragon robe, and his imperial aura reached its peak, captivating everyone.

Yang Dechang's face changed, he felt the pressure.

A drop of cold sweat slowly dripped from his forehead.

"Old, this old minister doesn't think so."

"Humph!"

Ye Chen waved his sleeves with great dominance.

"I bet you wouldn't dare!"