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

Chapter 496 The woman who sat down to listen to the chapter!

The wheels of the carriage rumbled on the bluestone road. Ye Chen had a calm expression and closed his eyes to rest.

When the carriage left the capital, Shen Qiu suddenly asked Ye Chen, "Your Majesty, where are you going today?"

Ye Chen looked out the window with a deep gaze and said slowly, "Let's go to the gates of those powerful people who have armed their servants first."

"Then leave the capital and go to Di Gui's army."

"Also, let Lu Niu Dan come to see me first."

"promise!"

Lu Niudan arrived when the carriage arrived outside the mansion of a powerful man.

Ye Chen did not get off the carriage, but spoke directly out of the window.

The voice was steady and domineering.

"Your Majesty, I have recently noticed that the daily rations purchased by the wealthy families have been increasing. The number of their private soldiers may have increased significantly, but I am not sure yet, so I have not reported it to Your Majesty yet."

Lu Niudan said respectfully.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's expression suddenly became serious.

"Lu Niu Dan, you continue to monitor these powerful families."

Ye Chen lowered the curtains and looked at Shen Qiu again.

"Qiu'er, go to the Jiaofangsi first!"

"promise!"

Knowing that the number of these powerful people's private soldiers might be increasing, Ye Chen immediately changed his itinerary.

The carriage immediately turned and headed towards the Jiaofangsi.

The Jiaofangsi was located in the corner of the north gate of the capital. Its gate was closed during the day and guards from the Bingmasi were stationed at the door.

After the carriage arrived at the gate of the Jiaofangsi.

Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu beside him: "Qiu'er, call the official in charge of the Music Bureau to come out."

Shen Qiu immediately gave the order.

Soon, the chief officer of the Jiaofangsi, a thin middle-aged man without a left hand and wearing a black official uniform, came to the carriage.

When Ye Chen got off the car.

A hint of excitement flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he was about to kneel down to salute, but Ye Chen raised his hand slightly, signaling the man to stop.

"Have the city's nobles bought any slaves at the Music Academy recently?"

The middle-aged man immediately whispered, "Your Majesty, after Commander Shen issued the order, the Music Bureau has refused to sell slaves to any wealthy and noble families."

"We have a list, Your Majesty can check it at any time."

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded slightly.

The Jiaofangsi was just a small government office.

He had already been controlled by Shen Qiu.

Even this middle-aged man was a member of the imperial guards who was injured when fighting against the Tatars who entered the palace.

There is no doubt about his loyalty to Ye Chen and Su Mengjiao.

After confirming that there was no problem with the Jiaofangsi.

Ye Chen then asked, "Is there any other place in the capital where I can buy slaves?"

The middle-aged man immediately said, "Your Majesty, if you are caught trafficking slaves, you will be tortured to death. This is not legal."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen felt strange. If there was no place to sell slaves, how could the number of servants of those wealthy and noble families increase?

"Don't these powerful people have any other way to obtain more slaves?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man pondered for a moment and then replied, "Your Majesty, under normal circumstances, you can't buy it in the city, but you can go outside the city to capture wild men."

Hearing this, Ye Chen was startled, but a little surprised.

"Catching wild men outside the capital? I should know."

Ye Chen set up an intelligence organization outside the capital. During his last imperial examination, he also placed many scholars in villages in the capital area.

In addition to allowing these scholars to educate the people, they also established accurate channels for public information.

Ye Chen thought he should be able to know if there was any movement outside the capital.

The middle-aged man lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that these savages usually live in remote areas and have no status. If they are caught, they are caught, and no one will care."

Hearing this, Ye Chen understood.

It seems that no one really regards savages as human beings.

No one cares about the capture of wild men.

Naturally, no one reported it.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and waved his hand.

"You go down."

The middle-aged man retreated immediately.

Ye Chen turned to look at Shen Qiu and said, "Qiu'er, send someone to notify Murong Yan outside the city and ask her to find out if anyone is really capturing wildlings. I want a definitive answer today."

"Yes."

Shen Qiu gave the order quickly.

Ye Chen returned to the carriage and waited for a while before receiving a reply from Murong Yan.

He unfolded the letter and glanced at it quickly.

Then, his expression turned serious.

There were indeed people outside the city who were capturing savages, but this was a very normal thing, so the people were used to it and did not report it to him.

As for the identities of those savages, they may be refugees or foreign barbarians. Usually these people hide in the mountains and in the wilderness, and no one takes them seriously.

However, he did not expect that these powerful families and nobles would take advantage of the opportunity.

However, these noble families did not send people personally. Most of them asked hunters to catch the animals, and then traded them outside the city before sending them into the city.

Ye Chen gave the order immediately.

"Qiu'er, send a message to Murong Yan and ask her to inquire about the hunters who capture wildlings and ask them how many wildlings they have traded to the capital in the past month."

Shen Qiu took the order and left.

Ye Chen waited for more than four hours this time, from morning to afternoon, before Murong Yan replied.

"The total number of wildlings traded recently is around a thousand. If these hunters aren't lying, then the number of wildlings in the hands of these powerful nobles should be much greater, and the number of retainers they have is likely far more than a thousand."

"Maybe twice, maybe three times!"

Ye Chen has already determined that those powerful families must have accumulated a lot of strength.

However, this is still within a controllable range.

After Ye Chen and others have dealt with Yang Dechang, they will definitely take action against them.

"Let's go to Tong's Fish Shop."

After finding out that the private soldiers of the powerful families and nobles had increased, Ye Chen looked at the sky and found that it was almost dusk.

Ye Chen had some boiled cakes at noon and wanted to eat something good in the evening. At the same time, he also wanted to meet Mo Rou, the plump woman.

When the carriage arrived in front of Tong's fish shop, Mo Rou, who was about to close the door, saw it and hurried forward to greet it.

Her plump figure like a married woman is graceful in her movements.

With a warm smile on her pretty face, she said softly, "Sir, you are here?"

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded slightly and walked into the fish shop.

"Ah."

"The doctor said that Tong'er's injury will take another month to heal."

Mo Rou took out the newly brewed wine from the inner room. She smiled and said, "Sir, this is newly brewed wine. Please try it."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the kitchen, and soon brought out some dishes.

"Mo Rou, how have you been lately?"

"Sir, although Tong Le is injured and can't cook, he still has many old customers. I can cook some. I have been doing well recently and no one dares to cause trouble."

Mo Rou served Ye Chen food attentively with a sincere smile on her face.

In her heart, she already regarded Ye Chen as her returning husband.

Ye Chen looked at the dishes and thought they were quite exquisite. He raised his lips slightly and said in a gentle tone, "Mo Rou, you haven't eaten either, right? Sit down and eat with me."

Ye Chen gestured for Mo Rou to sit next to him. Mo Rou was stunned at first, then her cheeks flushed and she felt a little embarrassed.

"Sir, this is not proper."

Ye Chen's voice was filled with unquestionable authority, and he pretended to be majestic: "Sit down if I tell you to, and be obedient."

Hearing this, Mo Rou carefully sat down next to Ye Chen, and Ye Chen immediately picked up the chopsticks to pick up some food for Mo Rou.

At this moment, Mo Rou felt as if the air around her had become hot, and her heart was filled with shyness and surprise.

After all, she thought Ye Chen was her man.

But it has always been women who serve men.

Ye Chen actually treated her so gently.

Make her feel very happy and sweet.