Yan Qingqing saw that the people who came were none other than Xiao Mochen, Li Xiangjian, and Ling Ziyuan.

All three were clad in full armor. Li Xiangjian quickly approached Yan Qingqing and anxiously asked, "Mother, are you alright? We're not too late, are we?"

Yan Qingqing smiled and shook her head, saying, "It's not too late, the timing is just right. Now we've caught them red-handed, they have no way to deny it."

Xiao Moyan panicked upon seeing this. He had clearly taken control of the palace, so how could they have entered?

Besides, wasn't Xiao Mochen locked up in the East Palace? How come he's here?

However, after a moment of panic, Xiao Moyan regained his composure.

Looking at Xiao Mochen, he said, "Xiao Mochen! Even if you manage to escape by chance, so what? The entire palace and the capital city are already under my control."

However, you've come at the right time. I only need to kill you and my father later to announce this to the world.

You have committed treason and attempted to usurp the throne from the Emperor. I, the King, have entered the palace to protect the Emperor and have executed you.

At that time, I will still be able to rightfully ascend the throne.

Xiao Mochen looked at Xiao Moyan with the eyes of someone who looked at an idiot.

How could he have fallen into the hands of such a brain-dead person?

Seeing Xiao Mochen looking at him with disdain, Xiao Moyan became annoyed and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and take down these traitors for me!"

But the soldiers around him didn't move an inch, which made Xiao Moyan even more panicked.

Xiao Mochen looked at him with disdain and said, "You don't actually think you can bribe Father's personal guards, do you?"

What are you all standing there for? Quickly seize these traitors!

The soldiers who had just held large swords to the necks of the emperor and the others suddenly turned around and turned their swords towards Xiao Moyan and the others.

Xiao Moyan was completely dumbfounded, and Consort Yu was also in a panic, looking to the Prince of An for help.

But King Andu turned his gaze aside.

Even though Xiao Moyan was being restrained, he still looked at Xiao Mochen with a defiant expression, as if waiting for him to give him an explanation.

He didn't understand how he lost.

But Xiao Mochen didn't bother with him at all. He just waved his hand and had his men take them away and lock them up.

After Xiao Moyan and Consort Yu were taken away, the emperor coldly looked at the ministers who had just knelt on the ground and bowed to Xiao Moyan.

Several of them were people whom the emperor valued highly; no one expected them to be so well hidden.

If it weren't for Xiao Moyan's coup attempt, the emperor would never have known that they had already pledged allegiance to Xiao Moyan.

The emperor looked at them coldly, then said, "It seems I have been too lenient. Take these traitors who participated in the rebellion away. Anyone who dares to participate in the rebellion shall have their entire family executed!"

These people originally thought that even if the emperor wanted to kill them, he would only kill them, but now all their relatives and friends are going to suffer as well.

Immediately, the main hall erupted into chaos, with some crying for their fathers and others calling for their mothers.

To avoid making a fool of themselves in front of the governor, the emperor ordered his men to quickly remove them from the palace.

The governor sat there without moving, and only when the hall quieted down did he speak sarcastically: "I have truly watched a good show today."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangjian sneered, "Your Northern Liang royal family may not be as good as our Great Yan."

It is said that the fourth son of the King of Beiliang was not the King's biological son at all, but the King still had to feed and treat him well. He really had to be patient!

In addition, we captured a large number of suspicious people outside the city, about 10,000 people, and I have ordered them to be executed on the spot.

There are still some who slipped through the net, but I believe they will all be caught soon.

King Andu was alarmed. He had secretly brought 20,000 troops from Beiliang and had kept them well hidden in order to cooperate with Xiao Moyan's rebellion. Could it be that they had already been discovered?

Upon realizing this, King Andu could no longer sit still.

He stood up and said, "Since the Emperor of Yan has matters to attend to today, I will not disturb him any longer."

Let's discuss peace talks between the two countries another day.

Without waiting for the emperor's approval, he stood up and left.

No one stopped the King of Andu.

Since ancient times, it has been the rule that when two countries are at war, they should not kill those who have been killed.

This is why King Andu dared to come to Great Yan for peace talks.

The emperor did not stop the governor.

Too many things happened that night, and he himself was having some trouble digesting them. He urgently needed to find someone to help him understand.

She knew that Xiao Moyan was dissatisfied with his decision to make Xiao Mochen the crown prince, but she never expected that Xiao Moyan would dare to rebel.

Thinking of this, the emperor summoned several people to the Hanlong Hall for a meeting.

Before leaving, he glanced at Yan Qingqing and said, "Grand Tutor, you should come along too."

Upon hearing this, Yan Qingqing had no choice but to follow Xiao Mochen and the others into the Hanlong Palace.

After asking a series of questions, the emperor looked at Xiao Mochen and asked, "Crown Prince, I heard that you were trapped in the Eastern Palace by Xiao Moyan. How did you get out?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mochen smiled and said, "Father, I left the Eastern Palace several days ago."

The person in the Eastern Palace is an imposter.

The emperor was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

Xiao Mochen smiled and said, "This matter is all thanks to Prince Andu."

So he told the emperor about the art of disguise.

The emperor was deeply moved after hearing this, realizing that the world is indeed vast and full of wonders.

As for why Xiao Mochen's people suddenly turned against him, it's because they were arranged by Xiao Mochen himself.

The commander of the Imperial Guards was Qian Huai'an. Consort Yu relied on her old friendship with Qian Huai'an to ask her for help.

However, Qian Huai'an had already sought refuge with Xiao Mochen before the Qian family was brought down, which allowed him to save his life.

So he told Xiao Mochen about Xiao Moyan and the others' plan.

Xiao Mochen ordered him to stage this scheme.

Of course, Xiao Mochen only told what he could tell; he certainly wouldn't tell the emperor about the private army he raised.

Upon hearing this, the emperor laughed heartily and said, "Chen'er has truly grown up. I can now entrust this empire to you with peace of mind."

Then he looked at Yan Qingqing and said, "It's also because of Grand Tutor's good teaching."

Yan Qingqing repeatedly said she dared not.

The next day, when the emperor went to court, he saw that the court was half empty and felt a little heartbroken.

Some of these people were imprisoned yesterday after defecting to Xiao Moyan, while others were killed last night.

Of course, everyone agrees that the killings were carried out by the rebels.

However, no one knew that it was Xiao Mochen who gave the order, because they were all either secretly siding with Xiao Moyan or had been caught with conclusive evidence of their crimes.

Xiao Mochen was too lazy to deal with them one by one, so he came up with this method to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

However, several days passed, and although the emperor had executed a large number of officials and even ordered Consort Yu to commit suicide, he had yet to take any action against Xiao Moyan.

Although a large number of people in the court demanded that Xiao Moyan be executed, the emperor did not express his opinion.

That day, Xiao Mochen came to Mingzhao Prefecture and specifically sought out Yan Qingqing to discuss this matter.