If the young emperor is incompetent and unable to shoulder great responsibilities, he will work with the Empress Dowager until the time is right. Since the East Sea has not yet been destroyed, this pawn has not been used for the time being.

Even if one road is blocked, there are other roads.

Fortunately, the young emperor is not as weak and incompetent as he appears. On the contrary, after experiencing the change of imperial power and the imprisonment of his mother, he was still able to calmly listen to the teachings of the Grand Tutor and was able to turn the tables on others. He endured humiliation and hardship under the watchful eye of the Empress Dowager, which shows that he is a capable person.

Why aren't you saying anything?

"..." It's not that I don't want to say it, it's that I have too many things to say, so I silently recited them in my heart, but I never managed to say them out loud.

"Xiao Chensheng's life must be preserved." Seeing that he remained silent, Su Wanyan spoke again.

“Hmm.” This time, Yu Nanqing didn’t hesitate at all: “If Yan’er wants to stay, then let her stay.”

"He may not actually be helping the Empress Dowager."

"Yes, I know."

"..." Su Wanyan was shocked: "Knowing that you still attacked him so severely?"

"Settle the score." The debt for kidnapping Su Wanyan is finally being settled today.

Of course, if Su Wanyan hadn't stopped him, he would still have taken his life.

This battle was easy in some ways and took less time than Yu Nanqing had expected. He had thought it would be a tough battle, but it went much more smoothly than he had anticipated.

Apart from that, the casualties among the Dragon Flag Army, the city's garrison, and the palace's imperial guards were extremely low, far exceeding Yu Nanqing's expectations.

However, it was difficult, the biggest challenge being to evade the Empress Dowager's spies and secretly transfer the Dragon Flag Army to the capital.

Yu Nanqing painstakingly planned the operation, and because it was a secret march, the route was not only fraught with difficulties and dangers, but also three times longer than the original route.

Of course, not all 300,000 Dragon Flag Army soldiers could be deployed; the remainder were left in Fuzhou under the command of the army's generals.

Yu Nanqing not only intercepted the Empress Dowager's order to attack Fucheng, but also turned the tables by sending someone to forge her handwriting and deliver false information to the Empress Dowager.

This led the Empress Dowager to mistakenly believe that she had already taken Fucheng into her possession.

Meanwhile, Yu Nanqing had already made arrangements, with Lü Cezhong responsible for intercepting Si Yang who was leading reinforcements, and the Dragon Flag Army engaging in battle with the army led by Su Shixu.

Yu Nanqing then led a team of elite troops into the capital.

They entered from the north of the city because Su Chien had already found someone to meet them in the slums of the north, so that they could quickly reach the imperial city from the north after breaking through the city gates.

However, when Yu Nanqing's army arrived at the city gates and saw them open automatically, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

In the darkness, a petite figure stood on the city wall, her high ponytail swaying in the wind.

Even though he couldn't see her face clearly, Yu Nanqing knew that it was his Yan'er.

Su Wanyan guessed that they would use the north of the city as a breakthrough point, but to prevent herself from being wrong, she still used illusion drugs to control the guards at the four city gates.

Mingyu and Xiaobu were responsible for visiting the homes of various court officials. Those who agreed to stand with Yu Nanqing during this power grab were ordered to come to the palace gate to plead for their lives, while those who disagreed were knocked unconscious and tied up. A decision would be made later.

Luo Xue then sneaked into the Empress Dowager's palace to find military orders.

Besides all of the above, what worries Su Wanyan the most is actually the unpredictable factor of Xiao Chensheng.

A few days ago, when she sneaked into the capital and took control of the city gates, she ordered Xiao Bu to investigate the Imperial Preceptor's residence first. Unfortunately, Xiao Chensheng rarely went out and stayed at home except when he went to the palace.

Given her skill level, she dared not let Xiao Bu get too close, lest she alert him. Seeing this, Su Wanyan could only put Xiao Chensheng's matter aside.

On the day of the power grab, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Xiao Chensheng will definitely be summoned to the palace by the Empress Dowager. Given how much the Empress Dowager values ​​Xiao Chensheng, he is probably her last trump card.

Now, things have indeed turned out exactly as Su Wanyan had predicted.

She was slow-moving, but rushed over because she was afraid her medicine wouldn't be able to counteract Xiao Chensheng's hallucinogenic drugs.

Unexpectedly, when she arrived at the Golden Palace, she saw Xiao Chensheng being beaten half to death by Yu Nanqing, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

The imperial palace, the imperial study, was brightly lit.

The Court of Imperial Clan Affairs and the Court of Judicial Review investigated evidence of abuse of power during the reign of the Empress Dowager, while the Ministry of Justice arrested treacherous officials and rebels who supported the Empress Dowager.

Finally, after the Minister of the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and the Minister of Justice withdrew, Yu Nanqing slowly entered from outside the door.

Upon seeing Yu Nanqing, the young emperor immediately rose and bowed respectfully to greet him: "Royal brother!"

Just as the young emperor was about to bow respectfully to Yu Nanqing, Yu Nanqing stopped him with a quick movement.

He clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and greeted the young emperor: "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, please rise!" Yu Jing'an held Yu Nanqing's wrist tightly, his still somewhat childish voice sounding extremely defiant against his dragon robe: "If it weren't for Your Majesty's planning for me, I don't know how much longer I would have been at the mercy of the Empress Dowager."

At this moment, Yan Taifu, who was standing behind the young emperor, stepped forward, knelt down and curtsied: "Your Majesty, I have seen Your Majesty. Today, Your Majesty's wish has been fulfilled, and I have not failed in my mission."

From the moment the imperial power shifted in the capital, Yu Nanqing had already arranged for Grand Tutor Yan to be by Yu Jing'an's side.

Knowing that the Empress Dowager disliked Prince Gong's Mansion, how could Yu Nanqing not have a backup plan?

"Get up." Yu Nanqing uttered two words, and Grand Tutor Yan slowly stood up from the ground.

"Your Majesty..." Yu Jing'an was about to say something when he was interrupted by an urgent report: "Your Majesty!"

A eunuch rushed in: "Your Majesty..."

"Jing'an!" Before the eunuch could even report, Xia Yunshang burst in, her face beaming with uncontrollable joy.

Behind him were two eunuchs who wanted to stop him but dared not.

"Jing'an! That's wonderful!" She didn't care that this was the Imperial Study, nor who was in it; all she knew was that her son had taken back the imperial power.

She gripped Yu Jing'an's hand tightly: "We've finally made it through! That old hag is finally dead! From now on, the entire Great Jin will be ours! Jing'an, don't worry, with your mother here, the Great Jin's empire will be firmly in our hands, and no one can take it away! From now on, let your mother advise you!"

Yu Jing'an frowned, his calm expression contrasting sharply with Xia Yunshang's. He pulled his hand away from Xia Yunshang's and introduced, "Mother, this is Prince Gong. You should have met him."

Xia Yunshang was taken aback, only then realizing that there were other people standing in the Imperial Study.

Yu Nanqing looked down at her with a condescending gaze that was intimidating.

Xia Yunshang felt a slight tightness in her chest. Remembering that it was he who led the troops into the palace, she immediately composed herself, straightened her chest, and raised her eyes: "This time, we owe a great debt to Your Highness, otherwise the Great Jin Dynasty would have fallen into the hands of others..."

However, the next second Xia Yunshang changed the subject, narrowed her eyes, and said with a hint of warning: "But Your Highness should also know that the late emperor passed the throne to Jing'an, and he is the rightful emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty. Your Highness should not covet what does not belong to you."