With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

"What did you say? That deposed Empress Wan was an imposter?" Emperor Nanqi stood up, looking incredulous.

When Empress Wan saw her son about to walk onto the imperial platform, she quickly pulled him back, "Yan'er, no, put me down first."

Bei Chenyan originally wanted to find a seat for his mother, but seeing that she wanted to get down, he had no choice but to put her down.

As soon as Empress Wan's feet touched the ground, she knelt down before Emperor Nanqi and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty."

"Mother, the Wan family's affairs have nothing to do with you." Bei Chenyan tried to pull her up.

"Yan'er!" Empress Wan shook her head at him.

The Wan family committed such a heinous crime that it implicated nine generations of their family. As a member of the Wan family, she was also guilty.

"You are the real Empress?" Emperor Nanqi walked down the steps with Aiqi's help and looked at Empress Wan, who was dirty and looked like a beggar.

She looked very thin, her face was dirty, and her messy hair covered half of her face. It was hard to believe that she was the once stunningly beautiful Wan Shi.

"Your Highness, tell me, what exactly happened?"

"Father, the Wan family, relying on their status and power as the emperor's father-in-law, have secretly formed cliques and engaged in corrupt practices. Behind the scenes, they have done many things to enrich themselves and deceive the emperor."

Because the Empress Dowager no longer wanted to cover up the evil deeds committed by the Wan family, and collected solid evidence to threaten them and make them restrain themselves, the Wan family hated the Empress Dowager as a result.

Eighteen years ago, Wan Sheng and Wan Wenting brought another woman into the palace to replace their mother, and imprisoned her in the Wan family's dungeon, where she has remained for eighteen years.

The woman you ordered to be imprisoned in the cold palace was actually one of the Empress Dowager's twin sisters.

When my mother and that woman were born, the abbot of Longhua Temple predicted that my mother was destined to be a phoenix, while that woman was destined to be a cursed lone star.

The abbot predicted that the Wan family would be wiped out because of that woman…” Bei Chenyan recounted the whole story.

However, fearing that his father would be angry, he did not mention the matter of his mother being forced to take abortion medicine by the Wan family.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Southern Qi was furious. "So that's how it is! What a scoundrel! He actually concealed so many evil deeds from me and even colluded with rebels to raise an army in rebellion. He is simply audacious and deserves to be executed."

"Guards, convey my decree: seize the property of ten thousand families, exterminate their entire clan (nine generations), and confiscate all their assets for the national treasury!"

Bei Chenyan cupped his hands and said, "Father, I have already ordered the extermination of the entire Wan family, and sentenced Wan Sheng and Wan Wenting to death by slow slicing."

"Good! Well done!" Emperor Nanqi helped Empress Wan up. "Empress, you've suffered so much these past years!"

"Your Majesty!" Empress Wan was heartbroken and kowtowed deeply to him. "The Wan family has committed heinous crimes, and I am guilty as well..."

"Your Majesty, you have been imprisoned in the dungeon by the Wan family for so many years. The crimes they committed have nothing to do with you. I say you are innocent, and that is that. You do not need to blame yourself."

"It's all my fault for not caring about you enough. That woman replaced you for eighteen whole years, and I didn't even notice. Luckily, the Crown Prince found you, or I would have felt guilty for the rest of my life." Emperor Nanqi also felt a little guilty.

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Empress Wan said, tears streaming down her face.

"And that woman in the Cold Palace, immediately give her a cup of poisoned wine," Emperor Nanqi decreed.

Bei Chenyan hurriedly said, "Father, I will deal with that woman."

"Alright!" Emperor Nanqi understood his son's meaning.

Let the Empress settle the long-standing feud between herself and the Wan family.

"Your Highness, what is the situation outside?" Prime Minister Xi asked.

"Your Majesty, Bei Chenzhan colluded with Ling Yangzi, leading an army of 300,000 to besiege the capital with the intention of rebelling. I have already defeated them. Bei Chenzhan fled, and Ling Yangzi was wounded by us and also ran away! The crisis in the capital has been resolved." Bei Chenyan reported the situation of the rebel army to the Emperor of Nanqi.

"That rebellious son, Bei Chenzhan, is utterly wicked!" The Emperor of Nanqi was furious and immediately issued an edict:

"Bei Chenzhan raised an army to rebel, which violated human ethics, coveted the imperial power, and intended to overthrow the ancestral temple and endanger the state. This is a great act of treason. If he is not severely punished, how can we comfort our ancestors in the afterlife?"

The title of Prince Beichen Zhanjing is hereby revoked. His family members and associates will be severely punished without exception. An arrest warrant is issued immediately, and the Imperial City Guard is responsible for apprehending all those involved. The Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review are to assist in the arrests. Anyone who dares to resist will be executed without mercy!

Zhang Qing, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice immediately stepped forward to receive the order.

"Your humble servant obeys the decree!"

Bei Chenyan took out another list and handed it to Emperor Nanqi. "Father, after investigation, I have found that the people on this list are all henchmen of Prince Jing and the Wan family. They secretly plotted to create chaos in the capital when Bei Chenzhan led the army to surround the capital, and then cooperated with the Wan family to welcome Bei Chenzhan into the city."

He locked all these people in this great hall, waiting to capture them all at once.

Emperor Nanqi took the list and looked it over. There were as many as forty-six people, all of whom were officials of the fifth rank or above. There were thirty-nine of them in the main hall alone, making up almost half of the civil and military officials. This did not include those they had arrested before.

After reviewing the list, he returned it to Bei Chenyan and ordered, "This matter is your responsibility. Arrest all suspects; do not let a single one escape."

If it weren't for the Crown Prince's return and Nangong Wu's help, he wouldn't have dared to investigate these people at all, fearing that once he did, their Beichen clan's empire would be finished!

Just like today, if it weren't for Nangong Wu being here to oversee things, the Crown Prince alone wouldn't be able to defeat the Wan family and the Jing Prince's faction, and many people would die.

Ling Yangzi harbors ulterior motives. Once the kingdom of Nanqi falls into the hands of Bei Chenzhan, given his incompetence, tyranny, and ruthlessness, he will be replaced by Ling Yangzi sooner or later.

Bei Chenyan handed the list to Zhang Qing, "The Imperial City Guards, arrest them immediately!"

"Yes!" Zhang Qing took the list, raised his hand, and ordered, "Take them down!"

A large group of Imperial Guards stormed into the main hall and began arresting people.

This list was drafted by their Imperial City Guard; you can tell who it is without even looking at the list.

In an instant, the main hall was in complete chaos.

"I haven't done anything, why are you arresting me?"

"Your Majesty, you have been wronged! I have no dealings with the Wan family or Prince Jing. You have arrested the wrong person..."

A second-rank military officer rushed to Emperor Nanqi and Beichen Yan, kowtowing repeatedly and crying out for justice.

"Innocent? You'll know whether you're innocent or not once you're in jail." Zhang Qing walked over, removed the military officer's official hat, and took off his official robe.

Two officers from the Imperial City Guard stepped forward and took the military officer away.

Before long, all 39 officials involved in the case were taken away.

Emperor Nanqi breathed a long sigh of relief as he looked at the court officials, who were now nearly half gone.

The Wan family was completely wiped out, and the scourge of Prince Jing was eliminated, temporarily stabilizing his empire.

The officials still standing in this hall today are half royalists and half newly promoted capable officials by the crown prince.

Emperor Nanqi was extremely grateful to Nangong Wu. His court was finally able to be clear and orderly, all thanks to her presence.