After Li Qian puts down Xiao Yan's rebellion, he reforms the rebellious generals and uses the transmigrator Xue Ling'er to manufacture glass, white sugar, and new salt, opening up markets and breaking the aristocracy's monopoly. He also sends Zhao Chong, Zhang Zhao, and others to the frontier to kill the northern barbarians and decisively defeat Yelü Jin. Meanwhile, Li Qian uses the Pinglu Army to wipe out powerful aristocratic clans and confiscate their lands, cutting through all kinds of absurd, overpowered tropes from female-oriented fiction. In the end, he successfully reforms the imperial court and tightens his grip on power.