Compared to other dukes and nobles, Philis assuming control of Avalon Palace is the most legitimate thing.
Sometimes a coup is far less complicated than ordinary people think; the longer the conspiracy, the more likely it is to fail. It is often a small elite army, driving straight in and seizing the central strongholds, that is more likely to succeed.
As long as one has political legitimacy, a small group of loyal and elite troops can change the fate of a flourishing dynasty!
The renowned and mighty coup involved just over 500 elite Forbidden Army soldiers, who directly stormed the palace gates and ended the reign of an era's Empress, smoothly transferring the throne to the legitimate heir.
Even the Black Tortoise Gate coup, which seized power from the founding Emperor, involved only about 2,000 people.
