A few months ago.
After Xiaozhao's successful coup.
He transferred power to Old Su and Old Zhong, allowing them to placate the civil servants and military generals, stabilizing the situation in the capital city.
Meanwhile, he took Old Su's advice and went to the ancestral temple of the Great Song, crying and lamenting Zhao Ji's incompetence and misguided ways.
Initially,
some ancestral elders of the Zongzheng Temple, holding onto their principles, had quite a few grievances against Xiaozhao's actions.
Although they dared not criticize him openly, they privately expressed sarcastic and sneering comments nonstop.
However, once Xiaozhao presented the evidence and testimonies of Zhao Ji's intent to harm him, the overt criticisms diminished significantly.
Because the evidence Xiaozhao provided was not fabricated but authentic, straight from Zhao Ji's hand, raw and shocking.
Additionally, it's worth mentioning.
