Just when all the ministers, including Xiao Heng, thought that the death of Cavalry Captain Chen Guang meant the end of the case of Xuanwu King Xiao Zhao delaying military rations, Shangshu ordered Shen Rui to use extremely vigorous and resolute means to finally investigate the case in the shortest possible time. The truth comes to light.
And the truth about Xiao Zhao's plot to murder Luoyang King Xiao Jingyao and collude with the Northern Wei Dynasty in order to seek power and usurp the throne has also emerged one by one!
When King Xuanwu Xiao Zhao was caught off guard, Shen Rui personally led the Yulin Army to search out evidence of treason from Prince Xuanwu's palace.
And Princess Xuanwu was the one who directly sued King Xuanwu!
With both human and physical evidence available, King Xuanwu Xiao Zhao could not refute, and even his subordinates confessed everything Xiao Zhao had told him to do!
Shen Rui followed the clues and found out not only several courtiers who were attracted by Xiao Zhao, but also colluded with Xiao Zhao for a long time. There were even Xiao Zhao's spies in the palace!
Once Xiao Zhao's intention to seek power and usurp the throne was exposed, it not only caused an uproar in the court, but also made Xiao Heng so angry that he fainted.
Who would have thought that Xiao Zhao, his beloved imperial brother and the most beloved son of the Queen Mother, who tried so hard to cover up his mistakes, would have coveted his throne a long time ago?!
He had always been wary of the dictatorial power of his relatives and wary of civil and military officials, but he never expected that it was his own relatives who intended to usurp the throne!
He almost gave all the good things to Xiao Zhao, but he didn't expect that what Xiao Zhao wanted most was the high throne, the throne that looked down on the world!
The Queen Mother's previous advice was still echoing in his ears, and Xiao Zhao's innocent smile always appeared in his mind. In the blink of an eye, everything changed. Xiao Zhao's face suddenly became ferocious, and he even used He took out the dagger he had given him and stabbed him mercilessly.
Xiao Heng suddenly opened his eyes and realized that he had had a nightmare, and the eunuch in charge Chen Rong and Concubine Lu were standing by his side, looking at him with worried faces.
"Your Majesty, you are finally awake..." Chen Rong and Concubine Lu, the eunuchs in charge, breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Rong helped the emperor get up personally, while Concubine Lu also carefully brought Xiao Heng a cup of ginseng tea.
Xiao Heng took the ginseng tea and took a sip. Then he slowly came back to his senses and asked in a low voice: "What time is it?"
"It's already five o'clock in the morning. Your Majesty, you have been unconscious for several hours..." Chen Rong was frightened when he thought of the previous situation where the Emperor fainted due to being out of breath.
Although the imperial doctor also came to visit and prescribed tonics for the emperor, the emperor never woke up. How could he, a eunuch, feel at ease?!
Even Concubine Lu, who was now in charge of the harem, had no intention of staying in her palace and waiting for the news of the emperor's awakening, so she specially stayed in front of the emperor all night.
"What do you think, Your Majesty? Why don't you summon the imperial doctor to come and take a look at you?" Concubine Lu also asked with concern.
Xiao Heng waved his hands, not forgetting what made him so angry, and quietly said: "Where is Xiao Zhao?"
Chen Rong, the eunuch in charge, knew that as soon as the emperor woke up, he would ask about King Xuanwu Xiao Zhao. He did not dare to hide anything, and was afraid that the emperor would be angry again. He cautiously replied: "King Xuanwu has been thrown into prison and is waiting. Your Majesty, please punish me..."
Xiao Heng got up from the bed. Seeing this, Concubine Lu quickly put on a cloak for him and advised him softly: "Your Majesty, your health is important. Be careful of catching a cold..."