"As for the New Year's Eve incident, the previous emperor had merely initiated it. All subsequent arrangements were completed single-handedly by Zhao Xuanji."“His ruthlessness and cunning were so rema...onally went to the door of Xizheng Hall, waved away the eunuchs and maidservants on either side, helped the aged and frail Li Canglan into Xizheng Hall, and then ordered someone to bring a chair and h...