Therefore, it is very clear.
At present, Empress Dowager Xiang's situation is not optimistic and may even be somewhat critical.
In this manner,
the pressure Xiaozhao must face has also increased significantly.
After all, according to the normal historical trajectory,
Empress Dowager Xiang passes away early next year, and Liu Kuang would accuse Deng Duo in July.
The Prince Cai's Mansion case erupts, leading to the severe punishment of Deng Duo and several of Xiaozhao's key allies, resulting in conflicts between Emperor Huizong and Xiaozhao.
That is to say,
six months after Empress Dowager Xiang's death, Emperor Huizong cleared away some obstacles... perhaps larger obstacles, and then focused his attention on his greatest remaining rival.
It should be noted,
when the Prince Cai's Mansion case erupted, Xiaozhao's birth mother and greatest supporter, the Zhu Family, still had a year to live, which was far from the theoretically optimal timing.
