At the summit of the Peak of the Thirty-Six Hanging Mountains.
Jia Huan awoke to the faint light of dawn outside.
Utterly exhausted, he had slept for an entire day and night.
After washing, he hurriedly summoned Scholar Twin Whips and asked sternly:
"Has any unrest broken out?"
Twin Whips reported with a smile:
"Boss, everything is under control. Inevitably, some restless fools tried to stir up public opinion and resist, but they've all been purged."
Jia Huan nodded in satisfaction, took his breakfast, and quietly drank his porridge.
After a long while, Scholar handed over the case file he had compiled himself and said indignantly:
"Boss, we found the secret letters Imperial Physician Xuanyuan left behind, along with testimony from his apprentice and palace maids in the Eastern Garden."
"They detail what happened the night Emperor Liezong died."
"He was gravely wounded in the attack. Imperial Physician Xuanyuan did everything he could to treat him, but needed the Ancestral Hall Guardian's mighty power to dispel the insidious poison. Because the Eastern Garden was too far from the Western Ancestral Hall, the Eastern Palace eunuchs were intercepted and murdered on their way to seek help, delaying treatment past the critical moment."
"The mastermind was none other than the Former Emperor!"
Jia Huan leafed through the file and said chillingly:
"Tell the government offices of every ministry to proceed to the Court Deliberation Hall."
"Yes, sir!" His two confidants cupped their fists and accepted the order.
Inside the Experiences Office, the civil and military officials were still guarding the emperor. Upon receiving the news, they reverently pushed the Imperial Throne toward the Forbidden City.
Within half an hour, the entire Divine Capital was like a taut bowstring. Not merely the court and the public, but all of Great Qian desperately wanted