King Rui's eyes were wide open in disbelief, clearly dying unwillingly.
As the sixth son of the Orthodox Emperor, he was intelligent and astute from a young age, often receiving praises from the Emperor, his father.
He had originally planned to contend with Zhao Mu for the throne, but successive palace coups saw Emperor Longqing and Emperor Tianshun ascending the throne one after another. He could only hone his claws and await the opportune moment in silence.
This very night, Emperor Tianshun died unexpectedly and without an heir, King Rui believed this was a heaven-sent opportunity.
Therefore, he summoned his loyal men to storm the palace, planning to hold Officials hostage and ascend the throne to proclaim himself Emperor, but he didn't even make it through the palace gates before becoming a soul under the blade.