[SunkenCiv]

I clipped out that part due to length. The harem plot wasn't about ignoring problems, it was a straight-up power-play political assassination, for which they were caught and punished.

[LadyDoc]

I didn't read the entire article, but yes, it was a power play..

But so many people, including some of his wives and eunuchs and priests wouldn't have tried to kill him and get his son to take over if he was a returning hero (he just stopped major invasion). link