Li Ye

Li Ye conspired with eunuchs and loyalist officials to reduce the power of the warlord Zhu Wen. The plot was discovered, leading to a purge of his supporters and the emperor's own deposition by eunuchs for a brief period before Zhu Wen restored him as a puppet.

Li Ye (Tang Zhaozong) was murdered on the orders of the warlord Zhu Wen, who had seized control of the imperial court. Zhu Wen had grown impatient with the emperor's attempts to resist his dominance and ordered his assassination, clearing the way for Zhu to later found the Later Liang dynasty.