son, the imperial guard officer Li Jipeng (), as well as the eunuch Luo Quanguan (), plotted to seize Emperor Zhaozong and take him to Fengxiang (where Li Maozhen was military governor), while another eunuch, Liu Jingxuan (), and Wang Xingyu's brother Wang Xingshi (), plotted to seize Emperor Zhaozong and take him to Jingnan. In fear, Emperor Zhaozong, under the protection of the imperial guard general Li Yun (), fled toward the Qinling Mountains. Kong followed, but when the imperial train reached Shacheng (莎城, in modern Xi'an, Shaanxi), Kong fell seriously ill, and he returned to Chang'an. He died shortly after, and was given posthumous honors. Notes and references Old Book of Tang, vol. 179. New Book of Tang, vol. 163. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 256, 258, 260. 9th-century births 895 deaths Chancellors under Emperor Xizong of Tang Chancellors under Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Tang dynasty jiedushi of Jingnan Circuit Mayors of Jingzhou