Zhijun and Kang then attacked and captured Fu Prefecture and Baosai's capital Yan Prefecture (), as well as three other prefectures. It was said that this was a huge blow to Li Maozhen's army. In 907, Zhu forced Emperor Ai to yield the throne to him, ending Tang and starting a new Later Liang with him as its Emperor Taizu. Li Maozhen (along with Li Keyong, Wang, and Yang Xingmi's son and successor Yang Wo) refused to recognize the new emperor, and effectively made himself the sovereign of a new state of Qi by taking on some imperial trappings, although he continued to carry only the Tang-bestowed title Prince of Qi, not imperial title. Li Jihui remained a vassal of Li Maozhen's. During Qi In 908, Hu Jingzhang () the military governor of Baosai — which had apparently been recaptured by Qi by that point — died. Li Jihui sent his officer Liu Wanzi () to Baosai to replace Hu. However, Liu, once installed, lost the support of the army by being violent, and was also in communications with Later Liang. Li Jihui had the Baosai officer Li Yanshi () assassinate Liu and take over Baosai. In reaction, the Baosai officers Gao Wanxing () and his brother Gao Wanjin () took their soldiers and surrendered to Liu Zhijun. In a subsequent Later Liang attack, Qi was forced to abandon Baosai and Baoda, allowing Later Liang to take over those circuits. In 914, for reasons lost to history, Li Jihui's son Li Yanlu poisoned him to death and took over the circuit. (In 915, Li Jihui's adoptive son Li Baoheng () assassinated Li Yanlu and surrendered to Later Liang, causing Qi to lose Jingnan permanently.) Notes and references History of the Five Dynasties, vol. 13. New History of the Five Dynasties, vol. 40. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 261, 262, 264, 265, 267, 269. 9th-century births 914 deaths Deaths by poisoning Qi (Li Maozhen's state) jiedushi of Jingnan Circuit Qi (Li Maozhen's state) people born during Tang Tang dynasty jiedushi of Binning Circuit Tang dynasty jiedushi of Tianxiong Circuit